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Title: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 09, 03:53 PM
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
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 09, 05:18 PM
i can't wait to get wrecked
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 09, 06:58 PM
i can't wait to get wrecked tomorrow as well
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 10, 09:07 AM
who else is excited to play metroid fusion in the original french tomorrow? i know i am!
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 10, 10:46 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!)
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 07 - 11, 08:32 AM
I'm so excited to romance Karid-X and Coromare tomorrow.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sat, 2025 - 07 - 12, 10:16 PM
Who else is excited to play the sequel to Z-Factor tomorrow?
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 13, 04:52 PM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 13, 07:57 PM
alas, you have to wait until tomorrow
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 14, 08:33 AM
Tomorrow is X-Fusion Tuesday!! :catgirl:  :catgirl:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 07 - 15, 07:21 AM
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!!)
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 16, 07:46 PM
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:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 17, 09:56 AM
You know, after playing X-Fusion tomorrow, I might consider making Tour of Italy a sequel to it instead of Metroid 4.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 07 - 18, 08:18 AM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Fri, 2025 - 07 - 18, 08:41 AM
alas, you have to wait until tomorrow
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sat, 2025 - 07 - 19, 03:33 PM
"Guy's... I doan't think X-Fusion is coming out tomorrow... :cry: :cry: :cry:" <- Statements dreamt up by the utterly deranged.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Sat, 2025 - 07 - 19, 05:09 PM
we all know it is coming out tomorrow, don't be silly  :smug:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 20, 01:58 PM
IS TODAY TOMORROW???????????


finding out in 2 minutes
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 20, 02:46 PM
starting to think that tomorrow might be tomorrow
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 20, 04:20 PM
tomorrow is closer now than ever before
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 21, 09:13 AM
I'm excited to download X-Fusion when it comes out tomorrow and then mute the Discord forever.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 21, 09:30 AM
I'm not joining it, please keep me abreast of anything
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 07 - 22, 07:18 AM
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:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 23, 10:16 AM
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:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 24, 12:06 AM
don't worry, it's almost tomorrow
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 24, 10:23 AM
tomorrow is friday and friday is next week, right? ...right???

PLEASE TELL ME IT'S NEXT WEEK TOMORROW METASQUARIUS I;M DYING OUT HERE!!!!
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 24, 02:36 PM
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"
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 07 - 25, 08:37 AM
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!!
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sat, 2025 - 07 - 26, 04:09 PM
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:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 27, 01:12 AM
o it's happenin (but not right now, it's tomorrow)
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sun, 2025 - 07 - 27, 11:59 AM
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:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 28, 08:45 AM
tomorrow is nigh
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 28, 10:11 AM
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
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 28, 05:07 PM
well yeah, this we know to be true. tomorrow
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 28, 07:40 PM
Look at this poor, sad, little man.

This is the face of someone who doesn't believe that X-Fusion is coming out tomorrow.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Mon, 2025 - 07 - 28, 07:41 PM
though maybe the taco bell food has something to do with it as well (uncertain)
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 07 - 29, 12:48 PM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 30, 09:44 AM
Tomorrow is the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase -- the perfect time for Metaquarius to covertly release the hack under the radar of the gaming press.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 30, 10:14 AM
expertly planned by an expert planner
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 07 - 30, 10:28 AM
Always Bet on Tomorrow
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 07 - 31, 07:04 PM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 07:19 AM
I'm hearing reports that today is tomorrow. What could this mean ???
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 07:31 AM
silly rt. tomorrow can never be today. that is impossible :smug:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 10:08 AM
BUT NEEN!! WHAT IF X-FUSION RELEASES TODAY!?!?

WHAT DOES THAT MAKE TOMORROW THEN!?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 06:00 PM
we all know it is coming out tomorrow. it is a known fact
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 06:00 PM
and tomorrow cannot be today. ergo, it cannot come out today
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 07:24 PM
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:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 01, 07:25 PM
good grief that emote tiles horizontally way better than it has any right to
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sat, 2025 - 08 - 02, 12:27 AM
TOMORROW IS HERE!! (https://metroidconstruction.com/hack.php?hack_id=837)
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Sat, 2025 - 08 - 02, 12:53 AM
every day before today is yesterday, tomorrow is now
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Sat, 2025 - 08 - 02, 05:24 PM
x-fusion comes out yesterday
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sun, 2025 - 08 - 03, 08:01 AM
v1.1 is out

RIP to the demonic crabs that take 2.5 e-tanks in a single hit v_v;
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 08 - 05, 11:17 AM
I'm excited to play more of this after work today.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: neen on Tue, 2025 - 08 - 05, 11:32 AM
that would be cool if it were possible. however, it comes out tomorrow, so you're gonna have to wait
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 08 - 05, 01:40 PM
What if I told you... I finally have early access  :cool:
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Tue, 2025 - 08 - 05, 11:01 PM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Wed, 2025 - 08 - 06, 07:33 AM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: Cera Sizzle on Wed, 2025 - 08 - 06, 11:09 PM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 08 - 07, 06:40 PM
streaming this right now: https://www.twitch.tv/rt_55j

last time i was just about to get the ice missiles, i think
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Fri, 2025 - 08 - 08, 09:09 AM
This hack continues to delight, infuriate, and impress.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Sat, 2025 - 08 - 09, 11:20 PM
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.
Title: Re: X-Fusion
Post by: RT-55J on Thu, 2025 - 08 - 14, 03:46 PM
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