Metaquarius, author of the beloved/beloathed Super Metroid Z-Factor, has released a new blog post (https://metaquarium.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/almost-there/) letting us know that he's almost done.
Do you know what that means?
X-FUSION TOMORROW!!!1!1!! :catgirl: :catgirl: :catgirl:
plz poast ur excitement that X-Fusion is coming out tomorrow in this thread
i can't wait to get wrecked
i can't wait to get wrecked tomorrow as well
who else is excited to play metroid fusion in the original french tomorrow? i know i am!
i can't believe he's going to release it on the anniversary of the burr-hamilton duel because of the tie-in with the musical (play it and see!)
I'm so excited to romance Karid-X and Coromare tomorrow.
Who else is excited to play the sequel to Z-Factor tomorrow?
Tomorrow is the day that we will go to BSL, spelunk in SRX, relax in TRO, get toasty in PYR, swim in AQA, shiver in ARC, get spooked in NOC, and party with DMX.
alas, you have to wait until tomorrow
Tomorrow is X-Fusion Tuesday!! :catgirl: :catgirl:
Tomorrow is the day that our twelve, long, arduous painful days of waiting will be over.
(tho if you think waiting is hard, try making a hack for that long!!)
oops I said "days" in my previous post instead of "years"
at the very least, I know I won't have to worry about that post tomorrow... beacause i'll be palying x-fusoin :cool: :cool: :cool:
You know, after playing X-Fusion tomorrow, I might consider making Tour of Italy a sequel to it instead of Metroid 4.
The day after tomorrow will be the day I have to by new pants, because of how spooked I'll be by the scary new game tomorrow.
alas, you have to wait until tomorrow
"Guy's... I doan't think X-Fusion is coming out tomorrow... :cry: :cry: :cry:" <- Statements dreamt up by the utterly deranged.
we all know it is coming out tomorrow, don't be silly :smug:
IS TODAY TOMORROW???????????
finding out in 2 minutes
starting to think that tomorrow might be tomorrow
tomorrow is closer now than ever before
I'm excited to download X-Fusion when it comes out tomorrow and then mute the Discord forever.
I'm not joining it, please keep me abreast of anything
I know the Metroid timeline is confusing, so I made a helpful chart for those who want to make sure they're caught up before tomorrow. :catgirl:
oh no! i've heard rumors that metaquarius thinks the game is too difficult, so he's planning on delaying the hack until next week!! :wow: :wow: :wow:
come on meta! don't be leaving me hang dry for so long!! i can take the punishment! why won't you let me be punished tomorrow!? :snippy:
don't worry, it's almost tomorrow
tomorrow is friday and friday is next week, right? ...right???
PLEASE TELL ME IT'S NEXT WEEK TOMORROW METASQUARIUS I;M DYING OUT HERE!!!!
real talk: since i put the 2009 VGMaps Dread hoax logo on that timeline, i've been looking at the maps (https://vgmaps.com/NewsArchives/April2009/index.htm#MetroidDread) for it and having unwholesome thoughts like "i can fix this" and "this would be a good use of my time and talents"
okay, okay!! i'll admit it! today was not yesterday's tomorrow! maybe tomorrow is yesterday's tomorrow!
...
what!?
you think i'm glooby with my guesses? i may be silly in this thread, but i am never glooby!!
okay. tomorrow is sunday, which is next week, which means tomorrow is next week, so x-fusion will definitely be released tomorrow!
who's with me boys? :hey:
o it's happenin (but not right now, it's tomorrow)
You know what tomorrow is?
It's the 31st anniversary of the release of Super Metroid in Europe.
And it's also the day we'll get to play X-Fusion. :cool:
tomorrow is nigh
using my insider knowledge of the machinations of the x-fusion discord, i can confidently say that ot is possible that x-fusion might come out tomorrow
well yeah, this we know to be true. tomorrow
Look at this poor, sad, little man.
This is the face of someone who doesn't believe that X-Fusion is coming out tomorrow.
though maybe the taco bell food has something to do with it as well (uncertain)
Now I'm making that distressed face as I realize that I'll have to deal with moderating the X-Fusion Discord tomorrow, without having played it yet.
Truly, a threat more frightful than the SA-X.
Tomorrow is the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase -- the perfect time for Metaquarius to covertly release the hack under the radar of the gaming press.
expertly planned by an expert planner
Always Bet on Tomorrow
You know what day it is tomorrow?
The day of X-Fusion.
The day chosen especially for X-Fusion's release.
X-Fusion's day.
I'm hearing reports that today is tomorrow. What could this mean ???
silly rt. tomorrow can never be today. that is impossible :smug:
BUT NEEN!! WHAT IF X-FUSION RELEASES TODAY!?!?
WHAT DOES THAT MAKE TOMORROW THEN!?!?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
we all know it is coming out tomorrow. it is a known fact
and tomorrow cannot be today. ergo, it cannot come out today
Currently it is tomorrow in France, which means that it can come out today in the United States of America.
:smug::smug::smug::smug::smug::smug::smug:
good grief that emote tiles horizontally way better than it has any right to
TOMORROW IS HERE!! (https://metroidconstruction.com/hack.php?hack_id=837)
every day before today is yesterday, tomorrow is now
x-fusion comes out yesterday
v1.1 is out
RIP to the demonic crabs that take 2.5 e-tanks in a single hit v_v;
I'm excited to play more of this after work today.
that would be cool if it were possible. however, it comes out tomorrow, so you're gonna have to wait
What if I told you... I finally have early access :cool:
I don't know how far I am into this silly romhack, but currently it feels like a strong 5/5 to me, even in spite of the questionable game balance.
I got a playlist of my VoDs for this hack thusfar here (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIsVVTThMRiqj0OJKC8THa9Jl6sQWJccQ), for those who want to follow along at home.
Quote from: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 08 - 05, 11:01 PMI don't know how far I am into this silly romhack, but currently it feels like a strong 5/5 to me, even in spite of the questionable game balance.
Had the same thoughts. My play experience has been bumpy with a poor first impression but anything of this scope and quality really amazes me like few hacks have.
streaming this right now: https://www.twitch.tv/rt_55j
last time i was just about to get the ice missiles, i think
This hack continues to delight, infuriate, and impress.
I finished the hack today, and greatly enjoyed it.
Making the final section of the game a masocore platforming segment, topped off with a community in-joke, is certainly a choice (a choice that I respect).
I left an insane spoiler-free review on the hack's page.
Somebody already set up the skeleton of a speedrunning wiki with image rips of every room:
https://castie.ddns.net/xf_wiki/index.php/Main_Page