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[Metroid] The series so dead they resurrected it twice!

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  • SoundsPlushSoundsPlush yup, back. Registered User regular
    My main takeaway from that video a couple pages back is that some people apparently pronounce it vah-rye-ah suit instead of vare-ee-ah or varr-ee-ah.

    (It goes without saying that these people are wrong and should be put to death.)

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    I always pronounce like it’s part of “variable”. Which as a bonus sounds like “barrier”, which it was meant to be originally.

  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    Yeah it's very-uh, like barrier.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    I think we all know what the real answer is.

    How does Adam pronounce it? :rotate:

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    I think we're all missing the really important question here.

    Should Metroid Pinball be considered part of the Metroid canon?

    yes

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    Samus is actually shot out of one at the start of the game so yes.

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    Caedwyr wrote: »
    I am fine with the suit having some augments that make things a bit easier, but I prefer the interpretation that Samus is partially ascended and it is her training by the Chozo that allows her to do all that stuff. The suit/upgrades act as focuses which make things easier, but if someone else were to put the suit on its just a bunch of metal. The Awkward Zombie explanation works the best.

    I forget which one that was...

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  • Endless_SerpentsEndless_Serpents Registered User regular
    Samus is a strength/faith build; her power is partly her own prowess and partly zen kung fu monk magic. The suit is just to look cool, she shoots ki blasts out of her hand like Ryu from Street Fighter. The canon is just a tube.

  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    Caedwyr wrote: »
    I am fine with the suit having some augments that make things a bit easier, but I prefer the interpretation that Samus is partially ascended and it is her training by the Chozo that allows her to do all that stuff. The suit/upgrades act as focuses which make things easier, but if someone else were to put the suit on its just a bunch of metal. The Awkward Zombie explanation works the best.

    I forget which one that was...

    Here you go

  • H3KnucklesH3Knuckles But we decide which is right and which is an illusion.Registered User regular
    edited June 2019
    Samus is a strength/faith build; her power is partly her own prowess and partly zen kung fu monk magic. The suit is just to look cool, she shoots ki blasts out of her hand like Ryu from Street Fighter. The canon is just a tube.

    I mean, when the x-ray scope in the prime games showed her hand inside the barrel making different gestures for the different shot types, I kind of figured that's the general idea. It obviously contributes somehow though, since she can't do it without the arm cannon or relevant beam parts (IIRC in NES Metroid 1 the justin bailey outfit is no power suit, but still wearing the arm cannon). Otherwise ZSS' moveset would be a lot more like something out of Street Fighter or even DBZ.

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  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
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    Hey check out this cool Metroid I got.

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  • TamerBillTamerBill Registered User regular
    Metroids are not pets. Metroids are not for target practice.
    Finally, unauthorized feeding of Metroids is still strictly prohibited.

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  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    woops, I kinda blew past the first and the last thing. Havent worked up to the second yet.

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  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    Oh look it's crawling up my arAaaaaaaagggfhhhm

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  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    That is one cool Metroid though...

  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    https://www.metroid-database.com/samus-arans-arm-cannon-up-for-pre-order-at-gamestop-com/

    You'll be needing one of these, then. GameStop is gonna sell arm cannons.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Delzhand wrote: »
    https://www.metroid-database.com/samus-arans-arm-cannon-up-for-pre-order-at-gamestop-com/

    You'll be needing one of these, then. GameStop is gonna sell arm cannons.

    After Halloween? Not great planning.

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  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Delzhand wrote: »
    https://www.metroid-database.com/samus-arans-arm-cannon-up-for-pre-order-at-gamestop-com/

    You'll be needing one of these, then. GameStop is gonna sell arm cannons.

    After Halloween? Not great planning.

    Naw that's fine, gives people 11 1/2 months to make the suit

  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    Keep Halloween going.

    All year round.

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  • LBD_NytetraynLBD_Nytetrayn TorontoRegistered User regular
    No missile mode? Disappointing.

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  • [Expletive deleted][Expletive deleted] The mediocre doctor NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019
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    Hey check out this cool Metroid I got.

    Speaking as someone who's not in the US, any way to get that metroid? (We actually do have gamestop here, but they don't appear to carry it.)

    Edit: Is it the same as this one?

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  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019
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    Hey check out this cool Metroid I got.

    Speaking as someone who's not in the US, any way to get that metroid? (We actually do have gamestop here, but they don't appear to carry it.)

    Edit: Is it the same as this one?

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    No, it's massive and it's called Ultraviolet Glow Metroid. That one there is the non-glow original. It should be at EB Games or whatever your national equivalent is. It's rare. They're going for around $100 on ebay.


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    Delzhand wrote: »
    https://www.metroid-database.com/samus-arans-arm-cannon-up-for-pre-order-at-gamestop-com/

    You'll be needing one of these, then. GameStop is gonna sell arm cannons.

    Funny thing, the box of the Metroid in the article below it has the same exact tear in the box that mine has.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
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    Hey check out this cool Metroid I got.

    Speaking as someone who's not in the US, any way to get that metroid? (We actually do have gamestop here, but they don't appear to carry it.)

    Edit: Is it the same as this one?

    9d2bt8qil3i7.png

    No, it's massive and it's called Ultraviolet Glow Metroid. It should be at EB Games or whatever your national equivalent is. It's rare. They're going for around $100 on ebay.

    I had read that they were limited to one per store.
    I'm shocked that any employee didn't immediately buy it for themselves and put it on EBay...

  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019
    see317 wrote: »
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    Hey check out this cool Metroid I got.

    Speaking as someone who's not in the US, any way to get that metroid? (We actually do have gamestop here, but they don't appear to carry it.)

    Edit: Is it the same as this one?

    9d2bt8qil3i7.png

    No, it's massive and it's called Ultraviolet Glow Metroid. It should be at EB Games or whatever your national equivalent is. It's rare. They're going for around $100 on ebay.

    I had read that they were limited to one per store.
    I'm shocked that any employee didn't immediately buy it for themselves and put it on EBay...

    They actually had two there, both with the same tear in the box actually. I picked the one that looked less dirty. You could tell people had been touching them.

    Needless to say I washed it when I got home. Baby's first bath!

    Edit: also they probably didn't know it's worth. Hell I didn't even know until I posted pics and people told me (after I had removed most of the internal packaging) and I sell toys officially for a living!

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    Well, hell.
    Is this what's going to get me to go into an EB Games for the first time in years?

  • Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    Yes

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  • [Expletive deleted][Expletive deleted] The mediocre doctor NorwayRegistered User regular
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

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  • [Expletive deleted][Expletive deleted] The mediocre doctor NorwayRegistered User regular
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

    Are you saying that it's Norway or the highway?

  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

    Give us a break. It’s Oslo news day.

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  • Raybies666Raybies666 Registered User regular
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

    Give us a break. It’s Oslo news day.

    A break? Why should anyone do that?

    You need to Sweden the deal.

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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    Raybies666 wrote: »
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

    Give us a break. It’s Oslo news day.

    A break? Why should anyone do that?

    You need to Sweden the deal.

    Yeah, Israeli a bad deal. I’ll Czech back later.

    .
    ..
    ...
    .... we really need some Metroid news.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Raybies666 wrote: »
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

    Give us a break. It’s Oslo news day.

    A break? Why should anyone do that?

    You need to Sweden the deal.

    Yeah, Israeli a bad deal. I’ll Czech back later.

    .
    ..
    ...
    .... we really need some Metroid news.

    Be patient,I'm sure you'll get Germany eventually.

    And, yeah, any kind of news would be great.

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  • Raybies666Raybies666 Registered User regular
    see317 wrote: »
    Raybies666 wrote: »
    I don't think it's available here in Norway.

    Norway? No way!
    I’m sorry.

    I can in no way condone this sort of rampant punnery.

    Give us a break. It’s Oslo news day.

    A break? Why should anyone do that?

    You need to Sweden the deal.

    Yeah, Israeli a bad deal. I’ll Czech back later.

    .
    ..
    ...
    .... we really need some Metroid news.

    Be patient, if money's all you desire, I'm sure you'll get Germany eventually.

    And, yeah, any kind of news would be great.

    The outlook on news is the Samus yesterday.

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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    Ohhhh... on topic punnery.

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  • ViskodViskod Registered User regular
    That Metroid seems kind of small.

    Is it, a baby?

  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019
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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    God that game is never going to come out if they’re just now hiring a lead artist. At the very least I don’t think it’ll end up on the OG Switch.

    Nintendo better have another Metroid project coming out a little sooner.... or else.... or else.... I’ll piss and moan on the internet about it.

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