Shoot the Core-cast
@shootthecorecast.bsky.social
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 090 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted look back at the 12 games played by the Shmup Club in 2019, and rank their top 5 favorites!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-J...
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Episode 090 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted look back at the 12 games played by the Shmup Club in 2019, and rank their top 5 favorites!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-J...
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Episode 090 is available now! MetalFRO and Addicted look back at the 12 games played by the Shmup Club in 2019, and rank their top 5 favorites!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-J...
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Imagine a developer surpassing player expectations of what a Danmaku STG should be and then some. That game is Blue Revolver by Danbo, and as such this podcast is for players of the genre!
Our Blue Revolver episode is finally showing on all feeds! We thank our guest birb for helping us discuss the game in great detail, going over a lot of weapon specifics, scoring, and loads more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFb...
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Imagine a developer surpassing player expectations of what a Danmaku STG should be and then some. That game is Blue Revolver by Danbo, and as such this podcast is for players of the genre!
Our Blue Revolver episode is finally showing on all feeds! We thank our guest birb for helping us discuss the game in great detail, going over a lot of weapon specifics, scoring, and loads more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFb...
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Our Blue Revolver episode is finally showing on all feeds! We thank our guest birb for helping us discuss the game in great detail, going over a lot of weapon specifics, scoring, and loads more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFb...
Our Blue Revolver episode has been uploaded for a couple days & is showing up on some podcast aggregators, but not all. We've notified the host of the issue & are waiting to see about a possible resolution. Thank you for your patience.
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Our Blue Revolver episode has been uploaded for a couple days & is showing up on some podcast aggregators, but not all. We've notified the host of the issue & are waiting to see about a possible resolution. Thank you for your patience.
Episode 088 is out now! MetalFRO and Addicted discuss the debut indie shooter from a promising developer, the cute-em-up Hazelnut Hex! @chunderfins.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK4k...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK4k...
Episode 088 - Hazelnut Hex (October 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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December 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Episode 088 is out now! MetalFRO and Addicted discuss the debut indie shooter from a promising developer, the cute-em-up Hazelnut Hex! @chunderfins.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK4k...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK4k...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Vn...
Episode 087 - Bio-Hazard Battle (September 2025)
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Vn...
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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.
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...
Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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October 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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.
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...
Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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October 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...
Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHs...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv0x...
Episode 085 - 1941 (July 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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September 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv0x...
Episode 084 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now - talking Capcom's arcade classic 1943!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vli...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vli...
Episode 084 - 1943: The Battle of Midway
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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August 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Episode 084 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now - talking Capcom's arcade classic 1943!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vli...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vli...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPk...
Episode 083 - Star Hunter DX (May 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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July 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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...
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.
June 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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.
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_9X...
Episode 081 - Kyuukyoku Tiger / Twin Cobra
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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May 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_9X...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syf9...
Episode 080 - Razion EX
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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April 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syf9...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ad...
Episode 079 - Silpheed (January 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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March 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ad...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ad...
Episode 079 - Silpheed (January 2025)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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March 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ad...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulD...
Episode 078 - Resogun (December 2024)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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January 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulD...
Episode 077 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now, talking shmup-adjacent for some Pocky & Rocky Reshrined!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrgb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrgb...
Episode 077 - Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (November 2024)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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January 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Episode 077 of Shoot the Core-cast is available now, talking shmup-adjacent for some Pocky & Rocky Reshrined!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrgb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrgb...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLnf...
Episode 076 - Dariusburst (August 2024)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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December 24, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLnf...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxM...
Episode 075 - NeverAwake (October 2024)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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November 12, 2024 at 4:34 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxM...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvhs...
Episode 074 - Crisis Wing (September 2024)
YouTube video by GameBoy Guru
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October 8, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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...
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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September 5, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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!
linktr.ee/shootthecore...
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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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www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVj...
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July 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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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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...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgxm...
June 19, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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!
linktr.ee/shootthecore...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgxm...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgxm...