Hair of the Dogcast

It's Jeremy! It's Bob! It's Darth Vader on a unicycle, playing bagpipes! While all of these folks make an appearance on this episode, only Jeremy Parish and Bob Mackey form the Retronauts--the namesake behind one of the seminal gaming podcasts (retro or otherwise) in the entire galaxy! The Dogcast was thrilled to sit down with Jeremy and Bob at PRGE for a fun, lively chat that covered a whole rang...

With a name like Drunken Master Paul, how can you NOT be welcome on Hair of the Dogcast?! Drunken Master Paul (or DMP for short) is a successful TV and YouTube personality and also a frequent co-conspirator of popular gaming YouTuber Metal Jesus Rocks. We talk about Paul's days working as an employee with Sierra back in the company's heyday, the greatness of Crimson Skies, Windows 95, and possibly...

It's Halloween, so things are getting all sorts of spoooooky in the Dogcast lounge. Due to an inter-dimensional rift in the time-space continuum (and a couple really bad wigs), our usual hosts have disappeared and this episode of the Dogcast is hosted by Fat Thor, Ken, Satan/Masuda, and some jerk-bro named Chet. Oh, and everybody welcome the newest addition to the Dogcast family: Dylan, our new co...

Pat Contri aka "Pat the NES Punk" has done it all. Not only is Pat one of the few people in the world to have cultivated a complete NES game collection, he is also a popular YouTuber, podcaster, game collector, and most recently, a successful author! Pat's book "Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the Complete NES Library" has become a best-seller (and a Dogcast favorite) selling out multiple print runs....

Here we are, stuck in another lovely episode of the Dogcast with you!  And today we're talking all the new Fall games we've been playing--and also Tetris (because Brad has a problem)! But before we get to that: JOIN US AT PORTLAND RETRO GAMING EXPO on Oct. 19 and 20 in, you guessed it, PORTLAND, OREGON!!! We give the lowdown on Remedy's trippy "Control", get "woke" with the latest Zelda re-make on...

Let's give it up for Omnigamer! Join our majestically-bearded host Brad as we discuss his new book, Speedrun Science, which covers the entire history of speedrunning. We also discuss his world record for Dragster, his time in the Super Smash Bros community, and the greatest game of all time Suikoden 2! Follow Hair of the Dogcast on Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthed...

Get ready for the first-ever Dogcast interview with a world-famous robot! That's right, we scored a sit-down with speedrunning robot TASBot and his keeper DwangoAC! Strap yourselves in for this interview! DwangoAC goes into amazing detail about the history of tool assisted speedruns! We also discuss oscillators, pianos, the degradation of classic consoles, and TASBot's erectile disfunction! Follow...

Our host Papa Be-Rad sits down with the most wonderful and enchanting Kung Fu Fruit Cup! We discuss her career as a twitch streamer and partner, how she became an interviewer for Games Done Quick, her experience as girl gamer, working with charities, Kingdom Hearts 3, Final Fantasy 9, and much more! Follow Hair of the Dogcast on Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogc...

This week is all about Star Wars, younglings! Climb aboard the Dogcast as we discuss some of our favorite Star Wars memories from the games, the movies, the toys, and everything else that George Lucas stuck the Star Wars license on! Everything from Empire Strikes back on the Atari 2600, to The Knights of the Old Republic series, to the beautiful batsh*ttery of Kinect Star Wars, all the way to the...

No matter if you're an Assassin or a Templar, the Dogcast invites you to join us on this truly epic episode as we attempt to cover Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series! Thankfully, we're also joined by special guest, fellow podcaster, and true Assassin's Creed uber-fan: Dylan from the excellently hilarious "Better in 3D" movie podcast. We're hoping the beer helps us finally understand just wtf is goi...

The Dogcast's own Be-rad sits down with the absolutely incredible Covert Muffin. We discuss his career with speedrunning and Games Done Quick. Other topics include Neil DeGrasse Tyson, being a sith lord, pre-show preparation, Star Wars, artificial intelligence, and Tim Curry! FWAHAHAHAHA! Interview also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CMjp0XhBs30 Follow Hair of the Dogcast on Twitter: @HOTD...

Your friendly Dogcast host Brad (a.k.a. Papa Be-Rad), interviews the legendary Keizaron! We discuss his history with speedrunning be it the horrible Animorphs or the entire catalogue of Pokemon games. We also discuss the future of speedrunning, his involvement with Games Done Quick, his band Lost In Time, and his experience with Testicular Cancer. This dude raised over $100,000 during his run at G...

In our first interview from Summer Games Done Quick 2019, your friendly Dogcaster Brad (a.k.a Papa Be Rad) interviews Spike Vegeta and JHobz: two titans of the speedrunning community. We discuss their history as speedrunners and how they got to be two of the pillars of Games Done Quick. Other topics include speedrunning as an esport, their new channel Possibly Bad entertainment, and Kingdom Hearts...

The Dogcast (okay, pretty much just Brad) just got back to town after spending a week at this year's record-breaking Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) in beautiful Bloomington, Minnesota!!! Hoo boy, have we got stories to tell! Come on in and join Brad and Tom as we recap the fun, the amazing runs, the cool people we met, and all the insanity from SGDQ 2019! We also talk a bit about some recent new r...

Hey, you smell that? It kinda smells like...like...EXCITEMENT! It's the most wonderful time of the year for video games as the world heads into E3 next week. And the Dogcast is here to talk all about it (over some delicious brew, natch)! We discuss many hard-hitting questions such as: What new crazy announcements may be unveiled? Will we see a new console from Nintendo or Microsoft? What will E3 b...

That's it. We just can't hold it in anymore, so it's confession time: We STILL have a crush on that purple-gray little console from the 90's: The Super Nintendo. We've wanted to tell you for awhile, but it's just been so hard, you know? Especially with all these fancy new-fangled next-gen consoles prancing around like they're Miyamotos gift to pixels. Sure, the SNES may be a bit yellowed since the...

It's a super-special limited edition BONUS EPISODE! C'mon in and experience highlights of our Midwest Gaming Classic '19 interviews with such gaming superstars as: Walter Day! Howard Phillips! Mortal Kombat's Dan "Johnny Cage" Pesina and Anthony "Kung Lao" Marquez! Frank Cifaldi! And many more! Plus, hear never-before-released excerpts from Hair of the Dogcast LIVE from the show floor! MGC was an...

Have you ever played a game that you hoped would be good, but was even better than you had expected? Or played a gae that didn't quite live up to your own hype levels? Hey, we've all been there--and this week the Dogcast is here to talk about it! Join Brad and Tom as they discuss a whole bunch of games throughout their gaming history that either pleasantly surpassed their expectations or unfortuna...

This week we celebrate a milestone! That's right, the Dogcast episode-ometer just cranked over to 50! But don't worry, this ol' Dog still has a lot of life left in her. First we get down with a good brew and recap some of our best (and freaking crazy!) moments from this year's Midwest Gaming Classic, such as: Kung Lao sings! Ernie Hudson drives the Ecto 1! After Party Shenaningans! And much, much...

Kick Punch, it's all in the mind! On this episode of the Dogcast, we delve into the history of the fighting game genre with a lively discussion of some of our favorite fighting game memories! We also delve into beer--lots and lots of beer.  Ready, set, FIGHT! Twitter us:  @HOTDogcast Email: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com

I say, if it isn't time for a new episode of Hair of the Dogcast LIVE from the Drafty Cellar!  On this episode we crack open another delicious batch of tasty brews and discuss those awesome (and special) gaming moments from our past that really made an impression on us that we still think about today.  You know, those moments that made us go, like, WHOA! We'd love to hear your WHOA! moments!   Twi...

Oh, you want to talk Nintendo?! Well, you came to the right episode! Join the Dogcast boys as we pour out a little brew and bid a happy retirement to a that loveable giant (literally) of the games industry, Reggie Fils-Aime! Reggie (aka"The Reginator") is stepping down after many years of kicking a** and making games as Nintendo's President of America and we are here to discuss all the hullaballoo...

The Dogcast just leveled up! In this super-jam-packed episode, join us as we welcome a brand new member (and co-host) to the Dogcast family: Mr. Brad Ward! Brad brings a love for both beer and video games (even Kingdom Hearts--but we won't hold that against him haha), so he is more than qualified for the position. We are also joined by special guest Laura Beilinski, who has played more video games...

It's that time of year when we gather 'round the Dogcast and discuss our favorite (and not so favorite) stuff of 2018! Join us as we talk about all the movies, games, beer, music, more beer, and everything else that made us happy all over. And when we say "all over", we mean: All. Over.  So c'mon in, crack a fine brew, and let's get to it.   Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twi...

Buongiorno, Doggies! The Dogcast returns from our recent trip to Italy to get down and dirty with y'all about all the fun deets and actually drink a beer all the way from Rome (spoiler: it's really good)! But that's not all. Oh no. We are also joined by special guest Kate "Friend-of-the-Dogcast" Kante to talk games, more beer, news, making rad home-made video-game apparel, American Gladiators, Nor...