Hair Of The Dogcast

This 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" deal. Seriously, I think he has problems. But actually, that's only a smidgen of this jam-packed episode! There's so much more, we don't even have the space to list all the stuff we talked about! Stuff like: - A bunch of really awesome shooters released by Limited Run games! - Night Trap is being released (again)?! Whoa, it's like 1992 all over again. - Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (no spoilers) - RIP Nes Classic? Wtf Nintendo?! - The Rock may or may not administer heroin to eyeballs

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 legend, and friend-of-the-show: Matty J! Thank you all for your support and hope you enjoyed all our MGC content! We return in two weeks with your normally schedule podcast. Contact Hair of the Dogcast at: Contact Hair of the Dogcast: Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Visit our website at www.hairofthedogcast.com Facebook us: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast Music by Semivinyl: https://www.facebook.com/semivinylmusic

A New Challenger Approaches! Chris Dammacco of Chicago's most-excellent Windy Gaming stopped by the Dogcast on his way through this year's Midwest Gaming Classic--and hoo boy, what a chat it was! Chris gave us a sneak preview of his company's new "Fierce Stick", an ultra-professional-grade fighting stick soon to be unleashed upon the world. This thing packs a punch (literally!) and looks to be a must-buy for any casual or hardcore fans of fighting games. We also pour out (just a little bit of) liquor for Mad Catz and discuss tons of other stuff--including our love of beer, our love of SNK, and why MGC might just be one of the best conventions ever! Really fun talk. Check it out! Check out Windy Gaming at: Website: windygaming.com Twitter: @windy_gaming Watch the full video interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8hPEEgEH4zY And contact Hair of the Dogcast at: Contact Hair of the Dogcast: Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Visit our website at www.hairofthedogcast.com Facebook us: htt

Gather 'round Dogcast boys and girls, here's a little story. Once upon a time in the early 90's, Sony and Nintendo tried to make a CD system for the Super Nintendo called the Nintendo Playstation. Well, sometimes things fall through and the system was never released and all prototypes were thought to have been destroyed or lost to time. Through the years, it's legend grew and the Nintendo Playstation became THE Holy Grail of gaming: Should one be found, it would surely be the rarest piece of gaming history ever. But all hope of unearthing one were essentially lost as the years kept ticking by and the trail went dead. Sad face. That is until one day, a guy named Terry Diebold went to an auction, bid and won on a box of dinner plates. When his son Dan looked through the boxes to see what was inside, the video game world was changed forever. This is their story. Join Terry and Dan Diebold as they stopped by the Dogcast at the Midwest Gaming Classic for a lively, fun-filled interview about how they found the Unic

***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 might be a Nicholas Sparks novel)?!  We also give our hot takes on the portability of the Nintendo Switch, Assassin's Creed and Power Rangers movies, and lots more!    Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Visit our website at www.hairofthedogcast.com   The one beer to rule them all: The Beast - Avery Brewing Company hwww.averybrewing.com

***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 which is actually sort of coherent! What can we say, we aim to please. In this episode, you'll hear such hits as: - Really bad renditions of your favorite Disney theme songs. Maybe some Christina Aguilera. Maybe. - Josh played Wolfenstein: The New Order. The best 2017 game made in 2014. - Could the new Zelda game be the game of the century?! Could we possibly use even more hyperbole?! - Impressions of some motion picture movies and moving pictures on the television screen. Fists! Beauties

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, lame Zelda joke)? Finally, we almost die from beer poisoning. Seriously. Thank the beer gods it was all captured on tape for your listening pleasure. Finally finally, Hair of the Dogcast will be at the 2017 Midwest Gaming Classic on April 7,8, and 9th!  Come visit us in the vendor hall!  Let's mingle and stuff! Visit our website: hairofthedogcast.com Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast   Beers that didn't try to kill us on the episode: 1) Well's Bombardier Engli

Well, hello there you sexy Dogcast listener, you. It's not Valentines Day anymore, but damn, you look good. Why don't you stay awhile. You know why? Because, this episode is so chock-full of Josh and Tom's favorite-ist games of the last few weeks, you're going to need another set of ears just to handle it all! Hear us talk about Sega's completely bonkers 80's Japanese gangster simulator: Yakuza 0. Find out if even just talking about a Marvel Vs. Capcom game is enough to induce seizures. Oh, and get a healthy dose of some movie talk! Stuff like John Wick 2, Lego Batman, Split, and, um, Power Rangers?! Yeahhhh...did we say that out loud? All this and your weekly news roundup are waiting for you right here, baby. So grab yourself a nice beer, and come on in. Da Beers: 1) Night Call Smoked Porter - Karben4 Brewing www.karben4.com 2) Fade to Black Foreign Stout - Left Hand Brewing Company www.lefthandbrewing.com 3) Salt and Pepper Tripel - Flying Dog Brewing www.flyingdogbrewing.com

Whew! I don't think the Dogcast has played this many games in, like, ever! It's been a busy couple of weeks and Josh and Tom are here to fill you in on all the goods, the bads, and the uglies of the games they've played--including the recently unleashed Resident Evil 7! Also, Nintendo's Kirby is probably Satan--or at least belongs in a David Fincher movie. Also also: Crocheting. MC Hammer. Glados vs. Gladius. Billy Corgan. A quince. Alright, enough jibber-jabber! Let's get to it, li'l doggies! Beers drank: 1) Archimedes Brett IPA - Like Minds Brewing Brewing Company www.likemindsbrewing.com 2) Madagascar Vanilla Mild Ale - 3rd Sign Brewery www.3rdsign.com 3) Son of a Baptist - Epic Brewing www.epicbrewing.com

Quick, grab your Dualshock! A glorious episode of the Dogcast awaits! This week Josh and Tom talk about their favorite Playstation memories. And we're not talkin' PS4. Oh no. We're talkin' the grandaddy, the O.G., the ol' gray guy himself: The Playstation 1 (or PSX depending on who you talk to). What are our favorite games? What brought us into the land of Sony? Find out inside? Wait, that's not supposed to be a question. Find out inside!   We drink a new beer brewed by Josh!  We drink a beer not brewed by Josh! Oh, and we also discuss Nintendo officially unveiling it's new console...or is it a handheld? Anyway, we talk about the Switch and whether we think Nintendo's got a chance this time around. Also a bunch of other stuff! So come on in, but remember, do NOT underestimate the power of Playstation. Or something. Visit our website: hairofthedogcast.com Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Beers gingerly imbibed this episode: 1) Brainless Raspberries Belgian Style Ale - Epic Brewi

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 us at the Dogcast, thanks so much for your support and we hope you have a Happy and Safe New Year! We'll see you in 2017! Visit our website: hairofthedogcast.com Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast

Welcome 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 glorious hilarity of Goat Simulator. - Final Fantasy 15 is still a thing. - Super Mario Run is out for iOS!  - Were we touched by Oculus? - Windjammers is THE best game of all time. You've heard of Windjammers haven't you?! HAVEN'T YOU?!!! - Is Nintendo Switch gonna fail?! - Turtle Porn. Yep, turtle porn. - And much, much more! And special thanks to Matt and everyone at Towne Cinema (www.towne-cinema.com) for accomodating the Dogcast! The force is strong with these guys. Visit o

There once were two Dogcast hosts named Josh and Tom. Tom played Final Fantasy 15, the newest chapter in the long-running series. Josh did not. Josh hates role-playing games. This made Tom sad. Tom loves role-playing games. Josh callously laughed at Tom's sadness and continued to drink his beer as if everything was okay. This was not okay, no sir.  So Tom wiped away his tears and set out to find out why. Will Josh see the light? Can he be convinced that RPGs are the best? Listen and find out. The RPG doctor is IN! Other points discussed in this episode: - Drinking beer in school is pretty much the greatest. - Norm MacDonald is awesome. And Canadian. - Breaking Bad is still a pretty darn good show. - Children may be cute, but they are often bio-terrorists. - Josh played more Doom - Mafia 3 has finally been completed. What were the developers thinking?! - Tom sucks at Battlefield 1 multiplayer. But how 'bout dat campain? - Whatever happened to DefJam fighting games. Come to think of it, WHY were there DefJam f

The 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 have more thoughts than you can shake a gun-with-a-chainsaw at!  Battlefield 1 enters the conversation with a promising campaign. We're still putting the moves on Mafia 3, but is the game playing hard-to-get?  And what's this?  Games based on Zombie killing bikini babes?!  Surely no one on the ,podcast would EVER pickup a game like that?  Right?!  Um, you'll just have to listen. And is the Sega Genesis really making a comeback?  Or is this just a cruel, cruel hoax?  Also in this episode: Westwo

Hello boys and ghouls! Nintendo announces their comeback and a Switch may have been needed. Are you ready for Red Dead 2? Boom! We started the new Gears of War 4 campaign and have Baird on the show to discuss our first thoughts. The Dogcast ain't afraid of no games, are you? Since it’s Halloween season, we talk about some of our favorite scary video games over the years. So whip out your candy and have a few beers while you listen to our best number 11 ever! Frag out. Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Visit our website at www.hairofthedogcast.com Beers killed in this episode: 1) New Glarus Brewing Co. – Cran Bic Cranberry Lambic www.newglarusbrewing.com) 2) Founders Brewing – Pale Joe Coffee Pale Ale (www.foundersbrewing.com) 3) 3 Floyds Brewing Co. – ZOMBIE Dust American Pale Ale (www.3floyds.com) 4) Stone Brewing – Coffee Milk Stout (www.stonebrewing.com)

Dude, 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) holiday games, that's what!   Oh, and since we've moved on to a new season, we take a look back at the summer movie season and give our review of the overall season.  Was it good?  Was it "meh"?  Did it lick a bag of balls?  Listen and find out (Hint: it wasn't the first one). Oh, and we have a new website!  Visit us at hairofthedogcast.com!  You can get all the episodes there too.   Email us at: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Tweet us: @HOTDogcast Beers consumed

In 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 short, it left a library of great games and a great legacy that still lives on today. There may or may not also be talk about taking psychedelic substances while playing maracas with coked-up, sombrero-wearing monkeys. Buckle up, buckaroos. Beers devoured in this episode: 1) EOS Hefeweizen - Nebraska Brewing Company (www.nebraskabrewingco.com) 2) Hinterland Packerland Pilsner - Green Bay Brewing Company (www.hinterlandbeer.com) 3) Tart 'N Juicy Sour I

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 trip to Urban Harvest Brewing Company in Milwaukee, WI and give our thoughts on this super-new, super-great nanobrewery. Oh, and if you're listening on iTunes, please feel free to leave us a review and rating! It will help get Hair of the Dogcast into the eardrums of more listeners around the globe! Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us: @HOTDogcast Beers consumed this episode: Copper Kettle Milk Stout - Copper Kettle Brewing Company

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 glorious SNK Neo Geo talk. Oh, and find out how much we hate/like mandatory day 1 game patches and why we'll probably never play No Man's Sky. Come and get it! Beers Partook on this Episode: The Big O - American Style Wheat Beer - O'so Brewery osobrewing.com Dead Ringer - Oktoberfest - Ballast Point ballastpoint.com   Email us: hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter: @Hotdogcast

Summer gamin', had us a blast. Summer gamin', happened so fast. Go ahead and pile on that sun tan lotion and join Josh and Tom as they kick back with a couple cold ones and jib-jab about gaming in the sweaty midst of summertime. We also talk about the recently announced NES Classic--a $60 mini-console being released this holiday by the Big N. Are we excited about it? You'll sure find out! Oh, and how about some juicy Nintendo NX rumors? Yes, have some!  We've also been doing some good ol' fashioned reading and we talk about the most-excellent book "Console Wars"--all about the epic fight between the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo back in the early 90's.   Email your questions and comments at hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Twitter us at: @HOTDogcast.   Beer consumed this episode: Dancing Man Hefeweizen - New Glarus Brewery www.newglarusbrewing.com Shiner Cheer (Holiday Dunkelweizen) - Shiner Brewery www.shiner.com Dorothy's New World Lager - Toppling Goliath Brewery www.tgbrews.com Nitro Vanilla Porter - Breckenr