The NXpress Nintendo Podcast
Metroid
Episodes
Monday Mar 20, 2023
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 325: Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime Remastered!
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
X marks the spot when talking about Metroid Fusion. This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill hop into their Varia suits for a discussion of all things Metroid! The gang starts out with their impressions of Metroid Fusion, newly made available on Switch as part of the GBA Switch Online service–and the boys discover Samus isn’t messing around with this one. This might just be the most intense game in the series, with elements of suspense and even a little horror mixed with a deeply challenging gameplay loop. But it’s not all scary, as the game still features the franchise’s signature exploration and worldbuilding in Samus’s journey to squash the X parasite. Spoiler: it’s still worth playing today!
Next up, Marc tackles something that’s just a little more timely: Metroid Prime Remastered. Essentially rebuilt from the ground up for Switch, this remaster takes an already stylish and iconic title and polishes it to a shining package that feels as amazing to play today as it did 20 years ago. Between the music, storytelling, exploration, and visuals, Metroid Prime Remastered remains a standout title on Switch! Now for a remaster of Metroid Prime Pinball…
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Playlist:LFXIV – NXpress Intro0:39 – Main Event: Metroid Fusion Switch Online Review“Theme of Samus Aran” – Metroid Dread47:00 – Main Event: Metroid Prime Remastered Review“Main Menu” –Metroid Prime Remastered
Friday Dec 24, 2021
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 263: Game of the Year Extravaganza!
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill celebrate the gaming community’s most cherished holiday tradition: deciding which game is the year’s best. Although the gang may or may not have played any of the year’s biggest releases, that doesn’t stop them from running down Goomba Stomp’s two-part Game of the Year list. The hosts walk through each one of this year’s 30 winners, ranging from indie darlings like Loop Hero to triple-A megahits like Resident Evil Village. This conversation goes so in-depth, we had to split it into two segments!
While there’s certainly a good mix of nominees from third-party developers, Nintendo fans certainly won’t complain about our ultimate #1 Game of the Year winner. 2021 was certainly a jam-packed year for fans of the Big N and for the industry in general, so it’s exhilarating to think about what the future may hold. Tune in for a sweeping discussion that covers the very past of this past year while looking toward bright times ahead!
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Playlist:LFXIV – NXpress Intro00:42 – Main Event: Game of the Year Discussion Part 1“Credits Roll” – Bowser’s Fury35:00 – Game of the Year Discussion Part 2“Endscreen” – Metroid Dread
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, longtime Goomba Stomp writer and former editor Mike Worby joins Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill to review the long-awaited Metroid Dread. Over a decade in the making, Nintendo has teamed up with Mercurysteam once again to officially revive the 2D Metroid formula, and Mike walks the hosts through everything that makes Dread such a triumphant comeback. Stuffed with secrets in its sprawling map and posing plenty of challenge in its many boss battles, Metroid Dread isn’t just a successful revival of a dormant series, but it pushes its genre forward with bold new ideas – even including a few ideas from series like Dark Souls. In any case, whether you’re a series veteran like Mike or a newcomer like Marc, there’s no denying that Samus’s latest mission has all the makings of a modern classic.
Next up, Marc takes the gang on a throwback tribute to celebrate the glory days of Pac-Man with a review of Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon, a beautifully made book commemorating the fortieth anniversary of one of gaming’s most recognizable icons. This week’s closing spotlight ends on a high note as Campbell reviews the recent Switch version of Tetris Effect Connected, a technically faithful port of the most memorable and musical take on the Tetris formula.
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Playlist:LFXIV – NXpress Intro00:46 – Main Event: Metroid Dread Review“Theme of Samus Aran” – Metroid Dread45:45 – Talking Point: Pac-Man: Birth of an Icon“Pac-Man (Club Mix)” – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate1:02:35 – Spotlight: Tetris Effect Connected on Switch“Classic Score Attack” – Tetris Effect Connected
Friday Sep 10, 2021
NXpress Nintendo Podcast 248: What Is A Metroidvania, Anyway?
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast, Cameron Daxon, Marc Kaliroff, and Campbell Gill tackle one of life’s biggest questions – just what is a metroidvania, really? Before getting to that, though, the gang takes a moment to appreciate the recently-announced Lego Mario 64 set, an incredible tribute to one of the greatest games of all time that presents enticing possibilities as to what the future could hold for collaborations between the Big N and Lego.
In the Main Event, the hosts celebrate the impending release of Metroid Dread with a wide-ranging discussion about all things metroidvania, sharing their experiences with the genre, their hopes for its future, and their opinions about what makes a game a metroidvania. From the beginnings of the genre with Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night all the way to modern classics like Hollow Knight, the metroidvania genre has played host to some of the very best games of the past few decades, and for all the hosts’ hopes, questions, and issues, there’s no telling where it might go next–until we get our hands on Metroid Dread, at least.
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Playlist:LFXIV – NXpress Intro00:41 – Opening Topic: Lego Super Mario 64 Set“Title Theme” – No More Heroes16:55 – Talking Point: What Is a Metroidvania?“Start The Battle” – No More Heroes III38:30 – Indie Spotlight: Hoa“Credits” – No More Heroes
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
This week on the NXpress Nintendo podcast, Tyler Kelbaugh from the Nintendo Entertainment Podcast joins Patrick, Ricky, and Tim to discuss Metroid: Samus Returns and the recent Nintendo Direct. Fair warning: We have a lot to talk about this week and we went over our usual running time but make sure you stick around until the very end for a full review of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. All this and more.
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
This week on the Nintendo NXpress Podcast, Goomba Stomp's Nintendo Editor Jame Baker joins Tim, Rick, and Patrick to discuss the highs and lows of attending the world's biggest gaming convention Gamescom and shares his review of Metroid: Samus Returns. Meanwhile, Patrick shares his first impressions of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle while Rick and Tim try to figure out what is going on in Sudo 51's upcoming Switch exclusive, Travis Strikes Again. Of course, the gang breaks down the latest Nintendo Indie Direct and each picks the game(s) they are most looking forward to playing. All this and more!