Retro Ridoctopus

Jeremy Flagg is the creator of the dystopian superhero universe, CHILDREN OF NOSTRADAMUS. Taking his love of pop culture and comic books, he focuses on fast paced, action packed novels with complex characters and contemporary themes. He continues developing the universe with the Journal of Madison Walker, an ongoing serial set two hundred years in the future. Check out all the post apocalyptic goo...

This week, Boss Rush Mode finds the courage to cross the rainbow bridge to pay tribute to one of the greatest heavy metal singers of all time, Ronnie James Dio! Starting with his early work with Ronnie and the Red Caps, we discuss his time with bands like Elf, Rainbow, the legendary BLACK SABBATH and on to his expansive solo career. Ronnie James had a remarkable career spanning more than half a ce...

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And check out Paul's auction website for lots of retro gaming goodies including signed reproductions of arcade marquees like SATAN'S HOLLOW! 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 yo...

Kids of the 80s and 90s will remember the experience of walking into an arcade with a sense of awe and wonder! What new machines had arrived since your last visit? And of those, which was going to grab you attention first? For this episode, we spotlight arcade games that stood out by daring to look different, even bizarre! Let's see which ones you remember! And later on, we'll ask for your favorit...

Snag Jeremy's AMAZING new coffee table book, DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS at daughtersofdarknessbook.com and listen for an exclusive discount code for the book! 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! The show...

Retro Ridoctopus is: Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) Parasite Steve ( read ) 8-Bit Alchemy ( listen ) Nintenjoe ( subscribe ) A supplementary minisode that pairs great with Ep 34 of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast! 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 i...

Break out the Ecto-Cooler because this week's episode is a sprawling discussion on the only spirit-hunting team that still waits by the phone... the Ghostbusters! 8-bit Alchemy leads us down dusty library rows as we breakdown this beloved film series and well as the cartoon and even the 2009 video game which (like the films) was written by Ramis and Aykroyd! So strap in, power up and try not to ge...

It's hard to argue that Symphony of the Night is one of the Castlevania series' most beloved entries. Currently, the game is playable (along with it's predecessor, Rondo of Blood) in the Castlevania Requiem collection. For this bonus episode, Parasite Steve snags the mic to discuss his recent playthrough of a game he first fell in love with 23 years earlier! Retro Ridoctopus is: Boss Rush Mode ( w...

This week, we decided to dust off some memories on fast food toys. Whether it was McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's or even Pizza Hut, almost every chain was in the business of drawing in younger customers with the allure of individually packaged plastic fun they could get nowhere else! This discussion runs long so buckle in, take some blood pressure medication and let's see how many of these toys...

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! 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: ht...

On this episode, Retro Ridoctopus switches on some Music Television! We'll discuss the early years and spotlight some of the classic videos and MTV programs we watched over and over! Later, this week's "Octoponder THIS" will ask for your favorite non-music related MTV show before 8-Bit Alchemy ends things with another edition of COMPOSE YO-SELF! Retro Ridoctopus is: Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) Parasi...

On this episode, we spotlight the incredibly talented actor Leslie Nielsen! We'll chat about some of his earlier straight man work, but spend the bulk of our energies on his comedic stuff. "THE NAKED GUN", "POLICE SQUAD" and of course "AIRPLANE" are all comedy classics! In other words... it’s the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl,...

Raise a chalice, Dork-Vania has arrived! This is part 5 of the 8 part event! Keep everything straight by checking here! You'll see all the episodes of all the great Dorkening shows involved and most importantly, the bloody good Castlevania prizes! For our part, Retro Ridoctopus is concentrating on the seminal music of the series--each of us having handpicked double-shots of music for your listenin...

For our first bonus episode, 8-Bit Alchemy and Parasite Steve discuss their feelings about the (not so classic) NES game, The Battle of Olympus. If you like pixelated bewbs, having no idea where to go next or enjoy paying for things in olives, then this might just be the game for you. Retro Ridoctopus is: Boss Rush Mode ( watch ) Parasite Steve ( read ) 8-Bit Alchemy ( listen ) Nintenjoe ( subscri...

This week, the Retro Ridoctopus​ cephalopodcast pays tribute to a true comic genius. Terry Jones wasn't just 1/6 of the legendary Monty Python, he was a writer, historian, director, famed Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies (I think). So get ready for some bad accents and some even worse impressions because on this episode, we go through the 4 Python films, remembering and celebrating t...

On this episode, the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast is joined in studio by the Duke of Deadpan, Derek Loftrom (winner of the "Submit a topic for a season 2" contest). Together, we take a trip down the cereal aisles of time and space to highlight some of our favorite killer (and not so killer) American breakfast cereals! There a bit of history involved and a quiz at the end of the week, so be sure...

No mystery here, gang... on this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, we'll be aiming our flashlights on the American animation giant, Hanna Barbera! Host Nintenjoe starts out with a little studio history, before we dive right into into playing blocks of cartoon theme songs from 8 of our favorite shows! Later, this week's "Octoponder THIS" will ask which classic Hanna Barbera toon you'd...

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, we are all about our own personal experiences with the premier kid's network, Nickelodeon! 8-Bit Alchemy leads the discussion as we all choose 2 or 3 of our most beloved shows, complete with theme songs! Later, this week's "Octoponder THIS" will literally splat you right in the face, so watch out for that. And finally, to close everything out...

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, we bring the pew pew and a little rock and roll with a spotlight on the popular Mega Man series! Capcom's blue boy wonder has starred in more games, across more consoles than we can cram into a single episode, that's why for our first episode of season 2, host Parasite Steve has decided to concentrate on the original 6 entries for the Nintend...

Our big, season finale is one for and by the Retroids, as we share our memories and play almost 20 minutes of voice mails sent to us by our amazing listeners! Stay to the end if you can, because we also have a Godzilla-sized announcement about where we are going for season 2! On and don't miss as Boss Rush Mode delivers his final "Peeve Pet", mercilessly breaking down the unmitigated excess of the...

An underappreciated 80s gem, Captain Power and The Soldiers of the Future was definitely ahead of its time. Written by J. Michael Straczynski, this surprisingly dark, post apocalyptic series was aimed at both kids and adults but struggled to find an audience. We discuss the show, the VHS tapes and the brilliant line of interactive toys! Later, for the last "Octoponder THIS" of the season, we ask f...

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, 8-Bit Alchemy drops a great, garthim-sized conjunction on your heads as we explore the sprawling worlds of Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal ! Our discussion covers the original film, the Age of Resistance series and beyond! Special appearances by our roving reporter, Dr. Maddio, as well as our buddy Justin Cooper of Amalga-Mania and the Fan-Tast...

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, Parasite Steve welcomes his partner in crime, Derek Rook of Rough House Publishing! Continuing on with our October theme, the ROUGH MASTER GENERAL chats about a book that helped shape his career... that poetic masterpiece of tragedy and of young love lost, "The Crow". Over the course of our longest episode yet, we dig up some inside baseball...

This week, host Boss Rush Mode takes point to lead us on a mission through the seminal survival horror franchise known as Resident Evil! Though some may be more familiar with the film series, we point our flashlights into the dark, squirming corners of Capcom's original video game series. The originals, the remakes and even a spin-off or two! In other words... zombies and lickers and tyrants, oh m...