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Posted on Feb 12th 2019 at 01:00:00 PM by (MetalFRO)
Posted under Shoot the Corecast, Thunder Force IV, Lightening Force, shmup, shoot em up, STG, shooter, shooting game, Techno Soft


This is Episode 008 of Shoot the Core-cast! This time around, MetalFRO and Addicted discuss, at length, the 16-bit powerhouse shmup Thunder Force IV, aka Lightening Force! Does MetalFRO's favorite shooter of all time still hold up? What are the differences between the different versions? And what's with the "lightening" anyway? All this and more, in store for you when you listen!

Direct episode link:
http://rfgeneration.com/podcasts/shmupclub/?name=2019-02-12_shoot_the_core-cast_episode_008_-_thunder_force_iv.mp3

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Here's the thread from the play-through:
http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=18881.0

Thanks for listening, and any feedback would be greatly appreciated!


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Comments
 
The recording was already long so we didn't include it but the intro song Lightning Strikes again was influenced by the Dokken song Lightning Strikes again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKF5R8doqDE
 
@Addicted: Thanks for pointing this out! There are a couple other notable tracks that *may* have been inspired by other songs, but this one, in particular, is strikingly similar.
 
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