As November comes to a close, so does our month-long coverage on the 20th anniversary of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. To conclude this month of content, we're busting out an old gem from the early days of the Definitive Ranking series - WITH A TWIST! Echoes was ranked before Doominal Crossing joined the podcast, meaning he never got a say on this legendary title. Today, Doom takes the driver's seat to host a mega review along with 3 special guests making their debut on the pod; Doeboy , Trav Guy &am...
Nov 26, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 246
Echoes month rolls along as Andy and Doom rank the bosses of Metroid Prime 2, and things get HEATED! With so many great bosses to pick from, ranking them all was certainly a challenge, but one we enjoyed! From the hulking behemoths Quadraxis and Amorbis to the controversial Boost Guardian and Spider Guardian all the way back to your THREE separate encounters with Dark Samus, we leave no stone uncovered! Come let us know what your rankings are, and if you're Team Doom or Team Andy! All this, PLUS...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 245
Get ready to enter the Dark World, as for the next month, we'll be dedicating all of our shows to the 20 year anniversary of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes! This week, Andy and Doom get together to discuss their memories of the game when it first released, how their opinions have changed over the years, what Echoes' legacy is among Metroid games and Metroid fans, our biggest critiques of the sequel, what moments absolutely blew us away, the games pacing and structure, and so much more! Next week, we'll...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 244
Andy and Dak are finally reunited, and talking that Metroid just like old time! We have a breezy show this week, as we talk about Nintendo's confirmation Switch 2 will be backwards compatible and NSO will transfer over, go over the updated Dread and Prime sales numbers, speculate on when we'll see Switch 2 revealed and what the consoles gimmick will be (if any!), plus talk about what Metroid needs to do to appeal to a wider audience. Come hang out with, and get ready - next week kicks off a full...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 243
With Halloween right around the corner, we thought that would be cool to take a spin around the world of Metroid and talk about the scariest areas and monsters, PLUS some areas that should have been scary, but unfortunately, were not. We go over areas such as the Wrecked Ship, GFS Valhalla, and Genetics Laboratory, cover monsters like the Nightmare, Corpius, and Experiment Z-57, and talk about the lack of dread in Metroid Dread and what we might have changed in the E.M.M.I. zones. All this, PLUS...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 242
There are tons of great Metroid ideas out there, but there are just as many bad ones, if not more! This week on the show, Dak and Doom found a fun thread online that has some of the worst ideas they've seen for a Metroid game. How bad are these ideas, and are some of them so bad that they're...actually good? Tune in and check out our thoughts on these ideas, then let us know -- what are your worst Metroid ideas ever?! Visit OmegaMetroid.com! Subscribe! Podbean x iTunes x Spotify x YouTube Suppor...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 241
Metroid Manga in Review returns! This time, we're talking about the third, and for our money, best volume of the manga so far! Our heroes are taking on a whole slew of enemies, including rival bounty hunters, Galactic Federation detectives, a secret arms dealer organization, and an incredible new big bad revealed at the end! We go over the artwork, including the famous shot of Samus in her cloak, the story beats, our thoughts on the growth of the series and the anime, and where the final issue c...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 240
Everybody's favorite game in the Metroid universe is back! After almost two whole years, the whole band is back together to play "Guess That Metroid Character", and this time, we've activated FUSION DIFFICULTY, limiting ourselves to only TEN yes or no questions to determine the character! Watch as Doom pulls out some deep cuts, Andy and Dak struggle to co-exist, non-cannon Metroid stuff enters the fray, and more chicanery ensures! Think you can do better than we did? Play along with us over on D...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 239
After a lengthy layoff, Inspired By Metroid returns! The recently released Castlevania Dominus Collection gave Andy an excuse to jump back into one of his favorite Metroidvania's of all time - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow! Andy's joined by ex-Bungie visual designer Andrew Elmore to talk Dawn of Sorrow and its incredible Soul system, the crazy amount of customization for your gameplay available, the disappointing art style change from Aria of Sorrow, the incredible bosses, the modern story setting...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 238
In a sequel / update to one of our earliest episodes on the podcast , we're revisiting a fun topic: ranking the best final bosses in the series! Doom wasn't around for the first episode four years ago, and Andy's tastes have certainly evolved and changed over the years, so we're going game by game to decide on which final showdown is tops among them all! From Mother Brain to Raven Beak, Dark Samus to the Queen Metroid, every one of them is ranked, so let us know what you agree and disagree with!...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 237
ROM Hack Reviews is back in action and this month we’re talking junk! That’s right – the new NEStroid mod by P. Yoshi and Mindflower called Junkoid is on the docket this month! Featuring new characters, new sprites, new stories, original music, and whacky powerups, we went in depth on this cute hack! Come find out whether Junkoid is the type of junk food you can’t put down, or if this junk makes you feel sick (Spoiler – it’s the former)! Come listen, and download this hack for yourself here! To ...
Sep 17, 2024•52 min•Ep. 236
Logbook Archives returns this week to give a complete history and detailing of all of the various Gunships (or Starships, as they are also known) that Samus has piloted over the course of the franchise! We examine the history of the main ships - Super Metroid's, Zero Mission's, Fusion's, Prime 1 and Prime 3's - and talk about our favorite design aspects, who built them, what functions the are implied to have, and what our favorite and least favorite version of the ship is. We're also examining t...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 235
This week on the show, Dak and Doom pose a question - does Metroid need to be less like Metroid to succeed? Are the Metroidvania aspects of the series holding it back from growing as a franchise? Recently in our Discord server, one of our community members posted a video talking about this very topic, which we thought would make for a good discussion! Dak and Doom dive into this topic to give their takes. PLUS we answer a few more questions from our Q&A channel (also in our Discord server!)....
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 234
Mapping Metroid returns, and we're going where we've never gone before: the planet Bion from everybody's favorite spinoff Metroid Prime: Federation Force! Since the game is level based, this Mapping Metroid is a little different, as we go through and rank all seven levels on the planet! From the incredible missions like Tremor and Slipstream to the hardest and most notorious level in Federation Force, Blender, we go through and give our thoughts on the boss battles, ambivalent lore scattered thr...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 233
One of our most anticipated episodes of the year is finally here! Alien in Review is BACK to review the newest entry in the series: Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus! The newest Alien movie takes place in between Alien and Aliens, which is fitting as it strikes a perfect tone between the two masterpieces. Andy is joined once again by Gooey Fame to discuss Romulus in great detail! We go over the film's new cast of characters, who we liked and hope to see return, how the effects and vibe came off, wha...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 232
Following last week's show where we discussed some of our least favorite Metroid titles, Andy decided to give the single player campaign in Metroid Prime Hunters another spin to see of those critiques held up, so this week, the guys have a discussion about a bunch of different topics! We're talking about how the button vs stylus controls feel, if the game absolutely needed the Scan Visor, power ranking the various weapons Samus acquires, how the bosses stack up against others in the series, and ...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 231
We're back this week with a POSITIVE SPIN on some of our not-so-favorite Metroid games! We asked you what your favorite things about your least favorite Metroid games were, and we got a ton of different, positive responses! As you might imagine, lots of entries were centered around Other M and Federation Force, but from the boss fights and quality of the cutsenes in Other M to the fun co-op and customization options in Federation Force, plus the expanded world of Hunters, soundtrack of NEStroid,...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 230
After a lengthy layover, our lore-centric series Logbook Archives returns! In this episode, we're asking the million dollar question in the Metroid universe: who is Sylux?? We go over everything we know about the Hunter, from in-game lore, to official game descriptions, to developer interviews to try and determine who's behind the mask. We also give our thoughts on what we would like to see and NOT see in Beyond, PLUS we're taking your theories on Sylux's identity! Everything is on the table, fr...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 229
Welcome back to another week of Metroid talk! This time around, despite loving the reveal trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the guys share some of their critiques about what we saw. Each host has something a bit different that stood out to them; Doom noticed some of the animations and technical details in the trailer that underwhelmed, Dak took umbrage with the lack of new features and skills shown off, while Andy raised concerns about the timing and manner in which the trailer itself was rel...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 228
We've been wrapped up in all the Metroid Prime 4 excitement, but we can't forget that it wasn't the only big Metroid news from last month! With Metroid: Zero Mission's release on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack in June, we decided it was time to finally do a Zero Mission Definitive Ranking! Join Dak and Doom for a full episode on Metroid: Zero Mission, where we rank the game on several different categories: story, gameplay, music, art style, and more! Join us as we celebrate one of our...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 227
It's time for Part 2 of our Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Q&A! Andy and Dak are back to tackle a whole slew of questions, including: how do we think Beams will work in terms of stacking or not? Could we see bonus content if there is a Metroid Dread save file on the Switch? Will the game be significantly larger in size than previous entries? Could there be a DLC campaign where you get to play as Sylux? Could Samus have a customizable base of operations in the game? Will Retro revisit the scrapped M...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 226
The gang is back talking more Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and this week, we asked all of you to get in on the action and ask us questions about Samus's upcoming adventure! We got so many questions in-fact that were breaking this into two parts! On the docket this week: should Federation Forces Slow Beam return? What are the chances Admiral Dane pops back up? If we are time travelling, what areas of a past Tallon IV would we want to see? With Sylux confirmed as the antagonist, do we still get a Ridl...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 225
The band is back together again, still reeling from last weeks' incredible reveal of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. This week, we're sharing our theories on what could be going on with the story, including: is there going to be any time travel or alternative dimensions that we can travel to? What is motivating Sylux and why do they hate the Federation so much? Could see revisit planets previously seen in the Trilogy? When does this game take place in the timeline? Are those Mochtroids or a new type of...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 224
IT'S REAL! After seven long years, we FINALLY got our first look at the newly rechristened Metroid Prime 4: Beyond! The fellas get together to break down the trailer and everything saw, from the impressive graphics to the slick HUD, offer our thoughts on Samus's design for her Power Suit and Gunship, offer thoughts on how the Scan Visor works, touch on the music and audio queues in the trailer, and of course, break down THAT moment where the world was officially introduced to Sylux! We also refl...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 223
Everyone's favorite game-show, Samus's Percentages, returns! The premise is simple: we read a statement and then assign it a percentage on it coming true or not, and this time around, we're focusing on Metroid Prime 4 and the June Direct! We're giving our percentages on questions like: do we see Metroid Prime 4? Do we see any Metroid titles? Will there be two or less first party Nintendo games shown? Is Metroid Prime 5 releasing within 3 years after Prime 4? Will Nintendo let the Switch 2 launch...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 222
We're bringing back our Q&A episode, and this time around, we're dedicating the whole show to Metroid: Samus Returns! We're answering your questions, such as: despite it being a great game, is Samus Returns a great remake? Could Aeion abilities have regenerated the same way as in Dread, or would that have made them OP? Is the Surface theme truly an iconic song? Was the inclusion of the Baby Metroid one of the smartest ideas in the series? Is there still a chance Samus Returns could end up on...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 221
Mapping Metroid returns to tackle one of the oldest - and deadliest - areas in the series: Ridley's Lair from NEStroid! We're back almost 40 years to examine the layout of this area, how it serves as a skill-checking gauntlet run for the player, the creepy and unsettling music and how it adds to the atmosphere, if this hideout could have used a few more items and expansions, our favorite rooms ans the trickery involved in them, and of course, the epic(?) showdown with the earliest version of Rid...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 220
We're back with another instalment of Metroid Manga in Review, and picking up right where we left off last time with Volume 2 of Samus & Joey! This time around, we meet some new characters, including Joey's mother, Dr. Diana Apronika, a new robot friend named U-Ton, and... a race of creepy killer penguins! Come listen to our thoughts on the latest adventures of everyone's favorite bounty hunter and her first disciple! All of the Samus & Joey manga have been faithfully translated by our p...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 219
Andy makes his long awaited return to the show, and we have a lot to cover this week! First, Andy chimes in with some thoughts about last weeks news on the Switch 2 and what that means potentially for Metroid Prime 4! Next up, the fellas go and have a fun time ranking every single escape sequence in the series! From the classic original sequence in NEStroid, to the iconic "Save the Animals" run, to Metroid Dread's Metroid Suit escape from ZDR, we go over what makes a great escape sequence and wh...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 218
Finally, after 600 years, Nintendo has officially acknowledged the existence of a successor to the Nintendo Switch. Dak & Doom jump on the show this week to talk about this announcement, plus Nintendo's last fiscal results and what it all means for Metroid. How did Metroid fair on the Switch compared to other first-party Nintendo titles? Was Metroid a success on the Switch based on its sales? Will a Metroid remake or remaster hit the Switch before the next system releases? And will Prime 4 b...
May 08, 2024•52 min•Ep. 217
