Sprite Castle
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last episode 07 May 2025Commodore 64 Game Reviews and C64 News. From the author of Commodork: Sordid Tales from a BBS Junkie.
Published: Mon 23 Sep 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 39.6 MByte - Duration: 42:57
On this episode we use the Force and revisit an updated version of a game was was originally released 40 years ago… THE EMPIRE STRIKES […]
Published: Mon 02 Sep 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 74.3 MByte - Duration: 1:21:03
Hey, we’re back with a brand new episode about old toys! In this episode I talk about the new toy booth my wife and I […]
Published: Thu 01 Aug 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 45.1 MByte - Duration: 48:58
After releasing Summer Games and Summer Games II, Epyx went back to the races a third time with THE GAMES-SUMMER EDITION! Support Sprite Castle at […]
Published: Fri 19 Jul 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 73.1 MByte - Duration: 1:19:41
Splish, splash, I was taking a… swim? On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I “dive†into the topic of swimming pools! Support You […]
Published: Sat 22 Jun 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.7 MByte - Duration: 37:35
It’s a super sprint to the finish in this week’s game… well, SUPER SPRINT Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | […]
Published: Sat 08 Jun 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 72.8 MByte
What did you want to be when you grew up? A doctor? An astronaut? A podcaster? On this episode I discuss 10 things I wanted […]
Published: Sun 28 Apr 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 54.0 MByte - Duration: 58:37
Climb levels to chase a gorilla throwing things at you. In this episode, it’s on like Donk… CONGO BONGO! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes […]
Published: Tue 23 Apr 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 68.1 MByte - Duration: 1:14:19
My thoughts on Artificial Intelligence after attending an AI conference in Las Vegas: amazing, exciting, terrifying. Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
Published: Mon 25 Mar 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 51.5 MByte - Duration: 56:15
In 1992 Archie Karas drove to Vegas with $50 in his pocket. Hear how he spent the next three years turning that money into millions, […]
Published: Mon 18 Mar 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 70.5 MByte - Duration: 1:17:03
Did you know St. Patrick was not born in Ireland, wasn’t a canonized saint, and didn’t actually drive the snakes out of Ireland? We learned […]
Published: Wed 13 Mar 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 27.1 MByte - Duration: 29:19
Inspired by Q*Bert, this Commodore 64 game puts a spin (and a pogo stick) on this game starring POGO JOE! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Mon 11 Mar 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 42.5 MByte - Duration: 46:25
In the 1970s the United States Government launched Project Star Gate, recruiting psychics in hopes that they could use their “remote viewing powers†to spy […]
Published: Mon 04 Mar 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.4 MByte - Duration: 51:48
The summer of 1947 became known as the “Summer of Saucers†thanks to Kenneth Arnold’s sighting and the Roswell incident, but the Maury Island Incident […]
Published: Mon 26 Feb 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 58.7 MByte - Duration: 1:04:05
In 1971, a woman in Spain was shocked when ghostly faces began appearing on her kitchen floor. When the family scrubbed the floor to remove […]
Published: Wed 21 Feb 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 68.3 MByte - Duration: 1:14:31
Strikes, spares, and turkeys! This is every bowling story I have in me — one and done! Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes […]
Published: Mon 19 Feb 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 49.2 MByte - Duration: 53:46
In 1925, James Courtney and Michael Meegan, two sailors working on the SS Watertown oil tanker, accidentally suffocated to death. Although their bodies were buried […]
Published: Mon 12 Feb 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.6 MByte - Duration: 16:23
This boombox may be tiny in size, but it’s big in sound! Just kidding, the sound is pretty tiny too. And tinny. YouTube: https://youtu.be/3Y0aKcDKWHk Support […]
Published: Wed 07 Feb 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.5 MByte - Duration: 16:13
On this episode of Rando Rob I show off this cute dinosaur-shaped sandwich cutter that hopefully nobody pooped on. YouTube: https://youtu.be/9tzFwcTSc9Y Support Rando Rob at […]
Published: Sat 20 Jan 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 33.0 MByte - Duration: 35:45
Boomerang swords, the villainous Volta, the… orange hair? Dear, Crom! It’s CONAN Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | […]
Published: Fri 12 Jan 2024 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 61.5 MByte - Duration: 1:07:04
On this episode Flack dives into the features and ethical issues of Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/A8Y-T1PVy0w Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Tue 19 Dec 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 49.5 MByte - Duration: 53:42
The sorta-sequel to Winter Games by Epyx: it’s THE GAMES-WINTER EDITION! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | WWW […]
Published: Sun 10 Dec 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 73.2 MByte - Duration: 1:19:47
In 2014, I put a down payment on an Elio, a three-wheeled car that promised to deliver 84mpg. had a 5-star crash rating, and cost […]
Published: Thu 19 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 50.3 MByte - Duration: 54:37
This beau-tee-ful game is way above par — from Access Software, it’s LEADER BOARD GOLF! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook […]
Published: Sun 15 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 31.8 MByte - Duration: 34:04
Star Wars keeps making new movies, but marketing old characters. Here are two interesting Darth Vader items in my collection–one old, and one new! YouTube: […]
Published: Sat 14 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 21.0 MByte - Duration: 22:14
I am known for my love of the Commodore 64, but not everything the company touched was gold. Most of it wasn’t in fact. YouTube: […]
Published: Fri 13 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 27.6 MByte - Duration: 29:28
In 7th grade I got Return of the Jedi folders for school. In this episode I find my old Kenner Star Wars manuals and Bantha […]
Published: Thu 12 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 27.1 MByte - Duration: 28:58
A whiskey bottle shaped like a ninja? It makes perfect sense, especially once you learn about this history of the Nasty Pirates! YouTube: https://youtu.be/f1fvZkxn3GE Support […]
Published: Wed 11 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 27.1 MByte - Duration: 28:59
I got rid of most of my old cassettes, but still have about a dozen, including the debut album from comedy legend Judy Tenuda. YouTube: […]
Published: Tue 03 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 117.8 MByte - Duration: 2:08:30
I just got back from a cruise to Cozumel and so much has changed in the cruise industry that I decided to revisit the topic […]
Published: Mon 02 Oct 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.6 MByte - Duration: 37:10
We’re back with brand new episodes of Rando Rob. Today I talk about the badges I kept from my last cruise, and why they’re important […]
Published: Fri 08 Sep 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 117.2 MByte - Duration: 2:07:41
Secret Agent 4125, do you choose to take on Evil Professor Elvin Atombender in this seemingly IMPOSSIBLE MISSION? Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
Published: Sat 02 Sep 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 72.5 MByte - Duration: 1:19:02
From the old Mattel Football game to modern technological emulation machines, I run through the portable gaming systems aka handheld systems I’ve owned over the […]
Published: Fri 01 Sep 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 26.5 MByte - Duration: 28:14
I was an early fan of Clerks, and a little less so as time went on, but can I help it if I look like […]
Published: Thu 31 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.1 MByte - Duration: 36:33
These monster books from the 1970s made me think I could build my own masks, monsters, and special effects. I couldn’t, but I tried! YouTube: […]
Published: Wed 30 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 11.0 MByte - Duration: 11:22
I was super excited to find this Star Wars box set for sale in a pawn shop one time. This box set got me excited […]
Published: Tue 29 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 18.1 MByte - Duration: 19:04
Although it never paid off, I bought this software because I thought it would help me make Scooby Doo cartoons. Things didn’t work out. YouTube: […]
Published: Mon 28 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 25.3 MByte - Duration: 27:00
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 […]
Published: Mon 14 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.3 MByte - Duration: 18:11
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 […]
Published: Mon 14 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 20.8 MByte - Duration: 22:02
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 […]
Published: Wed 09 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.1 MByte - Duration: 13:38
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 […]
Published: Tue 08 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 16.1 MByte - Duration: 16:54
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 […]
Published: Fri 04 Aug 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 58.5 MByte - Duration: 1:03:33
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 […]
Published: Sat 29 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 8.3 MByte - Duration: 8:22
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 […]
Published: Fri 28 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.2 MByte - Duration: 14:51
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 […]
Published: Tue 25 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.9 MByte - Duration: 15:38
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 […]
Published: Mon 24 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 30.5 MByte - Duration: 32:37
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 […]
Published: Sun 23 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 77.7 MByte - Duration: 1:24:44
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 […]
Published: Fri 21 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 12.3 MByte - Duration: 12:47
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 […]
Published: Thu 20 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 9.3 MByte - Duration: 9:30
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 […]
Published: Wed 19 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 20.7 MByte - Duration: 21:59
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 […]
Published: Tue 18 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.9 MByte - Duration: 14:33
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 […]
Published: Mon 17 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.4 MByte - Duration: 13:59
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: […]
Published: Fri 14 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 43.2 MByte - Duration: 46:50
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 […]
Published: Tue 04 Jul 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 18.9 MByte - Duration: 19:58
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 […]
Published: Sat 03 Jun 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 66.4 MByte - Duration: 1:12:24
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 […]
Published: Fri 02 Jun 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.5 MByte - Duration: 14:02
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 […]
Published: Wed 31 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 18.1 MByte - Duration: 19:09
The 1541-III was one of the first SD-card based readers for the C64. I used it for a short period of time before the Ultimate […]
Published: Tue 30 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 20.9 MByte - Duration: 22:06
Pancho’s wasn’t known for having great food, but it was all you can eat as long as you kept raising the flag! Pancho’s is gone, […]
Published: Thu 25 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 77.8 MByte - Duration: 1:24:50
As a kid I was fascinated with special effects and how movies were made. In the first part of this two parter, I talk about […]
Published: Tue 23 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 26.4 MByte - Duration: 28:10
Who you gonna call? Topps, if you want to own a set of these Ghostbusters II trading cards from 1989! YouTube: https://youtu.be/H_93OV_jKc0 Support Rando Rob […]
Published: Sat 20 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 67.4 MByte - Duration: 1:13:17
Medic! I’m hit! Help the Allied Forces rescue hostages from the evil dictator Dragon in his episode’s game, BEACH-HEAD II! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Wed 17 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 18.7 MByte - Duration: 19:48
There was a time when the easiest way to get sound clips for Windows was to buy them. Here’s my original copy of Star Wars […]
Published: Tue 16 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 7.1 MByte - Duration: 7:02
What’s the best way to protect a Hostess Twinkie from getting smooshed in your lunch box? With a Twinkie the Kid Hostess Twinkie Carrier, of […]
Published: Mon 15 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 18.5 MByte - Duration: 19:31
After Star Wars became a blockbuster, Kenner realized they were sitting on a gold mine and started making things like this: the droid’s escape pod, […]
Published: Mon 15 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 21.2 MByte - Duration: 22:32
Today I got the fever — Trivia Fever! This was a computer game that could be played… without a computer? YouTube: https://youtu.be/12kvLpcgVcY Support Rando Rob […]
Published: Mon 08 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 12.5 MByte - Duration: 12:58
I pulled out this alien autopsy doll as a tribute to my friend Josh, who passed away earlier this year. RIP Josh, and RIP random […]
Published: Fri 05 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 19.4 MByte - Duration: 20:28
My 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Estrada, was a huge fan of Garfield. She bought this magazine in 1985, and I ended up with it in […]
Published: Wed 03 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 11.6 MByte - Duration: 12:03
Try the Stuff! The Stuff is good for you! Why won’t you eat the Stuff? I love this movie, and love this little tribute to […]
Published: Wed 03 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 11.6 MByte - Duration: 11:58
So maybe it’s not a real shrunken head, but it’s one of the funniest things my grandma ever mailed me. YouTube: https://youtu.be/TrQUkQJGIPs Support Rando Rob […]
Published: Tue 02 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 131.1 MByte - Duration: 1:52:10
Keeping with the theme Movies of the Decade, Sean and Rob talk about their movie picks for the year 1983. Support Throwback Reviews by using […]
Published: Mon 01 May 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.2 MByte - Duration: 36:40
The Retroid Pocket 3+ is an Android-based portable gaming system that plays everything from Atari 2600 to… GameCube and Wii games? YouTube: https://youtu.be/A58t-FOEYqw Support Rando […]
Published: Mon 24 Apr 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 24.2 MByte - Duration: 25:45
I love these old Time Life and Reader’s Digest books. Here are two I own: “Great Disasters†and “Strange Stories, Amazing Facts.†YouTube: https://youtu.be/29bYGet-qd4 Support […]
Published: Tue 18 Apr 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 42.3 MByte - Duration: 45:56
This week we take it to the hoop while taking it back to the streets in Epyx’s 1987 classic, STREET SPORTS BASKETBALL! Support Sprite Castle […]
Published: Sat 15 Apr 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 21.0 MByte - Duration: 22:19
In this video I show off my vintage Z64 console copier for the N64, along with my old Zip Drive and some Zip Disks. This […]
Published: Wed 12 Apr 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 9.8 MByte - Duration: 10:02
I played Oregon Trail on an Apple II as a kid. Now you can play this portable version as a passenger in a car. Or […]
Published: Mon 03 Apr 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.2 MByte - Duration: 14:54
A friend made these for another friend. Somehow I ended up with them, painted them, and now look at them every day. Space Invaders! YouTube: […]
Published: Sun 02 Apr 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 85.2 MByte - Duration: 1:32:56
What happens when a guy with an interest in puzzles and encryption gets a copy of Visual Basic? The end result is eCoder Ring, a […]
Published: Wed 29 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 19.3 MByte - Duration: 20:23
Many years ago I got rid of all my childhood puppets… except one. My favorite puppet also happens to be the best drummer of all […]
Published: Tue 28 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 119.0 MByte - Duration: 1:42:44
Keeping with the theme Movies of the Decade, Sean and Rob talk about their movie picks for the year 1982. Support Throwback Reviews by using […]
Published: Sun 26 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.9 MByte - Duration: 16:43
Amazing Johnathan was one of the funniest people on the planet. I got to see him live twice, once on his farewell tour in 2017. […]
Published: Sat 25 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 9.9 MByte - Duration: 10:10
Rocking a rhyme is not that tricky with these action figures of Run, Jam Master Jay, and DMC — It’s McDaniels, not McDonalds. YouTube: https://youtu.be/j6Nhz0IHVB8 […]
Published: Fri 24 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.9 MByte - Duration: 15:36
My father says I can have anything I want. So guess what I want? A new brain? No. A Pee-wee Herman talking doll. (It’s not […]
Published: Fri 24 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.4 MByte - Duration: 18:22
Showbiz Pizza, where a kid could be a kid and a parent could have a cold beer in a glass mug while trying to drown […]
Published: Mon 20 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 23.2 MByte - Duration: 24:39
I own paintings and I own a Gremlins lunchbox, so it was only a matter of time before I ended up with a painting of […]
Published: Wed 15 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.5 MByte - Duration: 18:28
In this two-for-one episode I talk about General Mills’ Monster Mash cereal before showing off a new retro-looking Trapper Keeper from Walmart YouTube: https://youtu.be/azYZ__OxDkg Support […]
Published: Tue 14 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 16.7 MByte - Duration: 17:37
Vintage Star Wars items are like a refreshing drink, especially when they can be used to serve a refreshing drink. I love these Star Wars […]
Published: Mon 13 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 22.1 MByte - Duration: 23:28
I didn’t keep all of my old VHS tapes, but this one about terrorists detonating a nuclear bomb made a big impact on me in […]
Published: Thu 09 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 41.1 MByte - Duration: 44:37
What’s better than an insidious robot? How about one presented in two-and-a-half dimensions! For the Commodore 64, it’s Sega’s ZAXXON Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Tue 07 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 26.1 MByte - Duration: 27:47
While most of the original vintage programs I own are games, I keep this one around because it changed the trajectory of my career. Youtube: […]
Published: Wed 01 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 16.4 MByte - Duration: 17:13
Last week my dad found a 41-year-old can of Coca-Cola from the 1982 World’s Fair in his cupboard and thought I might want it. He […]
Published: Wed 01 Mar 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 106.5 MByte - Duration: 1:56:11
On this episode I talk about my long history as a fan of Weird Al. I talk about the first time I heard his music, […]
Published: Tue 28 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 123.2 MByte - Duration: 1:44:15
Keeping with the theme Movies of the Decade, Sean and Rob talk about their movie picks for the year 1981. Support Throwback Reviews by using […]
Published: Fri 17 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.2 MByte - Duration: 18:09
Shadowlord was a pretty good board game with some outstanding artwork. I haven’t played the game in years, but I have 2 1/2 sets of […]
Published: Fri 17 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.4 MByte - Duration: 15:03
Reboot your life with these Ctrl Alt Del blocks! This is an old episode and I still have them sitting in my office! Youtube: https://youtu.be/6ao_KgFOU20 […]
Published: Fri 17 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.2 MByte - Duration: 15:57
As rando as it gets! On this episode I show some of my storage pouches and a few collectible bobble heads from my collection. Anyone […]
Published: Fri 17 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.5 MByte - Duration: 31:31
After returning from a long road trip, I shared two new coffee mugs on this episode: one from a surf shop and one from a […]
Published: Wed 15 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 20.7 MByte - Duration: 21:55
On this episode I show off my small collection of vintage character-themed cake pans as well as the results of our Valentine’s #NailedIt competition! Youtube: […]
Published: Fri 10 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.1 MByte - Duration: 15:48
Coffee tastes better in an American Pickers mug, and lunch tastes better in a Bigfoot-themed lunchbox! Can’t have too many weird things! Youtube: https://youtu.be/nhgcjx4kLl8 Support […]
Published: Fri 10 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 24.4 MByte - Duration: 25:58
I loved the D&D cartoon as a kid and loved playing AD&D as a teen so you know I loved getting this D&D Colorforms playset […]
Published: Thu 09 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 19.9 MByte - Duration: 21:07
One of my favorite book series of all time — William Poundstone’s Big Secrets, Bigger Secrets, and Biggest Secrets! Youtube: https://youtu.be/3SjjGsOVhBg Support Rando Rob at […]
Published: Wed 08 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 12.1 MByte - Duration: 12:32
Remember those old read-along records? They also released them on cassette, and in this episode I show off a bunch of them I own! Youtube: […]
Published: Tue 07 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 16.7 MByte - Duration: 17:34
There’s a silly story behind this vintage E.T. doll from 1982, one that surprised my wife and scared the owner of a Bed and Breakfast. […]
Published: Fri 03 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.8 MByte - Duration: 16:37
On this old episode I talk about the two Star Wars LEGO clocks I own after ranting about people ranting about May the Fourth. Use […]
Published: Fri 03 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 22.0 MByte - Duration: 23:19
A couple of the less popular Commodore computers from my collection, on this throwback episode I dug out my C16 and my +4. Enjoy! Youtube: […]
Published: Fri 03 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 56.2 MByte - Duration: 1:01:07
Mount your steed, grab your sword, and prepare to battle the Normans in the name of King Richard in this episode’s game, DEFENDER OF THE […]
Published: Wed 01 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 16.4 MByte - Duration: 17:12
Zork was an amazing text adventure, but back before we had laptops and smartphones, the only way to play this Infocom computer game on the […]
Published: Wed 01 Feb 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.6 MByte - Duration: 14:08
On this classic episode I show how I converted some C64 sprites into 3D printable objects that live on my desk! Youtube: https://youtu.be/b6XD3TsY9dU Support Rando […]
Published: Tue 31 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.3 MByte - Duration: 18:16
Today I’m sharing this new Little Greet Sprout I bought to go with the other Little Green Sprout I already had. The Sprouts are sprouting! […]
Published: Tue 31 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 92.2 MByte - Duration: 1:40:34
We’re going to have big fun on this episode talking about the Big Fun Glossary! Link: The Big Fun Glossary Support You Don’t Know Flack […]
Published: Fri 27 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 11.9 MByte - Duration: 12:22
On this throwback episode I’ll show you a unique version of my alter ego, Jack Flack. Youtube: https://youtu.be/6IumVsu4m0s Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
Published: Thu 26 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.9 MByte - Duration: 14:33
On this throwback episode I walked through my workshop looking at some old computers, old console copiers, and old toys. Youtube: https://youtu.be/P8nLNZAx5Ew Support Rando Rob […]
Published: Thu 26 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.7 MByte - Duration: 18:42
On this classic episode of Rando Rob I show off my original disk notcher from the mid-80s. It still works and I still use it! […]
Published: Tue 24 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 24.7 MByte - Duration: 26:19
On this throwback episode I show off some of my lockpick kits, tools, and practice locks I’ve picked up. Complete with a live demonstration! Youtube: […]
Published: Tue 24 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 110.8 MByte - Duration: 1:32:55
On this episode, Sean and Rob kick off the Movies of the Decade series with their picks for 1980. Support Throwback Reviews by using our […]
Published: Mon 23 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 28.5 MByte - Duration: 30:26
My first unboxing! On this new episode of Rando Rob I open a box containing the brand new Target exclusive Dungeons and Dragons action figures. […]
Published: Fri 20 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 10.5 MByte - Duration: 10:50
Vroom! On this classic episode I share an old toy that I forgot about for many decades. This is the second of of two episodes […]
Published: Fri 20 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.2 MByte - Duration: 31:10
On this episode I share the store of E.T. and Me, a record recorded by a childhood classmate’s father. I accidentally recorded two episodes numbered […]
Published: Thu 19 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 11.3 MByte - Duration: 11:43
I loved playing Photon back in the 1980s, and I love everything about Photon including this book and cassette that I own. Greetings, Photon warriors! […]
Published: Wed 18 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.0 MByte - Duration: 13:34
On this old episode of Rando Rob I talk about a used book I ran across that literally changed my life. Youtube: https://youtu.be/Rz03FT2SXZ0 Support Rando […]
Published: Tue 17 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.2 MByte - Duration: 14:53
I’ve picked up a bunch of those “All in One†joysticks that play a bunch of games. On this episode I shared a few of […]
Published: Mon 16 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 16.6 MByte - Duration: 17:28
These red restaurant tumblers are so nostalgic for me! I can’t wait to drink ice cold (diet) soda pop from them. I just hope nobody […]
Published: Fri 13 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.3 MByte - Duration: 31:22
Napster brand CD-R discs are one of the stranger things I’ve run across. Finally, you could burn all those Metallica MP3s to CD! (Don’t tell […]
Published: Fri 13 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.9 MByte - Duration: 32:00
I must not have had a lot to say about the backpack because most of this episode is about Star Wars things I got as […]
Published: Thu 12 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 19.2 MByte - Duration: 20:18
This episode of Rando Rob was all about Atari’s 720 — the arcade machine, the C64 version, even the limited edition Nike SB Dunks tennis […]
Published: Tue 10 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.3 MByte - Duration: 18:13
On this throwback episode I discover several old Pac-Man drinking glasses and mugs in my collection. Wocka-wocka! Youtube: https://youtu.be/bE60uGi4bq0 Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes […]
Published: Mon 09 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 15.8 MByte - Duration: 16:37
What’s yellow and white, looks brand new, eats ghosts and fits on your head? Why, it’s this vintage and rare Atari Pac-Man hat baseball cap! […]
Published: Fri 06 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.3 MByte - Duration: 31:18
One man’s obsessive, expensive, and rather ridiculous quest to replace a very specific plastic ice cream cone cup he owned as a child. Youtube: https://youtu.be/oqpxaM5sgQ4 […]
Published: Thu 05 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.8 MByte - Duration: 37:19
A big Bumble, a little Bumble, and a whole lot of mushy Thanksgiving touchy-feely talk. Yechh! Youtube: https://youtu.be/4ULR4Wk31pM Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
Published: Wed 04 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 25.9 MByte - Duration: 27:40
These vintage Star Wars drinking glasses were a gift from our old neighbor and one heck of a lady, Pat Deckard. This was recorded right […]
Published: Tue 03 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.6 MByte - Duration: 31:42
A vintage episode featuring vintage lunchboxes and vintage lunchbox shelves. Youtube: https://youtu.be/h4j1gG38zNQ Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | […]
Published: Tue 03 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 21.2 MByte - Duration: 22:31
Catch some air on this new episode with my retro Steve Caballero skateboard with a few bonus clips of the Cab skating. Skate or die! […]
Published: Sun 01 Jan 2023 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.7 MByte - Duration: 15:26
This cute robot sings, dances, and… offers financial advice? Meet Cady Wile, a toy robot I saved from the outdoor flea market! Youtube: https://youtu.be/B6JD9sJq9hg Support […]
Published: Sat 31 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 25.1 MByte - Duration: 26:46
Meet Mick Rib, my full-sized skeleton and occasional co-host. See his many hats, masks, and guitars. What a pal he has been. Youtube: https://youtu.be/ndW108cAL7k Support […]
Published: Fri 30 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 31.0 MByte - Duration: 33:10
This leprechaun brings me a lot of luck. An identical one sat at my parents’ computer store, so I talk a lot about that on […]
Published: Tue 27 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 21.3 MByte - Duration: 22:35
No one else has video game coasters like this, because we made them! Check out these unique Space Invaders coasters from my collection! Youtube: https://youtu.be/gM3i8YoknoY […]
Published: Mon 26 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 45.8 MByte - Duration: 49:19
Time to KICK OUT THE JAMS on this quick review of the M90 Mini Blaster from New Wave Toys. Now to find my old parachute […]
Published: Fri 23 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 19.8 MByte - Duration: 20:59
On this throwback episode of Rando Rob I show off my Slimer I bought from Spirit Halloween. There’s a lot of Covid talk in this […]
Published: Thu 22 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 13.8 MByte - Duration: 14:23
On this classic episode of Rando Rob I show off my autographed Yars’ Revenge cartridge and talk about who signed it, where I got it, […]
Published: Thu 22 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.3 MByte - Duration: 18:16
On this vintage episode I show off a ghoulish custom Count Chocula skateboard deck I received for Christmas a few years ago. Support Rando Rob […]
Published: Tue 20 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 12.3 MByte - Duration: 12:43
On this old episode of Rando Rob I show off the oldest copy of Star Wars I own. My father recorded this copy of Star […]
Published: Tue 20 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 24.9 MByte - Duration: 26:31
On this episode of Rando Rob I share what remains of the Death Star I received from Santa Claus all the way back in 1979. […]
Published: Fri 16 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.9 MByte - Duration: 37:29
On this classic episode I found my old CD case full of PC CD-ROMs and went through them all. If you liked computer games that […]
Published: Fri 16 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 14.3 MByte - Duration: 14:55
On this vintage episode I show off my secret Dr. Pepper can safe which I can no longer use because I just showed it to […]
Published: Wed 14 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 18.0 MByte - Duration: 19:02
On this episode from the vault, I talk about a box of 8″ floppy disks I found at a garage sale, and how I once […]
Published: Tue 13 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 10.5 MByte - Duration: 10:47
On this archived episode of Rando Rob, I talk about my old handheld radio which I bought from Canada due to one very special feature. […]
Published: Mon 12 Dec 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 27.9 MByte - Duration: 29:49
On this episode of Rando Rob I show off some Christmas-themed Star Wars figurines I own. Support Rando Rob at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | […]
Published: Tue 29 Nov 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 38.3 MByte - Duration: 41:20
40+ years and I still haven’t mastered all those buttons. Today we look back at the 1981 Williams classic, DEFENDER Support Cactus Flack’s at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Fri 25 Nov 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 149.3 MByte - Duration: 2:13:58
On this episode Sean and Rob talk about the recently released sequel to 1983’s A Christmas Story, 2022’s A Christmas Story Christmas. Support Throwback Reviews […]
Published: Tue 15 Nov 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 93.7 MByte - Duration: 1:42:14
I’m back, and going back to the first job I ever had — the concession stand. Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
Published: Wed 12 Oct 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 59.5 MByte - Duration: 1:04:44
As the old joke goes, Satan’s hollow (and you’re not) in this week’s battle against the Lord of Darkness himself, SATAN’S HOLLOW Support Sprite Castle […]
Published: Wed 14 Sep 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 79.7 MByte - Duration: 1:26:46
Hop into your Spy Car that turns into a Spy Boat and take on enemy spies as the SPY HUNTER! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Tue 06 Sep 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 54.6 MByte - Duration: 59:13
It’s a board game! It’s a computer game! It’s JONES IN THE FAST LANE! Sure to make you lose your mind! Support Like a DOS […]
Published: Sat 20 Aug 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 66.3 MByte - Duration: 1:12:18
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I tell some funny and not-so-funny stories about visits to the hospital. Support You Don’t Know Flack […]
Published: Fri 19 Aug 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 55.7 MByte - Duration: 1:00:29
If dashing boulders is your thing, do I have the game for you: 1984’s BOULDER DASH! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | […]
Published: Tue 02 Aug 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.4 MByte - Duration: 31:40
Jump, attack, and use your mutant powers in this 1992 game from Konami, X-MEN! Support Cactus Flack’s at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | […]
Published: Fri 29 Jul 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 50.7 MByte - Duration: 54:58
Look, up in the sky! It’s a jet! It’s a robot! It’s… THEXDER! Support Like a DOS at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | […]
Published: Thu 21 Jul 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 68.6 MByte - Duration: 1:14:50
Some memories, stories, and thoughts about photographs and photography, past and present. Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | […]
Published: Tue 12 Jul 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 61.0 MByte - Duration: 1:06:19
We are rolling into summer with this episode’s game, MARBLE MADNESS! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | WWW […]
Published: Thu 23 Jun 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 66.4 MByte - Duration: 1:12:26
Everybody is interested in preserving, saving and archiving data. Here’s how to destroy it. Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | […]
Published: Tue 21 Jun 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 32.9 MByte - Duration: 35:37
Ice Man to Maverick — avoid the danger zone in this episode’s game, TOP GUN! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook […]
Published: Wed 01 Jun 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 42.8 MByte - Duration: 46:19
It’s all the levels of Jumpman and Jumpman Jr. with none of the licensing. It’s Jumpman Lives (Apogee, 1991) Support Like a DOS at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Fri 20 May 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 80.3 MByte - Duration: 1:27:35
Two short questions about quotes and trains add up to one full-length episode! Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook […]
Published: Sun 08 May 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 76.5 MByte - Duration: 1:23:14
Kidnappers! Meteors! Tentacles! Pointing! Clicking! Maniacs! Mansions! MANIAC MANSION! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | WWW | Forum […]
Published: Mon 25 Apr 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 96.2 MByte - Duration: 1:44:56
My friends are tired of hearing me talk about #vanlife, so now you get to! Part 2 of 2. Support You Don’t Know Flack at […]
Published: Mon 25 Apr 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 98.3 MByte - Duration: 1:47:12
My friends are tired of hearing me talk about #vanlife, so now you get to! Part 1 of 2. Support You Don’t Know Flack at […]
Published: Wed 06 Apr 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 59.9 MByte - Duration: 1:05:03
Light vs. Dark. Who will win on this episode of Like A DOS when we play ARCHON ULTRA (SSI, 1994) Support Like a DOS at […]
Published: Tue 22 Mar 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 138.1 MByte - Duration: 2:30:41
I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my life. Here are my top 25 concert memories! Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes […]
Published: Sun 13 Mar 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 67.1 MByte - Duration: 1:12:58
Make some cash by delivering passengers on this episode’s game from 1984, SPACE TAXI! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | […]
Published: Wed 02 Mar 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 41.4 MByte - Duration: 44:44
Jack Flack is back with Cactus Flack’s! Let’s KICK things off with this episode’s game, KARATE CHAMP Support Cactus Flack’s at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS […]
Published: Mon 21 Feb 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 62.6 MByte - Duration: 1:07:54
On this episode of Like A DOS we break out our virtual tools and solve puzzles by assembling THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE (Sierra, 1993) Support Like […]
Published: Fri 18 Feb 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 83.8 MByte - Duration: 1:31:26
Jack in, Cyberspace Cowboys and Cowgirls. On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about my experiences with and the evolution of VIRTUAL […]
Published: Wed 09 Feb 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 104.7 MByte - Duration: 1:54:03
Warm up your fingers and prepare to save the world — or at least yourself — in the 1986 interactive fiction game from Magnetic Scrolls, […]
Published: Fri 28 Jan 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 78.5 MByte - Duration: 1:25:16
Like A DOS is a new podcast on which I’ll be playing, discussing, and reviewing DOS games released for the IBM PC. On this first […]
Published: Mon 17 Jan 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 86.2 MByte - Duration: 1:33:59
Ahoy, matey! We have returned from our cruise and with it I bring updated cruise information! On this episode I talk about what’s changed about […]
Published: Fri 14 Jan 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 124.0 MByte - Duration: 1:46:03
On this episode Sean and Rob talk about the 1983 classic, National Lampoon’s Vacation. Support Throwback Reviews by using our Amazon Link Contact Rob | […]
Published: Sun 09 Jan 2022 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 71.5 MByte - Duration: 1:17:50
Tonight, wary Worriors wander a maze in hopes of defeating THE WIZARD OF WOR! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | […]
Published: Fri 17 Dec 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 80.1 MByte - Duration: 1:27:25
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I flip the script and thank my Patrons by sharing some of the neat projects they’re working […]
Published: Sat 11 Dec 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 111.1 MByte - Duration: 1:39:02
On this episode, Sean and Rob talk about the 2021 movie 8-Bit Christmas. That’s not a typo. Though not an 80s movie, we felt it […]
Published: Wed 01 Dec 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 50.6 MByte - Duration: 54:56
If you’ve ever wanted control a monster and destroy a major city, this is the game for you. It’s THE MOVIE MONSTER GAME! Support Sprite […]
Published: Tue 30 Nov 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 92.7 MByte - Duration: 1:41:10
On the second part of my three part series, I list and briefly discuss my favorite music-related documentaries. Brace yourself, there are a lot of […]
Published: Fri 26 Nov 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 62.0 MByte - Duration: 1:07:24
This game is strong to the finish, if you eats your spinach! On this episode we play and discuss POPEYE! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Mon 01 Nov 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.3 MByte - Duration: 51:21
On this very special Halloween episode we grab our witchy broom and take on the PumpKing in this haunted game, CAULDRON! Support Sprite Castle at […]
Published: Sat 30 Oct 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 93.3 MByte - Duration: 1:22:20
On this episode, Sean and Rob talk about Carvel cakes, homemade treats vs the big candy bar house, costumes, parties and just having fun in […]
Published: Wed 27 Oct 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 54.3 MByte - Duration: 58:59
You know the show, you know the family, and you most definitely know the theme song. Now it’s time to get to know the game, […]
Published: Mon 18 Oct 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 59.7 MByte - Duration: 1:05:03
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I run through ten of my favorite documentaries, giving lots of additional recommendations along the way. There […]
Published: Fri 01 Oct 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 46.7 MByte - Duration: 50:44
This episode is full throttle ahead! Shot everything that moves and everything that doesn’t move in this week’s game, RIVER RAID! Support Sprite Castle at […]
Published: Thu 30 Sep 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 49.7 MByte - Duration: 54:08
On this episode I hop through the development, ports, merchandise, and arcade cabinet I owned of one of my favorite arcade games, Q*BERT! Support You […]
Published: Mon 27 Sep 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 112.9 MByte - Duration: 1:33:11
We’re back and here to stay! After a very long hiatus, Sean & Rob finally dust off the mics and are ready to christen the […]
Published: Tue 21 Sep 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 65.6 MByte - Duration: 1:11:19
Put on your helmet and boots, grab your sword, and rescue Daphne. Lead on, adventurer, your quest awaits in this week’s game, DRAGON’S LAIR! Support […]
Published: Sat 11 Sep 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 90.5 MByte - Duration: 1:38:42
The best toys! The best marshmallows! The best BREAKFAST CEREALS! Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | […]
Published: Tue 24 Aug 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 48.6 MByte - Duration: 52:43
Dig paths, gather cherries, drop apples and destroy creeps in this game that isn’t Dig Dug, MR. DO! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara This episode […]
Published: Thu 19 Aug 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 106.9 MByte - Duration: 1:56:41
On this episode I talk about what it was like listening to heavy metal and playing Dungeons and Dragons during the SATANIC PANIC of the […]
Published: Tue 10 Aug 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 43.7 MByte - Duration: 47:22
Cannons fire and fists fly on this episode of Sprite Castle in which we play the 1985 action game ROCKET BALL. Support Sprite Castle at […]
Published: Fri 30 Jul 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 106.0 MByte - Duration: 1:55:37
If you have nostalgic memories of plastic building blocks, you’ll love this lengthy trip through the world of LEGO Support You Don’t Know Flack at […]
Published: Thu 22 Jul 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 49.3 MByte - Duration: 53:35
Assemble burgers from good ingredients while avoiding the evil ones in this somewhat shady version of the arcade classic, BURGERTIME! Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Thu 15 Jul 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 48.3 MByte - Duration: 52:36
Camping! Rescue! Space Exploration! One line of action figures had it all… FISHER PRICE ADVENTURE PEOPLE Support You Don’t Know Flack at Patreon.com/RobOHara iTunes | […]
Published: Fri 09 Jul 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 59.4 MByte - Duration: 1:04:33
Play ball! On this week’s episode of Sprite Castle, we take the mound and play a digital version of American’s pastime in Accolade’s HARDBALL! Support […]
Published: Sun 27 Jun 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 88.0 MByte - Duration: 1:35:57
Spin the wheel, roll the dice, and get ready to play! On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about BOARDGAMES Support You […]
Published: Thu 03 Jun 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 68.8 MByte - Duration: 1:14:49
It’s mano vs. mano (or mano vs. droid, or droid vs. droid) in this week’s sport of the future, BALLBLAZER Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara […]
Published: Sat 22 May 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 74.0 MByte - Duration: 1:20:41
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about some of the modems I’ve owned, from a 300 baud acoustic modem all the […]
Published: Wed 05 May 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 56.2 MByte - Duration: 1:01:06
Save keys to open doors and don’t shoot the food on this week’s game, GAUNTLET Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara Link: Games in the Making […]
Published: Mon 03 May 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 76.2 MByte - Duration: 1:23:04
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I look back at the beginning, middle, and possibly end of a family and neighborhood tradition, GARAGE […]
Published: Sat 17 Apr 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 66.7 MByte - Duration: 1:12:32
Get ready for sword-swinging, a scantily-clad princess, and muscle-bound fighters in this week’s game, 1987’s BARBARIAN Support Sprite Castle at Patreon.com/RobOHara Link: RetroGamer.net – The […]
Published: Fri 09 Apr 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 65.5 MByte - Duration: 1:11:28
On episode 201 I revisit the slides, jungle gyms, and monkey bars of my youth. Put up your lunch tray and let’s go. Today, we’re […]
Published: Sat 03 Apr 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 51.5 MByte - Duration: 55:58
While this week’s game isn’t trash, we’ll spend some time picking it up while discussing a classic Activision game for the Commodore 64, PARK PATROL […]
Published: Tue 30 Mar 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 115.9 MByte - Duration: 2:06:25
On the second part of Episode 200, I tell how You Don’t Know Flack came to be, how it got its name, and where the […]
Published: Sun 21 Mar 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 46.3 MByte - Duration: 50:24
Some people know it as The Creature Wasn’t Nice, others refer to it as Spaceship, but most people know it as Naked Space. On this […]
Published: Fri 19 Mar 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 64.3 MByte - Duration: 1:09:54
This week we send our 001 infiltration unit off into space to save a freighter overrun with malicious robots in one of the great Commodore […]
Published: Mon 15 Mar 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 144.2 MByte - Duration: 2:37:20
It took me 13 years, but I finally made it to episode 200 of You Don’t Know Flack! To celebrate this event, I will be […]
Published: Tue 02 Mar 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 58.5 MByte - Duration: 1:03:36
This week we climb grunds, glide with shubas, and rest in nids in this fantastic release from Windham Classics, BELOW THE ROOT Support Sprite Castle […]
Published: Sat 20 Feb 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 99.7 MByte - Duration: 1:48:46
On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about the earliest restaurant I can remember — one that serves Big Macs, Filet-o-Fish, Quarter […]
Published: Fri 12 Feb 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 56.8 MByte - Duration: 1:01:45
On this week’s show we go to the future in order to go back to the past in order to take eggs back to the […]
Published: Tue 09 Feb 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 69.5 MByte - Duration: 1:15:48
On episode 198 of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk all about my collection of lunchboxes — metal, plastic, old, and new! Links — iTunes […]
Published: Sat 30 Jan 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 60.8 MByte - Duration: 1:06:03
Dim the lights and prepare for the ultimate in horror as you tour thirteen of the scariest castles in Transylvania in this week’s game, THE […]
Published: Fri 22 Jan 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 79.0 MByte - Duration: 1:26:09
On the first YDKF of 2021, I talk about my latest purchase: the sequel to the MiST FPGA computer, the MiSTer! Links — iTunes | […]
Published: Mon 11 Jan 2021 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 63.0 MByte - Duration: 1:08:31
Put the hammer down and start slinging mud in this week’s game that puts players inside trucks with more horsepower than safety features and head-to-head […]
Published: Sat 26 Dec 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 56.3 MByte - Duration: 1:01:23
Merry Christmas, seasons greetings, and happy holidays! On this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I go back to the well and come up with […]
Published: Fri 25 Dec 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 108.1 MByte - Duration: 1:58:02
Happy holidays! Earlier this week I was invited to join several podcasters from Everything Amigas to discuss every port of Home Alone we could come […]
Published: Fri 18 Dec 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 90.6 MByte - Duration: 1:38:39
On this episode of Sprite Castle I take a look at the newly released THEC64 Maxi, the full-size Commodore computer from Retro Games Limited. I […]
Published: Sat 12 Dec 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 60.2 MByte - Duration: 1:05:39
On this slightly odd episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I take a look at my infatuation with shelves — the first sets of shelves […]
Published: Sat 05 Dec 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 70.5 MByte - Duration: 1:16:44
On this episode I get killed by a guard, killed by a bird, and killed by a gate while playing this week’s game, KARATEKA! Sprite […]
Published: Sun 29 Nov 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 89.2 MByte - Duration: 1:37:20
As a kid, the period of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas was spent making Christmas wish lists, and many of the entries on those lists […]
Published: Sat 21 Nov 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.4 MByte - Duration: 51:28
On this week’s episode of Sprite Castle, I wanted to honor the life of Alex Trebek by playing and reviewing JEOPARDY! Sprite Castle Plays Jeopardy: […]
Published: Fri 13 Nov 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 51.1 MByte - Duration: 55:38
After a stressful week of work and election headlines, I decided to pick a light topic. On this week’s episode, I’ll be discussing puppets — […]
Published: Wed 04 Nov 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 57.1 MByte - Duration: 1:02:01
On this episode I head into the jungle in search of fame and fortune while playing this week’s game, PITFALL! Sprite Castle Plays Pitfall!: YouTube […]
Published: Fri 23 Oct 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 132.5 MByte - Duration: 2:24:37
My wife Susan joins me on this very special episode of You Don’t Know Flack. After sharing more bicycle stories, the two of us tell […]
Published: Fri 16 Oct 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 55.0 MByte - Duration: 59:49
Ladies and gentlemen! Take a seat under the big top and witness the world’s most dangerous circus! You’ll see smashing plungers, wild circus balls, flaming […]
Published: Fri 09 Oct 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 61.9 MByte - Duration: 1:07:28
Put up your kickstand and go on a ride with me as I pedal through some old memories of bicycles on this episode of You […]
Published: Fri 02 Oct 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 50.1 MByte - Duration: 54:22
Pick a warrior, put on your fric-toe boots, grab your slugdomium sphere snatcher, and do battle in the leisure dome in this week’s combat sport […]
Published: Fri 25 Sep 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 71.3 MByte - Duration: 1:17:46
Greetings, programs! On this episode of YDKF, I go digital and leap in my history with Tron. I talk about the movie, the games, the […]
Published: Fri 18 Sep 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 50.5 MByte - Duration: 54:49
Steal fish from pelicans and mermaids while avoiding squids, dodo birds, sharks and aggressive racers in pedal-powered personal aircraft in this week’s wacky game from […]
Published: Sat 12 Sep 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 89.6 MByte - Duration: 1:37:46
If you’ve ever wanted to hear a grown man talk about joysticks for over an hour, boy are you in luck! From old Atari joysticks […]
Published: Fri 04 Sep 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 56.4 MByte - Duration: 1:01:20
Is it really stealing if it was your gold in the first place? On this episode of Sprite Castle I play the Broderbund classic LODE […]
Published: Fri 28 Aug 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 94.2 MByte - Duration: 1:42:45
In this long, rambling episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about my journey with karate — from starting as a young white belt […]
Published: Fri 21 Aug 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 46.8 MByte - Duration: 50:51
Swords to the left of me! Nunchucks to the right! Become the Kung Fu master you were born to be in this week’s game, YIE […]
Published: Fri 14 Aug 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 64.5 MByte - Duration: 1:10:21
In this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about my childhood memories of Midsouth Wrestling, the wrestling program I grew up watching. I […]
Published: Fri 07 Aug 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 44.1 MByte - Duration: 47:52
Use your magic hammer to fix the things Ralph wrecks in this week’s game, FIX-IT FELIX, JR! Show Link: 8-Bit Show and Tell Show Link: […]
Published: Fri 31 Jul 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 61.4 MByte - Duration: 1:06:59
Turn off your television and tune in to this podcast in which I talk about televisions — specifically, every one I’ve ever owned. Every story […]
Published: Fri 24 Jul 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 56.1 MByte - Duration: 1:00:56
Can you dig it? On this episode of Sprite Castle, we’ll be getting down and dirty with this classic release from Atarisoft, DIG DUG. iTunes […]
Published: Thu 16 Jul 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 69.6 MByte - Duration: 1:15:51
In this episode of You Don’t Know Flack I’ll catch you up on where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. I talk about […]
Published: Sat 20 Jun 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 32.4 MByte - Duration: 35:05
What has two wheels and flies? YOU, in this exciting head-to-head motorcycle game from Mr. Chip and Mastertronic for the Commodore 64, KIKSTART 2. Link: […]
Published: Fri 19 Jun 2020 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 27.5 MByte - Duration: 29:57
After witnessing the death of his parents, Pastor Doug Jones takes a sabbatical to China and returns with the ability to transform into a dinosaur. […]
Published: Thu 12 Sep 2019 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.9 MByte - Duration: 52:14
These children aren’t playing around, but neither are the townsfolk who are fed up with them! Find out who will prevail in this 1989 Children […]
Published: Tue 12 Mar 2019 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.0 MByte - Duration: 36:52
A computer that sold big makes a comeback in a small package. On this episode of Sprite Castle, I give my thoughts and impressions of […]
Published: Fri 28 Dec 2018 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 78.8 MByte - Duration: 1:25:54
What does skateboarding have to do with Christmas? Nothing… almost! Links — iTunes | RSS | Facebook | Twitter | WWW | ThrowbackNetwork
Published: Thu 29 Mar 2018 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 141.2 MByte - Duration: 2:34:06
I decided to take a break from my studies and talk about music for a couple of hours. This is the longest episode of You […]
Published: Thu 10 Aug 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 28.9 MByte - Duration: 31:22
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s SNOKIE, the 1983 action-packed platform game from FunSoft, Inc. Link: Forum 64/Protovision Game Competition Link: […]
Published: Sun 06 Aug 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 37.0 MByte - Duration: 40:13
Bounce along with the castle as we take a look at one of the best and most innovative games for the Commodore 64 — 1987’s […]
Published: Thu 03 Aug 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.7 MByte - Duration: 34:37
Get yer spurs and strap on your piece. In this episode of Sprite Castle we’re paintin’ the town led in Accolade’s 1985 release, LAW OF […]
Published: Fri 23 Jun 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 37.5 MByte - Duration: 40:43
Once voted “the most unerotic strip poker game†by Power Play Magazine, on this week’s show we take 1986’s Samantha Fox Strip Poker out for […]
Published: Fri 09 Jun 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 38.6 MByte - Duration: 41:59
There are three things worse than being killed by Bigfoot: being impregnated by Bigfoot, being forced to watch BIGFOOT WARS, and listening to this podcast. […]
Published: Mon 29 May 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.4 MByte - Duration: 51:36
Before my ninja phase and my skateboarding phase came my breakdancing phase. On Episode 182 of You Don’t Know Flack I share my memories of […]
Published: Fri 19 May 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 33.7 MByte - Duration: 36:36
What better hero than a caveman on a unicycle? On this episode of Sprite Castle, we’re rollin’ deep as we discuss the first game I […]
Published: Fri 24 Mar 2017 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 59.7 MByte - Duration: 1:05:04
If you have archived all the old episodes of You Don’t Know Flack, you are in luck! On Episode 181 of YDKF I talk about […]
Published: Sat 10 Dec 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 60.5 MByte - Duration: 1:05:59
Nothing says Thanksgiving like December. On this slightly-delayed episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I catch up on a few things. In a lengthy Loading […]
Published: Thu 22 Sep 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.8 MByte - Duration: 52:02
On Episode 179 of You Don’t Know Flack, I tell a few old stories about times I was almost killed. Believe it or not, it’s […]
Published: Thu 18 Aug 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 52.6 MByte - Duration: 57:21
On Episode 178 of You Don’t Know Flack I discuss Y2K — the hype and the reality, from someone who was actually there and was […]
Published: Fri 05 Aug 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 47.7 MByte - Duration: 51:52
This week we’re here to skate, die, and chew bubble gum, and Lester stole our bubble gum and punched us in the eye. On this […]
Published: Wed 27 Jul 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 76.6 MByte - Duration: 1:23:34
On Episode 177 of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about roadtrips, from the first ones I remember taking with my family when I was […]
Published: Tue 26 Jul 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.4 MByte - Duration: 18:33
Episode 11: Aerofighters (KLOV) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nggi1VHysnY Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 11 Jul 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 50.2 MByte - Duration: 54:35
We here in the Castle ‘aint afraid of no ghosts, and you definitely shouldn’t be afraid of this classic Commodore 64 game based on the […]
Published: Fri 08 Jul 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.1 MByte - Duration: 31:17
Episode 10: Heavy Barrel (KLOV) Episode 10: Time Soldiers (KLOV) Episode 10: Gondomania (KLOV) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mwUJjFkjME Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 04 Jul 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 20.4 MByte - Duration: 22:07
Happy 4th of July! On this mini-episode of Sprite Castle, we delve into one of the weirder programs on the Commodore 64, Activision’s 1985 COMPLETE […]
Published: Mon 27 Jun 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 53.5 MByte - Duration: 58:17
Episode 176 of You Don’t Know Flack is all about ANARCHY — and, more specifically, all those old anarchy BBS files we used to love […]
Published: Tue 21 Jun 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 22.6 MByte - Duration: 24:14
Episode 9: Bloxeed (KLOV) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkLEHsK2n5I Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 20 Jun 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 42.1 MByte - Duration: 45:46
In most Rogue-like games you start off with a sword. In this one, you’re in search of one! Fire up your Commodore 64 and join […]
Published: Mon 13 Jun 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 77.2 MByte - Duration: 1:24:09
In episode 175 of You Don’t Know Flack, I run down a list of the top 10 hardest hits I’ve taken in my life. Some […]
Published: Tue 17 May 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 45.6 MByte - Duration: 49:35
With the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs, what better time to dip back into the game that launched EA Sports (“It’s in the game!â€). […]
Published: Wed 11 May 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 29.7 MByte - Duration: 31:56
Episode 8: Bucky OHare (KLOV) Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 09 May 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 86.6 MByte - Duration: 1:34:28
The podcast’s engine is roaring back to life with another new episode! On this episode I tell a few stories about the cars I destroyed […]
Published: Wed 13 Apr 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 24.1 MByte - Duration: 25:49
Episode 7: Star Wars (KLOV) Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Tue 12 Apr 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 20.6 MByte - Duration: 22:03
Episode 6: Power Instinct 2 (KLOV) Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Tue 12 Apr 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 41.2 MByte - Duration: 44:46
It looks like Super Mario Bros., it plays like Super Mario Bros., it’s… WONDERBOY, the 1987 Activision port of the 1986 Sega arcade game that […]
Published: Tue 05 Apr 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 23.8 MByte - Duration: 25:29
Episode 5: Shinobi (KLOV) Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 04 Apr 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 24.0 MByte - Duration: 25:46
Episode 4: Street Fighter II (Champion Edition) (KLOV) Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 28 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 5.0 MByte
Episode 3: Mat Mania (KLOV) Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 28 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 19.1 MByte - Duration: 20:54
Published: Mon 28 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 17.2 MByte - Duration: 18:18
Episode 1: Introduction Links: Cactus Flack’s Episodes | RSS and iTunes links
Published: Mon 28 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 48.0 MByte - Duration: 52:14
Warm up your typing fingers and jump into the wonderful world of Scott Adams’ adventures with the first text adventure ever released for home computers, […]
Published: Mon 28 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 101.4 MByte - Duration: 1:50:40
Inspired by Doug McCoy’s new podcast (In The Theatre), I decided to share some of my own movie theater memories as well. In this episode […]
Published: Sun 13 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 57.4 MByte - Duration: 1:02:32
In Episode 172 of You Don’t Know Flack I talk about car audio, from the crappy components I purchased at flea markets and installed in […]
Published: Fri 04 Mar 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 48.1 MByte - Duration: 52:18
The eternal battle between the light and the dark takes place here in this week’s 1984 game from Electronic Arts, ARCHON. Download the game in […]
Published: Mon 22 Feb 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 71.3 MByte - Duration: 1:17:48
Episode 171 is all about UFOs. On this one I talk about the books, television shows, and movies that caused me to look skyward. I […]
Published: Mon 15 Feb 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 48.9 MByte - Duration: 53:13
One blue mouse, one blue mouse, see how he runs, see how he runs in this 1982 game published by Commodore themselves, RADAR RAT RACE. […]
Published: Wed 10 Feb 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 67.6 MByte - Duration: 1:13:42
In this week’s episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about arcade guts — what you’ll find inside most machines. This episode is split […]
Published: Mon 01 Feb 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 54.3 MByte - Duration: 59:04
Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind! On this episode of Sprite Castle, we kick things up and break ’em back down with the 1985 […]
Published: Mon 18 Jan 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 54.4 MByte - Duration: 59:15
David Bowie (as Jareth, the Goblin King in Labyrinth) said, “Everything I’ve done, I’ve done for you.†In honor of David Bowie and this wonderful […]
Published: Mon 18 Jan 2016 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 80.6 MByte - Duration: 1:27:53
In Episode 169 of You Don’t Know Flack, hot off our vacation I kick off 2016 by talking about cruises: how they work, what to […]
Published: Wed 16 Dec 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 51.4 MByte - Duration: 56:01
In this episode of You Don’t Know Flack, I talk about the time I was interviewed by an AP reporter about my collection of classic […]
Published: Mon 14 Dec 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 38.2 MByte - Duration: 41:29
So it’s not Star Wars Battlefront, but it’s the next best thing! On this week’s episode of Sprite castle, we take a look at Domark’s […]
Published: Thu 03 Dec 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 52.9 MByte - Duration: 57:42
While the Commodore 64 will always be my favorite child, the IBM PC is certainly the hardest working. In this episode I talk about my […]
Published: Mon 23 Nov 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 52.5 MByte - Duration: 57:09
Keep them away from bright lights, don’t get them wet, and never feed them after midnight! On this week’s episode of Sprite castle, we take […]
Published: Fri 13 Nov 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 35.7 MByte - Duration: 38:50
Think you have family problems? Wait until you hear what Aunt Martha does in 1971’s SOMETIMES AUNT MARTHA DOES DREADFUL THINGS. YouTube: Full Film Links: […]
Published: Sat 31 Oct 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 76.1 MByte - Duration: 1:23:02
On this very special Halloween edition of You Don’t Know Flack I traipse through my history with horror movies, starting with the first ones I […]
Published: Wed 28 Oct 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 51.0 MByte - Duration: 55:32
More of a simulation than a game but no less fun, on this week’s episode we take a look at an innovative and unique title, […]
Published: Wed 14 Oct 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 45.6 MByte - Duration: 49:34
In this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shooter, you’ll face more spiral drones, robo-droids, and snap jumpers than you can shake an ion-shiv at in your quest to defeat […]
Published: Wed 07 Oct 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 65.3 MByte - Duration: 1:11:15
Summer’s over and class is in session! On this episode of YDKF I talk about the five (!) different colleges I’ve attended — not particularly […]
Published: Wed 30 Sep 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 30.5 MByte - Duration: 33:08
HEY YOUUU GUUUYS! This episode’s game is good — good enough for me — ah YA YA YA YA YA! Take control of Josh, Mikey, […]
Published: Tue 08 Sep 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.9 MByte - Duration: 37:56
Snakes, spiders and skulls — oh my! After getting distracted for a few minutes by one-star Yelp reviews for Panchos Mexican Buffet, I get into […]
Published: Sun 30 Aug 2015 - Authors: Rob "Flack" O'Hara - Size: 34.4 MByte - Duration: 37:24
We’ve got singing, dancing, and blood in 2005’s CAMP BLOOD: THE MUSICAL YouTube: Title Song Links: Multiple Sadness Episodes | RSS and iTunes links