Maybe Nintendo doesn't care about Metroid's 25th anniversary, but I know some bad dudes who do. You may remember the Bad Dudes from their amazing CHRONOTORIOUS album. Or maybe you know them best for their entire album dedicated to Sagat's theme from Street Fighter II. Well, this extremely tough and talented group of arrangers (which includes our very own Dale North) is back, this time with a fitting tribute to the Metroid franchise.
Having listened to the entire album, I'll say it's some great stuff (you can check out my review here), but to give you some highlights: there's Kraid, there's Ridley, there's Mother Brain, and yes, there's even some spore-spawn mini-boss action from Super Metroid. From rock to hip hop to jazz fusion, these are great arrangements worthy of any fan's attention. The physical album is now on sale in limited quantities (only 1,000 printed), so get on it!
Are you a fan of past Bad Dudes releases, and are you at all surprised that Nintendo has largely ignored this momentous occasion in the history of the Metroid franchise?
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3:00 AM on 12.20.2011 | 
man that game was awesome.
Ribbit ribbit ribbit.
PS: Not surprised at Nintendo at all. They pretty much blew their load on Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land this year. Still, you'd think they could fire off a press release or some WiiWare ports or .. something. Hey, Nintendo? Make more 2D Metroid.
At first I was upset about Nintendo ignoring Metroids 25th, but they had alot of anniversaries this year. Kid Icarus hit 25, Snes turned 20, Yoshi Debuted 20 years ago (Super Mario World), N64 turned 15, Pokemon hit 15 years, GC turned 10, Animal Crossing hit 10, so did Pikmin.
They didn't even do much for Mario last year. I think the reason they went all out with Zelda is because it's most popular and there was two major Zelda releases this year so it's more part of a big marketing campaign.
Still a little acknowledgment wouldn't have killed them. A 25th anniversary site with wallpapers, and some Club Nintendo posters would have gone a long way to please us Metroid fans.
Not being a fanboy, just passing on that they did acknowledge it lol
Harmony of a Hunter
http://www.shinesparkers.net/harmonyofahunter/
Free download MP3@320 or FLAC
Right now playing through Metroid Fusion on the virtual console.
Now I'm just patiently waiting for a new Metroid game to come out. One Done right and justice. (Good Try Team Ninja)
Also, I wasn't aware that Dale was part of this group, but the more I listen to it the more I see it. Heart u Dale!
*flashes you*
Fan material is great as long as it's not for material gain in my opinion.
Are these all/some of the members of the One Ups? Saw a few familiar faces. I like them so I'll give this a go. :)