College football season is over. Winter hasn’t really gotten cranked up. What can we do with all this free time in our lives? Take a trip to the local arcade or gather some friends to play a rousing game of Risk.
Check out Oscar news, discover gigantic cereal puffs, play video games, conquer your friends’ armies, and finally reminisce about the hype preceding the second Star Wars movie on the Road to The Empire Strikes Back.
The LSU Tigers are the undisputed champions of college football. JediShua has had some experience with electronic and hard-hitting Big Toe football. Scott Ryfun has an odd collection of football games. The Mississippi State Bulldogs have an entertaining new coach. And of all the games we’re talking about this morning, football really isn’t it. But you would do well to take a RISK and tune in to TechnoRetro Dads right now!
In the NEWS
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker nominated for the Academy Awards with Missing Link.
- Disney is considering remaking Space Camp.
- Quantum Leap looks like it might be making a comeback.
We Love Our Cereal…
…and Cheerios love our hearts. Plus: Reese’s Big Puffs have been spotted in the stores. Is the picture on the front of the box a scale version of these enormous cereal puffs we’ve been hearing about?
TechnoRetro Arcade
JediShua and shazbazzar imagine what their home arcades could be like even as Shua is actually putting his together.
Saturday Mornings
Part of the fun of our youth was sitting in front of the TV with a bowl of cereal on Saturday mornings before your friends (and maybe your family) got up. Some EarBuds chime in on shows they remember.
Risk: A Game of World Domination
Start with one continent and then expand outward while protecting your land from outside attackers in the classic game of Risk. Draw your cards, move your pieces, roll the dice, get ready to fight in this game that continues to be popular after over sixty years.
The Road to The Empire Strikes Back
With no internet access to quench Star Wars’ fans’ thirst for information about the upcoming sequel, kids and adults relied on print media to provide sufficient bits of news to keep the hype going and growing on the long, long drive down the Road to The Empire Strikes Back.
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Join shazbazzar and JediShua each week for a look back at the ’70s and ’80s as they share the fun and also fandom of their youth with their families, friends, and EarBuds. Topics include TV, film, music, toys, and games of the ’70s and ’80s like Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and arcade games as well as franchises which have continued into the 21st Century, especially Star Wars. The TechnoRetro Dads create new stories as old legends are passed down from one generation to the next.
If you’re a TechnoRetro Dad, the child of one, or just appreciate the ’70s and ’80s, then this podcast is definitely for you!