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In Episode 022, Addicted and MetalFRO cover a shooting game from a company that published several, but only ever developed one. The company was Telenet, the shmup was Gaiares. This well-loved classic has its supporters, and its detractors, but frequently comes into the conversation when discussions about the best shooters from the 16-bit era are had. We pick apart the game, and determine why it's still worth playing today.

You can download the episode directly, or stream it on the website, right here:
http://rfgeneration.com/podcasts/shmupclub/?name=2020-04-30_stcc_ep_022_gaiares.mp3 (http://rfgeneration.com/podcasts/shmupclub/?name=2020-04-30_stcc_ep_022_gaiares.mp3)

Check us out and subscribe (and rate!) on Apple Podcasts!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shoot-the-core-cast/id1432819542?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shoot-the-core-cast/id1432819542?mt=2)

We're listed on Google Play - subscribe and review the podcast over there!
https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iih3vrijcro4yno3yrkeawnx6nu (https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iih3vrijcro4yno3yrkeawnx6nu)

We're on Stitcher Podcasts now, as well, so if you use that service, have a listen to the show from there!
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/shoot-the-corecast (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/shoot-the-corecast)

We also have a presence on SoundCloud now, though it's just the most current episode at this time:
https://soundcloud.com/user-992886896/ (https://soundcloud.com/user-992886896/)

We have t-shirts! Help support the podcast, and rep the shmup community by buying a Shoot the Core-cast tee - now with Gaiden design!
https://www.redbubble.com/people/jdieckmann/works/34582606-shoot-the-core-cast-podcast?asc=u&p=t-shirt (https://www.redbubble.com/people/jdieckmann/works/34582606-shoot-the-core-cast-podcast?asc=u&p=t-shirt)

Check the original thread, to see the discussion and high scores:
http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=19266.0 (http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/index.php?topic=19266.0)

Thanks for listening, for any reviews, ratings, or feedback you offer - it's very much appreciated!

I posted this over at RetroGameBoards but I am also copy and pasting this over here since I made an account on RFgeneration.


I've listened to a few of your podcasts now and they helped pass the time on one long overnight shift, but I will have to say they are not quite for me and I was a little disappointed.

Out of the ones I have listened to the original R-type episode was enjoyed the most.

I will give my feedback below in spoiler tags as it may seem rather harsh which is not the intention:

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 In some episodes it takes far too long to get to discussion of the actual featured game.
In the latest Gaiares episode it took over 1 hour and 10 minutes before you even mentioned the game.

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I find the question of the month feature rather interesting, however some questions on occasion are rather too similar to each other. Perhaps only the best few should be cherry picked. I personally think I would  prefer this to be placed after you have discussed the featured game so we can get to what should be the focus of the podcast faster.

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When listing to your podcasts in a playlist  back to back it is sometimes hard to discern when one episode has ended and another one had started. This was especially noticeable between the Ketsui and Grid Seeker episodes as I wasn't even aware a new episode had started for quite some time into it. Perhaps a stronger intro and outro jingle could help with this?

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In the Ketsui episode I left more confused about its systems than before I had listened to it. Some of this of course is down to my lack of familiarity with said game (thus unavoidable), however the discussion of the open locking technique was especially confusing as even between all the participants there did not appear to be any concise consensus about it.

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The reading out of comments and high-scores in the podcast is rather dull. Not having context of your replies or being able to see whatever images/videos that have been posted does not help and I personally think would be better left on the forums, except perhaps  in the case where something particularly interesting has been posted.

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At times when you are explaining the story and mechanics of the featured game it sounds like you are just reading directly out of a game manual.

This all said the recording equipment you are using seems great and recording levels are perfect!
I definitely enjoy episodes more when titles I have familiarity with are discussed.