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August 1, 2010, 01:17:10 AM
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LiteTheIronMan's Month of Metroid
It's August, and that means that in 30 days Metroid: Other M will hit North American shores. Now, seeing as how I'm one of six people here who actually cares about this series, I figured I'd do a segment for the entireity of August where I post Metroid facts, trivia, and other information here daily until August 31st, when Metroid: Other M comes out.
August 1st, 2010 Fact #1: The Metroid series is moderately influenced by Ridley Scott's film franchise Alien. The main character of both franchises is female (Ellen Ripley/Samus Aran), the main antagonistic alien's main form of attack is latching onto the victim's head (Metroid/Facehugger alien), and one of the villians in Metroid is even directly named after Ridley Scott. |
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#2
August 1, 2010, 03:06:23 PM
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I compared these two things sometimes, but never knew it really was influenced, awesome!
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#3
August 2, 2010, 12:35:16 AM
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August 2nd, 2010
Fact #2: The Morph Ball technology that Samus employs in the Metroid games has remained a mystery since its conception. Many believe that Samus is simply a contortionist, however this is not the case; in scan data from Metroid Prime, it is revealed that Space Pirates testing a reverse engineered Morph Ball prototype suffered from broken and mangled spines. |
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August 2, 2010, 01:09:40 AM
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Yeah... Morph Balls do look painful... But also really fun!
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#5
August 2, 2010, 02:03:52 AM
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Fact #1 does not explain Justin Bailey.
Fact #2 makes me think Samus has shrinking capabilities, similar to a hamster ball. The large ball size would be for protection. Also, fact #3: It is spelled Metroid, people. O before I or you will get died. Last edited by Velociraptor78; August 2, 2010 at 02:04:11 AM. |
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#6
August 3, 2010, 12:43:16 AM
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August 3rd, 2010
Fact #3: In the Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt demo bundled with the original Nintendo DS, a teaser trailer for the full game can be unlocked. However, none of the characters (nor the music which plays or the area Samus appears in) actually made it into the final product. Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 3, 2010 at 12:48:22 PM. |
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#7
August 3, 2010, 04:37:50 AM
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I... actually lost my MPH Demo when I got my DS...
Never found it again. Somewhere in that house. |
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August 3, 2010, 04:43:34 AM
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I've still got mine.
 Though I don't have my original DS any more. And I lost the demo. I sorta liked it... Though I didn't really like the control scheme. |
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#9
August 3, 2010, 11:08:31 PM
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August 4th, 2010
Fact #4: In the 2-D Metroid games where Samus recieves the Grapple Beam (and in Super Smash Bros.), the Grapple Beam fires out of her Arm Cannon. However, in the Prime series, Samus fires the Grapple Beam from a gun-like object attached to her left wrist, and furthermore in Prime 3: Corruption, it fires directly from the back of her left hand. |
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#10
August 4, 2010, 05:30:55 PM
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August 5, 2010, 07:03:25 AM
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August 5th, 2010
Fact #5: Metroid Prime Hunters is the only Metroid game to not actually have Metroids in it. |
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August 5, 2010, 10:26:15 PM
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August 6th, 2010
Fact #6: Continuing my spree of Metroid Prime Hunter facts, it's also the game where Samus is the least equipped out of all the Metroid games, only carrying 7 Energy Tanks, 95 Missiles, 6 weapons and 400 bullets of Universal Ammo. She never recieves any other upgrades. |
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August 6, 2010, 04:37:51 AM
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On the point of Fact #3 the characters bear some resemblance to the hunters... |
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August 7, 2010, 08:41:14 AM
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August 7th, 2010
Fact #7: Also regarding Metroid Prime Hunters, it's the only game where players can use a character other than Samus. |
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August 8, 2010, 08:29:06 PM
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August 8, 2010
Fact #8: Yoshio Sakamoto, the developer of the Metroid series, also created Kid Icarus. Metroids even make a small cameo in the game, yet the name of the creatures are changed. |
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August 9, 2010, 03:27:55 PM
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August 9, 2010
Fact #9: Samus can slap bumper stickers for several Nintendo games (including Wii Sports, Super Mario Galaxy, and Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess) onto her Hunter-Class Gunship in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, granted you have save data for the games on your Wii and purchased the Bumper Sticker unlockable aesthetic. Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 9, 2010 at 03:28:39 PM. |
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#17
August 10, 2010, 09:17:35 PM
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August 10th, 2010
Fact #10: The "Remember Me Guy" is named Anthony Higgs. He's a Galactic Federation trooper. |
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August 11, 2010, 04:56:29 AM
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Too bad nobody can ever remember him.
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#19
August 11, 2010, 09:47:45 AM
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August 11th, 2010
Fact #11: Probably the two most infamous passcodes in the history of video gaming, Justin Bailey and Narpas Sword grant Samus different abilities. JUSTIN BAILEY ------ ------ spawns Samus in Norfair in her Zero Suit with 30 HP out of six Energy Tanks remaining, the Long Wave Beam, the Screw Attack, the Maru Mari and bombs, and 255 missiles (although the number drops to 205 due to a glitch). NARPAS SWORD0 000000 000000 spawns Samus at the beginning of the game with the Long Ice Beam, the Maru Mari and bombs, the Screw Attack, and no missile counter (but an infinite amount of them at start). However, Samus never takes damage when Narpas Sword is in effect, and when you obtain Missiles she fires the same 5 missiles in infinite amounts. (for lulz, I used Narpas Sword to fight with Kraid in the original Metroid.) Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 16, 2010 at 02:13:35 PM. |
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August 12, 2010, 05:28:49 PM
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August 12th, 2010
Fact #12: Metroid: Zero Mission mainly serves the purpose of rearranging Zebes' geography so it doesn't clash with the layout in Super Metroid. However, the placements of Maridia, Crateria and Tourian still clash with the original geography of Metroid and Super Metroid, and there's even two new areas in the game (Chozodia and the Space Pirate Mothership) that are plotted somewhat incorrectly according to Super's geography. |
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August 13, 2010, 11:07:53 AM
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August 13th, 2010
Fact #13: The typical Metroid life cycle sees the Metroid through its signature Alpha floating stage, then eventually becoming a bipedal dinosaur looking creature. However, on other planets Metroids can develop differently according to environmental exposure. |
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August 14, 2010, 09:19:02 PM
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August 14th, 2010
Fact #14: Metroids can forcibly replicate when exposed to beta radiation, and forcibly mutate when exposed to an organic radioactive ore called Phazon. |
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August 15, 2010, 11:15:09 AM
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August 15th, 2010
Fact #15: Samus makes a cameo in Super Mario RPG. She can be found resting in a hotel. When approached she says "... I'm resting for Mother Brain." Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 15, 2010 at 11:15:33 AM. |
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August 16, 2010, 02:17:09 PM
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August 16th, 2010
Fact #16: If Weavel's appearance in Metroid Prime: Hunters is considered, then the Space Pirates and the Metroids are tied for most recurring character. If Hunters: First Hunt is not considered a game, then the Space Pirates are the most recurring character. Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 16, 2010 at 02:17:25 PM. |
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August 17, 2010, 10:40:21 AM
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August 17th, 2010
Fact #17: Ridley is the most encountered boss in the Metroid series to date. Totalling every fight together, you fight him 9 times over the course of the series (this includes the Ridley Robot and Ridley-X). |
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August 18, 2010, 10:30:28 AM
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August 18th, 2010
Fact #18: Metroids are highly susceptible to cold. |
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August 19, 2010, 11:44:58 AM
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August 19th, 2010
Fact #19: Metroid II set the current standard for Samus's appearance in the Metroid games. Her bulky shoulder pads were designed for use in Metroid II due to the lack of a color palette, and the opening in her Arm Cannon for the missile hatch was devised for the same reason. (In the NES Metroid Samus's suit would turn an orange color when equipped with the Varia Suit, and a pink color when Missiles were enabled.) |
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#28
August 20, 2010, 09:55:11 AM
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August 20th, 2010
Fact #20: Metroid Prime: Hunters and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption are the only games where you travel to multiple planets throughout the course of the adventure. Last edited by Ditto616; August 20, 2010 at 10:15:22 AM. Reason: Not the 19th fact on the 20th day. You're welcome, Lite |
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August 21, 2010, 09:52:33 AM
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August 21st, 2010
Fact #21: Samus was slated to be in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, but was cut due to liscensing issues. Screenshots of her ingame reveal her using the beams from Prime, with her design being based on her appearance in that game. Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 21, 2010 at 09:53:08 AM. |
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August 22, 2010, 09:28:15 AM
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August 22nd, 2010
Fact 22: Metroid infants imprint on their mother the same way newly hatched birds do. |
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August 23, 2010, 08:03:33 AM
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August 23rd, 2010
Fact #23: A failed third-person Metroid for the Nintendo 64DD was in the works but was then scrapped due to hardware limitations and the release of the GameCube. Retro Studios would then take up their first project with the Primes. |
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August 24, 2010, 08:44:29 AM
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August 24th, 2010
Fact #24: Metroid Prime: Hunters is the only Prime to not mention the title character ingame. |
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August 25, 2010, 09:49:04 AM
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August 25th, 2010
Fact #25: Metroid Prime has the most forms of any recurring boss in the Metroid series, if the forms taken as Dark Samus are all counted as Metroid Prime. |
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August 26, 2010, 08:40:32 AM
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August 26, 2010
Fact #26: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is the only title to date where Samus speaks with multiple NPCs. (Fusion she converses with at most 2, Echoes with one, and other games feature silent NPCs.) Other M might break this record, however. |
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August 27, 2010, 09:05:19 AM
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August 27th, 2010
Fact #27: The Aurora Units in Prime 3 bear a shocking resemblance to Mother Brain. |
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August 28, 2010, 08:22:04 AM
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August 28th, 2010
Fact 28: The classic enemy from the original Metroid, Zoomers, are a staple of the franchise. These enemies which adhere to a surface and roam on it freely are only left out of one game in the entireity of the series: Prime 2: Echoes. |
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August 29, 2010, 09:18:38 PM
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August 29th, 2010
Fact #29: By chronologic terms, the Luminoth sentinel U-Mos is the first character Samus is seen interacting with ingame (Prime 2: Echoes). By terms of release date, Adam Malkovich is the first person (Fusion). |
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August 30, 2010, 05:08:25 PM
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August 30th, 2010
Fact #30: People preordering Other M will recieve sixteen holographic cards with storyboards and artwork. |
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#39
August 31, 2010, 09:23:05 PM
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August 31st, 2010
Fact #31: Metroid: Other M was released today. Metroid: Other M (And other items) Unboxing Video Metroid: Other M is FINALLY here, and that means I can show you guys A. an unboxing video and B. a poorly recorded gameplay video! Yay! So in this visit to GameStop I got: 1. Metroid: Other M 2. Metroid: Other M Art Folio (given when M:OM was preordered at GameStop) 3. Metroid: Other M Prima Games Premiere Edition Strategy Guide 4. Pokemon Black preorder 5. Pokemon White preorder The gameplay demo video is coming soon. I'll also type up a first-impression review later for VR. Sorry about the camera cutting off randomly at the end, but I'm actually glad it did that: The gameplay video was barely under 15 minutes and there was no way I would be able to squeeze that all into this video. Last edited by LiteTheIronMan; August 31, 2010 at 09:26:10 PM. |
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August 31, 2010, 09:30:02 PM
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Any thoughts or first impressions on how you think of it?
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August 31, 2010, 09:38:30 PM
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#42
August 31, 2010, 11:10:43 PM
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Metroid: Other M- Opening Scene and Basic Gameplay (SPOILERS) Anyone asking me to LP this game will be shot on site. (Not really. I might actually play this game through later if I'm tempted to) So here I give basic commentary about what I see going on here and my first-impression opinion on the game. This is very bad quality though so I suggest looking elsewhere for videos about this... |
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