Rando Rob 0060 – Pac-Man Fever 45 Record
I own this vinyl single and it’s driving me crazy! Pac-Man was everywhere in the early 80s — in arcades, on t-shirts, on lunchboxes, and […]
View ArticleYDKF Episode 227: Movie SPFX Part 2
In part two of this subject, I talk about some of the movies I grew up watching that were known for their special effect, the […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0061 – Vintage McDonald’s Big Mac Glass
One day while staring at my collection of vintage McDonald’s drinking glasses I noticed I was missing one. eBay to the rescue! YouTube: https://youtu.be/_K8j2-KV1iw Support […]
View ArticleSprite Castle 084: Championship Wrestling
Get ready to get your bell rung, brother, in this episode of Sprite Castle’s game, CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0062 – Lifesize Star Wars Blasters
Someone made models of the old Kenner action figure Star Wars guns, scaled them up, and 3D printed them. Someone else (me) bought them! YouTube: […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0063 – Mighty Muggs Boba Fett
I’m a sucker for a Boba Fett figure, especially one as cute as this one! YouTube: https://youtu.be/crsBYELIwk4 Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0064 – Ninja Trilogy DVDs
Even though I got rid of 99% of my DVDs, I kept these classics: Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, and Ninja 3: The […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0065 – Autographed Star Wars Action Figures
The one thing I learned about obtaining autographs from Star Wars actors was the less they showed their face on camera, the cheaper the autograph […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0066 – Star Wars Biker Scouts
The Biker Scout from Return of the Jedi is probably my favorite Star Wars action figure. Here are a few different ones I have, sitting […]
View ArticleYDKF Episode 228: White Water
In 1981, a water park named White Water opened in Oklahoma City. Here are a few of my memories about the park, what has changed […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0067 – Wargames on VHS
I only saved my favorite movies on VHS, and this is one of them: WarGames! YouTube: https://youtu.be/WsrT4ZgrIaY Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0068 – Fisher Price Adventure People
Here are a few of the Fisher Price Adventure sets I had as a kid. The best thing was that they were compatible with Star […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0069 – Boatfest 2022
A brief recap and data dump after attending Boatfest 2022, a retrocomputing gathering in Hurricane, West Virginia. Unique “on the road” episode. YouTube: https://youtu.be/iDFZ6qkAZrc Support […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0070 – Mouse Pads!
I might have been scraping the bottom of the barrel the week I decided to show off my mouse pad collection! YouTube: https://youtu.be/RUKYEDEguZ4 Support Rando […]
View ArticleSprite Castle 085: Kung-Fu Master
Get ready to have your mind kicked with all the trivia I drop about this classic martial arts game, KUNG-FU MASTER! Support Sprite Castle at […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0071 – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom
Infocom’s classic interactive fiction game that I did not completely understand until I was older and had read the book. Don’t Panic! YouTube: https://youtu.be/w4TTCpUQCIg Support […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0072 – Blank Floppy Disks
Boxes of blank floppy disks might seem like a boring birthday gift, but back when I had my Commodore 64 and a modem, there’s nothing […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0073 – Jar Jar’s Candy Tongue
If you wondered what Jar Jar’s tongue tasted like after seeing Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, this is the candy for you. I never opened […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0074 – White Castle Hat
I had to reshoot this one! This episode is a little about this White Castle Hat, and a lot about what White Castle means to […]
View ArticleRando Rob 0076 – Dragon’s Lair Lunchbox
A game of Dragon’s Lair cost 50 cents and, for me, lasted about 90 seconds. This lunchbox cost a little more, but kept my lunch […]
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