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Retro Ridoctopus

Retro Ridoctopus

Come aboard as your 3 wacky octo-hosts dive deep into the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond to discuss things like classic gaming, movies, tv shows, cartoons, music and even toys!

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02:06:27

S2E7 - Ep 32: Leslie Nielsen / Naked Files From...

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2020/03/31

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, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the orange bowl on New Year’s Day. Later on, we take turns

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01:59:32

S2E6 - Ep 31: Dork-Vania / Soundtrack of the Night...

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2020/03/17

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 listening pleasure. And since it is most definitely a horrible night for a curse, we welcome aboard the Boy

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00:48:50

The Crow's Nest: A Losing Battle of Olympus

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2020/03/10

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 (subscribe) All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile. Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork

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01:57:15

S2E5 - Ep 030: The Very Naughty Boy / A Tribute to...

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2020/03/03

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 them as only fans

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01:50:56

S2E4 - Ep 029: Cereal Killers & Fillers (with Derek...

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2020/02/18

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 to take notes. A bit later on, we'll ask this week's OCTOPONDER THIS question: "What cereal makes your

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02:01:34

S2E3 - Ep 028: The Wacky World of Hanna Barbera

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2020/02/04

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 like to see a reboot of before Boss Rush Mode ends things with a brand new hockey themed segment he has

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01:50:10

S2E2 - Ep 027: Classic Nickelodeon

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2020/01/21

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, Parasite Steve spotlights the dark coming of age novella "Friends in High Places" by Rob Smales for a

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01:58:50

S2E1 - Ep 026: Mega Man / Rise of the Blue Bomber

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2020/01/07

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 Nintendo Entertainment System! Later, we'll ask you to "Get Wily With It" to come up with your own, original

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02:30:20

S1E25 - Ep 025: Season 1 Finale / First Viewing of...

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2019/12/17

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 12 Days of Christmas!Thanks for a great year, everyone!----------------------------------------Retro

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01:31:09

S1E24 - Ep 024: Retro-bution / Captain Power On

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2019/11/26

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 for your favorite short lived TV show. And to close out the episode, Boss Rush Mode lets us know how he

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01:44:50

S1E23 - Ep 023: The Dark Crystal / A Really Great...

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2019/11/12

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-Tastic Podcast!A bit later... we'll ask you to choose a one-off movie that deserves receive a sequel series

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01:52:04

S1E22 - Ep 022: Digging Up The Crow (with Derek Rook)

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2019/10/29

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 regarding the original comic before segueing into the Brandon Lee film.And since it can't rain all the

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01:41:52

S1E21 - Ep 021: Resident Evil: Itchy. Tasty.

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2019/10/15

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 my!A bit later on, for this week's "Octoponder THIS", we ask for your favorite horror themed video game

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01:34:33

S1E20 - Ep 020: Kinder Terror / Childhood Frights

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2019/10/01

To usher in the spooky season, host 8-Bit Alchemy is hell bent on dredging up our worst childhood frights! We've all experienced it. Sometimes a single scene from a TV show or a movie was all it took to leave lasting scars, but other times, the really scary stuff happens IRL. Stuff that even today, we can't explain.A bit later on, we ask you to summon up your scariest childhood nightmare for this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Boss Rush Mode shares some rage about

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01:42:31

S1E19 - Ep 019: Contra / Record of Alien Wars

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2019/09/17

This week, host Nintenjoe is locked, loaded and ready to talk about one of his favorite classic video game series, Contra! We set our sights on the 8-bit and 16 bit entries as well as the original arcade and beyond! So, input that Konami code and strap in for an alien busting episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!When the dust settles, we'll ask your favorite Contra inspired game for this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Parasite Steve presents the indie gem, Blazing

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01:41:22

S1E18 - Ep 018: Tears in the Rain / A Tribute to...

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2019/09/03

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, we pay tribute to the late, great Dutch thespian, Rutger Hauer. Parasite Steve leads the discussion and reminisces about a slew of his favorite Hauer films and why the actor is so important to him.Later, we'll ask you to imagine a role where you would have most liked to have seen Rutger cast (he was almost Riggs in Lethal Weapon, don't ya know) for this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Nintenjoe snags the mic to highlight

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01:30:16

S1E17 - Ep 017: Sporting Entertainment

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2019/08/20

This stuff may not be in the same league as hockey, football or baseball but don't you dare call it "FAKE"! Boss Rush Mode leads a ruckus discussion about Sports Entertainment in all its varied forms. We cover GLOW (The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling), the WWF/WWE, Legends of the Hidden Temple, stuff on roller skates and more!A bit later on, for this week's "Octoponder THIS", we ask your favorite sports entertainment personality. And to close things out, 8-Bit Alchemy spotlights a classic Nintendo

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01:29:31

S1E16 - Ep 016: TV Intros / Themes From A Memory

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2019/08/06

In a format departure, 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" show for this week's "Octoponder THIS"! And to close out the episode, Boss Rush Mode sets his teeth in a clench to rip apart

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01:39:44

S1E15 - Ep 015: Cartoon Comeback

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2019/07/23

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, 8-Bit Alchemy spotlights some beloved cartoons he would love to see come BACK FROM THE DEAD! And, just to be cool guys, each of the other 3 Octo-Hosts chime in with some of our childhood favorites that we think could are deserving of a proper comeback!A bit later... we'll ask you to name one existing remake that you really enjoyed in this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Parasite Steve drops RETRO NOUVEAU to spotlight

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01:53:53

S1E14 - Ep 014: The Weirdest of them Al (with Randy...

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2019/07/09

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, we welcome Randy "Too Pretty For Death" Carter, the lead vocalist of NH based heavy metal band Swarm of Eyes! After some serious HEAVY METAL talk, host (of the moment) Parasite Steve leads us on a journey through the mighty Weird Al Yankovic's first five albums! We discuss every hit and every deep cut, the parodies and the originals, while sharing our fond memories on growing up WEIRD.Later, we'll ask you to lay down your favorite Al original

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