Pie Factory Podcast

By surprisingly (and tragically) popular demand, we present to you the Pie Factory Podcast episode that will hopefully provide you with the answer to life, the universe, and everything. (Gee, didn’t see that coming, did you?) We hope the Master will approve.

The Great Pumpkin has found your sincere pumpkin patch, delivering you another heartwarming Pie Factory Podcast! Sean and Jim break from the usual arcade talk and have a special guest join them once again for a talk about console gaming, this time about what Ninten-don’t.

…or is it Space Invaders and Stratovox?  *sigh* the world may never know. But that’s okay because maybe the world will be taken over by space invaders and all of our astronauts will be kidnapped before we can prevent that from happening. Wait, was I supposed to write that??

Celebrating the release of Ron Howard’s documentary of The Beatles’ touring years, Jim and Sean bring you their classic, internationally lauded musings on two well-known classics of days of yore. (Or is it days of Eeyore? Days of you’re? Days..oh, screw it; back in the Ferg.)

Just like the trees in Timber, the latest Pie Factory Podcast episode drops. (See what I did there?) And along with that, so does this poster’s ability to come up with some kind of witty way to announce the show’s release. Enjoy! Or, perhaps, don’t enjoy — the choice is yours: it’s a free country. … Continue reading Episode 38: Do! Run Run and Timber →

Spelled backwards, the first game is “froG.” Spelled any way you want, the second game is obviously Sean’s favorite video game ever in the history of gaming. Oh…and did we say…contest?? That’s right — the winner of the Charles Nelson Reilly Contest is announced! Where else but Pie Factory Podcast?

Just in time for the sixth anniversary of the opening of the world’s largest arcade, the latest episode of Pie Factory Podcast drops. (YAAAAAAAAAY!) If only Charles Nelson Reilly were here to hear it. But at least we have a contest in his honor! Who survives the tempest? And who wins the Omega race? Listen … Continue reading Episode 36: Omega Race and Tempest →

See what happens when Sean and Jim take a week off? The episode gets longer, unlike Sean’s performance in this episode’s games. The hosts also discuss Video Game Summit, pickups, and a new arcade. Oh…and did somebody say…”contest”?

Jim and Sean light the fireworks with the games Roto to the Rescue! and Targ. (Or is it simply Robby Roto??? Or…whatever.)  Wait…did someone say…contest? #fangboner

In this heartwarming, heartburning, and heartbreaking episode, Sean and Jim discuss robots, skeletons, gas, Wilford Brimley, and a brand new arcade.

That Jimmy G’s really a crazy clown. When will he learn that he never can mow Sean down? Maybe he’ll prank Moe’s Tavern instead. Who knows? Listen to find out!

Sean (a.k.a. The Great Pieholio) and Jim discuss their most heartfelt feelings of this unreleased 1996 Atari prototype arcade game. On a very special Pie Factory Podcast. Starring Meredith Baxter Birney. Or maybe not.

Just in time for the end of Sega Week at Galloping Ghost Arcade, Sean and Jim express their abiding love for Sega’s classic Zaxxon sequel. And while they’re at it, they give some time to the little-appreciated Atari vector game. (Oh, and they forgot to mention that they’re on Google Play now. Smart, guys, REAL … Continue reading Episode 30: Super Zaxxon and Asteroids DeLuxe...

Jim and Sean eat tomatoes, tomahtoes, potatoes, and potahtoes and call the whole thing off as they argue over pronunciation and wax nostalgic about Midwest Gaming Classic. (Keep up with future episodes for more MGC coverage!)

You did it. You survived Monday. You deserve a reward. Here. Have a pie. In fact, have a whole factory of pies. Pie Factory Podcast, that is. And while you’re at it, get your ticket for Midwest Gaming Classic, where we are proudly joining our friends from Underground Retrocade this coming Saturday. Be there. Or … Continue reading Episode 28: Popeye and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles &#85...

Gooooooooooooooooooooood Friday morning, Pie Factory fans! What better way to start a Friday than with a new episode from Sean and Jim? Boy howdy, if there is a better way, we don’t think we wanna know.

At long last, episode 26! Yep, Pie Factory Podcast just in time for Pi Day. Heh. Get it? Course you do. In addition to discussing these Midway classics, Sean and Jim reflect on their excitement (*cough cough*) about the then-impending Coleco Chameleon. Also, listen to a new song by the Buckner-Garcia Band.

Jim and Sean veer into, well…potentially NSFW territory…for one episode as they play Puzznic (Japanese version, we’ll just leave it at that), Lady Killer, and Miss World ’96 Nude for research purposes. Yeah…Research purposes! That’s why! History!

Sean and Jim break from the usual Pie Factory Podcast format to chat face-to-face (perfect for an audio podcast) with Brian Colin, designer of Rampage, Arch Rivals, Xenophobe, and many other games too numerous to mention to fit in the iTunes description. And yet more discussion of the pronunciation of Galaga.

Stuck in the big snowstorm? Boy, do we have amazing news for you! (Not stuck in the big snowstorm? Well…the news is just as amazing for you, too!) You humanoids can now escape after all…into Jim and Sean’s warm and magical Pie Factory world. We hope this episode will prove to be very…uplifting!

Pie Factory Podcast hopes to make those mourning the loss of (probably) the reason Ground Kontrol in Portland got its name feel better with the first new episode of 2016. Listen to discussion of these two not-so-common titles from arcade gaming’s Golden Years.

You don’t want to ring in 2016 without listening to this exciting news first! This will especially be welcome news for you die-hard retro home gamers!

A late Christmas or Hanukkah present…or on-time Kwanzaa or Mystery Day of Christmas present…or early New Year present…from Sean and Jim! In one of the longest episodes of the podcast so far, Jim and Sean talk with a special guest (hint: watch your language!) about their all-time favorite console, the Atari 7800. Also, Sean tells … Continue reading Episode 21: Home Consoles...

What better way to lead into the holidays than by knocking down a few beers and then knocking down a few chefs with watermelon slices? Listen to Jim’n’Sean get excited about flinging edibles at people!

What?! You thought Thanksgiving weekend was over?! Ahh, think again, my huckleberry friends. The thanks never stops with the latest episode of Pie Factory Podcast, as Jim waxes poetic about Cleveland penguins and Sean probably gets a lot of stuff wrong.