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New Difficulty Modes Added to Metroid Dread; One Hit Kill Among Them
As revealed in Nintendo’s first Nintendo Direct of 2022, Metroid Dread will be a getting a series of free updates, with the first of them launching immediately. The first update will introduce two new difficulty modes to the game – Rookie Mode and Dread Mode. As the name implies, Rookie…
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Episode 99 – SkyTown: Mapping Metroid
Mapping Metroid returns! This time, we’re tackling one of the most beautiful and ethereal areas in the series: SkyTown, Elysia! We talk about our initial reactions to the area, the ways the Grapple Beam was utilized, the Ghor boss fight, the history of the robotic Elysians, our favorite expansions, that…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Synamax (Composer)
The first interview that opened the door for Kiwi’s Ex-Retro Studio developer interviews, Kiwi Talkz sits down with composer, Synamax! This conversation is all about Metroid, starting with how Synamax found the Metroid Prime music samples, Synamax’s love of sound design, his use of HEX editing to compose music, if…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Kynan Pearson
Retro games, such as Metroid Prime 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns, are well renowned games and rightfully so with their intricate level designs and layouts. Many regard Metroid Prime 2 to be the perfect Metroid Prime game after taking the formula of the first game and improving on all…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Sam Dillard (Composer)
Kiwi provides an unique interview with music composer, Sam Dillard! On the Metroid side of things, Sam has composed the Metroid Cinematica, where Sam envisions music from the original Metroid and Super Metroid as well as the Prime Trilogy if it was composed as an epic film score. That’s not…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Jack Mathews (Metroid Prime Trilogy Technical Lead Engineer)
Proactive interviewer Kiwi Talkz sat down with the Lead Technical Engineer on the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Jack Mathews! As Jack’s position at Retro would indicate, lots of technical details behind the Metroid Prime Trilogy are discussed, such as how Metroid Prime maintained a consistent 60 fps and how the R.U.D.E.…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Mike Wikan (Metroid Prime Trilogy Lead Designer)
Today Kiwi Talkz goes in depth with the Lead Designer of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Mike Wikan! The conversation goes all over, starting with how Nintendo operates to what Retro fixed and changed in the Metroid Prime Trilogy release and how Nintendo went over ever line of text across the…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Bryan Walker (Metroid Prime Trilogy Senior Producer)
The Retro Studios interviews keep on rolling with Kiwi’s next guest, Bryan Walker! Bryan was the Senior Producer on Metroid Prime 2 & 3 as well as the Senior Director of Development for Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Kart 7. The interview focuses mostly on the Metroid Prime Trilogy…
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Kiwi Interviews Richard Vorodi (Metroid Prime Hunters Single-Player Game Design/Story)
Richard has worked at Nintendo for over 15 years, specifically at NST where he helped develop Wave Race, Project Hammer (before its cancellation) and of course, Metroid Prime Hunters. A large chunk of the conversation was directly focused on some of the lore of Metroid Prime Hunters such as how…
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Kiwi Talkz Interviews Clark Wen
The Metroid Prime games have some of the most iconic sound designs in video game history. In this episode of Kiwi Talkz, Clark Wen is asked about his method of working and inspiration while working on Metroid Prime 1 & 2 and other iconic projects. The conversation spans from sound…
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Content
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
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Content
- Super Metroid
Super Metroid
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Content
- Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
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- Metroid Fusion
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Content
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
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Content
- Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mision
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- Metroid Prime Hunters
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Walkthrough
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- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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- Metroid: Other M
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Walkthrough
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- Metroid: Samus Returns
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- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
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Our Theories On Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Plot!
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Finally Revealed: Our Thoughts and Reactions!
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AM2R
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