The series began in 1983 on Japanese computers but on June 15, 1989, Thunder Force II debuted on the Sega Mega Drive! It would later be a Genesis launch title in the US with its roman numeral intact (even though we never saw Part I)
Hot take but I think the timeskip arc in SDF Macross is pretty great, flaws and all. There's a some really great moments and ideas, like what follows after the events of the Zentradi conflict and sorta brings everything to a neat conclusion.
also the infamous baby toss bit too.
Security footage shows how a flock of birds drop dead midflight in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua, Feb. 7, 2022.
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