Playable Characters Podcast

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

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.

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

***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

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!

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

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  

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  

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

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/playablepodcast

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

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.  

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 Behind The Games! Find them on Amazon or right on his site at www.PatrickHickeyJr.com  

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 think would like it. Enjoy!

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  

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

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!

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

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

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