Retro Ridoctopus
Retro Ridoctopus
Retro Ridoctopus Ep 186: Platforming Some Collect-A-Thons
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Video games now known as Collect-A-Thons (short for “Collection Marathons”) came about in the late 1990s with the advent of 3-D polygonal platformers with and fully exploreable game worlds. By giving players a ton of items to hunt down and “collect”, these games developed a very unique identity and today are considered a distinct sub-genre.

For this episode, we’ll do our thing, spotlighting 6 great video games that help build the genre into one that’s worth celebrating!

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“Parasite Steve“…… AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

“8-Bit Alchemy “…… AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

“Coopster Gold“…… AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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