About this episode
The episode discusses the game 1941, a prequel in the Capcom WWI shmup series, and its improvements and changes compared to its predecessors.
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 improve upon the formula? Are the changes all good, or do some of them take the game in a different direction? What's up with the Bismarck? We discuss this and more!
People in this episode
Host: MetalFRO
Guest: Addicted
Topics covered
- video games
- shmup games
- Capcom
- game design
- historical context
Keywords
- 1941
- Capcom
- shmup
- Pacific Theater
- game design
- Bismarck
- video games
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Capcom
Books & works: 1941
Places: Pacific Theater, Bismarck
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