Posted by Chris | Comments Off on Echoes from the Dark – The Atmosphere of Dark Aether

Echoes from the Dark – The Atmosphere of Dark Aether

If there is one thing Metroid Prime 2 does well it’s scare the living beejeezus out of you. The story behind Echoes was basic enough, its your traditional good vs evil/light vs dark conflict, but why was if effective? I can’t speak for others, but whenever I had to travel to Aether’s dark side I tried my best to get out of there as soon as possible. I tend to take my time exploring the environments or worlds in Metroid games, but dark Aether was an exception.

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Posted by Chris | Comments Off on My first experiences with Metroid – How I got into the series

My first experiences with Metroid – How I got into the series

For a blog this website has very little in the way of actual opinion so maybe it’s about time that changed.

I got into Metroid when I was still pretty young. My brother was old enough to get into gaming and so for Christmas and birthdays his interest was in that area. Meanwhile I was very much still into legos, toy tractors, and digging holes in the yard. Quite a while after he had moved on from the Game Boy to the super Nintendo I got my hands on it. One of the only games he had for the system happened to be Return of Samus and so I spent my fair share of time completely lost in its world.

I mean that literally because when I picked the game up it was still too difficult for me to handle. I found myself

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Posted by Chris | Comments Off on The Metroid Prime Trilogy is being discontinued

The Metroid Prime Trilogy is being discontinued

Nearing the fourth month since the trilogy’s release date it is being discontinued. A company representative told coffee with games

“When first introduced, it was announced that there would be limited availability.”

Its indeed a collector’s edition now. However, the game should still be fairly easy to get at resale stores, but if you want a new unopened copy you’re now on a time table.

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Interview with Philip Wels

You can find Philip Wels on the web via his flickr account or at his websites landofchaos and apathetic thursday.

Conglometroid: Please tell us a little about yourself? What got you into metroid?

About me? Well I’m a recent college grad who likes doing everything. Aside from my 3/4 time job I work on my photography, sewing, my computers, baking, reading, writing, drawing, woodworking, video games and the internet.

I got into metroid when I was

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Metroid Prime Trilogy released and developer interview

Great news Metroid Fans, the Prime trilogy has been released in North America as well as Europe. If you haven’t played Prime 1 or 2 now is the time to take the dive. If you’re interested in any changes be sure to dive into the remakes for new controls, improved graphics, and a few new surprises such as faster loading times and modified boss battles.

The official Metroid website also updated for the Prime Trilogies release. You can find a developer’s interview with Retro Studios. They also hint

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