S3E04: Metroid and Metroid II -or- Aran, So Far Away
Our theme song-genius Kristal Fields is back on board with her friend Nick to talk Metroid (NES, 1987) and Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy, 1991) with Mike and Jaymo as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!
In this episode, we’ll work out just what a Metroid really is, where the Narpas Sword that World of Warcraft ‘borrowed’ from this series came from, in way the Alien franchise influenced Planet Zebes, and how Justin Bailey could help you see Samus in a whole new “revealing” light.
Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!
Game on, everyone.
(0:00) Intro
(0:57) Welcoming Kristal
(1:49) Welcoming Nick
(3:43) Metroid
(59:55) Metroid II: Return of Samus
(1:26:40) NintenDO or NintenDON’T
Find Kristal on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/revoltingingenue/
Find the Lazy Circles on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelazycircles/
Metroid manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAQE.pdf
Metroid 2 manual: https://metroid.retropixel.net/games/metroid2/manual/metroid2_manual.pdf
Famicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play! [Disk 1] | Originally Vol 118 of Nintendo Dream in 2004, translation on Metroid-Database: https://web.archive.org/web/20161021110628/http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p4.php
Metroid: Zero Mission Director Roundtable by Craig Harris | IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/30/metroid-zero-mission-director-roundtable?page=3
Metroid Password Generator: https://www.truepeacein.space/
Metroid FlawlessNES Playthrough [ No Hit / Damage / Death ] | Slackanater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXzXMbfv5Y
Nintendo Power #26, July 1991: https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-026-july-1991/page/n57/mode/2up
Metroid Recon: https://metroid.retropixel.net/
Nick
Musician & Library Dude
Nick is a musician, gardener, cat dad, and library dude. He is an amateur early hip-hop historian and avid wrestling enthusiast. It was his life's goal to share his excitement for Metroid on a long-form podcast and now that he's finished that story, he doesn't know what to do with the rest of his life. Maybe piracy.
