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We have a very special guest joining us in the virtual studio this week; Grant Henry aka Stemage, the creator of Metroid Metal! Stemage has been composing metal variations of Metroid’s iconic music for over 20 years. While nowadays you’ll mostly find him doing freelance work for several projects such as BIT.TRIP RERUNNER and Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story, Stemage is still touring to this day with the rest of the Metroid Metal band doing live shows! Join our discussion with the man himself as we talk about the origins of Metroid Metal and how it evolved into a full band, what we love so much about the music of the series, our hopes and dreams for Metroid Prime 4 and… Dr. Mario?

All of that and more can be found in this nearly 2 HOUR conversation! This is one episode you definitely don’t want to miss!

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We're kicking it old school this week with a classic Dak & Andy joint, answering all of YOUR fan questions! Some of the topics on tap: If Hunters were to ever to be remade, aside from controls, what improvements could be made? If Dread was priced lower, would it have sold more copies? Would it veer make sense to rebrand the series as the 'Samus Aran' series to get more exposure? How could the Space Jump boots be improved in a Metroid Prime game? Was Nintendo justified in announcing Metroid Prime 4 so early? How has the wait for Prime 4 felt over the past 7 years? Do we like playing the Prime Trilogy on Hard difficulty, and if so, why?

These are just a handful of the topics on tap for today, so make sure to tune in as we cover a whole wide array of things around the Metroid universe!

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Inspired By Metroid returns, and just in time to tackle of the most hyped Metroidvania's in years: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown! The recent release from Ubisoft gained rave reviews, and it's not hard to see why - this might very well be one of the best Metroidvania's ever created! Omega Metroid Social Manager Jules Gia joins to show to talk about the otherworldly platforming, psychological horror story elements, the creative use of time rewinding abilities, the amazing music and original rap songs, the incredible design of the map, and the multitude of things this game does that should instantly become staples in every Metroidvania - including Metroid 6  going forward!

This episode is a doozy, so strap in, and get ready as we return to Persia to talk what has to be an early GOTY front-runner!

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We originally had an Inspired By Metroid game on tap for this week, but we ran into some scheduling issues, so instead of rushing it, we're pushing our show back one week and instead unlocking another ROM Hack Review from the vault! One of the most widely fantasized crossovers in the video game world would be the merging of the Metroid and DOOM universes, so this month for ROM Hack Reviews, Andy plays the crossover game DOOMtroid! And of course, we couldn’t talk about Metroid and DOOM without our own Doominal Crossing, so the fellas team up to examine this Metroid: Zero Mission hack from Jefe962. Does this hack rip and slay, or is it better off staying in Hell? Come listen to find out, and as always, try the hack for yourself here!

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Our Super Metroid celebration comes to a conclusion this week as we wrap it up in style by bringing back Mapping Metroid! On the docket this month is the fiery, sweltering, and frankly awesome area of Norfair! We go over everything that makes this so special, including the amazing boss fights, the instantly iconic musical tracks, the structure and divide of the less-intense upper Norfair versus the dangerous lower half, and the great expansions and sequence breaks throughout! We also give love to our favorite rooms, standout enemies, and more!

All this, PLUS we queue up next week's Inspired By Metroid game, so come and hang out with us!

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Our Super Metroid anniversary celebration continues this week, as Andy is joined again by Omega Metroid Community Manager Lillith and Zach Guillot of the Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast to discuss one of the (many) high spots of this legendary game: it's bosses! We're ranking each fight until we get to the best of the best! Come hear our thoughts on the story driven battle with Mother Brain, the surprisingly intense showdown with the Golden Torizo, the heartbreaking Crocomire encounter, Phantoon's creepy ghostly altercation, the amazing hoss fight between Ridley and Samus, and so much more!

All this, PLUS we share our thoughts on the new Alien Romulus trailer! Join the celebration of Super Metroid with us and let us know what your own ranking looks like!

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Welcome to a very special episode of the show, as we honor the 30th anniversary of one of - if not the - greatest games of all time: Super Metroid! The game that brought Andy and Lillith, who joins us this episode, into the series and had a major influence over the creation of this very podcast and the Omega Metroid community is in the spotlight, as we share our favorite memories of the game, our first thoughts when we played it, and what it means to us. We also take a look at the incredible legacy Super Metroid left on the Metroidvania genre, the speedrunning community, 2D games post-SNES era, and music that has lived on for generations!

Come reminisce and share your favorite memories of Super Metroid with us as we honor this incredible game over the next few weeks on the show!

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Metroid Manga in Review finally returns, and this time, we're examining a beloved cult classic among the Metroid faithful: Samus & Joey Volume 1! This collection introduces us to Joey, a reckless young boy and the self proclaimed "first disciple of Samus Aran" as he meets Samus and embarks in his own heroic adventure! The guys get together and talk about what they liked in the comic, how it has the same breezy qualities as a Saturday morning cartoon, if it was easy enough to follow, what items from the manga would make great additions to a Metroid game, why there's cursing when it goes against the tone, and point out several panels of beautiful artwork!

All of the Samus & Joey manga have been faithfully translated by our pals at Metroid Database, so make sure to check them and their manga section out so you can read for yourself!

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We're back to continue our journey throughout the series that inspired Metroid, and this time around, we're even more firmly in spinoff territory than we were back in AVP! The sequel to the crossover, Alien vs Predator: Requiem promises more gore, more kills, and more craziness, but at the end of the day, it is a good movie? A hybrid of the two titular races called the Predalien is certainly wrecking havoc, but is it enough to overcome a lot of the technical issues and character problems this movie has? Come hear Andy and Gooey's thoughts on the movie, what works, what doesn't, and why there were no further AVP movies after this one (yet!), despite a fantastic cliffhanger scene! The Alien franchise is about to undergo a makeover, so come and review the last movie of the current Alien era!

Alien In Review will return, but in the meantime, if you like Andy and Goo talking movies, check out their other podcast Virtual Theater, a podcast about video game movies and the stories that shape them!

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Welcome back to another episode of the show celebrating Metroid: Zero Mission's 20th anniversary! This week, we're discussing and ranking all of the bosses of the remake! From innovative new bosses like the Chozo Test, to the definitive way to fight Mother Brain, back to returning foes like Kraid, to arguably one of the most disappointing Ridley fights in the series, we're going all in on the various threats scattered across Zebes! Come and let us know what you think of our list!

All this, PLUS we recap and discuss the Nintendo Partner Direct and talk about the games we're looking forward to! Come hang out with us!

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