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This week’s ONE RAD PODCAST “Oops! All Spoops!” delivers a creature double feature! Kyle Von Kubik smashes through Rampage Puzzle Attack (2001), while Nekobun digs up Apparatus: Exanimus (2025 1999). Plus, Keith the Roboduke desperately wants to discuss the Poop Killer series. ONE RAD PODCAST  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as little as three dollars a month, you can bec...

Oops! All Spoop! returns to warp reality through the VHS tracking lines of video game horror! This week, Keith the Roboduke keeps the lantern lit in Static Dread: The Lighthouse (2025), a cosmic dread sim where paperwork might summon sea gods. Meanwhile, Our-Very-Own Nekobun snaps Polaroids at the edge of the afterlife in Heartworm (2025), a grief-soaked throwback haunted by memory and dial-up doo...

It’s October, which means ONE RAD PODCAST is kicking off “Oops! All Spoops!” This week, John E. Capcom and Kyle VonKubik sink their teeth into Kid Dracula (1990) on the Famicom and Game Boy. ONE RAD PODCAST  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as little as three dollars a month, you can become a member yourself and unlock exclusive content and get our podcast shows much earli...

SEGtember continues with a look at the groundbreaking Phantasy Star (1987) for the Sega Mark III/Sega Master System! Jeremy Parmentier and Kyle VonKubik explore this classic JRPG, from its impressive graphics and Star Wars influences to Sega's decision to feature a female protagonist in 1987. Meanwhile, Kyle can’t seem to get past the owlbears in the first area. In this episode, they’ll chat about...

SEGTEMBER continues this week on ONE RAD PODCAST! This time, The Sultan of Sega Peter Graphic and Kyle Kubik hack and slash their way through the arcade classic, Golden Axe (1989)! Then they wrap things up with a review of the often-forgotten Game Gear spin-off, Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (1991). Will they discover why Ax Battler fights Death Adder with a sword in Golden Axe , instead of,...

ONE RAD PODCAST kicks off SEGTEMBER 2025 with Sega classics old and new! John E Capcom Genesis joins Kyle Von Kubik to revisit Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (2021), then Peter Graphic comes out the coast and has a few laughs with Diehard Arcade (1996). Plus, listener feedback and plenty of Sega memories along the way. ONE RAD PODCAST  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as li...

It’s back-to-school season… unless you’re listening on the Club Feed, in which case, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀 On this episode, we resurrect Saturday Morning Crunch at the request of a longtime podcast pal, Eric Alex, who also joins us as co-host! Eric was talking games with Kyle VonKubik and John E. Capcom all the way back in 2009, and we’re thrilled to have him back on the mic. This time, we’r...

Join Kyle Von Kubik, John E. Capcom, and Peter Graphic as they crack open a can of spinach and punch their way through Popeye (1990) and Popeye 2 (1991) for the Nintendo Game Boy. Two portable adventures starring animation's most famous sailor man. Along the way, they tackle one of the franchise's greatest mysteries: Is it Bluto or Brutus? One thing's for sure: it isn't Blutus. Tha...

On this episode of ONE RAD PODCAST , Kyle VonKubik and John E Capcom take on Retro Game Challenge 1 and 2 from 2009, a pair of games built around a lovingly idealized version of late 80s and early 90s childhood gaming. From made up retro titles to in game magazines and cheat codes, these games do not just recreate the past, they remix it into something a little too perfect. Kyle and John unpack wh...

On this episode of ONE RAD PODCAST , Kyle VonKubik and John E Capcom tackle two games with roots in the Wonder Boy family tree: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018) and Super Adventure Island II (1994). One is colorful and polished, the other is weird and surprisingly ambitious, and both give the guys plenty to talk about. They compare notes on gameplay, trace their shared DNA, and inevitably...

This week, John E. Capcom and Kyle Von Kubik talk Civilization (1991), with a focus on the KOEI-published Super Nintendo / Super Famicom version. We discuss the mysteries of The Wheel, rewriting history, and the very real danger of Gandhi getting the bomb. It is all about exploring, expanding, exploiting, and exterminating like a genetic freak with a 144 and 2/3 precent chance of global domination...

This week, Kyle has the night off as Peter Graphic and our very own Nekobun verbally shake their groove thang while reviewing Disco Elysium (2019) , a game that is not about disco dancing, but is about murder . Do you like dialogue trees, quirky characters, intrigue, and substance abuse? Then this game might be for you! And if you like two people talking about those things, guess what? This episod...

This week, John E. Capcom and Kyle Von Kubik race back to the early days of polygonal racers on the Sony PlayStation. They discuss the groundbreaking, if anemic by today’s standards, Ridge Racer (1993), big-budget E3 cringe, and the formative early days of the 32-bit console generation. ONE RAD PODCAST  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as little as three dollars a month, y...

Ready! Aim! Fire! Kyle Von Kubik and John E. Capcom secure the perimeter, expand their sphere (er, square) of influence, and fire upon invading armies as they discuss the Atari arcade classic Rampart (1990) and some of its different ports. ONE RAD PODCAST  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as little as three dollars a month, you can become a member yourself and unlock exclu...

As an extra treat this Halloween, we've got one more surprise "Oops! All Spoops!" episode for you! Unless you're listening on the free feed, in which case, Happy Arbor Day! At any rate, this week, John E. Capcom, Peter Graphic, and Kyle Von Kubik will hunt for ghosts at the abandoned Pancake Cottage, all while reviewing Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989) and Decap Attack (199...

Ring the bell and cue the pyro! This week, we’re going to the mat with the legendary AKI Pro Wrestling games on the Nintendo 64. From Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 (2000) to WWF: No Mercy (2000) and WWF: WrestleMania 2000 (1999), we’re breaking down the grapples, the glory, and the button-mashing brutality that defined a generation. John E. Capcom and Kyle Von Kubik tag-team this main event, working sti...

This week, we’re creating abominations and defending nations as review E.V.O.: Search for Eden (1992) on the SNES and Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira (1995) on the Sega Game Gear. How do these hidden gems on their respective consoles hold up today? Listen and find out! ONE RAD PODCAST  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as little as three dollars a month, you can bec...

We wrap up Mario Mania Month 2026 with a look at the strangest corners of one of Nintendo’s classics. This week we dive into the E-World levels from Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 , those bizarre bonus stages that originally required the equally bizarre Nintendo e-Reader, two Game Boy Advances, a link cable, and a bunch of cards to download. Now finally preserved through the Nintendo S...

Let’s suck up some baddies and lay some eggs! Erm… what? It’s Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (1995) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). A sequel that is actually a prequel and one that lacked the numerical “2” in Japan, but how does it hold up more than 30 years later? Kyle Von Kubik and Keith the Roboduke discuss. Hop on and listen. It’s MARIO MANIA MONTH ! ONE RAD PODCAST  i...

This week, the ONE RAD PODCAST crew embarks on an exciting adventure with a (somewhat) familiar friend. Geronimo! Mario Mania Month  is made possible by the members of ⁠⁠ONE RAD CLUB⁠⁠ . For as little as three dollars a month, you can become a member yourself and unlock exclusive content and get our podcast shows much earlier. ⁠WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Submit Your Listener Feedback HERE! ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Cli...

Jeremy Parmentier (Retrovaniacs Podcast & Subtastics) and Kyle VonKubik jump into another Mario title for ONE RAD PODCAST 's Mario Mania Month ! This time, they're reviewing one of the more obscure, officially licensed Mario games, Mario Clash (1995) for the Virtual Boy! Will this sequel to the 1983 classic Mario Bros . live up to the legacy, or will our hosts be left seeing red? Well,...

This week, Kyle VonKubik and John E. Capcom talk more dragons than you can shake a Double at! We punch our way back to 1987 to review Double Dragon for the Atari 2600 and 7800—because pain comes in pairs. Then it’s a flying knee to the future with Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (2023)! Along the way, we praise Technōs for birthing the beat-em-up genre and setting the stage for every hea...

This week on the show, Kyle VonKubik and Jeremy Parmentier chomp into two Pac-Man titles that technically bear the name—but barely resemble the classic dot-munching arcade icon. First up, Jeremy explores Shadow Labyrinth (2025). Is it just a grim-dark reimagining designed for cheap buzz, or does it offer a genuinely deep experience with over 30 hours of exploration and challenge? Then, Kyle breaks...

John E. Capcom and Kyle VonKubik are dishing out a quadruple stack of pixel-punching action on this episode of ONE RAD PODCAST ! First up, John dives into the Bitmap Bureau Collection , dishing out takes on XenoCrisis , Battle Axe , and Final Vendetta —three retro-inspired brawlers bursting with chunky sprites and brutal difficulty. Then Kyle shifts gears (Game Gears, that is) with a deep cut from...

It seems what we have here is a SUCCESS in communication with the editors and contributors of READ ONLY MAGAZINE , specifically those involved with Issue 12: FOE! Recorded on December 20, this episode documents our virtual launch party, where the ROM staff discussed their creative processes, addressed concerns, asked and answered questions, and celebrated the many small successes of READ ONLY MAGA...