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We're kicking it old school this week, as we're diving into one of the most important and underrated games in the series - Metroid II! We're once again joined by Staff Writer Daniel Hoctor to go over our first memories of playing it, how its limitations might or might not dissuade newer players, the importance of the games story and gameplay on the…

It's a new week, Metroid fans, and this episode we're comparing and contrasting the "Golden Age" of Metroid from 2002-2007 to the current era we're in now, starting in 2021 with Metroid Dread. Andy is joined by Staff Writer Daniel Hoctor to talk about when the tide started to swing back up for the series, how Metroid Prime 4 plays into this era, wh…

Mapping Metroid returns, and since we're still riding the wave of Metroid Prime Remastered, we thought it was a perfect time to look at the beautiful, brooding mysterious enigma known as the Chozo Ruins! We go in depth talking about the various bosses and how they differ from each other, our favorite expansions to collect, how incredible the Chozo …

It's still hard to believe Metroid Prime Remastered is real, but you know what's not hard to believe? That we have another new episode! This week, Dak and Doom have pulled out the Metroid Mailbag. We asked for not just your questions, but your comments and hot takes as well! Join us as we chat about Metroid Prime Remastered, Metroid Dread, and more…

The Omega Team is back to continue our discussion on Metroid Prime Remastered. On this week's episode, we're doing a deeper dive - we're talking about the control schemes and options, new animations and textures, new extras, and more. We also decide which area of the game had the most improvement from the original to the remaster, and we share our …

Now that the dust has settled a bit, the gang get together to talk all things Metroid Prime Remastered! We go over our initial reactions, how much we all freaked out, the price point of the game, some of the control options, the epic shadow drop, some minor gripes, and whether Remastered is the best looking Nintendo game ever made! We could barely …

The whole band is back together baby! Andy, Dak, and Doom are back playing Metroid fans' favorite game: Samus's Percentages! The premise is simple: we read off a statement and then assign a percentage on said statement ever coming true. On the docket this time are topics like: will Metroid get another spinoff? Will Metroid Prime 4 outsell Metroid D…

Get ready for the rematch! Last year, to celebrate 100 episodes of Omega Metroid, we took on the team over at The Zelda Cast in Zelda & Metroid Trivia and came up short. This year, to celebrate THREE YEARS and 150 EPISODES, the two teams clash again! Dakota Lasky and Doominal Crossing of Omega Metroid take on Alasyn Eletha and Adrielle Munger of th…

Welcome back to another week of everyone's favorite Metroid podcast! This week, Andy is joined Omega Metroid's new Community Manager Lillith to tackle questions about what turned out to be BOTH of their favorite Metroid game: Super Metroid! The gang discuss the whether or not they like the "floaty" physics, whether beam stacking should ever come ba…

With nothing going on in the world of Metroid, the gang are joined by Omega Metroid Staff Writer Daniel Hoctor to play a game of Guess That Metroid Character! The guys have 12 yes or no questions to guess which character, enemy, or boss the others are thinking of! Come and see if you can beat our guesses, and wait until the end when FUSION and DREA…

It's time for our first Mapping Metroid episode of 2023! This week, Dak and Doom are joined by our community's resident Metroid Prime Hunters expert, SPIRE_FAN, to talk about the Vesper Defense Outpost! This frozen munitions depot is packed with dangerous foes, Alimbic lore, and a face-off with Sylux. Tune in as the guys talk about enemy encounters…

Happy New Year! We're ringing in 2023 by tackling some of the Metroid Musing questions our amazing writers at OmegaMetroid.com have put together! On the docket today: Will Sylux be presented as a villain or an anti-hero in Metroid Prime 4? Should Other M's Accel Charge ever return? Do you consider AM2R an "official" Metroid title, quality-wise? Sho…

As the year 2022 comes to a close, the gang reflect on a relatively quiet year for the Metroid series while looking ahead to 2023. What could be on the horizon for us? Is it finally time to see a Metroid Prime 4 trailer? What about the fabled Switch port of Metroid Prime Trilogy finally being announced? Are there other possibilities that could real…

We're concluding our run of Metroid Fusion shows in style, bringing the 20th anniversary to a close by ranking all of the different boss fights in the game! With a staggering 14 boss fights, we have a lot of ground to cover, so come and listen to what we think of Serris, Nightmare, B.O.X., Yakuza, and the rest of the gang, and let us know if you ag…

Metroid Fusion month continues, as this week the boys are joined by Joey Ferris of GameXplain to discuss what they want in a hypothetical Metroid Fusion remake? Is to time to bring back voice acting? Would the Sectors being more interconnected lead to more exploration? How cool would playing as Samus on SR388 during the prologue be? And what's Andy…

From one 20 year anniversary to another, it's time to honor Metroid Fusion! In the first of three back to back episodes, Andy and Doom reminisce about Samus's first GBA adventure and recall their initial memories of the game, if releasing the same day as Metroid Prime helped or hurt it, how our opinions on the title have changed over the years, and…

Our Metroid Prime celebration comes to a close in style this week, as Andy and Doom talk all things BOSSES in Metroid Prime! We're ranking every boss fight (and sub-boss fight too!) in the game, talking about what works to make these fights seem larger than life, which bosses could've used some extra spice, what battle soundtracks slap the hardest,…

Definitive Ranking makes its triumphant return to evaluate arguably the greatest Metroid game of all time - Metroid Prime! Andy and Doom dive deep into all ten categories, and no surprise, Metroid Prime scores high on almost everything! Come play along, and as always, here’s the criteria for the Definitive Rankings: World / Atmosphere (the vibe, th…

Come and celebrate the legendary Metroid Prime with us over the next couple weeks as we honor the game on its 20th birthday. This week, Dak and Doom reminisce about their memories of Samus first 3D adventure, how the game impacted them as Metroid fans, how Prime reshaped the series and changed its identity, Retro Studios and their reputation before…

Inspired By Metroid makes its triumphant return, this time focusing on Islets, a surprisingly wholesome Metroidvania. Andy is joined by Omega Metroid Reporter Daniel Hoctor to examine the story of a little mouse named Iko as he tried to reunite the five seperate pieces of his home island and restore his world! Does Islets rise to the occasion, or i…

Alien In Review returns to tackle the third installment of the series that inspired Metroid: the much maligned Alien³. Directed by David Fincher, Alien³ places Ripley against a single Xenomorph on the abandoned prison on planet Fiorina. Andy and Gooey Fame go over the troubled development of the film, what we thought of the movies big twist at the …

With Halloween fast approaching, what better time than now to discuss some of the franchises most bone-chilling areas and adversaries! We discuss what makes the GFS Valhalla so creepy, how the EMMI Zones could have been a bit more dangerous, look at how the limitations of the early games made for some haunting settings, discuss the difference betwe…

It's hard to believe, but it's been over a year since Metroid Dread released. This week, Andy and Dak are joined by Omega Metroid Website Reporter Griffin Olney to reminisce about their initial reactions to Dread being announced, the buildup towards the game and specifically whether or not Kraid should have been shown, how we feel a year later abou…

After a brief hiatus, the boys are back in town, as Andy and Doom get together to talk the most topical thing going around the net: the Super Mario Bros Movie trailer! We give our reactions to the trailer, Chris Pratt’s Mario voice, the animation, and more, and then shift over to what everyone really wants to talk about: what could a possible Metro…

Our recording schedules didn't quite line up this week, so instead of a new episode of the podcast, we're releasing a old episode that will be new to almost everyone! We've unlocked the previously Patreon exclusive series ROM Hack Reviews to go over the Super Metroid hack Super Duper Metroid! Super Duper Metroid, an incredible ROM Hack from Metaqua…

Mapping Metroid returns, offering up a companion episode to our Tallon Overworld deep dive. This time, we're mapping two areas in one: the Frigate Orpheon! Come listen to us dissect the ship as it flies in space, talking about that Parasite Queen fight, the lore of the ship and what the Space Pirates are using it for, and how it serves as a perfect…

On this week's episode, Dak and Doom play a game of Metroid This or That! We've got a bunch of different prompts and questions involving Metroid that Dak and Doom take their stances on. Would they rather take the slide or flash shift for the next 2D Metroid? Would they rather Samus have voice acting or not speak at all? And would they rather take o…

Welcome back to another installment of the only weekly Metroid podcast on the internet! This week, we're answering your fan questions and touching on a top of different topics, including: what do we think a realistic timeline to release Metroid Prime 4, Trilogy and/or Prime HD is? Should Metroid Fusion get a remake before we get Metroid 6? Would we…

Welcome back to another edition of Samus's Percentages! The premise is simple: we read off a statement and then assign a percentage on said statement ever coming true. In the hot seat this week is our friend Kiwi Talkz, as he joins Andy to answer a bunch of questions, including: will Metroid Prime 4 debut on the next Nintendo console? Was Retro Stu…

Summer's almost over Metroid fans, but not to worry because we've got just the remedy - a good ol' fashioned ranking episode! This week, Andy and Doom are judging every Metroid titles final area and ranking them from best to worst! What even constitutes a final area? What criteria do we use to grade them? Are we keeping the final boss fights separa…

Welcome back to the SECOND edition of our newest podcast sub-series, Alien in Review, where Andy and his Virtual Theater co-host Gooey Fame go through and watch every movie in the Alien franchise, the series that inspired Metroid! This week, Andy and Goo are watching James Cameron's 1986 sequel, ALIENS! We discuss a variety of themes, including how…

Welcome to another week of the Omega Metroid Podcast! This week, Andy and Doom and joined by Omega Social Media Manager Jules Gia to discuss the upcoming Summer of Metroid Madness tournament! What the heck is that? Glad you asked! Summer of Metroid Madness is a tournament Omega Metroid us running starting TOMORROW August 16th that will pit 32 Metro…

After six long months, Mapping Metroid makes its triumphant return, as does the original podcast dream team of Andy and Dak! Reunited, the entire gang dive as deep into Tallon Overworld as anyone ever has, discussing all of their favorite rooms in the area, their first impressions, the area serving as an important hub spot for Tallon IV, how import…

After two and a half years, the game EVERYONE has been dying to talk about finally has it's time in the sun on the Omega Metroid Podcast! No, it's not Metroid Prime 4 - it's Metroid Prime Pinball! We go as in depth as anyone has ever went into this game, breaking down each table, mini game, boss encounter, Artifact collectable, and even throw out a…

This week on the show, our resident audio expert Doom is joined by none other than musical extraordinaire and Metroid fan Lacey Johnson! Lacey has just recently released her newest album, "Next Mission," a 12-track love letter to the Metroid franchise featuring covers from Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, and more, all performed and arranged by Lacey …

LANGUAGE IN THIS EPISODE IS NSFW! DO NOT LISTEN OUT LOUD OR AROUND YOUNGER LISTENERS! What’s up Omega Metroid fans! This week, we’ve got something waaay different than usual – in fact, it’s not even a proper episode of the Omega Metroid Podcast! Andy is away for the Zelda Dungeon Marathon, Dak is out of town casting, and Doom is tied up this week a…

Welcome back to another week of Omega! This week, the fellas are tackling a bunch of different #MetroidMusing questions, including this doozey: 12 years removed from the game launching, is it time to forgive Other M and embrace it's good qualities while leaving behind what it did wrong, or should fans hold the game accountable to make sure a second…

Andy and Doom are back in the hot seat this week for another edition of SAMUS’S PERCENTAGES! The premise is simple: we read a statement and assign a percentage on how likely we think it is to be true! Will Prime 4 have more than four beams and visors to choose from? Where will the game take place in the timeline? Will there be a Metroid movie in th…

The dynamic duo of Doom and Dak are back for another news cycle of Metroid Prime remaster rumors! After discussing current events and the latest movies and shows they've watched, the guys dive into the ruckus around the latest Nintendo presentations and the lack of a full Nintendo Direct this past month. Then, they tackle the big news of the week, …

While the guys are still waiting for an actual Nintendo Direct to be announced, there's still much to talk about in the world of Metroid! On this week's episode, Dak and Doom reminisce on the reveal of Metroid Dread one year ago. They also chat about everyone's favorite Metroid spin-off, Federation Force, and what Sylux really looks like in his bri…

Like many of you, we assumed that there would be a “don’t-call-it-E3” Nintendo Direct this week, and so we waited and waited and waited until by the time it was clear there wasn’t going to be one, we didn’t have time to record! Fret not though – we have a special episode lined up for you! Please enjoy an episode of The Zelda Cast (FKA The Champions…

Although as of yet still unannounced, a Nintendo Direct is looming, and a big one at that, as the Direct that would normally air during E3 (if E3 were still happening, that is) is always a big one, and we're a week away from that time! This week, Andy and Doom are having a back and forth competition to see who can more picks right, but BOTH agree t…

Definitive Ranking is back for a brand new installment focused on Samus’s first new (at the time) 2D Metroid game in over a decade, the apply named Metroid: Samus Returns! We’re breaking it down, discussing the categories and topics such as: did the gameplay innovations made in Samus Returns land, or were they a little undercooked? Although the mus…

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…

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 comma…

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…

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 t…

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, Zer…

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 fo…

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 …