Hair of the Dogcast

Celeste is a game about climbing a mountain.  The story is one of personal struggle and triumph through self-love.  The platforming is also fucking tight, and the soundtrack is an absolute bop. I laughed.  I cried.  I somehow didn't break a single controller. The Raw Dogs are joined be the wonderful Julian today, since Brad needed backup from someone who has also beaten Farewell! Join us as we cli...

Attention Fearless Adventurers! Join the Raw Dogs crew as we embark on a fishing expedition into the unknown world of Dredge.   What starts out as an innocent and charming fishing game quickly reveals much darker and horrific truths. Don't stay out at night. Don't eat the weird looking fish. And if an Aberrant George Clooney shows up mid-episode, you let them jump on the show.   The Raw Dogs are j...

Indie Games Month is here!  In our first, episode we discuss the gargantuan game, Don't Starve. In this game, you are dropped into an unwelcoming and hostile environment and must make glower hats and buckets-o-poop to survive.  What starts out as a Tim Burton looking survival sim quickly branches out into bouts of insanity, shipwrecked sailing, and angry tree boss battles.   As long as beer counts...

There's just too many games to talk about and we had to get this out of our system.  June was absolutely jam-packed with announcements and trailers so we convened the council of dogs. Summer Game Fest, Xbox Game Showcase, Starfield Direct, Ubisoft Forward, and Nintendo Direct are all covered here.  We talk through our highlights and the horrors of submarine exploration. Hair of the Dogcast is a pr...

Sometimes you really need a hug and it might be because of murder bears holding face puss from a dying fish god man who was the all-star quarterback for the Leyndell Dragons. In this episode, Alexander and Sir Ofnir discuss the lore of Fia and her lovely hugs.  Our pal Godywn has seen better days but if we can just recover the two half centipede cursemarks there might be a way to sleep with the fi...

Holly holy, we do have a great episode for you! For our very first interview episode we are fortunate to have the wonderful writer, Jamie Flanagan! Jamie is a writer who has worked on such amazing shows like Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and Midnight Club. They have acted in Doctor Sleep, the Haunting of Hill House, and House of Cards. Upcoming work includes Creepshow, Hysteria! and Th...

Your favorite dogs went on a road trip to Summer Games Done Quick!  Speedrunning is a phenomenon and the Dogcast is here to partake.  Featuring special guests, Luigi's Aparment and Justin from Milwaukee band, Well + Good. We spent 4 days in Minneapolis watching speedruns, enjoying the arcade, overdrinking in hotel rooms, and playing a shitload of Tears of the Kingdom.   Listen carefully and you no...

Tears of the Kingdom has arrived and naturally we have to talk about it, because we have feelings.  Is it as good as they say?  Spoiler warning, yes.  First, we have the news and cover the biggest stories in video games for the month of May 2023.  We go into detail about the Playstation Showcase and the confusing "Q". The Console Critters catch you up on all the juicy games on their prospective sy...

The festival is over! Pack up your tents and find your friends. Rumor has it a something crash landed in Limgrave and it is up to us to find what monstrous zombies, cute silver gloop monsters, and overreaching scientists are below the Lands Between.   Gary Butterfield of Bonfireside Chat joins us in this special episode as we dive deep into the lore of the Nox. Why are they underground? Did they s...

From the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 to the latest installment, Street Fighter V, we'll dive deep into the history, lore, and gameplay mechanics of wearing a Hamburglar suit and how Dylan might function as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers. Join us as we explore the evolution of the Street Fighter series through its third, fourth, and fifth entries, and how these games ha...

Street Fighter is a phenomenon.  One of the best selling fighting series of all times.  It innovated the combo system and introduced us to many firsts including the first female playable character and the most devastatingly sexy Russian wrestler of all time. From the original Street Fighter game released in 1987 to the latest installment, Street Fighter V, we'll dive deep into the history, lore, a...

A young woman discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night but soon discovers there's a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest. The PopCornDogs return to discuss the terrifying film, Barbarian.  This was one of our favorite films of last year and easily the most scared I have seen my wife.  Tyler's...

A lot of things are better in hindsight, just like all of the games in our topic this episode!   Welcome back to The Dogcast where we discuss the news in gaming for the month of April 2023 as well as some of the big releases including Resident Evil 4 and Star Wars: Survivor.   We dive into what we have been playing and drink a bunch of delicious beverages from Eagle Park Brewing. Hair of the Dogca...

Last time on Elden Dogs, we had just arrived into the Mohgwyn Palace before we ran out of time. Thus, we start this episode discussing the bizarre and extreme relationship of Mohg and his half-brother/husband/baby-man/cocoon roommate.   After departing from that bizarre home situation, we go back to the Altus Plateau to talk about a little green area on the map we didn't have time to go over, the...

Welcome to Beer and Now, our new podcast series about the exciting world of craft beer and the people who make it happen.   In our inaugural episode, we are joined by Jackson Borgardt, head brewer and co-founder of Eagle Park Brewing.   Eagle Park has always been on the cutting edge of creative and unique beer styles. We discuss the inception of the brewery, Jackson's brewing philosophy, and manag...

Nintendo sends an undercover agent, Henk Rogers, into the USSR to acquire one of the most important pieces of technology at the time, Tetris. Kevin Maxwell, son of media mogul and multimillionaire, Robert Maxwell, attempts to secure rights for his father's video company to squeeze out a business partner. Robert Stein has been selling rights to Tetris that he doesn't have.  He is in way over his he...

Emerging from the aftermath of the first Avengers film is a whole lot more super hero movies!   Phase 2 is a mixed bag, with some very high highs and some dismal disappointments. Believe it or not, we kind of like Thor: The Dark World.   Movies Ranked: Iron-Man 3 Thor: The Dark World Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man  Hair of the Dogcast is...

The red carpet is full of stars tonight!  In this blockbuster episode, we discuss our favorite celebrity appearances in video games featuring Tim Curry, Fred Durst, Gary Coleman, Michael Jordan, and many, many more! We also go over the hottest gaming news from March and the console critters cover the latest news and releases for Sony, Nintendo, and Xbox.  Tears of the Kingdom and Activision Acquis...

We have avoided the sewers long enough, and perhaps we judged it too harshly. In this episode, we tackle the Subterranean Shunning Grounds. Your maps have no power here...   We explore the Dung Eater's history as a serial killer, Mohg's illusion, the Great Caravan, and the Lobster Pit. Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the Tokyo Beat Podcast Network! Contact Us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Faceboo...

Tetris is a perfect video game. Simple, elegant, and intensely addicting. Numerous research studies have utilized the game and proven its many applications in aiding the human mind.   This podcast isn't about that. This is about a man flying into the USSR behind the Iron Curtain under false pretense to try and locate secret Russian technology, which just happens to be Tetris.   This podcast is abo...

The Elden Dogs finally return! It has been too long, but Tyler needed some extra time to deal with revenants and bubble blowing musicians.   This episode finds us going to the most challenging area of the game, The Consecrated Snowfield and Miquella's Haligtree. We discuss the upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC and talk a lot about our favorite set of twins in the game (sorry Margit). Hair of the...

Hello and welcome to the Raw Dogs aural recording enrichment center. We hope your brief detention in the podcast vault will be a pleasant one.   In today's test, we will drink numerous delicious craft beers and discuss Valve's Portal series; quite possibly 2 of the funniest games ever made.   Rest assured that an independent panel of ethicists has absolved the Raw Dogs and all listeners of any mor...

Welcome to your audio introduction to Open World Games, or as we like to call them immersion sandbox games. Join us as we speedrun this genre's(?) history as well as our favorite aspects of the worlds of radiant questlines and horse anatomy in cold weather.   The Dogcast is your favorite podcast about video games and beer, and beer and video games. We start this episode with a catch up of all the...

Here's a new series that has been in the back of my mind for quite a while!  Demo Disc Reviews is where we grab a random old demo disc from a pizza box or a magazine and play through all the demos and watch the trailers!   Countdown Vampires is real and it can hurt you. Playable Demos Toy Story 2 Wipeout 3 NFL Extreme 2 Omega Boost Jet Moto 3 Bugs Bunny: Lost In Time Pac-Man World Championship Mot...

PopCornDogs is here!  We have wanted to have a show a little more focused on movies and TV for some time now and today is the day!   For our inaugural episode, Dylan is off reliving Hangover 2, so Tyler and Brad call an audible and discuss the MCU!  The monumental task of ranking every MCU movie has begun! Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the Tokyo Beat Podcast Network! Contact Us: Twitter...