We want to do our part here to keep everyone safe during these troubling times, so today we're talking with another medical professional. We're joined today by the medic of Super Smash Bros. He takes care of all the fighters after they're knocked into oblivion and does his best to get them back up on the platform ready to fight. Enjoy! Starring Mike Pridgen! (@MikesComedy) @PlayablePodcast www.patreon.com/playablepodcast...
Apr 06, 2020•41 min•Ep. 156
It's always a big deal for us when we get anyone from Hyrule on the show. Today we're talking with the Old Man from the Legend of Zelda. We talk to him about his family, Link, and the horrific way to make fairy juice. Enjoy! Starring Aaron Benoit! (@SlowPass) @PlayablePodcast
Mar 30, 2020•43 min•Ep. 155
90 second trailer for Playable Characters Podcast (with short clips from our interviews with the Super Smash TV host, Princess Peach & Princess Daisy, & King Bowser). Find us wherever you listen to podcasts.
Mar 24, 2020•2 min
There's probably no better guest (OR GAME!) to spend your time with during the quarantine than Animal Crossing! Today we're joined by a villager and we talk to him about Tom Nook, his neighbors, and koalas. Enjoy! Starring Andrew Del Vecchio! (@AndrewJDV) @PlayablePodcast
Mar 23, 2020•47 min•Ep. 154
***This was recorded last week BEFORE the apocalypse, hence no mention of it. Stay clean and safe out there, folks!*** AMURRRRRRICA! Today we're joined by the star of a game that literally every single person who had an NES played, the hunter from Duck Hunt! We talk to him about his dog, those dang birds, and of course guns. Enjoy! Starring Ken Schultz! (@KenSchultz_) @PlayablePodcast If you'd like to support us, our Patreon is www.patreon.com/playablepodcast...
Mar 16, 2020•41 min•Ep. 153
We're joined today by one of the biggest and most famous Pokemon ever, Jigglypuff! We talk to them about Smash Bros, having amazing powers, and the music biz. Enjoy! Starring Nonye Brown-West! (@ThatNonye) @PlayablePodcast Contribute to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/playablepodcast And tickets just went on sale for the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo this August! Go to www.liretro.com for tickets to see our live show!...
Mar 09, 2020•50 min•Ep. 152
This episode is sure to knock you out because today we have the legendary Soda Popinski! The Punch-Out star talks to us about his boxing career, his hatred of Brian (for some reason), and Little Mac. Enjoy! Starring Dave Rosinsky! (@DaveRosinsky) @PlayablePodcast If you like what you hear, support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/playablepodcast
Mar 02, 2020•45 min•Ep. 151
After 152 episodes, we finally booked one of Brian's favorite characters ever, Pimple from Battletoads! We talk with him about his teammates Rash and Zitz and what it feels like when he grows antlers while beating up some rats. Enjoy! Starring Brandon Ream! (@Reamkore) @PlayablePodcast If you like us, you can donate to our patreon at www.patreon.com/playablepodcast
Feb 24, 2020•49 min•Ep. 150
It's always sad when a super famous video game couple can't work things out, but that's why we feel obligated to let the public know the details. Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man are unfortunately going thru a divorce, so we're talking to Ms. Pac-Man's representative today and he lets us know just what went wrong after all this time. Time to choose your side! Starring Chris Calogero! (@RealChrisCal) @PlayablePodcast Support our Patreon at www.patreon.com/playablepodcast...
Feb 17, 2020•51 min•Ep. 149
150 episodes!!! Wow. To celebrate this never-done-before milestone in podcasting, we're talking to the one and only Dr. Mario's malpractice lawyer. We finally get to the bottom of how he came to be a doctor and all that good legal stuff. Enjoy! Starring Meredith Nein! (@merenin on Instagram) Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @PlayablePodcast Send us an email PlayablePodcast@gmail.com Support us at www.patreon.com/playablepodcast...
Feb 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 148
Fresh off a hot bath and his new mega successful Netflix series, we have the star of one of the most popular games ever, The Witcher3, please welcome Geralt of Rivia! We talk to him about his horse, his relationships, and what it's like killing all those monsters. Enjoy! Starring Evan Williams! (@ItsEvanWilliams on Twitter and Instagram) Follow us @PlayablePodcast on Twitter and Instagram. And if you like us, please leave us a review! And you can always support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/p...
Feb 03, 2020•41 min•Ep. 147
We always like to check in with some of the legends of gaming here at PCP. So today we're happy to have the former "boy" from A Boy & His Blob. He's a man now and we talk to him about his blob and what's been going on lately. Enjoy! Starring Micah Sherman! (@MicahSherman) @PlayablePodcast www.patreon.com/playablepodcast
Jan 27, 2020•53 min•Ep. 146
Hola! Today we are joined by one of the hardest working women in gaming, the lady who cleans the Tetris blocks at the end of the night WHICH IS DEFINITELY A THING. Starring Veronica Garza! (@Veros_Broke) @PlayablePodcast www.patreon.com/playablepodcast to support us.
Jan 20, 2020•44 min•Ep. 145
We've all had a bad roommate or 2 in our lives so we were very excited to talk with Link's roommate today. He tells us all about what it's like living with the hero of Hyrule, what he does for a living, and how they afford rent. Enjoy! Starring Louie Aronowitz! (@LouieAronowitz) @PlayablePodcast Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/playablepodcast Our special guest interviewer today was author/teacher/video game historian/etc Patrick Hickey Jr! Please check out and order his books, The Minds ...
Jan 13, 2020•59 min•Ep. 144
A little something different this week... We've been going non-stop for 144 straight weeks so for our 145th today, we wanted to give a little sneak peak into our bonus content that is strictly for our $5 and up Patreon backers ( www.patreon.com/playablepodcast ). If you like what you hear, feel free to donate monthly to our Patreon (we have other perks too!). And if you don't want to, that's totally fine. Just share your love for what we do with your friends and tell someone about us who you thi...
Jan 06, 2020•50 min•Ep. 143
Today's special episode is from our live show at the Retro Game Con from November 2019! We had the pleasure of chatting with 2 recent guests who just stayed at Luigi's Mansion (they did NOT have a good time unfortunately). And then we were joined by Cid Highwind and Cait Sith from the legendary Final Fantasy 7. Enjoy and have a Happy New Year's everyone! Starring Patrick Reidy & Andrew Del Vecchio! (@ThePatReidy, @AndrewJDV) @PlayablePodcast
Dec 30, 2019•59 min•Ep. 142
BOY! And girls! Today we are joined by none other than Kratos' son, Atreus! We talk to him about his super intense dad, traveling the realms, and therapy. Enjoy! Starring Sarah Hartshorne! (@sarahhartshorne) @PlayablePodcast
Dec 23, 2019•51 min•Ep. 141
We are eXtremely eXcited today to be joined by Mega Man X! We talk to the coolest robot in the world about the future, Mavericks, and sex robots. Enjoy! Starring Gianmarco Soresi! (@GianmarcoSoresi) @PlayablePodcast www.patreon.com/playablepodcast if you'd like to support us!
Dec 16, 2019•45 min•Ep. 140
Really great having this unsung hero join us today. We talk with Oliver, one of the truck drivers in the iconic Frogger franchise. We talk to him about driving trucks, frogs, and reading. Enjoy! Starring Jason Salmon! (@JSalmonComedy) @PlayablePodcast
Dec 09, 2019•51 min•Ep. 139
Today we're joined by another pillar of the scientific gaming community. Please enjoy our chat with the guy who invented the arm that is used by the Bionic Commando! We talk about how he made the arm and some other inventions that didn't quite work out. Starring Doogie Horner! (@DoogieHorner) @PlayablePodcast We have a 'sale' going on right now on our Patreon! Check it out and support the show: www.patreon.com/playablepodcast
Dec 02, 2019•48 min•Ep. 138
Hang loose and cowabunga, everyone. Today we talk to that cool surfer dude from the classic California Games. He enlightens us on the right surfing gear, his BMX friend, and his hacky sack nemesis. Enjoy! Starring Lance Weiss! (@PartyWithLance) @PlayablePodcast www.patreon.com/playablepodcast
Nov 25, 2019•39 min•Ep. 137
It's always nice when politicians take some time to talk with the little people like us. Today we're joined by the Mayor of Sim City! We talk about how his city got started, earthquakes, and what it's like to be an all-powerful being. Enjoy! Starring Joe Pontillo! (@JoePontillo) @PlayablePodcast Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/playablepodcast
Nov 18, 2019•45 min•Ep. 136
Call the search off. We found her! We're joined by the world's greatest spy, Carmen Sandiego! We talk to her about her life of crime, her favorite things she's stolen, and relationships. Enjoy! Starring Madelein Smith! (@MadeleinMurphy) @PlayablePodcast Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/PlayablePodcast Our bonus content is fire emoji.
Nov 11, 2019•46 min•Ep. 135
Because it's still Halloween somewhere, today on the show we had Zeke & Julie from the cult classic, Zombies Ate My Neighbors! They're all grown up now so we talked with them about what it was like to have a town overrun with zombies and how it was up to them and only them to save everyone, especially their neighbors. Enjoy! Starring Lindsay Goldwert (@LindsayGoldwert) and Jeff Cerulli! (@JeffCerulli) Pre-order Lindsay's new book, "Bow Down - Lessons from Dominatrixes" on Amazon now. And che...
Nov 04, 2019•50 min•Ep. 134
For the first time in podcast history, we here at the Playable Characters Podcast get to interview an actual babality victim. Our guest today was turned into a baby by a fighter 20 years ago and the curse has never been lifted. Enjoy! Starring Dylan Palladino (@DylanJPalladino). www.dylanpalladino.com and check out his podcast "We're All Psychos" @PlayablePodcast Stick around at the end for a word from our sponsor this week, the wonderful guys at The Nostalgic Front Podcast!...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 133
Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder here, we're joined today by the mystery woman herself, Bowsette! We talk to this definitely real person about the Koopalings, Mario, and just how she came to be. Enjoy! Starring Dah Ahrens! (@DanOverHere on Instagram) @PlayablePodcast
Oct 21, 2019•47 min•Ep. 132
1 and 2 and 3 and 4! We're so tired from dancing all day interviewing this amazing Just Dance choreographer! Zack the Dancer talks to us all about that dance life and what it takes to become the world's greatest dancer. Enjoy! Starring Bobby Hankinson! (@BobbyHank) @PlayablePodcast ***Check us out at our live show at the Retro Game Con in Syracuse, NY on November 2nd and 3rd!***
Oct 14, 2019•42 min•Ep. 131
Continuing our mission to help those in need, today we had the pleasure of talking with 2 lovely people who currently live in a building that keeps getting rampaged by giant monkeys, lizards, and wolves. We talk about how they got there and what will it take to leave. Enjoy! Starring Rod & Karen Morrow from The Black Guy Who Tips podcast! (@tbgwt & @SayDatAgain) @PlayablePodcast
Oct 07, 2019•47 min•Ep. 130
All bow down as we welcome King Wart! We talk to the underappreciated final boss of Super Mario Bros 2 today about his life in Mario's subcon, King Bowser, and what we can do to get him back into a game. Enjoy! Starring Matt Reiser! (@MattReiser3) @PlayablePodcast
Sep 30, 2019•44 min•Ep. 129
Drink it up, people! We're talking with Tapper today. That's right, everyone's favorite bartender joins us in the studio to talk about his clientele, the bar, and his rigorous work schedule. Enjoy! Starring Laura Merli (@PassiveAbrasive) @PlayablePodcast
Sep 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 128