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...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 216
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 P...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 215
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...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 214
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 ou...
Apr 09, 2024•50 min•Ep. 213
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 t...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 212
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, Pha...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 211
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 le...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 210
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 ite...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 209
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 mo...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 208
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 ...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 207
This week's show is a special one, as we're honoring one of the most fundamentally sound yet least heralded Metroid games: Metroid Zero Mission! Come and listen as we give this game its flowers, talking about our first memories of playing it, why it wasn't a bigger deal at the time, and the unforgettable stealth sequence. We also reflect on the legacy it left behind, including how it set the standard for remakes in the Metroid series, introducing the world to Zero Suit Samus, and the rebirth of ...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 206
Hold on to your hats this week, as it's finally time to give the legend his due. That's right - this week is all about KRAID! We're going through and ranking all four of the Big Daddy Kraid confrontations and discussing the mechanics and evolutions, plus talking about Kraid adjacent fights and appearances, like Nintendo Land and Super Smash Bros. Melee! We finish off our Kraid homage by pitching a couple ways you could fight the behemoth in a 3D Metroid Prime game, how big Kraid would need to be...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 205
We're back this week to talk - what else? - Metroid Prime 4! As we've done before, we're going over a bunch of things we want to see in the game! Were working off of a wishlist that Doom put together that covers things like: could wall running be neat, or is that hokey? How foes one make a Speed Booster work in 3D? Should the Speed Booster be third person, first person, or a mix of both? Could the Grapple Beam have a Gravity feature added to pull heavier objects? Could an escape sequence in Samu...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 204
Unfortunately, our schedules didn't align this week and we weren't able to get together to record a new episode of the pod, but never fear - we're reaching into the fault to pull out a formerly Patreon-exclusive ROM Hack Review! We’re playing the amazing, puzzling, innovative, and gruelling ROM: Super Metroid Ascent! Made by Benox50 , this hack is the biggest, longest, and most intense challenge of any ROM Hack yet! Does it soar above every other game? Or does it crumble under its own ambitions?...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 203
Welcome welcome to our TWO HUNDREDTH EPISODE CELEBRATION!!!...so we did our ACTUAL two hundredth episode celebration LAST WEEK on episode 199 to coincide with The Zelda Cast's 300th episode celebration. So if you want to check out our big crossover episode, go back to episode 199 here or on YouTube! Anyway, THIS WEEK, we're talking Metroid Prime 4! It seems like we're getting closer and closer to the next reveal of the game, and the rumor mill seems to agree! On this episode, Dak and Doom talk a...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 202
Welcome welcome to our TWO HUNDREDTH EPISODE CELEBRATION (okay, we're cheating by one week to match up with The Zelda Cast gang)! This episode is a special one, as we're celebrating six years of The Zelda Cast , five years of Virtual Theater , and four years of Omega Metroid by getting all of our amazing hosts (sans Gooey!) into one place to answer some Zelda, Metroid, and Virtual Theater trivia in the form of Jeopardy! This is an episode where, if you can, you should check out the video version...
Jan 16, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 201
We're back this week, and we put YOU in charge of the show! We asked you for your Metroid Fusion questions, and you delivered big time! We're touching on subjects like; how could the B.S.L. blow up SR388 just by crashing into it? What's our favorite sound effect from the game? How would we want a remake to handle the SA-X? What's our alternate ideas for how Adams AI could have developed consciousness? Could the intro on SR388 become a playable prologue? If we could change one thing about Fusions...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 200
Welcome to the first episode of the podcast in 2024! This week, Andy and Doom are getting together to review the year that was 2023! We talk about the unbelievable highs of Metroid Prime Remastered, the shadow drop, and Metroid Fusion and Return of Samus hitting NSO, while also touching on some of the lows of the year, including the ever-looming shadow of the Switch 2, Metroid Prime 4, and Echoes and Corruption. We also predict what we'll see from the series in 2024, including whether or not you...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 199
It's a bittersweet week for us here at Omega Metroid, as the long suspected but recently confirmed demise of E3 was made official. Instead of being sad that E3 is over, however, the fellas decide to be glad that it happened and take a two hour trip down memory lane reminiscing about Metroid's finest moments at the gaming showcase. From the highest of high's - Ridley debuting in Smash Bros., Reggie's introduction of the DS and Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 4's reveal, and the resurrection ...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 198
Welcome back to the show! This week, we have a whole slew of different topics, including our thoughts on the rumors that Metroid Prime 4 is "basically finished" and that the only thing holding it back from being released is improvements to the games cutscenes. We also weigh in and offer our opinions on the game being supposedly developed for the base Switch and not the Switch 2. After that, we talk The Game Awards and recap our biggest highlights and announcements and what we're looking forward ...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 197
Mapping Metroid is back for another kick at the can, and this time we're going where we've never gone before: Metroid: Samus Returns! We're examining the fan favorite Area 7, aka the Chozo Laboratory, and breaking it down in great detail! We touch on the size of the area and its lack of items or boss fights, break down the three different Omega Metroid fights and what makes them so incredible, discuss the lore of this area as the birthplace of the Metroid species, analyze some of the crazy Spide...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 196
Inspired By Metroid returns, this time, to a post apocalyptic world where humanity is no more and only robots remain! We're playing Haiku, The Robot, a Game-Boy-Color-influenced Metroidvania from developer Mister Morris games and giving our thoughts on the games world, story, boss fights, and so much more! Playing as the cute robot Haiku, you could be the answer to a mysterious virus that's plagued the planet for years. Does Haiku, The Robot rise above and carve out a place for itself among the ...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 195
Lore Archives is back! This week on the show, Dak & Doom dive into the bounty hunters of the Metroid universe. We talk about all the known bounty hunters in the games from Metroid Prime Hunters as well as Prime 3: Corruption. These characters are shrouded in mystery. What do we know about them? Who was behind the experiment that created Kanden at "A Sinister Laboratory?" What was Ghor like before the war? Are Noxus and Rundas related? We dive into each of these character's known backgrounds,...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 194
In honor of Super Mario RPG coming out this week for the Nintendo Switch, we're reminiscing about our favorite Samus Aran cameos from over the years! From the most famous cameos, like the aforementioned Mario RPG bed spot to Samus rocking out with the cello, to some more obscure appearances, like the classic F1 Racing and Picross, to a whole schwack of crazy WarioWare guest spots, we go through them all to decide which one is the best! We also shout out some classic Metroid-in-general cameos lik...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 193
It's a new era for the Alien franchise, as the first entry in the series that helped shape Metroid without Sigorney Weaver enters full-on spinoff territory, colliding with the world of Predator to deliver the ultimate showdown in Alien vs. Predator! Andy and Gooey Fame are back to dish out their thoughts on the Paul W. S. Anderson directed film. While this film probably has the least in common with Metroid than almost any other entry in the series, we still analyze what makes a good spinoff film...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 192
Now that we've had a few years to chew on Metroid Dread, the gang gets together to discuss Metroid 6, and more specifically things we DON'T want to see Metroid 6 do. Topics on the talking block that we don't want Metroid 6 to do include: abandon the Metroid Suit and its abilities; bring back the Pulse Scan in its current version, particularly when it could be replaced by a new-and-improved X-Ray Scope; limit exploration and guide you too directly where to go; feature the Power Bomb as the final ...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 191
Everyone's favorite game-show Samus's Percentages returns this week! The premise is simple: we read a hypothetical statement and then assign it a percentage based on how likely to be true we think it's be! On the docket this week: will the next Mercury Steam game have a great soundtrack? How much would a Metroid movie make at the box office? Will Federation Force ever see a port? Will Samus show up in Mario Kart 9? Will Nintendo sell Metroid Prime 4 at a premium price? Could Retro Studios ever r...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 190
Definitive Ranking returns! This time around, we're analyzing what's often called the "weak link" of the Metroid Prime Trilogy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. We spend a lot of time debunking that weak link theory, talking about Corruption's story as the best in the series, debate how Hypermode could have been better, complain about the lack of challenging expansions, gush about using Samus's Gunship, ask if Prime 3 has that one killer song, and so much more! As an added bonus, here are Doom's not...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 189
Welcome to a brand new segment on the podcast that we’re calling Logbook Archives: the series with a focus on deep diving into the in-universe lore of the Metroid series! To kick things off, we look at the most feared faction in the galaxy: The Space Pirates! In this 2-hour+ epic, we detail their various movements and plots, covering things like what exactly are the Space Pirates? What is their hierarchy like? Is Ridley the leader of the group, an enforcer or something else? When would Samus hav...
Oct 11, 2023•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 188
The gang are back once again to talk about Metroid Prime 4, but this time, to focus on what exactly the game needs in order to be a massive success. Obviously, things like good marketing and quality are a given, but what about beyond that? Does Metroid Prime 4 need to be a launch title for the Switch 2? Should it utilize the maximum power of the Switch 2, even if it means sacrificing a Switch port? Would calling it Prime 4 turn off players who haven't played the original Trilogy? Is a killer sou...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 187
