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This week, the Dogcast has absolutely NO SHAME. I mean let's be honest, it's not like we had a lot to begin with, but this week is superextra-special. Join Josh, Tom, and Brad as we discuss our favorite games that may have been a bit overlooked, a bit rough around the edges, or gotten a bit of a bad reputation by the gaming community, but we still like to play anyway. And why they are deserving of...

Super Smash Brothers as discussed by a bunch of dudes drinking beer in Wisconsin!  We discuss the history of the franchise, Sakurai's meta narrative,  Kirby's lovecraftian history, Wario's farting, and everything else! Check out Hair of the Dogcast, write a review, and like and subscribe homies!

The whole Dogcast family is reunited once again and the gauntlets are ready to be thrown! Since we've officially reached 2020, we decided to put a fun little twist on typical (and generally lame) New Year's resolutions. I mean, who needs personal goals when we're perfectly capable of challenging--and potentially trolling--each other to complete a plethora of gaming-related challenges by the end of...

Our voyage through the 2010's continues!  This week your Raw Dog crew finishes off the decade (and a few brews) with our gaming retrospective though the years 2015 through the end of 2019.    As we usher in 2020, the Raw Dogs have your ticket for on an epic ride through the decade that was the 2010's!  As we embark on this journey, your Dogs will discuss of the biggest headlines, games, trends, an...

On this episode of The Dogcast, we don't just drink beer:  We build mountains!  Well, figuratively speaking at least.  And not just any mountain--oh no--in fact, we build our Mount Rushmore of the 4 most influential and talented game designers of all time!  Take THAT, Gutzon Borglan! Who made the cut?  Will Wright?  Hideo Kojima?  The guy who made Flappy Bird?  You'll have to join us to find out! ...

As we usher in 2020, the Raw Dogs have your ticket for on an epic ride through the decade that was the 2010's!  As we embark on this journey, your Dogs will discuss of the biggest headlines, games, trends, and um Al Pacinos (?!) from each year:  From the motion control craze of 2010, all the way to the announcement of the Xbox Series X in 2019 (and everything in between).  A show this big only com...

No lie, this episode has been a decade in the making!   Come on in and listen to your Dogs discuss each of our favorite game of the decade!  Subscribe to the Dogcast on Podcast service everywhere! Contact Us: Follow Hair of the Dogcast on Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Support the Dogcast on Patreon! Help us eat! https:...

Hey, we made it! We've reached the end of another journey around the sun and the Dogcast is here to celebrate the year that was 2019! Along with our discussion of favorite (and not-so-favorite) things of 2019--things like games, movies, beer, and much more--we recap the year and give a glimpse of what may lie in store for the future! And of course, we partake in some very delicious Brews along the...

Watch out for Fireballs?!  More like Watch out for FUN!  On this episode, we try (horribly) to contain our giddiness as we welcome Kole Ross and Gary Butterfield--the two gents behind some our favorite podcasts of all time--to the Dogcast!  Gary and Kole are the personalities and proprietors of DuckFeed.tv, the podcast network that brings the world such smart and hilarious shows as "Watch Out for...

Welcome back to the Raw Dogs!  Dylan and Brad attempt to decipher the rich and questionable lore in the entire Sonic Series.  Sonic The Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, and… Bean the Dynamite?!?!   Warning: This episode goes off the rails! Show Notes: 13:33 - The4thSnake Sonic Timeline - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubhjoxxT4P8&t=2s 34:03 - Dunk and Eggs Series - http://www.georgerrmartin.com/du...

It's the ultimate Double Whammy on this episode of the Dogcast! Sean Moore from The Nerd Lair and Chris Christensen from the Telesplash Gaming YouTube channels join yer Dogs for a fun discussion of the 'Tube life and growing their respective channels. These guys are really making a name for themselves in the gaming community and beyond, so it was great to have them on the show before they're out o...

If you're a collector, you know Limited Run Games. Limited Run is one of THE great video game success stories in recent years, carving a niche for themselves in the collecting enthusiast market where nearly every physical release they announce turns into an event. Remember when Limited Run announced a physical version of Night Trap for modern consoles and the internet exploded? Yep, that happened....

It's Headline Brews, your quick hit of the top news stories of the week brought to you by Hair of the Dogcast!  Short and (hopefully) sweet, Headline Brews skips right to the punch and packs your ears with the weeks top headlines, upcoming releases, and more!  So come on in and let The Dogcast catch you up on the week that was! If you have a question, comment, or hot take about a recent news story...

GrandPooBear, the Titan (or Tony Kukoc, depending on who you ask) of the Super Mario Bros. speedrunning community, joins the Dogs to discuss the Rockstar-and-Redbull life of professional video gaming!  We get the full story all the way from GrandPooBear's humble beginnings, finishing Super Mario Bros. when he was 3 years old to his current life traveling the world and raising money for great cause...

It's Headline Brews, your quick hit of the top news stories of the week brought to you by Hair of the Dogcast!  Short and (hopefully) sweet, Headline Brews skips right to the punch and packs your ears with the weeks top headlines, upcoming releases, and more!  So come on in and let The Dogcast catch you up on the week that was! If you have a question, comment, or hot take about a recent news story...

Brad and Dylan are back to discuss one of the most important gaming companies of all time...and the rough state of their games.  Castlevania!  Silent Hill!  And Wario's dietary habits?

This week marks not only the PlayStation's 25th birthday but also Sony's 25th year as one of the top dogs in the home console business. And we can't think of a better guest to have on the show than Terry Diebold--the only guy who owns the actual reason Sony became the juggernaut we know today: the Nintendo PlayStation prototype. A super-friend of the Dogcast, Terry talks to us about his recent dec...

Today, gather 'round and help the Dogcast give a big ol' "Yippee-ki-yay" to the incredible Mr. Wizard (aka Evil Jarrad). Who would have known that working on race cars would eventually lead to the creation and development of some of the most unique and sought-after game reproductions on the planet--on everything from PC, to NES, to Dreamcast just to name a few. And ohthat one time Jarrad's New Gho...

On this episode your REAL Diamond Dogs of the Dogcast get down and dirty with a retrospective look at the the games of the Hideo Kojima!  You want Solid Snake?  Pssh, of course we got some of that.  We even got your Naked Snakes, your Venom Snakes, your Punished Snakes, your Jake the Snakes, your Steak N' Snakes--whatever you need!  We also discuss if Kojima is really a genius or if we've been dri...

Today we welcome Kinsey Burke (aka KinsZilla) to the Dogcast! A rising force of YouTube and fellow craft beer enthusiast, Kinsey has built a name for herself as a creator of videos which seamlessly meld beer and video games--the two things that we here at the Dogcast hold most sacred--that entertain viewers across the globe! So it's no surprise we were thrilled to sit down with Kinsey and have a r...

Welcome to the FIRST EVER episode of Headline Brews, the brand new weekly gaming news show from Hair of the Dogcast! Short, (hopefully) sweet, and packed with the weeks top headlines, upcoming releases, and other important goings-on, let The Dogcast catch you up on the week that was! We'd appreciate your feedback, so let us know what you think! Also, if you have a question, comment, or hot take ab...

For our inaugural episode of our new series, Brad and Dylan talk all things Pokemon!  Covering everything from its inception to Sword and Shield.  From Mr. Mime as a psychic fairy to presidential candidates. Show Notes: Waluigi Running Mario Kart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqkYmqc_6sA Boy Flips Out Over Shiny Ponyta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuJsqERhgeU Don’t forget to subscribe to...

Today, we welcome Adam Koralik to the Dogcast! A modern-day digital Renaissance Man and a staple of YouTube for the last decade, you may recognize Adam from many of his projects through the years--whether it be hangin' with Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager (Darth's lesser known offspring), to those lovable Game Society Pimps, to his own classic gaming channel, to much much more. And when Adam's not t...

One of the most prolific and respected voices in games collecting and preservation, John Hancock is recognized the world over as a foremost expert in the field. John's willingness and generosity to share his knowledge and stories with the gaming community--whether through his popular YouTube channel, numerous convention appearances, this very interview with your friendly neighborhood Dogcast (just...

Hey, do you smell that? No? Well allow me describe it: That's the sweet aroma of two fellas out of Iowa on their way to YouTube super-stardom. Just a mere 6 months ago, Wes and Rob made their podcast debut on Hair of the Dogcast at Midwest Gaming Classic to promote their new YouTube channel about games and beer: Gaming Off the Grid. Since then, Gaming Off the Grid has grown exponentially, cultivat...