Hey guys, Welcome back to RETRO CRUNCH, the nostalgia show that is all about Current Pop Culture, Movies, Music, and Games that relates to all things 70s, 80s, and 90s! And if you havent already - be sure to hit the subscribe button and click that Bell so you get updates on any new retro crunch videos.
And The first topic of the day is NETFLIX's foray into Interactive storytelling on TV with a kids book called "Puss in Book". This new show format allows kids to have a choice on how the narrative of the story is played out. This really reminds me of the old Choose Your Old Adventure books of the 80s and 90s, accept its on Television!
The Puss in Book - Trapped in a Epic Tale starts with the character Puss from the Shrek movie series getting himself stuck inside a books fairy tale story and his goal is to master some challenges so he can make his way out of the book. I love how NETFLIX is revolutionizing kids story telling, And this first show is only the beginning. NETFLIX already has plans to release 2 more. The second being about a NETLIX Original series character, Buddy Thunderstruck and the 3rd is a Stretch Armstrong story - which once again, seems to be NETFLIX adding in some of that Nostalgic flair. Stretch Armstrong was a huge influence and popular toy for kids in the 1960s and 70s and NETFLIX is playing off that.
So, I have to say - these guys at NETFLIX reeaaallllyyy have their pulse on what people want. Every time I think they just about done every nostalgia angle, BAM!! They hit us with something we were not expecting. And this time its something that is not only on the cusp of revolutionizing Television, but its also a nod to one of the 80s kids favorite book club moments of the past. The Choose Your Own Adventure series.
And next, we have a PRINCE UPDATE - Just released today, and if you happen to catch this video on time is Prince's PURPLE RAIN DELUXE EDITION which is out now in stores. Like me, you may already have The Purple Rain CD, but what makes this one different is that it not only contains the original album, but also 11 previously unreleased songs and a slew of extended and very hard to find dance mixes. So this is a must have collection for any PRINCE fan.
And also in RETRO news. I'll bet you'd like to have another flip phone for that real nostalgia feeling, right?. Well, if so, then Samsung has got you covered. Samsungs has a new flip phone called the Galaxy Folder 2 and currently is only available in South Korea, but there is speculation that it will soon be released worldwide. It has the look and feel of the old Motorola RAZR, but with a lot better options. It has a 3.8 inch screen, a 1.4gig quad processor, microSD storage, and will run Android Lollipop 6.0, right out the box. I'd be very interested to see this phone in person, but from the pictures ive seen it’s a nice phone - and who doesn’t just love flip phones!
Then Last in RETRO news, ZIMA is back for a limited time only!! ZIMA was a malternative malt liquor that hit the market back in 1993 and was popular for a while until it was eventually pulled from shelves in 2008. Well its back in stores just in time for the 4th of July holidays. I know Zima sorta got a name for being a girl drink near the end of its run, but I for one am anxious to try it again.. You know, in the name of science.
So… that’s it for this RETRO news update guys. Hope you enjoyed the show and Thanks for watching!
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