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Round three begin! How many rounds will there be? More than we can count, my child. More than we can count…

This is a mini show where we talk about all of the challenges our backers gave us as part of our Kickstarter that was successfully funded on July 1st, 2014. Obviously there’s no schedule for this show, it will just come out when they’re ready to come out.

This episode’s challenge is…

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

– An anime that began airing in 2012 based on the famous manga of the same name. It adapts the first two arcs of the manga (Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency) for its first season which is what we watched. This media item was given to both Doba and Ben by Decaff78 through the $100 reward tier, and given to Doba specifically by Cyberlink420 through the $25 reward tier.

Next episode will hopefully be of the two games given to us by ExoRaikou and Decaff, so look forward to it!

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BRITISH PEOPLE NOW? John Oliver and Doctor Who. BRITISH PEOPLE LATER? Professor Layton and Luke Triton. BRITISH PEOPLE EVEN LATER? Maybe Rachel, I don’t know. Welcome to Read the Manual 95 where we are 5 episodes away from the thing.

This week’s big topics include work days, the Protomen, Smash 4 music samples, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Colbert Report, American Dad, Doctor Who, Kamen Rider Gaim, Pokemon X/Y, and Pokemon Yellow.

GUEST APPEARANCES: N/A

ENDING SONG: Light Up the Night ~ The Protomen

EASTER EGG(S): Shamelessly plugging the patreon

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It’s time for round two of our backer challenges!

This is a mini show where we talk about all of the challenges our backers gave us as part of our Kickstarter that was successfully funded on July 1st, 2014. Obviously there’s no schedule for this show, it will just come out when they’re ready to come out.

This episode’s challenges are:

Order of the Stick

– A long running web comic about a group of DnD players attempting to kill a necromancer or… something. This media item was given to Ben by ExoRaikou through our $100 reward tier.

Insomnia

– A psychological thriller starring such talent as Al Pacino and the late Robin Williams about a cop being unable to sleep while trying to catch a killer. This media item was given to Doba by ExoRaikou through our $100 reward tier.

Spoorloos (The Vanishing)

– A foreign psychological thriller about a man and his obsessive search to find his wife, who disappeared without a trace. This media item was given to Ben by ExoRaikou through our $100 reward tier.

Next episode will include at least two of the remaining three items from Exo and Decaff. Look forward to it!

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Sorry if the audio sounds a bit muffled, Ben’s computer glitched a bit during export. It’s okay though, the whole thing’s there! It’s not as short as we thought it would be, because we’re nerds and can talk a lot about Dragonball and Pokemon. Come listen to our show and please don’t shove us in a locker.

This week’s big topics include RTM Radio, Nullsleep, Guardians of the Galaxy, Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods, Pokemon X/Y, Skyrim, and why games journalism is broken. No seriously, that’s it.

GUEST APPEARANCES: N/A

ENDING SONG: Forever Young ~ Gregorian

EASTER EGG(S): “I’m not talking about Spelunky again”

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I fixed this! This episode was dead, cut off in its prime and I BROUGHT IT BACK TO LIFE. BOW BEFORE ME, THE GREAT RESSURECTOR! MWAHAHA!

This week’s big topics include Mouth Silence, Die Antwoord, Sound of Music, Welcome to Night Vale, RTM Radio, Two Best Friends Play, LoadingReadyRun, 5 Centimeters Per Second, Venture Bros, Bakuman, Christmas, Borderlands, Minecraft, MOTHER 3, Europa Universalis IV, Borderlands 2, and Battle Block Theater.

GUEST APPEARANCES: N/A

ENDING SONG: Back to the Shack ~ Weezer

EASTER EGG: Nothing this week, sorry folks

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The first of the mini RTM Backer Challenges episodes has arrived!

This mini show will be where we talk about the forced media items given to us by kickstarter backers. Whenever we both have completed an item and are ready to talk an episode will come out. There’s no schedule for this, obviously, they’ll just happen when they happen.

This episodes challenges are:

Cooler 2: The Return of Cooler’s Revenge

– An abridged video created by TeamFourStar as a parody of the bad Cooler movie. This media item was given to Ben by Decaff78 through the $100 reward tier.

Poke Wars

– A popular fanfic written by Cornova, of which two volumes were read. This media item was given to Doba by ExoRaikou through the $100 reward tier.

CJSzero01’s Blind Let’s Play of Sly Cooper & the Thievius Raccoonus

– A let’s play of one of Ben and I’s favorite games of all time, which is not something we see every day. This media item was given to Ben by Decaff78 through the $100 reward tier.

RWBY

– An anime like production from the folks at Rooster Teeth, trying their hands at a different kind of action series. This media item was given to Doba by ExoRaikou through the $100 reward tier.

Next episode will include two more items from Decaff and Exo as they’re the ones being focused on right now. Hope you enjoyed this bite sized RTM discussion!

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The first of the backer DJ episodes has arrived, this one’s by the founder of this here network and our good friend Youko! Youko went for more “obscure” stuff for his episode, music from games and anime you might have heard of but might not have heard the music of. It’s a cool concept and this is definitely not a week you want to miss out on. Next week we have another backer DJ: Exo-Raikou, so stay tuned and we’ll see you then!

NUMBER OF SONGS: 20

As always, click the jump for the track listing.

– GO Dark [Darker than BLACK]

– Beyond [Beyond: Two Souls]

– Knock Knock [Hotline Miami]

– New World Order [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]

– CROW’s SKY [Bakuman]

– Current Capers [Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]

– Dreams of an Absolution (LB vs JS Remix) [Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]

– Miror B’s Theme [Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]

– Trisha’s Lullaby [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]

– Azran Legacy Theme [Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy]

– Across the Border [Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]

– N.Y. Rush [Cowboy Bebop]

– Labored and Lost [Assassin’s Creed: Revelations]

– Pleather for Breakfast [No More Heroes]

– Virtue’s Last Reward ~Orchestra~ [Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward]

– Wiping All Out [Persona 3 Portable]

– Remix 10 [Rhythm Heaven Fever]

– M4 Part 2 [Mass Effect]

– Rachmaninioff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 [Nodame Cantabile]

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We’re back, with 50 more comic villains! Still the same list, still the same description! Let’s do it! As a reminder, this is the Top 100 Comic Book Villains from IGN! Now with a slightly surprising ending.

The List In Question

Got a suggestion for a future list? Let us know in the comments!

Who is your favorite comic book villain? Who was not on this list that you think should have been?

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Doba’s back and without that stupid “suave” voice this time! Again just a pick of things he’s been listening to a lot lately, mostly from games. Do you really expect different? Next week we’ll be hearing from our first backer DJ: Youko! Look forward to it, it’s gonna be a great show!

NUMBER OF SONGS: 13

As always, click the jump for the track listing.

– The Massacre [FantomenK]

– History Repeating Pt 1 & 2 (One Last Time) [The Megas]

– Infinity [Unknown Artist]

– Straight Up Straight Down [Boardwalk Empire]

– Gamma Unchained [The Megas]

– Complete History of the Soviet Union to the Theme of Tetris [pigwiththefaceofaboy]

– Lockjaw’s Saga [Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest]

– Irate Eight Chase (Lockjaw’s Saga Returns) [Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]

– Signals [Transistor]

– Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride [Lilo & Stitch]

– Punch Bowl [Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]

– Electoro World [Perfume]

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This has been an extremely frustrating week, and I am sorry.

This week’s big topics include Mandatory Fun (Weird Al Yankovic), Boyz II Men, Righteous Brothers, Jake Bugg, Portugal the Man, Glass Animals, the Kongos, Welcome to Night Vale, MineZ Hardcore, Two Best Friends Play, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Attack on Titan, Drunk History, the World Cup, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Titanfall, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, Spartan Assault, Battle Block Theater, Viscera Cleanup Detail, Civilization V, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Shovel Knight.

We also thank every backer of our RTM Kickstarter and give a short update on how rewards will work, so give it a listen.

GUEST APPEARANCES: Marty (Kind of…)

ENDING SONG: Gundam (Psychadelic Dance Mix) ~ Gundam 0079

EASTER EGG(S): N/A

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