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Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 140 - The Dogcast Awards 2023The stars are out for the most exciting event in all of January! It is the Dogcast Awards 2023! That's right, it's that time of the year where Dylan finally gets to tell us his top 50 games of the year (or at least some of them). Here are the categories: Best Indie Game Favorite Beer Favorite Food Best Album of the Year Worst Anything Best TV Show or Series Best Movie Favorite Podcast Guest Best New Character (game, movie, tv, book, anything) Game of the Year...
2024-01-112h 45
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 138 - The Game Awards 2023The Return of the Kings! The Dogcast is almost at full power in this episode as we are rejoined by both Dylan and Tom! In this very special Dogcast, we cover the video game news for the month of November 2023, we do updates on all the video game consoles, discuss what we have been playing, and do a giant teardown, I mean breakdown of the Game Awards 2023! Check out our Sponsor on this episode MAGIC MIND! An awesome energy supplement that will prevent an afternoon crash and keep you focused on work or gaming or...
2023-12-132h 30
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 135 - Games That Made You Buy a ConsoleGamescom has come and gone yet again. Time sure does fly! In this episode of the Dogcast the dogs drink beer (a lot of it!). We recap Gamescom and the news for August 2023 and have a little talk on the Playstation Portal and how it only gets more confusing. The Console Critters catch you up Switch, Xbox, and PS5 including Activision Blizzard and Zelda patents. Lastly, we settle into our topic of video games that convinced you to buy a console. What was the straw that broke the camel's back? Check out...
2023-09-062h 41
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 128 - Open World Gaming: A Travel Guide 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 biggest video game news from the month of February. Next, we introduce a new section of the show called Console Critters (because Brad sucks at improv and Dylan lo...
2023-03-012h 54
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 127 - Football Video Games: A History Long before the age of the Loot Box, we had text adventure football games. Before we had the Minnesota Vikings, we had the Minnesota Samurai. The quest for realism in sports simulation has always existed, but sometimes we need robots and exploding footballs. Join the Dogcast today as we prepare for the Super Bowl (or Puppy Bowl) as we discuss the History of Football Video Games! Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the Tokyo Beat Podcast Network! Contact Us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Instagram: ha...
2023-02-011h 54
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 123 - Honey, We Rank the Kids Over the course of this show, we have discussed many games and it is finally time to rank them. ALL OF THEM! ...or a whole bunch of em. The Dogcast is back to discuss the GTA6 leak, the Tears of the Kingdom Trailer, and the departure of the 343 Industries head. Where will your favorite games wind up? Probably where Dylan wants them to. Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the HyperX Podcast Network. For more information check out podcast.hyperx.com! Contact Us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairof...
2022-09-282h 16
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 120 - Arcade Sports Games! We at Hair of the Dogcast know about sports. Not a lot, but we played NBA Jam! In our 2nd episode in our ongoing Sports Games series, we discuss arcade style sports games. Games that push the limits. Forget simulation, these dogs are playing football and these robots are playing baseball. Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the HyperX Podcast Network. For more information check out podcast.hyperx.com! Contact Us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Instagram: hairofthedogcast To see how you can sup...
2022-08-032h 14
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 116 - Remakes and Regurgitations What's the correct amount of time before you remake a game? When is it justified? Are we creatively bankrupt and need more money? In this episode of the Dogcast, we ask these questions while we discuss the Great Mighty Poo and censorship. And BTW, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is not a remake. We also breakdown the recent Playstation State-of-Play. Main Topic - 1:09:37 Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the HyperX Podcast Network. For more information check out podcast.hyperx.com! Contact Us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hai...
2022-06-082h 08
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 114 - The Terrible $10 Challenge & MGC Highlights Hair of the Dogcast hosted the Bonus Stage at MGC this year and had many amazing guests. Featured on this episode are a small selection of highlights from the weekend. Snippets of our panels with David Wise, Kevin Bayliss, Adam Koralik, Ben Heckendorn, and Jeremy Parish are all here! It wouldn't be a video game convention without wasting your money on a bunch of crappy games that you will never play! That was the goal of the Dogcast. Take $10 and spend it on they weirdest and most terrible items that MGC 2022 had to offer. We bartered our way into cheaper Ga...
2022-05-111h 15
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 112 - Pabst Blue Ribbon: The History of PBRThe Dogcast is taking a small break from talking about video games this week to have an episode completely about beer! Pabst Blue Ribbon is one of the most famous beers to come out of Milwaukee, but did you know that the ribbon was actually tied around the beers back in the day? or that Pabst made cheese prohibition? And that hipsters literally saved PBR from the brink of destruction?! Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the HyperX Podcast Network. For more information check out podcast.hyperx.com! Contact Us:...
2022-04-131h 05
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 109 - Sunset Rider (Tom's Last Episode)Hi, my name is Tom. This is my last episode of The Dogcast. This is also the first (and hopefully last) time we've ever attempted a true Power Hour on the 'cast. Oh boy. Do not attempt this at home. Or do. But please be responsible. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. And Thank You all for everything through the years and for supporting Hair of the Dogcast. See you down the road. Cheers! Contact us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com
2022-03-042h 45Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 108 - The Mount Rushmore of DogcastsHey Cool Kids of DogcastLand, Tom here. As some of you may know, I will be taking a hiatus from this carnival of craziness we call The Dogcast in a couple weeks. The world is both large and filled with beer and I must seek it all. And while I'm not one for too much reminiscing, the rest of the Doggies were nice enough to let me release this special mash-up episode of two of my favorite "Mount Rushmore" segments from Dogcasts past! So join us as we debate, deliberate, hoot, holler as we build the To...
2022-02-182h 15Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 107 - Dogz 4 SaleWelcome to a brand new thrilling (and quite titillating) episode of The Dogcast! This week: Big companies were bought by bigger companies. Microsoft tries to put a ring on Activision. Sony buys a Bungie. Josh actually played a #@!$ing video game. A lower ABV% Hazy IPA that punches above it's weight. We now know what a Wordle is. The end of an era for Sega. All this AND TONS MORE!!! Contact us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Instagram: hairofthedogcast To see...
2022-02-041h 52Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 106 - Shadow of the DingusExtra! Extra! Get your brand new edition of The Dogcast here! Hey, remember when Take-Two buying Zynga was the biggest business deal in video game history? Well that was, like, soooo Monday...when we recorded this episode. But fear not! We've got plenty of Microsoft/Activision acquisition hot-takes coming soon! In this episode we talk games, beer, PSVR2, sock puppets, The Death of E3, family members frozen in carbonite, The Switch hits a milestone, Shin Megami Tensei V, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, who won our New Year's Resolution challenge, and much, much more! Don't...
2022-01-201h 56Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 105 - Our Bests of 2021!The Dogcast is back in session! Happy New Year from our family to you! As the gang gathers for our first podcast of 2022, we take a look back on our favorite things of 2021--spanning over 11 categories. Including our game(s) of the year! C'mon in and help us kick off 2022 in style! And let us know your favorite things of last year. Contact us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Instagram: hairofthedogcast To see how you can support The Dogcast and access...
2022-01-072h 18Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 103 - Dang it, Bobby!This week's an overflowing cornucopia of Thanksgiving thrills and chills as Tom and Dylan are joined at the Dogcast table by special guest Joie Agliata of the Jump and Shoot podcast (@PodcastJump)! We discuss The Wall Street Journal's recent article regarding Activision Blizzard's beleaguered CEO Bobby Kotick and his alleged involvement in the numerous sexual harassments allegations leveraged against the company. Will he be fired? Will he resign? Will Activision Blizzard be culpable of anything? We explore. Also: Final thoughts on Metroid Dread! Shin Meg-HAM-i Tensei 5! Just how busted is the GTA Definitive Trilogy?! Mother Theresa...
2021-11-262h 11
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 102 - It's an MGC Party, Baby! (LIVE from Midwest Gaming Classic 2021)Coming at you LIVE from Midwest Gaming Classic 2021, the Dogcast crew is here to recap our newly-minted memories from this year's event! Featuring some super-special guests and surprises! What was hot? What was not? How did it feel being at a video game convention after a global pandemic? Did anyone survive the "Joshpit"? C'mon in and hear the answers to these burning questions along with many more! But wait! All this is merely the warm up for the main event! Things get REAL WEIRD when the Dogcast competes in our first "Find-the-Weirdest-Sh*t-at-MGC-for-Under-$10" Challenge! I don't th...
2021-11-1259 min
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 100 - One Hundred Episodes!Whoa, the odometer just hit triple digits! Welcome to the100th episode of The Dogcast! So without further ado: For the 100TH TIME, please enjoy four cheeseheads sitting around microphones and talking Beer and video games (and video games and beer). And we couldn't have made this milestone without your continued support! We all are incredibly grateful to have such an awesome community of listeners like you. Contact us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Instagram: hairofthedogcast To see how you...
2021-10-152h 03
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 99.5 - The Dark Souls of Birthdays!The Dogcast always loves a party. And this week we celebrate the birthday of one of our absolute favorite games of all time: Dark Souls! Man, time sure flies when you're constantly preparing to die! From Software's masterpiece turned 10 years old this past week and couldn't help ourselves from participating in a bit of reminiscing and nostalgic gushing on Dark Souls (and the souls series), including the game's influence on us and how the game affected our lives. So get ready to Praise the Sun...and pass the cake! Contact us: Twi...
2021-10-012h 06
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 98 - Season 6 Premiere!Welcome to the next level! The Dogcast is BACK for a whole new season, baby! Summer camp is so over, and the whole gang has returned to the HOTDogcast studios to talk about what we did (or didn't do) this summer and recap some juicy news bits--including Gamescom announcements! We also toast the SNES on its recent 30th birthday, and wax philosophic about whether Rick Moranis deserves a spot in the next Death Stranding game. And much more! Contact us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast
2021-09-031h 48
Hair of the DogcastDogcast Summer Camp #3: Episode DylanYep, Dylan hosts this episode. Hold on to your hats. Contact Us! Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Instagram: hairofthedogcast To see how you can support The Dogcast and access a bunch of cool, exclusive perks, visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/hairofthedogcast Thank you for your support! Hair of the Dogcast is also a proud part of the Greenlit Podcast Network. Learn more about us and all of Greenlit's shows at: https://w...
2021-08-051h 18
Hair of the DogcastDogcast Summer Camp #2: Who Wants To Be a Beer-ionaire?Dogcast Summer Camp continues with the Quiz show of a lifetime! This week the group is put to the test to see how much we know about gaming (well, mostly gaming) in the year each Dogcaster was born! And you're invited to play along with us! From the pre-paleolithic Atari era of 1978 to the totally rad, MC-Hammer-balloon-pant Sega Genesis days of 1990, it's a no-holds-barred competition through the decades to see who will win one of Tom's precious beers! Contact Us! Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gma...
2021-07-221h 19
Hair of the DogcastDogcast Summer Camp #1: Grillin' Some Dogs.Hey, did you hear? We've packed up the Dogcast and have headed to summer camp! Join us for our first episode in our special summer series where ANYTHING goes. This week our very own Brad Ward takes over hosting festivities as The Dogcast hosts are grilled by our Discord and Patreon community in a really fun--and quite revealing--Q&A session! Buckle up kids: We're going deep. Listen now and you could hear such scandalous tidbits such as: - How did the Dogcast meet? - Which celebrity voice impression does Josh use when...
2021-07-081h 37
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 97 - Season 5 Finale!Now available for everyone, it's the Season 5 finale of The Dogcast! Since E3 actually happened this year (kinda? sorta?), you know we had to 'cast all about it. So join us for our E3 2021 wrap-up super-show extravaganza! Our thoughts (and sometimes bouts of extreme rage) on all the announcements from Nintendo, Microsoft, and more! The good, the bad, and the Square conference: it's all here folks. We'll see you in two weeks as The Dogcast heads to summer camp to kick off our special summer series! It'll be a hoot! Contact Us! Twitter: @HOTDogcast...
2021-06-241h 52
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 96 - I Wanna Mold Your HandSummer is almost here, and after a hiatus last year, so is E3 (well, at least in online form)! And you bet your sweet bippy The Dogcast has predictions and hot-takes to spare! What games will be announced? What has us hyped? What has us worried? Who will "win"? Find out inside! We also discuss Capcom's recent legal hot water, Sony's about-face on its belief in generations, possibly a little TMI regarding the anatomy of a certain blue hedgehog, and is Sierra making a comeback? Also near the end of the episode, we discuss our thoug...
2021-06-112h 00
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 95 - A Quiet FaceIt's always the quiet ones! Join us this week as The Dogcast ranks our Top 10 favorite silent video game characters! Even though they may not have a lot to say, they definitely speak to us in other ways. Who will win? No one can tell... Also on this episode: Nintendo pulls "A Nintendo". Sony Gambles with a new Patent. Resident Evil: VIIIage Nier Replicant 13 Sentinals: Aegis Rim The debut of a new sobriety test: Attempting to pronounce (horribly) "Samus Aran" after a couple of brews. ...and much more! T...
2021-05-272h 25
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 94 - Pop Goes The Dogcast!It's a Dogcast Birthday Party! And you're invited! Join us as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of a certain podcast about beer and video games (and video games and beer) by drinking some great Florida brews and slowly being consumed by Funko Pops. Also: Josh has no idea what a Shania Twain looks like. Thank you all for your support--we wouldn't be celebrating 5 years without you! Times: 5:25 - News 46:00 - What We're Playing 1:09:40 - TOPIC: THE DOGCAST'S BIRTHDAY MEMORIES! Contact Us! Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.f...
2021-05-131h 39
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 93 - 'Cause We Need a Little Controversy.They say opinions are like podcasts and old Guitar Hero controllers: Everyone's got one (or seven). This week the Dogcast is here to dish out some of our controversial and possibly quite unpopular opinions of gaming and the game industry! CAUTION: This Dogcast contains Hot Takes. In case of emergency and/or extreme disagreement, consult Twitter and rage tweet us at @HOTDogcast. Also: Impressions of the new Mortal Kombat movie! The weirdest beer we've ever had! Monster Hunter Rise! The Ballad of Chicken Salad Tom! And tons more. Times: 5:30 - Mortal Kombat...
2021-04-292h 11
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 92 - "Dear Video Games, PLEASE STAHHHP!"Look, we think video games are pretty cool. But sometimes even our favorite games do "things" that make them really, really hard to love. So today we welcome you to this brand new episode of The Dogcast where we celebrate our love of video games with a little bit of fun--and mildly cathartic--group therapy! This week we discuss, yell, opine, lament, and drink delicious beer through many of the things that video games do that have annoyed, irked, frustrated, and made us wonder "Who thought THAT was a good idea?" through the years. And WHY do they...
2021-04-152h 14
Hair of the DogcastDogcast Classic Presentation: The Need for Creed (A Hop, Skip, and Leap of Faith through the Assassin's Creed franchise)It's a Dogcast Greatest Hit! This week we bring you this Classic Episode of The Dogcast, straight from the vault...and it's a personal fave of ours! Not only do we cover the Assassin's Creed franchise, but it marks Dylan's (a.k.a. "Doctor D", a.k.a. "The Quinine Cowboy") FIRST-EVER appearance on the show! It was the day The full Dogcast crew assembled! This episode originally aired Aug. 9th, 2019. Normally we would be celebrating the release of a brand new episode of The Dogcast. And we swear, it would have been the BEST EPISODE EVER. EV...
2021-04-021h 53
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 91 - TMNT ME ASAP! (or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Booze)Cowabunga, Dogcast Duderinos! This week we're loading up the Turtle Van and heading for a fun discussion of the past, present, and future of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise! With the recent reveal of the upcoming Turtle arcade-throwback-brawler: "TMNT: Shredder's Revenge", we knew it was the perfect time to finally cash in our coupon for that Pizza Hut personal pan pizza from 1990 and visit one of the biggest entertainment juggernauts of a generation. Josh--The Dogcast's own resident TMNT expert and historian--takes us on journey through the beginnings, the comics, TV shows, the ups, the downs, Vanilla Ice karaoke...
2021-03-182h 19
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 90 - Legend of Zelda: Birthday of the Wild!Those Hyrule kids, they grow up so fast don't they? This week The Dogcast celebrates the four-year anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with a very special ALL-ZELDA episode! And since it just wouldn't be a party without friends, we're inviting our bestest Zelda pals (and pros) BC, Jeremy, and Brian from the "Chat of the Wild" podcast, as well as our very own resident Zelda zealot, Laura B! Oh, and you're invited too! Get ready to Tingle...all over. Seriously. So grab yourself a mug of barrel-aged milk, a slice of dubi...
2021-03-041h 55
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 89 - It's Not Me, It's You (Big Breakups in Gaming, Vol. 1)Valentine's Day has come and gone. Life has returned to its cold, lonely reality. But hey, we still have beer...and our love is forever!!! On this week's episode of The Dogcast, we tackle our Valentine's Day hangover by discussing some of the biggest (and messiest) breakups in the history of the video game industry! Also on this episode: Is EA back in the huddle with a College Football revamp? Hugh Jackman was the original Yoshi? Switch steamrolls past a new milestone! The hottest video game movie takes! Did Warner Bros. jus...
2021-02-192h 15
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 88 - Resident Evil: Roundtable Edition!Greetings from sunny Racoon City! This week the Dogcast dudes (aka "The Masters of Unsobering") are excited to discuss and reminisce about one of the most popular--and undying--franchises in video game history: Resident Evil! From the original Resident Evil released in 1996 to the upcoming Resident Evil: Village (and the internet-breaking fondness for tall vampire ladies), we take a trip inside our collective memory-mansions and relive our favorite Resident Evil moments, the series' missteps, the bits that scared us most, the lovably bad voice acting, just how bad was Resident Evil 6 really?, our favorite games of the series, and so m...
2021-02-042h 32
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 87 - The Worst Video Game Mascots of All Time!Welcome to a Dogcast of positively monumental proportions! This week we're joined by our super pals Wes and Rob from the excellent YouTube retro-gaming (and beer!) channel: Gaming Off the Grid! Together we debate, discuss, and deliberate our way to building our official Mount Rushmore of the WORST VIDEO GAME MASCOTS OF ALL TIME! And let us tell you, there is no shortage of absolutely horrible, incredibly annoying, and PTSD-inducing mascots and games through the years. We're going to need another drink or three. So hold on to your Boogerman and your Wild Woodys kids, and get...
2021-01-212h 06
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 86 - The 2021 New Year's Super Show!Happy New Year everyone! Put on a tiny hat and grab one of those noisemaker thingamabobs, 'cause it's time for our annual New Year's supershow! Join us as we embark on our journey through 2021 by seeing which Dogcasters won (and lost) our 2020 New Year Resolution challenge! Light Spoiler: Some of us who dislike crappy beer may have had to chug some REALLY crappy beer! Of course, we also set our challenges for 2021 and you won't want to miss what fresh hell--ahem I mean "FUN"--challenges we have in store! Did someone say shots and sock puppets?!
2021-01-072h 31
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 85 - Year of the Dog: The Bests of 2020!Ho Ho Ho-ly geez everybody! Welcome to THE DOGCAST OF THE YEAR! It's our annual "Best of" podcast and this year is the biggest and craziest yet. The full Dogcast crew has assembled to discuss our favorites in 11 jam-packed categories, including: Best TV show! Best Movie! Favorite Beer! Biggest Disappointment! Guiltiest Pleasure of 2020! ...and many more, culminating with our discussion of BEST GAME OF THE YEAR!!!! We also talk about the recent Cyberpunk release soap opera and the consequences that CD Projekt Red may or may not be facing by rele...
2020-12-242h 41
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 84 - Would You Rather...?!Buckle up for one of the CRAZIEST Dogcasts ever! This week we play an incredibly fun game of "Would You Rather?" by discussing, debating, and laughing uncontrollably at questions and scenarios sent in from the Hair of the Dogcast listener community! Thank you to all who submitted questions--you are all wonderful (and some of you are incredibly twisted...in the BEST way possible). And let it be known: This is the episode where the Dogcast crew were (quite literally) exposed to the existence of Uncle O'Grimacey. Our lives will never be the same. We also disc...
2020-12-112h 25
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 83.5 - Ranking Console Launches! (Part 2)This week we bring you the THRILLING conclusion to The Dogcast's ranking of the console launches! We cover everything from the Sony Playstation's debut 1995 to the Nintendo Switch in the not-so-distant 2017. Will you be as surprised as we were to see how everything turned out? There were definitely some unexpected results! Listen now to find out! We'd love to hear from you! You can contact the Dogcast here: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Instagram us! To see how you can support The Dogcast and...
2020-11-261h 31
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 83 - Ranking Console Launches! (Part 1) What an exciting time to be alive! That's right: It's officially time for NEXT GEN consoles! And this week The Dogcast celebrates the launch of the brand new Playstation 5 and Xbox Series consoles by looking back and reflecting on the launches of every major home console since the NES! We talk the games that launched with each console, the prices, the strategies, our memories and so much more--basically everything from the good, to the bad, to the Philips CD-I. Over 20 consoles graded and ranked! Plus Headline Brews, the games we're playing, and how one of our hosts may have, um, turne...
2020-11-121h 58Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 82 - Beware! Here Lie Games that Dared to Scare!Um...Boo! BOO! Did we scare you?! Yeah, you can admit it: bet you're positively horrified right now. And that's ok, because we are too! Today we're talking about games that weren't necessarily supposed to be scary, but still ended up scaring the LIVING BEER-JEEZUS out of us! Why? Well, it's almost Halloween and things are getting a little spooky 'round here. Oh, did you know one of us even lived in a grave yard? Yeah, we didn't either...until this episode! But that's not all! We also talk a little bit of PS5's new interface, get...
2020-10-292h 04
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 81 - Craft or CRAP?!!What do you get when you mix blindfolds and some of the worst beer in the world? Podcast GOLD, that's what! Join us this week as we put our beer taste buds to the test by playing our first-ever game of "Craft or Crap?!!!", a blindfolded beer taste competition to see how well we can tell the difference between some great CRAFT beer and some of the worst-rated, CRAP beers in the world! We're looking at (and unfortunately tasting) YOU, Natural Lights. The results are--shall we say--entertaining to say the least! Don't miss it! And because we also...
2020-10-151h 08
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 80 - Best of the Generation!Even though a shiny new generation of consoles is on the horizon, how can anyone ignore the fact that the current generation has been incredibly good to us and has had veritable avalanche of absolutely phenomenal games! We've come so far since 2013 and we can't just turn our backs now. So on this episode, we discuss the best games of the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch (so far) generation! Also on this episode: - Josh's Persona 5 bae is revealed. - New Xbox Series X impressions and benchmarks. - Mario 3D All-Stars. The Good, the...
2020-10-022h 06
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 79 - Indie Games: The Podcast.We love Indie games! In recent years, Indie games have experienced an incredible trajectory: what used to be relatively obscure--yet deeply beloved--games developed and self-published by a handful of passionate people have since rocketed through the mainstream gaming stratosphere and are now played (and in most cases, still deeply beloved) by millions. In fact, many of gameplay innovations happening in triple-A games today have their roots in and have originally been explored in Indie titles. And in many cases, what started out as Indie games have now become some of the biggest franchises in the world--lookin' at you Minecraft.
2020-09-172h 16Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 78 - You'll Never See it Coming!After many millennia (in dog years), the entire Dogcast crew is reunited once more to bring you this super-special episode of the world's pretty gosh-darned fun podcast for video games and beer! This week, we have a fun (and quite cathartic) discussion of the most annoying, frustrating, cheap, make-you-wanna-throw-your-controller-inducing enemies in games we love. We're looking at you, you dumb Castlevania Medusa heads. We hate you so much! SO. MUCH. Gosh! Also on this episode: - Everyone hates Madden?! - Is Bill and Ted: Face the Music the movie we deserve?
2020-09-042h 12Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 77 - NO FORTNITE. NO HALO. NO PROBLEM?Whew! You know, we always thought summer was supposed to be a chill, happy time of the year. A time to lie back, crack open a tasty brew and enjoy the calm before the super-craziness of the fall. But these are strange times indeed and the world of video games has been rocked by a big bunch o' bombshell headlines this past week! Apple and Google have yanked Fortnite from their app stores--and Epic Games has filed a potentially industry-changing lawsuit in turn. But is Epic doing the right thing and should we care? It's a real "David...
2020-08-211h 58Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 76 - Nintendo's Sprung a Leak!Welcome to a very special episode of The Dogcast. With Josh and Tom out on assignment, the pups have taken over the Doghouse! Join Brad, Dylan, and new guest-dog Nick as they discuss the recent Nintendo "gigaleak" and a whole slew of headlines, games, and more! All with a heapin' helpin' of hilarity and other alliterative constructs. Contact The Dogcast: Follow Hair of the Dogcast on Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us on Patreon...
2020-08-061h 31Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 75 - Scandal HeartsIt's our most scandalous Dogcast ever! Join us as we wade through the dark seedy underbelly of gaming and discuss some of the most infamous (and also our favorite) scandals and controversies through the years. But that's not all! Oh no. This episode is BURSTING at the seams with more juicy goodness, such as: - PS5 to sell more that originally thought? - Ubisoft cleans house. - Is Tom conflicted about completing The Last of Us Part 2?! - Nintendo gets more Lego love! - Dylan takes on the O...
2020-07-232h 02Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 74 - The Most Iconic Weapons in Games!Have at you! This week, The Dogcast drops the gauntlet and takes a stab at discussing some of the most iconic (and some of our favorite) weapons in games...ever! From famous swords, to guns, to turtle shells--from the deadly to the super-silly--we cover a ton! Oh, and there's even a quiz at the end. Find out who wins the coveted slightly-used squid girl amiibo trophy! We also have our mid-year check-in to see how far we've gotten with our 2020 New Year's Challenges! Did Josh beat 5 games? Did Brad beat the first island in Cuphead? Did Dylan m...
2020-07-102h 19Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 73 - The PS5 is ALIVE!This week on the Dogcast, we saddle up our ponies and ride out into the great blue-and-white yonder to discuss all the hubub surrounding Sony's recent PS5 reveal event and the subsequent community response. We also talk the games (Spiderman! Bugsnax?! RE8!), our impressions, the hits, the misses, and just what we think of the--ahem, shall we say "unique"--console design itself. And can Microsoft counterpunch or could the console battle already be over?! C'mon in and stay awhile. It's a hot one! Also on this episode: Microsoft drops Mixr. Nintendo goes immobile. Pokemon S...
2020-06-252h 08Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 72 - The Best and Worst of Nintendo!This week we're talking Nintendo--for better AND worse! So there's a pretty good chance most of us have some fond memories of Nintendo from some point in our lives. Whether it's playing their games, watching their cartoons, eating their cereal, you name it. But not everything the Big N touched turned to gold. Oh no. There have also been some pretty epic bombs (Oh hello, Virtual Boy!) and some super shady business practices that the "Big N" has committed throughout the years. And honestly, that cereal wasn't very good, right? Join us and don't forget to PLAY IT LOUD!
2020-06-112h 09Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 71 - The Games that Made Us!There's no denying that we all LOVE video games here at the Dogcast. But some games throughout our lives just meant a bit more to shaping not only the gamer we've become, but also who we are as people. These are the Games that Made Us--and this week we're here to have a fun and lively discussion all about 'em! And we'd love to know the Games that Made YOU, so hit us up on any of our social media links below and tell us yours! Also on this episode: Tony Hawk is back (t...
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Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 70 - Mortal Kombat VS. Street Fighter (Movie Edition)!It's an EPIC battle for supremacy on The Dogcast! On this episode we engage in the greatest debate in the history of the galaxy to finally determine once-and-for-all which 90's shlock-tastic video-game movie is the best: Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter! It's all here: Jean Claude Van Damme vs. The Guy from Highlander. Outworld vs. Pax Bisonica. MORRRRTALLL KOMMMMBAAATT!!!! VS. some MC Hammer song. Will we be yelling Flawless Victory or celebrating a perfectly-executed Hadouken? Find out inside! And to emcee the festivities, we're joined by special guest-moderator Matt Grennier from the Better in 3D p...
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Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 68 - Let's Rank the Final Fantasy Series!Get ready to fill out your brackets Choco-bros and Moo-gals, 'cause it's officially April Madness on the Dogcast! This week, we're pitting every main entry in the Final Fantasy series against each other to come up with THE definitive list of Final Fantasies from worst to best! And not only that, we're joined by professional streamer, rocker, and FF-Fan: Jaek Rock to help with this monumental task! From the original Final Fantasy on the NES all the way up to Final Fantasy 15 on the new-fangled consoles, join us as we debate and deliberate the ultimate ranking of this bel...
2020-04-162h 16Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 67 - A Quarantine Dream with John RiggsThe entire Dogcast crew is back, beer'd up, and ready to help you beat those socially-distanced blues! And this week is super-extra special as we're also joined by John Riggs--one of our favorite video game peeps in the whole wide world! You know John from his super-popular "Rigg'd Games" YouTube channel, host of "Open Cart Surgery", and also as one of the core members of the Metal Jesus Rocks crew. John's here to chit the chat about all things games, movies, how to absolutely Rock the shelter-in-place lifestyle, and of course everyone's mandatory quarantine viewing material: Tiger King...
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Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 66 - Dogs On Disney!Well gawrsh, everybody! These sure are some Goofy times. But fear not! The Dogcast emerges from the podcast bunker this week for a fun, casual, socially-distanced discussion of Disney games we've played throughout the years. Some are good. Some are bad. Some are...well...just plain ol' goofy (mostly because we're horrible at puns even when we're not quarantined). So c'mon in, crack open a cold one and wish upon a star, 'cuz we're all stuck inside and they've closed all the bars. Also on this episode: Goodbye E3. Hello E4SeriesX?! Reggie's ready to...
2020-03-192h 08Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 65 - Bring Out Your Devs: Remembering Game Studios of Yesterday.On The Dogcast, we don't like to say "goodbye". Nope. In fact, we prefer to celebrate! Today the Dogcast pours out a little brew as we reminisce about our favorite game development studios and publishers that may no longer be with us on this mortal coil and have ceased to be, but we still have much love for! Plus a whole lot more! Also on this episode: Happy Birthday Switch! Pandemics and Switch Freakonomics! Final Fantasy 7 demo impressions! New Xbox deets! Buck Bumble?! The TurboGrafx 16 possibly had better graphics than a stic...
2020-03-052h 18Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 64 - A Winner is You: The Best (and Worst) Game Endings of All Time!Ah, game endings. Some are great, some are good...and well, let's just say some don't fall into any of those categories. Heck, some are just a bunch of credits. But don't you worry, on this episode The Dogcast is here in full force to discuss and take you through our favorite game endings of all time! And because life is sometimes cruel and requires balance, we "yin" our game-ending "yang" by also talking about game endings we were most disappointed by! And of course, there will be some spoilers. Oh, and we also partook in a...
2020-02-202h 04Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 63 - No Shame in the Game!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 a second chance. Also on this episode: New Years Challenge update! Brad engages in turn-based combat with a...
2020-02-061h 38Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 62 - Hurt Me Plenty, 2020.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 the year. Will Josh be forced to play an actual RPG?! Will Brad need to play Life of Black Tiger?! What could Dogcast cheese actually taste like? Wait, what?! Come on in and find out!. There...
2020-01-231h 56Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 61 - The Mount Rushmore of Game Design!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! Oh, and worry not, for we still drink some pretty delicious brews. So come on in and join Brad, Tom, and Dylan on this no-holds-barred episode of...
2020-01-092h 09Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 60.2 - GAME OF THE DECADE!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://www.patreon.com/hairofthedogcast
2019-12-3041 minHair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 60 - Year of the Dog (2019 Best-of Awards)!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 way, like: Bourbon County 2019, Trappist Rochefort, Kind in a Candy Store, and more! Subscribe to the Dogcast on Podcast service everywhere! Contact...
2019-12-262h 03Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 59 - Kojima’s Naked SnakesgivingOn 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 drinking too much of the Kojima kool-aid all these years. Strap yourselves in for a snake-eatin' good time. ***Also on this...
2019-11-281h 42Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 58 - PRGE-house of Horrors!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-host! Come in if you dare and listen as we recap our trip out west to attend Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE). Spoilers: It was GREAT. Lots of fun stories...
2019-11-011h 13Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 57 - Games to the left of me, Joker's to the right.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 Switch, switch "Gears" with the newest entry in the franchise on XB1, and finally terrorize and troll the unsuspecting folks of a once-quiet town as t...
2019-10-1651 minHair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 56 - I'm Han Solo, I'm Han SoloThis 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 yet-to-be-relased Jedi: Fallen Order! Speaking of, did you know that one of your Dogcast hosts met George Lucas? Me-sa not lying, as you'll find out all...
2019-09-021h 26Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 55 - Assassin's CreedNo 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 going on in these games. So sit tight and engage your Eagle Vision, as we discuss everything from the first Assassin's Creed to the most-recent Assassin's Creed: Odyssey...and everything in between...
2019-08-101h 52Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 54 - The Dogcast Went to SGDQ 2019!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 releases, including Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Judgment, and Super Mario Maker 2. We will also be dropping a bunch of really fun interviews with...
2019-07-0351 minHair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 53 - Super Mario's Odd-E3Hey, 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 be like without Sony in attendance? Will Dino Crisis make a comeback featuring Jeff Goldblum? Does anyone really remember Dino Crisis? And so much more! We...
2019-06-071h 09Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 52 - Secret ObSNESsionsThat'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 old days and the eject button may not have the same spring it once had, but even after all these years we just can't quit you! (Cue sappy Peter G...
2019-05-231h 09Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 51 - Great (and not so great) Expectations!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 unfortunately fell a bit (or a lot) short. Even some of the beer imbibed on this episode surprised us! So come on in and let's get to...
2019-05-131h 23Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 50 - The Big 5-0! 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 more. After a quick pit stop to refuel our beer steins, we head off for a fun discussion of some of our favorite game franchises that...
2019-04-251h 15Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 47 - My Fonzie is ReadyOh, 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. Forget Brexit, this is Regxit. We also talk about the latest Nintendo Direct presentation and the games that were announced! What did we love...
2019-02-241h 24Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 46 - A New Challenger Approaches!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 than all of us combined. Today she joins the Dogcast crew for a fun discussion about the epic Red Dead Redemption 2, her love of Legend of...
2019-02-101h 15Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 44 - Rome (If You Want To)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, Norm MacDonald, and much much more!
2018-12-261h 15Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 43 - The Drafty CellarJosh just opened a brand new taphouse! So you KNOW the Dogcast was gonna be there to talk about it. Join us as we broadcast live from The Drafty Cellar and discuss how Josh and his business partner Alex Savath achieved their dream of owning their own business and all the fun (and challenges) that comes with being new bar owners. So pull up a barstool, order a delicious brew off of one of the many taps (and maybe play a game of pinball), and enjoy this extra-special episode of Hair of the Dogcast! Check out The Dr...
2018-07-181h 03Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 42 - C'mon Get HempyThe Dogcast returns in a blaze of glory just in time to discuss the highs and lows of this year's E3. We also catch up on games we've been playing--including a fun little chit-chat on Sony's new God of War. And Aerosmith games?! Oh yeah, this is one's a doooozy. And let's not forget that this is now the episode with the most pungent, dankest-a**, smoke-filled-college-dorm-room-smelling beer EVER. We're looking at you Hemperor. Holy moly, the studio still smells like weed. Also, Josh lets us in on a new project that's been "brewing" (wink...
2018-06-261h 05Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 41.5 - Games and Movies (and beer!) with Anthony Schwader of the Game and Movie Podcast!Grab some popcorn and a controller today kids, because the Dogcast is talkin' Games, Movies, and Podcastin' with our buddy and fellow Podcaster Anthony Schwader! Anthony is not only the host of the excellent Game and Movie Podcast, but also hails from the beer-slamming state of Wisconsin! In addition to lots and lots of video game talk hotness--and beer drinking--Tony joins us to discuss the odyssey of starting a podcast from scratch, favorite podcasting moments, how the Game and Movie Podcast and Hair of the Dogcast share a common bond, and lots more. Check out...
2018-06-0726 minHair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 36 - The Ones Who KnockYou are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. Before you lies a jam-packed episode of Hair of the Dogcast. What do you do? 1) Listen. 2) Listen while drinking beer. 3) Listen while drinking beer and playing games. 4) Steal an RV and cook a bunch of meth. This week's episode is absolutely bursting at the seams with so much Dogcast-y goodness! Games upon games and beers upon beers. We tackle the new Mutant League Football, Double Dragon 4, Wolfenstein 2, Playstation shoes(?!), Limited Run games, Microsoft's new Xbox...
2018-01-271h 14Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 35 - Classic NES Pickups and Playstation VR!The Dogcast welcomes you to 2018! It's going to be an exciting new year in HOTDogcast land and we're starting it off right by gettin' back to business: talking games and drinking beer. In this jam-packed episode we discuss recent classic NES game pick ups, give our impressions of Josh's shiny new Playstation VR, DOOM VFR, talk about some Assassin's Creed Origin, and so much more. Step inside, and buckle up for another collection of hilarity (and mild drunkeness) wit your Dogcast boys. Oh and would you kindly please leave us a review on...
2018-01-121h 03Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 33 - A Very Dogcast ChristmasHappy Holidays from the Dogcast! Crack open a bottle (or can) of your favorite brew, roast another chestnut on that open fire, and join Josh and Tom for this special Yuletide Edition of HOTD. Along with the usual uproarious jibber jabber about games and beer (and beer and games), we also discuss our spoiler-free thoughts on that one new Star Wars movie that just came out. And much, much more. Don't miss it! Visit our website: hairofthedogcast.com Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Beers...
2017-12-241h 17Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 30 - Slice o' Nintendo PiAwww, don't cry. So you weren't able to pre-order an SNES Classic? Yeah, neither were we. Well dry your eyes and cheer up, buddy--the Dogcast has got you covered! In this episode of the Dogcast, Josh and Tom hit the ol' workbench and show you how you can build your very own SNES Classic that's EVEN BETTER than the one that Nintendo is releasing. And it's so easy, we build it start-to-finish during the podcast, all while drinking delicious, glorious beer. Also, Josh hit the Vegas strip! We played a bunch of games! We saw m...
2017-09-251h 14Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 26 - The Fat Princess DiariesThis week, the Dogcast is joined by special guest and actual, real-life game developer Alex Kleba! Alex is a card-carrying member of the game industry and worked on popular titles including the excellent Fat Princess franchise. We chat about what it's like to work in the industry, work on a popular franchise, crunch, and the hilarious story of how Alex got his job at Fun Bits, the developer of Fat Princess. You don't want to miss it! We also discuss all the hot scoops and breaking news related to Ninendo's just-announced SNES classic details, we drink a...
2017-06-281h 33Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 25 - Nobody Plays Old Games?!Hola Dogcast boys and girls! This week, Josh and Tom brace for E3 by discussing recent news while indulging in some delicious Micheladas. So, so good. Josh also talks about what it's like to hit every brewery in the state of Denver in a span of a few days. Also answered in this episode: Does the thought of Seaman 2 have us clamoring for the old days when Dreamcast games verbally abused us mercilessly? And did we just have a Zelda relapse? Finally, we talk about a Sony executive's recent comments regarding gamers and h...
2017-06-201h 17Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 24 - The Dogcast turns 1! (Superdrunk Trainwreck Edition).Hey everyone! We're gonna keep this short since we think the podcast will speak/slur for itself. But here are the major talking points: 1) The Dogcast just turned 1 year old. Happy Anniversary everybody! 2) Josh and Tom reflect on the past year. The ups. The downs. The in-betweens. They laugh, they cry 3) While engaging in the discussion mentioned in point #2, Josh and Tom drink way more beer than usual. In fact, they get absolutely hammered. 4) Hilarity (some may also say awkwardness) ensues. We also talk about games, b...
2017-06-051h 20Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 23 - Hyrule HangoverThis week in Dogcast-land, some serious Post-Partem Depression has set in for one of our hosts. Did he recently give birth? Nah, he did something way more painful: He just slayed the evil Ganon in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and has been looking far and wide for the next game to take on. But what does one play when you've beaten arguably the best game of the year? Great question. Join us on a journey as Tom tries to forget about Zelda's pretty face and attempts to find love with a different game--kind of a weird "rebound relationship"...
2017-05-121h 08Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 22 - You Down with MGC? Yeah You Know Me.Boom! The Dogcast closes the book on this year's Midwest Gaming Classic with this juicy episode LIVE from the show floor during the closing moments of MGC! This was our first convention ever, and hoo boy, was it HOT. In the best way possible. We laugh, we cry, we reflect on the awesome people we met, the games we played, and all the fun stuff we did (and the beer we drank)! Our game pick-ups too! Josh also may or may not show his Slimer. Oh, and we're joined by extra-special Dogcaster, gamer, beer-drinker, guitar...
2017-04-2445 minHair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 21 - Call of Duty: 58008.***BREAKING NEWS***: Hair of the Dogcast will be at the 2017 Midwest Gaming Classic on April 8th and 9th in Brookfield, WI! We'll be livecasting, hanging out, playing games, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff, so stop by our booth and hang out with us!!! Join us in this very special episode in which the Dogcast boys discuss their history with the Call of Duty games, including the recently alleged leaks about the next game! Are we excited? Are we totally meh on the whole shebang? Do we even know what Call of Duty is (hint: it...
2017-04-0347 minHair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 20 - Ale as Old as Time***BREAKING NEWS***: Hair of the Dogcast will be at the 2017 Midwest Gaming Classic on April 8th and 9th in Brookfield, WI! We'll be livecasting, hanging out, playing games, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff, so stop by our booth and hang out with us!!! Well, welcome back to Dogcast land! It's finally Spring and things are definitely heating up! Just kidding, this is Wisconsin and things are still cold and dumb. Anyway, this week is another doozy, filled with lots and lots of talk about lots and lots of stuff--some of whi...
2017-03-271h 16Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 19 - The Nintendo Switch!This episode is all about that new Nintendo Switch! The Dogcast got their game-and-beer-loving paws on a launch console and aren't afraid to give you their first-hand impressions. Is it good? Does it suck? Is it the next PS2, or is it the next Atari Jaguar? Just put us in your ears and find out! All is answered inside! And speaking of the Switch...how's that new Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game? Well, we played that thing. Does it give us happy tingles or sad tingles (Tingle, get it?! GET IT?!! Hahaha!! Sigh. Sorry...
2017-03-091h 13Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 15 - Best of 2016 Awards!Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Dogcast's first annual best-of-the-year award ceremony. So move over Oscars and Emmys--it's time for the "Muglovees"! In this jam-packed episode we reflect back on the year that was 2016, and hand out these soon-to-be highly-coveted awards to some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) stuff that came out this year. All our favorite movies, music, tv shows--and, of course--games and beer. And so so so much more. So sit back, put us in your ears, and let's usher in the new year by saying goodbye to the old one! And from all of...
2016-12-311h 38Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 14 - And A Cartridge in a Pear TreeWelcome to a totally festive episode of Hair of the Dogcast! The holidays are upon us and visions of beer and video games are dancing in our heads. In this episode, hunker down beside the fireplace and join Josh and Tom as they talk about their favorite gaming memories from Christmases past. We also discuss Star Wars: Rogue One and let our our opinions fly. Is it good? Does it suck? Does it matter (since everyone ever has probably already seen it)? Other topics making appearances in this episode: - Josh has finally been exposed to the...
2016-12-201h 28Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 12 - Beers of WarThe holidays are approaching fast and boy howdy, we here at the Dogcast have a lot to be thankful for! Join us this week as Tom and Josh serve up a jam-packed slice of beer and video game deliciousness. And when we say "delicious", we're not lyin'. Thanks to the generous donations by some of our dear listeners, this episode features one of our surprisingly strongest beer line-ups yet. You have to check them out! And of course we talk games. We're nearly at the end of our co-op playthrough of Gears of War 4 and we hav...
2016-11-181h 16Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 10 - Fall of the DogcastDude, this episode's totally a 10! Well, at least numerically speaking. The Dogcast gents have officially made a full recovery since we last met and all headaches and hangovers have moved on. Guess that means one thing: it's time to celebrate with more beer! Woo hoo! Since it's now officially Fall, this is the time of year where the gaming floodgates open and new games flood the landscape like a tsunami. So. Many. Games. So what does the Dogcast do about it? Well, we do what we do best: we jib and jab about our most-anticipated (and most hated) h...
2016-10-111h 35Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 09 - Hair of the DreamcastIn this episode, we finally put the "hair of the dog" in Hair of the Dogcast. A little too much partying the night before has left our mild-mannered podcast heroes Josh and Tom feeling a little worse for wear. Thankfully, getting rid of hangovers is as second-nature to them as running over innocent pedestrians in Grand Theft Auto. What's their secret, you ask? Start drinking more beer of course! This is "Hair of the Dogcast", not "Hair of the I'm-Just-Gonna-Take-a-Napcast". Oh, and we also proclaim our love for the Sega Dreamcast. Although it's time on earth was...
2016-09-201h 16Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 08 - Happy Birthday Super Nintendo!Well, whadaya know? Another week, another birthday. This time the Dogcast celebrates that lovable gray little rascal, the Super Nintendo! We crack a couple of delicious adult beverages and sit around the ol' campfire (actually just a couple of microphones on a table) and talk about our top 5 favorite SNES games. There's also a little dab of "Stranger Things" discussion, a smidgen of Street Fighter 5, a pinch of the new Deus Ex: Mankind Divided game, and a sprinkle of leaked PS4 Slim information. And there's birthday cake. Like, a LOT of cake. Seriously. We also took a...
2016-09-041h 32Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 07 - Wise From Your Gwave!We've made it to lucky number 7, Dogcast boys and gals! Your support has been completely awesome and we couldn't have done it without you! This week, join Josh and an extremely hungover Tom as they have an impassioned discussion about forgotten video game franchises from days of old that need to come back, like, right NOW. Seriously, someone has to make these happen! We also reminisce about a recent Dogcast field trip to the excellent Port Huron brewery. There's also a generous sprinkling of Fallout 4 talk, pining over the cult-classic movie The Warriors, and some g...
2016-08-221h 06Hair of the DogcastDogcast at the Movies - Ghostbusters (2016) reactions!So you're looking for a Ghostbuster review. Who ya gonna call?! The Dogcast boys, that's who! We just saw the new Ghostbusters movie and we immediately sat down (with a beer, of course) and discussed our thoughts and opinions of the new movie. Did we love it? Hate it? "Meh" it? Did Josh's Ghostbuster tattoos tingle with excitement? And just how does it stack up with the original movies? All of these questions (and many, many more) are answered here! If you're worried about spoilers, we got ya covered! We start with an absolutely no-spoiler assessment of...
2016-07-1438 min
Hair of the DogcastThe Dogcast 01 - Enter the DogcastOMG! It's totally the FIRST EVER EPISODE of Hair of the Dogcast! Let Josh and Tom gently caress your sexy eardrums with entertaining(?) ramblings about video games and craft beer--and anything else that enters the conversation. Email us any questions or thoughts you have at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Music by SemiVinyl (www.semivinyl.com). Website coming soon!
2016-05-2957 min