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 song for this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Nintenjoe snags the mic to highlight another underrated metal band in a segment we call "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!

The show that celebrates all the things that made growing up awesome is part of the Inebri-Art Podcast Network! For information on our sister shows, pleaseclick here!

Tim Burton's original Batman film is turning 30! Criminals may be a superstitious cowardly lot, but we aint afraid of no BATS! Host, Boss Rush Mode leads us in a celebration of the Caped Crusader's many appearances in movies, cartoons, video game and MORE on this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!

For this week's "Octoponder THIS", we ask your favorite Batman villain, and to close things out, 8-Bit Alchemy pays tribute to the amazing Danny Elfman with another edition of "Compose Yo-self"!

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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!

Why was there no Gummi Bears game on the NES? Shouldn't there have been a 16-bit Ronin Warriors? Host, Nintenjoe asks the Ridocto-hosts to pitch some imaginary video games based on shows or movies we always loved!

A bit later on, we ask you to pitch an improved version of a licensed game that DID exist... (but should have been way better) for this week's "Octoponder THIS"! And to close out the episode, Boss Rush Mode steps up to confront some internet "logic" in another edition of Petting Those Peeves!

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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!

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, Professor 8-Bit Alchemy lays down a Kaiju-sized history lesson of Godzilla's many appearance in video games! From the Commodore 64 and Apple II to the NES, Game Boy and even the Sega Pico, you'll see that movies aren't the only media where BIG G reigns supreme.

A bit later... we'll ask you to name your favorite giant monster in this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Parasite Steve drops another DIE MONSTER to spotlight some of the deep dive TOHO references in the classic NES game Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!

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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!

The show that celebrates all the things that made growing up awesome is part of the Inebri-Art Podcast Network! For information on our sister shows, pleaseclick here!

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, Parasite Steve shows us the softer side of bad ass, as guests Ashes Von Nightmare & Patsy the Angry Nerd (from the Throwdown Thursday Podcast) discuss their favorite 80s girl cartoons!

And later on, we'll ask you to pony up your favorite female animated character for this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Nintenjoe snags the mic to highlight another underrated metal band in a segment we call "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!

Whatever you do, make sure you're listening to the always awesome Throwdown Thursday Podcast! New episodes every THURSDAY!

The show that celebrates all the things that made growing up awesome is part of the Inebri-Art Podcast Network! For information on our sister shows, pleaseclick here!

Host, Boss Rush Mode takes us PAC in time to spotlight the first icon of gaming—that ghost gobbling, circle of ravenous yellow, Pac-Man! We chat about the myriad of the classic games, cartoons, lunchboxes, "rockin"soundtracks, the nutritional merits of video wafers and MORE on this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!

And for this week's "Octoponder THIS", we unbox some breakfast memories by asking you to regurgitate your favorite cereal based on a cartoon or video game character (there were a ton in the 80s)! Then, to close out the episode, our resident composer is going to take you back to video game school with another edition of "The 8-Bit Minute"!

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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!

Host, Nintenjoe boldly goes to the final frontier to discuss our varied experiences with a little franchise called Star Trek! Holodecks, phaser settings and controversial kisses abound on this star studded episode of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast!

A bit later on, we ask your all time favorite Sci-Fi show or movie (that's not Start Trek or Star Wars) for this week's "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, Boss Rush Mode gives you a little peek behind the curtain for a little something we call the "GROSS FUCK 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!

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, host, 8-Bit Alchemy dusts off some memories about childhood collectibles. Things like figures and cards—inexpensive purchasables that got their hooks in deep, making you feel like you had to GET (or in some cases, catch) 'EM ALL!

A bit later... we'll ask you to pony up the crown jewel of your collection for this week's "Octoponder THIS". Then, to close out the episode, Parasite Steve steps up to spotlight a great newish indie game called "Time Spinner" for a new segment we call "Retro Nouveau"!

#deepinthesheepbones

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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!

The show that celebrates all the things that made growing up awesome is part of the Inebri-Art Podcast Network! For information on our sister shows, pleaseclick here!

On this episode of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, host (of the moment), Parasite Steve rolls the dice to embark on a round table discussion, where we remember some of our favorite obscure board games that (while totally awesome) lacked the staying power of fare like Monopoly or Clue.

And later on, we'll spout off some childhood regrets for this week's "Octoponder THIS". Then, to close out the episode, Nintenjoe snags the mic to highlight another underrated metal band in a segment we call "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!

The show that celebrates all the things that made growing up awesome is part of the Inebri-Art Podcast Network! For information on our sister shows, pleaseclick here!

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On this, the fifth voyage of the Retro Ridoctopus Cephalopodcast, host (at the post), Boss Rush Mode leads a discussion on the evolution of technology. We'll chat about what it was like growing up before and during a time when exciting stuff like "the internet", "walkmans" and "social" "media" were debuted to a willing public.

Later, we flip the topic of the week on its head for this week's installment "Octoponder THIS". And to close out the episode, 8-Bit Alchemy spotlights the composer of the Spyro the Dragon games for a rockin' new segment, "Compose Yo Self"!

Also... duck dicks.

A lot of them.

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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!