Doctor Octoroc
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Doctor Octoroc is a Philadelphia based pixel artist, graphic designer, animator, musician and classic video game enthusiast.[1] Drawing influences from 80's pop culture and beyond, primarily video games from console systems made by Nintendo, the artist initially gained notable Internet recognition in December 2008 with his chiptunes album of Christmas songs arranged in the style of different NES games, entitled 8-Bit Jesus.[2]
He later made a name for himself as a freelance artist, creating 8-bit and 16-bit parody animations, most notably his re-imagining of the Internet sensation Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog (original film by Joss Whedon[3]) as a theoretical Nintendo game. Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Game was released in April 2010 and since then, "the Doctor" has created similar works of animation based on Twilight, Jersey Shore, Glee, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and Man Vs. Wild.
Music
As a chiptunes artist, Doctor Octoroc uses a modded NES as an instrument via MIDI CC signals that manipulate the console's hardware. He also composes tracks using soundfonts ripped from Super Nintendo and Genesis games.
Albums
Doctor Octoroc has three official albums available for purchase on his website.
8-Bit Jesus
"8-Bit Jesus is an album of classic Christmas songs arranged in the style of classic video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System."[4]
The album was originally made available on December 8, 2008 as a free nine-track download from DoctorOctoroc.com,[5] as an extension of the track that Doctor Octoroc contributed to the Foundation 9 Holiday Card, featuring ten other chiptunes artists, including 8-Bit Weapon and ComputeHer[6]. After the small collection of tracks appeared on sites like Kotaku, Joystiq, Boing Boing, and Destructoid, Doctor Octoroc created nine more tracks for an even eighteen tracks total, which he posted to his blog on December 22. A few days later, he had to take his dog "Einstein" to the vet for an emergency surgery for bladder stones, so he asked fans of the album to consider donating towards the download in order to help pay for the operation and in return, he sent physical copies of the album to anyone who donated $15 or more[7] . The complete physical album became available in a 6-panel digipak, designed by Jude Buffum, and includes an additional bonus track titled "Let It Snoki Doki Panic"[8].
Other albums
Soundtracks
Along with most of the parody animations that "the Doctor" creates, he releases the accompanying soundtrack as a free mp3 download.
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Game OST (2010)
- 8-Bit Twilight OST (2010)
- 8-Bit Glee OST (2010)
- Jersey Shore: The RPG OST (2010)
- 8-Bit Harry Potter OST (2010)
- Man Vs. Wild IV: Infinity Bear Saga OST (2011)
Other Music
Doctor Octoroc has arranged and composed many tracks not featured on albums or in collections, most notably a 16-Bit arrangement of the Doctor Who (series 5) theme[11] and a similar arrangement of the opening song for the short-lived FOX TV show, Firefly.
Animation
After the success of his 8-bit Dr. Horrible rendition, Doctor Octoroc secured himself in the "classic video games parody animation" niche, making him the go-to-guy for many who wanted to see their own 8-bit and 16-bit parodies come to life. Ironically, "the Doctor" never intended to be an animator and the decision to create 8-bit Dr. Horrible was for the purpose of accompanying his 8-bit soundtrack. As a result of the popularity that ensued after he released Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Game, he began creating similar animations for The Station, College Humor, Dorkly, and other web sites.
Full Length Animations
Doctor Octoroc's most notable works are his parody animations, which re-imagine or re-create popular TV shows or movies in the style of classic video games.
Initially created to visually accompany an 8-bit arrangement of the Dr. Horrible soundtrack, the 8-bit Dr. Horrible animation became the focus of the project, gaining attention from many of the cast and crew members of the original film. Among them, Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen had very kind words to say about the animation on Twitter. The reception was so good, "the Doctor" had plans to create an actual game based on the idea. This extension of the project, however, was halted due to possible legal issues and the creation of an actual "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Game" never came about.
Animated Shorts
Below is a list of animated shorts created for various websites.
- 8-Bit Twilight (June 2010)
- 8-Bit Glee (September 2010)
- 8-Bit Harry Potter (November 2010)
- Jersey Shore: The RPG (December 2010)
- Mario's Night Before Christmas (December 2010)
- Mario Paint Torture (January 2010)
- Man Vs. Wild IV: Infinity Bear Saga (June 2011)
Other Animations
- YTCracker: The Link(July 2010)
- Firewall (November 2010)
- 16-Bit Doctor Who Series 5 Intro (June 2011)
Bead Sprites Artwork
In addition to his music and animations, Doctor Octoroc has also created numerous works of art, all using plastic fuse beads. While this collection is not featured on his website, he has a number of photo albums on Flickr that include pictures of his bead sprite artwork.[12] "The Doctor" also runs an online forum called Pixelgasm for artists that work with fuse beads, paper craft, cross-stitch, and other forms of geeky art.
Notes
- ^ "Official Doctor Octoroc Website".
- ^ "Kotaku Article (8-Bit Jesus: The Second Coming Of The First Album)".
- ^ "Official Dr. Horrible Webpage".
- ^ "8-Bit Jesus Home Page".
- ^ Boyer, Brandon. "Offworld".
- ^ Brian, Crecente (19). "Kotaku Article (Listen In On A Very 8-Bit Christmas)".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Bad Robot Brain (Doctor Octoroc Presents 8-Bit Jesus".
- ^ "Apple iTunes".
- ^ Caoili, Eric (2). "GameSetWatch".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Caoili, Eric (9). "GameSetWatch".
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "YouTube (SNES Style Doctor Who Intro (2010))".
- ^ "Doctor Octoroc's Flickr Photostream".
External links
- Official Doctor Octoroc Website
- Doctor Octoroc's YouTube Channel
- Doctor Octoroc on Twitter
- Facebook Page for Doctor Octoroc
- Doctor Octoroc's Flickr Photostream
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