# PLAY RETRO 219: Gunstar Heroes

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Podcast: [Play Retro Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/play-retro-show-4624804)
Published: 2026-05-21T00:28:15+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3849

## Resource

This week on Play Retro, Scott and Brian take aim at Gunstar Heroes (1993), which helped launch Treasure from the loins of Konami when former employees gave us this title with explosive run-and-gun action, massive bosses, and one of the most inventive weapon systems on the Sega Genesis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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