Cleveland Gaming Podcast

Grab a slice of cake and line up those tetrominos because it is SHOWTIME! CGP welcomes one of our year's special guests Minz of Mintendoland to the podcast for a tour through her gaming world and amazing brand of fun and joy. From sharing some of her responsible gaming programming to her A+ taste in retro games, Minz brings a flare that truly keeps Tom and Cory in check. Ending with a matriarchal...

We've talked about it a lot and finally we are doing a whole episode...with our first Magic: the Gathering special guest! That's right, CGP dives into a whole episode around MtG featuring content creator and EDHrec writer Tyler "Savesya" Bucks. The crew talks about the iconic card game, discusses some of the MtG programming we have on the books for CGC and dive into a fantasy draft that is 'out of...

It's been over a month since our last episode and it is because we been keeping busy. For example, setting up our booth at Colossalcon! But don't worry fellow nerds cause we are going to make it up to you all in this episode of CGP, where we go live from Colossalcon 2026 and take a second to recognize, celebrate and hear the voices behind our show. From new team members to those whom work with our...

An epic rematch, show announcements and collaborations galore in this episode of the Cleveland Gaming Podcast. We dive deep into some of the awesome community collaborations going on with Tristan and his amazing organization Infiniteque. Plus, the year long rematch of wits between Tom and Tristan plays out as they 'choose their characters' and face off in an end of episode engagement that will cer...

This is a wild one, folks. CGC announces our first foray into 18+ programming with the game of games...our take on 'Chardee Macdennis'! But this episode is more than just that, as CGP welcomes friends of the convention Jay Malone (Square Pegs) and Kris Carlson (Game Dad Show) to the show where we talk games, origins, blowing smoke up Tom's a** and just so much more. Also, we get to learn more abou...

Through caffeine, sheer force of will and the amazing support of the CGC community, we are back! Season 3 of the Cleveland Gaming Podcast is back for another round of craziness and chicanery. Join Tom, Cory and CGC Player 2 Dan Lallo as they dive into last year, our show's new home, what to expect from CGC this year and so much more! Plus, Tom and Dan go head to head in a competition of wits, skil...

Can you believe that we are more than a month out from CGC 2025? Yeah, fellow nerds...time is a wild thing. Regardless, let's celebrate this year's CGC, talk behind the scenes stories and maybe hint at some future things to come to the Cleveland Gaming Classic. Join the full CGC show running team (that's right we welcome back show legend Kathleen to pod) for a hour of fellowship with the greatest...

This is an audio playback of our YouTube VOD of the panel of the same name. Feel free to watch that on YouTube or enjoy a second look at this amazing panel! A 'Rare' opportunity was bestowed upon the CGC stage this year! Come watch the epic moment where the creators of some of your favorite games (Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads, Goldeneye and more) take the stage to field the CGC community quest...

So much stuff happened at the Cleveland Gaming Classic 2025 and if you missed that we did a live episode of the podcast...you would be totally forgiven! Join Tom, Cory, Dan and some seriously special guests for 45 mins of show celebration, retrospective, future chatting and Blind Ranking Cringe Video Game Movie moments. Thanks again to all of our guests joining us in this episode (Doug Walker, Odf...

Can you believe it? Two full seasons of CGP comes to fruition in this season 2 finale. As we say, the show is about the fans and guests of the show and this episode we really get to show what that means. In this episode, we bring on two of CGC's kid super fans and friends of the show to gab about games, bring our first 6-7 reference to CGP and have a pretty epic kids v adults end of episode compet...

Hey, dear listeners, did you know that CGC has a great Indy Game Dev area where you can test, play and learn about games made by local Ohio artist? Yeah! We do! Games like Notebook Knockout, winner of CGC's Game of the Year for 2024. Join Alec, Steven and Riley, the founders and heads of Paper Frog Studios as we dive into their game development experience, regal in their 2024 win and compete in an...

What happens when your guest you reach out to for guesting on an episode says "how bout tonight?"...you get this gem of an episode. Guest of CGC and returning talent Kevin Cabarello comes on CGP to recap 2024, get his pick for best retro game of all time and announces his gaming plan for his show this year. All we have to say is that it will make you shout "Yahoo!" ___________________ Come be a ne...

Oh boy do we have an "awesome" one for you (that's number 39...you will understand from the episode). Tom and Cory welcome Channel Awesome actor, content creator and Twitch Queen Heather Reusz to talk about a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nerding out! Super Metriod, heck yeah we talk about that! Chi Town...you know it! Channel Awesome and their legacy...it's all here! So, yeah, this...

The 'land is on full display in this episode. This week Tom and Cory are joined by CGC alumni Tristan Wheeler, paragon of Cleveland gaming and head of Infiniteque: a Cleveland based philanthropic group providing gaming, tech and empowerment to the Northeast Ohio community. As our episode turns, the team dives deep into the mission of Infiniteque, the history of retro arcade gaming and a critical e...

It maybe double vision in this episode...or double hearing since it is a podcast. ANYWAY! CGP hits the airways this season with our next badass duo to come on the podcast. Join two of our big 2025 cosplay guests this week, Malinda-Chan and Kyle (TurtleSmithy) as we dip deeper into cosplay culture, some of the lineage of the two and see the whole gang take on an AI generated list and see if we know...

Pilots, you are cleared to take the pod. One of the Cleveland Gaming Classic's most sought after experiences joins CGP for this episode of mech smashing madness! Join us alongside special guest, Nickolas Smith, to talk about the history of these mechanized behemoths, reflect on their bespoke design and talk some of the best and worse call signs found out in the wild. It truly is the right flavor o...

CGP goes full send on cosplay this week and invites on one of our dope cosplay guests at the Cleveland Gaming Classic this year. We welcome Odfel, local Ohio cosplay artist and nerd aficionado, to the podcast this week as we talk everything from Golden Axe to Final Fantasy. Also, we put some of her amazing cosplays head to head to see which ones are her favorite and who will be at top of her Mount...

CGC hits the streets! Join Cory and Tom both in studio and live at the Green Dragon Inn as we dive into the question 'Is the Wii Retro Gaming?' Did you come by and enjoy our first roll out of CGC Lanes and get a chance to answer our question...then you may be in this episode! That's dope and way worth a listen and subscribe, right? RIGHT?! GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 Like, Share and Comment on our Facebook...

They back, baby! You know what to expect but now it's all of that, plus a bag of chips...metaphorically speaking of course. Join your hosts Cory and Tom alonside CGP Alumni Dan Lallo as we recap 2024, make some exclusive announcements for CGC's 2025 appearance schedule and some exciting unique new offerings for our fellow nerds this year. Plus, learn about this season's arc and enjoy the first eng...

Happy Holidays all you gamers, nerds and everyone in between! The Cleveland Gaming Podcast is back as a little early holiday gift for you to celebrate the season with. This week, Tom, Cory and special guest/ CGC Show Producer Kathleen Strawder jump back into the saddle with a show pack full of fun surprises, gaming and nostalgia galore! Join these three as we dive into holiday gaming memories, a b...

Next up on our Main Stage playbacks, we get John Tobias on our main stage doing what he does best: kicking ass and giving us great insight and art from the Mortal Kombat Franchise! Join CGC MC Cory Enriquez and Realm Kast host Yani as they join John as he draws an iconic Mortal Kombat character and dives into behind the scenes knowledge that you can only get at the  @clevelandgamingclassic&nb...

CGC 2024 is in the books! The Cleveland Gaming Podcast, however, it keeps on keeping on with our celebration of all things nerdy! Perhaps our most hyped thing on the main stage this year comes directly to you...that being the MORTAL KOMBAT REUNION PANEL! The legends, who created this iconic forever franchise, take the Cleveland Gaming Classic main stage to discuss the best moments from the past, f...

We've come round circle, gamers! The Cleveland Gaming Classic is days away and we celebrate the lead up to CGC 2024 by bringing you the Season 1 Finale of CGP. We welcome back Dan Lallo, CGC's Player 2, to reflect on this season and get amped for this year's convention. Also, in a bonus level, we finally get to meet Player 2 on the leaderboard as she puts Cory, Tom and Dan in the spot light as the...

Choose your character. Cory, yes. Tom, yes. Well, they are versus Yani and FanTIM of the Realmkast this episode! Well, they are not so much against each other...more like collaborating together on this episode. Dive deep into the lore of the Netherealm and bask in the history of the MK universe as two experts execute their specials in this awesome episode. They may even have the scoop on some pote...

Hut, hut, hut, cast! Before getting to the IX center, CGC has been through many different iterations and venues, but consistently the Tecmo Cleveland community has always been a part of it...and today we revisit and celebrate that. Joined by local Cleveland Tecmo icon, Kevin Molnar, Tom and Cory dive into the rich history of the Tecmo community and its inexorable ties to CGC. Plus, trivia...and yo...