This week, SHMUPS. SHOOTERS. SHOOT ‘EM UPS. We give this oft-neglected and ignored genre of gaming it’s due.  This podcast will be done in three installments over the course of this week.  In the first part, Ray and Sean begin with the first half of a verbal history of the genre, discussing landmark titles both personally and in the genre itself. DESTROY THEM ALL.  01h39m02s – 53mb

Games Discussed: Gradius, R-Type, Darius, Xevious, Space Invaders, Raystorm, Blazing Lazers, Tiger Heli, too many to list!

Intro: $tunt$ – Flying Lotus / Outro: Manabu Namiki –  Morning Haze