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‘destroy them all! – podcast 17c’ part 3 of 3

Sean — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:13:49 +0000

The end. Final boss. We discuss shmup-related genres and where the genre will go in the future. 01h10m07s – 42mb

Games Discussed: DoDonPachi, Dangun Feveron, Darius Gaiden, Mars Matrix, Guwange, Under Defeat, Thunderforce Series, Ketsui, Ikaruga, Border Down too many to list!

Intro: $tunt$ – Flying Lotus / Outro: 198x – Shmup Tribute

‘warning! no refuge! – podcast 17b’ part 2 of 3

Sean — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:10:26 +0000

The dark middle chapter of our shmup trilogy. We span the history of the genre from the origin of the bullet hell shooter in the mid 90s to the more artistic and highly polished entries of the past few years. 44m24s – 26mb

Games Discussed: DoDonPachi, Dangun Feveron, Darius Gaiden, Mars Matrix, Guwange, Under Defeat, Thunderforce Series, Ketsui, Ikaruga, Border Down too many to list!

Intro: $tunt$ – Flying Lotus / Outro: Go Sato – Repeated Tragedy

’shoot the core! – podcast 17a’ part 1 of 3

Sean — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:41:43 +0000

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