The GameCola Podcast

Greetings, carbon-based lifeforms! The Space Quest Adventurecast has reached its exciting conclusion, but we hope you've enjoyed it! In this episode you'll be treated to: - Droole trying desperately to befriend a water buffalo - The crew eliminating the remaining Sequel Policeman in spectacular fashion - Roger and Cliffy abusing the ability to "save" and "load" the game - Significant amounts of de...

This episode of the GameCola Podcast is up to you! Select any one of our fabulous hosts as your companion, Joseph Martin, Blu Ryder, John Rizzi, or James Pelster. Then, turn to the page with your favorite topic! - Joe had a 12.5% beverage and no plan - The gang learns to decide their own paths in life - We could get so much great stuff if we could just get a good Mega Man show/movie - The gang's b...

Hey, Pals! It's time for GameCola to wade into the latest Gaming Controversy and settle things once and for all! Note: Things will most likely continue to be unsettled indefinitely. Join Joseph Martin, Alex Jedraszczak, James Pelster, and Blu Ryder as they cement their palship by discussing such topics as: - Man, folks are really worked up about this Palword game, huh? - Will lawsuits fly or will...

We're back, spacefarers, with another zany episode of the Space Quest Adventurecast! The journey continues as the crew of the debris field formerly known as the S.C.S. Goliath (and S.C.S. Eureka) search the strange and wacky halls of this strange water-based... museum? Aquarium? Research facility? Whatever the heck it is, the crew certainly isn't going to leave the place unscathed before they find...

Everyone always says "It's-a Mario Time!", but when exactly is that? In order to solve this conundrum as well as many other temporal challenges throughout videogames, we gathered Joseph Martin, Blu Ryder, James Pelster, Dan the Leaf, Anna Bryniarski, and Alex Jedraszczak to discuss this and many other topics including: - What is the Canonical Mario Timeline? - What is the Canonical Mega Man Timeli...

What's this?! A new GameCola RPGcast? Nay, I say! This...is something a bit different. Join me, James Pelster, as the narrator, and fellow GameCola staff, alumni, and superfans as the player characters: John Rizzi as Roger Wilco, Nathaniel Hoover as Beatrice Wankmeister, Leaf as Rumproast Droole, Alex Jedraszczak as Flo, Blu Ryder as W-D40, and Joseph Martin as Cliffy, as they participate in the m...

Gotta admit folks, the energy on this one is a little weird. Nevertheless! Join Joseph Martin, Bly Ryder, and Dana Dan the Leaf as they explore some of gaming's best polished-glass-in-garbage-can metaphors on this month's episode of the GCPC, featuring such discussions as - Remember, we're not doing the videogames awards yet - Leaf gives us the Paralives scoop - The many ways The Sims 4 is a bad v...

It's Alan Wake, and there's two of him! Or maybe three? Come untangle this mystery with Dana "Leaf" Cohen, Blu "Red Passenger" Ryder, and Joseph "Very Confused" Martin as they attempt to resolve many of gaming's most confusing conundrums, including: - Alan Wake II is a videogame and that's about all Joe can piece together over the course of 20 minutes - Spider-Man 2 has more New York, less good ga...

Unity has made us upset. #grr #cry. Join Joseph Martin, John Rizzi, Alex Jedraszczak, and Blu Ryder as they lament their woes thrust upon the gaming industry and also make social media posts on the Tamagotchi Tamaverse. Two very related things. Some other related things include: - Unity wants to charge per game install. Most people have considered this to be a Bad Move - What do other game engines...

Live from New York, it's The GameCola Podcast! On this locally themed episode, Joseph Martin, James, Pelster, John Rizzi, and Blu Ryder discuss such geographically sourced topics as: - Joseph Martin is in New York - How do videogames use real locations? - The evolution of New York City in Spider-Man videogames - The Big Games of The Big Game Season - Joe is finally getting sleep thanks to Pokémon...

Quick, we don't have much time! On this speedy podcast with Joseph Martin, James Pelster, John Rizzi, and Blu Ryder, we talk about these things: - Joe's continued experiences with Mega Man Battle Network 1-3 - Don't sleep on Pokémon Sleep (or do, I'm not your dad) - James' adventures at the Vintage Computer Festival West - How does Spacewar! hold up after 61 years? - Don't you guys have phoooooooo...

Wow, Mario is looking better than ever in Super Mario Wonder! But could he look... even BETTER THAN BETTER THAN EVER? Join Joseph Martin, Blu Ryder, Anna Bryniarski, Dana Dan Leaf, and GameCola's Editor Emeritus Paul Franzen as they discuss exactly sort-of that! There's also a bunch of other vaguely videogame themed topics covered this month, some of which include - Just about everyone at GameCola...

The London Arc is over, and now we must determine what is in store for us in this new era of GameCola. Join Joseph Martin, James Pelster, John Rizzi, and Blu Ryder as they forge ahead into the unknown future. They also talk about videogames. I thought that was a given. - We will not be talking about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom yet - What arc will follow the concluded London Arc? - Ho...

It's-a Mario Time! And also Podcast Time! Podcast Commander Joseph Martin sits down with Guy Who is Employed in the Film Industry John Rizzi to talk about the past, present, and future of videogame movie adaptations. Of course, the bulk of the discussion covers the recent release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but let's break down a synopsis for ya anyway: - The videogame movies of yesteryear, an...

And now, for something completely different. This month on the GameCola Podcast, staff member James Pelster takes charge of a solo episode! He's got a lot of things to talk about, and plenty of time to do so. Sit back and take a listen to everything he's been dying to discuss, including (but not limited to): - What the heck happened to the Danganronpa V3 and The Great Ace Attorney playthroughs on...

It's a right of passage for all gamers: Defeat the Newt. All of them. Do not leave the starting area until you do. To aid you on your quest, you have Joseph Martin, Dan the Leaf, Blu Ryder, and Alex Jedraszczak to guide you with a plethora of gaming flavored advice. A brief sample is included below: - Videogames that are Dead and-slash-or Alive - Sticking around too long in the starting area - How...

Alex Jedraszczak, Anna Bryniarski, Blu Ryder, and Joseph Martin as they gather together for a good ol' Podcast. Such topics of discussion include: - Anna's OLED Switch mishaps prompt a discussion on how we use the system - Pokémon Legends: Arceus joins a long list of games Jeddy plays a lot but isn't sure he actually likes - Modern RPGs and how their fundamentals inform the current state of the ge...

Congratulations on winning the Piston Cup Voice Actor of Kratos Christopher Judge! And many other videogame things won many other videogame awards at The Game Awards! Join Joseph Martin, Blu Ryder, and James Pelster as they discuss such award winning topics this month, like - The Very Long Speech by Christopher Judge - New game announcments like Hades II and more - What old games with local multip...

Sometimes these things we call videogames just aren't very good, and by some pretty objective metrics. And yet, we and a lot of other folks still seem to manage to have a great time. How can this be? Join Joseph Martin, Anna Bryniarski, John Rizzi, and Blu Ryder as they attempt to address this question and other topics such as: - Those new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games are pretty rough, huh? -...

It's the spookiest day of the year... November 7th! What horrors await, and what do they have to do with various RPGs? Find out all about the terrifying videogame experiences of Joseph Martin, Alex Jedraszczak, Anna Bryniarski, and Blu Ryder on this edition of the GameCola Podcast! Various horrible topics include: - Anna becomes a "surprise guest" in a very literal sense - Jeddy has been enjoying...

Yaar! Shiver me timbers and walk the plank. Ye be here for the tale of the Cola'd Games and how they returned to their primal monke origins, be ye? What's that? Ya say you wanted to know about the videogame Return to Monkey Island? Yaar, that be the gibberish of unknown forces to this 'ere pirate, but perhaps ye best be listenin' to Joseph Martin, Anna Bryniarski, John Rizzi, and Blu Ryder as they...

YARG. ON THIS PODCAST WE ARE ANGRY. INCLUDING ABOUT MINECRAFT. WHY? YOU WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT! JOIN JAMES PELSTER ANGRY ABOUT MINECRAFT, ANNA BRYNIARSKI ANGRY ABOUT THE SIMS, JOHN RIZZI ANGRY ABOUT NO E3, BLU RYDER ANGRY ABOUT WEREWOLVES, AND ALEX JEDRASZCZAK ANGRY ABOUT JOSEPH MARTIN NOT BEING ON THIS PODCAST. I WILL NOW WRITE THE TOPICS NORMALLY BECAUSE IF YOU ARE LIKE ME IT IS VERY HA...

Looking for bonus points this Pride Month, the GameCola gang find TWO binaries to be outside of. Just one more and we can be outside the binary binary. Join Alex "The Jeddy" Jedraszczak, Blu "The False Commander" Rider, Dana "Dan" Cohen, and Joseph "Joseph Martin" Martin as they explore a wide spectrum of topics including... - Everyone's favorite GCdotnet Community Polls - The gang investigates He...

Sonc Hejeg has done it again! And by "it", I mean made a feature film. But I guess by "it" I also mean that he made a piece of media with that title? What a cool and good blue guy. Also why is he surfing across the planet in that Dune book/videogames anyway? You'll have to join Joseph Martin, John Rizzi, and Alex Jedraszczak to find out as they discuss: - John's Objective Film Buff Opinions on Son...

The Paul & Jeddy Show is back for this special 20th Anniversary Edition podcast! Take a fun trip down memory lane as the Jedditors-in-Chief talk about: - How GameCola got started - The Top 5 Games of 1994—#1 will surprise you! - An introspective discussion of the downward spiral of our Actual Internet Website - The "Video Walkthrough" - GameCola's Worst Christmas Ever and the loss of Shannon's...