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b'This time we tried something slightly different from the norm, instead of looking at one specific game, we are looking at two very similar top down shooters from the NES era, Alpha Mission (by SNK) and Star Force (by Tecmo).\\xa0 Both of these arcade ports are ones that we had as kids -- both share the dubious honor of being a game we bought "because they were there" and as a result played them a lot.\\nWe look at these two games specifically to answer a question : Is it better to be a game that tries to do a lot of interesting things but sort of fails, or a game that tries to do almost nothing and succeeds?\\nWe also answer several listener questions about arcade ports, bonus show questions, and a listener feels we missed the mark on Starfox 2 a while ago.\\nWant to jump right to the games?\\xa0 Start at 6:50!\\n__________________________\\nIf you would like additional bonus episodes of Retrovaniacs or to request a game we must cover, our Patreon is located here :\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21041333\\nIf you enjoy this podcast, why not write a review wherever you download it from? It\'s easy, and helps people find us by accident. Find everything Retrovaniacs at http://www.retrovania.net\\nIntro song is "8-Bitter" by Subtastics, and is used with permission, mainly because Jeremy P is in that band.'