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A podcast dedicated to the Metroid video game franchise by Nintendo, featuring a team of passionate fans discussing the latest news, exclusive content and fan content.

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    • Apr 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 32 EPISODES


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    Episode 32 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Trailer 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 45:28


    Our first podcast episode of 2025 sees our team members discussing the second trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which aired during the Nintendo Direct of March 27, and the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, which aired earlier on the day of recording. They share their reactions to the trailer and their theories about what everything […]

    Episode 31 – Arkandy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 39:44


    Our third podcast episode of 2024 commemorates the third anniversary of Metroid Dread. Who better to join us than prominent Metroid Dread speedrunner Arkandy? Amanda and Roy moderate a discussion between Torvus and Arkandy about speedrunning techniques, the speedrunning community, and resources for the community. Additionally, the four of us share our memories of playing […]

    Episode 30 – Reactions to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 29:09


    Our second podcast episode of 2024 was recorded within hours of the June 18 Nintendo Direct, which finally brought us a gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond! Amanda and Roy are joined by team member Glaedrax to share their immediate reactions to the trailer and their theories on what will happen in the game. […]

    Episode 29 – Super Metroid’s 30th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 29:18


    Our first podcast episode of 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Super Metroid! Amanda and Roy are joined by team member TorvusBolt to share their memories of playing Super Metroid for the first time and discuss their favorite Easter eggs and secrets. We also answer listener submissions to our mailbag about potential actresses to play […]

    Episode 28 – Super Metroid Audio Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 25:18


    For our third and final podcast of 2023, Amanda and Roy recorded an audio drama based on the Super Metroid comics in Nintendo Power. Amanda voices Samus and Virginia Aran, while Roy voices Armstrong Houston and Rodney Aran, and Amanda’s husband Dan voices Old Bird. We also answer listener submissions to our mailbag about their […]

    Episode 27 – Kit and Krysta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 52:12


    For our second podcast of 2023, we are joined by Kit and Krysta, the former hosts of Nintendo Minute, who now host The Kit & Krysta Podcast! They answer our burning questions about Nintendo’s approach to marketing the Metroid series, and we share our reactions to Metroid Prime Remastered, which was announced and released only […]

    Episode 26 – Bryan Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 40:02


    Our twenty-sixth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast stars Bryan Walker, the former Development Director at Retro Studios, who oversaw Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Metroid Prime Trilogy and the standalone New Play Control! Wii port of Metroid Prime. Bryan shares his memories of working at Retro Studios, answers our questions, and offers […]

    Episode 25 – Chozo Language Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 39:54


    Our twenty-fifth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast highlights the rather impressive Chozo Language Course, which has taken data such as symbols and voice clips from Metroid Dread’s Chozo language, along with promotional materials and other official sources, and created a guide on how to learn this constructed language. The podcast features guest Deadweight, a linguist […]

    Episode 24 – Lawrence Schwedler (Composer, Metroid Prime Hunters)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 100:37


    Our twenty-fourth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast stars Lawrence Schwedler, the composer of Metroid Prime Hunters, and many other video game soundtracks during the Nintendo 64 and GameCube era, while at NST (Nintendo Software Technology). Lawrence shares his memories of working on Metroid Prime Hunters, and answers our questions, and shares his thoughts on topics […]

    Episode 23 – Video Game Preservation and Accessibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 30:02


    Our twenty-third episode brings two important topics to the discussion table: video game preservation, and video game accessibility, which impact Metroid fans, and video game fans generally. The team talks about how this impacts the Metroid series, and what can be done to change it. We know this is a topic that our community has […]

    Episode 22 – Kynan Pearson (Ex Retro Studios)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 44:42


    Our twenty-second episode welcomes Kynan Pearson, a former Retro Studios developer who was a Level Designer for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. He then went on to become Lead Designer for Donkey Kong Country Returns. Kynan discusses how the Metroid series could be adapted for other genres, and goes on to […]

    Episode 21 – Jack Mathews (Ex Retro Studios)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 76:45


    Our twenty-first episode features special guest Jack Mathews, Technical Lead Engineer of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Principal Technology Engineer on Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. In this special extended podcast, Jack goes into his thoughts on Metroid Dread, and answers questions relating to speculation and rumours surrounding the three Metroid Prime games […]

    Episode 20 – End of Year 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 52:48


    Our twentieth episode rounds off the year 2021 by looking back at our content from Shinesparkers published this year, highlighting some of the great features and community spotlights across the website. The podcast also features a special Metroid themed quiz, featuring six contestants from members of the Shinesparkers community! Please be aware that this episode […]

    Episode 19 – Traditional Metroid’s Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 41:53


    Our nineteenth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast is now available! This episode welcomes back industry veteran Eric Kozlowsky to the podcast, who was a Level 3 artist at Retro Studios and worked on Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and currently Art Director at indie video game company, FuzzyBot. The team discuss where we want to […]

    Episode 18 – Flat Egg

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 41:50


    Our eighteenth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast is now available! In this episode our team discuss their thoughts on the newly released Metroid Dread, delving deep into the lore of the game, and the controversy surrounding MercurySteam and crediting. We also answer some messages from the mailbag! Darren takes on hosting duties this time around, […]

    Episode 17 – Our Hopes for Metroid Dread

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 35:11


    Our seventeenth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast is now available! This episode discusses the team’s hopes for Metroid Dread, three weeks prior to its global release on October 8th 2021. The discussion focuses on content from Nintendo’s own promotional trailers and Metroid Dread reports, and some dream scenarios that they would love to see Samus […]

    Episode 16 – Metroid’s 35th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 27:30


    Our sixteenth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast is now available! This episode celebrates the 35th anniversary of Metroid, and the team discuss a range of different fan projects created by the Metroid community to mark Metroid’s milestone birthday. The team also share what they got up to on and around the anniversary. Podcast hosted by […]

    Episode 15 – Harmony of a Hunter Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 51:43


    Our fifteenth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast is now available! This episode celebrates the release of Harmony of a Hunter Returns, the sixth fan-arrangement album by Shinesparkers. We discuss the project, the history of our albums and share what it’s like to put a project like Harmony of a Hunter Returns, as well as highlighting […]

    Episode 14 – Metroid Dread

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 33:01


    The fourteenth episode of the Shinesparkers Podcast is now available! This episode focuses on the announcement of Metroid Dread and the team’s initialreactions to the newly announced game. We go on to share our thoughts on what the future of the Metroid series post-Dread could look like as the current story-arc comes to a close. […]

    Episode 13 – Metroid Randomisers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 26:50


    Our thirteenth podcast is now available! This time around we are discussing Metroid randomisers, focusing on the fan efforts within the community and why Nintendo should include them in future titles. We also read out some of your messages from our mailbag! Podcast includes host Amanda, who is joined by Roy and Darren. 00:23 – […]

    Episode 12 – Metroid Board Game Concepts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 32:35


    Our twelth podcast is now available! We kick off 2021 with a discussion on Metroid board games, and how an original game could look, in addition to a Metroid themed game based on existing properites already made, such as Monopoly and Frustration. This podcast features host Amanda, with team members TriforceGuy, RoyboyX and Dalagonash. 1:07 […]

    Episode 11 – End of Year 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 53:26


    For our eleventh podcast, the team close out 2020 by discussing a year of working on Shinesparkers, and how Metroid has helped them through the challenges of the global pandemic. The team also highlight the tenth anniversary of the community and their favourite features, and highlight some of your comments in our mailbag! This podcast […]

    Episode 10 – Rainfall Films (Metroid: The Sky Calls)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 93:32


    For our tenth podcast, we are joined by Sam Balcomb and Jeff Dodson of Rainfall Films, a company that specialises in production, post-production and audio, and were responsble for the fan film Metroid: The Sky Calls. The movie was created back in 2015 and starred Jessica Chobot and America Young as Samus Aran. To mark […]

    Episode 09 – Kabutroid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 22:20


    For our ninth podcast, we invited sprite comic artist Kabutroid to join us to discuss Planet Zebeth, a long-running series of comics she created seventeen years ago. Kabutroid explains more about her creation, and the team discuss our favourite moments from the comic. We hope you will checkout Planet Zebeth, one of the oldest pieces […]

    Episode 08 – Jessica Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 90:42


    For our eighth podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by Jessica Martin, who provided the voice of Samus in Metroid: Other M, to celebrate its tenth anniversary! In this feature-length podcast, we asked Jessica many questions, including why she became an actress, her dream roles, and her thoughts on Other M’s reception. The team […]

    Episode 07 – Orpheon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 48:45


    Our seventh podcast features special guest Orpheon, a Youtuber who creates awesome Metroid focused content, ranging from fun and humorous videos, to serious and informative ones. Orpheon’s branding of chibi-style characters that appear across his videos, and giving voices to the different characters, is what makes him stand out so much, and we are delighted […]

    Episode 06 – Viking Guitar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 34:20


    Our sixth episode invites Harmony of a Hunter musician Viking Guitar to chat with us about his contribution to the album, along with some of his work outside of the project, and how he got into music in the first place. This episode also features our host Amanda, and team members Darren and RoyboyX. 00:45 […]

    Episode 05 – Elias Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 42:42


    Our fifth episode features Metroid Headquarters founder Elias Thompson, who you may have seen taking part in the Metroid Headquarters Metroid Marathons (MHQThon) over the years. Elias has been a constant support to Shinesparkers throughout our history, and its fantastic to have him on our podcast to share his memories of Metroid Headquarters, his charitable endeavous through MHQthon, his personal projects and his ideas on which planets and environemnts he would like to see Samus revisit in a future Metroid title. This episode also features our Host Amanda, and team members RoyboyX and Darren.

    Episode 04 – DoctorM64 (AM2R, Ori and the Will of the Wisps)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 38:40


    Our fourth episode features special guest DoctorM64, who Metroid fans may recognise as the head of the AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) fan project released back in 2017. Since then, his talents have been recognised by Moon Studios, on the video game Ori and the Will of the Wisps. This episode also features our host Amanda, and team members RoyboyX and Torby Brand.

    Episode 03 – Eric Kozlowsky (Ex Retro Studios)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 78:31


    In our third episode, we speak to former Retro Studios Environment Artist and self-confessed Metroid fan Eric Kozlowsky, who worked at Retro on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. He shares memories of his time working at the company, his work in the industry and his desires to work on a Metroid title. Be sure to check out this feature length episode with our host Amanda, team member Darren and our brand new team member Dalagonash!

    Episode 02 – The Future of Metroid (Guest: Mozzaratti)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 31:01


    In our second episode, we discuss the future of Metroid and where we would like to see the series go next. We also speak to Harmony of a Hunter and Harmony of Heroes musician Mozzaratti, about his contribution to our albums. Featuring our host Amanda, and team members Darren and RoyboyX

    Episode 01 – Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 23:00


    Our first episode of the Shinesparkers podcast focuses on how the team was introduced to the series, and what our favourite games are. Featuring our host Amanda, and team members Darren, RoyboyX and Torby Brand.

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