The Other M that never was

10 years ago, Metroid Other M traumatized fans of the series…This video documents an attempt to alleviate that trauma. To do so, it analyzes the translation / localization of Metroid Other M.

Links to companion stuff:

-‘Other M: The movie’ in Japanese. Companion subtitle file (see below) syncs to these:
   • Metroid: Other M - The Movie - Japane...   (SD, with original subs)

UPDATE :    • Metroid: Other M - The Movie (2020 Ed...   (HD, without subs)
UPDATE :The alternate subs have now also been integrated into these youtube files for ease of viewing.

-Alternate Other M subtitles original files:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/coen8bdo5jv...


Borrowed art assets provided by:

Nintendo (from Metroid, Zelda etc.)

Paradox games (from Stellaris, intergalactic diplomacy)
https://stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Di...
https://www.pcinvasion.com/stellaris-...

Rooster Teeth (from Red vs. Blue, Space pirates attack)
https://www.wired.com/2012/05/rooster...

Digital Leisure (from Space Pirates)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293614/...

Gary Düfner (from Space Pirates of Crab Nebula)
  / spacepiratesofthecrabnebula  

Lamplighter brewing / Laura Pajer / Brian Reddy (Space Monster)
https://lamplighterbrewing.com/beer/s...

Lucasarts/Disney (from Star Wars, Boba Fett)

Warner Bros (from Rambo, Rambo)

Paramount pictures (from Terminator, Terminator head)

20th Century Fox (from Independence day, control room)

Evrard D’Espinque (Knights of the round table)

Anthony Fredrick Sandys (Morgana le Fay)

W.H. Margetson (Sword in the Stone)

Nintendomaps.com (Super Metroid Map, Ducktales screens & Sprites)
https://www.nesmaps.com/
https://www.snesmaps.com/

Metroid Database (Sakamoto Interview, Flaahgra art, Chykka larva art.)
https://www.metroid-database.com/

Yannick Robert (opening book animation)
   • Animation - Book opening  

Vaghauk (Space pirates picture, disambiguated)
https://www.deviantart.com/vaghauk/ar...

Col design Ltd. (Space pirates attack)
https://coldesignltd.com/#jp-carousel...

Sanghanart (Metroid Solitude)
https://www.sanghanart.com/projects/A...

Dániel Matheidesz (Future Earth)
https://deniel777.artstation.com/proj...

Orioto (Neo-Kraid, Toxic Planet)
https://www.deviantart.com/orioto/art...
https://www.deviantart.com/orioto/art...

Rooro22 (Samus x Adam art)
https://www.deviantart.com/rooro22/ar...

Tamako (Samus x Adam art)
https://www.deviantart.com/tamako-gra...

Nibroc-Rock (Depressed Samus render, and her getting up)
https://www.deviantart.com/nibroc-roc...

Ralph Beisner (Samus x Baby Metroid)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...

Green Mamba (Mother Brain art)
https://www.deviantart.com/green-mamb...

Leon Jo (Cyborg Samus Art)
https://www.deviantart.com/longai/art...

Thiago Storino (Life-Death border)
https://www.behance.net/gallery/58133...

Transfuse (Samus bein’ cool)
https://www.deviantart.com/transfuse/...

ShinraGod (Nes Ending Samus reinvented)
https://www.deviantart.com/shinragod/...

Unknown (Pretty pictures from weird places on earth. One piece of Samus artwork. Some stock assets from the internet, like babies, cats, dogs, wool etc. Political court. Space backgrounds. Mistranslations. Future telling ball.)

Footage from- and provided by:

Nintendo (Metroid, Paper Mario, Zelda etc.)
Monolithsoft (Xenoblade X)
Capcom (Ducktales, Megaman)
Akklaim (Mortal Kombat)
Blizzard (Diablo)
2K (Bioshock)
Lucasarts/Disney (Star wars, politics)
Bandai (Evangelion 64, Dragonball Xenoverse 2)

Simon Paech
Eelektreigon
King Crimz
M3trone
Maverick Gaming YT
Tander XS
Game maker’s Toolkit
   • The World Design of Super Metroid | B...  
Tilmendomination
The clowns are there
Narudare aran
Chibikage89
XholyPuffX
Juanca45002
The Orpheon
heytallman
bdcool
weaselrippedflesh
Jake the Human
AkN
HoTop Gaming
Helsonium
Ramza411sb
Metoota
Metroid Database
Terminian Hero
Radley Carter
wotadiver
CreativeHandle
SoloKnight
roundthewheelrtw
CAJman777
Shaymay
Desbreko
The Geek Critique
Stormspirit86
Akane Ginkai
TempestWay
AuraChannelerChris

Disclaimer: Permissions to use the above works has been obtained as much as possible, but not completely because in some cases I had trouble finding working contact data. I feel the few holdouts I don’t have explicit permission for, fall under ‘free use’. Feel free to contact me if you own something that was used, that I didn’t get permission for, and that you would like removed from the video.