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HPAW (abbreviation for Hot Pants Action Webcast) is a video game based site where Mempf, Teclis, Biske, Kaisuke and ocasionally a guest or two, play some of the best video games for an hour whilst recording in HD 720p, or SD Ipod Video formats. These recordings take form of an episode, which usually lasts around an hour. Roughly once every couple months, the casts will film marathons, that can range anywhere from 6 to even 24 parts!
Their site can be found at HPAW. They have often funny commentary and best of all, we have pie! Because, unlike cake, the pie is no lie. Plus, there's no maniacal machine looming over you trying to kill you.
Biske likes his cake, even if he has to be plugged into the matrix to enjoy it.
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Cast
All of the cast members refer to each other by their aliases during the show. Currently, the permanent cast members include Mempf, Kaisuke, Biske and Teclis. The show was originally created by Mempf, NW Striker, and WorldGone Awry (at the time known as MSgtBush); Teclis was added as a permanent cast member later, though he had appeared on the show before. WorldGone Awry and NW Striker have left as permanent cast members, replaced by Kaisuke and Biske, but still appear on occasion. Many HPAW episodes include appearances by guests, also going by aliases. Guests on the show include Dante the Jedi, Leto, Slayer, Black Light, BlueD, JokeRRR, Nick, FSR Ghost, Mmac, thewest17, Dark Elf, Remy(Ar4wy), Default, and Riot Russ.
History
2006-06-14
The HPAW team's first episode and marathon appeared on June 14th, 2006, and was based on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. At that time, they were hosted by Gamespot. Eventually, the videos switched from GameSpot to Google Video, and finally to YouTube. After being suspended from YouTube, the videos are now streamed through their very own video player on the official HPAW website.
2006-08-09
Teclis joined the permanent cast for the Chromehounds episode. HPAW has been updated relatively frequently since then, with new episodes every week or every other week.
2006-10-20
HPAW got its own website and from then on, all of their videos appeared on their website in downloadable form as well as on their video hosts.
2006-11-19
HPAW films a documentary for the launching of the Wii and the cast's first reaction to the Wii.
2007-04-25
Dante the Jedi (a British friend of the HPAW team) created a spin-off of HPAW called HPAW UK.
2009-08-20
On the 20th of August 2009 it was announced on hpaw.net that HPAW's YouTube account was automatically suspended after getting a third warning. From around this date videos were only available to watch directly on HPAW's web site through their own streaming interface.
HPAW UK
On April 25th, 2007, Dante the Jedi (a British friend of the HPAW team) created a spin-off of HPAW called HPAW UK. The format for the episodes is basically the same, with each episode centering on a specific game. Dante the Jedi hosts HPAW UK with his co-host Col. Keyroy.
The HPAW UK episodes:
April 25th, 2007: Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
June 20th, 2007: Half-Life 2:Episode One
January 30th, 2008: Team Fortress 2
Unofficial HPAW
Several times Mempf will host an "Unofficial" HPAW episode, usually with him and one other person playing a game of choice.
List of Unofficial HPAW episodes:
December 20th, 2006: Wii, Virtual Console, Halo 3 Documentary
December 29th, 2006: Bomberman '93, Gears of War, Trauma Center: Second Opinion
January 2nd, 2007: Gears of War
January 17th, 2007: Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
April 1st, 2007: Supreme Commander
December 26th, 2008: The Unofficial Christmas Episode: Halo 3 and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
There was also an unofficial marathon:
Metroid Prime-11 parts-11 hours
Internal Links
List of HPAW Episodes
List of HPAW Marathons
