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Metroid 35. A zine.

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Today being August 6, 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of Metroid! With it, we have something very special to share with you.

Over the last few months, a fan by the name of Isabel has compiled together her own zine celebrating this monumentous occasion. We can now share that zine with you – absolutely free! There are a bunch of excellent, talented contributors to this zine, including yours truly and one of our staff members, Lillith! Please do yourself a favor and download this awesome zine today.

Thanks so much to Isabel and all the contributors of this fantastic zine. You’ve made me very proud to be a Metroid fan.

Isabel can be contacted at @metroid35 on Twitter or Instagram.

MHQthon starts today

It’s upon us! MHQ’s annual MHQthon starts today at 6am PT (that’s 8am CT and 9am ET) and goes on through August 8th. Head on over and if you can, make a donation to them, it will go directly to Child’s Play Charity. Best of luck to the folks at MHQ, I hope this one’s good!

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’92 Barcelona Olympics – Translated Famitsu Comic

Wayyyy back before Smash Bros. was even a thought in anyone’s minds, video game characters from all over gathered together to participate in… THE OLYMPICS!? While this week the Olympics are taking place in Tokyo, Japan, in this 30 year old comic from Weekly Famitsu Magazine, (No. 188 July 24th, 1992) game characters like Mario, Sonic, Ryu, and yes, Samus, compete at classic Summer Games events. This was in celebration of the ’92 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Our dedicated former staff member and long-time contributor CapCom has returned to offer us this exclusive translation. You won’t be able to find this anywhere else!

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Capcom says: “Good luck, all Tokyo Olympians!”

Original scans by Hubz from Gaming Alexandria

New Famitsu Interview Translated

Sakamoto on why it’s taken so long for Metroid Dread, Samus’ character, SA-X’s influence, more

Source: Nintendo Everything

Dread Page Added (WIP)

So I just added our new official Metroid Dread section today. (Yes, I am fully aware there isn’t a Smash Bros. Ultimate page on here yet, and frankly not sure when it will be added but it’s in the cards!)

The page is similar to all our other game sections. As we acquire more content, it will be added accordingly. This includes more photos, screenshots, music, scans, and anything else you can expect to find from our site. You can access it by either clicking our main slideshow banner at the top of our site OR you can click on the main menu “Original Series.”

UPDATE: Menu is fixed. If it’s not working properly, try clearing cache/cookies.

Metroid Dread Report: Volume 3

Nintendo has released Volume 3 of their Metroid Dread report. The title is “Seven Points that Define the 2D Saga.” View it here.

The report focuses on Samus’s history and her abilities, as well as gameplay and the timeline (with Other M myseriously absent). It even makes this statement:

This statement is entirely, 100% untrue. Even if you give them the benefit of the doubt, even if you say “the Prime saga is separate” – which technically it is – it completely ignores Other M, which came out in 2010. What does “being an interquel” have anything to do with it? It was a new game. It came out 11 years ago. As far as we know, it was part of the game’s canonical timeline. End of story.

It’s very difficult for me to interpret this as anything other than Nintendo actively attempting to de-canonize the game. The webpage also shows Metroid 1, 2, 3, and 4 and makes mention of Zero Mission and Samus Returns. Why ignore Other M?

Drama aside, new screenshots!

The upcoming Volume 4 plans to focus on the game’s story so I guess we will see once and for all if Nintendo considers Other M not worthy of ever being mentioned again in any public materials.