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Check out what's new for us Metroid freaks! First, June 18 saw the release of the Metroid Prime and Fusion Original Soundtracks 2CD set in Japan. Don't hold your breath for a domestic release, but if you have a credit card and want to order it from Japan, I can highly recommend CDJapan for this and all your other import CD, DVD and VHS needs. Anyway, the album is great and the reversible packaging is very cool. Look for more details and images on the MDb in the near future.

Secondly, Nintendo's Game Boy Player accessory hit stores in the US today (June 24). As you probably know, the GBP is an attachment that connects to the bottom of your Gamecube and allows you to play all Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on your TV. Fusion looks spectacular, crisp and colorful on the big screen, and the unit gives Metroid II its GBC color palette of blue backgrounds and red/yellow sprites. Personally, I also found that Fusion is more fun to play with the GC controller, but you can hook up the GBA using the link cable if you prefer the feel of the portable.

(Random thought...if one were to attach both a GBP and one of those third-party LCD screens to one's Gamecube, wouldn't that make it the world's clumsiest GBA?)

--TJ