Electric Underground Podcast

Mr. McCormo is back for part 2 of his interview!

In this follow up we go deep into some pretty technical and possibly  divisive topics. We talk about welcoming new players into the scene,  emulation versus ports, the merits of arcade sticks, digital versus  analog display, the meaning of pixel response time, 240p vs 480i, and  the biology behind how we look at shmups when we play.

McCormo has written an article on the subject of seeing shmups:

dunpachi.com/2018/10/11/

Check out his other articles too :-)

On this week's episode I get the opportunity to talk  with an awesome guest, Jay Shy! He is a professional comic book artist  and we sit down and have a discussion about overall shmup visual design,  anime, as well as specific art styles like cyber punk and moe. I also  get to learn more about Jay's experience entering the shmup community  and hear his thoughts on how we can make the scene more welcoming.

Check out Jay Shy's youtube!

www.youtube.com/user/shinmegamitalks/videos

On today's episode I get to talk with  Gekko of the awesome Shmup em' All podcast. We talk the French shmup  scene, arcades, stunfest, the documentary, and the upcoming Ketsui port.  Huge thanks to Gekko for breaking the language barrier and coming on  the show. The skies above know that my pet cat has a better chance of  clearing Garegga than I do speaking French for an hour.

On this week's episode I am joined by long time  listener, first time caller Mr. McCormo. This interview ended up being  split into 2 parts, this is the first of the pair. We discuss the  possibility of shmups fitting into an eSports format, competitiveness in  the shmup scene, and I go on about my idea for revising how we  currently record scores.

Also, a new nest of birds was built over where I record, and they weigh in on the conversation.

If  you want to check out a more detailed explanation on my score keeping  idea and the community's reaction to it, check out this thread: shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=63002

Music:

1st song = Kame house, from Dragonball Wave

2nd song=Spaceflight by Efence

3rd song=Kid Goku, from Dragonball Wave

4th Song= 40's by Axian

5th Song= Snake Way, from Dragonball Wave

On today's episode I am joined by Ser Flash of Studio Mudprints. Ser  Flash is the creator of the famous Bullet Heaven shmup review series on  YouTube. It is the longest running shmup review series on Youtube and is  still going strong. On today's episode, we talk about the history  behind Bullet Heaven, the challenges it has faced, the current state of  shmup reviews, personal highlights, and the future of the channel.

A huge thanks to Ser Flash for being super cool and coming on the podcast!

On today's episode, I am very happy to have the  opportunity to speak with the CEO of EXA Arcadia about the platform, its  hardware, the arcade scene today, and how EXA could revitalize arcades  on a global level. Big thanks to the CEO of EXA to take the time to talk  to me, a host of a humble but passionate podcast. He definitely wins  homie award of the year! After this interview I am more excited than  ever about the potential of EXA and can't wait to get my hands on one.

Also, in deference to my awesome audience, I will provide a list of tracks I used in this episode:

Intro song = Canal Fleet (arranged) from Ketsui

2nd song = Stage 3A (Arranged) from DDP Ressurection

3rd song = Stage 4 (Xbox 360 Arranged) from DOJ Black Label Extra

Final song = Name Entry (Xbox 360 Arranged) from DOJ Black Label Extra

On this week's episode my inner fanboy gets the opportunity to sit down  and chat with Jaimers, a man (or possibly machine) with a cornucopia of  excellent high scores and replays. Check out his twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/jaimers91 and his youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCOE55fDDW0iq0WlGJIHYzsA

This week I am joined by two guests, Eaglet and Plasmo! We discuss their experience at Stunfest 2018 and their Battle Garegga Demonstrations,  the EXA Arcadia hardware, and everything in between. If you want details about Shmups at Stunfest, this episode is a juicy t-bone steak :-)

www.twitch.tv/cloudymusic

This  week's episode I had the privilege of speaking with Cloudy Music, also  known as Keres on the forums, about shmup streaming, shmup design, and  widening the shmup audience. I was also inspired by this interview to  upgrade my audio equipment by ordering a Blue Yeti Mic, so you can thank  Cloudy for the improved audio quality of future episodes.

This week's episode I speak with EX Mosquito, a UK shmup fan who runs a badass youtube channel and owns a Sega Astro City. EX also clears up some PAL misconceptions for us in the land of NTSC. We talk groovey mame, Street Fighter II, PCB Collecting, and everything in-between.