Shoot the Core-cast

If you're a fan of Capcom's 194X series, Daddy STGs or mainly just Raizing/Eighting, the latest episode of Shoot the Core-cast is for you! As it happens, 1944: The Loop Master was Raizing's penultimate STG, with Brave Blade being their final game prior to its absorption into Eighting.

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)

Episode 086 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted finish out Pacific Theater Summer with the black sheep of the 194X series, Capcom's 1944!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)

Episode 086 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted finish out Pacific Theater Summer with the black sheep of the 194X series, Capcom's 1944!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 085 - 1941 (July 2025)

Episode 085 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted continue the Pacific Theater Summer event with a prequel WWII shoot-em-up, Capcom's 1941!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv0x...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 084 - 1943: The Battle of Midway

Episode 084 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now - talking Capcom's arcade classic 1943!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vli...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 083 - Star Hunter DX (May 2025)

Episode 083 of Shoot the Core-cast is out now! MetalFRO and Addicted discuss a more recent release that combines horizontal play, danmaku, and bullet cancels - Star Hunter DX! @1ccgames.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPk...

Podcast episodes could be delayed due to major hardware failure of the equipment used to record and edit the episodes. We hope to have the issues resolved soon, but the hardware failure is still undetermined as to the root cause or the fix at this time.

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 081 - Kyuukyoku Tiger / Twin Cobra

Episode 081 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted dive into a Toaplan classic that was a watershed moment for the genre, Kyuukyoku Tiger, aka Twin Cobra!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_9X...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 080 - Razion EX

Episode 080 is out now! MetalFRO and Addicted take on a modern update to a Neo Geo shoot-em-up that most of us didn't get to play until recently, Razion EX!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syf9...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 079 - Silpheed (January 2025)

Episode 079 is out now! MetalFRO and Addicted blast off into outer space in 2 different timelines to save the universe from a madman in Silpheed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ad...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 079 - Silpheed (January 2025)

Episode 079 is out now! MetalFRO and Addicted blast off into outer space in 2 different timelines to save the universe from a madman in Silpheed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ad...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 078 - Resogun (December 2024)

Episode 078 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted look at what was THE shmup on the PS4 as one of the few launch titles, the Housemarque juggernaut Resogun!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulD...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 077 - Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (November 2024)

Episode 077 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now, talking shmup-adjacent for some Pocky & Rocky Reshrined!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrgb...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 076 - Dariusburst (August 2024)

Episode 076 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted recruit Darius superfan Gojiguy to help them complete the Summer of Sashimi trifecta by finally covering the complexity that is Dariusburst!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLnf...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 075 - NeverAwake (October 2024)

Episode 075 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted look at a spooky shooter that delves into the nightmares from the perspective of a child's inner mind - NeverAwake!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxM...

YouTube video by GameBoy Guru Episode 074 - Crisis Wing (September 2024)

Episode 074 is out now! We went out of order for the 1st time in our podcast history, but we wanted to get an episode out sooner than later. This time around, we take a look at the indie shooting game Crisis Wing from PieSlice Productions!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvhs...

Episode 073 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted are once again joined by Gojiguy to continue the Summer of Sashimi event to discuss the 3rd arcade game in the series, Darius Gaiden!
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Episode 072 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted are joined by a special guest to kick off the Summer of Sashimi event to discuss the legendary Taito shoot-em-up game, Darius!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVj...
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Episode 071 of the podcast is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted explore a debut STG from a relatively new doujin developer, LKKGame. Time to talk about GanaBlade!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgxm...

Battle Garegga Rev 2016. The left and right sides of the screen show a bunch of stats. The point is that the original game was game-screen only due to the orientation. With today's 16:9 standard, they used these for the real estate instead of just having wallpaper or black.

I think a big plus are the ones where they take a lot of the widescreen real estate and put stats in it like scoring & combo stuff. Garegga 2016 is a prime example.

A minus would be companies that don't concentrate on framerate/lag with re-issues/ports. City Connection has a bad rep for that

We're recording again soon, so here's the Question of the Month:
With the recent explosion of retro and throwback-style shoot em up games, what do you think are the biggest pluses and minuses of this trend?

In episode 070, MetalFRO and Addicted look at one of the top DOS shoot em up games from the mid-90's, and a sentimental favorite for MetalFRO, the legendary ... Episode 070 - Tyrian (April 2024)

Now that Google Podcasts is going away, we have the podcast feed available on YouTube! For anyone using YouTube Music services, now you can get your Shoot the Core-cast fix there as well!
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Episode 070 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted look at one of the top DOS shoot em up games from the mid-90's, and a sentimental favorite for MetalFRO, the legendary Tyrian!
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Don't forget to join us for our May game, the PC indie shooter GanaBlade! Join our Discord or @ us on here to signal your participation! discord.gg/5vxmupVfDe

Time for another Question of the Month:
What game mechanic typically associated with ‘Euroshmups’ would you eliminate forever if you had the choice?

We're finally getting back to video podcast episodes, trying to catch up with where we're at now. Here's episode 010 on Crimzon Clover, with special guest Mark_MSX from The Electric Underground!
youtu.be/rlN6Hh9Gzfg

Episode 069 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted compare different versions of a Namco arcade classic that took a winning formula and updated it for the late 80's, Dragon Spirit!
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Don't forget to join us for our April shmup club game, the PC shooting game classic Tyrian! Join our Discord to participate in the discussion and get in on the action: discord.gg/5vxmupVfDe

We're recording again soon, so it's Question of the Month time! What shooting game mechanic would you like to see iterated on more?

Our GunVein episode is yet to come as well! With such busy schedules, it's hard to find extra recording time, but we'll make it happen when we can get all the times to line up.