Shoot the Core-cast Podcast
1) Episode 090 - Santatlantean (December 2025)
In episode 090, MetalFRO and Addicted take a short look at our simple, homebrew Christmas shmup pick for December 2025, the free to download game Santatlantean. After recapping that, we take a look ba...Show More
2) Episode 089 - Blue Revolver (November 2025)
In episode 088, MetalFRO and Addicted welcome shmup community member birb in for a lengthy and detailed discussion of a favorite indie shooter among the community at large. Danbo's Blue Revolver, and ...Show More
3) Episode 088 - Hazelnut Hex (October 2025)
In episode 088, MetalFRO and Addicted take a detailed look at Hazelnut Hex! This indie shooter is a strong 1st effort from a promising developer, Chunderfins. We break down the mechanics, discuss the ...Show More
4) Episode 087 - Bio-Hazard Battle (September 2025)
In episode 087, MetalFRO and Addicted explore a Sega Genesis shooter that often gets overlooked because of the sheer number of quality shmups on the hardware. Bio-Hazard Battle, aka Crying, doesn't ge...Show More
5) Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025)
In episode 086, MetalFRO and Addicted close out the podcast's Pacific Theater Summer event with the final game in Capcom's 194X series, at least in terms of the timeline. Developed by Raizing for Capc...Show More
6) Episode 085 - 1941 (July 2025)
In episode 084, MetalFRO and Addicted continue the podcast's Pacific Theater Summer event with the 3rd game released in the classic Capcom WWI shmup series, the prequel game 1941. How did Capcom impro...Show More
7) Episode 084 - 1943: The Battle of Midway
In episode 084, MetalFRO and Addicted begin the podcast's Pacific Theater Summer event with the 2nd game released in the classic Capcom WWI shmup series, the venerable 1943. Does the game live up to t...Show More
8) Episode 083 - Star Hunter DX (May 2025)
In episode 083, MetalFRO and Addicted explore a new game that helps continue the proliferation of danmaku into the horizontal scrolling shooter space. Star Hunter DX combines that with a bullet cancel...Show More
9) Episode 082 - Sol Cresta (April 2025)
In episode 082, MetalFRO and Addicted dig into a game initially teased as an April Fool's joke. What the rest of the world didn't know, however, was that this was a real game actually being developed,...Show More
10) Episode 081 - Kyuukyoku Tiger / Twin Cobra
In episode 081, MetalFRO and Addicted explore a very important game within the shooter genre, a venerable classic tnat set the template for many shmups to come, and still holds influence today. Toapla...Show More