The Fangamers

By Fangamer LLC

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What's The Fangamers about?

Some Fangamers sit down and talk about video games, and fandom, and Fangamer. They are very old.

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The Fangamers episodes:

05.15.2014
Your Mario Kart Participation Trophy
The Fangamers announce the rarest piece of Fangamer merchandise EVER and talk about condescending videogames (and how great Mario Kart is.)
05.09.2014
The King of Let's Plays
The Fangamers attempt to understand the world of Let's Plays, and are arrested for crimes against the King of The Gaming Web.
05.02.2014
Bury Teen Pac-Man in a Landfill
The Fangamers decide what parts of their embarrassing gaming past they'd like to bury in the ET desert landfill.
04.28.2014
I Am a Tiny Pomeranian Wearing a Sweater
The Fangamers address Goat Simulator, Tokyo Jungle, and more animal-control games. Like Star Fox.
04.11.2014
We're Looking for a Podcast Named Lan Di
Heidi and special guest Aquas force us to do a Shenmue podcast. Episode one of the Sega Dreampod.
04.04.2014
No Outstanding Warrants at PAX East
Some exceedingly questionable advice for first-time PAX visitors.
03.14.2014
Gender Identity
Five stories of coming to understand yourself.
03.07.2014
Sewer Sharks on the Wrong Side of History
Waiting for Dana Plato to step out of the shower and onto the conveyor belt.
02.28.2014
Rise of the Planet of the Pokemon
You take the Blue version of Pokémon, the story ends. You take the Red version, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the Pikachu goes.
02.24.2014
Throw the 64DD into the garbage
Voting is restricted to Sega Dreampod subscribers.
12.06.2013
Release Days
Two stories about release days from the side most people don’t get to see…
11.05.2013
Quitting
Three stories of people who had to make a decision about how they would spend their time, and what they had to give up to do so.
10.04.2013
Small Time RPGs
Two interviews: One with our old friend Rune Devros about his game Story of a Lost Sky, and another with Bill Stiernberg of the indie RPG company Zeboyd Games.
08.21.2013
Hi Dad!
Four interviews, stories, and conversations about gamers' dads and dads who are gamers. CAUTION: This episode mentions the existence of sex.
06.05.2013
A Day in the Life of a Fangamer
Charlie Verdin documents an average day at the Fangamer office.
05.20.2013
Game Club: Star Wars Podracer and Shadows of the Empire
We talk about Star Wars Episode 1 Racer, and Shadows of the Empire with Mustin and Jon Magram
05.11.2013
Hi Mom!
We interview our moms about games and raising us.
05.06.2013
Game Movie Club: The Wizard
We discuss the Wizard starring Fred Savage. Special guest Mustin.
04.30.2013
Thrifting For Games
We discuss thrifting for games, with Derek Alexander from HWGN.
04.23.2013
On the Fringe of GDC
We discuss our experiences on the fringes of GDC.
04.04.2013
Arcade Club: Golf N Stuff
We visit Golf N Stuff and Trail Dust Town, in Tucson Arizona.
03.18.2013
Game Club: Yoshi's Story
We discuss Yoshi's Story on the N64.
03.05.2013
Nintendo 64
We discuss the revolutionary Nintendo 64 console.
02.23.2013
Rockage San Jose
We discuss the music and games festival Rockage San Jose, with Eric Fanali.
02.14.2013
Dating Simulation Games
We discuss dating simulation games, from Love Plus to Thousand Arms.
02.11.2013
Sandbox Games
We discuss sandbox games, from Mario Paint to Grand Theft Auto.
01.30.2013
Alternate Reality Games
We discuss ARGs like Geocaching Perplex City and more
12.16.2012
Twenty Twelve Retrospective
We discuss Fangamer's busiest year, with Matt Hawkins.
12.11.2012
Wreck It Ralph
We discuss Wreck It Ralph, with Daniel Floyd of Extra Credits and Pixar Canada.
12.07.2012
War Month PTSD
We discuss PTSD in games, and how games potentially could help PTSD.
11.30.2012
War Month Victory
We discuss victory in videogames vs real life. Matt Hawkins, Anthony Burch and James Portnow join us.
11.20.2012
War Month Propaganda
We discuss propaganda in videogames. James Portnow, Matt Hawkins and Marty Elmer join us.
11.15.2012
War Month Preemptive Strike
We discuss violence and war in videogames. The writer of Extra Credits, James Portnow, introduces our show topic.
11.12.2012
EarthBound Discussion
We discuss the depth of EarthBound as a game, and Lindsay Nelson talks about meeting Shigesato Itoi.
11.04.2012
Game Club: Silent Hill 2 (part 2 of 2)
We wrap up our discussion of Silent Hill 2's theming, controls, story, and gameplay for both PS2 & PS3 versions.
10.19.2012
Scared
Jeff Ben, Charlie, and special guest Mustin discuss times games have scared us, even when the games isn't considered a horror game. Segments by Mustin, MAtt Hawkins, and Elliot Ridgway.
10.12.2012
Game Club: Silent Hill 2 (part 1 of 2)
We discuss the Silent Hill 2's theming, controls, story, and gameplay for both PS2 + PS3 versions.
10.05.2012
Fan Works
Video game fans have many ways of expressing their appreciation for games, and sharing their experiences through art. Fan fiction, fan music, and fan art, just to name a few. But sometimes "fan work" is viewed as unoriginal, pandering, or...
09.27.2012
Fun Games
Fun mechanics are what keep us playing video games. Sometimes the mechanics leave such an impression on us, that they transcend the game itself. http://fangamer.com/blog
09.21.2012
Shame Games
Shame Games come in many forms. We discuss Toy Story (snes), Just Cause, Superman 64, and more. http://fangamer.com/blog
09.13.2012
Post-PAX & Attract Mode interview
The podcast crew is finally home and caught up on sleep after PAX. Charlie Jeff and Ben go over their PAX experience, Friday night concerts, and the pronunciation of 'Choas' and 'Chows' – We also talk with Matt Hawkins about...
08.23.2012
Pre-PAX Cast
Penny Arcade Expo is next week! Jeff, Charlie, Ben and Melissa are gettin’ hyped up for it. We talk about the PAX schedule, different panels, concerts, free-play rooms and Japondogs. http://fangamer.com/blog
08.17.2012
Game Club: Sword and Sworcery
The NEW Fangamer Podcast crew does their first Game Club. Discussing Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery EP. http://fangamer.com/blog
08.09.2012
Gender-Roles In Games
Jeff, Ben, Laura MW, and Melissa King discuss gender-roles in video games, with Ashly and Anthony Burch (from HAWP). http://fangamer.com/blog
08.06.2012
Narrative Storytelling in Games
Jeff, Ben, Charlie and Elliot Ridgway discuss different ways of telling a narrative in video games. And they sing a Weird Al song. http://fangamer.com/blog
07.25.2012
General Podcast, Sir!
After a long hiatus, Jeff Charlie and Ben return and catch up on the podcast, with special guests Brian 'Mashy Soup' and LauraMW. We discuss TV shows and movies, including: Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Dinosaurs, The Mist, Oz, Space Brothers,...
07.01.2012
Video Game Movies
This week Jeff, Ben, Melissa, and Elliott Ridgway of Ridgway Films, talk about... Video game movies! From Uwe Boll's Bloodrayne, to Matthew Mercer's There Will Be Brawl, we share our thoughts. http://fangamer.com/blog
06.21.2012
Casual Games
This week Jeff, Ben, Charlie, and Melissa King (special guest, artist, and former employee of Zynga) discuss casual games: what they are, which ones rock, and where they might go wrong. http://fangamer.com/blog
06.14.2012
E3 Discussion
The kind-of-anticipated E3 Expo ended last week, with lots of folks calling it the worst year yet. So was it hot, or not? Perhaps it was lukewarm, if you knew where to look. http://fangamer.com/blog
06.07.2012
Elevator Pitch
The hand-off is now complete! In this we briefly introduce a new, temporary employee at the office, Melissa King, and get to hear Reid and Jeff do the jingle for the classic American fun land Golf 'N Stuff! http://fangamer.com/blog

What's The Fangamers about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Fangamers episodes:

Your Mario Kart Participation Trophy

The King of Let's Plays

Bury Teen Pac-Man in a Landfill

I Am a Tiny Pomeranian Wearing a Sweater

We're Looking for a Podcast Named Lan Di

No Outstanding Warrants at PAX East

Gender Identity

Sewer Sharks on the Wrong Side of History

Rise of the Planet of the Pokemon

Throw the 64DD into the garbage

Release Days

Quitting

Small Time RPGs

Hi Dad!

A Day in the Life of a Fangamer

Game Club: Star Wars Podracer and Shadows of the Empire

Hi Mom!

Game Movie Club: The Wizard

Thrifting For Games

On the Fringe of GDC

Arcade Club: Golf N Stuff

Game Club: Yoshi's Story

Nintendo 64

Rockage San Jose

Dating Simulation Games

Sandbox Games

Alternate Reality Games

Twenty Twelve Retrospective

Wreck It Ralph

War Month PTSD

War Month Victory

War Month Propaganda

War Month Preemptive Strike

EarthBound Discussion

Game Club: Silent Hill 2 (part 2 of 2)

Scared

Game Club: Silent Hill 2 (part 1 of 2)

Fan Works

Fun Games

Shame Games

Post-PAX & Attract Mode interview

Pre-PAX Cast

Game Club: Sword and Sworcery

Gender-Roles In Games

Narrative Storytelling in Games

General Podcast, Sir!

Video Game Movies

Casual Games

E3 Discussion

Elevator Pitch