The GameCola Podcast

There's no code to skip past this episode of the GameCola Podcast, so you'll just have to enjoy yourself as you listen to Brandon "Brancliff" Tan, Alex "Jeddy" Jedraszczak, Joseph "Podcast Commander" Martin, and Anna "Social Media Trash Queen" Bryniarski talk about how they tricked their way into being good at videogames! From cheating devices, to cheat codes, to game mods, we've got every way to...

It's the original power couple back with the (mostly) original crew! On this edition of "Hacks'n'Slash", Paul Franzen, Michael Gray, Diana Gray, Christian Porter, Alex Jedraszczak, and Joseph Martin revisit Luigi and Daisy on a vacation to Delfino Island and a mysterious mansion. Listen to your favorite voices and some twisty turns of events like Luigi going Super Saiyan and everyone doing their b...

Games, games, and videogames! Diana Gray, Colee Koballa, Alex Jedraszczak, and Joseph Martin cover some big gaming events like the Steam Summer Sale and E3 2017. Also included are a few previews of our year-end awards and some fun facts about the Grand Canyon. Have a listen to such intriguing topics as: - Tim Schafer and Jack Black had an E3 interview that only Jeddy witnessed. - Get Diana to E3 2...

Do you like time travel? Random battles? Japanese Adventures? Then do we have the podcast for you! Join Alex Jedraszczak, Anna Bryniarski, Diana Gray, Michael Gray, James Pelster, and Joseph Martin as they discuss interesting game mechanics and other more specific topics such as: - What is a humble piano bum? - Jeddy's spoils from the land of the rising sun - Interesting RPG battles systems - Usin...

It's time for Hacks'n'Slash and this month, Diana Gray, Anna Bryniarski, and Shannon Hoover will take you on a very quick jaunt through the world of Tetris - possibly far deeper than you ever wanted to go. We do this with two vastly different fanfictions. The Player and the Board - "dark, unusual...much deeper than Tetris had any right to be." ~ Shannon Hoover Tetris Blocks Falling - "20/10" ~ Ann...

It's a match to the death! Or more realistically, it's Joseph Martin, Anna Bryniarski, and Diana Gray riled up and ready to shout at each other about questions that you sent in! From zombies to actual factual videogames, you're in for a host of great topics including: - When is 101010 being finished? - What do we hope to get out of GameCola? - Which videogame characters would we want with us in a...

In this month's installment of "Hacks'n'Slash," we explore a beyond-ridiculous Animal Crossing farce, Tales of Tikitaki. Although it is a short fanfiction, containing a measly two chapters, it definitely packs a comedic punch. Join Shannon Hoover, Nathaniel Hoover, Anna Bryniarski, Joseph Martin, Diana Gray, and James Pelster as we face such scintillating adventures as: - An increasingly fed-up gi...

On this Fooling April edition of the GameCola Podcast, we talk about things that are only off topic! ...on purpose this time, we swear Join James "Neutral Boring" Pelster, Stefano "Chaotic Old" Wohsdioghasdhisdg, Anna "Chaotic Sorry" Bryniarski, Joseph "Lawful Crazy" Martin, Brandon "Chaotic Videogames" Tan, Diana "Lawful Absent" Gray, Colee "True Newcomer" Koballa, and Smimming "Chaotic Watermelo...

On this month's edition of "Hacks'n'Slash", the GameCola crew takes a look at one of the LONGEST FANFICTIONS IN EXISTENCE. Clocking in at over 4 million words, The Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest is a landmark piece of Internet writing that should be experienced by all. Join Joseph Martin, Anna Bryniarski, Shannon Hoover, and James Pelster as they manage to complete just the first chapter of t...

We've got a great crew this time on the GameCola Podcast, and we use that opportunity to check out some of the emails that you guys sent us! ...a long time ago. Turns out that during the site hiatus, some emails got lost as Jeddy was trying to fix things. But it's better late than never as Joseph Martin, Anna Bryniarski, Diana Gray, James Pelster, Stefano Wohsdioghasdhisdg, Smimming Rox, and Brand...

Guests and 'fests abound in this landmark edition of the GameCola Podcast! Today we have the honor of bringing in Cameron and Noelle, friends of Anna Bryniarski and Diana Gray respectively, to talk about the group of four's experiences at MAGfest, a popular New England music and gaming convention. The discussion includes an all-encompassing summary of the Music and Gaming Festival, including... -...

Welcome to the REBIRTH OF HACKS'N'SLASH! That's right, we're back to reading fanfiction, and what better way to return birds? We, James Pelster, Diana Gray, Shannon Hoover, and Anna Bryniarski, are here with not one, but four Hatoful Boyfriend fanfictions! Join us as we read through: - Fellowship of the Wings: Ryouta and Nageki used to be friends, but for some reason they are no longer friends...i...

It's been a fun year, and we've actually played some videogames! This time around the GameCola cavalcade of Diana Gray, Anna Bryniarski, James Pelster, Alex Jedraszczak, and Joseph Martin take a look at the cult futuristic hit Read Only Memories, which Jeddy just finished. Then we try to talk about monster collecting RPG's, but we mostly just end up talking about the most recent Pokémon game. If y...

This month on the GameCola Podcast, we're hype as heck for the Nintendo Switch and all of the announcements and rumors that come along with it. Join Alex Jedraszczak, Anna Bryniarski, and Joseph Martin as they discuss what the future holds for all of us, as well as a bit of reflection on the past. These topics and more include: - What is the Nintendo Switch? - Various rumors about Mario and Zelda...

In what is arguably one of my best/worst lapses in judgment, this month I, Joseph Martin, Podcast Commander, gave the podcast reigns to Diana Gray to get all the Ace Attorney talk out of GameCola's system before we move into the holiday season. Along with her partners in defeating crime, Stefano Wohsdioghasdhisdg and James Pelster, she takes on the challenge of saying everything there is to say ab...

In thanks for being such great fans, we've dedicated this month's podcast to fan interactions on the site and beyond! Listen to Joseph Martin, Alex Jedraszczak, Diana Gray, and newcomer James Pelster, as we delve into the comments and talk about our own personal stories of when we were but wee fans of the site. More comprehensively, our topics may include: - Fan comments on the website - How do fa...

Welcome to the final part of Podcast 100! After you've listened to the classical and modern editions, we hope you've been enjoying this centennial celebration and we look forward to bringing you more 3-digit podcasts in the future! As we wrap things up, the Current Crew of Anna Bryniarski, Diana Gray, Stefano Wohsdioghasdhisdg, and Joseph Martin talk about such, new, interesting, and novel topics...

Podcast #100 continues! Not every podcast makes it to episode 100, so to celebrate this momentous occasion, we're reliving the three eras of podcast we've gone through—classical, modern, and post-modern/contemporary. In Part 2, Alex Jedraszczak, Nathaniel Hoover, and Mike Ridgaway bring back the elements that really made the podcast's Jeddy Era what it was. They discuss such topics as: - Mike's ha...

It's Podcast #100! To celebrate this milestone achievement of podcastership, we're reliving the three eras of podcast we've gone through—the olden days, the middle ages, and the modern era. Here in Part 1, we're celebrating our earliest podcasts, with veteran host Michael Gray joining weird uncles Paul Franzen and Christian Porter as they talk about the following topics! - Lady Layton - The upcomi...

As we approach the daunting future of the centennial podcast, the GameCola Podcast Crew looks at the future as a theme in games as well as fictional dates in games that have passed us by. Join Diana Gray, Joseph Martin, Alex Jedraszczak, and Anna Bryniarski as they look off into the horizon and discuss topics such as: - Future dates in games that have now become the past. - Apocalypses and dystopi...

On this midsummer edition of the GameCola Podcast, we take a look at games from obscure franchises like Pokemon and the Legend of Zelda. We also talk about more conventionally popular titles like Zero Escape and Dice with Buddies. We may need to go outside and get a better idea of what's mainstream huh? Regardless, join Joseph "I've probably said this on the podcast before" Martin, Paul "Can I tak...

After the hooterin' and hollerin' of dealing with the hiatus, we take a minimalist approach to today's podcast. Join Joseph Martin, Anna Bryniarski, and first time podcaster Ryan Mather as they talk about exciting events for the future, however briefly. Stuff like... - GameCola's Christmas in July Ho-Ho-Holiday LIVEcast Year End-stravaganza Awards Spectacular 2015 in 2016! - People did not like th...

GameCola is back! But at the time this podcast was recorded, the site's relaunch was just around the corner. Join Alex Jedraszczak, Anna Bryniarski, and Joseph Martin as we talk about our excitement for the new site, as well as the following: - Jeddy talks about everything he put into the site redesign. - Cat President: A More Purrfect Union is a game being made by Paul Franzen and Michael Gray (w...

In today's edition of the GameCola Podcast, Joseph Martin, Diana Gray, and Anna Bryniarski actually talk about videogames! Like, seriously, there's not really much of a theme outside of that. This podcast was hard to name; I'll tell you what. Have a sample of the games and gaming things we have to offer in the handy chart below: - Anna gives us the details on Deponia: Doomsday. - Diana has been pl...

On this edition of The GameCola Podcast, we talk about a lot of stuff that had major developments after recording! Whoops. Still, this podcast featuring Diana Gray, Joseph Martin, and Stefano Whostiohastahistig has been whittled down to good discussion about: - Deponia Doomsday is being released (It was) - Are Pokemon Sun and Moon going to be the next games in the franchise? (Yes) - Are they going...