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Sep 2019
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Episode #11 - The Odd World of Retro Too...

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About this episode
Movies based on video games are strange beasts. Animated cartoons based on video games are something completely different. In this episode I explore oddities in the world of animated cartoons based on games. ALSO - I pull out an old interview I did with a famous actor in my ongoing "Retro Interview" segment. 
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