For those of you who (somehow) haven’t heard of him, Victor “Dogface” Ratliff is the host of The Dogface Show which basically makes him our version of Conan O’Brien. About eighteen months ago, he began interviewing prominent fighting game community members, from top players like edma and ComboFiend to event organizers like s-kill and MrWizard. Recently he sat down with fanatiq to discuss the biggest money match in fighting game history.
The Dogface Show – Episode 8, Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Why does it take six full segments to cover one story? Because it’s that intense! It spans multiple tournament encounters and two escalating money matches over several months.
The reason i’m pointing this out is because i think the Marvel community is absolutely fascinating, and this interview manages to convey a part of that electric atmosphere. It was recorded on location at Family Fun Arcade, so background noise does get in the way from time to time, but otherwise it’s enjoyable the whole way through.
Thanks for posting this, as someone commented in one of the later parts, they stopped showing up in the subscription box, so I didn’t even know they finished this. I know a lot of people get pissed at Vic for interrupting (which he does do), but I think it was important in this episode because he kind of reminded us where we were in the story, as I sometimes forgot who was whom, and at what time certain things were taking place.
I agree, i thought he struck a pretty good balance between helping the story move along and getting out of the way when necessary. An hour is a really long time for one story, but what can you do? A lot of stuff happened.
Ideally, i’m sure we can think of several ways to improve the whole thing, like adding photos and video clips of the events being discussed. Editing an hour of footage takes a ridiculous amount of time though, and the editor always ends up burnt out and hating their life, while we all wait impatiently for the next installment. Realistically speaking, simpler is better.