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Topic The Official GameTZ Game Club March 2023 - Metroid Prime

Frank

* 11-Mar-2019(#1)

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Welcome to The GameTZ Game Club! This is my attempt at forming an easy to get into book club type thing, but with games! Anybody, and everybody, is welcome to join in on the fun!

Rules:

- Each month a random game will be chosen, by myself, for the club to play. Games can vary from the beginning of gaming onward to current-generation platforms. There are no limitations!

- You have from the 1st of every month to 11:59PM EST of the final day to complete the designated game. 100% completion isn't required. The point of the club is to provoke game discussion, as well as give GameTZ veterans and new users a place to mingle!]

- For every game completed, post a picture as proof of your completion Example. This is essential in order to receive your badge and entry to the monthly raffle.

- You will be awarded with a badge each month you complete the game. All badges will be proudly displayed next to your name in the original post. As long as you "roll credits" the game is considered beaten!

- Some months will feature prizes! Every user to complete the game of the month will be thrown into a drawing to win prizes! Users will be assigned a number and users will be randomly generated at some point the following month.

- Prizes will vary. Prizes will beon a donation basis by either me or another member. Sometimes physical, sometimes digital. If you would like to contribute, drop me a message.

- If you don't own the game, and you have access to it on another platform, you're welcome to play it that way. Just make sure that it's the same version, to qualify for the prize or badge.

- If you do not want to participate in the games, but would like to join in on the conversations, please do!

- If you would like to join, just post here, and I'll add you to the list of users. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or criticism, please don't hesitate to post them!

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Game: Metroid Prime
Initial Release Date: Nov. 18th 2002 | Feb. 8th 2023
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Switch
Badge: Coming Soon

Badge Opportunities

image Platinum TZ - Just join the Game Club group and you'll be granted this complimentary first badge.

image Monthly - Complete the chosen monthly game to earn the badge.

image Previous Months - Complete any ONE badge of month’s past. (One additional per month)

image Gold TZ - Complete 20 or more games to receive the Gold TZ Badge.

image Contributor - Contribute a prize at least once to earn the contributor badge.

image Secret Santa - Participate in at least one GameTZ Secret Santa or High Roller Gift Exchange.

image Custom Badge There is no official way to receive one. So far only 3 have been granted

Members:

Past Months:

image February 2023: Cuphead
image January 2023: High on Life

image December 2022: Super Mario World
image November 2022: Bioshock 2
image October 2022: Death Stranding
image September 2022: Stray
image August 2022: Chernoblite
image July 2022: TMNT Franchise
image May 2022: Gris
imageApril 2022: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
image March 2022: Subsurface Circular
image February 2022: Crysis Franchise
image January 2022 : Marvel's Spider-Man

image November 2021: Ori Franchise
image October 2021: Until Dawn
image September 2021: Guitar Hero Franchise
image August 2021: Metroid | Metroid Zero Mission
image July 2021: Tetris Effect
image June 2021: Horizon Zero Dawn
image May 2021: Ghost Squad
image April 2021: Bioshock
image March 2021: LittleBigPlanet Franchise
image February 2021: MediEvil
image January 2021: Super Mario Galaxy

image November 2020: Oddworld Abe's Odyssey
image October 2020: Resident Evil 7
image September 2020: Batman: Arkham City
image August 2020: Trover Saves The Universe
image July 2020: Super Mario Land
image June 2020: Untitled Goose Game
image May 2020: Tacoma
image April 2020: Last of Us
image March 2020: Shovel Knight
image February 2020: Portal 2

image December 2019: Outer Worlds
image November 2019: Yooka-Laylee
image October 2019: Resident Evil 2 (2019)
image September 2019: Doom
image August 2019: Steamworld Dig
image July 2019: Journey
image June 2019: Super Mario RPG
image May 2019: Borderlands
image April 2019: Adventure Island

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SwiftJAB

29-Jan-2023(#201)

Does the game feature a human protagonist?

Frank

29-Jan-2023(#202)

citizen_zane wrote:

> Is it pixelated?

4. No

SwiftJAB wrote:

> Does the game feature a human protagonist?

5. Humanoid, but not human.

nonamesleft

* 29-Jan-2023(#203)

It's been too long since I've beaten a game for this thread.

Not counting PC, is the game a specific console exclusive?

Renaissance2K

29-Jan-2023(#204)

7. Is the main character an android or robot?

Frank

29-Jan-2023(#205)

nonamesleft wrote:

> It's been too long since I've beaten a game for this thread.

> Not counting PC, is the game a specific console exclusive?

6. No it is not "currently" an exclusive. Wink Wink

Frank

29-Jan-2023(#206)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> 7. Is the main character an android or robot?

Nope!

nonamesleft

* 29-Jan-2023(#207)

Frank wrote:

> nonamesleft wrote:

>> It's been too long since I've beaten a game for this thread.

>> Not counting PC, is the game a specific console exclusive?

> 6. No it is not "currently" an exclusive. Wink Wink

Hmmmm. Then I'm thinking maybe it was an exclusive and then got ported, or something along those lines.

Feeb

* 29-Jan-2023(#208)

Is it’s story and cast based on real historical mythology?

Frank

29-Jan-2023(#209)

Feeb wrote:

> Is itÃ‚'s story and cast based on real historical mythology?

8. I don't believe so!

Feeb

29-Jan-2023(#210)

This one is intriguing!

Renaissance2K

30-Jan-2023(#211)

9. Was it available on an Xbox console at launch?

Frank

30-Jan-2023(#212)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> 9. Was it available on an Xbox console at launch?

9. Yes

Renaissance2K

30-Jan-2023(#213)

10. Is the main character an anthropomorphic inanimate object?

Feeb

30-Jan-2023(#214)

Oh wow. It’s a dick game.

Frank

31-Jan-2023(#215)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> 10. Is the main character an anthropomorphic inanimate object?

10. YEESSS

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Renaissance2K

31-Jan-2023(#216)

Is it

Cuphead

Bleed_DukeBlue

* 31-Jan-2023(#217)

Oh please not Cuphead. That game nearly gave me carpal tunnel by the time I beat it last year. It’s hard enough on simple mode, but then you have to raise the difficulty and beat everything on regular mode to be able to unlock the last area (Inkwell Hell) and roll the credits. Some of the bosses on regular took me literally hundreds of attempts before I beat them. The final bosses (and some of the ones before you get there) are brutal.

Slickriven

31-Jan-2023(#218)

I'm only still on the first island/area in Cuphead after buying it early last year but sucking at it. So I would be up for giving it some more attention, though I suspect that I might not complete it in the month because I stunk at it.

Frank

* 31-Jan-2023(#219)

@Renaissance2K
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Next month was recommended in by @EB who has also kindly offered to give away a $10 gift card to one lucky participant who collects the Cuphead badge.

I myself never actually finished it either, and I've always felt shameful because of it. While I don't include myself in the prize raffle, since I'm the host, I am looking forward to trying to play through it again and actually finish it!

Feeb

31-Jan-2023(#220)

Cuphead is one of those games where the more you play the angrier and worse you get. I’ve Gotta set an attempt / night limit on those for me to succeed.

PizzaTheHutt

31-Jan-2023(#221)

I never finished it either. Around the time it released on Switch the dev team said they were going to patch in Xbox Live achievement support into the Switch version, so I set the game aside expecting them to follow through on it. Nearly four years later and they have never mentioned it again. I'm fine playing it without achievements, it just would have been nice to have something to show for completing a ridiculously hard game, but I still never went back because I was sidetracked by so many other games in the meantime.

nonamesleft

* 31-Jan-2023(#222)

Feeb wrote:

> This one is intriguing!

Feeb wrote:

>Oh wow. It's a dick game.

What did you initially think it was?

nonamesleft

31-Jan-2023(#223)

Frank wrote:

> @Renaissance2K

> {imgt}https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/...

> 616 353{imgt}

> Next month was recommended in by @EB who has also kindly offered to give away a $10

> gift card to one lucky participant who collects the Cuphead badge.

> I myself never actually finished it either, and I've always felt shameful because

> of it. While I don't include myself in the prize raffle, since I'm the host, I am

> looking forward to trying to play through it again and actually finish it!

What's the cuphead badge?

Frank

31-Jan-2023(#224)

nonamesleft wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>> @Renaissance2K

>> {imgt}https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/...

>> 616 353{imgt}

>> Next month was recommended in by @EB who has also kindly offered to give away

> a $10

>> gift card to one lucky participant who collects the Cuphead badge.

>> I myself never actually finished it either, and I've always felt shameful because

>> of it. While I don't include myself in the prize raffle, since I'm the host, I

> am

>> looking forward to trying to play through it again and actually finish it!

> What's the cuphead badge?

You'll have to wait until tomorrow... Or at least until later tonight when I make it.

nonamesleft

31-Jan-2023(#225)

Frank wrote:

> nonamesleft wrote:

>> Frank wrote:

> |>> @Renaissance2K

> |>> {imgt}https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/...

> |>> 616 353{imgt}

> |>>

> |>> Next month was recommended in by @EB who has also kindly offered to give away

>> a $10

> |>> gift card to one lucky participant who collects the Cuphead badge.

> |>>

> |>> I myself never actually finished it either, and I've always felt shameful because

> |>> of it. While I don't include myself in the prize raffle, since I'm the host,

> I

>> am

> |>> looking forward to trying to play through it again and actually finish it!

> |>>

>> What's the cuphead badge?

> You'll have to wait until tomorrow... Or at least until later tonight when I make

> it.

Ohhhh, that's what you meant. I wasn't rushing you or anything. I misunderstood. I thought there was an in game cuphead badge to collect.

Frank

31-Jan-2023(#226)

Nope, just the one for completing the game for the club.

nonamesleft

* 31-Jan-2023(#227)

Looking forward to playing this one again. Was a good challenge. Personally, I found the

dragon

to be one of the most challenging bosses. Took me many tries to defeat.

BloodPuppetX

* 31-Jan-2023(#228)

I beat Cuphead + the DLC last month (also nominated it for this club), so I'll try to do it on Expert difficulty this time. There is a trick that lets you summon the genie for double health if you're having trouble.

https://gameranx.com/features/id/325518/article/cu...

I probably died to Grim Matchstick the most. Almost certainly would have been the robot if not for this cheat. (I used it for this boss and two of the later run and gun stages just to get them out of the way lol.)

Renaissance2K

31-Jan-2023(#229)

I just played through the first level, and hoo boy, I better get the pain meds ready.

nonamesleft

1-Feb-2023(#230)

BloodPuppetX wrote:

> I beat Cuphead + the DLC last month (also nominated it for this club), so I'll try

> to do it on Expert difficulty this time. There is a trick that lets you summon the

> genie for double health if you're having trouble.

> https://gameranx.com/features/id/325518/article/cu...

> I probably died to Grim Matchstick the most. Almost certainly would have been the

> robot if not for this cheat. (I used it for this boss and two of the later run and

> gun stages just to get them out of the way lol.)

Grim Matchstick was also one of the most difficult for me. Took me a long time to beat.

nonamesleft

1-Feb-2023(#231)

Was looking forward to replaying Cuphead.

I turned on my Switch Lite, ready to play, and oh wait the Switch was out of battery, of course.

I'm a big fan of the Switch Lite, but a disadvantage to not having the system docked is the battery potentially being dead when you're about to play a game.

nonamesleft

1-Feb-2023(#232)

I beat the vegetable boss. Wasn't difficult at all (I know that the others are much more difficult)

1 down.

Renaissance2K

1-Feb-2023(#233)

Slowly but surely making progress. Really scared about some of the later levels if I'm already having this much trouble with the first world.

nonamesleft

1-Feb-2023(#234)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> Slowly but surely making progress. Really scared about some of the later levels if

> I'm already having this much trouble with the first world.

I wonder which bosses you'll find to be more challenging and which less. There were some that based on the progression of the game should have been difficult and were easier for me, but others that I would have thought would have been more difficult but turned out to be much easier.

Feeb

1-Feb-2023(#235)

nonamesleft wrote:

> Renaissance2K wrote:

>> Slowly but surely making progress. Really scared about some of the later levels

> if

>> I'm already having this much trouble with the first world.

> I wonder which bosses you'll find to be more challenging and which less. There were

> some that based on the progression of the game should have been difficult and were

> easier for me, but others that I would have thought would have been more difficult

> but turned out to be much easier.

Hardest for me are the jumping platform boss fights. Need 4 eyes and 8 hands.

nonamesleft

* 1-Feb-2023(#236)

Feeb wrote:

> nonamesleft wrote:

>> Renaissance2K wrote:

> |>> Slowly but surely making progress. Really scared about some of the later levels

>> if

> |>> I'm already having this much trouble with the first world.

> |>>

>> I wonder which bosses you'll find to be more challenging and which less. There

> were

>> some that based on the progression of the game should have been difficult and

> were

>> easier for me, but others that I would have thought would have been more difficult

>> but turned out to be much easier.

> Hardest for me are the jumping platform boss fights. Need 4 eyes and 8 hands.

:)

One of the most difficult for me was that platforming water stage. Took me many many tries.

Feeb

1-Feb-2023(#237)

The dragon where you have to jump on loving clouds. Yikes.

nonamesleft

* 1-Feb-2023(#238)

Feeb wrote:

> The dragon where you have to jump on loving clouds. Yikes.

Oh yeah, that one was very difficult for me. I think I beat the dragon two weeks after I first encountered it.

citizen_zane

2-Feb-2023(#239)

Initially I was thinking that Cuphead would be great for me and my daughter to play together, but after reading a little bit about the two-player mode, I think it would be a bad idea. Apparently when you play in two-player mode, the amount of damage that each player does is cut in half. This means that both players need to be really good in order to beat this game. Yikes.

nonamesleft

2-Feb-2023(#240)

citizen_zane wrote:

> Initially I was thinking that Cuphead would be great for me and my daughter to play

> together, but after reading a little bit about the two-player mode, I think it would

> be a bad idea. Apparently when you play in two-player mode, the amount of damage

> that each player does is cut in half. This means that both players need to be really

> good in order to beat this game. Yikes.

Wow. Sounds like a good challenge.

nonamesleft

* 2-Feb-2023(#241)

I beat the frog duo after a couple of tries. I spent my first four coins on the spread upgrade. That shot is a beast if you can get close enough to the target.

My previous playthrough, I think that Spread was one of the last items I bought. I highly recommend it. It can make things trickier, being up close, but it really packs a punch.