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Boss Rush Mode is Now Available in Metroid Dread!
In the last Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced two pieces of free DLC coming to Metroid Dread: new difficulty options and a Boss Rush Mode that would be available at a later date. Now that we’ve waited for a bit, the time to return to ZDR is finally at hand as…
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How Would Ridley’s Theme Sound in Metroid Dread?
Metroid Dread brought back many common tropes used in the past by the series to continue the arcing storyline, but Ridley and his bombastic theme were nowhere to be found. Amongst the X Parasites, Kraid, and that mysteriously evil looking Chozo at the end of Samus Returns that we now…
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Game Informer Ranks Super Metroid As Still The #1 Metroid Game
Gaming publication and online media outlet Game Informer has released its latest, official ranking of the Metroid series. Even with the release of Metroid Dread last year, Super Metroid still tops their list as the #1 Metroid game of all time. For many Metroid fans, Super Metroid is the pinnacle.…
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Episode 107 – Ranking Every Metroid-Themed Stage in Smash Bros.!
The whole crew are back together this week to talk about two of the things they love most – Metroid and Super Smash Bros.! We go around the table and definitively rank each Metroid-themed stage in Smash, discussing things like the differences between Planet Zebes and Brinstar, if you can…
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Making the “Forbidden” Metroid Prime 2 Cake
Last year for April Fool’s, I made a joke about how Nintendo would make Ridley plushies, and then created a Ridley plushie myself. This year, I took on a new challenge: recreating the “forbidden” promotional cookie from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. From examining the picture, a few things stood out…
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Omega Metroid is Now The Traveler’s Ring Podcast!
After two years of covering Metroid and the Metroid community, we’ve decided to take the next step in our journey by introducing the Traveler’s Ring Podcast, and TravelersRing.com. While Metroid is still near and dear to our hearts, everybody knows that our true passion (especially Andy’s) lies in the Destiny…
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ESA Confirms No E3 for 2022
The news has spread far and wide across the gaming world. There will be no E3 in 2022. Speculated to be a digital-only event, this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has now been officially canceled by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). This follows the cancelation earlier this year of a…
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Blast This Brinstar Eurobeat Remix Until Your Arms Are Sore
Upper Brinstar’s green jungle theme is just one of the many classic tracks in Super Metroid’s extensive list of iconic video game music. This Brinstar Eurobeat Remix has taken the percussion-heavy track and gave it an injection of raw, fast-beat energy. Shake your head and pump your arms to this…
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ICYMI: Metroid Dread is Now The Best-Selling 2D Metroid Game in the UK
In case you missed it – Metroid Dread has been selling like hot cakes, quickly becoming one of the best selling games on the Nintendo Switch by the end of 2021. Only a few months after its release, Dread was bestowed the award for Best Action/Adventure title at The Game…
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Episode 106 – Honoring 25 Years of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
This week marks 25 years since the release of not only one of the greatest games of all time, but a game that helped shape and define an entire genre – Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. This week, Andy is joined by his Virtual Theater podcast co-host Gooey Fame to…
- Metroid (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Metroid: Other M
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Metroid Dread
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- More Games
- Metroid (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Metroid: Other M
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Metroid Dread
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- More Games