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The best weekly podcast dedicated to all things Metroid! Join hosts Andy, Dak, and Doom as they talk Samus, Space Pirates, Nintendo, and everything in between!
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Welcome to another installment of Inspired By Metroid! This week, we're diving into a game that helped launch the Metroidvania renaissance, Moon Studio's 2015 masterpiece, Ori and the Blind Forest! Andy describes this game as "one of the greatest games ever made"", and this week we dive into all the reasons why that is. From the incredible momentum based gameplay to the dense map full of secrets to discover to the incredibly moving soundtrack to the amazing cast of characters and deeply emotional story and how it connected with us, we cover everything you can think of from our adventure in the forest of Nibel.
Come bask in the glory of one of the true greats as we deliver one of our best episodes yet!
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Yes, we're talking about Metroid: Other M again, the most controversial Metroid game that Metroid fans can't seem to be able to forgive or forget. But this week, Andy is arguing that the basic premise of the game ("Samus, emotionally reeling following the events of Zebes, answers a distress call on a mysterious GF ship where she meets her old commanding officer and learns of a sinister conspiracy involving GF-made biological weapons, all while dealing with a traitor amongst the ranks trying to keep the conspiracy a secret.") isn't all that bad, and with a few tweaks and character changes, it could be really good! Andy is trying to sell our pal KiwiTalkz on his new version of the story with a different payoff for the Deleter, a retooled MD and Madeline Bergman, a more Alien-esq approach to Little Birdie and Ridley, and a complete change in the way that Samus and Adam interact!
All this, PLUS we touch on the recent comments from former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé about Metroid: Other M missing the mark. Come let us know if you think Andy's story draft is an improvement, or if the basic premise is too flawed to succeed!
Make sure you check out Kiwitalkz and subscribe to his channel on YouTube!
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Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
We've got a special treat for you this week as Andy's Virtual Theater (the podcast about video game movies and the stories that shape them) co-host Gooey Fame is joining the pod for a retrospective of not only one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, but the movie that heavily inspired the Metroid series: Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece Alien! We go over some of the elements of the movie that clearly inspired Metroid, talk about the threat of the Xenomorph and how it became such an iconic character, and discuss the movie in general, from its characters, to the setting of the Nostromo, to *that* famous scene. We're all in on Alien, so if you've never seen it or haven't seen it in a while, make sure that you give it a watch sooner rather than later!
All this, PLUS, we touch in on the Metroid Dread sales figures and discuss whether 2.9 million is a success or not (spoiler: it is). Come hang with us, and if you liked our movie chat, make sure you check out Virtual Theater!
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Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Welcome to a new segment on the show we like to call Samus's Percentages! The premise is simple: we read a statement out loud and then assign a percentage on how true or likely we believe the statement to be. On today's debut episode, we have a whole bunch of doozeys, including: will Metroid Prime 4 sell over 10 million copies? Will Nintendo give the developing reigns of Metroid to another studio? Will Samus be a playable character in the next Mario Kart? Will Sylux survive the events of Metroid Prime 4? Is Mercury Steam working on a Metroid Fusion remake as we speak?
All this, and a ton more! Come weigh in with your percentages over in Discord, and feel free to suggest some Percentages for the next time we run this segment!
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
This week, we're answering YOUR fan questions in a "would you rather" format, and we have some absolute doozeys on hand! Would we rather every game play like Federation Force or have dialog like Other M? Would we rather a new Hunters style stand alone game or just have multiplayer included in Prime 4? Would we rather a remake of Metroid Fusion, Zero Mission, or Super? Would we rather Samus always adventure alone or introduce a new companion to the series?
All this and so much more are on the table, and we've got an All Star lineup of guests to help answer! Zelda Dungeon's top speed runner Kathrine Endicott joins the fray, as well as the legendary Kiwi Talkz, who makes his long awaited Omega Metroid debut! Come and let us know what YOU would rather when it comes to some of these questions!
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Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Andy and Dak are finally reunited and have a whole smorgasbord of Metroid topics to dive into! We go over the recent DYK Gaming video highlighting the development of Metroid Prime, talk about the reported leaks showing Nintendo using Game Boy Advance emulators and what it could mean for NSO, discuss the new Retro Studios job posting for a writer for Metroid Prime 4, and finally go over an editorial Andy penned about how Metroid 6 could take a page out of Metal Gear Solid’s book and introduce a new playable character and feature Samus in an antagonistic role!
There are some definite differing opinions on what direction the sequel could take, so make sure that you tune in to weigh in! Also, DON’T FORGET – next week, we’re taking fan “would you rather” questions! Head to this tweet and reply to have your question answered!
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
We’re back and talking all things Bosses in this special Boss Rush edition of the podcast. Dak and Doom talk about the new feature in Metroid Dread and if they enjoyed running through the gauntlet of bosses or not, and then discuss which bosses from previous Metroid games would have rounded up the Dread roster, including, of course, Ridley. That’s not all, as we’re taking fan questions at the end like which 3D boss would work well in a 2D setting and the sweet spot when it comes to amount of bosses in a Metroid game.
Come and hang with us, and let us know your best scores in Boss Rush Mode!
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Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
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 have a great Smash match on Brinstar Depths, why Norfair was such an uninspired choice, how we only got one Metroid Prime stage, and if the Ridley boss experiment in Pyrosphere paid off or not. PLUS, we each pitch a stage that would have been a great addition at the time to Smash.
Come hang out with us, let us know what YOUR favorite Smash stage is, and tell us which stage you would have put in if given the chance!
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Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
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 talk about the many triumphs and innovations of Symphony of the Night. Everything, from the incredibly diverse selection of music, to the incredible pixels and art style, to the diverse areas of the castle, to the way the almost every enemy is rooted in some kind of folklore or legend, is up for discussion, and of course, we talk about how Symphony of the Night introduced the "Vania" part of Metroidvania by including more RPG elements, stats, weapons, and improvements on Super Metroid's map and item exploration.
We talk and reminisce for a while about one of the greatest games of all time, so if you've never played (or haven't played in a while!) Symphony of the Night, do yourself a favor and fire it up, since this timeless adventure is still as good today as it was 25 years ago.
Make sure to check out Gooey Fame and the Virtual Theater podcast on Twitter!
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
With the Omega Team busy this weekend raising money for The Trevor Project by streaming a couple Metroid games, there was no time to record a new episode, but not to worry- we streamed for 12 hours and there was a lot of great Metroid content available, so instead of skipping a week, we're uploading Andy's NEStroid Stream, complete with commentary about the game, Zelda chatter, and other shenanigans.
Listen here or watch the full video on YouTube!
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