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Shoot the Core-cast
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We're a shoot-em-up podcast covering the genre from its humble beginnings through the most current danmaku and indie games. Check out our Discord server to play along each month with our games! https://discord.gg/5vxmupVfDe
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Episode 087 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted delve into an oft forgotten Sega Genesis shmup that needs more love, Bio-Hazard Battle!
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Episode 087 - Bio-Hazard Battle (September 2025)
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shootthecorecast.bsky.social
Episode 087 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted delve into an oft forgotten Sega Genesis shmup that needs more love, Bio-Hazard Battle!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Vn...
Episode 087 - Bio-Hazard Battle (September 2025)
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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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.
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Episode 086 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted finish out Pacific Theater Summer with the black sheep of the 194X series, Capcom's 1944!
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Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
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October 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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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...
Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
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October 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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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...
Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
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October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Episode 085 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted continue the Pacific Theater Summer event with a prequel WWII shoot-em-up, Capcom's 1941!
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Episode 085 - 1941 (July 2025)
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September 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Episode 084 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now - talking Capcom's arcade classic 1943!
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Episode 084 - 1943: The Battle of Midway
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August 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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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
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Episode 083 - Star Hunter DX (May 2025)
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July 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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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.
June 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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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!
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Episode 081 - Kyuukyoku Tiger / Twin Cobra
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May 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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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!
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Episode 080 - Razion EX
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April 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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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!
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Episode 079 - Silpheed (January 2025)
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March 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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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...
Episode 079 - Silpheed (January 2025)
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March 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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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!
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Episode 078 - Resogun (December 2024)
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January 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Episode 077 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now, talking shmup-adjacent for some Pocky & Rocky Reshrined!
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Episode 077 - Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (November 2024)
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January 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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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!
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Episode 076 - Dariusburst (August 2024)
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December 24, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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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!
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Episode 075 - NeverAwake (October 2024)
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November 12, 2024 at 4:34 AM
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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!
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Episode 074 - Crisis Wing (September 2024)
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October 8, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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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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September 5, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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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!
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July 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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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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June 19, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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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
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.
June 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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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?
June 12, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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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 - Tyrian (April 2024)
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 ...
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May 23, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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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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May 17, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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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
May 3, 2024 at 12:52 AM