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Retro Ridoctopus

Season 3

S3E7 - Ep 057: Cartoon Networking

In the late 90s, the Cartoon Network produced such classics as Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls & Samurai Jack. Redefining the artform of animation for a generation!!

This week, your Oco-hosts will be spotlighting the great Cartoon Network! The network was there every day after school for a whole generation of kids, airing original toons alongside retro goodness! For this episode, each of us has picked two classic Cartoon Network originals to give a little history on and share our thoughts about! 

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S3E8 - Ep 058: 16bit Hidden Gems (with Russ Lyman)

With the help of awesome YouTuber Russ Lyman, we spotlight 8 obscure but incredible games from the Genesis, TurboGrafx-16 & Super Nintendo!

With help of our bud, Russ Lyman (YouTuber, gamer, DIY creator, that Mario car guy) we dig up some hidden gems from the 16bit era! That means that game for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and even the TurboGrafx-16 are all on the table! Listen to find out which ones we chose to spotlight! Heck, maybe you'll find some new stuff to play! 

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The Brig: Crafting the Hellscape (with writer Josh Nealis)

We chat with Josh Nealis, CEO of Cutthroat Comics, about indie comics, classic cartoons & his newest novel, Hellscape!

Hellscape and all of Josh's darkly funny superhero comics are available right now at http://www.cutthroatcomics.com/index.html


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S3E9 - Ep 059: Movie Sequels That Don't Suck

This week, we spotlight sequels that we feel are as good, better, or at least worthy of their first film.


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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen) 

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The Brig: Vintage Video Store Rewind (with filmmaker Bobby Canipe Jr.)

We chat with Youtuber Bobby Canipe Jr. from Universe Retro about VHS tapes, vintage video stores and his new documentary!

Our guest Bobby Canipe Jr. is all over the place! Keep up with his new documentary: Mom N' Pop: The Indie Video Store Boom of the 80s/90s on Facebook! And subscribe to the Universe Retro channel on Youtube!


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The Crow's Nest: Zelda 2 / We Are Error

We attempted to play Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link for the NES. Beware the Fencinscoots!

FencinScoot


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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Parasite Steve (read) 

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The Crow's Nest: Three May Keep a Secret (of Mana)

We talk about our recent playthrough of the classic RPG Secret of Mana with our pal, Eric Michaud!


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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen) 

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The Brig: Rocking The New Pulp (with author Paul R. McNamee)

A conversation with New Pulp Author Paul R. McNamee about his new book Hour of the Robot, 30s pulp and the 90s DC Animated Universe!

Snag your copy of Hour of the Robot or request a signed copy from author Paul R. McNamee himself!

Then keep up with Paul on his blog and on social media! Twitter @pmcnamee67 Instagram @pmcnamee67 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paul.mcnamee 

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S3E10 - Ep 060: Nintendo Hard / The Triumphant Return of Nintenjoe

Our 3rd host, Nintenjoe returns to the show as we spotlight some of the most difficult NES games ever made!

The man, the myth, our wayward third host... NINTENJOE is finally back!

The term Nintendo Hard has been used to describe video games that are especially challenging (Dark Souls for one). For this momentous episode, we'll spotlight some seriously hard video games on the original Nintendo. 

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