# S7E1 - *[[Metroid Prime]]*
![[S7E1 Art.jpg]]
Unidentified distress beacon received! Bounty hunters Max Roberts and Logan Moore answer the call to investigate Tallon IV and *Metroid*'s pivotal move into first-person. Did a Texas-based studio *really* make one of the all-timers or was Samus better off left in the 90s?
<audio controls>
<source src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/chapterselectpod/CS_S7E1_Final_typo_fix.mp3">
</audio>
- *[Download](https://traffic.libsyn.com/chapterselectpod/CS_S7E1_Final_typo_fix.mp3) (43MB) — [[Chapter Select S7E1 - Metroid Prime Transcript|Episode Transcript]]*
- [RSS Feed](https://chapterselectpod.libsyn.com/rss)
- [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1568777352/chapter-select)
- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-select/id1568777352)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4f1TLZXbwtSX7uHROe9KlS)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxCxW3Sbhy5aXOo3G1wqynNLV3crmCXx2&si=Pdw4j_Ktgqe-55FW)
# *Metroid Prime*
- Developer – Retro Studios
- Platform – Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Switch
- Release Date – November 18, 2002
- *Remastered* - February 8, 2023
- Game Director – [Mark Pacini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pacini)
- Producers – [Shigeru Miyamoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto), [Kensuke Tanabe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensuke_Tanabe), [Kenji Miki](https://www.mobygames.com/person/59358/kenji-miki/credits/), [Akira Otani](https://www.mobygames.com/person/74225/akira-otani/credits/), and [Michael Mann](https://www.mobygames.com/person/74196/michael-mann/credits/)
- Composers – [Kenji Yamamoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Yamamoto_(composer,_born_1964)) and [Kouichi Kyuma](https://www.mobygames.com/person/181633/koichi-kyuma/credits/)
Metacritic – 97/100 ([GC](https://www.metacritic.com/game/metroid-prime/)) 94/100 ([Switch](https://www.metacritic.com/game/metroid-prime-remastered/))
# Links
- [*Metroid Prime* Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Prime)
- [*Metroid Prime: Blast Ball*](https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Metroid_Prime:_Blast_Ball)
- [[Millennial Gaming Speak – Episode 5 - Nintendo News and Kojima Confusion]]
- [*Metroid Prime*'s various endings](https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Metroid_endings#Metroid_Prime)
- [[S1E3 - Paper Mario - The Thousand-Year Door]]
- [The World Design of Dark Souls | Boss Keys – GMTK](https://youtu.be/QhWdBhc3Wjc?si=0SCYEzaqS0CflekY)
- [The World Design of Metroid Prime | Boss Keys – GMTK](https://youtu.be/zyoGD6uwCmk?si=G378WdmdQCxtEgHK)
- [MIGS 2007: Retro Studios On The Journey Of *Metroid Prime*](https://web.archive.org/web/20071129191427/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16389)
- [*Metroid Prime* Roundtable QA](https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/15/metroid-prime-roundtable-qa?page=2)
- Miyamoto's quote on the Morph Ball was in regards to just the third-person element, not the game at large. My apologies.
- [[My Journey to Becoming a Map Maker – A Video Essay]]
- Soundtrack
- [Nintendo Music](https://share.m.nintendo.com/en-US/US/officialPlaylists/7c67c08d-310e-4d65-8934-877969d32dfe)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL60AC8FAD43BF869C)
---
*This episode was originally recorded on October 14, 2023.*
Logan Moore
- [Comicbook.com](https://comicbook.com/author/logan-moore/)
[Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net/) - Max's home online
[[The Max Frequency Podcast]] - Join Max Roberts and guests to talk about video games, creativity, and life. This is podcasting at Max’s frequency.
Researcher, Editor, and Producer – Max Roberts
Hosted by Logan Moore & Max Roberts
Art designed by Max Roberts