May 25, 1977 — Star Wars dazzles audiences.

May 21, 1980 — The Empire Strikes Back hits a home run.

May 4, 2020 — TechnoRetro Dads pay tribute to the FORCE that became even more powerful with the sequel.  

 

In the NEWS

Disney+ says, “May the 4th Be with You” with:

• Cool artwork
• The Rise of Skywalker
• Behind the scenes of The Mandalorian
• The Clone Wars finale

 

And Yoda Is His Name-Oh

There was a Jedi, not too tall,
and Yoda was his name - oh!
Y - O - D - A -

Well, even if his name has too few letters to fit the song, even if he isn’t tall enough to ride certain attractions at Walt Disney World, and even if he is all wrinkled and green, Yoda proved to be the ultimate Jedi Master with his quirky personality, questionable syntax, and quotable words of wisdom.

We continue in our amazement of Yoda lifting Luke’s X-Wing from the swamp and examine why his pithy proverb uttered in The Empire Strikes Back has had such an impact on the world and the ‘Dads themselves.

JediShua remembers when Yoda was purple; shazbazzar thinks that the Hulk was, too.

 

We Love Our Cereal…

…and we think that Star Wars characters would, too.  JediShua and shazbazzar consider which cereals from our galaxy would most appeal to our friends from that galaxy far, far away.

 

TechnoRetro Arcade: The Empire Strikes Back

From the Atari arcade revamp of Star Wars to the home version of the “Battle in the Snow” to the immersive experience of on the Super NES, shazbazzar and JediShua remember when you could put yourself in the action of The Empire Strikes Back.

 

Thanks to Talented Friends and Friendly Talents

We think you’re funny!

• Joey, Nathan, & Kelly from Animanicast
• Author Antony Soehner
• RetroZap Emperor Joe Tavano from Brews & Blasters
• Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs from Podcast Stardust
• Roving Spoonster Shane in Grand Rapids with Trusty Sidekick Emma
• RetroZap Writer Courtney Martin
• The Specialist Chris Luby from The Geek State Podcast
• Jovial Jay and JediShua from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Case Files and Superhero Suite
• JediShua “Going to Dagobah”
• Weird Al Yankovich “Yoda”
• The Syzlaks “The Lando System”