Retro Ridoctopus

With help of our bud, Russ Lyman (YouTuber, gamer, DIY creator, that Mario car guy) we dig up some hidden gems from the 16bit era! That means that game for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and even the TurboGrafx-16 are all on the table! Listen to find out which ones we chose to spotlight! Heck, maybe you'll find some new stuff to play! Later on we'll ask this week's Octo Ponder This (what game di...

This week, your Oco-hosts will be spotlighting the great Cartoon Network! The network was there every day after school for a whole generation of kids, airing original toons alongside retro goodness! For this episode, each of us has picked two classic Cartoon Network originals to give a little history on and share our thoughts about! And as always, lurking somewhere in there is this week's Octo-Pon...

We welcome a couple of fantastic guests, Wade and Supa Woke Javi from the OLD MAN WADE SHOW to talk about comedy legend Eddie Murphy! We do a little history and dive right in to Coming To America and the newly released sequel, Coming 2 America! Then, each of us presents our own favorite Eddie Murphy movie. That's 7 movies in all with an Octoponder crammed in between! Join us for lots of laughs and...

For this episode of the Crow's Nest, Nintenjoe and 8-Bit Alchemy discuss the origins of the most famous video game code (it's a secret to everybody) of all time! Known by many as the Konami Code, the famous series of button presses has made it into a ton of games over the years, and you'll hear about a bunch of them in this episode! ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • P...

This week, we hang out with ultra-cool Youtuber Linda (AKA The Gamergirl) to chat about the company Konami! One of our favorite video game developers, Konami has created and produced some of the most beloved and long lasting games series, like Castlevania, Contra, Gradius and Metal Gear! If you were a home gamer or arcade goer throughout the 80s and 90s, chances are you are gonna recognize a ton o...

Melodic rock legend Stan Bush gets locked in THE BRIG for a discussion on transforming robots, guitars that shoot lasers and what it's been like to have had THE TOUCH for 35 years! Stan may be known for his soundtrack appearances, but the guy has had a full, non-stop career with 14 studio albums! His newest is 2020's DARE TO DREAM which included the single BORN TO FIGHT. A song so awesome, we actu...

A happy little tree here, a sleepy mountain there... For this friendly episode of the Retro Ridoctopus podcast, 8-Bit Alchemy has got his pallet loaded with some phthalo blue, alizarin crimson and liquid hwite. Using only our fan brush, we are gonna try our best to paint you a nice little portrait of TV legend, Bob Ross! We'll start with his time spent in Alaska and work our way into his public li...

We strap ourselves into the cockpit to a deep dive into the world of giant robots on this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalo-podcast! Along for the interstellar ride is our very good friend and fellow podcaster, Justin Cooper! Stick around as we read the results of our big bloated Facebook battle MECHAPOCALYPSE and for another edition of Power To The Metal as Nintenjoe spotlights the band Hel...

When people told themselves their past with stories, explained their present with stories, foretold the future with stories, the best place by the fire was kept for... The Storyteller. It's the first Crow's Nest of season 3 and we are talking about an under celebrated Jim Henson gem! ---------------------------------------- Retro Ridoctopus is: • Parasite Steve ( read ) • 8-Bit Alchemy ( listen )...

We cover the production powerhouse, Saban Entertainment, who's TV shows helped shape an entire generation of kids! Love them or not, Saban cracked the code on how to produce low cost entertainment that would strike a chord with viewers. In some cases adapting Japanese programming for a new audience and in many others creating something new! The results were admittedly varied, but anyone who grew u...

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...