Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Retronauts Episode 693: Capcom’s Vertical Shooter Legacy

As a result of Legendary Wings wasn’t going to get its personal episode


We have performed our share of podcasts tackling your entire catalog of a studio or writer, and people sorts of episodes have their deserves, however host Jeremy Parish needed to strive analyzing Capcom’s storied historical past from one other angle. As an alternative of trying to attach all their many video games right into a single thread, he is wanting particularly at their vertically scrolling shooters—notable provided that the corporate’s very first online game belonged to mentioned style.

Becoming a member of Jeremy for this credit-feeding dialog are arcade & Retronauts veterans Kevin Bunch and Brian Clark. Which one among them says the phrase “Xevious” out loud probably the most? Tune in to search out out!

Description Jeremy Parish, Kevin Bunch, and Brian Clark take a second to replicate on the historical past of Capcom, starting with the style that received them began within the first place: capturing video games the place a bit man strikes up the display screen and blasts every thing in sight.

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Art work for this episode by Nick Wanserski and enhancing thanks go to Greg Leahy.

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