RetroforceGO! episode 98: Super Metroid

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1:00 PM on 08.07.2009 | Topher Cantler

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RetroforceGO! episode 98: Super Metroid photo

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Happy Friday, listeners! This week's episode is all about Super Metroid, and might also be the first time Chad and Dyson have discussed the topic together without arguing. Not a bad way to bring us toward the end of the season. Highlights include:

The ice cream cart returns
Sexy Poker ... yeah
BEEEEEEEEES
The tale of Hamza sucking
Backtracking: lazy or anything but?
The origin of immersion
Speedruns!

As always, subscribe to us on iTunes to get the show early, or check it out over here. Only two episodes remain before we wrap up our second season, but contrary to what the bullies on the playground have been telling you, we're not going anywhere.

We'll be taking a few weeks off after our 100th show, so you guys can catch up on any episodes you might have missed, and we can enjoy a little vacation. But we'll return before you know it, possibly with some new surprises. Oooh.

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31 comments | showing # 1 to 31

Zombutler

Even though it's totally on schedule and everything, I was still surprised for some reason to see this on the front page today. But still, hooray!

bigfatton

Yay!!! Almost a hundred episodes!! love the show you guys

Isay Isay

Great show. I think I'm at a midway point right now, probably should just restart huh.

Here is the fastest speedrun I'm aware of.

Scary Womanizing Pig Mask

@Isay Isay
Jesus Christ, 0:55? That's absurd!

Can't wait to listen to the show :D

P3T3Y

I shall play and beat Super Metroid while listening to this before it ends, I would be severely disappointed if I could not beat it in less than 1:49.

Stella Wong

I <3's me some Crocomire :D best boss ever.

PhazonYoshi

YEAH. So fucking nostalgic right now :')

And MP totally is metroid >:|

Prince Ghidorah

Topher,
I was on the playground yesterday and Nelson Muntz said that you guys are going somewhere. Are you assuring me that I have been misinformed?

Tristero

Worse than a bee in a slurpee? Just a bee. Man, now I feel like a sucker for buying TMNT early Wednesday morning. Nostalgia got the better of me once again.

feedback

Also a hewj fan of the show...thanks for keepin' it real.

Last week, I went back and torrented the older shows, number 14 in particular, to get some more Metroid love. Glad Super Metroid is up this week.

Toucan Gourmand

Thanks for another great episode of RetroforceGO!

It's almost a phenomenon when Virtual Console sucks and Wii Ware is good or interesting.

To Anthony Burch: in relation to this week's New Gamer Dictionary...
"OCD (Obsessive Completion Distinction)"
Yes, I know that this definition of OCD is used in World of Goo, that's were I got the idea from.

"Intense frustration that then leads to insomnia....and possibly shame."
This is also related to me playing World of Goo.
No matter how many times I try I can't get the OCD flag for 'Ode to the Bridge Builder' in World 1.
I know what to do, but I'm always 1 or 2 goo balls short.
This elaboration doesn't quite fit this week's definition because for most people this OCD flag isn't hard to accomplish at all.

Tubatic

Snickers Ice Cream Bars.

YES!

teknomcr

End of season...NOOOOO!!

Moloks

I wonder if is it possible to not-emulate Super Metroid decently using my not-R4... I should not-try it out.

Phoenix Gamma

Is is me, or does Chad sound a little...sillier than usual? At least, in the beginning; I'm only a few minutes in, but it sounds like Chad got his ice cream with Spongebob at Goofy Goobers, a reference I'm probably way too old to make.

Infinitys End

Thanks so much guys, for plugging the site. I really appreciate it.
Great show all around. Very fun to hear you guys talk about it.
My best speed run is 1:15-ish, btw. ;)

And here's an image for Topher (clearly based on Sonic9jct's art):

(You gotta listen if you want to get the joke)

Char Aznable

...did someone say Snickers Ice Cream Bars?

Topher Cantler

AHAHAHA that rules

pokemisha

Question, when i try and press direct download, it automatically sends it to Windows Media player D:
How can i just get the base mp3 file so i can put it on my psp and listen?
Please help...

Stella Wong

@ InfinitysEnd OMG that is SO awesome thanks for doing that. The angry bee is the best.

gatorsax2010

I'm only part of the way through, so maybe you discuss it later, but I'm pretty sure Ridley is male. He's named after Ridley Scott (Alien's director), not the main character from the movie (Ripley).

Topher Cantler

@pokemisha: Right click on the "pod" icon and save link as.

PortugePunk

can you guys PLEASE bring up the coolest thing ever????

The fact that Chad likes to say that everything is the coolest or greatest or most amazing thing ever? I love that on each and every podcast. Makes me crack up!

Steve Vice

Great :) Gonna listen to this tonight. Feel like firering up Super Metroid just to get in the mood :)

Tubatic

Funny thing: Listening to this podcast made me REALLY want to play Metroid Prime again.

Seriously, that game is so Metroid its ridiculous.

Also, pancakes.

Los255

LOL HAMZA

<3

MowDownJoe

I love Snickers Ice Cream bars!
Also interesting to hear the Hamza story. That gives me an idea for the Destructoid comic!

SWE3tMadness

Holy shit, what is the song you guys used for the ending? It's awesome!

Infinitys End

@ SWE3tMadness: The track the Theme of Samus. It is from the Super Metroid "Sound in Action" CD. You can download the whole thing here from the MDb: http://metroid-database.com/index.php?g=sm&p=music

Laird

Actually, beating Super Metroid within 3 hours gets you the best ending, the same as the first two, if I'm not mistaken. Somebody said 2 hours, didn't they?

Masamune_Shadow

Best weapon? the MURDER BEAM. How could you have any other choice?

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