Retro Ridoctopus

On this very special episode THE BRIG, we interview legendary conceptual artist Terryl Whitlatch! The talented lady responsible for some of the most science forward creature design in the film industry! Terryl discusses her early career, her books, working on films like #StarWars :The Phantom Menace, Brother Bear & #Jumanji , what it was like reporting to #GeorgeLucas every Friday and even wha...

It's time to get things started! It's time to light the lights! It's... the season 3 premier of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast! Uh... TONIGHT! From his early days peddling Wilkins Coffee, onto a Street called Sesame, Fraggle Rock, the mystical world of Thra and into the very heart of a Labyrinth, we render a portrait of the life and career of a true artistic genius. The one and only, Jim Hens...

Pre-buy "A Theft Most Fowl: A Kingdom of Aves Mystery" on Amazon, right now! Follow author Nicole Givens Kurtz on social media! Facebook & Twitter: @nicolegkurtz  And don't forget to visit her publishing company Mocha Memoirs Press and her author site ! ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) • Parasite Steve ( read ) • 8-Bit A...

Our big, season 2 finale is one for and by the Retroids, as we share our memories and play voice mails sent to us by our amazing listeners and #podcastingfam! What's more, we got Andy Doyle and Ian Wallace from Epic Airways and Amalga-Mania joining us live--all to spotlight some classic films we've just seen for the first time! So hunker up, buckle down and grab yourself a suction-cuppincake becau...

It's time to break out the double A's because this week, we are powering up some classic handheld video games and toys. They may not be sophisticated, but you could pick most up for short dough back in the day and all were 100% guaranteed to improve long car rides. At least that was the theory. We cover the Merlin by Parker Brothers, some table top arcade action by Coleco and who didn't own a few...

Shigeru Miyamoto has created some of the most beloved video game characters of all time. We talk about his early work with Donkey Kong and a certain plumber called Jumpman, all the way past The Legend of Zelda and into the future with Star Fox! Happy birthday, Mr. Miyamoto and thanks for all the mushrooms! Later on, we'll ask this week's Octo-Ponder This question before Boss Rush Mode Pets some Pe...

Star Wars fans are a divided bunch but there are a few things we can all agree on. Empire is better than Clones, whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never wielded a lightsaber and however you feel about the prequels, the Star Wars Holiday Special is undeniably the worst Star Wars thing EVER. Most of the Octo-Hosts had seen it before but for the sake of this episode, we sat through the...

Don't miss the Cereal Killaz Indiegogo campaign! And behold the glorious works of our fine guests! Mikhail "Mythallica" Sebastian Andrew "Hien" Rattanakongkham ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) • Parasite Steve ( read ) • 8-Bit Alchemy ( listen ) • Nintenjoe ( subscribe ) ---------------------------------------- All original heavy metal music...

This episode is part of the Epic Airways Podcast Network First Annual Scare-A-Thon! Be sure to listen for the secret word! Don't miss the awesome full video version of this episode on Nintenjoe's channel! ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) • Parasite Steve ( read ) • 8-Bit Alchemy ( listen ) • Nintenjoe ( subscribe ) ---------------------------...

Buckle up for some helpful and hilarious Public Service Announcements that helped kids with a variety of things their parents probably should have been teaching them. If you remember Time for Timer, Woodsy the Owl or taking a fire safety quiz with Daffy Duck, you won't want to miss this episode because your 4 Octo-hosts are playing blocks of the good stuff! ----------------------------------------...

In honor of the PS2's 20th anniversary and for your "edutainment", the Octo-hosts dust off 8 of our favorite Playstation 2 games! Some of these sweet babies are unabashed classics, though others are a bit more obscure. If you were/are a fan of the PS2, listen up and hopefully you'll discover a hidden gem or two! ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Boss Rush Mode ( watch...

Thaink every game based on a movie is a hot piece of trash? Well THINK AGAIN! We welcome our pal 8BitGlitch79 for a discussion of some of the movie games we loved growing up. Were these colored by the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia, or do they actually hold up today? Listen to find out! Subscribe to 8bitGlitch79 on YouTube! ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Boss Rus...

Purchase SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire on Amazon right now! Learn more about the incredible authors who appeared on this episode! Nicole Givens Kurtz Jessica Cage Kai Leakes Valjeanne Jeffers Samantha Dunaway Bryant Penelope Flynn And for more fiercely original Afrocentric spec fiction, be sure to check out the publisher of SLAY, Mocha Memoirs Press ! ----------------------------------------...

This week, we are joined by the velvet-voiced Taryn Barber from Amalga-Mania, who came packing her (original grey) NES Zapper. Together, the five of us set our sites on some of the best video game peripherals of old! Sure you had the games, but what about the NES Advantage, ROB the Robot or the POWER GLOVE? Also... what the heck is a U-Force? Later we get a NEXT LEVEL voice mail from Portland Main...

---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) • Parasite Steve ( read ) • 8-Bit Alchemy ( listen ) • Nintenjoe ( subscribe ) ---------------------------------------- All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile. Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/retro-ridocto...

In honor of Bill & Ted: Face The Music, we look back on two films which feature the most non-heinous exploits of Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan! Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and their subsequent Bogus Journey are two silly, good times type films with a very positive message. Sure they have more plot holes than all six seasons of LOST combined, but they also remind us to...

This week, Boss Rush Mode shines the spotlight on a bizarre phenomenon--cartoons that were made for kids, but based on mature and R rated movies that they probably weren't allowed to see in the first place! We'll discuss the 80s and 90s toon versions of Rambo, Robocop, Conan the Barbarian and much, much more! Most of these shows we saw for the first time as research for this episode, so you'll get...

Be sure to subscribe and follow the adventures of ENCOUNTERS WITH DARKNESS on Youtube and wherever you listen to podcasts! All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile. Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now! The show that celebrates all the things that made growing up awesome is part of the Inebri-Art and The Dorkening Podcast Networks! Send us your feedback online...

In a full blown sequel to episode #16, Nintenjoe leads us in playing blocks of classic TV sitcom and cartoon show intros! It's our little homage to the humble beginnings of the podcast--back when we played blocks of video game music on the Boss Rush Mode channel (click here if you want to check that out) A bit later on, we ask for your favorite TV theme that was attached to a "Top Tier Trash"...

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By all means, consider this a sequel to our first Crow's Nest "A Losing Battle Of Olympus"! 8-Bit Alchemy and Parasite Steve discuss their feelings about the (not so classic) NES game, Faxanadu. If you like single use keys, doors that re-lock, and having to slog your way back to the store to buy more keys then this might just be the game for you. Don't have negative thoughts. Remember your mantra....

Even the best stuff doesn't necessarily stick around forever. This week, we remember a bunch of junk foods that, sadly, are no longer sold in stores. :( Delicious and gone but not forgotten... how much of this crap did you used to cram in your beaks? Later on, we ask you to Octoponder a childhood snack that you tried but always hated. And finally, Parasite Steve will shine the spotlight on Blaster...

We chat with artist, author, MAP-scallion, Cat Scully about her debut novel Jennifer Strange and how the Evil Dead films inspired her! This is another long interview because we are apparently just incredibly fun to talk to! Preorder your copy of Jennifer Strange on IndieBound! Check out this great interview for a Huge Give Away! Browse all the awesomenes on Cat Scully's website! Follow Cat Scull o...

A discussion on Japanese Animation. We chat about our first experiences with the genre and spotlight some of our favorite lesser known films (also called OVAs, or Original Video Animation) from the 1980s and 1990s! How many of these underappreciated classics have YOU seen? After the main discussion, we'll ask you to name an anime film that you either saw or wish you had been able to see on the BIG...

Come for the info on concerts and stage antics from Dio's heyday, but STAY for the thrilling "true" story of his iconic mascot, Murray! Lifted from the actual 1987 Dream Evil tour program and dramatically recounted by Boss Rush Mode, this one is not something you'll want to miss! Game music borrowed from "Chakan: The Forever Man" for the SEGA Genesis and "Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage" for...