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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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Frank

18-Nov-2022(#81)

sinnie wrote:

> Is it a fighting game

4. It is not

Frank

* 18-Nov-2022(#82)

Recap:

1. It was not released in 2010 or later.
2. The game does not have explicit Winter/Christmas elements, excluding JUST having a winter season.
3. It is part of a series/multi-game franchise.
Hint: The franchise has had movies.
4. It is not a fighting game.

Feeb

18-Nov-2022(#83)

Heroine?

SwiftJAB

18-Nov-2022(#84)

Are there more than 2 movies released for this franchise?

Frank

19-Nov-2022(#85)

SwiftJAB wrote:

> Are there more than 2 movies released for this franchise?

5. More than 2? No, but there is a 3rd coming next year.

Feeb

19-Nov-2022(#86)

Tomb Raider?

Renaissance2K

19-Nov-2022(#87)

Frank wrote:

> SwiftJAB wrote:

>> Are there more than 2 movies released for this franchise?

> 5. More than 2? No, but there is a 3rd coming next year.

6. Does the main character do what Nintendont?

Frank

19-Nov-2022(#88)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>> SwiftJAB wrote:

> |>> Are there more than 2 movies released for this franchise?

> |>>

>> 5. More than 2? No, but there is a 3rd coming next year.

> 6. Does the main character do what Nintendont?

6. No way ðŸ˜‚

BloodPuppetX

19-Nov-2022(#89)

Silent Hill?

benstylus

19-Nov-2022(#90)

Frank wrote:

> SwiftJAB wrote:

>> Are there more than 2 movies released for this franchise?

> 5. More than 2? No, but there is a 3rd coming next year.

I want some clarification on this clue. Is it like Indiana Jones where there are really 4 but many fans say there are only 2 movies because they disavow Temple of Doom and the Shia Lebouf one? Or is it actually only 2 movies?

sinnie

19-Nov-2022(#91)

I'm stumped. I cheated and read an article for upcoming video game movies and nothing fits.
I would guess something with Sonic but the 3rd movie has late 2024

Female protagonist?

Renaissance2K

19-Nov-2022(#92)

Frank wrote:

> 6. No way ðŸ˜‚

Is that a legit "No" or a callback to the Sonic & Knuckles bug screen?

Frank

19-Nov-2022(#93)

Legit no way xD

Frank

19-Nov-2022(#94)

sinnie wrote:

> I'm stumped. I cheated and read an article for upcoming video game movies and nothing

> fits.

> I would guess something with Sonic but the 3rd movie has late 2024

> Female protagonist?

7. No

Okay, the movie question is probably tripping people up. There was one live-action that was released worldwide, and one animated exclusive to Japan.

SwiftJAB

20-Nov-2022(#95)

Super Mario Bros.

Frank

* 20-Nov-2022(#96)

SwiftJAB wrote:

> Super Mario Bros.

It's not Super Mario Bros.

sinnie

* 20-Nov-2022(#97)

Super Mario Sistas

Frank

20-Nov-2022(#98)

sinnie wrote:

> Super Mario Sistas

The Great Giana Sisters would be a good pick, except it's not really easily accessible. Unless I went with Twisted Dreams... but nah

sinnie

20-Nov-2022(#99)

Well, I beat Untitled Goose Game today as my make up. I had beaten it before it was a choice here and got back to it.

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Frank

20-Nov-2022(#100)

sinnie wrote:

> Well, I beat Untitled Goose Game today as my make up. I had beaten it before it was

> a choice here and got back to it.

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citizen_zane

21-Nov-2022(#101)

sinnie wrote:

> Well, I beat Untitled Goose Game today as my make up. I had beaten it before it was

> a choice here and got back to it.

That would have been a hard call for me to make. While I was looking forward to the game for quite some time, once I got to playing it, it started to feel more like a chore that I was happy to be done with. I don't know if I could revisit it.

Frank

21-Nov-2022(#102)

citizen_zane wrote:

> sinnie wrote:

>> Well, I beat Untitled Goose Game today as my make up. I had beaten it before it

> was

>> a choice here and got back to it.

> |>

> That would have been a hard call for me to make. While I was looking forward to

> the game for quite some time, once I got to playing it, it started to feel more like

> a chore that I was happy to be done with. I don't know if I could revisit it.

think I agree. I don't think I'd want to go back and replay it either. I did double dip when it came to GamePass, but not a full playthrough. There was a Gamepass Quest for getting 3 achievements, and Untitled Goose Game had a few quick ones.

Alright here's another hint. this game had a TV show adaptation.

PizzaTheHutt

21-Nov-2022(#103)

Dang, I might've been the only one that enjoyed Untitled Goose Game.

Frank

21-Nov-2022(#104)

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

> Dang, I might've been the only one that enjoyed Untitled Goose Game.

I enjoyed it for a bit, but was pretty pissed about spending the full $20 on it

Feeb

21-Nov-2022(#105)

I’m surprised that Stray was seemingly received worse than UGG.

Frank

21-Nov-2022(#106)

Feeb wrote:

> I’m surprised that Stray was seemingly received worse than UGG.

I enjoyed stray more than ugg

Feeb

21-Nov-2022(#107)

I did as well.

Slickriven

21-Nov-2022(#108)

UGG was a fitting acronym for the game. I didn't hate it, but it and Tacoma were 100% games I would've never bothered to finish were they not for this thread.

Renaissance2K

* 21-Nov-2022(#109)

Untitled Goose Game is good web fodder and decent fun if you treat it like a sandbox. It's the main "quest" that was a bit of a bummer.

Stray was the opposite. You're going to feel somewhat limited if you roleplay as "cat gone amok" but the main quest is much better put together.

sinnie

* 21-Nov-2022(#110)

We love the Goose game in my house. Well my oldest does. I didn't wanna play it either, but it's fun finding new glitches and fun things to do to terrorize the town. We still need to 100% it so maybe we'll do it since it seems to be the current obsession.

I think my favorite is holding onto things that are big (like fertilizer bags, or trash can lids) and dropping them down the well while holding onto them. The game glitches and sends you flying. It's pretty funny. It takes team work to get it done sometimes.

Bleed_DukeBlue

21-Nov-2022(#111)

I had a similar experience with UGG and Stray. Both started out charming and then wore out their welcome fairly quickly for me.

BloodPuppetX

22-Nov-2022(#112)

Back to the GotM questions, is it a 2D side scroller? I’m assuming it’s probably a Mario game.

Frank

22-Nov-2022(#113)

BloodPuppetX wrote:

> Back to the GotM questions, is it a 2D side scroller? I’m assuming it’s probably

> a Mario game.

8. Yes it is a side scroller

Renaissance2K

22-Nov-2022(#114)

Frank wrote:

> It's not Super Mario Bros.

Ohhhh, you clever beast, you. We're looking for a sidescrolling "Super Mario" game that doesn't end in Bros. That narrows things down considerably...

9. Is it a Super Nintendo game?

Frank

22-Nov-2022(#115)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> Frank wrote:

>> It's not Super Mario Bros.

> Ohhhh, you clever beast, you. We're looking for a sidescrolling "Super Mario" game

> that doesn't end in Bros. That narrows things down considerably...

> 9. Is it a Super Nintendo game?

10. YESSSSS

Renaissance2K

* 22-Nov-2022(#116)

42. Is it

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Frank

22-Nov-2022(#117)

Renaissance2K wrote:

> 42. Is it ...

You got it, it's Super Mario World!!!

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PizzaTheHutt

* 22-Nov-2022(#118)

Haven't played that in years. At least it is easily accessible since I assume most of us have a Switch and pay for the online service, if you don't already have another way to play it.

With all the Super Mario Maker that I play, because it only uses New Super Mario Bros. physics I sometimes have difficulty adjusting back to the way the 8 and 16-bit Mario games play, so this will be interesting for me.

Frank

* 22-Nov-2022(#119)

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

> Haven't played that in years. At least it is easily accessible since I assume most

> of us have a Switch and pay for the online service, if you don't already have another

> way to play it.

> With all the Super Mario Maker that I play, because it only uses New Super Mario

> Bros. physics I sometimes have difficulty adjusting back to the way the 8 and 16-bit

> Mario games play, so this will be interesting for me.

I've been wanting an excuse to play through it again. I'm not sure if I've ever actually beaten the SNES version since I only played it at the neighbor's, and played through the GBA version as a kid.

That said though, playing it on SNES across the street was honestly one of the things that cemented me as the gamer I am today. I owe it to myself to at least beat the original game. Plus this gives me a chance to see how many of the starworld paths I can find in a normal playthrough

Plus it had to be Mario, why muck up the 1 Mario game a year trend I've had going since 2019. If this was the "FrankTZ Game Club" there would be a LOT more Mario

Renaissance2K

22-Nov-2022(#120)

I've been neglecting this club, and I'll be spending most of December working on my annual video, but I'll figure out a way to squeeze this in. I consider it my favorite Mario game.

I played through the GBA version last year and took it to 100% a few months ago, so it's probably time to beat the OG SNES version.

PizzaTheHutt

22-Nov-2022(#121)

I'm still working my way through BioShock 2. Not sure if I'll finish it before the month ends, but I'm trying.