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Episode 194 – Area 7 (Chozo Laboratory): Mapping Metroid!
Mapping Metroid is back for another kick at the can, and this time we’re going where we’ve never gone before: Metroid: Samus Returns! We’re examining the fan favorite Area 7, aka the Chozo Laboratory, and breaking it down in great detail! We touch on the size of the area and…
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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Norfair (Super Metroid) + Great Temple/Sky Temple + Area 6!
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by Hunter Tier Patron Ben Paulson as we discuss three heavy hitters with amazing boss battles: the Diggernaut’s Domain…
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Episode 193 – Haiku, The Robot: Inspired By Metroid
Inspired By Metroid returns, this time, to a post apocalyptic world where humanity is no more and only robots remain! We’re playing Haiku, The Robot, a Game-Boy-Color-influenced Metroidvania from developer Mister Morris games and giving our thoughts on the games world, story, boss fights, and so much more! Playing as…
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Episode 192 – Logbook Archives: The Hunters of Metroid
Lore Archives is back! This week on the show, Dak & Doom dive into the bounty hunters of the Metroid universe. We talk about all the known bounty hunters in the games from Metroid Prime Hunters as well as Prime 3: Corruption. These characters are shrouded in mystery. What do…
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Episode 191 – Ranking Our Favorite Samus Cameos In Other Games!
In honor of Super Mario RPG coming out this week for the Nintendo Switch, we’re reminiscing about our favorite Samus Aran cameos from over the years! From the most famous cameos, like the aforementioned Mario RPG bed spot to Samus rocking out with the cello, to some more obscure appearances,…
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Episode 190 – Alien In Review: Worlds Collide in Alien vs. Predator!
It’s a new era for the Alien franchise, as the first entry in the series that helped shape Metroid without Sigourney Weaver enters full-on spinoff territory, colliding with the world of Predator to deliver the ultimate showdown in Alien vs. Predator! Andy and Gooey Fame are back to dish out…
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Episode 189 – What We DON’T Want In Metroid 6!
Now that we’ve had a few years to chew on Metroid Dread, the gang gets together to discuss Metroid 6, and more specifically things we DON’T want to see Metroid 6 do. Topics on the talking block that we don’t want Metroid 6 to do include: abandon the Metroid Suit…
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The Great Metroid Area Ranking: Impact Crater + Elun + Genetics Lab (AM2R)
Welcome back to The Great Metroid Area Ranking, the Hunter-Tier Patreon exclusive show where I, Andy Spiteri, will be ranking every single area in the Metroid series! This month, I’m joined by Hunter Patron Tony Wacholz as we discuss three areas with similar story-and-boss-heavy themes. On the docket this month…
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Episode 188 – Samus’s Percentages: Metroid Movie Box Office, Samus in Mario Kart 9, Anthony Higgs Returning, and More!
Everyone’s favorite game-show Samus’s Percentages returns this week! The premise is simple: we read a hypothetical statement and then assign it a percentage based on how likely to be true we think it’s be! On the docket this week: will the next Mercury Steam game have a great soundtrack? How…
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Episode 187 – Definitively Ranking Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Definitive Ranking returns! This time around, we’re analyzing what’s often called the “weak link” of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. We spend a lot of time debunking that weak link theory, talking about Corruption’s story as the best in the series, debate how Hypermode could have been…
