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!
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• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)
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All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile.
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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 Maine DJ Rick Johnson who wants to talk Track and Field! And to close things out, Parasite Steve drops the first DIE MONSTER of season 2 in a micro follow-up to our bonus episode, "The Crow's Nest: Faxanadu's & Faxanadont's".

Follow Amalga-Mania on Facebook and be sure to check out the legendary Amalga-Market and bid on some insanely cool stuff like action figures and comics!
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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Boss Rush Mode (watch)
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)
• Nintenjoe (subscribe)
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All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile.
Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now!

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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Boss Rush Mode (watch)
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)
• Nintenjoe (subscribe)
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All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile.
Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now!

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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 BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER! \,,/

After the main discussion, we'll ask you to name a historical person, place or moment that you'd use the time booth to witness! And finally, Nintenjoe parties on with both B&T soundtracks for a most triumphant edition of POWER TO THE METAL!
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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Boss Rush Mode (watch)
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)
• Nintenjoe (subscribe)
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All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile.
Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now!

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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 our reactions untainted by the lens of nostalgia.

And later on, we'll tackle a listener suggested Octoponder This, and 8Bit Alchemy will bring back THE 8-BIT MINUTE to discuss how he created a Konami-styled theme song for the EPIC TALES FROM THE SEWER podcast!
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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Boss Rush Mode (watch)
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)
• Nintenjoe (subscribe)
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All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile.
Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now!

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Be sure to subscribe and follow the adventures of ENCOUNTERS WITH DARKNESS on Youtube and wherever you listen to podcasts!

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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" show for this week's "Octoponder THIS"! And to close out the episode, Boss Rush Mode delivers another GROSS PHUCK FOOD HACK!

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Retro Ridoctopus is:
• Boss Rush Mode (watch)
• Parasite Steve (read)
• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)
• Nintenjoe (subscribe)
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All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile.
Listen to their sophomore album "Bloodwork Scriptorium" right now!

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Check out the official website of Adam's awesome band HE SAID SHE SAID: www.hesaidshesaidri.com for videos, info and a list of upcoming shows!

And be sure to follow the band on Facebook and Instagram!

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!

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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.

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: https://pinecast.com/feedback/retro-ridoctopus/e835340b-787f-4a35-9856-b7a89e9ebf79

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 Master Zero for another edition of Retro Nouveau!

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!

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