Episodes
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Episode 176 - Picking Our Favorite Song From Each Game in the Metroid Series!
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Heeeee's baaaack! This week, Andy returns and joins the fellas as they embark on a marathon topic: picking a favorite song from each game in the Metroid series (plus AM2R and Smash Bros. for good measure!). We have a lot of fun discussing our favorite tracks, trying to describe why we like them, which soundtracks we think are the best and which ones leave something to be desired, and realizing that, of all games, Metroid Prime Federation Force has *by far* the biggest OST in the entire series!
The whole band is back together and having an absolute blast, so come and hang out with us and let us know what your favorite songs from each game are!
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Episode 175 - Metroid Prime 2 Retrospective and Prime 2 Remastered Rumors!
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Welcome back to the Omega Metroid Podcast! This week on the show, Dak & Doom are joined by Omega Metroid community manager Lillith to talk all about Metroid Prime 2: Echoes!
With rumors of a Metroid Prime 2 remaster back in the mix, the squad decided to discuss the rumors and their thoughts now that the first Metroid Prime Remastered has been released. Plus, we do a retrospective on the original Metroid Prime 2 - our favorite memories of the game, how it stacks up to the original Prime, and the game's legacy looking back at it almost twenty years later. And we jump into a few changes we'd like to see made, or not made at all, for the Remastered version if it comes out.
All this, plus a little Barbenheimer discussion and more on this week's show!
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Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Episode 174 - Dak vs. Doom in The Ultimate Metroid Box Art Ranking Challenge!
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
It's finally time for the episode you've all been waiting for. This week on the show, Dak & Doom are back for a new kind of Metroid challenge, where they rank EVERY SINGLE METROID BOX ART!
That's right, the guys go through literally every single Metroid box art since the franchise's inception and rank them on their own tier lists. Unlike our "Definitive Ranking" episodes, here Dak and Doom work on their own individual tier lists to see how they pan out compared to one another. Will your favorite box art make it to Omega Tier? It's time to find out!
If you subscribe to us on YouTube, you can also follow along with our tier lists in video form. The YT form of this episode will be on our channel not too long after the audio podcast version. And if you want to make your OWN tier list, you can use the template available here on tiermaker.com! You can also find the tier list by searching for "Metroid Boxarts" on the site.
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Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
This week on the show, Dak and Doom hold down the fort while Andy is busy preparing for the Zelda Dungeon Marathon! Last week, we ran another Q&A episode, and we got a lot of questions from one of our community members and Omega Metroid team members, TheAccursedHunter aka Big Griff. We couldn't get to all of his questions last week, so this week we decided to not only get to those questions, but to have him on the show to join us for the discussion!
In this second part of the Q&A, we chat about our favorite Metroid music and original Metroid songs that outshine their many remixes; whether or not Samus' power suit is a superpower or a piece of equipment; how the Wide Beam could work in Metroid Prime; how underwater areas could work in an open world Metroid; and more!
Plus, we talk about the ONE CHANGE we'd make to Metroid, the latest Switch 2 rumors, and the latest games we've been playing recently.
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Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
This week, we're putting YOU in charge of the show! We have a whole slew of fan questions to get to, including: is Samus *the* most prolific female gaming character of all time? How would the Metroid series look different is Samus had been kept a male as originally intended? What would we do to make a bad Metroid moment even worse? Does Other M truly deserve all of the hate that it gets? What would we do if we were in charge of Metroid Prime 4's marketing? And... what would the Grateful Dead sound like on a Metroid soundtrack??!
All this and so much more in this weeks Q&A extravaganza!
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Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Strap in for a juicy episode! While there was no Metroid news shown at the recent Direct, a lot of stuff that could affect the future of Metroid on the Switch and beyond was announced! Does Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon being ported from 3DS set a precedent that Samus Returns could potentially follow? How about Pikmin 1 and 2 being released as digital games Could we see Metroid Prime Echoes and Corruption follow a similar path? More importantly, based on what we didn't see, does this put the final nail in the coffin of Metroid Prime 4 being, at the very least, a Switch-exclusive title, as all signs point toward it launching on Nintendo's next console?
There's tons to dive into, PLUS we give our thoughts on some of our favorite games announced at the Direct, including Super Mario Wonder, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, Pikmin 4, and Super Mario RPG! Come hang out with us and let us know your thoughts on Metroid's future!
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Episode 170 - Exploring the Creepy ROM Hack VITALITY and Fun Spinoff B2-TW!
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
This week, we had some last minute sickness ruin our recording schedule, so feast your eye on not one but TWO Metroid ROM Hack Reviews!
Metroid is a series known for its atmospheric feel, and in the latest ROM Hack Review, we’re looking at a hack that takes that atmosphere and elevates it to the next level! Created by Digital Mantra, V I T A L I T Y is a Super Metroid hack that places Samus on the planet Auriga, delving deeper into the mystery of the world and slowly realizing all is not what it seems. With an emphasis on story and atmosphere, including a huge late game twist, I’m excited to share thoughts on this dark tale! As always, you can check out the hack for yourself here!
We’re back with our (ahem) balls to the walls – Morph Balls, that is! In our latest ROM Hack Review, we’re taking a look at the unique B2-TW, a hack by Grime in which you play in Morph Ball form the entire time, jumping, bombing, puzzling, and even fighting enemies in close quarters with many a hazard around! A nice and short romp, B2-TW is definitely unique in it’s concept, but is the final product ballin’ or is it hori-ball? Come listen to find out, and click here to grab the game for yourself!
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Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Episode 169 - Is Metroid Dread Worth Full Price? + Samus’s Percentages!
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Welcome back to the Omega Metroid Podcast! This week, we're dusting off an old favorite and playing a little Samus's Percentages! On the docket this week are hypothetical questions like: will Nintendo show off new hardware this year? Will we have an open world Metroid game within the next seven years? Would Metroid Prime HD had sold more with a build versus a shadow drop? Will the next Smash Bros. game keep Dark Samus? Is Metroid Prime 4 destined to launch on the successor to the Switch?
All this, PLUS we debate if Metroid Dread is worth full price and we discuss our thoughts on the Xbox Showcase. Come hang out with us and let us know what your percentages would be!
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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Episode 168 - Pitching One Area From Each Metroid Game as a Smash Bros. Stage!
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
With little going on in the world of Metroid right now, Andy and Dak return to a fan favorite topic that hasn't been covered in a while: Super Smash Bros.! We're pitching a new stage for every game in the Metroid series! From some obvious picks like Phendrana and Tourian to less clear choices like the Genetics Lab and Maridia, we go over how all the stages could function, what stage hazards there might be, why Andy had a strict "no fire allowed" rule, the surprising amount of great Federation Force options, and so much more!
All this, PLUS Dak gives his thoughts on the open world Metroid discussion from last week and we talk a little Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild! Come hang out with us!
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Episode 167 - How Could An Open World Metroid Game Work?
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
With Andy and Doom both hopelessly enamoured by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, they guys take a break from exploring Hyrule to theorize how an open world Metroid game might work! Is the open world concept antithetical to a Metroidvania game? Could you have a Metroid-equivalent for Shrines? How would visors work in this environment? Is going 3D platformer the way to go versus first person? How could you keep the concept of locks and keys while pushing the idea that you can go anywhere? And is the Space Jump the key to the whole thing?
Come find out, PLUS we give some light spoiler free thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom and what we think so far! Come let us know if you'd play our hypothetical open world Metroid game!
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