Video Game Hangover: Recent Episodes
Video Game Hangover
A weekly show about playing an unreasonable amount of video games. Each week we discuss the games that are keeping us up late and chat about gaming culture and the games industry.
Catch up with what we played during this year's Extra Life game day, including Gourdlets, Slay the Spire, Subpar Pool, Jisatsu, and, of course, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(19:25) - Turok: The Guy Who Fights Dinosaurs
(30:57) - Slay the Spire
(41:14) - Gourdlets
(50:36) - Zelda/Astro Bot
(57:09) - Chilla’s Art: Jisatsu
(1:04:36) - Subpar Pool
(1:12:47) - Outro
Get a sneak peak at what we're playing at this year's Extra Life marathon! Head to vghangover.com/extralife for more details, including how to join us.
What does Disney Speedstorm have in common with horrow throwback Hollowbody? Not too much, honestly. Also! Metaphor: ReFantazio and Ballionaire.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(2:42) - Stream announcement: Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival
(8:10) - Extra Life hype
(11:47) - Disney Speedstorm
(38:23) - Hollowbody
(1:02:38) - Metaphor: ReFantazio
(1:07:32) - Ballionaire
(1:13:26) - Outro
Spooky season kicks off with discussion of Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (scary) and Conscript. Also: Johnny Depp and Call of Duty tattoos.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Burger Town
(11:28) - Monday Stream/Extra Life hype
(17:43) - Scary movies
(30:29) - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
(55:58) - Conscript
(1:10:21) - Outro
We're back—both in the country and in the recording booth—and catching up with Astro Bot and all the drama surrounding Concord and the PlayStation 5 Pro.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Randy’s European adventure
(20:55) - Giant gaming headlines
(34:07) - Stream announcement: Inscryption
(36:00) - Extra Life hype
(39:35) - Astro Bot
(1:12:22) - Outro
Take a listen to some alternate intro and outro songs from VGH history in this week's playlist episode!
The Backlog Attack concludes as Randy takes a trip to spooky El Paso, Elsewhere, while D.J. finds himself in a bygone era of gaming in Shenmue. Also: What actually happened on Pony Island?
Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Pony Island (21:41) - Shenmue (46:15) - El Paso, Elsewhere/El Paso Nightmare (1:11:26) - Outro
Randy goes for a ride through the desert in Sable. D.J. fights off spooky aliens in 1994's Marathon before hanging out with the Drasles in Dragon Slayer IV.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2
(10:19) - Marathon
(23:51) - Borderlands minute
(26:03) - Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family
(44:36) - Sable
(1:04:11) - Outro
We kick off the summer Backlog Attack and immediately get into our first two games: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and New Pokemon Snap! Also: Old Pokemon Snap!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Game shows
(9:11) - Backlog Attack
(28:03) - New Pokemon Snap
(53:37) - Crimson Skies
(1:10:01) - Outro
Randy once again finds himself in a Luigi mansion in Luigi's Mansion 2. Meanwhile, D.J. wonders if there's more to life than talking to another three NPCs in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Also, it's true: Suika Game.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/AI, VR, SPQR, etc.
(13:10) - Xbox store closing
(18:42) - Suika Game
(31:43) - Luigi’s Mansion 2
(48:05) - FFXIV Dawntrail
(1:11:15) - Outro
D.J. sets course for new shores in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Meanwhile, Randy comes to terms with being a cat in Little Kitty, Big City. Also: Stumbling through Legend of Zelda: Four Swords in 2024.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(3:04) - Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
(21:34) - Little Kitty, Big City
(37:40) - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
(1:07:13) - Outro
Randy finally gets to see what all the fuss is about in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Meanwhile, D.J. outsources his FFXIV expansion prep. Also: All the news and non-news from fake E3.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Still Slaying
(11:47) - Fake E3 season
(27:22) - One week left
(34:53) - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
(1:00:33 - Angeline Era minute
(1:06:09) - Outro
Randy makes friends in caves in Animal Well. Meanwhile, D.J. is still playing the same Final Fantasy. (No, not that one.) Also: Trying to make sense of We Were Here Expeditions.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/D.J. abroad
(12:57) - We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
(28:28) - New music feat. rj lake
(30:31) - 9 Final 9 Fantasy
(43:52) - Animal Well
(1:07:34) - Outro
D.J. shoots up an entire overworld map in Minishoot' Adventures. Meanwhile, Randy tries to solve the mystery of plants in Botany Manor. Also: Which enormous RPGs to take on your overseas vacation.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Content Warning
(12:05) - Vacation gaming
(29:06) - Minishoot' Adventures
(51:07) - Botany Manor
(1:10:20) - Outro
Randy and D.J. return from jaunting around the snail-infested Old World in Content Warning. Also: Screening aliens for therapy in Mars after Midnight, hurling lizards in Dragon's Dogma II, and Final Fantasy IX: What is it?
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Steam Deck exists
(19:26) - Content Warning
(36:44) - Final Fantasy IX
(45:58) - Dragon’s Dogma II
(57:47) - Mars after Midnight
(1:20:35) - Outro
With help from a horde of interdimensional weird guys, D.J. slowly figures out how to play Dragon's Dogma II. Meanwhile, Randy enjoys(?) the royal double-feature of Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Princess Peach.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Secret Games: Even Secreter
(13:04) - Dragon’s Dogma II
(42:35) - Princess Peach: Showtime!
(55:30) - Super Princess Peach
(1:11:38) - Outro
D.J. spends hours meticulously prepping his Unicorn Overlord army just to skip to the end. Randy revisits the racehorse-solitaire classic, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On. Plus: Princess Peach's big debut, yet more Persona 3, and an exciting new Xbox game.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:53) - FFXIV on Xbox
(10:01) - Persona 3
(27:31) - Princess Peach: Showtime!
(34:06) - Unicorn Overlord
(58:45) - Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On
(1:14:10) - Outro
Randy gets Jokerized in poker roguelite Balatro. D.J. goes on an educational photography tour of virtual Japan in Shashingo. And menacing fish monsters draw near in Splatoon 3: Side Order.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(9:10) - Balatro
(28:23) - Shashingo
(49:41) - Splatoon 3: Side Order
(1:08:22) - Outro
Randy and D.J. (re-)visit yet another haunted island in Another Code. Also: Secret games, deciphering that weird Xbox announcement, and accosted by endless hordes of sujimon in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Secret games
(15:35) - Splatoon 3 stream!
(20:44) - Special Podcast Update on the Xbox Official Podcast’s Updates on the Xbox Business
(34:53) - Another Code
(58:30) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
(1:09:38) - Outro
Randy and D.J. compare notes on the first 100 hours of the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth tutorial.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/A world of pals
(12:28) - Like a Dragon Gaiden
(18:40) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
(1:10:15) - Outro
D.J. attempts to speedrun Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name to get ready for even more Like a Dragon (if that's even what it's called). Meanwhile, Randy goes where no deck of cards has gone before in Cobalt Core.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(16:39) - Like a Dragon Gaiden
(46:51) - Cobalt Core
(1:13:10) - Outro
What were the best games of 2023? Someone please tell us.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(11:28) - Resident Evil 4
(15:40) - Cocoon
(18:37) - Chilla’s Art: Parasocial
(20:40) - Dredge
(26:04) - Dave the Diver
(34:35) - Final Fantasy XVI
(39:49) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
(44:02) - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
(49:35) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
(1:02:12) - Street Fighter 6
(1:13:01) - Honorable mentions
(1:24:18) - Outro
TEKKENNN 8! NEEEW CHALLENGERRRRR! GAAARRRYYYYYY BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEYYYYY!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Part 1
(1:13:50) - Part 2
Listen to our favorite game music of 2023 (and 1998, apparently) in this musical mega-episode. Featuring songs from Street Fighter 6, Dave the Diver, Final Fantasy XVI, Dredge, Oxenfree 2, and more!
Randy heads back to the space mines to do a little civic planning in SteamWorld Build. Meanwhile, D.J. flees from the cops and that classic EA racing dialogue in Need for Speed: Unbound. Also: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Doing the big work
(9:09) - Black Friday
(13:11) - Need for Speed: Unbound
(37:22) - SteamWorld Build
(1:01:38 - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
(1:12:56) - Outro
Randy escorts a troupe of animals harboring a dark secret in KarmaZoo. Meanwhile, D.J. checks in on how far voice acting has come since 1998 in Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Also: Return to Jusant Mountain.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(13:42) - 1998
(23:12) - Star Ocean: The Second Story R
(42:52) - Jusant
(1:00:34) - KarmaZoo
(1:11:54) - Outro
Randy discovers there's much more to Dave the Diver than simply diving and... Daving? Meanwhile, D.J. ventures into Silent Hope's endless dungeon with the help of his trusty maid.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Cleared the tier
(21:04) - Silent Hope
(36:27) - Persona 3 is long
(39:41) - Dave the Diver
(1:07:57) - Outro
We survived another year of Extra Life where once again we played an unhealthy amount of games, including Golf Gang, Mineko's Night Market, Chilla's Art: Parasocial, and more!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up
(15:01) - Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
(21:04) - Spelunky/Slay the Spire
(29:33) - Golf Gang
(36:42) - Jusant
(39:53) - Korokoro Harley
(45:05) - Mineko’s Night Market
(47:47) - Chilla’s Art: Parasocial
(56:20) - Animal Crossing: Like a Dragon
(1:02:45) - Outro
Randy gets in some quality watermelon time with Suika Game. Meanwhile, D.J. can't figure out what the flowers are trying to tell him in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life
(17:11) - It’s Ridge Racer!
(30:08) - Suika Game
(46:53) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
(1:10:57) - Outro
Spooky season is in full effect with The Callisto Protocol, the haunted space-jail simulator, and Mundaun, the haunted mundaun simulator. Also, Randy's pokemon costume sparks a violent incident.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Trunk or track
(14:30) - Extra Life
(20:21) - The Callisto Protocol
(47:20) - Mundaun
(1:05:04) - Sunshine Manor
(1:10:23) - Outro
We're back and are wasting no time placing orbs into other orbs in Cocoon. Also: Hands-on with the CRKD Nitro Deck for the Switch, because it's a dock that you hold!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life
(13:17) - Can’t clear the tier
(26:30) - Cocoon
(54:22) - CRKD Nitro Deck
(1:08:26) - Outro
It is 2023 and there is time for Asura's Wrath. Also, Randy embarks on a magical quest to Disney Illusion Island, and D.J. rediscovers the weirdness of the Nintendo 64.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Nintendo Sixty-Four
(28:32) - Extra Life
(33:15) - Asura’s Wrath
(57:22) - Disney Illusion Island
(1:15:51) - Outro
Randy tries to become the world's best F-Zero player in F-Zero 99. Meanwhile, D.J. threatens once again to talk about Asura's Wrath. Also: The latest Nintendo and Sony things.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2 rumors
(15:06) - Nintendo thing
(26:46) - Sony thing
(38:15) - F-Zero 99
(56:05) - D.J.’s Movie Moment
(1:01:58) - Outro
Randy keeps his JRPG streak going with the new Sea of Stars. Meanwhile, D.J. has trouble adjusting to a post-Backlog-Attack world and wonders if dragons are the answer.
The Backlog Attack concludes with New Super Mario Bros. U, and the long-awaited original Dragon Quest. Also: The new PlayStation Portalable.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(8:57) - Starfield?
(17:39) - PlayStation Portal
(27:09) - Dragon Quest
(51:23) - New Super Mario Bros. U
(1:13:00) - Outro
Randy does as Spider-Man does in Marvel's Spider-Man's Mile's Morales. Meanwhile, D.J. extremely crosses the picket line in Armored Core 3.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(9:51) - 10 years of being good
(15:27) - Spider-Man: Miles Morales
(42:11) - Armored Core 3
(1:01:27) - Backlog updates
(1:06:33) - Outro
The Backlog Attack continues as Randy accompanies the gang on summer vacation in Persona 5 Strikers. Meanwhile, D.J. faces off against the demon lord, an evil empire, AND a mischievous hell goblin in Alcahest.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(11:44) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
(19:56) - Alcahest
(38:23) - Persona 5 Strikers
(1:10:36) - Outro
We get into our first Backlog Attack games: D.J. witnesses the invention of shooting in Wolfenstein 3D, while Randy's explores the world's grossest house in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Also: Finally cooking some Indian food in Venba.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(4:15) - Venba
(20:23) - Wolfenstein 3D
(38:53) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
(1:06:54) - Outro
The summer Backlog Attack returns! We take a look at the strange and neglected games we plan to get through this month. Also: Unexpected news out of Final Fantasy XIV's Fan Festival.
Episode Timeline
(00:00) - Intro
(09:14) - FFXIV Fan Festival: The Revenge
(18:59) - Backlog Attack!
(49:39) - Viewer Mail
(53:08) - Outro
Randy finds himself listening to the radio on yet another mysterious island in Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. Meanwhile, D.J. is just plain lost (but loving it) in Final Fantasy XIV's latest Variant Dungeon.
Episode Timeline
- 00:00 - Intro/PTO
- 15:43 - Viewfinder
- 24:21 - Final Fantasy XIV: Variant Dungeons
- 37:13 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
- 55:47 - Asura’s Wrath minute
- 57:34 - Outro
Randy is mystified by Viewfinder's perspective-bending puzzles. Meanwhile, D.J. figures out Final Fantasy XVI's true form. Also: The definitive way to play Dragon Quest. Maybe.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Dragon Quest
(15:19) - Viewfinder
(35:31) - Final Fantasy XVI
(1:06:05) - Outro
This week we're stressing out over all our dead carrot friends in Pikmin 4, talking to animals in Crusader of Centy, and not doing our taxes but definitely doing the other thing in Death and Taxes.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/D&D
(18:47) - Mission: Impossible minute
(26:36) - Pikmin 4
(44:33) - Crusader of Centy
(57:59) - Death and Taxes
(1:17:37) - Outro
D.J. takes a break from dodging FFXVI spoilers to visit The Tartarus Key's retro-styled survival horror murder mansion. Meanwhile, Randy simply takes a break in Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Murder holidays/Overworld map controversy
(26:23) - The Tartarus Key
(44:53) - Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation
(1:01:41) - Outro
There's a new Final Fantasy out and everyone's playing it... even Randy, sort of! Also, we check in on the latest new Super Mario Bros. news.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Consuming gaming news
(16:29) - Nintendo Direct
(32:44) - Final Fantasy XVI
(1:20:41) - Outro
Randy investigates Ghost Trick's new lease on life, then moves some letters around in Prose and Codes. Meanwhile, D.J. crosses dimensions in Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Also: Becoming an ultimate legend, and weaponized ostriches.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(3:07) - FFXIV: Ultima Weapon
(21:38) - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
(30:40) - Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
(49:59) - Prose and Codes
(58:49) - Zelda Minute
(1:02:57) - Outro
No Street Fighter 6 or even Zelda this week—just our old standbys: Star Trek and a little beekeeping.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Not E3 or Street Fighter or Zelda
(18:04) - Genki Covert Dock Mini
(27:15) - Star Trek: Resurgence
(58:01) - Apico
(1:20:23) - Outro
After a bender weekend crafting everything in the new FFXIV patch, D.J. goes back to where it all started in the Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster. Meanwhile, Randy gets a sneak peak at the upcoming Alone in the Dark reboot and Fall of Porcupine.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Gross weekend
(20:38) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
(37:51) - Alone in the Dark: Prologue
(53:19) - Fall of Porcupine: The Last Days of Summer
(1:07:35) - Outro
Randy deals with a familial crisis (and spider aliens) in Planet of Lana, while D.J. goes maybe a little too retro in The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]. Also: We're still playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, continued
(25:42) - Planet of Lana
(44:17) - The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
(1:01:20) - Outro
That Zelda game came out.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(6:42) - New music by Fearofdark
(10:03) - Yep, it’s all Zelda this week so buckle up
(1:18:37) - Outro
With days remaining until that other game comes out, Randy attempts to speedrun The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Meanwhile, D.J. Tronvestigates a Tronspiracy that could bring down the entire Troniverse in Tron: Identity.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(6:29) - Zelda: Majora’s Mask
(34:23) - Even more Zelda
(43:04) - Tron: Identity
(1:02:44) - Outro
Randy hunts pixels in Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, then wonders if he's too powerful of a gamer for New Super Lucky's Tale. Meanwhile, D.J. gives Fade to Black a second look after 30 years.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/The World of Gaming!
(18:10) - Fade to Black
(36:29) - New Super Lucky’s Tale
(47:12) - Paranormasight
(1:06:04) - Outro
Randy escapes to the whimsical world of Lost in Play. Meanwhile, D.J. hopes Gal Guardians finally lets him shoot Dracula with a gun. Also, trying out Ultimate raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, and a spicy new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom prediction.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:14) - Zelda: ToTK predictions follow-up
(17:18) - Lost in Play
(33:12) - Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
(47:29) - Final Fantasy XIV: The Weapon’s Refrain
(1:04:27) - Outro
(1:06:46) - Ultra top-secret Zelda spoilers do not listen
Randy embarks on yet another archipelagic adventure in... wait for it... Tchia!! D.J. wraps up Resident Evil 4 and immediately finds himself embroiled in a mysterious moon conspiracy in Lunark.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/420
(6:07) - Resident Evil 4
(23:54) - Tchia
(51:20) - Lunark
(1:08:28) - Outro
We’re back with even more Resident Evil 4 talk than usual now that the full remake is out. Also: Randy works on his ambidexterity in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon while he waits for Wildfrost to get good.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Movies we either did or did not see
(17:34) - Resident Evil 4 Remake
(37:53) - Wildfrost
(53:05) - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
(1:07:52) - Outro
Randy embarks on a spooky fishing trip in Dredge. D.J. revisits Persona 3 and finds it surprisingly familiar. Also: Our very specific (and mostly uninformed) predictions about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(7:05) - Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom predictions
(25:35) - Dredge
(49:13) - Persona 3
(1:16:37) - Outro
We're taking it back to the Gamecube this week with a look at Metroid Prime: Remastered, plus the original Resident Evil 4 vs. the new Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:26) - Resident Evil 4 (2005)
(24:21) - Resident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demo
(44:22) - Metroid Prime: Remastered
(1:08:29) - Outro
Randy goes surfing without a board in Wavetale. Meanwhile, D.J. builds a ridiculous new controller to play Give Me Toilet Paper! Also: Unlimited noodles and chicken racing in Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(8:15) - Give Me Toilet Paper!
(27:05) - Wavetale
(47:25) - Like a Dragon: Ishin!
(1:12:44) - Outro
D.J. takes a trip to Like a Dragon: Ishin!'s historical Japan to see how karaoke and fishing minigames worked in the 1800s. Meanwhile, Randy dives into Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration to see how karaoke and fishing minigames worked in the 1970s.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/PlayStation VR2
(11:55) - The Crew??
(19:20) - Like a Dragon: Ishin!
(46:18) - Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
(1:10:17) - Outro
D.J. dives into Theatrhythm Final Bar Line's bottomless pit of Final Fantasy music (and more!), while Randy tries to puzzle his way out of the Tangle Tower. Also, Super Mario Odyssey: It's got moons.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Super Mario Odyssey
(25:27) - Theatryhthm Final Bar Line
(49:37) - Tangle Tower
(1:16:15) - Outro
While Randy is away on a secret mission, D.J. hijacks the show with a playlist of classic tracks from Live A Live's Yoko Shimomura.
Track List
Live A Live
- LIVE-A-LIVE
- Secret Mission
- Sound of Shinobi
- Nice Weather Ain’t It!
- Wait for Truth
- A Painful Death at the Hands of a Psycho!!
Front Mission
- Elegie
- Canyon Crow
- Coaxial Town
- The Evils of War
- Manifold Irons
- Shallow Twilight
Legend of Mana
- The Wind Sings of a Journey
- Pain the Universe
The 3rd Birthday
- Brea the Brave
Parasite Eve
- Out of Phase
- Urban Noise
- Wheel of Fortune
Kingdom Hearts II
- Space Paranoids
- Byte Bashing
Super Mario RPG
- Going Shopping in Ripple Town
- Fight Against Crystaller
- Beware the Forest’s Mushrooms
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
- Tetris: Type A
Street Fighter II
- Staff Roll
It's a list show! We've put together a collection of weird and rare 3DS and Wii U games that it's worth taking another look at before Nintendo closes down parts of the eShop on March 27th.
Randy gets pulled into the ruthless world of bakery management in Lemon Cake. Meanwhile, D.J. tries to remember how to walk in the newly rereleased GoldenEye 007. Also: All the latest drama from the Final Fantasy XIV raid scene!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Guncakes
(6:42) - New music feat. Karl Brueggemann
(8:55) - FFXIV CONTROVERSY!!!
(24:16) - Lemon Cake
(48:48) - GoldenEye 007
(1:14:52) - Outro
D.J. runs into some bugs in Grounded. Meanwhile, Randy explores various kitchens in Paper Cut Mansion, then plays some mobile-solitaire-puzzle-poker in Sage Solitaire.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Elden Ring!!!!!!!
(10:57) - The Last of Us
(20:53) - Grounded
(48:18) - Sage Solitaire
(54:11) - Paper Cut Mansion
(1:06:06) - Outro
D.J. reveals potentially illegal knowledge from the Street Fighter 6 beta, while Randy goes on a strangely familiar adventure in Lil Gator Game. Also, the 90s: Was there gaming in them?
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Gaming in the 90s
(16:29) - Street Fighter 6
(49:49) - Lil Gator Game
(1:03:00) - Outro
We're back with some of our favorite games from 2022, plus God of War Ragnarok.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(4:51) - Vampire Survivors
(8:43) - Cult of the Lamb
(13:28) - Live A Live
(20:17) - Citizen Sleeper
(27:00) - Sephonie
(33:16) - Strange Horticulture
(38:32) - Chill out games
(46:19) - We Are OFK/The Entropy Centre
(50:36) - God of War Ragnarok
(54:30) - Not God of War Ragnarok
(1:10:12) - Outro
Please enjoy this full-length mini episode of powerful fighting game music.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Theme of RYU (5:39) - Marvel vs. Capcom (7:22) - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (10:49) - Soulcalibur IV (13:25) - Capcom vs. SNK (16:38) - Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact (19:38) - Tekken Tag Tournament (22:36) - Darkstalkers (24:11) - Bushido Blade (27:09) - Street Fighter IV (29:58) - The King of Fighters '99 (35:10) - Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (37:21) - The Last Blade 2 (42:18) - The King of Fighters '96 (47:24) - Street Fighter Alpha 3
It's our Best of 2022 music show! Take a listen to some of our favorite game music from throughout the year, including tracks from Kirby, Live A Live, Cult of the Lamb, Ooblets, We Are OFK, and Final Fantasy XIV — plus, a dangerous amount of saxophone.
Randy does some virtual tidying up in A Little to the Left, then gets in touch with his inner serf in Pentiment. Meanwhile, D.J. tries to watch one million video clips in Sam Barlow's latest FMV mystery, Immortality.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Street Fighter 6
(12:12) - Drunktacular hype
(17:44) - Planet Crafter minute
(23:01) - Immortality
(43:30) - A Little to the Left
(57:18) - Pentiment
(1:13:37) - God of War: Ragnarok/Outro
Finally: It is the 2020s and there is time for Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Also, Somerville, Beacon Pines, and which Pokemons we are and aren't playing.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Pokemon
(11:32) - Drunktacular hype
(16:26) - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
(41:46) - Beacon Pines
(55:41) - Somerville
(1:13:08) - Outro
Randy timewarps some cubes in Portal-like The Entropy Centre. Meanwhile, D.J. hopes that The Planet Crafter might be the next Valheim... IN SPAAAAACE.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Moving to Alaska
(6:28) - The Planet Crafter
(35:28) - The Entropy Centre
(58:20) - Outro
We survived our biggest Extra Life marathon yet thanks to the support and generosity of you, the listener! Now, hear about all the games we played, including Trombone Champ, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, From Space, and more!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up
(18:24) - Slay the Spire/Spelunky dailies
(28:10) - Star Trek: Bridge Crew
(37:25) - From Space
(44:45) - Trombone Champ
(52:50) - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
(58:04) - Splatoon 3
(1:03:44) - Outro
Randy once again finds himself beset by horrible rabbit/Minion hybrids in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Meanwhile, D.J.'s all-in on Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County. Also: Survival-horror throwback Heaven Dust II.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life
(11:25) - Bayonetta 3
(14:32) - Frog Detective 3
(33:36) - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
(56:39) - Heaven Dust II
(1:09:05) - Hob’s Barrow Minute
(1:10:23) - Outro
How many spooky games is too many? Time to find out! We cap off spooky season with Ghostwire: Tokyo, A Pet Shop after Dark, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, and, of course, Pumpkin Jack. Also: A look at the Blood Moon Festival in Cult of the Lamb.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life
(9:04) - Cult of the Lamb: Blood Moon Festival
(17:14) - Pumpkin Jack
(24:31) - A Pet Shop after Dark
(37:43) - Ghostwire: Tokyo
(1:00:44) - The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow
(1:09:03) - Outro
The spooky season continues as D.J. gets acquainted with the Chilla's Art indie horror series. Meanwhile, Randy catalogues terrifying butterflies in Paradise Marsh, then amasses an army of bone-chilling, uh, tinykin, in Tinykin.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(7:58) - Extra Life
(13:19) - Chilla’s Art: The Convenience Store and The Radio Station
(37:33) - Paradise Marsh
(55:12) - Tinykin
(1:07:10) - Outro
Spooky season kicks off as D.J. takes a pleasant stroll in Yomawari: Night Alone, while Randy scours Badgetown for extra plankies in Ooblets. Also: Icy cool takes on the Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Mario Movie take-free zone
(13:26) - Extra Life
(17:51) - Splatoon 3
(33:51) - Yomawari: Night Alone
(49:50) - Ooblets
(1:08:44) - Outro
The sandwich trilogy reaches its thrilling conclusion as we once again discover we are a kid and/or squid in Splatoon 3. Plus: Saving the local backwater from dangerous bruises in Potion Permit.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/RIP Stadia
(11:14) - Extra Life
(15:07) - Splatoon 3
(47:42) - Potion Permit
(1:10:32) - Outro
The sandwich trilogy continues with Cult of the Lamb and Harvestella. May contain traces of robots and ritual sacrifice.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life hype
(8:00) - Harvestella
(38:55) - Cult of the Lamb
(1:05:06) - Outro
The VGH sandwich trilogy(?) kicks off with a look at Final Fantasy XIV's new Island Sanctuary mode, followed by a musical detour with the episodic We Are OFK.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Farming
(10:18) - FFXIV Island Sanctuary
(30:08) - We Are OFK
(57:07) - Outro
The thrilling conclusion of this year's Backlog Attack takes us back to the first Paper Mario on Nintendo 64, then into the final frontier (yes, that one) to purify vampires in Lunar Knights.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Backlog Attack
(20:58) - Paper Mario
(43:23) - Lunar Knights
(1:02:24) - Outro
Set off for adventure over land, sea, air—and maybe even underwater—with our end-of-summer game music playlist!
We continue the Backlog Attack with a rare stopover in India to fight a bunch of demons in Raji: An Ancient Epic. Also, a second outing with the Frog Detective in The Case of the Invisible Wizard. Sonic the Hedgehog guest stars.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Sonic 2
(16:41) - Backlog Attack
(19:17) - Raji but actually Zelda
(22:54) - Actually Raji
(43:21) - Frog Detective 1 & 2
(59:28) - Outro
The Backlog Attack continues as Randy goes all the way back to the original Legend of Zelda. His reaction may surprise you. (But then, many things may surprise you.) Meanwhile, D.J. tries out Red Earth, Capcom's hybrid fighting-RPG-dinosaur game.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(07:36) - The Legend of Zelda
(43:47) - Red Earth
(1:03:08) - Outro
It's week one of the Backlog Attack! Randy dives into the mysterious world of Cave Story... in 3D! Meanwhile, D.J. brushes up on his angels vs. witches lore in hopes of understanding Bayonetta 2.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(7:04) - Backlog Attack!
(13:21) - Cave Story
(44:04) - Bayonetta 2
(1:01:52) - Outro
At last, Randy gets his hands on a Steam Deck and immediately gets crankin’ on Strange Horticulture. Meanwhile, D.J. dives into the full version of Live A Live. And, the Backlog Attack begins!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:23) - Backlog Attack!
(21:10) - Steam Deck
(36:17) - Strange Horticulture
(45:26) - Live A Live
(1:09:02) - Outro
Put on your flip flops (and cape), spread out the beach towel (at night), and kick back with our summer game music playlist! (Dracula)
Episode Timeline
(02:44) - Summer Jams
(45:13) - Vampire Jams
(1:25:54) - Outro
Stray came out, so that means plenty of cat (and, somehow, dog) discussion. Also: Channeling Star Fox in Ex-Zodiac, and bidding farewell to Dragalia Lost.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Dog stories
(14:02) - Backlog Attack hype
(16:41) - Dragalia is Lost
(24:55) - Stray
(49:21) - Ex-Zodiac
(1:02:15) - Outro
Randy decides to beat the summer heat by spending some Time on Frog Island. Meanwhile, D.J. dusts off the 3DS to play the extremely mysterious Fragrant Story. Also: Hatsune Miku's revenge.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Backlog Attack hype
(5:16) - Fun in the sun
(14:54) - Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage
(29:21) - Fragrant Story
(44:07) - Time on Frog Island
(1:01:11) - Outro
D.J. goes in search of elusive space vampires in Nova Drift. Randy catches up with God of War, then puts on his platforming hat in Hoa. Plus: We uncover the real reason why it takes so long to get a Steam Deck.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(08:23) - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
(15:55) - God of War
(30:36) - Nova Drift
(48:50) - Hoa
(1:02:47) - Outro
At last, Randy gets his hands on a Playdate and immediately gets crankin' on Casual Birder and Whitewater Wipeout. Meanwhile, D.J. downloads Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Also: Living lives in Live A Live.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(10:52) - Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
(29:01) - Playdate (feat. Casual Birder and Whitewater Wipeout)
(48:24) - Live A Live
(1:07:58) - Outro
Randy relaxes with some post-apocalyptic horticulture in the Cloud Gardens after things nearly get axe-murdery in Lumbearjack. Meanwhile, D.J. experiences the bleeding edge of 3D gaming excitement in Jumping Flash!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/E3
(10:08) - Lumbearjack
(26:13) - Jumping Flash!
(45:43) - Cloud Gardens
(1:03:35) - Outro
Randy is pursued by all sizes of fish in Silt. Meanwhile, D.J. checks out the newest evolution of Vampire Survivors, then plays the even newer, ostensibly vampiric 20 Minutes till Dawn. Also: The usual Taco Bell and Star Wars discussion.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Mexican Pizza
(15:43) - Viewer Mail
(26:24) - Silt
(40:30) - Vampire Survivors
(51:38) - 20 Minutes till Dawn
(1:06:32) - Outro
D.J. becomes a filthy ice mage in Final Fantasy XIV's new Crystalline Conflict PvP mode, then winds down with some PowerWash Simulator. Meanwhile, Randy goes on a sickness-induced Star Wars bender. Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(7:51) - New music by Saria Lemes
(9:15) - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
(22:44) - FFXIV: Crystalline Conflict
(38:55) - A Monster’s Expedition Through Puzzling Exhibitions
(50:37) - PowerWash Simulator
(1:05:06) - Outro
Randy rolls the dice as a robo-fugitive in Citizen Sleeper, while D.J. gets a crash course in alchemy in Little Witch in the Woods. Also: How excited are we for 10 more years of Grand Theft Auto?
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Gaming excitement
(31:10) - Citizen Sleeper
(49:10) - Little Witch in the Woods
(1:08:11) - Outro
Randy takes in a film, then practices sleight of hand in Card Shark. Meanwhile, D.J. trades in his lightsaber for a suspiciously vampiric spaceship in Gunlocked.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Uncharted
(13:49) - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Episode II
(20:14) - Gunlocked
(38:00) - Card Shark
(53:35) - Viewer Mail
(1:00:18) - Outro
Randy smashes a million spiders then eats an entire coma in Neversong. Meanwhile, D.J. smashes a million swords and falls down bottomless pits in Panzer Paladin. Also: A mysterious message from the past. Giancarlo Esposito guest stars.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(2:58) - Far Cry 6
(22:01) - Panzer Paladin
(41:20) - Neversong
(56:23) - Viewer Mail
(1:04:14) - Outro
Randy returns to the familiar, but now unmistakably Ultra Deluxe, hallways of The Stanley Parable. Meanwhile, D.J. accidentally a Star Wars.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(4:32) - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
(30:48) - The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
(57:39) - Outro
D.J. finds himself enjoying his new career as a futuristic fetch quester in Cloudpunk. Meanwhile, Randy finds himself on a whole series of islands in A Monster's Expedition's future England... land.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Phone broke
(16:20) - Cloudpunk
(36:39) - A Monster’s Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions)
(57:30) - Outro
D.J. takes on a parkour and puzzle-solving biathlon in Sephonie. Meanwhile, Randy finds himself jumping around yet another mysterious island in Refunct. Also: More Mutazione, and, of course, the inescapable Bunny Day.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Bunny Day Boycott
(13:32) - Mutazione
(20:57) - Sephonie
(47:36) - Refunct
(57:27) - Outro
Randy finds himself on yet another remote island in Mutazione, although this one harbors a terrible, overly processed secret. Meanwhile, D.J. spends 3,000,000 days playing Paradise Killer but all he has to show for it is a weird bag of crystals.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/FFXIV
(15:32) - Guardians of the Galaxy
(24:04) - Mutazione
(41:24) - Paradise Killer
(1:04:24) - Outro
Finally, some good Marvel Content as Randy signs on with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Also: Deciphering Tunic, underachieving in Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, and an important Kirby update.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(12:34) - Kirby and the Forgotten Cafe
(18:44) - Tunic
(38:53) - Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage
(51:50) - Guardians of the Galaxy
(1:14:12) - Outro
D.J. shows off his prowess at repairing whimsical power plants in Even the Ocean, while Randy gets mouthful in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Also: An important Pokémon question, and Dragalia Lost's surprise ending.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/The Batman
(12:00) - Dragalia Lost
(21:33) - Even the Ocean
(39:47) - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
(1:05:18) - Outro
Randy spends time away from life on the Puzzle & Dragons competitive circuit to clean up some strange planets in The Gunk. Meanwhile, D.J. gets shot with one million fireballs in Chocobo GP.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Puzzle & Dragons
(19:09) - Chocobo GP
(42.46) - The Gunk
(1:03:27) - Outro
D.J. tries to get to the bottom of this whole "killing Chaos" business in Strangers in a Paradise: The Final Fantasy Origin. Meanwhile, Randy takes in some of the local tales in Welcome to Elk. Also: Mario Party.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/St. Patrick’s Day
(7:55) - Mario Party exists
(12:55) - Welcome to Elk
(32:03) - Stranger from the Paradise: Origin of Final Fantasy
(58:49) - Outro
Randy and D.J. show off their prowess at sailing a whimsical ocean-boat in Far: Changing Tides, then get mouthful in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Also: How to properly celebrate Mario, and chasing down Gabe Newell.
(0:00) - Intro/Wii U apocalypse
(08:46) - Steam Deck apocalypse
(16:54) - Mario Day
(27:33) - Far: Changing Tides
(48:16) - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
(1:06:19) - Outro
After 100%-ing Elden Ring offscreen, Randy and D.J. set their sights on new challenges, including Horizon: Zero Dawn and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Elden Ring minute
(8:42) - A new Xbox
(23:23) - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster
(49:52) - Horizon: Zero Dawn
(1:11:09) - Outro
D.J. tries to make sense of the many strange happenings in Eastward. Meanwhile, Randy finds himself embroiled in the pigs-vs.-ravens class war in White Shadows. Also, Pokémon.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Pokémon Minute
(14:35) - Eastward
(33:29) - White Shadows
(49:58) - Outro
The new Personalike, Monark, has a tough time living up to Randy's expectations. Fortunately, there's Vampire Survivors. Also: Sliding Seas, and more Pokémon Arceus. Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Pokémon Minute
(13:02) - Vampire Survivors
(37:04) - Monark
(55:46) - Sliding Seas
(1:03:01) - Outro
Randy finds himself marooned in the terrifying world of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Meanwhile, D.J. teaches himself how to throw a Boomerang… X. Also, 24th century travel tips.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Immediately Pokemon Arceus
(48:02) - Boomerang X
(1:08:18) - Outro
Randy discovers the joy of unpacking in, er, Unpacking. Similarly, D.J. discovers the joy of generating umurangies in Umurangi Generation. Also: The final name in fantasy fashion lines.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/SakaGUCCI
(11:19) - Umurangi Generation
(31:34) - Unpacking
(52:40) - Outro
Randy dons his cauldron to delve into the crafty world of Wytchwood. Meanwhile, D.J. once again finds himself stuck on a Raft. Also: Wordle, plus a listener mail solves a decades-old VGH mystery.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(03:35) - Wytchwood
(20:19) - Raft
(40:05) - Wordle
(53:08) - Viewer Mail
(1:02:54) - Outro
Randy reveals his 2022 gaming resolution: To dab harder than anyone has dabbed before in Just Dance. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker brings D.J.'s MMO journey to a close... or does it? Also: Proper kadomatsu technique.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Pre-show babble
(08:16) - Just Dance
(25:35) - Ring Fit Adventure
(34:21) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
(1:08:56) - Outro
We present our favorite games of 2021, while keeping things mostly drama-free.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(11:17) - #5
(21:24) - #4
(32:42) - #3
(43:10) - #2
(57:01) - #1
(1:07:46) - Honorable mentions
(1:11:39) - Outro
Ten years ago we had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Rotating Riker.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Part 1
(1:03:02) - Part 2
We put our heads together to determine the definitive best game soundtracks of 2021. If it's not here, it wasn't music!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Drunktacular hype
(7:28) - Fantasian
(9:05) - Later Alligator
(17:13) - ElecHead
(25:00) - Death’s Door
(35:12) - Chicory
(47:51) - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
(1:01:47) - Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
(1:13:59) - Masayoshi Soken/FFXIV tribute
(1:17:13) - Outro
D.J. gets caught up in repainting the entire world in Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Meanwhile, Randy embraces his inner big blue angry sword guy in Grindstone.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life
(3:46) - Drunktacular hype
(5:57) - Corrections and Regrets
(10:26) - Chicory: A Colorful Tale
(35:09) - Grindstone
(53:25) - Outro
As huge fans of the series, we can't wait to see what Mr. Halo is up to in his new game, Halo Infinite. Also: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, and another look at Pikmin Bloom.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life
(6:20) - Drunktacular hype
(9:57) - Pikmin Bloom
(22:17) - Halo Infinite
(43:48) - Battlefield 2042 minute
(47:45) - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
(1:05:38) - Outro
Randy gets in touch with all the aspects of his personality (and his tie) in Disco Elysium. Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to adapt to rural English living (plus £30,000,000 of debt) in SWERY’s The Good Life. Also: The hit video game, Grand Theft Auto!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(1:09) - Extra Life
(4:17) - Drunktacular hype
(7:57) - Grand Theft Auto content
(12:43) - The Good Life
(42:08) - Disco Elysium
(1:05:40) - Outro
We emerge from Extra Life weekend with a recap of all the games we played, including: It Takes Two, Back 4 Blood, The Artful Escape, Super Metroid, and a look at the big Animal Crossing: New Horizons update.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up
(10:51) - FFXIV Endwalker delayed!
(18:19) - Spelunky/Slay the Spire
(25:08) - Super Metroid
(29:13) - The Artful Escape
(38:51) - It Takes Two
(47:22) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(1:04:23) - Faith
(1:07:42) - Back 4 Blood
(1:14:57) - Outro
Randy discovers a wide world of sentient plants just outside his door in Pikmin Bloom. Meanwhile, D.J. enjoys the low-budget thrills of Dungeon Encounters. Also: Throwing metaphorical but also literal baggage into a fire in Bonfire Peaks.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:25) - Extra Life
(10:41) - Pikmin Bloom
(25:56) - Dungeon Encounters
(57:42) - Bonfire Peaks
(1:09:55) - Outro
OooOOOOooOooooOoo it's Halloween and we've played a frightening assortment of terrifying games, including Inscryption, Spookware, Back in 1995, and moooOooOOore!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(06:58) - Extra Life
(11:43) - Mayor Bones Proudly Presents: Ghost Town's 1000th Annual Pumpkin Festival
(21:36) - Spookware
(35:37) - The Night that Speaks
(39:47) - Back in 1995
(53:20) - Inscryption
(1:08:04) - Devotion
(1:13:06) - Outro
At long last, Randy enters the "Deathloop." Meanwhile, D.J. tries to forget all about Metroid Dread with some delightful puzzle-platforming in ElecHead. And, at long last, Randy enters the "Deathloop."
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Animal Crossing
(5:31) - Extra Life
(11:02) - Metroid Dread
(24:43) - Ibb & Obb
(30:26) - ElecHead
(41:48) - Pocket Card Jockey
(45:03) - Deathloop
(1:16:05) - Outro
We've got a double (or triple?) dose of Metroid discussion with a quick detour through Metroid Fusion before arriving at the long-awaited Metroid Dread. Also: a robotic dog disaster in Battlefield 2042.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Federation Force
(9:16) - Extra Life
(11:47) - Metroid Fusion
(25:30) - Metroid Dread
(52:20) - Battlefield 2042
(1:11:40) - Outro
D.J. cracks open the Castlevania Advance Collection and sees Castlevania: Circle of the Moon in a whole new light. Also, Dracula X is there. Meanwhile, Randy cracks open some monsters in Beast Breaker.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Psychonauts 2
(9:00) - Ratchet and Clank
(14:03) - ExtraLife hype
(16:49) - Castlevania Advance Collection
(39:31) - Castlevania: Dracula X
(46:53) - Beast Breaker
(1:03:49) - Outro
Despite some disturbing news out of the Nintendo Direct, D.J. miraculously manages to enjoy Actraiser Renaissance. Also, after months of struggle, Randy finally gets his hands on Astro's Playroom. Hironobu Sakaguchi guest stars.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Chris Pratt is Mario
(4:06) - Nintendo Direct
(11:04) - Sakaguchi Direct
(13:08) - Fantasian revisited
(16:25) - Actraiser Renaissance
(32:28) - Astro’s Playroom/PS5
(1:05:12) - Outro
Randy, a fan of games like A Short Hike and Animal Crossing, attempts to revitalize the campgrounds of Haven Park. D.J. gets into Fantasian, finally. And Angry Birds makes its long-awaited VGH debut.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Angry Birds Journey
(10:53) - Fantasian
(41:02) - Haven Park
(1:02:07) - Outro
D.J. travels the galaxy in pinball adventure World Flipper, then tries to make sense of a supernatural London in Last Stop. Meanwhile, after abandoning his Animal Crossing island, Randy returns to Earth for one last tee time in Golf Club: Wasteland.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(9:13) - World Flipper
(30:17) - Golf Club: Wasteland
(46:13) - Last Stop
(1:07:35) - Outro
Randy becomes a super secret psychic soldier in Schafer’s sorely sought sequel, Psychonauts 2. And, D.J. delivers mail in Lake.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:15) - Backlog Attack
(15:58) - Psychonauts 2
(47:54) - Lake
(1:07:22) - Outro
This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Hollow Knight and the much-anticipated Stardew Valley. Will Randy be willing to trade his carefree island life for life on a farm?
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(4:13) - Backlog Attack contest
(5:43) - Stardew Valley
(37:55) - The Hollow Knight
(1:02:32) - Outro
Randy goes for a Backlog Attack double play with Burly Men at Sea and John Wick Hex. Meanwhile, D.J. winds up with more questions than answers in Again. Also, controllers: Are they OK?
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Star Trek
(6:11) - A PS5?
(21:14) - Backlog Attack
(22:32) - Burly Men at Sea
(29:44) - John Wix Hecks
(46:47) - Again
(1:05:19) - Outro
The Backlog Attack continues as D.J. brushes up on his wiimote technique in Dragon Quest Swords. Meanwhile, Randy makes up for lost time with an exhaustive first look at Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(05:08) - Mountain Dew showdown
(13:12) - Backlog Attack contest
(15:49) - Mass Effect: Andromeda
(50:12) - Dragon Quest Swords
(1:11:12) - Outro
The 10th annual Backlog Attack begins, and we're getting right into it with Ittle Dew 2 and Quake! Also: A preview of the backlog games we'll be playing for the rest of the month, and find out how you can win a new game!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(4:19) - Backlog Attack!
(15:47) - Ittle Dew 2
(38:26) - Quake
(1:03:51) - Outro
To celebrate 10 years of Groove Coaster, we're featuring an hour of our favorite tracks from its first decade. Let's groove!
Randy absorbs souls to become more powerful in Death's Door. D.J. ventures into the wai wai world of Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!!, then beats up punks on the Street of Rage... 4.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:53) - Wow man bad
(11:00) - Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!!
(28:26) - Death’s Door
(46:06) - Streets of Rage 4
(1:01:06) - Outro
Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (Believe!) — which will be the one hybrid console to reign supreme? Meanwhile, Randy gets lost in Labyrinth City, and D.J. subjects himself to more cruel and unusual punishment via Resident Evil 6.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(2:54) - Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro
(38:55) - Resident Evil 6
(50:25) - Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
(1:05:27) - Outro
Randy once again gets into some monster-hunting hubbub in Monster Hunter Stories 2. D.J. hangs out with sad high-schoolers in NEO: The World Ends with You, then laments that they'll let just anyone into his favorite game these days.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(2:37) - New music by HEAVYVIPER
(4:23) - Mini golf
(10:16) - D.J. reacts!!!!!!!!!!! Asmongold plays FFXIV
(25:17) - Monster Hunter Stories 2
(50:48) - NEO: The World Ends with You
(1:06:31) - Outro
Randy plays a few rounds of Nintendo's new, full-contact approach to golf in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Meanwhile, D.J. emerges from Resident Evil 5 only to find himself in the warpath of the River City Girls.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(2:33) - Resident Evil 5
(13:28) - Mario Golf: Super Rush
(38:45) - River City Girls
(57:57) - Outro
Randy and D.J. reminisce over 500 episodes of games that kept them up at night, then finally battle to the death over custody of their favorite video game, Grand Theft Auto V.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(10:44) - Subtle like a paper shredder to the face
(25:14) - Martha Washington was my prom date
(33:51) - I’ve got a history with milk crates
(40:39) - Zed’s dead
(42:28) - You don’t know Zangief
(51:35) - Calls calls calls
(1:17:38) - Outro
On his way to play Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, D.J. gets distracted by the new Taiko no Tatsujin game on Apple Arcade. But then, he plays Alba: A Wildlife Adventure.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Biomutant
(12:43) - Episode 500
(15:51) - Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat
(36:26) - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
(1:01:20) - Outro
CHAOS!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(3:33) - Episode 500
(5:03) - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
(12:23) - Metroid Dread
(19:27) - Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda
(26:15) - SacriFire
(30:07) - Dragon Quest III
(33:41) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
(37:18) - 12 Minutes
(38:57) - Somerville
(41:48) - Inscryption
(44:06) - Wholesome Direct/Pekoe
(46:40) - Lake
(48:53) - Hot Pot for One/Soup Pot
(51:19) - Psychonauts 2
(53:51) - The Outer Worlds 2
(56:25) - Far Cry 6
(59:59) - Immortality
(1:02:32) - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
(1:05:03) - Final Fantasy XVI
(1:06:04) - Outro
It's the JRPG event of the season: Randy gives his much anticipated impressions of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. (And a few impressions on Rise of the Slime.) Meanwhile, D.J. learns how to get away with murder on the fly in Overboard!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Retro Intro
(3:29) - Episode 500 HD Remaster
(6:15) - Rise of the Slime: Nocturne HD
(17:24) - Shin Overboard Megami Tensei!
(38:08) - Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
(1:05:31) - Retro Outro
Randy comes to terms with the new age of critters in Biomutant. Meanwhile, D.J. appreciates the little things, like not falling off stairs, in Odallus: The Dark Call. Also, you won't believe what Bear Grylls is eating this week!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(1:14) - The number 500
(7:40) - Operation: Tango update
(11:13) - Biomutant
(46:16) - Odallus: The Dark Call
(1:02:17) - Outro
Randy and D.J. return to that co-op espionage life in Operation: Tango. Also, the wrong Resident Evil, and Golf that is merely OK.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(1:28) - 500
(5:31) - Cicadapalooza
(13:28) - Resident Evil Village minute
(15:13) - Operation: Tango
(32:03) - OK Golf
(40:58) - Resident Evil 5
(1:03:13) - Outro
Randy visits some spooky neighborhood attractions in Little Nightmares II. Meanwhile, D.J. deals with a Sneaky Sasquatch and reports back from his virtual weekend at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2021.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(2:15) - Additional hot news
(5:19) - FFXIV Fan Festival 2021
(28:28) - Little Nightmares II
(54:33) - Sneaky Sasquatch
(1:03:20) - Outro
Randy gets all up in people's unfinished business in Speed Dating for Ghosts. Meanwhile, D.J. explores Miitopia in a post-Mii world. Also, eating hexagonal food at a new time of day.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(5:27) - Big news
(13:41) - Nier Minute
(16:45) - Miitopia
(40:27) - Speed Dating for Ghosts
(57:17) - Outro
D.J. has an utterly baffling time with SaGa Frontier Remastered. Meanwhile, Randy gets all semiotic in The Pedestrian, then takes a detour to save the time crystals in Elli.
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(08:36) - SaGa Frontier Remastered
(42:14) - The Pedestrian
(57:13) - Elli
(1:05:03) - Outro
Randy finds himself on the run from a sketchy mayor and vegetarian snails in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. Meanwhile, D.J. is on the run from his own poor decisions in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., the latest video game thing from Yoko Taro.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/500
(5:56) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
(34:39) - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
(1:01:08) - Outro
D.J. gets way into the throwback atmosphere of Blaster Master Zero, but at the same time isn't quite feeling it. Meanwhile, Randy takes on a big commitment in The Longing, then explains why Aerial_Knight's Never Yield.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro
(9:25) - Blaster Master Zero
(34:12) - The Longing
(55:09) - Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield
(1:04:52) - Outro
Randy tears himself away from his Animal Crossing island to investigate Cozy Grove, where the animals are ghosts and also bears, somehow. Meanwhile, D.J. wonders whether he ever knew how to play Pac-Man at all after trying Pac-Man 99.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro
(18:24) - Cozy Grove
(41:23) - Pac-Man 99
(1:00:02) - Outro
Randy gives contrarianism a try after playing Say No! More. Meanwhile, D.J. returns from the weird world of Anodyne 2 and plays More! Monster Hunter.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Joy-Con saga update
(5:44) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(11:32) - Anodyne 2
(29:36) - Say No! More
(49:19) - Monster Hunter Rise
(59:11) - Outro
Monster Hunter Rise is here and we're deep into mochi and wirebugs. Also, Randy experiences the bleak future of Outriders, and D.J. makes more raid progress in Final Fantasy XIV.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/The Joy-Con saga continues
(13:46) - Outriders
(35:23) - Final Fantasy XIV
(40:19) - Monster Hunter Rise
(1:09:27) - Outro
Randy finishes off the Link's Awakening remake then immediately leaves for Alligator New York in Later Alligator. Meanwhile, D.J. puts his social strand skills to use by planning the first Viking interstate highway in Valheim.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Link’s Awakening
(26:32) - Valheim
(46:58) - Later Alligator
(1:00:29) - Outro
The unexplained prevalence of cats in Super Mario 3D World drives Randy to all-out cat warfare in Kitty Letter. Meanwhile, D.J. ignores his primal-slaying duties in Valheim to build a quiet forest house. Also, centipedes.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Animal Crossing
(9:25) - Devotion
(14:41) - Waluigi: The disturbing truth
(20:56) - Super Mario 3D World
(36:03) - Valheim
(53:13) - Kitty Letter
(1:03:05) - Outro
Project Triangle Strategy vs. Unsung Story: We pit two upcoming tactical RPGs against each other. Plus: Is the Link's Awakening remake actually good?
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro
(9:01) - Project Triangle Strategy
(33:17) - Unsung Story
(51:05) - Link’s Awakening
(1:11:31) - Outro
Randy enjoys some party chat (and fermentend fruit beverages) between battles in Haven while D.J. finally escapes from FFXIV raid hell. Also, the last word on Final Fantasy VII Remake. (Seriously, we don't want to talk about it anymore.)
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Tacobringers
(4:19) - Final Fantasy XIV
(13:02) - Final Fantasy VII Remake
(41:19) - Haven
(1:03:36) - Outro
We live life ten minutes of a Star Trek episode at a time in The Captain Is Dead, then take a whimsical trip to Norway in Embracelet. Also, our thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct and the questionable titles therein.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Nintendo Direct
(26:49) - The Captain Is Dead
(48:45) - Embracelet
(1:01:26) - Outro
Randy gets deep into kaiju and cat costumes in the Super Mario 3D World spin-off, Bowser's Fury. Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to adjust to the Bravely Default II demo and wonders if everyone would quiet down if he just paid them lots of money.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Doug
(10:01) - I'm not a whale
(27:54) - Bowser’s Fury
(51:59) - Bravely Default II
(1:16:00) - Outro
We played games that answer two of the Metroidvaniaverse's biggest questions: Y can't Metroid throw a harpoon (Olija), and y can't Metroid be Spider-man (Mable and the Wood)? Also, Final Fantasy XIV heads to the moon in Endwalker.
Episode Timeline:
(0:23) - Intro/Star Wars
(11:21) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
(31:12) - Olija
(46:24) - Mable and the Wood
(1:00:55) - Outro
Randy learns to cope with 1000 deaths in Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Meanwhile, D.J. plays Final Fantasy VII Remake and Bravely Default simultaneously and somehow still has time to see what the cast of Persona 5 is doing in Dragalia Lost.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Yakuza: Like a Dragon
(9:59) - FFXIV announcement showcase announcement
(15:42) - Dragalia Lost x Persona 5
(33:24) - Dragon Quest minute
(34:16) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe
(50:36) - Bravely Default
(57:51) - Final Fantasy VII Remake
(1:01:26) - Outro
Randy searches for vacation alternatives and finds himself Down in Bermuda. Meanwhile, D.J. finally plays Final Fantasy VII Remake and has some Thoughts about it.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro/Gaming vacations
(16:37) - Down in Bermuda
(34:17) - Final Fantasy VII Remake
(1:07:35) - Outro
We're getting shot down over and over by aliens in Everspace, then trying to escape our spinning nightmare house in Darq. Also: felyng fancy in Immortals.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro
(01:55) - Remember video game stores?
(11:21) - Immortals Fenyx Dressing
(21:24) - Everspace
(43:22) - Darq
(59:46) - Outro
We're braving the wild in Immortals Fenyx Rising, grinding through Yakuza: Like a Dragon's finale, and discovering just how much hunting is in the new Monster Hunter Rise.
Episode Timeline
(0:23) - Intro
(3:47) - New music by Felikitty!
(6:03) - Immortals Fenyx Rising
(31:37) - Monster Hunter Rise
(1:01:38) - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
(1:11:44) - Outro
We take a look at the games that made it a little easier to stay home during the last 100 months of 2020.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(4:06) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(10:47) - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim/Yakuza: Like a Dragon
(13:50) - What the Golf?
(18:12) - Spelunky 2
(21:27) - The Last Campfire
(23:34) - The Last of Us Part II
(25:40) - Fall Guys/Among Us
(30:36) - Immortals: Fenix Rising
(37:59) - Hades
(40:09) - Judgment
(43:15) - Paper Mario: The Origami King
(46:58) - Wavelength
(51:52) - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
(57:18) - Honorable/dishonorable mention
(1:06:42) - Outro
Enjoy this wholesome playlist of some of gaming's first towns. Just make sure you finish listening to it before the village brat gets back from that mysterious shrine.
This year's Drunktacular tackles life's biggest mysteries: death, religion, and when are we getting a Switch Pro?
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Part 1
(1:06:26) - Part 2
It's our biggest music show yet! Take a listen to our favorite tracks from 2020, including Spelunky 2, Paper Mario: The Origami King, 13 Sentinels, and, of course, Animal Crossing.
Episode Timeline
(1:58) - Intro/Drunktacular hype
(6:48) - 13 Sentinels
(19:18) - Ministry of Broadcast
(25:16) - Paper Mario: The Origami King
(32:04) - Spelunky 2
(43:13) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(52:11) - Super Mario RPG
(1:02:36) - Ikenfell
(1:08:44) - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
(1:16:16) - Outro/Bugsnax
We get deep into the first few hours of Yakuza: Like a Dragon as Randy tries to make sense of his first Yakuza game ever. Also, D.J. is unqualified to operate heavy machinery in Hardspace: Shipbreaker.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(2:24) - Drunktacular hype
(7:52) - Cyber Thanksgiving
(11:49) - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
(59:45) - Hardspace: Shipbreaker
(1:01:14) - Outro
Randy acquires a mysterious artifact that both tells the time and plays Super Mario Bros. Also, getting all London-y in Watch Dogs: Legion, and a deeper take on 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro/Drunktacular hype
(8:48) - 13 Sentinels
(20:56) - Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
(41:11) - Watch Dogs: Legion
(1:06:26) - Outro
Nobody got a PS5 or Xbox but we're finally, FINALLY talking 'bout Bugsnax. Also, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and, as always, Piffle.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(5:12) - Extra Life update
(6:54) - Drunktacular is coming
(8:30) - Piffle
(22:53) - Bugsnax
(36:15) - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
(57:02) - Obligatory next-gen console chat
(1:00:58) - Outro
We're recovering from our Extra Life haze and trying to remember the games we played, including Among Us, We Were Here Too, Sea of Thieves, The Walking Fish 2, and Penko Park.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro/Extra Life
(7:02) - Among Us
(16:50) - Obligatory FFXIV/Animal Crossing chat
(18:57) - Spelunky 2/Slay the Spire
(22:49) - We Were Here Too
(39:19) - Sea of Thieves
(46:20) - The Walking Fish 2: Final Frontier
(52:18) - Penko Park
(1:02:38) - Outro
We're solving problems with the power of maps in Carto, ninja-slicing millions of bokoblins in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and getting in way over our heads in Minecraft.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(2:22) - Extra Life
(7:21) - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
(28:44) - Carto
(39:04) - Minecraft
(1:00:26) - Outro
[extremely Halloween voice] We played some spooOOoky games this week, like Home, Until Dawn, and the dreaded The Walking Fish. Also Pixel Puzzle Makeout League, which is not spooky at aAAAaaaLLLllllLL oOoOOoOOoooOooooooo
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(04:22) - Extra Life
(08:23) - Spooky games
(13:01) - Until Dawn
(27:01) - The Walking Fish
(36:18) - Home
(50:35) - Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (it is not spooky)
(1:07:02) - Outro
Randy casts spells indiscriminately in Ikenfell, then learns what happens when all the knights are on vacation in Micro RPG. Meanwhile, D.J. balances high school life and a kaiju invasion in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Also, Final Fantasy XIV goes to war.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(2:27) - Extra Life
(08:45) - FFXIV: The Bozjan Southern Front
(18:35) - Micro RPG
(27:46) - Ikenfell
(46:28) - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
(1:01:35) - Outro
D.J. finds himself in over his head after playing Super Marios Sunshine, RPG, and 35. Meanwhile, Randy wonders how many wire puzzles it takes to fix a spaceship in Filament, then terrorizes his neighbor.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro/Crazy neighbor Randy
(10:16) - Extra Life
(14:06) - Super Mario Sunshine
(21:18) - Super Mario RPG
(32:42) - Super Mario Bros. 35
(47:43) - Filament
(1:01:28) - Outro
We're exploring the strangely familiar world of Genshin Impact, while doing our best to avoid Paimon. Also, revisiting Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine on the Switch.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(12:23) - Super Mario 64
(29:39) - Super Mario Sunshine
(40:29) - Genshin Impact
(1:10:36) - Outro
We're escaping the underworld in Hades, worrying about ravenous bears in The Long Dark, and chilling out with some relaxing Worm Jazz. Also, the secret to procuring an enormous amount of crushed clams.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(9:17) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(21:06) - Worm Jazz
(28:09) - Hades
(53:11) - The Long Dark
(1:10:14) - Outro
VGH REACTS!!!! to the PlayStation 5 price reveal!! Also: Rediscovering dying in Spelunky 2, losing our marbles in Skully, planet hopping in Super Mario Galaxy, and some brief thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro/PlayStation 5
(8:33) - Final Fantasy XVI
(24:22) - Spelunky 2
(50:18) - Skully
(1:03:39) - Super Mario Galaxy
(1:16:19) - Outro
Randy begins his new life as an ember in search of The Last Campfire. Meanwhile, D.J. wraps up chapters 2 and 3 of Tell Me Why, then makes poor time management choices in Moon: Remix RPG Adventure.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(4:15) - 2020, 9th ascension
(11:58) - The Last Campfire
(30:44) - Tell Me Why, chapters 2 and 3
(51:44) - Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
(1:07:16) - Outro
Put your headphones on for our latest game music playlist—featuring the breezy sounds of fall, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, NieR: Automata, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and more!
Episode Timeline
(3:53) - Intro
(5:41) - Fall Playlist
(13:26) - Super Mario 3D All-Stars
(23:08) - NieR: Automata unMixed
(36:49) - Chip Tanaka
(52:22) - Listener Selections
(1:04:48) - Outro
(1:07:17) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
We're revisiting mysterious memories in Dontnod's Tell Me Why and trying to figure out absolutely anything about Manifold Garden. Also, Randy finishes a game, and D.J. doesn't play the new Final Fantasy.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(11:05) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(18:07) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
(31:21) - What is Nintendo doing?
(34:08) - Manifold Garden
(48:36) - Tell Me Why
(1:01:16) - Paper Mario: The Origami King
(1:17:43) - Outro
We're cooped up indoors in Rainy Season and doing errands all over the afterlife in Spiritfarer. Also, for some reason, SpongeBob.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(5:24) - SGDQ
(12:52) - Rainy Season
(28:56) - Spongebob
(42:04) - Spiritfarer
(1:00:16) - Outro
Heads will be mouth as Randy guides a terrifying tentacle beast to freedom in Carrion. Meanwhile, D.J. learns about the surprising responsibilities of a Norwegian dairy farmer in Milkmaid of the Milky Way. Also, a brief discussion of sentient watermelons.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(5:45) - The cutthroat melon market of Final Fantasy XIV
(17:07) - It’s Nookazon
(26:11) - Carrion
(42:20) - Milkmaid of the Milky Way
(53:16) - Outro
We're making mushroomy new friends in Paper Mario: The Origami King and learning to pick ourselves up again... and again... and again, in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Also, a Joy Con mishap puts Randy's entire Animal Crossing island in jeopardy.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(5:14) - Randy’s Joy Con ordeal
(24:19) - 2020 vs. Final Fantasy XIV
(35:01) - Paper Mario: The Origami King
(58:43) - Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
(1:13:02) - Outro
This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Wolfenstein: Youngblood and a deep dive back to Super Mario RPG. Also, gettin' roguish in RogueJack, and we announce the winner of the Backlog Attack contest!
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(5:55) - RogueJack
(24:44) - Wolfenstein: Youngblood
(43:24) - Super Mario RPG
(1:05:41) - Backlog Contest
(1:11:11) - Outro
The Backlog Attack continues as we revisit the Gamecube maybe-classic Killer7 and explore the true meaning of Knights and Bikes. Also, a whimsical detour into Yarntown.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(5:00) - Knights and Bikes
(24:12) - Killer 7
(45:17) - Yarntown
(53:33) - Viewer Mail/Backlog Contest
(1:02:49) - Outro
Randy finds himself face-to-face with 100 billion more guns in Borderlands 3. Meanwhile, D.J. sacrifices 100 billion gallons of blood (probably) in the hopes of becoming a Bloodborne expert. Also: The Muppets play Shin Megami Tensei, or something.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(16:14) - Bloodborne
(42:10) - Borderlands 3
(1:03:19) - Backlog Contest
(1:07:49) - Outro
We get a fresh, new perspective on being cooped up at home in Catlateral Damage. Also, the Backlog Attack continues with Thimbleweed Park and some musings on classic adventure games, plus some good, old-fashioned B&E in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(09:20) - Catlateral Damage
(21:49) - Thimbleweed Park
(43:33) - Deus Ex
(1:02:47) - Backlog Contest
(1:06:04) - Outro
We take golfing to the final frontier in Golf on Mars, get all introspective in The Almost Gone, and enjoy not only the latest Animal Crossing update, but future, nonexistent Animal Crossing updates. Also: This year's Backlog Attack begins!
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(06:11) - Correction
(08:55) - Backlog Attack
(28:37) - Golf on Mars
(49:25) - The Almost Gone
(55:29) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(1:10:24) - Outro
Take a musical summer vacation with our playlist of video game summer jams, plus some extras! Featuring songs from Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Dragalia Lost, and of course, Sly 2: Band of Thieves!
Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro
(03:21) - Summer at the Beach
(11:19) - Spooky Summer
(18:46) - Summer on the Sea
(29:04) - Community picks
(38:06) - Summer at the Funk
(48:07) - Summer at the Beach Remake
(57:14) - Outro
The Last of Us Part II is here, and boy, are our arms tired! Randy gives spoiler-free impressions while D.J. realizes he played Uncharted 4 by mistake. Also: Keeping social composure in Hot Pot Panic, and saving the forest from mean-looking robots in Sai.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro
(6:37) - The Last of Us Part II (feat. Uncharted 4)
(48:28) - Hot Pot Panic
(58:45) - Sai
(1:05:35) - Outro
We got our first glimpse of the PlayStation 5 and some of its games — but most importantly, Bugsnax. Also: Playing 17 million indie games, starting with Hidden Folks and Hatch, plus revisiting Bioshock in a post-Bioshock world.
Episode Timeline
(0:29) - Intro/Meal Prep
(9:09) - PlayStation 5 REVEALED
(20:31) - PlayStation 5 games REVEALED (feat. Bugsnax)
(35:16) - Bioshocks
(48:33) - Hidden Folks
(1:00:38) - Hatch
(1:09:59) - Outro
Randy finally catches Minecraft fever thanks to Minecraft Dungeons. D.J. ventures into uncharted territory in Final Fantasy XIV's Baldesion Arsenal. Also: More Phantasy Star Online 2, not spoiling The Last of Us Part II, and A Solitary Spacecraft.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(2:47) - Spoiler-free Last of Us Part II
(9:36) - Phantasy Star Online 2
(18:42) - Minecraft Dungeons
(40:22) - Final Fantasy XIV: The Baldesion Arsenal
(57:21) - A Solitary Spacecraft
(1:03:01) - Outro
It's 2020 and it's finally time for Phantasy Star Online 2... or is it? Meanwhile, Randy experiences the wacky world of What the Golf?, and D.J. gives an update on his island-wide landscaping in Animal Crossing.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro/Horrible games
(10:50) - Counter-E3
(14:04) - What the Golf?
(31:02) - Phantasy Star Online 2
(50:16) - Animal Crossing
(1:06:08) - Outro
D.J. logs back into Grand Theft Auto V to see if anything's changed. Similarly, Randy returns to Ministry of Broadcast to check if the piranhas are still there. Also: Different ways to deal with demons in Darksiders Genesis and Helltaker.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro/Ministry of Broadcast
(15:11) - Grand Theft Auto V
(42:21) - Darksiders Genesis
(57:00) - Helltaker
(1:09:03) - Outro
Randy goes on a disgusting seaside vacation in Dishonored 2, then a much more pleasant, albeit still lethal, trip to the hills in Lonely Mountains: Downhill. D.J. is again baffled by Panzer Dragoon, then makes a big decision about Animal Crossing.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(13:52) - Dishonored 2
(37:43) - Lonely Mountains: Downhill
(51:07) - Panzer Dragoon 1.3 update
(54:41) - Animal Crossing
(1:16:14) - Outro
D.J. returns to Fake Tokyo to solve crime things in Judgment, while Randy faces difficult moral choices in Ministry of Broadcast. Also: correcting a grievous regret from last week's show, and the tyranny of Animal Crossing continues.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(09:56) - Judgment
(31:19) - Ministry of Broadcast
(52:21) - Corrections and regrets
(53:42) - Outro
After sharing some personal quarantine achievements, it's time for... The Adventure Pals! Spooky space adventures in Deliver Us the Moon! And Final Fantasy VII, but it's the old one!
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(12:46) - Sampling and dabbling
(19:15) - The Adventure Pals
(30:55) - Deliver Us the Moon
(43:11) - Final Fantasy VII
(1:00:25) - Outro
We're getting in shape (or at least out of breath) with Ring Fit Adventure's rhythm game. D.J. admires retro cars in Auto Museum 64 and takes some unexpected detours in Wheels of Aurelia. And Randy meets some surreal characters in The Procession to Calvary.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(07:45) - Talking turnips
(15:49) - Ring Fit Adventure
(35:07) - Auto Museum 64
(44:15) - Wheels of Aurelia
(52:10) - The Procession to Calvary
(1:02:38) - Outro
Randy takes the skiff out in Gears 5. D.J. travels to strange lands to sweep up dust in Anodyne. And we deal with the mean teens of... (checks notes) ...Wide Ocean, Big Jacket.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(08:24) - Anodyne
(23:37) - Gears 5
(54:09) - Wide Ocean, Big Jacket
(1:08:48) - Outro
Putting the trauma of Bunny Day behind him, Randy expores strange new, uh, worlds in The Outer Worlds. Meanwhile, D.J. digs into that long-awaited remake of a beloved 32-bit classic. That's right: Panzer Dragoon.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(12:15) - The Outer Worlds
(42:38) - Panzer Dragoon
(57:40) - Outro
Randy makes some extreme new career moves in Good Job! At the same time, D.J. isn't sure about his career path in Autobahn Police Simulator. Also: Revisiting old friends in The Last of Us; finally, the end of Death Stranding; and, unfortunately: Bunny Day.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro/Bunny Day
(15:38) - Autobahn Police Simulator
(32:04) - Good Job!
(45:57) - The Last of Us
(1:03:38) - Death Stranding
(1:18:36) - Outro
Randy and D.J. compare Animal Crossing routines, discuss the ordeal of catching rare fish, and air grievances about all the balloons. Also, Randy seeks an escape in Days Gone but finds only video games.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(1:22) - Immediately Animal Crossing
(32:40) - Days Gone
(56:33) - Outro
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here! We get deep into our new island vacation package. Also: D.J. tries to make something of himself in Final Fantasy XIV, then escapes our weird new reality with some Resident Evil 3.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(5:59) - D.J. VS Final Fantasy XIV
(17:38) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(54:47) - Resident Evil 3
(1:06:07) - Outro
Now that we have plenty of time on our hands, we settle in to discuss the subtle joys of MMO living, and how Animal Crossing could take a few notes. (Or maybe it already has?) Also, picross procedural Murder by Numbers, and corgi-clicker Rescue Pets.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro
(9:10) - Final Fantasy XIV VS Animal Crossing
(32:15) - Murder by Numbers
(43:29) - Rescue Pets
(50:10) - Outro
We played Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo and have some thoughts. But don't worry, there's also: Florence! PC Building Simulator! And, of course, Good Pizza, Great Pizza!
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro/Slay the Spire
(7:33) - Final Fantasy VII Remake
(35:28) - PC Building Simulator
(43:23) - Florence
(52:28) - Good Pizza, Great Pizza
(1:06:39) - Outro
Randy and special guest Erik made it out of PAX East 2020 and seem mostly virus-free. But more importantly: They played the new Animal Crossing and are here to tell you about it. (Also: Other games that are not Animal Crossing.)
Randy contends with a meat buddy in Journey to the Savage Planet. D.J. gets decadent for Star Trek Online's 10th anniversary. Also, Death Stranding keeps getting in the way of D.J. trying to play Death Stranding.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro/How to avoid diseases at PAX East
(11:57) - Journey to the Savage Planet
(26:35) - Death Stranding
(43:21) - Star Trek Online
(56:46) - Outro
Randy gets hopped up on FEVER MODE in Lapis x Labyrinth. D.J. meditates over canceling Apple Arcade while he disassembles some junk in Assemble with Care, then plays a game he's wanted to try for 25 years. Also, Kentucky Route Zero ends well, but not without a few bumps in the road.
Episode Timeline:
(0:29) - Intro/RIPHQ
(6:56) - Randy’s Entertainment Minute
(14:15) - Norman Reedus is a real guy
(16:04) - Apple Arcade/Assemble with Care
(30:18) - Kentucky Route Zero
(40:29) - Trials of Mana
(51:06) - Lapis x Labyrinth
(1:05:00) - Outro
Randy continues to bide his time until March, this week by sealing himself inside one of those sci-fi cube mazes in The Turing Test. D.J. presses X X X then Y Y Y and X X and Y Y Y again in Persona 5 Scramble. Also, revisiting Kentucky Route Zero.
Episode Timeline:
(0:28) - Intro
(6:22) - Love is in the air
(9:41) - Persona 5 Scramble
(31:56) - The Turing Test
(45:59) - Kentucky Route Zero
(56:36) - Outro
The seven-year wait for us to talk about Kentucky Route Zero comes to an end. Meanwhile, D.J. presses on in Life Is Strange 2, even as the game tries to undo all his hard work. Also, Monster Hunter everywhere.
Episode Timeline:
(0:28) - Intro
(2:36) - PAX East hype
(11:40) - Kentucky Route Zero
(27:05) - Life Is Strange 2, Episode 3
(42:14) - Monster Hunter World
(49:31) - Outro
D.J. trades name-brand RPGs for something more generic in Minimal Dungeon RPG, in addition to jumping back into Life Is Strange 2. Randy can't decide how to bide his time until March and decides to put another 60 hours into Persona 5. Also: Luigi's Mansion 3, and Dragon Quest Builders 2.
Episode Timeline:
(0:28) - Intro/New music by DESK
(3:54) - Biding our time
(11:01) - Luigi’s Mansion 3
(17:58) - Life Is Strange 2, episode 2 (contains episode 1 spoilers)
(36:19) - Minimal Dungeon RPG
(43:46) - Persona 5
(56:40) - Dragon Quest Builders 2
(1:03:15) - Outro
After some self-reassessment, D.J. finally allows himself to enjoy Wattam, the new game from Katamari Damacy creator, Keita Takahashi, Randy revisits that time he went on vacation but ended up solving a bunch of mysteries in The Touryst. And, BLOCK U!
Episode Timeline:
(00:40) - Intro/Delays
(11:41) - The Switch shelf in the sky
(15:35) - BlockuDoku
(23:46) - Lumines, the game everyone* hates
(29:30) - Wattam
(48:41) - The Touryst
(1:05:06) - Outro
Part two of our 2019 game of the year round-up, featuring our absolute favorites, forbidden indies, and our most shamefully overlooked games.
Episode Timeline:
(00:40) - Intro
(04:13) - The Outer Wilds
(09:23) - The Touryst
(13:19) - Untitled Goose Game
(14:39) - Tetris 99
(16:39) - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
(20:52) - Devotion
(25:05) - Cadence of Hyrule
(29:19) - Afterparty
(33:01) - Dragon Quest Builders 2
(39:31) - Control
(46:15) - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
(55:26) - Luigi's Mansion 3
(1:03:29) - The list of shame
(1:06:21) - Discord GotY
(1:09:47) - Outro
In part one (that's right) of our Game of the Year extravaganza, we look back at some of our favorites from 2019. And Death Stranding.
Episode Timeline:
(00:40) - Intro
(03:16) - Death Stranding
(10:46) - Tom Clancy's The Division 2
(18:41) - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
(21:55) - A Short Hike
(27:02) - Phantasy Star
(31:00) - Slay the Spire
(37:45) - Telling Lies
(41:29) - Ape Out
(42:59) - Return of the Obra Dinn
(45:12) - Sayonara Wild Hearts
(48:55) - Discord GotY
(50:28) - Outro
In this year's drunken season finale, Randy and D.J. try to figure out what's inside a cow, give themselves brand-new identities, and hold a lively debate about soup.
Episode Timeline:
(00:00) - Part 1
(52:35) - Part 2
(2:19:22) - End Credits
Randy paints the town neon in Concrete Genie. D.J. returns to Battlefield V in the new War in the Pacific update. And an endless army of dots want your money.
Episode Timeline:
(00:26) - Intro
(07:36) - Drunktacular hype
(11:24) - Battlefield V: War in the Pacific
(38:26) - Concrete Genie
(51:56) - Dots and Co.
(1:06:38) - Outro
We’re out drinking the devil in Afterparty and wielding the baseball bat of legend in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Also: Holedown arrives on the Switch, and we escape the early slog (mostly) as Death Stranding moves into an exciting new chapter.
Episode Timeline:
(00:26) - Intro/Drunktacular hype
(07:48) - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
(26:15) - Afterparty
(45:01) - Holedown
(52:47) - Death Stranding (light spoilers for chapter 3)
(1:03:09) - Outro
Death Stranding is here and we try to make sense of it. But that's not all: Google Stadia, Microsoft news from X019, and... Star Wars?!
Episode Timeline:
(00:26) - Intro/Google Stadia
(05:04) - X019
(19:37) - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
(23:26) - Death Stranding (light spoilers for chapters 1 and 2)
(1:08:55) - Outro
While we mentally prepare ourselves for Death Stranding, we're picking up some cash on the side in Neo Cab, making a mess in Luigi's Mansion 3, and trying to figure out what NieR: Automata is doing in Final Fantasy XIV.
Episode Timeline:
(00:26) - Intro
(04:11) - Extra Life
(05:39) - Google Stadia
(13:30) - Neo Cab
(36:10) - Luigi's Mansion 3
(57:38) - Final Fantasy XIV: YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse
(1:06:32) - Outro
We survived another Extra Life weekend! Hear about the games we played, including: We Were Here, Devotion, River City Ransom, Medievil, Spelunky, and, of course, Fortnite.
Episode Timeline
(00:26) - Intro
(08:05) - Good Morning/Spelunky
(09:14) - River City Ransom
(13:42) - Medievil
(26:44) - Fortnite
(39:09) - We Were Here
(50:56) - Devotion
(1:01:45) - Outro
We're getting spoooooky with creepy games like Return of the Obra Dinn, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, and Dishonored 2! Also, we have a poor grasp of what the word "spooky" means.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/ExtraLife hype
07:40 - Return of the Obra Dinn
30:48 - Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
46:22 - Dishonored 2
1:02:18 - Outro
D.J. embarks on a mysterious fitness adventure. Meanwhile, Randy builds beautiful lunch sets for cats in Inbento, then kills vikings dead in Bad North. And yes, there's Dragon Quest.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/ExtraLife hype
08:30 - Ring Fit Adventure
27:33 - Inbento
33:50 - Hashi
39:18 - Bad North
53:39 - Dragon Quest XI
1:04:20 - Outro
We check in on the spooky Castlevania-like, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, before having even spookier adventures in Worse than Death. Also, as usual: Spellworm. I mean, Dragon Quest XI. Dragon Quest XI and Spellworm.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/ExtraLife hype
07:47 - Spellworm
18:25 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
36:38 - Worse than Death
49:30 - Dragon Quest XI
59:41 - Outro
It's finally here: We take our first steps into the massive Dragon Quest XI. But first, What the Golf?
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
05:18 - Mario Kart Tour
10:52 - What the Golf
24:52 - Dragon Quest XI
59:41 - Outro
Between grinding the guardrails and firing off the pipe, Randy isn't sure what to make of Mario Kart Tour. Meanwhile, D.J. splatters everything in sight as a rampaging gorilla in Ape Out. Also, updates on Sayonara Wild Hearts and Link's Awakening.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/Sayonara Wild Hearts
06:11 - Link's Awakening, easy mode, and shooting dogs
19:02 - Mario Kart Tour
37:12 - Ape Out
55:24 - Final hours before Dragon Quest XI/Outro
Randy explores the strange world of Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (the new one!) while D.J. compares notes with the Game Boy Color version. Also, motorcycle swordfights in Sayonara Wild Hearts, and life as a horrible goose in Untitled Goose Game.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
03:10 - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
23:27 - Untitled Goose Game
35:18 - Sayonara Wild Hearts
53:08 - William Shakespeare's Final Fantasy XIV
56:19 - Outro
Randy is back and D.J. can't wait to hear what he's been playing! (That is, Creature in the Well and Legend of the Skyfish.) Also, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne rears its chilly head, and, as a special bonus, mourning the loss of a dear friend!
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
7:12 - Creature in the Well
21:43 - Legend of the Skyfish
29:32 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
53:07 - Outro
We're wrapping up the summer with an episode full of our favorite game music, plus selections chosen by you, the listeners! Put your headphones on!
D.J. just got back from not playing any games at PAX West, and boy, are his arms tired! Meanwhile, Randy investigates the spooky doors of Control, and a strange boat makes its way across the wasteland in Far: Lone Sails.
Randy straps in for a roguelike doubleheader with Void Bastards and Rad. You'll never believe what happens! Meanwhile, D.J. watches six hours of creeper videos in Telling Lies. Also, part 1 of our 8619156137-part series on Dragon Quest XI.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
1:51 - Void Bastards
17:46 - Rad
36:44 - Dragon Quest XI
55:41 - Telling Lies
1:13:16 - Outro
Randy takes a detour through Witcheye before heading back to school in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. D.J. discovers new ways to experience Dragon Quest in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And yes, more Dragon Quest Builders 2.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/Immediately Witcheye!
09:04 - Cold open
12:15 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
42:15 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate feat. Hero
56:21 - Dragon Quest Builders 2
1:03:44 - Outro
Randy takes up teaching in Fire Emblem: Three Houses but runs into trouble adjusting to campus life. D.J. keeps it wholesome (and mildly creepy) while delivering mail in Tiny Echo. Also: Dig Dugging ever deeper into Dragon Quest Builders 2.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/Dig Dug and the Case of the Too Casual Pants
07:49 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses
28:03 - Tiny Echo
35:53 - Dragon Quest Builders 2
55:17 - Outro
Randy gets wholesome by taking A Short Hike up a mountain. D.J. deals with a toilet conundrum (don't worry about it) in Dragon Quest Builders 2, then breaks his one rule in Final Fantasy XIV. Also: 2019's backlog champion revealed!
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/Backlog Attack winner
06:20 - Deadly Premonition: The Movie
08:37 - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
13:16 - A Short Hike
33:11 - Dragon Quest Builders 2
42:03 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
49:48 - Outro
We travel far into The Outer Wilds before settling into quiet life on a farm in Dragon Quest Builders 2. Also, the Backlog Attack wraps up with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Deadly Premonition.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
03:16 - The Outer Wilds
31:05 - Dragon Quest Builders 2
47:57 - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
1:09:10 - Deadly Premontion
1:22:36 - Outro
The end of the Backlog Attack is in sight as we get into Wario Ware Gold, Tomb Raider Anniversary, and reveal your picks for our listener's choice games. Also: Randy has some words about that Switch Lite.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/Bathroom Break
04:54 - Switch Lite!
17:58 - Wario Ware Gold
35:28 - Tomb Raider Anniversary
48:25 - Backlog Attack week III.8 Final Chapter Prologue
58:47 - The Outro Wilds
We're beating the summer heat with a crippling drug habit in Dr. Mario World. (That's how Dr. Mario works, right?) Also, the Backlog Attack continues with Professor Layton: The Next Generation (actually his daughter) and Front Mission Evolved.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
09:16 - Layton's Mystery Journey
29:19 - Front Mission Evolved
43:24 - Dr. Mario World
1:02:24 - Outro
The Backlog Attack kicks off with Randy cheerfully slicing and dicing robots in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to make sense of the Flashback HD remake, but that's OK, because there's Shadowbringers.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro/New music
05:00 - Stranger Things Moment
06:34 - Flashback
25:30 - Kirby: Planet Robobot
35:45 - Ritual of the Moon: The Finale
46:46 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
1:00:29 - Outro
We're commemorating our 400th episode in the only way that makes sense: By definitively naming the best 400 video games ever made. Also, we kick off this summer's Backlog Attack!
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
01:35 - Backlog Attack/The greatest 400 video games of all time, comprehensively and definitively ranked
1:02:39 - Outro
We're beating the summer heat in the frozen mountains of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and the... air-conditioned spectral movie theater of Persona Q2, I guess? Also, the Ritual of the Moon nears its end, and handy tips for staying alive.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro/Backlog Attack: Prologue
07:11 - Become what you must
23:41 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
37:43 - Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
58:45 - Ritual of the Moon
1:05:07 - Outro
With E3 and Keanu Reeves distant memories, Randy and D.J. settle back into the Nintendo groove in Cadence of Hyrule, with mixed results. Also: What to avoid, an what to avoid avoiding while slaying the spire, and another status update from the moon.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro/E3 wrap-up
05:56 - SGDQ hype
12:20 - Ritual of the Moon
22:10 - Cadence of Hyrule
45:22 - Slay the Spire
1:09:24 - Outro
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is real, and we have opinions on it. Also, all the other big E3 2019 scoops, like Watch Dogs: Legion, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Avengers, and your favorite unreleased JRPGs from the 90s!
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro/Animal Crossing: New Horizons
14:01 - Phantasy Star Online 2
15:53 - Microsoft/Project xCloud
24:54 - Doom Eternal/Watch Dogs Legion
28:37 - Final Fantasy VII Remake
32:26 - Cyberpunk 2077
35:24 - The Weird Avengers
37:55 - Legend of Zelda trifecta
43:33 - More old games
50:35 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
52:37 - Luigi's Mansion 3
54:04 - 12 Minutes
58:22 - No-shows
1:02:22 - Outro
Randy and D.J. finally initiate the month-long Ritual of the Moon. Also, hunting monsters with inadequately sized axes in Dauntless, and reevaluating our life choices in Slay the Spire. And: E3 looms.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro/E3 hype gondola
21:57 - Ritual of the Moon: Week 1
37:21 - Dauntless
54:04 - Slay the Spire
1:12:55 - Outro
In a shocking twist, Randy sets up a factory farm on a remote planet in Slime Rancher. Meanwhile, D.J. navigates the ups, downs, and excessive spikes of adventure-puzzler The Way. Also, anyone want a Gameboy with a hand crank?!
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
02:09 - Ritual of the Moon
04:28 - Playdate
24:16 - The Way
45:26 - Slime Rancher
1:08:51 - Outro
Randy embarks on a magical journey to the world of Culdcept Revolt. D.J. faces his greatest fear in Cosmic Star Heroine. Also: What does The Division 2 have in common with Final Fantasy XIV?
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro/Tetris 99
08:07 - Ritual of the Moon
11:12 - Phantasy Star
16:19 - The Division 2
22:46 - Culdcept Revolt
46:46 - Cosmic Star Heroine
57:54 - Outro
Randy finds his calling as a traveling bard in Wandersong. Meanwhile, D.J. gets extra weird with Eternal Senia, which is probably a clicker game, then takes a lightning tour of Japan to explore Kyoto's red gates in, naturally, Explore Kyoto's Red Gates.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro/Surprise! It's the Flash
06:44 - Phantasy Star
12:08 - Eternal Senia
23:35 - Wandersong
41:28 - Explore Kyoto's Red Gates
55:21 - Outro
1:00:05 - Signing Off
A fun bear teaches Randy the ancient samurai code in Bushido Bear. D.J. plays the equally ancient Phantasy Star. A thoughtful conversation about a creator's responsibility devolves into a debate over whether or not hedgehogs should have human teeth.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
02:50 - Koji Igarashi's horrible trailer
20:05 - Bushido Bear
38:08 - Bushido Blade
40:37 - Bushido Phantasy Star
1:05:53 - Outro
Randy returns to the world of Boxboy (and Boxgirl), now in lavish high definition. D.J. gets Fire Emblem in his Dragalia Lost. And the second part of our Labo VR experience, featuring Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
03:23 - The Avengers, Part Deux
13:46 - Nintendo Labo VR (feat. Mario and Zelda)
39:18 - Boxboy + Boxgirl
58:38 - Dragalia Lost x Fire Emblem Heroes
1:12:21 - Outro
Randy unleashes his secret weapons in the brand new Steamworld Quest. D.J. subjugates his adorable neighbors in The Battle of Polytopia. Paul gets slimy in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
01:45 - The Avengers!!!!!!!!!
09:35 - Steamworld Quest: The Hand of Gilgamech
29:20 - The Battle of Polytopia
44:35 - Assassin's Creed Odyssey
67:45 - Outro
Randy contemplates his new life as a fox in The First Tree. Meanwhile, D.J. contemplates his new life as a guy with cardboard strapped to his head as he delves into Nintendo Labo's VR kit. Also, making a triumphant return to the show: It's Battlefield 3!
Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
02:51 - Tom Clancy's Battlefield 3
18:02 - Nintendo Labo VR
54:25 - The First Tree
72:10 - Outro
Randy discovers the joys of papercraft in Yoshi's Crafted World. Paul finally gives into Gwent in Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. And D.J. ruins the idyllic landscapes with a giant circus tent in Islanders.
Episode Timeline:
00:42 - Intro
03:40 - SwitchFix wrap-up
07:02 - PlayStation Now
24:50 - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
38:55 - Yoshi's Crafted World
55:04 - Islanders
70:00 - Outro
We've live from PAX East 2019! Hear about weird weasel things, and simple sandwiches. Fin~
Episode Timeline:
00:36 - Intro
02:05 - PAX East 2019
70:08 - Outro
On this week’s show, we’re dancing the night away with Crypt of the Necrodancer. We also spend some time with the latest Tom Clancy opus: Baba is You. Plus, Golf Peaks, and more competently crafted Ubisoft experiences™.
Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
01:45 - PAX East hype
07:45 - Google Stadia
14:55 - Golf Peaks
24:02 - Crypt of the Necrodancer
36:27 - Baba is You
47:03 - Division 2
67:55 - Outro
Part 1 of our 25637852-part series on Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Randy discovers a new way to hold his Switch. Also, D.J. starts a shady underground robot fight club after getting kicked out of a shady underground mahjong fight club.
Episode Timeline:
00:44 - Intro
01:50 - PAX East hype
06:35 - Switchfix
17:50 - Doman Mahjong feat. Final Fantasy XIV
32:05 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2
59:25 - Front Mission
67:55 - Outro
Word Stacks and Crackdown 3 and Word Stacks and Final Fantasy XII and Front Mission and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks.
Episode Timeline:
00:35 - Intro
01:49 - PAX East / Lebanon, Kansas hype
06:18 - Tetris 99
12:50 - Word Stacks
18:50 - Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
43:08 - Front Mission
56:08 - Crackdown 3
68:58 - Outro
The gang tries on some practical outerwear in The Division 2. Randy tries extra hard not to kill anyone in Deltarune. D.J. has had it with his coworkers Dragalia Lost. And you won't believe the lengths we went to in order to acquire a PlayStation 2.
Episode Timeline:
00:50 - Intro
02:48 - New music: Option Fire by Wally Chantek
05:48 - PAX East hype
08:40 - PlayStation 2 hype
18:40 - Deltarune
31:50 - The Tom Clancy's Division 2
51:58 - Dragalia Lost
60:40 - Outro
We take Tetris 99 for another spin (get it) before jumping into an anime robot in Daemon X Machina and continuing to Warhammer things in Vermintide 2. Also, after countless grueling hours of Etrian Odyssey Nexus, Randy starts Etrian Odyssey Nexus.
Episode Timeline:
01:06 - Intro
02:30 - Tetris 99
15:10 - RIP Reggie
19:25 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2
32:14 - Etrian Odyssey Nexus
48:13 - Daemon X Machina
57:33 - Outro
After a delicious taco-y detour, VGH's agents make their cases about what it truly means to Crack Down in Microsoft's latest. Also, a professional monster hunter joins the Monster Hunter cast, and Tetris battle royale is real and we played it.
Episode Timeline
00:31 - Intro
00:43 - Taco Bell
05:40 - Monster Hunter
25:26 - Crackdown 3
43:15 - Apex
47:30 - Tetris
59:15 - Outro
We set out on the Sea of Thieves to learn practical skills like how to hold a compass, and how to maintain composure while getting owned by Xbox Live bilge. Also: Apex Legends, The Division 2, and Forza Horizon 4.
Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
04:05 - Will Smith is blue
06:10 - Sea of Thieves
28:15 - Apex Legends
44:00 - Forza Horizon 4
58:30 - The Division 2: Division Harder
72:45 - Outro
D.J. learns how to fly a man-sized jet in Anthem, the new Destiny-like/Mass Effect-not-entirely-like. Paul gets acquainted with the Warhammer universe in Vermintide 2. And Downwell finally brings its gunboots to the Switch.
Episode Timeline:
00:32 - Intro
01:15 - contractually obligated banter
04:05 - Anthem
39:50 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2
54:14 - Downwell feat. Flip Grip
70:45 - Outro
With Earth finally shielded from interplanetary attack, we can finally concentrate on the things that matter, like Randy's 1000th playthrough of Uncharted 2. Also, Ace Combat 7, Pillars of Eternity 2, What Never Was, and not Metroid Prime 4.
Episode Timeline:
00:41 - Intro
02:01 - Metroid Prime 4
06:52 - Ace Combat 7
28:25 - What Never Was
34:20 - Uncharted 2
42:20 - Pillars of Eternity 2
61:45 - Outro
After 13 long years, it's finally back: Taco Tuesday. To celebrate, D.J. sits down with Kingdom Hearts expert, BTG Inferno, to find out why Kingdom Hearts III is such a big deal.
Randy is somehow tricked into playing New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (and Bowsette has nothing to do with it). Also, Pokémon Battle Trozei, and D.J. sees blue in the latest Final Fantasy XIV update.
Episode Timeline:
00:32 - Intro
07:42 - New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
27:10 - Final Fantasy XIV: Blue Mage is here
46:38 - Pokémon Battle Trozei
61:45 - Outro
Paul takes an ultimate look at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Randy takes a hazardous vacation in Just Cause 4. D.J. can't believe how many cookies he can afford thanks to Realm Grinder. And we gaze into our crystal ball to see what's in store for 2019.
Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
05:15 - We are excited for video games in 2019
23:50 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
46:05 - Just Cause 4
70:50 - Realm Grinder
84:38 - Outro
We've arrived in 2019 to tell you about our favorite Yakuza and non-Yakuza games from 2018.
Episode Timeline:
00:45 - Intro
03:15 - The video games of 2018
66:05 - Outro
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before.
Episode Timeline:
00:01:15 - Intro
00:06:30 - The First Half
01:27:02 - The Second Half
02:38:00 - Outro
We take a look back at 2018 in game music and everything was Ben Prunty or Yakuza.
Episode Timeline:
01:01 - Intro
05:20 - The best video game music of 2018 as selected by our panel of video game music experts
61:10 - Outro
We dive into Life Is Strange 2 and find out just how strange life... is? On an even stranger note, we're thoroughly confused by The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game. Also, D.J. makes some questionable modifications to his Switch.
Episode Timeline
00:33 - Intro
05:49 - Life Is Strange 2
27:26 - Spyro minute
29:24 - The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game
39:11 - Flip Grip feat. Gunbird 2
52:47 - Outro
D.J. takes a day trip to the most fantastical of video game realms: Watch Dogs 2's San Francisco. Randy grapples with his perfectionist urges in Spyro the Dragon. Also, Cthulhu and the Third Reich: A classic combination?
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
00:59 - Viewer Mail/Laser League
07:48 - Drunktacular Hype
11:06 - Spyro the Dragon
32:59 - Watch Dogs 2
53:01 - Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
1:07:20 - Outro
Paul causes all kinds of gruesome dismemberment in Mortal Kombat XL and Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. D.J. experiences the five stages of grief during the latest Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival. And, finally, Randy plays Spyro.
Episode Timeline:
00:48 - Intro
01:33 - Drunktacular hype
07:08 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival
25:15 - Mortal Kombat XL/Injustice 2
47:15 - Spyro Reignited Trilogy
62:44 - Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
74:42 - Outro
Extra Life is a wrap! Laser League reveals Randy's true calling as an eSports pro, Paul flirts with a side career in voice acting thanks to Doki Doki Literature Club, and D.J. attempts to make sense of 14 hours of Kingdom Hearts.
Episode Timeline:
00:41 - Intro
01:50 - Drunktacular hype
10:18 - Kingdom Hearts
28:55 - Laser League
44:08 - Friday the 13th
53:58 - Doki Doki Literature Club
65:10 - Outro
We're taking a quick break from our 24 hours of Extra Life to tell you about some of the games we played, like Tetris Effect, We Happy Few, Business Clicker, Castlevania II, and... Guilty Summer Kiss 2: Bloody Secret? OK, sure.
Episode Timeline:
00:38 - Intro
01:20 - Extra Life hype continues
12:00 - Tetris Effect
23:30 - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
28:32 - Business Clicker
35:45 - Murder Mystery Adventure
39:55 - Guilty Summer Kiss 2: Bloody Secret
49:45 - We Happy Few
59:40 - Monster Hunter World: Behemoth
66:20 - Outro
Even with Extra Life right around the corner, we find ourselves distracted and wondering what it's like to play the Cowboy Game. Also, the thrilling deaths of Spider-Man and his lady friends, returning to New Donk City, and — why not? — Dragalia Lost.
Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
02:01 - Extra Life hype
13:15 - Red Dead Redemption 2
21:00 - Spider-Man
46:58 - Dragalia Lost
52:05 - Super Mario Odyssey
68:02 - Outro
We're getting spooOOooOokythis week with Slayaway Camp, Detention, and... Soulcalibur VI? Also, Konami rises from the dead.
Episode Timeline:
00:51 - Intro
01:55 - EXTRA LIFE IS SOON
04:33 - Soulcalibur VI
18:04 - Slayaway Camp
37:28 - Detention
49:45 - Pixel Puzzle Collection
54:01 - Outro
We wrap up both Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, then bust ghosts like it's 2001 in the Luigi's Mansion remake. Also, getting raidy in Dragalia Lost, and self-dismemberment for fun and donuts in The Missing.
Episode Timeline:
00:38 - Intro
01:48 - What's up guys it's Call of Duty Black Ops IIII
05:10 - Spider-Man contest winner
07:11 - Extra Life hype
11:19 - Spider-Man
32:42 - Dragalia Lost
42:11 - Luigi's Mansion
54:30 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
64:20 - The Missing
76:12 - Outro
Randy does some minor time traveling in The Gardens Between. D.J. survives the latest Monster Hunter World festival, only to find himself surrounded by dragons in Dragalia Lost. Paul sets everyone straight on what is a sword and what is an axe.
Episode Timeline:
00:38 - Intro
03:30 - Spider-Man
13:11 - The Gardens Between
24:45 - Dragalia Lost
43:24 - Monster Hunter World Autumn Harvest Fest
53:20 - Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
65:38 - Outro
Randy advances his chicken liberation agenda by implanting one with deadly explosives in Bomb Chicken, then spends some time in the slightly less volatile world of Hob. D.J. re-enters the Stage of History in Soulcalibur VI. Also, Fortnite for adults.
Episode Timeline
00:27 – Intro
03:22 – What is Fortnite?
14:50 – Bomb Chicken
25:27 – Soulcalibur VI
42:52 – Hob
57:28 – Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1:16:17 – Outro
Paul's thrilling 14859024-part Yakuza segment comes to a close as he wraps up Yakuza Kiwami 2. Also, Forza Horizon 4 vs. The Crew vs. a pleasant Hawaiian vacation, and a nearly endless buffet of exploding heads in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.
Episode Timeline:
00:38 - Intro
07:00 - Yakuza Kiwami 2
29:25 - Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
43:38 - Forza Horizon / The Crew
68:08 - Spider-Man minute
70:48 - Outro
We're continuing to murder people indiscriminately as Spider-Man but occasionally tagging in Lara Croft to show us how it's really done. Also, full-contact lawyering in the Yakuza studio's upcoming Judge Eyes.
Episode Timeline:
00:41 - Intro
02:50 - Judge Eyes
32:47 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
53:22 - Spider-Man
65:09 - Outro
We've got Spider-Man fever, although we can't seem to remember all the words to his theme song. Also, a return to World War II via the Battlefield V beta, and follow-up thoughts on Pokémon Go and Dragon Quest XI.
Episode Timeline:
00:41 - Intro
03:10 - Viewer Mail feat. Pokémon Go and Dragon Quest
17:14 - Spider-Man
46:24 - Battlefield V
63:16 - Alphabear minute
65:60 - Outro
After a Pokemon-infested detour around Seattle, we're back to our old tricks: Gushing about the latest Yakuza game and arguing about donut semantics. Also: A tiny bit of Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate.
Episode Timeline:
00:42 - Intro
02:55 - Pokemon Go
17:30 - Yakuza Kiwami 2
38:10 - Donut County
62:25 - Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
69:18 - Outro
We're putting a wrap on this year's Summer Backlog Attack with the offensively relaxing Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, the extremely old Elder Scrolls: Arena, and the original Dragon Quest alla giapponese.
Episode Timeline
00:44 - Intro
05:56 - Bad sequels
14:10 - Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
35:20 - 日本語でドラゴンクエスト
52:10 - The Elder Scrolls: Arena
73:10 - Outro
Randy continues his trip deep down the Holedown hole. Paul remembers what it's like to Uncharted. D.J. is completely baffled by Street Fighter 1. Also, Life Is Strange hot takes.
Episode Timeline
00:39 - Intro
01:48 - Holedown
11:44 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
27:32 - Street Fighter
43:58 - Life Is Strange
57:20 - Doom
62:45 - Outro
It's most ambitious crossover event in VGH history: We played both sides of the Monster Hunter World x Final Fantasy XIV collaboration. Also, Randy discovers new things in Night in the Woods, D.J. plays the original Far Cry, and Paul tries a new Yakuza.
Episode Timeline
00:39 Intro
05:08 - Monster Hunter x Final Fantasy
22:48 - Yakuza Kiwami 2
30:18 - Night in the Woods
46:50 - Doom
64:30 - Far Cry
74:28 - Outro
Randy fills that Arkanoid-shaped void in his life with some Holedown before stepping back into No Man’s Sky to see if they’ve added more inventory slots. D.J. tries to learn about World War II via the original Call of Duty. Also, a brief Dragonball detour.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Evo 2018
12:24 - Holedown
27:47 - No Man’s Sky Next
53:16 - Call of Duty
1:10:22 - Outro
Randy and D.J. try to make sense of the new Shin Megami Tensei mobile thing. Also, life in an underwater subway in Splatoon 2‘s Octo Expansion, re-learning how to hunt in Monster Hunter Generations, and the summer Backlog Attack is back!
Episode Timeline
00:31 - Intro
01:58 - Shin Megami Tensei Liberation D×2
29:07 - Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
40:25 - Monster Hunter Generations
49:02 - Backlog Attack!!
1:02:30 - Outro
Randy returns from the Jersey Shore (not that one) with tales of his re-Marstered life on, uh, Mars. D.J. goes into way too much detail over the new Steam version of Groove Coaster. Also, tips for enjoying Monster Hunter World‘s summer festival.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
01:45 - Captain Randy: Vacation Taker
06:50 - Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
26:23 - Captain D.J.: Groove Coaster
48:04 - Alec Mason: Space Friendhole
1:04:41 - Monster Hunter: Hunter Monster
1:14:15 - Outro
Paul starts traveling down the long and mysterious Octopath. D.J. makes things more difficult than necessary in Homesick. Also, an extreme throwback to BBS RPGs, and unexpected fun climbing a tower.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Octopath Traveler
028:50 - Homesick
42:12 - Legend of the Red Dragon
51:20 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heaven-on-High
66:20 - Outro
Beat the summer heat with some cool, red-hot game music, or something! We share our favorite Sega hits, favorite tropical Animal Crossing jams, and favorite... Antonio Vivaldi?
Episode Timeline
01:13 - Intro
03:04 - 🔥🎶🔥
76:10 - Outro
We're joining in The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, escaping the Commies in Black The Fall, and learning all about copyright law in the Westworld mobile game. And wait, is that Gravity Rush 2?
Episode Timeline
00:38 - Intro
01:36 - Gravity Rush 2
10:10 - How the Sausage is Made
11:00 - Westworld
30:03 - The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
43:45 - Black the Fall
58:48 - Outro
Paul finally caves to peer pressure and tries Fortnite. D.J. leaves the arcade long enough to go treasure hunting in Gravity Rush 2. Randy does an in-depth analysis of the various Captains Toad. Also, Hollow Knight. Episode Timeline
00:51 - Intro
01:58 - Groove Coaster
15:14 - Captain Toad Switch vs. 3DS
25:12 - Fortnite
42:45 - Gravity Rush 2
57:55 - Hollow Knight
74:00 - Outro
Randy tries Yoku's Island Express, the latest in the crowded dung beetle/fruit-trading/pinball adventure genre. D.J. goes on a leisurely cruise in Quarantine Circular. And, of course, Yakuza.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - It's more E3
09:48 - Fortnite
22:49 - Yoku's Island Express
38:40 - Quarantine Circular
52:03 - Yakuza 0
67:28 - Outro
It's E3 week and we can't wait to hear all about the new Animal Crossing game!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - E3 shenanginanz
1:11:32 - Outro
Randy unveils his plan for Word Domination. D.J. navigates the treacherous staircases of Runner 3. Paul plays the same old same old. And someone, somewhere is excited for E3. Also: How realistic of a tennis game is Mario Tennis Aces? Episode Timeline
00:48 - Intro
02:00 - FFXIV: Ultima Weapon Ultimate
13:18 - E3 Hype?
28:50 - Mario Tennis Aces
36:20 - Word Domination
47:29 - Runner 3
64:40 - Monster Hunter World
72:45 - Minute of Wizard of Legend
75:14 - Outro
What is Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon? A miserable pile of dated graphics and clunky controls. (Depending who you ask.) Also: Burly Men at Sea, the further adventures of wizards, and the first five prime numbers.
Episode Timeline
00:52 - Intro
01:45 - Final Fantasy XIV teaches mathematics
11:58 - 2 orders of business
14:35 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
37:19 - Burly Men at Sea
50:10 - Wizard of Legend
68:20 - Outro
We brush off our demon negotiation skills in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux, ask the hard questions about what it means to be a Wizard of Legend, and lament the lack of tea kettles in Yakuza 6. Starring Paul Sandhu as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Episode Timeline
00:35 - Intro
03:10 - Star Trek minute
07:30 - Yakuza 6
24:14 - Wizard of Legend
37:08 - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
55:20 - David Cage minute
58:10 - Outro
Destiny 2: What is it? For that matter, what was Destiny 1? Join us as we search for answers to these and other totally inane Destiny questions. Also: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, and something called My Nintendo Picross: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Episode Timeline
00:11 - Intro
01:58 - Celeste soundtrack
10:04 - Destiny 2
42:27 - Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
56:50 - My Nintendo Picross: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
1:09:37 - Outro
We grab our cameras and try to piece together all the weird stuff going on in the prototype demo of SWERY's The Good Life. Also: Tumblestone, several generations of Hidden My Game by Mom, and the latest Nintendo drama.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
01:21 - How long is God of War?
04:22 - Mad at Nintendo
27:29 - Tumblestone
40:27 - The Good Life
56:44 - Hidden My Game by Mom
1:07:39 - Outro
Randy divides his time between a fighter pilot career in Rogue Aces and being a bad influence on Kratos Jr. in God of War. Speaking of bad influences, D.J. gets tips from Yakuza 6 on what to do if he ever finds himself stuck with a baby in a strange city.
Episode Timeline
00:42 – Intro
01:27 – Bad pronunciation advice
02:45 – Avengers: Infinity War
22:56 – God of War
39:04 – Yakuza 6
52:26 – Rogue Aces
1:09:57 – Outro
God of War is out and we can offer real, informed opinions on it, so we shift our focus to Nintendo Labo. Meanwhile, D.J. trades the actual Tokyo for Yakuza 6‘s approximation, and wonders just who all these Internet monster hunters really are.
Episode Timeline:
00:40 - Intro
02:02 - Nintendo Labo
10:08 - God of War
43:17 - Yakuza 6
59:43 - Monster Hunter World
1:14:19 - Outro
We've got Kratos on our minds this week, but he'll need to reclaim his title as the God of War from Lara Croft first. Randy feeds souls to the god of war in a new, very old version of Fire Emblem, and Paul finds time to stare at pretty trees in Monster Hunter. Also: we welcome our AI overlords in Semantris.
Episode Timeline
00:58 - Intro
05:28 - Random Movie Chat
09:48 - Lara Croft the new God of War
22:43 - Fire Emblem War
46:20 - Monster Hunter: War
61:30 - Semantris, Word War
64:28 - Outro
D.J. checks in from Japan, a mysterious land where arcades and Xenogears live on. Back in America, Randy plays Minit 60 seconds at a time, then spends time with Metropolis: Lux Obscura, which brings some much-needed sexism to the match 3 genre. Also: Ticket to Earth.
Episode Timeline
00:41 - Intro
01:55 - 日本しましょう
16:53 - Dragon Quest XI??
28:35 - Xenogears 20th Anniversary Concert
47:51 - Minit
61:30 - Metropolis: Lux Obscura
71:01 - Ticket to Earth
74:20 - Outro
Real people. Real lives. In between running 5Ks, Randy finds just enough time to stab every person, every rock and every tree, in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Meanwhile, Paul's just been sitting on his couch trying to escape from prison in A Way Out.
Episode Timeline
00:52 - Intro
02:42 - Cool Runnings w/ Cider
09:33 - Rise of the Tomb Raider
35:40 - A Way Out
58:48 - Outro
We find ourselves unmistakably inside the video game realm as Randy encounters Xbox Live pirates on the Sea of Thieves. Meanwhile, Paul plots a prison break in A Way Out, although he'd rather escape from Yakuza 5. D.J. doesn't like a Final Fantasy thing.
Episode Timeline
00:51 - Intro
09:48 - Sea of Thieves
31:03 - A Way Out
41:00 - FFXIV: The Forbidden Land, Eureka
57:05 - Yakuza 5
66:50 - Outro
Randy confronts various acrobatic and linguistic challenges in Fe. D.J. snoops on a gang of cool hackers in the #WarGames interactive-TV-series-game-thing. And events unfold over and over again in Last Day of June.
Episode Timeline
00:42 - Intro
02:00 - Music game minute
12:35 - Fe
32:55 - #WarGames
50:36 - Last Day of June
66:50 - Outro
Unfettered by inclement weather, Cap'n Randy takes his galleon in search of booty (and a bigger bucket) on the Sea of Thieves. Meanwhile, D.J. sticks to the familiar music game waters of DJMAX Respect. Also, someone's been drinking again.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
05:44 - Sea of Thieves
40:58 - DJMAX Respect
60:04 - Monster Hunter Wiggler World
66:10 - Outro
Paul heads Into the Breach for another chance to save humanity from giant insects, Randy hops aboard the Subsurface Circular, and D.J. takes a part-time job as a UFO. Also, a year later, how much do we love exchanging friend codes on the Switch? So much.
Episode Timeline
00:35 - Intro
01:42 - Merry Switchmas 2018
06:43 - Luigi's Balloon World
16:14 - Into the Breach
41:53 - Subsurface Circular
53:10 - Part Time UFO
61:00 - Mass Effect Andromeda
70:35 - Outro
On this week’s show: Garrus chat. Also, Paul finally makes room in his busy schedule to play Mass Effect Andromeda for some reason, and Randy regales us with tales of his recent experience with Dandara ON THE SWITCH.
Episode Timeline
00:41 - Intro
05:08 - Monster Hunter: World
11:28 - Mass Effect: Andromeda
46:00 - Dandara
66:35 - Outro
Paul and D.J. get pulled into Metal Gear Survive's weird alternate dimension of tower defense and zombies. D.J. interrogates robots on a train in Subsurface Circular. And Monster Hunter: World continues.
Episode Timeline
00:38 - Intro
02:10 - Monster Hunter: World
20:30 - Metal Gear Survive
37:30 - Subsurface Circular
55:10 - Outro
Randy delves into the world of thinly veiled 90s TV references in The Darkside Detective. D.J. plays the latest in one of his favorite genres: Shadow of the Colossus remakes. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere.
Episode Timeline
00:44 - Intro
06:53 - The Darkside Detective
17:58 - Celeste
25:53 - Shadow of the Colossus
55:18 - Monster Hunter: World
71:12 - Outro
Randy shoots up space-terrorists in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare before uncovering Radiant Historia's dark underbelly of anti-anime DLC. D.J. gives an update on the state of fashion in Final Fantasy XIV. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere.
Episode Timeline
00:35 - Intro
01:52 - Monster Hunter Hunt Night
07:14 - Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
28:48 - Final Fantasy XIV: Fashion Report
45:41 - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
67:18 - Outro
Part 6 of the Garbage Trilogy confusingly continues with the full version of Monster Hunter: World, which Paul and D.J. determine, after an unspecified number of hours, is decidedly not garbage. Also, Randy climbs a mountain in Celeste.
Episode Timeline
00:41 – Intro
05:01 – Celeste
27:16 – Monster Hunter: World
56:40 – Bridge Constructor Portal
64:55 – Outro
Paul and D.J. get deep into Monster Hunter World and opine on controversial topics like drinks and numbers. Meanwhile, Randy escapes Monster Hunter with the Lost Sphear demo, then escapes from the Lost Sphear demo with a classic 3DS game. Also, cardboard.
Episode Timeline
00:00 – Intro
01:38 – A plebeian TV
09:20 - Nintendo Labo
18:14 – Monster Hunter World
45:10 – Lost Sphear
55:36 – Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
64:48 - FM Corporate Utopian Fantasy
67:05 – Outro
It’s the episode we’ve all been waiting for: Randy played Knack II and has opinions. Meanwhile, D.J. treads cautiously into Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, and Paul played Yakuza 5?
Episode Timeline
00:00 – Intro
01:34 – Knack II
16:38 – Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
39:00 – Yakuza 5
57:23 – Viewer Mail
1:14:24 – Outro
So far, 2018 is looking a lot like 2017 with more Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Yakuza. Meanwhile, D.J. takes a trip to an art installation.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
04:48 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC
25:30 - Yakuza 0 and 4 and 5
44:35 - Islands: Non-Places
51:20 - Panoramical
59:55 - Outro
We look back on 2017, a year sure to be remembered by history for its seemingly endless stream of quality video games.
Episode Timeline
00:48 - Intro
02:20 - Which video games in 2017 were good?
92:48 - Outro
D.J. made a special playlist just for you.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Kamiko
05:10 - Ninja Gaiden II
09:05 - Metafive
15:20 - Manami Matsumae
20:00 - Glim Spanky
Drunktactular 2017 is here and any topic is fair game, including: Star Trek! Madden! Sexy Spaniards! ASMR! Sega Activator! Getting it on with Kirby! Literacy rates! The Irish! Getting it on with Kate Beckinsale, but actually it’s Kirby! And Star Trek!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Part 1
66:50 - Part 2
125:00 - Outro
Put your blippers on: It's time for our spotlight on the year's best video game music, with selections from Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Night in the Woods, Yakuza 0, Prey, Nier: Automata, Steamworld Dig 2, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, and more!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:30 - Objectively the best video game music from the year 2017
76:20 - Outro
This week, it's an all-Yakuza special episode, featuring Yakuza 3, Yakuza 0, The Flame and the Flood and the Yakuza, and Nintendo's new mobile hit, Animal Crossing: Yakuza Camp.
Episode Timeline
00:45 - Intro
02:10 - We survived Black Friday
10:03 - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
35:15 - Yakuza 0
58:06 - The Flame and the Flood
72:45 - Mario Minute
76:52 - Outro
After fulfilling our obligation to play games for charity, we're back to playing games simply because we don't know any better. Randy suffers through the new South Park and Agents of Mayhem while D.J. is Kazuma Kiryu's vicarious drinking buddy in Yakuza 3.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
02:00 - Drunktacular hype
08:00 - South Park: The Fractured but Whole
21:30 - Agents of Mayhem
46:10 - Yakuza 3
59:50 - Splatoon 2
65:55 - Outro
We wrapped up Extra Life by getting murdered in the hot new PLAYERUNKNOWN'SBATTLEGROUNDSlike, Fortnite Battle Royale. Also, we learned how bows work in Torchlight, found (and were promptly banned from) our niche in Splatoon 2, and sneakily snuck through Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Episode Timeline
00:39 - Intro
01:18 - Extra Life Phase II
03:58 - Splatoon 2
11:14 - Fortnite Battle Royale
24:03 - Super Mario Odyssey
32:00 - South Park minute
33:24 - Torchlight
40:50 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
57:14 - Outro
We survived Extra Life, phase 1 -- now hear about everything we played! Splatoon 2, Night in the Woods, Super Mario Odyssey, Metroid II, and of course, Raft. Also, a brief stint with Superhot on PlayStation VR.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
10:44 - Raft
37:12 - Night in the Woods
47:58 - Splatoon 2
53:55 - Superhot
63:10 - Metroid II
69:43 - Super Mario Odyssey
81:30 - Outro
Super Mario Odyssey is here and the gang shares stories about the long journey to New Donk City. Also, Paul plays his millionth hour of Horizon: Zero Dawn, D.J. joins an after-school poetry club, and Randy would have preferred a sombrero
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:38 - Extra Life Hype
11:10 - Super Mario Odyssey
46:45 - Doki Doki Literature Club
55:51 - Horizon: Zero Dawn is great
68:43 - Outro
Randy and D.J. learn their way around a funeral home in A Mortician's Tale. D.J. gets disoriented in Fragments of Euclid, then his office supply empire gets out of hand in Universal Paperclips. Paul is thoroughly overwhelmed in Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - Extra Life Hype
14:30 - A Mortician's Tale
34:28 - Fragments of Euclid
41:58 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
63:24 - Universal Paperclips
71:58 - Outro
Randy plays his new favorite Uncharted game, besides that other one. Paul gets lost in the mysterious Super Nintendo dark web. D.J. attempts to drive a vehicle and gets caught in a land war. Meanwhile, golf continues.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - SNES Classic modding
14:30 - Kirby’s Dream Course
24:55 - Golf Story
32:30 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
47:40 - Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1
57:14 - Gran Turismo Sport
67:10 - Outro
WHAT YEAR IS IT?? We take a deep dive into Star Fox and the recently unearthed Star Fox 2 and see if SuperFX games can hold their own in 2017. Also, more golf and more stories, and Paul finds himself back on the farm.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Nintendo World Championships 2017/Switch chat
20:30 - Star Foxes
45:15 - Golf Story
53:32 - Stardew Valley
65:54 - Outro
The fabled SNES Classic is here — find out which rad 90s games you should put on your Christmas list. Also: Randy enjoys the golf and story in Golf Story, we hate that we're still playing Metroid, and Microsoft Xbox: What is it, and has anyone seen one?
Episode Timeline
00:37 - Intro
03:10 - Super NES Classic
31:54 - Golf Story
52:10 - VGH Xbox Blast: The latest Xbox One news, tips, and reviews from your #1 Xbox source
57:38 - Metroid: Samus Returns
68:28 - Outro
Randy definitely still likes Metroid: Samus Returns but still takes a detour into Steamworld Dig 2. After an evening at the opera, D.J. gets parenting advice from an unexpected source. Paul plays that racing game he's always playing, apparently.
Episode Timeline
00:54 - Intro
02:10 - Final Fantasy XIV: A Stage Reborn
15:20 - The Matrix?
19:00 - Metroid: Samus Returns
35:20 - Steamworld Dig 2
48:24 - Need for Speed: Most Wanted
64:00 - Yakuza 3
68:10 - Mario + Rabbids
79:08 - Outro
Paul and D.J. try to make sense of Project Octopath Traveler. Randy ponders the murky ethical questions raised by Metroid: Samus Returns. Someone finishes a Persona game. Also, cars.
Episode Timeline
00:43 - Intro
02:10 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
07:14 - Persona 5
15:31 - Racing games?
23:30 - Project Octopath Traveler
38:10 - Metroid: Samus Returns
57:35 - Yakuza Kiwami
61:03 - Outro
Fresh out of Mario + Rabbids boot camp, Randy explains the origin of those disgusting minion-alikes. D.J. is anxious about the hostess bars in Yakuza Kiwami and lets off steam by beating up everyone in Tokyo. Also, Final Fantasy daddy.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
03:20 - Rollercoaster decapitation
07:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light
15:40 - Mario + Rabbids
41:58 - Yakuza Kiwami
60:20 - Outro
After a brief stint with the Destiny 2 beta, D.J. rocket slides all over the place in Vanquish and returns to his old face-stomping grounds in Yakuza Kiwami. Meanwhile, Paul plays Crawl while completely sober.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:58 - Splatoon 2
18:52 - Destiny 2
26:00 - Vanquish
33:55 - Yakuza Kiwami
49:21 - Shenmue Kiwami
52:31 - Crawl
63:10 - Outro
We wrap up the Backlog Attack with Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and The Stanley Parable. Plus, games that deserve a second chance, even if they include rabbids.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Dusty PCs
06:34 - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
28:58 - The Stanley Parable
38:00 - Persona 5 and Rabbids
70:05 - Outro
We're chakkin' out the Monster Hunter Stories demo. It's as long as a lao-shan lung, as Grandpa Randy always says. We're also chakkin' on Titanfall 2 and Gunpoint, and following our Splatoon 2 teammates around to make sure they don't get... chakked?
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Mütter Museum
06:44 - Monster Hunter Stories
23:57 - Gunpoint
30:08 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
32:55 - Danganronpa
36:00 - Titanfall 2
47:26 - Paul's computer explodes
53:15 - Splatoon 2
63:10 - Pop quiz!
71:13 - Outro
The gang climbs aboard the space station Tacoma in search of spooky ghosts. D.J. struggles to understand the finer points of Bayonetta. Randy puts his curmudgeon powers to use in Gunpoint. Paul operates a computer.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Backlog Attack voting
09:34 - Cave Story & Difficult Games
21:40 - Bayonetta
33:48 - Gunpoint
43:12 - Tacoma
62:33 - Persona 5 minute
67:50 - Crawl second
68:15 - Outro
In the aftermath of the first Splatoon 2 Splatfest, we discuss condiment and dessert preferences. D.J. checks in to see if the Professor Layton series survived its transition to mobile, and the Backlog Attack begins with spooky Soma and creepy Cave Story.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:04 - Splatoon 2
19:20 - Layton's Mystery Journey
31:50 - Soma
51:53 - Cave Story
62:00 - Backlog Attack voting
68:45 - Outro
We venture into Nintendo's brave new vision of online multiplayer in Splatoon 2 — now with voice chat, sometimes! Also, the summer Backlog Attack begins!
Episode Timeline
00:45 - Intro
03:15 - Splatoon 2
49:50 - Backlog Attack 2017
63:00 - Outro
Bloop out with some blippin' summer blops on our mid-year music show! This year's playlist includes chiptune covers of imaginary artists, real artists singing imaginary words, and -- ugh -- more Zelda?!
Episode Timeline
00:51 - Intro
02:35 - 🎵
88:50 - Outro
Randy's comfort zone is threatened by a new Persona announcement (and a mail-delivery baby). Also: Picross Makeout League at last, playing Final Fantasy XII until you don't have to, and 3DS games we can't play to begin with.
Episode Timeline
00:45 - Intro
02:30 - Fighting games!!!!!
08:35 - Surprises in the mail
13:15 - Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
17:30 - Ever Oasis
29:07 - Final Fantasy XII
46:30 - Picross Makeout League
59:30 - Prey
66:00 - Outro
We would like to apologize for this week's extremely disgusting episode title, but if the Castlevania cartoon isn't going to make a wall chicken reference, it's up to us. Also: Zelda DLC, Receiver, Final Fantasy XII, Persona 5, and a second look at Prey.
Episode Timeline
00:55 - Intro
02:45 - Netflix made a Castlevania
16:05 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC
30:44 - Receiver
45:15 - Persona 5
55:14 - Prey
64:09 - Final Fantasy XII
74:16 - Outro
It's Video Game Hangover's 300th annual quiz show! Our hosts attempt to answer YOUR questions about video games, fake but real words, and real but fake film directors.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:40 - Quiz Show Introduction
38:10 - End of Round 1
50:00 - End of Round 2
74:16 - Final Score and Outro
Q: Why did the villagers in Ever Oasis build a juice bar? A: They needed something to drink with all the sand which is there!!!!!! Also: finally playing Horizon: Zero Dawn, finally logging into Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, finally releasing Star Fox 2.
Episode Timeline
00:31 - Intro
01:10 - VGH #300 Quizpendous
05:25 - SNES Classic and Star Fox 2
18:50 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
35:00 - Ever Oasis
45:20 - Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
60:13 - Outro
E3 is a distant memory so we had to play games again. Games like Ever Oasis, Spellspire, Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood, and everyone's favorite, Pubg.
Episode Timeline
00:31 - Intro
01:35 - VGH #300 Quizdiculous
05:55 - PUBG
21:50 - Ever Oasis
34:18 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild, part #786341
41:20 - Spellspire
49:04 - Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
66:56 - Outro
E3 is here and it's time to second-guess all of our entertainment choices! Has Sony betrayed us? Is Monster Hunter real? Does playing Mario XCOM mean we secretly like Minions? Y can't Metroid crawl??
Episode Timeline
00:37 - Intro
00:55 - We love E3
06:53 - Emergency quiz show hype
08:12 - We looooove E3
11:40 - Minecraft for everyone*
12:20 - What is Sony Doing
14:34 - Microsoft’s open-world car and gun sandbox
22:35 - Shadow of the Colossus again
26:40 - Fake Monster Hunter game
36:34 - Yet Another Metroid 2 Remake
43:45 - Mario XCOM, Mario Minions, Mario Kirby
57:50 - Spider-man!!!!!!
65:13 - Everything was Skyrim
68:52 - Outro
Are you ready for a stupid murder vacation? We take a tour of one of the worst casinos in The Sexy Brutale, brush up on our Zelda photography skills, and discuss skeeball pro strats. Also, two Final Fantasy games that D.J.'s not playing.
Episode Timeline
00:42 - Intro
02:20 - VGH #300 Quiztacular
07:05 - We assure you we are hyped for E3
17:20 - Groove Coaster 3EX and skeeball
26:48 - The Sexy Brutale
38:14 - Night in the Woods
43:45 - Persona 3
46:50 - Zelda and scavenger hunts
58:46 - All The Final Fantasies
68:15 - Outro
It finally happened: We've surrendered to the Persona dimension. Enjoy a discussion of best girls, gourmet kings, and the cardinal rules of rhythm games. Then, we persona-fuse two of our favorite things: free-to-play mobile games and Final Fantasy.
Episode Timeline
00:21 - Intro
01:58 - VGH live at Red Lobster
07:35 - Persona 5
38:50 - Persona 4: Dancing All Night
47:30 - Persona 3
58:04 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
68:30 - Outro
We're back to playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild and wondering if it would be better as a sidescroller. Paul reunites with an old friend in Dead Cells, then goes looking for a new friend but finds Salt and Sanctuary instead. Randy plays stuff on his phone.
Episode Timeline
00:24 - Intro
01:50 - Zeldas
21:35 - Dead Cells
23:30 - Salt and Sanctuary
40:45 - Cinelinx
47:52 - Topsoil
54:40 - Persona 3
70:43 - Heroes of the Storm
77:20 - Outro
We venture into Dead Cells, the hot new metroidroguevaniasoulslike, and leave satisfied but missing 75% of our gold. We also try Prey and like it, except for a classic FPS character who won't stop making a cameo. Also, D.J. tries a new Final Fantasy.
Episode Timeline
00:18 - Intro
01:25 - Apology and retraction
03:33 - Dead Cells
30:15 - Prey
46:55 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
57:29 - Pandemic
70:25 - Heroes of the Storm
73:17 - Outro
For the inaugural meeting of Noodle Club, our expert noodlers evaluate the noodliness of games like What Remains of Edith Finch's Noodles, Heroes of the Noodling Storm, and Persona 3 Noodle.
Episode Timeline
00:45 - Intro
01:55 - Doing dailies
10:04 - Animal Crossing MMO
21:48 - What Remains of Edith Finch
29:53 - Persona 3
52:11 - Heroes of the Storm
66:42 - Outro
Randy gets trapped in a spooky house in only a raincoat. D.J. learns the high cost of expressing himself. And you won't believe what Paul's been playing.
Episode Timeline
00:24 - Intro
03:15 - The $7 emote
13:32 - Overwatch lootbox lore
25:13 - Little Nightmares
35:10 - Oh it's Zelda
45:40 - Kamiko
55:09 - Heroes of the Storm
67:30 - Paul’s surprise
73:08 - Outro
We take a break from playing Zelda and actually from playing video games at all to talk about real video games that don't exist, plus a secret video game that does! Also Zelda.
Episode Timeline
00:40 - Intro
01:38 - Persona 5
08:25 - The [E]nd of Nier
23:05 - Crawl
35:08 - Scoop'n Birds
44:35 - Mr. Shifty
56:10 - Surprise! It's Zelda
60:00 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
81:04 - Outro
Randy nearly doesn't reach the 30-hour milestone in Persona 5. D.J. takes baby steps towards spoiling Nier: Automata. And we bid a gruesome farewell to BoxBoy or whatever his name is.
Episode Timeline
00:24 - Intro
01:10 - Smoke weed every day
04:20 - Persona 5
20:50 - Suddenly Zelda
25:25 - Bye-Bye Boxboy!
38:20 - Nier: Automata (light spoilers)
53:14 - Sneak preview?
58:04 - Outro
Friendship ended with ZELDA — now PERSONA is my best friend.
Episode Timeline
00:24 - Intro
01:50 - Zelda Minute
03:10 - Self Care
09:40 - Persona 5
43:00 - Night in the Woods
58:25 - Nier Otto Motta
68:04 - Outro
We take a break (mostly) from Zelda to tread very carefully around Nier: Automata spoilers, slither through Snake Pass, and tumble in a typical horse-like fashion across the world in Everything.
Episode Timeline
00:24 - Intro
01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
08:50 - Nier: Automata
35:00 - Snake Pass
48:15 - Platformer anger
53:50 - Everything
67:30 - Outro
Entering our 100th hour of Zelda discussion, we talk how to make open worlds interesting, how to identify a suspicious leaf, and how not to get banned from international flights. Also, what's new in Splatoon 2 and whether that even matters.
Episode Timeline
00:18 - Intro
01:40 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
46:14 - 1 2 Switch
51:30 - Splatoon 2
61:09 - Outro
Randy and Paul tackle the burning questions of our time: Why does the Internet hate a video game they haven't played yet? What is the best video game ever, and why is it The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The answers might surprise you! Zeldaaaaaa
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
09:20 - Mass Effect.gif
16:39 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
75:45 - Outro
Randy voyages to the far-off land of Boston, Pennsylvania (?), to attend PAX East, play video games, eat cookies, and silently judge cosplayers. Erik Kubik (from The Gamer's Lounge) and Zenprime (from The Internet) join in on the fun.
Episode Timeline
00:30 - Intro
02:45 - PAX East
58:15 - Outro
Hey it’s the episode where we talk about the Switch and Zelda.
Episode Timeline
00:26 - Intro
02:45 - Nintendo Switch
29:10 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
82:40 - Snipperclips
89:18 - Outro
D.J. finds some misallocated Nintendo hardware. Randy politely declines offers for help in the wilderness. Paul's mistakes come back to haunt him 300 hours later.
Episode Timeline
00:32 - Intro
01:40 - Which HDMI port should Randy plug his Nintendo Switch into
06:35 - Nintendo Switch demo day
36:30 - Ghost Recon Wildlands
55:25 - The Witcher 3
73:01 - Fire Emblem Heroes & Nier
81:10 - Outro
Randy pulls rank to get his hands on that new Zelda game (give or take 13 years). Paul and D.J. continue chasing orbs in Fire Emblem Heroes, although they wonder why everyone's clothes keep falling off. Also, swords: Are they guns?
Episode Timeline
00:32 - Intro
02:35 - Mass Effect Andromeda
14:20 - Watch Dogs 2
17:05 - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
36:50 - Legend of Kusakari
40:48 - Fire Emblem Heroes
66:30 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest
74:02 - Outro
Randy meets new friends in Watch Dogs 2 and finds new ways to non-lethally kill them. D.J. knows a lot of things about Nier, since he's been playing it. And, finally, the big ball saga concludes.
Episode Timeline
00:40 - Intro
01:12 - Final Fantasy XIV
08:14 - Watch Dogs 2
38:15 - Nier
61:04 - Fire Emblem Heroes?
63:25 - Outro
Climb aboard one of the most exclusive railways as Conductor Courtney takes us a journey to Resident Evil 7...ville? Also we offer our wallets to Fire Emblem Heroes, and Paul admires the hexes in The Castles of Burgundy.
Episode Timeline
00:45 - Intro
02:03 - Pokemon Go is back!!!!!
04:30 - Self care
11:50 - Resident Evil 7
37:17 - Castles of Burgundy
56:20 - Fire Emblem Heroes
71:02 - Outro
Paul takes a break from his gaming break to play a little of the Diablos. Randy attempts to overcome his Dragon Quest fatigue with more Dragon Quest. D.J. wonders why there are suddenly so many weirdos in Final Fantasy prison.
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
00:55 - Apocalypse 2017
08:02 - Final Fantasy XIV
12:40 - Diablo III
28:18 - Dragon Quest VIII
57:20 - Boss Monster
68:45 - Outro
Paul takes a break from all the gammin to build cities on an island full of sheep. Randy continues to pursue his murderous agenda on the mean streets of San Francisco. And D.J. is strong-armed into playing that game he's always playing.
Episode Timeline
00:54 - Intro
01:20 - Board games and gaming funk
46:28 - Watch Dogs 2
59:58 - Final Fantasy XIV
68:03 - Outro
We're gaming like it's 2012 (or is that 1996?) by venturing into Diablo III's Diablo I tribute dungeon. We're also gaming like it's 2014 (Monument Valley), 2015 (The Witcher III), and March 3, 2017 (Nintendo Switch). except in certain European countries
Episode Timeline
00:36 - Intro
01:50 - Nintendo Switch
37:17 - Rise and Shine
48:12 - Diablo III
63:50 - Monument Valley
71:04 - Outro
Join us as we answer 2017's most burning questions: What is it like owning a dragon-cat-dog-bird-thing? How not-terrible is Watch Dogs 2? Is Paul stuck in an Animal Crossing time loop? What's your social security number? Also, D.J. attends a stage play.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Final Fantasy XIV: A Stage Reborn
05:35 - Mass Effect Andromeda
14:06 - Nintendo Switch
18:05 - The Last Guardian
34:11 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
49:26 - Watch Dogs 2
62:15 - Replica
68:35 - Outro
We reflect back on the games of 2016: the ones we loved, the ones we were only mildly enthused about, and the ones that made is stare blankly at our phones while we wandered into traffic.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - Uncharted 4
8:55 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
10:56 - Groove Coaster
13:38 - Dragon Quest Builders
20:22 - Final Fantasy XV
27:07 - Stardew Valley
29:40 - The Division
36:46 - Pokemon Go
41:04 - Paper Mario: Color Splash
44:05 - Gears of War 4
45:30 - Deus Ex New Game
49:15 - Doom
55:55 - Overwatch
1:00:06 - Inside
1:05:43 - The Last Guardian
1:11:17 - Oxenfree
1:20:00 - Outro
D.J. and Paul listen to how one classic Final Fantasy song has evolved over the series' 30-year history.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
05:20 - Final Fantasy
07:55 - Final Fantasy II
08:35 - Final Fantasy III
10:35 - Final Fantasy IV
13:55 - Final Fantasy VI
17:50 - Final Fantasy V
20:35 - Final Fantasy VII
25:43 - Final Fantasy VIII
30:36 - Final Fantasy IX
34:40 - Final Fantasy Tactics
36:36 - Final Fantasy X
42:06 - Final Fantasy XI
43:44 - Final Fantasy XII
47:30 - Final Fantasy XIII
49:45 - Final Fantasy XIV
1:00:42 - Final Fantasy XV
1:06:40 - Outro
SPOILER ALERT On this special mini episode, Paul is joined by his wife Courtney and they chat about their co-op play through of Batman: The Telltale Series. Spoilers abound!
Good riddance, 2016! We cap off the year with a mailbag full of your questions and a round or two or three or four of our beverages of choice. Who will get eaten this time??
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Drinking part 1
63:05 - Drinking part 2
110:20 - Outro
Put on your headphones and join us as we listen to the greatest video game music from this terrible year.
Episode Timeline
01:00 - Intro
01:54 - Drunktacular hype
03:40 - Beep bop music brooopp honk
77:00 - Outro
Paul embarks on the anime road trip of a lifetime. D.J. takes a (short!) break from rebuilding Alefgard to hang out with a robot buddy. Randy tries to figure out why everyone's dead.
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
01:40 - Drunktacular hype
07:10 - Final Fantasy XV
30:00 - Dragon Quest Builders
38:40 - Titanfall 2
52:15 - Alone with You
60:04 - Outro
Randy finds his new ninja lifestyle oddly unsatisfying. Paul is trapped in the PlayStation 1 zombie wasteland of his dreams. D.J. is also trapped, but in an annoying space pod. Also Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders.
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
02:19 - Drunktacular hype
08:35 - Ronin
24:20 - Capsule
35:10 - Ice Station Z
47:55 - Dragon Quest Builders
72:45 - Outro
We survived ExtraLife last week and then started playing even MORE games so we could chat about those GAMES this week. Games like Alphabet, Nium, and Letter Quest Remastered. Also this week: dogs and survival games.
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
03:30 - ExtraLife recap
08:06 - Alphabet & Nium
23:30 - The Long Dark
28:41 - Survival Game chat
42:30 - Letter Quest Remastered
60:34 - Outro and Dog stuff
Have some semi-coherent rambling after staying up too late playing video games. And then... our Extra Life live show, ha ha!!
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
18:41 - VGH Live
111:40 - Wrap-up
113:05 - Outro
Paul attempts to drag Randy and D.J. into the depths of the Civilization VI rabbit hole. D.J. is tricked into playing a video game by a spooky grandma. Randy learns about how the people of Norway benefit from sustainable energy.
Episode Timeline
00:48 - Intro
01:30 - Extra Life HYPE!
11:00 - Civilization VI
47:35 - Overwatch
64:08 - Balance
68:55 - More Extra Life
71:30 - Outro
Paul replaces homes with slightly nicer homes. Randy learns what to do about a soggy toad. D.J. decides to loiter in a vacant virtual house where the Target employees can't find him. And Nintendo introduces the Slapchop.
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
01:35 - Extra Life HYPE
12:50 - Nintendo Switch
33:10 - Dragon Quest Builders
50:10 - Viewer Mail
53:40 - Paper Mario Color Splash
63:30 - FFXIV/Overwatch Halloween events
67:04 - Anatomy
78:20 - Outro
Randy tries to determine if Paper Mario: Color Splash is finally the game that justifies the Wii U's, well... Wii U-ness. D.J. descends into Thumper's spooky rhythm dimension. And yes, Dragon Quest VII.
Episode Timeline
00:40 - Intro
01:04 - Dragon Quest VII
17:05 - Paper Mario: Color Splash
36:30 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival
44:20 - Thumper
60:04 - Chase: Cold Case Investigations: Distant Memories: The New Challengers: Revengeance 64
70:00 - Outro
We get a glimpse of Paul's nascent Dragon Quest Builders addiction as he recounts his time with the demo. Meanwhile, D.J. makes the responsible decision to only play games for 15 minutes at a time, and, doing the opposite, Randy plays Picross 3D.
Episode Timeline
00:40 - Intro
01:25 - Extra Life hype
10:30 - Dragon Quest Builders
27:30 - Dragon Quest VII
36:15 - Picross 3D 2
47:50 - Gravity Bone/Thirty Flights of Loving
57:20 - Stardew Valley
65:40- Outro
Paul and Randy revisit New Deus Ex's grim future where cybernetic superhumans can't stop breaking into their neighbors' homes to steal their snacks and drinks. Also, we play Virginia: The Official Game of the U.S. State, and Dragon Quest VII is.
Episode Timeline
00:40 - Intro
03:00 - Extra Life hype
10:15 - Deus Ex: New One
39:20 - Dragon Quest VII
52:12 - Cyberpunk Vegan/Booze Chat
55:00 - Virginia
72:10- Outro
By listening to this episode you will learn: how to select the appropriate robot dog for any situation; operating procedures for the Belus-07 railway vehicle in case of apocalypse; how to get through the first hour of Dragon Quest VII in only three hours.
Episode Timeline
00:38 - Intro
04:30 - ReCore
21:45 - The Final Station
34:10 - Dragon Quest VII
64:02 - Outro
Kitchen thievery in Overcooked, naked ninjas being shot out of cannons in Ninja Launcher, and Adam Jensen's sunglasses. One of those things is not like the other... but to find out you'll need to listen to this week's episode! Also: Randy is still (not) dead (hopefully) and we flashback to Flashback: The Quest for Identity.
Episode Timeline
00:38 - Intro
05:40 - Overcooked
22:18 - New Streetpass games
40:05 - Flashback
57:00 - Viewer Mail
63:45 - Outro
D.J. risks prison time playing AM2R, the Metroid II fan remake. Without Randy around, the conversation quickly devolves into Final Fantasy and Star Trek, but it's mostly because Paul played Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander. Mostly.
Episode Timeline
00:30 - Intro
01:02 - AM2R: The Return of Samus
25:10 - Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
37:50 - Star Trek Online
49:18 - Battlefield 1
60:05 - Outro
Paul and D.J. report in from the first ever PAX West. Hear about Dragon Quest Builders, The Silver Case, World of Final Fantasy, PAX Game Show Night, and more!
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
09:00 - Dragon Quest Builders
20:21 - World of Final Fantasy
24:14 - Dragon Quest VII
28:31 - Final Fantasy XII remaster
34:15 - Suda51 / The Silver Case / Gwent
49:38 - PAX Wrap-up
54:03 - Outro
D.J. finds a new way to play FFXIV in the Deep Dungeon, then rolls a healer in popular Internet meme, Overwatch, because maybe there's more to gaming than killing people. Meanwhile, Randy drops zillions of grenades on people in Deus Ex yeahhhh siicckkkkk
Episode Timeline
00:55 - Intro
05:50 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
37:16 - Final Fantasy XIV and MMO Roles
61:00 - Overwatch
77:04 - Final Backlog Attack XVI Update
84:03 - Outro
Randy continues his new life of intergalactic trading in No Man's Sky. D.J. watches people play every arcade game at once, then tries to come to terms with the final Final Fantasy. Paul explains how kitchens work.
Episode Timeline
00:52 - Intro
02:55 - Multibowl
14:31 - Deus Ex Go
30:25 - Overcooked
46:05 - No Man's Sky
74:10 - Final Fantasy V
87:05 - Outro
No Man's Sky is out so we can definitively answer everyone's remaining questions, like: Are there really 600 trillion planets, or did they just copy/paste the same 3 over and over? How do I shot gun? And which multiplayer mode is best? D.J. goes swimming.
Episode Timeline
00:52 - Intro
02:10 - No Man’s Sky
37:50 - Spaceplan
43:10 - Gotta Protectors
50:02 - Abzu
59:30 - Backlog Attack/PAX West
64:50 - Outro
Randy pops heads off (and back on again) in the 70s sci-fi-vania, Headlander. Paul is still playing only Monster Hunter. And D.J. would have finished Last Window by now if protagonist Kyle Hyde could drag himself out of bed at a reasonable hour.
Episode Timeline
00:38 - Intro
05:15 - Last Window
16:40 - Headlander
30:10 - Monster Hunter Generations
44:50 - Mekorama
50:38 - #badgames
62:32 - Outro
D.J. emerges from Final Fantasy XIV's deep dungeon to talk about its new Deep Dungeon mode. Paul navigates Batman through some jankiness. Randy has questions about Persona 4's take on hot social issues. Also: The final round of the Backlog Attack begins!
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
01:50 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst
12:25 - Persona 4
19:55 - Affordable Space Adventures
29:00 - Panzer Dragoon Orta
35:10 - Batman: The Telltale Series
65:00 - Final Fantasy XIV: Deep Dungeon
80:00 - Backlog Attack -August-
90:55 - Outro
In this audio series of dramatic podcasting you’ll find: an in-depth conversation about the new Nintendo NX, an emotionally charged soliloquy about Monster Hunter, some internal dialogue about Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, and even some comments about Ghostbusters!
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
01:55 - Weekly Movie Chat
14:41 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst
33:12 - Monster Hunter Generations
43:02 - Nintendo NX Chat
56:06 - Telltale's Crowd Play Feature
64:45 - Outro
**Pokemon Go? Check. Monster Hunter Generations? Check. Final Fantasy XIV? Check. Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel? Check. Yep, sounds like another show from your friends at Video Game Hangover. Also—this should be good—Randy plays Bloodborne.
Episode Timeline**
00:50 - Intro
01:55 - Dwayne Johnson chat
12:30 - Bloodborne
27:35 - Monster Hunter Generations
48:25 - Pokemon Go
66:10 - Persona 4 Golden
80:30 - Final Fantasy XIV: Deep Dungeon preview
85:55 - Outro
We look up from our Pokedexes just long enough to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic and also to discuss the Pokemon Go phenomenon. Also, did we play Resident Evil 7?
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
01:20 - Taco Bell Adventures
07:05 - Pokemon Go
32:10 - Resident Evil VII Demo
53:40 - Oxenfree
73:55 - Outro
As seasoned video gamers, we know a little about what makes a cool game. We strive to talk about only the coolest games every week. Like Boxboxboy. That's cool. Inside? (That's a game.) Also cool. The Return of Matt Hazard? Sorry. That's not a cool game.
Episode Timeline
00:50 - Intro
02:05 - Viewer Mail
16:10 - Undertale
33:40 - Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
48:08 - Inside
60:55 - Boxboxboy
68:25 - Steamworld Heist
73:55 - Outro
Paul plays Bloodstained and reports on the state of its found cuisine. Randy tries several extremely Japanese games, with mixed results. 13 years later, D.J. is ready to pass judgment on Deus Ex: Invisible War. Meanwhile, nobody played Mighty No. 9.
Episode Timeline
00:45 - Intro
05:45 - Bloodstained E3 demo/Mighty No. 9 fallout
28:55 - Rhythm Heaven Megamix
41:25 - Deus Ex: Invisible War
52:30 - Metal Gear Rising Revengeance
69:25 - The World Ends with You
73:45 - Backlog Attack
81:04 - Outro
The blips and bloops are back! We take a listen to some of our favorite game music mariachi covers, Groove Coaster remixes, and songs appearing in games that rhyme with Unsmarted: Jake's Fmortune.
Episode Timeline
02:40 - Intro
11:15 - Game Music Start!
73:45 - Outro
This year, at E3: Tom Clancy's robot dog! Norman Reedus's weird body! Games about war! Games about burritos! Typography! JRPGs that look like Mass Effect! And the Pacific Northwest, but everywhere!
Episode Timeline
01:30 - Intro
06:32 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
10:55 - God of War
13:58 - Gears of War 4
21:55 - Final Fantasy XV
29:35 - Resident Evil 7
41:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Subtitle
57:55 - Dragon Quest Builders
66:58 - Ghost Recon Wildlands
70:05 - Watch Dogs 2
78:41 - Outro
The Backlog Attack kicks off with three (maybe) classics: The World Ends with You, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Last Window. Nevertheless, we find time to sneak in a couple new games, like Steamworld Heist and The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine.
Episode Timeline
01:30 - Intro
09:10 - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
21:20 - Steamworld Heist
40:20 - Final Fantasy XIIIXIV
44:57 - Last Window
52:02 - The World Ends with You
58:20 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
68:30 - Outro
We continue our month-long deep analysis of the infamous Uncharted 4 scene where Nate eats his own brother. D.J. is still stuck in a Final Fantasy XIII hellworld. And the Backlog Attack returns!
Episode Timeline
01:15 - Weird intro
05:48 - Groove Coaster
09:35 - The first Foursquare murder
21:30 - Final Fantasy XIII
27:40 - Uncharted 4
48:45 - VGH Movie Talk
58:05 - Viewer Mail
64:10 - Backlog Attack 2016!
74:45 - Outro
Randy returns to describe Uncharted 4 with the very highest of adjectives, while D.J. is much less favorable on Final Fantasy XIII. Somewhere in between, Paul enslaves a mushroom race.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
05:20 - Stellaris and No Man's Sky
13:55 - Uncharted 4
29:46 - Resident Evil 6
39:49 - Final Fantasy XIII
52:05 - Viewer Mail
66:10 - Outro
We love games for the endless escapism they offer. Imagine charting unknown reaches of the galaxy from the comfort of your home! Imagine a man in Tokyo breaking your arms over the Internet! Imagine someone deliberately choosing to play Final Fantasy XIII!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:40 - Stellaris
31:33 - Groove Coaster 3
52:03 - Final Fantasy XIII
70:50 - Viewer Mail
77:50 - Outro
D.J. further develops his nuclear wasteland survival plan, abandoning guns altogether in favor of a large hammer. Randy parlays his solitaire mastery into success at the racetrack. And everyone loves Overwatch—they just aren't in love with it.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Nuclear Throne
18:20 - Ratchet & Clank
37:28 - Pocket Card Jockey
51:05 - Overwatch
81:05 - Outro
After being unceremoniously killed during the opening credits, Nathan Drake reflects on all the cool video games he never found time away from his life of adventure to play. Games like Nuclear Throne, Severed, Crusader Kings 2, and Quantum Break.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:45 - Not actual Uncharted spoilers
09:05 - Quantum Break
27:10 - Enter the Gungeon
30:25 - Nuclear Throne
43:20 - Crusader Kings 2
50:35 - Chrono Trigger
56:20 - Severed
68:50 - Azure Striker Gunvolt
81:05 - Outro
After ignoring warnings about dangerous walls, Paul, too, enters Enter the Gungeon. Randy detonates animals. Hyper Light Drifter remains mysterious. And D.J. reminisces about that time he played Yakuza 2.
Episode Timeline
00:00 – Intro
05:38 – The Division
19:20 – Exploding Kittens
31:35 – Enter the Gungeon
49:49 – Hyper Light Drifter
62:20 – Yakuza 2
69:03 – Outro
**We try out the Doom and Battleborn betas to see how they measure up to the Dooms and Battleborns of our youths. Randy tries Hyrule Warriors but in 3D, and D.J. embarks on a quest for a gun that shoots smaller guns.
Episode Timeline**
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - The Division
07:00 - Doom
25:58 - Battleborn
44:08 - Hyrule Warriors Legends
55:40 - Out Run minute/Enter the Gungeon
69:03 - Outro
Paul puts his other obligations on hold to take over a beer farm. With his 10 billion wives behind him, D.J. plans his new career as a stay-at-home paperweight. And Randy takes a break from The Division... a Quantum Break, that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:15 - NVM interview recap
10:10 - Quantum Break
35:40 - Stardew Valley
59:45 - Yakuza minute/Ultimate Kept Man Life
71:15 - Outro
Join us for this very special episode where Paul interviews one of the co-founders of the newly opened National Videogame Museum!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
46:45 - Outro
D.J. decides it's never too late to learn how to play video games and dusts off 3D Out Run and Streets of Rage 2. Paul reveals shocking dog secrets. Virtual reality sounds exhausting. And The Division continues.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:42 - VGH MMO Corner feat. The Division
27:13 - Dragon's Crown
34:30 - 3D Streets of Rage 2/3D Out Run
50:35 - We didn't get an Oculus Rift
57:15 - PlayStation IV-2
69:10 - Outro
**Randy and Paul run into other players behaving strangely in The Division's Dark Zone. D.J. can't stop liking Yakuza 2, but takes a break to share WAR stories (from the future) with Paul. From a distance, an unstoppable deer watches.
Episode Timeline**
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - VGH Movie Corner feat. Batman v. Superman
08:40 - Dark Zone thoughts
40:20 - Yakuza 2
44:05 - GTAV Deer Cam
48:50 - Black Ops III
61:45 - Outro
On this week’s show, D.J. is mysteriously absent. Instead of investigating his disappearance, Randy and Paul just chat endlessly about The Division, purpz, jumping jacks, and some tidbits from GDC 2016.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:55 - The Division
43:00 - GDC 2016
63:34 - Outro
D.J. redoubles his efforts to understand what's happening in Black Ops III but maybe would rather be hitting things with sticks. Paul explains adjustments to monster bone exchange rates. Randy reminds everyone about Uncharted 1. Peter Molyneux continues.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - RIP Lionhead, possibly Peter Molyneux
09:03 - Uncharted
12:44 - Hitman
22:15 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III
35:15 - Groove Coaster
42:25 - Fire Emblem: Fates
53:25 - Monster Hunter Generations
63:34 - Outro
Randy falls back into one of his bad habits, and it's not even the one involving plastic guitars. Paul is on better terms with Fire Emblem: Fates. D.J. takes a break in between Yakuzas to shill for Activision, if they even make games still.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro banter
04:56 - Yakuzas
11:02 - Fire Emblems
29:40 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III
44:45 - Guitar Hero Live
58:15 - Superhot
67:00 - Outro
Paul and Randy delve into distinguished author Tom Clancy's latest pet project, the massively multiplayer online shooter, The Division. Meanwhile, D.J. continues his quest to kick every gangster in Tokyo. Also, the new Fire Emblem is confusing.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro Burger
06:00 - Final Fantasy 14 Patch Day!
09:50 - Yakuza
27:30 - Tom Clancy's The Division
52:23 - Fire Emblem Fates
68:45 - Outro
Randy escapes from sea-prison only to immediately become lost in the woods. Paul gets owned by his wife despite his fearsome boulder arm. D.J. makes impulsive relationship decisions.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Randy Dickinson: Pro Vacationer
12:00 - Firewatch
40:50 - XCOM
48:06 - Cookie Clicker and the 10 Billion Wives
54:54 - Gravity Rush?
60:50 - Round 1 arcade
67:50 - Outro
Paul supplements his actual sickness with motion sickness courtesy of the Gravity Rush remaster. D.J. loves Strike Suit Zero and vows never to play another game in the series, but it's OK because there's a lot of dudes that need to be kicked.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Paul is dead/Super Bowl
05:58 - Gravity Rush Remastered
25:50 - Strike Suit Zero
45:20 - Yakuza
62:24 - Outro
How can we accurately judge The Witness to be the best ever made when it's so good that it causes all other games throughout history to cease to exist, destroying all basis for comparison? Also, reasons why we haven't started The Witness yet.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Weekly holographic squid concert discussion
08:50 - The Witness
34:40 - Grow Home
39:00 - Three Fourths Home
42:10 - Pokemon Picross
50:30 - Civilization V
62:40 - Strike Suit Zero
68:00 - Outro
The pastel-hued island fills you with a sense of familiarity and security. Turning to greet your old friend, Yoshi, you realize the figure before you is not the cuddly dinosaur of your youth. You freeze in horror as the fleshy mass burbles: "It's-a me."
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Snowzilla
08:40 - Yoshi's Wooly World
25:23 - Who's Your Daddy
41:52 - A Dark Room
47:20 - Photopia
59:20 - Groove Coaster and arcades
64:55 - Outro
We asked the top robotic minds at Google what the best games of 2015 were. When it turned out AIs don't have opinions, we deferred to our slightly less robotic stable of podcast hosts. Also, D.J. is pretty sure he's not poisoned.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - D.J. vs. The Bacon of Seafood
14:20 - Best games of 2015
61:30 - Outro
It’s been a weird week. DJ remains in exile in Japan. We’re sad about David Bowie. We’re still having fun with Just Cause 3 and Mass Effect 3. We’re fighting the allure of shiny new games while trying to find time for good old ones. So many feels.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - D.J. still in Japan update!
03:12 - Bowie...
30:40 - Just Cause 3 update!
41:25 - Mass Effect 3 update!
48:50 - Life in the Slow Lane
61:30 - Outro
Instead of assigning traditional review scores, we’re now rating games on their lunchtime equivalency: Just Cause 3 is a tasty soup/sandwich combo from Chili’s while Her Story and Undertale are worthy of the endless pasta bowl from Olive Garden.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Where's D.J.?
02:35 - On Top Ten Lists
08:15 - Her Story
22:20 - Undertale
32:00 - Just Cause 3
51:00 - Great Game Characters and Mass Effect
61:05 - Outro
We celebrate five years of podcasts by answering your questions about PlayStations, questionable roommates, dance hazards, literal game mechanics, regret, and Iron Man. Plus Randy makes the greatest sacrifice of all. But first... (bottle opening noises)
Episode Timeline
00:00 - THE FIRST PART
64:00 - THE SECOND PART
Put on some headphones and join us as we listen to our favorite game music of 2015, including Splatoon, Metal Gear Solid 5, The Witcher 3, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Bloodborne, Steamworld Heist, and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Best Game Music of 2015
60:05 - Street Fighter II giveaway
64:00 - Outro
**D.J. has more to say about Soma. Paul plays the wrong Fallout, but maybe he can mod it into the right one. Randy admits to using one of those virtual girl apps. But most importantly: How's that new Assassin's Creed?
Episode Timeline**
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Black Friday post-barricade chat
11:50 - Assassin's Creed Syndicate
32:15 - Lifeline
44:00 - Soma
55:00 - Fallout: New Vegas
71:40 - Outro
As Black Friday looms, it's important to keep your amiibos safe while revolving the screen to locate strange monsters. D.J. does so in REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR, a video game. Paul enjoys cats and TitS while Randy longs for a time when all crime is legal.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Amiibo hunter/Black Friday barricade tips
16:35 - SOMA
29:18 - REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR
35:18 - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash
44:15 - Bloodborne
53:50 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
59:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dinosaur Planet
70:15 - Drunktacular hype
72:40 - Outro
Need a reprieve from the wasteland? You're in luck, because we've been playing all the games that came out last week that aren't called Fallout, like Rise of the Tomb Raider and StarCraft II Part III. Also, how to play Downwell correctly.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Car talk
09:50 - StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
21:25 - Final Fantasy XIV
23:25 - Downwell
31:05 - Bloodborne
51:55 - Rise of the Tomb Raider
70:40 - Viewer Mail
74:55 - Last Call
80:00 - Outro
Last weekend we played games for 24 hours straight! Hear our thoughts about some of the games we played (and the important life lessons we learned). Bonus: This includes the mini show we recorded in the middle of the night.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Extra Life post-mortem
17:35 - Extra Life live show (Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Velvet Sundown)
43:50 - Destiny
54:20 - Galactic Hitman
57:50 - Dinner Date
61:20 - Super Mario Bros.
65:45 - Dark Souls
67:45 - Soma
71:50 - Outro
Paul adds to his cat collection with the newly translated Neko Atsume. Randy plays a TV spinoff mobile game that's Actually Good. D.J. attends a Final Fantasy concert and manages to not get arrested. And no one can remember the name of that one JRPG.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Final Fantasy: A New World / Halloween recap / Dean Cain
17:35 - Neko Atsume
25:30 - The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
34:55 - Legend of Legacy
41:50 - What's that game where you sacrifice a guy?
48:55 - Fantasy Life
54:45 - Rebel Galaxy / Escape Velocity / No Man's Sky / Elite: Dangerous / Endless Sky
67:05 - Extra Life
73:60 - Outro
Randy and D.J. don't talk about scary games this week, but they do chat about how much D.J. luvs Fantasy Life, Legend of Legacy (DEMO), and other stuff. Also: Randy has a great time playing Zelda: Triforce Heroes whilst wearing a dress and uses weird emoji!!!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Not talking Halloween stuff or Extra Life
20:25 - Legend of Legacy
29:10 - Fantasy Life
34:50 - Triforce Heroes
54:30 - Life is Strange (non-spoiler)
60:05 - Viewer Mail & Outro
Randy gives Chibi-Robo another chance with Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash. D.J. battles spooky blobs and touch controls in the new mobile sensation, Downwell. And Paul plays the latest Additional Content for his The Witcher 3 Video Game Product.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Extra Life
10:30 - Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone
15:25 - Dishonored
17:20 - Downwell
32:25 - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash
50:45 - Transformers
59:20 - Viewer Mail & Outro
D.J.'s Dishonored game meets its non-grisly end. For the second week in a row, Paul doesn't transform into a gun. And Randy prays a looming voice actor strike doesn't take Nolan North away. Bonus: A no-spoilers barred discussion of The Beginner's Guide.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Extra Life
11:40 - Transformers: Devastation
24:35 - Dishonored
38:25 - Voice actor strike
59:20 - The Beginner's Guide (SPOILERS)
88:10 - Outro
**We play Super Mario Maker and Transformers: The New One and don't talk about movies. Well, maybe a little. Randy takes time off from Animal Crossing but has mixed feelings about his new career as a Happy Home Designer. D.J. lives the Laserlife.
Episode Timeline**
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Weather & 90s TV Chat
11:05 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
15:50 - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
24:05 - Super Mario Maker
46:25 - Transformers: Devastation
59:40 - Laserlife
66:30 - Outro
D.J. reaches the end of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and it's about time. Paul climbs tall things in Ubisoft's latest Art™, Grow Home. Nobody plays Super Mario Maker. Randy reads some books.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:20 - Randy's existential summer vacation
16:40 - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer/Amiibo cards
35:40 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
44:15 - Grow Home
58:55 - Outro
Paul and D.J. compare notes on recent Metal Gears and come to the conclusion that maybe The Phantom Pain was Peace Walker all along!? Randy remains strangely silent. Also, how to cheat at Dishonored.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
04:50 - Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain VS. Peace Walker Ultimate Showdown Substance Subsistence VR Missions EXTREME
44:48 - Dishonored
65:12 - Outro
It's the spiritual sequel to episode 211 that everyone demanded: Your favorite characters return to talk about familiar games--like Metal Gear Solid V, and Ghost Trick, and Until Dawn--but in new and exciting ways.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
05:50 - Until Dawn
22:48 - Qube
29:50 - Final Fantasy XIV and Ghost Trick
36:05 - Anthology sequels
50:08 - Metal Gear Solid V
74:35 - Outro
Paul regales everyone with his Metal Gear Solid V antics, like: Attaching balloons to animals! Improper cardboard box use! Cassette tape theft! Meanwhile, Randy makes questionable vacation plans in Until Dawn and D.J. is still attacking his backlog.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Metal Gear Solid V
28:50 - Ghost Trick
35:30 - Dishonored
46:50 - Until Dawn
70:35 - Outro
PAX Prime is over and we're all still alive! D.J. has early impressions of Dragon Quest Heroes, Final Fantasy Explorers, Thumper, and Star Fox Zero. Randy raids some kind of tomb in Lara Croft GO and Paul is pleasantly confused by Metal Gear Solid V.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - PAX Prime
13:25 - Dragon Quest Heroes
16:12 - Final Fantasy Explorers
22:10 - Star Fox Zero
28:30 - Thumper
37:40 - Lore Live
45:55 - Backlog Attack wrap-up
53:30 - Metal Gear Solid V
59:30 - Lara Croft GO
59:30 - Viewer Mail
63:15 - Outro
John de Lancie joins us this week to chat about his favorite games like Dishonored, Tales from the Borderlands, Volume, and updates us on his Backlog. Also: Randy sounds like Bob Ross having sex to Jazz music, whilst eating Fig Newtons. Wat.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - PAX Primer
13:25 - Taco Tuesday Update
16:12 - Mark of the Ninja
22:10 - Dishonored
28:30 - Volume
37:40 - Tales from the Borderlands
45:55 - Vanquish
53:30 - Backlog Attack Winner and Recap!
59:30 - Fig Newtons
74:50 - Outro
Paul and Randy are stuck in Fallout Shelter while D.J. tap dances on somebody's face in Final Fantasy XIV's Frontlines. Also: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Mark of the Ninja, Dead Rising 3, and Super Mario Maker.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
06:55 - Fallout Shelter
18:58 - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
31:05 - Final Fantasy XIV
40:45 - Community Backlog Update
49:50 - Dead Rising 3
59:30 - Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes
65:50 - Mark of the Ninja
73:05 - Super Mario Maker
87:50 - Outro
The gang discusses the best reasons out of Gamescom to get an Xbox One, none of which are Mafia 3. D.J. wonders what would happen if Perfect Dark and Halo fought each other. Paul binges on episodes of Galak-Z. Randy spells seven words.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Gamescom excitement!!!!!!!!!
06:20 - Crackdown 3
12:20 - What would happen if they made a first-person shooter that was every first-person shooter
18:32 - Random Games!!!!!!
29:40 - Galak-Z
42:45 - Life Is Strange Episode 4
50:45 - Seven Little Words
59:50 - Outro & Uncharted 4 Ending chat
The whole gang is back together so it's time to talk about every video game: South Park, Gravity Rush, Rocket League, You Must Build a Boat, etc. Plus more Guacamelee racism, and D.J. discovers what happens when they put Battlefield into Final Fantasy.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
05:46 - Racist Viewer Mail
15:10 - South Park: The Stick of Truth
24:30 - The Wolf Among Us
29:10 - Gravity Rush
33:10 - LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
50:45 - You Must Build a Boat
59:10 - Rocket League
66:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
D.J. is joined by a mystery guest host who talks him through an Eorzean job crisis. The same mystery host, who is definitely not Paul because he's finished The Last of Us, wonders why Canadians are so racist towards Mexicans, maybe.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:30 - Viewer Mail
08:50 - The Last of Us (spoiler free)
12:30 - Guacamelee
22:15 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
47:00 - Gravity Rush
54:50 - Backlog Contest
59:05 - Outro
60:15 - The Last of Us (SPOILERS)
Damage Dealing Wizard Character can utilize the following abilities:
(10MP) Deal Damage
(25MP) Enhanced Deal Damage
(50MP) Superior Deal Damage
Upon reaching level 30, Damage Dealing Wizard Character can be promoted to Damage Dealing Sage.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Evo 2015
12:08 - Alphabear
29:00 - Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
41:10 - Geometry Wars 3
54:00 - South Park: The Stick of Truth
71:10 - Gravity Rush
71:50 - Last Call
75:05 - Outro
On this week's show, we play game music. Beat the summer heat with icy cooldown songs, exit music for games, and the raddest opening stages of the 90s.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Game Music!
65:20 - Outro
In the final act of VGHangover: The Garbage Trilogy, everyone's favorite crimefighter, the Batmobile, returns to shoot more missiles at spaceships. We discuss the first two episodes of The Wolf Among Us, and Her Story Is A Good Game You Should Play It.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
02:50 - Viewer Mail
24:10 - Batman: Arkham Knight
46:28 - Her Story
50:30 - The Wolf Among Us: Episodes 1 & 2 (SPOILERS)
68:05 - Outro
In case you were worried, we, too, have opinions on the Batmobile. Meanwhile, Xenosaga turns D.J. into a biblical scholar, or maybe he's just telling people that because it sounds cool.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Jake Kaufman, NUREN and VR
19:05 - Batman: Arkham Knight
50:48 - Xenosaga Episode III
65:15 - Mighty Switch Force!
72:08 - Outro
DESTINY MEGA-SHOW!!!! (Just kidding, please don't leave.) On our 200 millionth episode, backlog celebrity Al Parker joins us to uncover our true feelings about loot. We also get into Magicka (the old one), Dragon Age (the new one), and some cheap beer.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
06:35 - Backlog Attack: The Finalizing
17:05 - Dragon Age: Inquisition
24:01 - Tearaway
26:30 - Portal 2
30:54 - Monument Valley
34:42 - Beercade at Firefly!
42:20 - Magicka
47:22 - Multiplayer Game Tangent
51:25 - Loot Systems in Games
79:30 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Enjoy the winged tacos of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Her Story.
It’s E3 time again and we’re here with our impressions of all the latest Es!
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
07:45 - Bethesda
15:45 - Microsoft
31:05 - EA
34:45 - Ubisoft
40:20 - Sony
59:43 - Nintendo
85:45 - Outro
We ask the Crystal Ball of Gaming (totally real) to grant us our E3 wishes, like a release date for The Last Guardian (no), a new F-ZERO (no) or for Geoff Keighley to experience human emotion (no). Instead of playing that other game, D.J. builds a boat.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
04:23 - Still Bloodstained
10:30 - The Witcher III
25:52 - Not Final Fantasy XIV
29:04 - Xenosaga Episode III
37:38 - Splatoon & Puzzle Dragons
42:50 - You Must Build a Boat
51:00 - Pre-backlog update
57:40 - The crystal ball of gaming predicts: E3!
70:25 - DAREDEVIL
73:05 - Outro
It's Tacoless Tuesday! Paul forgot the Tacos YET AGAIN, so we're just gonna eat sum gaemz. On the menu this week: Elder Scrolls, but ONLINE. Dr. Mario continues to let his patients die, Lego T-Rex needs arms, and D.J. wholeheartedly supports Gradius.
We hear about an unexplored side of Splatoon from our resident kid and squid, Randy. D.J. alternates between angsty PNW teen and angsty Tokyo teen assassin. Paul refuses to set foot in a casino, but maybe a Witcher slot machine would change his mind.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:22 - Bloodstained continues
11:35 - Puzzle and Dragons, abridged
12:10 - Splatoon
35:48 - The Witcher III
43:30 - Life Is Strange episode 3
50:25 - Spelunky
51:35 - Short Peace/Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day
63:15 - Slot machines for the TRUE GAMMER
74:15 - Outro
The gang's all here for this super packed, and super awesome Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Tetris ULTIMATE, MASSIVE Chalice, THE Escapists (Shiv edition), and D4! So many time travelling shivs.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Tacos and Shivs
After years of anticipation, we finally discuss the international smash hit: Puzzle & Dragons. Paul plays a game about a beard albino. D.J. doesn’t play anything. Also, Backlog Attack 2015 looms.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
03:02 - Persona Update!
08:11 - D.J. goes to Portland
14:20 - Bloodstained Update!
19:45 - Episode 200 deets
24:05 - The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
48:04 - Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition
58:30 - Backlog Attack 2015: Pre-Pre-Pre-Backlogging
75:05 - Outro
This should just be called “The Witcher 3 Isn’t Out Yet”. We’re biding our time with Invisible Inc., Persona Q, Stretchmo, and Adventure Bar Story. We also ruminate on our lifelong struggles to balance gaming with being a productive member of society.
Episode Timeline
00:00 - Intro
06:51 - Invisible Inc.
26:45 - Stretchmo
37:15 - Aventure Bar Story
42:40 - Persona Q
52:30 - Git ur Grades Up!
68:15 - Viewer Mail
70:35 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week we have some Puzzles, Dragons, Marios and the monster hunter that slays them, in The Witcher 3.
When is a squid not a squid? When it's a human-squid girl/boy hybrid. But what if this hypothetical hybrid hu-squid were to transform suddenly into a full squid? A definitive answer eludes squidymologists to this day. Anyway, we played Splatoon.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:01 - Bloodstained Kickstarter
21:18 - Mario Kart 8
32:54 - Splatoon beta
53:05 - Mario Kart 64
57:40 - Super Smash Bros.
64:25 - Viewer Mail
82:35 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy and D.J. Paul chat a bit about Breach and Clear, ULTRATRON, Lost Orbit, Axiom Verge, Invisible Inc, and more!!! Much full taco tasty wow.
We regret to inform you that D.J. Ross died in the Burrito Wars of 2015. But Randy and Paul persevere and weigh in on Suicide Squad, PC gaming at E3, and a scheme to get gamers off their asses. Also, Cities: Skylines, Persona Q, and Never Alone.
Episode Timeline 0:00 - Intro 3:01 - Game night 5:00 - The Joker and Suicide Squad Chat 10:40 - Never Alone 23:25 - Cities: Skylines 34:05 - Persona Q 47:10 - PC Gaming at E3 GOES CRAZY!!!!!!!!!! 52:25 - Gamer Fitness GOES CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!11 68:45 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday, AND Cinco de Mayo! Whoa! Games, tequila and tacos, what more could you ask for? On the menu this week: Amiibo Tap, Ether One, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, and more!
Silent Hills is canceled and Konami is in the middle of self-destructing and we're just sitting here StreetPassing.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:01 - Game night
5:12 - Mario Kart 8
24:15 - Battleground Z/Ultimate Angler
36:58 - Nintendo Love
47:20 - Konami GOES CRAZY!!!!!
58:09 - Joker GOES CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
62:06 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Mario Kart DS... on the Wii U! A new Shadowrun DLC, State of Decay and the long awaited Broken Age Act 2.
Randy plugs in his Xbox One to make sure it plays video games, but all it does is play the new Star Trek trailer (which looks suspiciously like Star Wars). Meanwhile, Paul locks himself in a room and D.J. jumps off a cliff to avoid Superman's blood.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8:02 - Star Wars: Battlefront
16:04 - Batman v Superman
22:06 - Sunset Overdrive
34:37 - Escape Experts: Attic Panic
49:45 - Bloodborne/Dark Souls II
62:06 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Shovel Knight, and his crazy DLC! New Streetpass games, and for dessert we've got some Mario Kart Animal Crossing themed DLC, along with some Baby Park!~
Paul and D.J. get deep into Monster Hunter 4 fashion and this season's hottest armor skills. Meanwhile, Randy prefers to stay out of the spotlight with Monster Bag. Also, Pillars of Eternity, Mario Party 10, and smartwatches destroy civilization.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - The longest game
12:10 - Apple Watch
21:05 - Monster Hunter Stories/Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
38:54 - Monster Bag 4 Ultimate
48:02 - Pillars of Eternity
58:20 - Mario Party 10
66:04 - Viewer Mail
76:18 - Outro
Randy seeks relief from his third unrelenting week of The Order: 1886 by playing a game about boxes. Paul searches for the correct set of buttons to beat Helldivers, D.J. spends the weekend watching a Call of Duty video, and Final Fantasy XIV... ends?!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:02 - Hilarious Internet April Fools jokes
4:05 - Early Access Chat
14:07 - Code Name: STEAM
25:45 - The Complete Call of Duty
31:58 - Helldivers
48:01 - The Order: 1886
54:24 - Boxboy
60:58 - Final Fantasy XIV: Before the Fall Part II
71:35 - Super Smash Bros. DLC shenanigans
82:42 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week, the NEW 3DS gets its very first semi-exclusive in Xenoblade Chronicles. Also: Tower of Guns, Bastion on the PS4, and Stealth Inc. 2!
We get in touch with our inner time traveling tweens in Life Is Strange episode 2, the most steampunk game since The Order: 1886. Also: Why the Zelda delay is good, why Master Chief is bad, and a new Mass Effect?
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - No Zelda for U
8:05 - Halo/Mass Effect
16:04 - Life Is Strange
39:02 - Nintendo Chat
50:05 - Spotify
57:18 - Viewer Mail
65:10 - Outro
It's a super sized Taco Tuesday! 4th Meal, 24/7, running on Dunkin, Doritos and Mountain Dew. On the menu this week: Dual, Run Sackboy Run, Story of Seasons, Axiom Verge, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, and yet another FFXIV patch. PSA: Stop giving your player base free content Square.
Hideo Kojima stops by to clear up rumors about his future with Metal Gear. Paul's plan to organize his space crew fails spectacularly. D.J. plays Project DIVA, the most embarrassing rhythm game yet. Randy spends time with The Order: 1886, a video game.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
8:50 - The Order: 1886
23:24 - Project Diva F 2nd
30:05 - Space Team
37:20 - Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores
40:08 - Metroid Prime
47:40 - What's going on with Hideo Kojima?
61:45 - Viewer Mail
73:22 - New music by Robots with Rayguns
75:10 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Borderlands The Handsome Collection, Life is Strange Episode 2, BLOODBORNE, and surprise Dragon Age DLC.
We're doing #MetroidMarch right by replaying the series's best. Like Metroid: Code Name: STEAM, Metroid: Q*bert, Metroid: Monster Hunter and the game many consider an all-time classic, Metroid: Jak and Daxter Collection.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:25 - Neverending PAX East fallout
14:50 - Metroid Prime
27:53 - Final Fantasy XIV/Triple Triad
29:20 - Q*bert Rebooted
37:24 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
52:53 - Jak and Daxter Collection
61:30 - Code Name: STEAM
71:35 - Last Call
74:10 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Oceanhorn, Woolfe, Mario Party 10, Final Fantasy Type-0 and the great Battlefield ever.
Just how far is one man willing to go to attend PAX East? When traveling through a late winter snowstorm by train, the correct answer is "approximately 400 miles".
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
4:23 - PAX East 2015
65:04 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy is joined by Chris Gregory to dish on this week's latest bites. On the menu: Codename STEAM, Hotline Miami 2, Ori and the Blind Forest, DMC, and Assassin's Creed: Rogue.
Please enjoy this episode full of PAX East hype that we recorded before they canceled the East Coast. Also: skateboarding, French lessons, Star Trek timelines, giant chickens, and we try to uncover the origin of #MetroidMarch. (Spoiler: We invented it.)
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - PAX East hype feat. dramatic irony
6:35 - Star Trek Online remembers Leonard Nimoy
15:20 - Final Fantasy XIV
25:11 - Hyrule Warriors & Amiibos
33:44 - Ironfall: Invasion
41:31 - Trivia Crack
44:38 - OlliOlli2
51:11 - #MetroidMarch: Metroid Begins
58:30 - Viewer Mail
74:10 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Ikari Warriors and Contra. On the menu this week: Hell Divers, Olli Olli 2, La-Mulana EX, and Mario vs Donkey Kong.
It's the Vita's 3rd birthday, so naturally we celebrate by playing 3DS games all week. More Monster Hunter 4, some Majora's Mask, and Tetris Ultimate. Also Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, which is on neither 3DS nor Vita.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:15 - PAX East hype/PAX South unhype
11:50 - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
17:26 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
34:20 - Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
36:00 - Tetris Ultimate
44:10 - PS Vita turns 3
58:30 - Viewer Mail
64:14 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On this week's show we discuss House of Cards Season 3 (???), and Frank's new obession with Final Fantasy 14 in lieu of his Call of Duty addiction. Weird!!!
Randy rewinds time to save Clock Town in the remastered N64 classic, The Order: 1886, and Paul and D.J. get their claws into Capcom's latest hunting action game, The Order: 1886. We also wonder what's up with Peter Molyneux (creator of The Order: 1886)
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Better Talk Saul
8:55 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
25:50 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
41:20 - Xenosaga and Twitch Streaming
45:50 - Peter Molyneux'd
69:25 - A very special Lore in a Minute
71:14 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday, and boy are our arms tired! On the menu this week: Blek, Q-bert Rebooted, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. Also this week, D.J.'s game of the year 2017, The Order 1886.
Where were you the night before Nintendoom? We were getting our affairs in order playing Freedom Wars and copying our 3DS games onto progressively smaller memory cards. Randy and Paul keep playing Shadow of Mordor. D.J. doesn't talk about Final Fantasy.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:15 - Nintendoom Eve
11:29 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
17:55 - Freedom Wars
27:18 - D.J. streams Xenosaga Episode III
32:45 - Shadow of Mordor
48:45 - Kick and Fennick
56:15 - The Legend of the TV Series of Zelda
69:54 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! We start our meal off with Evolve, just to whet our appetites. Nintendo was also kind enough to release a smorgasbord of games for the main course: Majora's Mask, Monster Hunter 4, Moon Chronicles and more!
Once a year, a legendary lobster crawls out of the sea to tell tales of time-traveling high schoolers and historical steampunk lions. Unfortunately, we missed the lobster again. Fortunately, we're perfectly capable of telling you those stories ourselves.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Animal Crossing
9:08 - Code Name: STEAM
20:28 - Life Is Strange
39:38 - RIP Joystiq
41:58 - Nintendo Creator's Program
58:30 - Last Call
62:04 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Pix the Cat, #IDARB, Unmechanical, and Gunman Clive 2~
Live from San Antonio, VGH is at the first ever PAX South expo! We're joined by some special guests to talk about the games we played, the costumes we saw, and, of course, Yasumi Matsuno.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - PAX South!
60:08 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Grim Fandango: Remastered, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Dying Light and Life is Strange. Munch munch yum yum!
After a two-year hiatus, we've finally released a new show. Randy and D.J. are excited for more Rock Band, while Paul tries to remember which game he played with a plastic guitar. Also: Suikoden, The Marvellous Miss Take, Mordor, and Super Smash Bros.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - PAX South hype
5:40 - Suikoden I and II
15:14 - The Marvellous Miss Take
18:46 - Shadow of Mordor
37:33 - Super Smash Bros.
43:30 - Rock Band IV: A Rockband Reborn
56:42 - Viewer Mail/Last Call
69:04 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! It's a super Texan Taco Time Tour of games! On the menu this week: Resident Evil, Saints Row, The Witcher, and Final Fantasy 15. Just kidding. It's Final Fantasy 14 again.
On last week’s show, we looked back on our favorite games of last year. This week, we’re looking ahead at our most anticipated games of 2015. We’ll also weigh in on some of the announcements from this week’s Nintendo Direct.
0:00 - Intro
2:05 - PAX South hype
5:40 - Nintendoom
22:14 - 2015 Hype Train!!!!!!!!!!
61:15 - Outro
It turns out there were a few games in 2014 that weren't completely bug-ridden and disappointing! (Oops—positivity!) We scrounge up a handful of our absolute favorite games from last year—some from totally unexpected places.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
5:05 - New music: Inverse Phase
9:43 - The Best of 2014
69:46 - Outro
Happy New Year! Join D.J. as he rings in 2015 with a million-year prison sentence, courtesy of Freedom Wars.
It's here: Our biggest end-of-year drunktacular yet, featuring all your calls and questions! Grab your beverage of choice and help us bid farewell to the nightmarish hellstorm of 2014. Batteries not included.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Drunktacular 2014
75:00 - Intermission
76:20 - Drunktacular 2014 Continues
150:00 - Outro
It's the final Taco Tuesday of 2014! On the menu this week: Metal Gear Tacos, Xeodrifter Tacos, Kalimba Tacos and some 15 year aged Suikoden Tacos!
The blips and bloops are back: It’s time to listen to some of our favorite game music of 2014.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
7:10 - Best Game Music of 2014
51:35 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Our recipe this week: a little sprinkling of Lara Croft, a dash of Threes, a pinch of Phoenix Wright and a scoop of King of Fighters. Bake for 30 mins. ???. Tacos.
It was a close call, but we decided to play video games this week. Paul comes crawling back to Dragon Age Inquisition, and no matter how hard he tries, D.J. can't seem to escape from Assassin's Creed.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Steam Broadcasting
7:15 - Drunktacular Hype
16:20 - Dragon Age Inquisition
34:33 - Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
54:20 - Outro
It's a turkey filled Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: A high ranking officer named Toad, a bunch of NES Remixes, Ubisoft's latest opus, and some bastards. You're all bastards. (Just kidding we love you)
It's our littlest big show ever! D.J. tries Smash Bros.' first HD outing, Randy makes new friends in LittleBigPlanet 3, and Paul is having an amazing time with Dragon Age Inquisition... BUT.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Drunktacular: Call in!
7:15 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
27:28 - LittleBigPlanet 3
43:30 - Dragon Age Inquisition
64:20 - Outro
Ubisoft will tell you what this episode is about after you've finished downloading it.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Drunktacular Begins
7:48 - Mad Men Noire/Jon's Hamm
13:35 - 0h h1
23:18 - Stealth Inc 2
34:26 - Mario Kart 8
42:05 - Fantasy Life
46:26 - Broken games and bad embargoes
62:45 - Outro
It's the largest TACO TUESDAY EVER. Full 5 course meals, no breaks omg taco taco. Randy and Paul are joined by Josh and Chris to discuss EVERY GAME EVER COMING OUT THIS YEAR.
80 Days spent driving in Tha Crew. Ubisoft's game is kinda poo. Randy spots a Hyrulian boob. He uses the Pro Controller 'cause he's not a noob. Fantasy Life. Much dynasty.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Fantasy Life
26:10 - 80 Days
43:40 - Hyrule Warriors
58:44 - The Crew
62:24 - Viewer Mail
66:05 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy is joined by Eric Peterson this week to chow down on some Assassin's Creeds, Halo Master Chiefs, Lego Batmens, and even a little Tetrises. Dem tacos made from luv.
Fantasy Life is here and between the three of us, we've been playing it 24/7. We discuss how our new lives are living up to our expectations. Also, crafting things in games, and real-world anxiety over imaginary houses.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:55 - Fantasy Life
29:30 - The Eorzean Housing Crisis
41:25 - Arts and crafts
68:10 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! It's also Election Day in the US, go vote. On the menu this week: indie sensation Call of Duty tries to get out from behind the shadow cast by the goliath A Bird Story.
Last weekend we played games for 24 hours straight, and boy are our arms tired! Get the post-Extra Life scoop as we try to recap hours of Civilization, Sleeping Dogs, and a salacious murder mystery. Then we get spoooooooooky with Neverending Nightmares.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
4:40 - Extra Life
7:15 - Civilization: Beyond Earth
10:15 - Spelunky
14:08 - Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
15:40 - Rex Rocket
19:35 - Sleeping Dogs
27:05 - Random Extra Life Tidbits
30:35 - Velvet Sundown
47:00 - Neverending Nightmares
62:40 - Last Call
69:05 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! D.J. is joined by Final Fantasy expert Pete this week. On the menu: a new Final Fantasy 14 patch, Sunset Overdrive and Freedom Wars for the PSP Vita...? That can't be right, the Vita isn't real.
This weekend is Extra Life and we're half-psyched up, half-questioning the decisions that have brought us to this point. Before that, though: Randy is excited about Android apps, D.J. is excited about SOMETHING, and Paul discovers his fursona.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Ali
4:20 - Extra Life
17:05 - Podcast Apps: Retribution
24:45 - -en Isolation
38:05 - Dust: An Elysian Tail
44:48 - Monument Valley
53:20 - Rex Rocket
58:18 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival
71:38 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week we feast on Bayonetta 2 and Fantasy Life! Anyone want to join us in chopping some wood and then go surfing on a jet plane? Mmm.
Join us for a chat about unemployment and games that sound like the following: Smashing Brothers, Sleepy Dogs, Alien Insulation, Fribbage, Spelarky, and Baynaretta 2.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:32 - Smash Bros.
10:20 - Extra Life
15:38 - Spelunky
17:45 - Ghosts and Unemployment
21:50 - Alien: Isolation
33:00 - Bayonetta 2
51:15 - Sleeping Dogs
57:20 - Fibbage
63:35 - Last Call
71:28 - Outro
It's the most exciting Taco Tuesday ever! On the menu this week: Star Trek Online: Delta Rising! Borderlands The Pre-Sequel!! The Evil Within!!! Get hyyyyyyypppppppe!
It's an event witnessed only once a console generation—something that die-hard fanboys will be frothing about to the uninitiated for years to come. That's right—a good Lord of the Rings game. Also, we played Super Smash Bros. 4.
0:00 - Intro
3:32 - Announcements
11:08 - Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
31:28 - Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
49:55 - Loopin' around
64:40 - Last Call
70:02 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week, we have Alien: Isolation, Pix the Cat, Dracula X, Skylanders and the triumphant return (arrival???) of Vib Ribbon! Cripsy, fresh, delicious.
We haven't played Shadow of Mordor yet but that doesn't keep us from talking about it and the sleeper hit phenomenon. Also, Luftrausers, The Last of Us Remastered, and Borderlands 2 on the Vita.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
6:35 - Borderlands 2
17:50 - Luftrausers
26:36 - The Last of Us
38:55 - Shadow of Mordor
45:48 - Sleeper hits
63:02 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday and Anthony Ferro joins D.J. and Paul this week! On the menu: Smash Bros, Shadow of Mordor, Super Win the Game, and Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day. These tacos won't eat themselves, dig in!
Time for a road trip with your favorite anime bros! D.J. returns to Bravely Default while Paul discovers LEGOs and walks down a hallway. Also, Final Fantasy XV, Monster Hunter, and Animal Crossing—must be Tokyo Game Show.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
4:47 - Bravely Default
12:38 - LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
23:30 - PT
37:05 - Final Fantasy XV
50:05 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
52:28 - Viewer Mail
54:00 - Last Call
63:02 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! It's a very special menu this week as we feast on Disney Infinity 2.0. Special guest "Randy Dickinson" joins us to let us know what's up with all these Marvel characters. Much hero. Wow.
Are there any more new video games in 2014? We get to the bottom of this controversial issue. Also, we played Smash Bros. on a 3DS, how weird.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
8:25 - Infamous: Second Son
13:55 - Infamous: First Light
19:05 - Velocity Ultra/Velocity 2X
31:02 - Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
43:08 - New Video Games to Be Available for Purchase in the Fall of 2014
71:12 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Tonight we dine on video game soup, made from tacos! On the menu this week: Theatrhythm, Fibbage, Kickbeat, and Murasaki Baby.
This is it! We finally tackle the GamerGate controversy, hold on to your butts! We also chat about games like the new Layton vs Wright and Code of Princess, but who cares about that? RAGE. MORE. IMPORTANT.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Ode to Dreamcast
7:05 - New 3DS
17:05 - Layton vs Wright
27:40 - Code of Princess
32:40 - Gaming Culture
59:11 - Last Call
64:08 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy and Paul devour some Destiny, indulge in a little NHL 15, and have some bitesized Tappingo 2 with a side of Velicobox to finish off their meal. DESTINY, DESTINY, DESTINY. O_O Destiny
We've got the hottest scoops and the biggest beetles from PAX Prime in Seattle. Scoop on Super Smash Bros., Freedom Wars, Below, Firewatch, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and maybe more! Also, we crown 2014's Summer Backlog champion!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
6:28 - Backlog Attack
25:00 - PAX Prime
32:28 - Super Smash Bros.
36:30 - Below
41:35 - Freedom Wars
46:10 - Gauntlet
47:45 - Firewatch
52:58 - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
62:45 - Last Call
67:48 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy and Paul gorge on a menu of delicious new releases that include: The Sims 4, Dead Rising 3, The Fall, Steamworld Dig, Danganronpa 2, and Don't Starve. The summer drought is OVER.
After a few harrowing weeks of real life, D.J. returns to Halo world and Randy gets involved in a dastardly moon bombing plot. Meanwhile, Paul finishes Alan Wake and probably played XCOM: Enemy Within. Also, Swing Copters.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
8:00 - Swing Copters
17:15 - CounterSpy
27:52 - Alan Wake
35:28 - X-COM: Enemy Within
43:19 - H4lo
53:00 - Backlog Attack
57:48 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Naturally, with football season upon us, we're talking Madden. Special guest Josh Brown aka The Noyse joins us this week as well! Also on the menu: Layton vs Wright, Infamous Second Son DLC, and Azure Striker Gunvolt!
Prepare for an evening of intrigue with THE MAGICIAN RANDY! Gasp in terror as THE MAGICIAN RANDY spouts a litany of conjurations and summons apparitions to do his uncanny bidding! Afterward, THE MAGICIAN RANDY will play the latest Metal Gear.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:51 - Game Night
5:48 - Goat Simulator
13:35 - Rex Rocket
22:59 - Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
37:30 - Guardian Heroes
42:25 - Backlog Attack
48:15 - Better with age
67:20 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy and Paul are joined by the legendary Todd Person, aka Goldbug74. On this week's menu: CounterSpy, Diablo 3: ULTIMATE Evil Edition of Doom, Plants vs Zombies: Modern Gun Edition, and Detective Grimoire.
We take a leisurely stroll through the forest with Alan Wake, this year's most stubborn Backlog Attack game. Less leisurely, we shoot laser guns in Rex Rocket and wonder what's going on in Killer Is Dead. Finally, there might be a new Silent Hill game.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:18 - Game Night
6:22 - Alan Wake
16:00 - Killer Is Dead
27:15 - Rogue Legacy
33:48 - Rex Rocket
47:30 - GamesCom
63:55 - Viewer Mail
74:05 - Outro
Paul takes a spooky vacation in Alan Wake, Randy deals with the antiquated artifact that is Zelda: A Link to the Past, and D.J. doesn't know what to make of Rogue Legacy, but he's pretty sure he hates being colorblind. Final Fantasy XIV returns briefly.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:58 - Alan Wake
20:50 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
34:00 - Rogue Legacy
48:30 - Final Fantasy XIV
52:05 - Backlog contest update
58:14 - Last Call
66:30 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week we start off with a lite bite, The Swapper. Our main course will be a combination platter of Metrico and Rex Rocket. All in Taco form.
This week, at the 155th annual VGHangover Con: MORE Halo! MORE Assassin's Creed! That game about the bird and fish! How to win a cool video game of your very own! And a date with Destiny!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
5:55 - Goldbug_74 Appreciation
7:00 - Entwined
13:35 - Destiny
29:15 - Halo: Reach
38:28- Assassin's Creed 4
47:00 - Backlog Attack contest
51:30 - Who wants to go to a convention?
79:12 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! D.J. is joined by special guest The Noyse, and the chow down on The Last of Us: Remastered, and Rogue Legacy.
Historians value Ben Franklin's almanac for the tall tales writ upon its pages (20 in Boston, 16 in New York). Stories of shrieking elves and cooperating robots delighted colonists able to parkour the rooftops to recover the First American's scrawlings.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
4:33 - Halo: Reach
15:44 - Zelda: A Link to the Past
23:02 - Assassin's Creed IV: Ben Franklin Dances Wild
31:03 - Divinity: Original Sin
44:15 - How I Learned to Stop Playing Solo and Love Co-Op Gunbroing Everything
62:45 - Viewer Mail
64:36 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Oddworld, Comic Workshop, My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant, and OlliOlli!
Raise shields! Charge engines! Calibrate the thing! Fire missiles! Assassinate a guy! Reroute auxiliary power! Touch primary booty! Engage hyperspace uncle! Watch electronic sports!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
6:25 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
12:25 - Halo: Reach
22:48 - FTL: Faster than Light
30:28 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
33:18 - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
44:45 - eSports
63:43 - Outro
This week's show is a celebration of the modern retro game, like Halo 3 and ZombiU. We also talk about Shovel Knight, since it would be a shame if we didn't.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
5:30 - Game Night
9:20 - Shadowrun: Dragonfall
13:50 - To the Moon
22:00 - ZombiU
35:15 - Halo 3: ODST
43:10 - Shovel Knight
54:20 - Modern retro games
64:06 - Last Call
65:25 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! We find ourselves in need of a Final Fantasy 14 expert, and so our buddy Pete joins us today to tell us all about the new FF14 2.3 PATCH! Also Wolves.
The Backlog Attack returns! We pick out three more stacks of unfinished games that we're dying to cross off our lists. We also talk Hitman Go, The Wolf Among Us, and that game about the island and the tomodachis, while Paul experiences a traumatic event.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Game Night and Sci-Fi Movies
10:20 - Hitman Go
19:39 - Tomodachi Life
27:48 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf
37:00 - The Wolf Among Us
42:33 - Backlog Attack 2014
59:35 - Last Call
63:45 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Castlevania III, Muramasa Rebirth, Towerfall Ascension, Dead Space 3.
On the show's 150th birthday, we, the podcasters, reflect upon Video Game Hangover's storied past and the indelible impression it's left on the Internet. Actually, we just talk about Mario Kart and Watch Dogs, two popular video games.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Game Night/Backlog preview
8:48 - Mario Kart 8
27:18 - Watch Dogs
45:28 - Final Fantasy XIV
53:35 - Nintendo Land
60:55 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: GAMES! We'll start our meal with Eliss, move on to the main course of Shovel Knight, and finish off with a finely aged re-release of Another World.
Randy and D.J. team up for an extra curmudgeonly post-E3 episode while Paul is away doing Things.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:48 - Code Name: STEAM
12:55 - Violence
25:40 - Women
41:20 - Outro
It's an all Veggie Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Mutant Blobs, UFC, Double Dragon, and even a little racing action in AiRace Xeno.
It's E3 and we're covering the main events LIVE from the comfort of our bedrooms and after the show has ended. We're excited to play with toys and take Halo online, and we correctly predict Nintendo's steampunk Abraham Lincoln strategy game. Incredible!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Microsoft
22:00 - Sony
41:45 - Nintendo
64:55 - Outro
We’re joining forces with Will and JD from 2 Ninjas 1 Podcast to get hyped and share predictions for next week’s massive E3 gaming expo. Together we’re twice as powerful!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
6:55 - Microsoft
22:34 - Sony
45:00 - Nintendo
58:00 - Ubisoft, EA, Etc.
68:50 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week, Street Fighter 4: ULTRA Edition, Pixel Junk Shooter: ULTIMATE Edition, and Tomodachi Life: REGULAR edition.
Attention astronaut: There’s been a terrible accident and now you have just 60 minutes of oxygen remaining. Better spend them listening to this episode about a talking sword and big worms.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro 7:11 - Game Night 8:20 - Wii U adventures 15:55 - Transistor 34:00 - Escape from the Moon Base 41:48 - Games without comparison 59:30 - Viewer Mail 62:50 - Outro
Two huge releases calls for our BIGGEST Taco Tuesday yet! D.J. and Paul are joined by Courtney and Russ to discuss Watch Dogs, and Mario Kart 8!
Are you the ultimate fanfiction author/biker gang leader? If so, you're invited to attend this podcast where we discuss your particular talents. Please watch out for potential murderers and/or time travel hazards. This episode is better without Kinect.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro 4:25 - Super TIME Force 15:00 - Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 25:12 - You Have to Win the Game 33:05 - Better without Kinect 47:15 - Nintendo's mysterious E3 3DS mystery 55:25 - Viewer Mail 56:30 - Last Call 59:55 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! D.J. is joined by community member Nathan Ortega to discuss two of this week's biggest games: Transistor and Wolfenstein!
To free us from the tyranny of car keys, we all get cybernetic implants. Also, we played some video games: FTL: Advanced Edition, Mega Man 3, and Mario Golf: World Tour. This episode is available to tomodachi of all races and sexual orientation.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro 4:56 - FTL: Advanced Edition 12:10 - Mario Golf: World Tour 22:32 - Mega Man III 29:43 - #Miiquality 38:00 - Cyborgs among us 46:30 - E3 predictions and rumors 58:25 - Last Call 63:10 - Outro
This week, we take golf very seriously.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
5:50 - Viewer Mail
7:35 - Dark Souls II
24:30 - Shadowrun: Dragonfall
33:35 - Mario Golf: World Tour
47:00 - Games that deserve the Telltale treatment
58:40 - Last Call
66:10 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! D.J. and Paul gorge on a smorgasbord of delicious games this week including: Sportsfriends, Mega Man, and they even chat a little Vita 2000!
This week's show tackles grown-up issues like depression, anime, and life with eight arms. Also, more Microsoft and Xbox One chat as per usual, and Video Game Community Theater brings its own mailbag.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:58 - Game Night / Viewer Mail
16:00 - Octodad
26:33 - Actual Sunlight
33:55 - Short Peace
41:35 - Video Game Community Theater: Animal Crossing
45:20 - Microsoft TV TV TV TV
62:00 - Last Call
66:10 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! D.J. gets confused and chomps down on a quesadilla while Randy and Paul hype this week's games... or something. On the menu this week: Mario Golf, Child of Light, and Picross E4!
We still have a few more games from PAX East to talk about, as it turns out. Meanwhile, 119 million Gameboys still work after 25 years, Randy scoffs at the meager challenge of Mario 3, D.J. crashes planes, and Paul hates the Steam controller.
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Game Night
7:45 - Chasm
15:50 - PAX East and Indie Chat
20:18 - Drunken Robot Pornography/Steam controller
27:30 - Rats: Time Is Running Out
30:15 - Strike Vector
36:42 - Super Mario Bros. 3
44:55 - Gameboy 25th Anniversary
58:50 - Last Call
68:30 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! We have a light menu of some delicious appetizers today: Dark Souls II, NES Remix 2 and to finish off your meal we have some Octodad!
Randy and D.J. (with a little help from the VGH community) report in from PAX East. Thousands of gamers and only some of them are wearing deodorant!
It's a special all Texas Taco Tuesday! On the menu today: Trials, Pure Chess, Super Mario Bros 3, F-Zero and of course... Final Fantasy 14?
Randy and D.J. are going to PAX East this year so Nintendo, Sony, and friends don't have to. But why is that exactly? We also discuss Vlambeer's indie guilt, Batmanstlevania, Final Fantasy, and, as always, baseball.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Game Night/PAX East hype
7:45 - Rusty's Real Deal Baseball
15:50 - Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
24:13 - The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2
33:49 - Final Fantasy XIV
40:20 - PAX East no-shows
47:20 - The Guilt of the Video Game Millionaires
56:58 - Last Call
59:00 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu today: RBI Baseball, Lego Hobbit, Titanfall (again?!), Wario Ware, and a new Kirby game! Mmmm hmmm!
Are The Elder Scrolls Online? Do they have to be? We launch a full investigation. Also, Paul makes an impulse purchase, Randy climbs to the top of a building, and you'll never guess what D.J.'s doing.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Game Night
8:28 - Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
16:30 - Infamous Second Son
32:24 - Final Fantasy XIV
38:00 - Chattin' About MMOs
54:32 - Viewer Mail
56:58 - Last Call
62:20 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Elder Scrolls Online, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, Mercenary Kings, FTL: Advanced Edition and... Goat Simulator?
This episode truly has it all: Final Fantasy. Robots. Skeletons. A different Final Fantasy. Facebook. Pizza. Republicans. It's all here.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
5:02 - Titanfall
10:08 - Final Fantasy XIV
23:34 - Diablo III
34:48 - Final Fantasy X HD
42:05 - Robot appreciation
48:46 - Facebook buys Oculus Rift
56:12 - Viewer Mail
62:50 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Fez, and Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls. Ooooh spicy!
Titanfall is a first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts as an exclusive for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game was officially announced as Respawn's debut game at Micr
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
8:50 - Shadowrun Returns
18:30 - Threes
24:27 - Thief
33:16 - Titanfall
52:37 - Viewer Mail
59:30 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! VGH community member Pete Cintula joins Randy to get hyped for this weeks games. On the menu today, Infamous: Second Son, Kiefer Sutherland: The Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes story, Final Fantasy X-HD and more!
Matt returns with a shocking announcement about Telltale's The Walking Dead: Season 2. Randy decides the new Professor Layton game feels familiar but that's OK. D.J. stunt casts the Last of Us movie. And we all can't wait to rent games over the Internet!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
6:30 - The Walking Dead Season 2: Episode 2
15:18 - Weapon Shop de Omasse
19:15 - Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
28:25 - Puzzle Games
39:25 - Final Fantasy xIV
42:35 - PlayStation Now and game rentals
53:40 - The Last of Us movie
59:50 - Outro
Tacos and Titans and Towers oh my! D.J. and Paul wax poetic about this week's new games! Included on the menu today: Titanfall, Towerfall, Yoshi's NEW Island and Dark Souls II.
Can you smell what the River is cooking? Join the VGH crew as they chat about Thief, Weapon Shop de Omasse, and the FF14 “end-game”. Also: stealth games, year 3 of the 3DS and more!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
8:05 - Thief
26:03 - Weapon Shop de Omasse
38:00 - Animal Crossing and FF14 end game
43:15 - 3rd Anniversary of the 3DS
53:40 - Legacy Support for old games
59:50 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy and D.J. run down this week's hot new releases. South Park, Project Diva f, Tappingo, Dead Nation and more!
Get all the latest sports things and points news on this week's episode of Video Sports Sportover. Just like every week, we talk about Call of Duty, Bravely Default, a Mario, stuff Ken Levine stores in his pants, Strider, and Matt Kernan. The Olympics!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
7:20 - Starwhal
12:01 - Call of Duty: Ghosts
19:25 - Strider
30:02 - Bravely Default
34:12 - Paper Mario: Sticker Star
40:50 - Ken Levine's Cyborg Mouth
50:20 - Sports
62:41 - Outro
It’s Taco Tuesday! Randy and Paul dig into this week’s new releases including Thief, Resident Evil 4 HD, Basement Crawl, and new entries in the Castlevania, Plants vs. Zombies, and Professor Layton series.
We're all just waiting for our titan to fall on this week's show. Paul and D.J. climb up the walls in the Titanfall beta, Randy takes a Steel Diver sub for a leisurely drive, and the Unsung Story Kickstarter gets funded or something.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
6:46 - Steel Diver
16:30 - Last of Us: Left Behind
24:05 - Titanfall Beta
43:53 - Bravely Default
49:00 - Unsung Story Kickstarter
57:20 - Outro
It's Taco Tuesday! D.J. and Paul dish on the monthly installment of Assassin's Creed, Strider Hiryu's comeback, Dreamcast darling Ikaruga, and the final game in the Guild01 series: Weapon Shop de Omasse!
Paul's missing, so Matt mysteriously appears with stories about crappy looking swordfighting and giant poles. D.J. gets help from the Internet in Bravely Default. Randy makes a big decision. And have you heard about this Flappy Bird game?
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Viewer Mail
7:30 - Nidhogg
12:52 - Spelunky
20:40 - Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
31:05 - Wii U chat/ Wind Waker HD
43:14 - Super Pole Riders
46:30 - Bravely Default
51:05 - Dong Nguyen's big weekend
59:46 - Last Call
64:50 - Outro
We're eating tacos and getting hyped for this week's new releases! On today's menu: Borderlands 2 DLC, The Last of Us DLC, Lightning Returns, Kevin Spacey DLC and more!
We discuss the dark side of game sales and consumerism while D.J. bites his tongue completely off. Also, Randy inspects Lara Croft's HD-er makeover and Paul plays the latest Final Fantasy 13. If you listen to this episode right now, it's half off!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Viewer Mail
10:42 - Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
14:00 - Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
19:55 - Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
26:45 - VGCT: Far Cry 3
31:30 - Jason Rohrer vs. game sales
58:13 - Outro
We're eating tacos and getting hyped for some of this week's new games including Bravely Default, Outlast, Dustforce, Adam Venture's Chronicles, and the Ace Combat beta.
This week, we finally bring the hammer down on Conan O'Brien and his fraudulent video game reviews. (Someone has to!) Randy tries out Contrast and Don't Starve on PS4, Paul sets his sights on 100%-ing Radiant Historia, and D.J. keeps on doing his thing.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:32 - Viewer Mail
9:00 - Contrast
13:37 - Don't Starve
21:52 - Final Fantasy XIV
29:12 - Radiant Historia
34:27 - Conan O'Brien and YouTube payola
57:25 - Outro
It's the debut of Taco Tuesday! Join Randy and Paul as they have a quick chat about the upcoming release of Broken Age and the DEFINITIVE Tomb Raider game, definitely. Intro music "La Cucaracha" by: egg1111115 and outro music "Mexico" by: Jimmy Pe.
We know you're not the type of gamer who would ever skip a game's cutscenes and just watch the ending on YouTube but, as suggested by one of our awesome listeners, we're discussing those lamentable practices on this week's show. We've also got more hype for the upcoming Bravely Default and thoughts on the new Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus and Catlateral Damage.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Viewer Mail
14:45 - Catlateral Damage
17:55 - Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus
24:03 - Bravely Default
35:35 - Cutscenes and games as complete experiences
56:09 - Last Call
1:02:15 - Outro
Get hype for delicious pizza in 2014! We literally salivate in anticipation of this year's hottest upcoming pizzas, featuring the latest sauce innovations and the most surprising topping exclusives. Pre-order yours for delivery today! Also, video games!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:20 - Viewer Mail
11:00 - Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder
18:52 - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
27:45 - 2014 Hype Train
54:30 - 2014 Gaming Resolutions
63:50 - Outro
We take a last look back at 2013 and all the great games we played. Find out which ones were our choices for Game of the Year!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
7:36 - Top Games of 2013
65:00 - Outro
D.J. and Paul try out the new Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod and live to tell you about it! Also: Flying Boats...? Intro and Outro music for this show are from the Just Cause 2 soundtrack, composed by Mats Lundgren.
It's just D.J. and his microphone again, so it must be time to talk about the Guild games on 3DS! Get impressions on Keiji Inafune's Bugs vs. Tanks! and Kaz Ayabe's Attack of the Friday Monsters! Also... is that you, Snake? SNAAAAAKE!
It’s our annual Hungover Hangover special! Join us for a special extended episode where we take your tweets, emails, and voice messages! Thank you for your support, and boy are you in for a doozy.
Turn up the volume and get ready for an hour of 2013’s best game music! We play and discuss some of our favorite tracks this year. Also, SteamWorld Dig.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Viewer Mail
5:50 - SteamWorld Dig
12:30 - Best Game Music of 2013
62:48 - Outro
What happens when we stop talking about games and decide to make one? The results surprised even us. (Don't worry, there's still some gaming chat, including more Zelda, Mario 3D World, and some PS4 catch-up.)
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
1:48 - Viewer Mail
6:45 - Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
16:00 - Super Mario 3D World
18:51 - Knack
29:48 - Live streaming games
41:26 - VGH: The Video Game
65:20 - Outro
Who needs next-gen consoles when you've got Nintendo games to play? This week, we're unhealthily obsessed with Zelda, Link, Mario, Toad, and... is there a Wii Sports guy? Why are we talking about Wii Sports in 2013 again?
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
4:27 - Viewer Mail
15:36 - Wii Sports Club
21:30 - Super Mario 3D World
36:00 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
63:00 - Outro
We bought two of Sony's new PlayStations and boy, are our arms tired! We also played a Nintendo 2DS without buying one, then took a break from playing games to look at some in a museum. Finally, Burial at Sea is the BioShock Infinite DLC of the Year.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:56 - Viewer Mail
8:10 - BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea
12:50 - Games at the MoMA
20:12 - Nintendo 2DS
24:50 - PlayStation 4
71:10 - Outro
Between all the grinding, collecting, and microtransactions, it’s amazing we even had time to record this week’s show about the extremes we go to for some games. We’ve also got talk of Saints Row IV, Tiny Death Star, and (seriously?) more on Pokemon X/Y.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:14 - Viewer Mail
11:41 - Saints Row IV
21:50 - Pokemon X/Y
29:58 - Tiny Death Star
39:52 - The Grind
61:50 - Outro
With next-gen consoles right around the corner, we’re laying the PS3 and Xbox 360 to rest this week with all of our favorite stuff from the current gen. Also: Pokemon (we actually played it!), AiRace Speed, and Nintendo’s Swapnote dong debacle.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Viewer Mail 10:05 - Pokemon X/Y 22:55 - AiRace Speed 27:27 - Eulogy for a Generation 76:00 - Outro
We're having a spooOOoOOOOoOoky time playing Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and deciding if we like this new direction horror games are headed. Also, we played Splinter Cell Blacklist with the community and lived to tell about it! So we tell you about it.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
4:04 - Viewer Mail
6:00 - Spinter Cell: Blacklist multiplayer
18:00 - Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
35:35 - Horror Game Chat
42:00 - Spooky Viewer Mail
51:55 - Last Call
56:20 - Outro
Writer/director Rob McCallum talks with us this week about his upcoming indie documentary, The NES Club.
It's the Pokemon episode you've been waiting for, featuring three guys who have never played Pokemon! Also, dungeonmaster Randy rolls an elf in an RPG. D.J. plays a gritty first-person shooter. Matt tries a demo... OR DOES HE? WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Viewer Mail
9:09 - Battlefield 4 Demo
17:25 - The Wolf Among Us
25:24 - Shadowrun Returns
32:59 - The Stanely Parable Demonstration
37:07 - Pokemon Chat?
54:54 - Last Call
62:45 - Outro
What's better than staring at a GTA Online error screen? How about hanging out with creepy wooden versions of Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe? We dish on Beyond: Two Souls, Flashback: More Bros Edition, the new Phoenix Wright in 3D, and Randy plays a JRPG.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:08 - Viewer Mail
6:15 - GTA V
20:40 - Beyond: Two Souls
35:38 - Phoenix Wright
43:00 - Etrian Odyssey
49:52 - Flashback
57:30 - Last Call
61:00 - Outro
We pay our respects to the late Hiroshi Yamauchi by looking back at the big N’s history and sharing some of our favorite Nintendo memories. In the Hangover: We like GTA5 when it doesn't make us torture people, and D.J. learns to sew in Final Fantasy XIV.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:25 - Viewer Mail
2:35 - Grand Theft Auto V
18:55 - Lego City Undercover
24:17 - Final Fantasy XIV
31:49 - Hiroshi Yamauchi and Nintendo Chat
58:08 - Last Call
65:00 - Outro
Brace yourselves. It's a full hour dedicated to the Grand Theft Auto V of video games: Grand Theft Auto V.
We finally stick a fork in the Summer Backlog Attack because it's time to stop playing old games and start stealing cars. We also stick multiple forks into Splinter Cell, and Paul's still playing Diablo III? Oh, it's the NEW Diablo III. Plus Watch Dogs!
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Viewer Mail
11:38 - Backlog Attack
25:03 - Splinter Cell Blacklist
31:31 - Killzone: Mercenary
39:35 - Diablo III
47:35 - Grand Theft Auto V
52:10 - Watch Dogs
58:49 - Last Call
64:30 - Outro
Is there any good reason to pick up an Xbox One or a PS4 on release day? The truth is out there! This week, we're playing Gone Home (no spoilers!), Spelunky, Final Fantasy 14, Jet Set Radio, and weighing in on the next-gen console release dates.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Viewer Mail
4:55 - Backlog Attack Update
10:10 - Spelunky
17:45 - Gone Home
31:05 - Final Fantasy 14
39:06 - Next Gen Release Dates
57:20 - Last Call
65:00 - Outro
We've got a report on the best new games and biggest announcements from PAX Prime 2013 in Seattle! Also, we're still playing Splinter Cell Blacklist, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and the Backlog Attack continues on with Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel.
Episode Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
2:56 - Viewer Mail
11:10 - Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel
16:32 - Splinter Cell Blacklist
19:20 - Shin Megami Tensei IV
28:05 - PAX Prime 2013
62:22 - Last Call
65:40 - Outro
RAGE! RAGE! RAGE! We're letting off some steam over the things in games that make us mad. (Then we're binge eating.) In the Hangover, we're playing Splinter Cell Blacklist and Spec Ops: The Line. Also, your comments from Twitter on Viewer Mail!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Viewer Mail
15:18 - Spec Ops: The Line
20:28 - Spinter Cell: Blacklist
34:10 - Gamer RAGE
56:28 - Last Call
59:08 - Outro
Are you a game collector or just a hoarder? We're discussing the nuances of video game collecting and the allure of that shiny, new collector's edition of your favorite game. In the Hangover, we're playing Steamworld Dig, Brothers, and Divekick.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Viewer Mail
7:58 - Backlog Attack update
9:19 - Shadows of the Damned
21:17 - Divekick
25:42 - Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
30:27 - Steamworld Dig
39:38- Collecting Games
1:03:45 - Outro
Despite the doom haze surrounding the Wii U, we manage to stay positive and discuss the things that Nintendo's doing right. (But we can't resist dishing on the motion controls and the Big N's stubbornness anyway.) Also, your Backlog Attack entries!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:49 - Viewer Mail
9:22 - Backlog Attack Update
16:20 - Spec Ops: The Line
22:01 - Resident Evil: Revelations
30:25 - Shadows of the Damned
38:16 - Ode to Nintendo
61:50 - Outro
We dig into the Dragon's Crown controversy this week: Are you ever turned away from a game because of creative decisions? Also, we make some backlog progress and get into Mindjack and Analogue: A Hate Story, and Paul tries out the co-op in Ibb and Obb.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:31 - Viewer Mail and Contest Info
19:19 - Analogue: A Hate Story
28:00 - Mindjack
33:15 - Ibb and Obb
40:00 - Dragon's Crown Controversy
55:45 - Last Call
60:38 - Outro
We continue our discussion on scalability of game experiences from last week. In the Hangover, Randy talks about samurai warriors using iPads in Shin Megami Tensei IV, Paul has more X Zone musings and D.J. grinds beetles to dust in Animal Crossing.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:41 - Viewer Mail
16:40 - Shin Megami Tensei IV
24:15 - Project X Zone
30:32 - Animal Crossing
39:23 - Scaling Game Experiences Part 2
56:45 - Phil Fish
59:28 - Last Call
62:30 - Outro
It's tougher than ever to fit lengthy gaming experiences into our crowded schedules. We discuss our efforts to adapt, or whether that's developers' responsibility. Also, Randy abuses himself, and your most shameful backlog games revealed in Viewer Mail!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:09 - Viewer Mail
14:55 - Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
21:09 - Half Minute Hero
28:18 - Animal Crossing
34:55 - Scaling Game Experiences
57:42 - Last Call
63:18 - Outro
The Summer Backlog Attack returns! We've each got our sights on some games to finish before the Fall releases hit... and some of them are going to be tough. We explain why! In the Hangover: Project X Zone, Tetris Blitz, and the brand new Mii Plaza.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:06 - Viewer Mail
12:45 - Tetris Blitz
18:22 - Mii Plaza Games
27:18 - Project X Zone
35:19 - Backlog Attack 2013!
59:07 - Outro
There's still some life left in those old consoles! We're looking ahead at the back half of 2013 for the current-gen games we most want to play this year (besides GTAV, of course). Also: thoughts on Walking Dead: 400 Days and the Final Fantasy XIV beta.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Viewer Mail
9:01 - Hangover
32:25 - Get Hype 2013 Part 2
58:55 - Last Call
63:38 - Outro
We're playing The Last of Us and wondering if sometimes games try too hard to be... game-y? We discuss finding a proper mix of gameplay and narrative as games become more cinematic. Also, Randy spends his summer vacation in Remember Me's Neo Paris.
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1:47 - Viewer Mail
13:02 - Hangover
38:42 - Cine-games
59:47 - Outro
Are you a closet gamer? We're picking apart the concept of "gamer shame" and seeing how far we have to turn the clock back before games become unplayable. Also, Mighty Switch Force! 2, State of Decay, and spoiler-free Last of Us talk!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Viewer Mail
12:33 - Hangover
36:00 - Gamer Shame
59:56 - Last Call
65:54 - Outro
We took a break from playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf long enough to record a show! We spend this week trying to pin down just what makes Nintendo's offbeat life simulator so popular. Also: Your post-E3 reactions and Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1:52 - Viewer Mail
10:30 - Animal Crossing Chat
52:20 - Last Call
59:56 - Outro
On this week's show: E3! We recap some of our favorite highlights and lowlights from the first two days of E3 2013. Yup, just straight up E3 reactions from the VGH Crew!
VGH levels up to three digits! To celebrate, listener Anthony Ferro joins us to talk Virtual Boy and other gaming gimmicks. In the Hangover, we're playing Donkey Kong, StarCraft II, and Mutant Blobs Attack. Thanks for your support for over 100 episodes!
Episode Timeline
0:00 - Intro
2:29 - Our Guest Host
5:50 - Hangover
26:59 - Gaming Gimmicks
55:39 - Last Call
63:48 - Outro
D.J. reviews two more of those wacky Guild01 games for the 3DS. This time, it's Suda51's Liberation Maiden and Yoot Saito's Aero Porter. Tune in if you want to hear about Japan's latest robot invasion and learn about the exciting world of... baggage sorting?
The Xbox One is real and we can't contain our excitement! We discuss Microsoft's next-gen console reveal and how it stacks up with the PlayStation 4. Also, we're playing Metro: Last Light, The Starship Damrey, and Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:28
Xbox One: 25:00
Viewer Mail: 55:00
Last Call: 58:00
Outro: 61:54
We're joined by Robert Maher and Tyler Bud, developers of the retro sci-fi game, Rex Rocket. They discuss modern takes on old school genres, find the line between epic and too epic, and reveal their surprising pick for best Mega Man game.
Episode Timeline
0:00 – Intro
1:10 – Interview: Rex Rocket
36:20 – Outro
Domo arigato! On this week's show, D.J. returns from the Land of the Rising Sun with a suitcase full of slimes, cats and beef tongue. We're also reading your tweets and talking about Gears of War: Judgment, FarCry 3: Blood Dragon, and Gunslinger Stratos.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:54
Hangover: 16:45
D.J.'s trip to Japan: 34:35
Last Call: 56:28
Outro: 60:45
On this week's show, we've got more questions than answers about Rockstar's new trailers for Grand Theft Auto V. We also break down Nintendo's odd E3 decision, Thomas Was Alone, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Suikoden, and our love for Marc Maron. Boomer lives!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:02
Hangover: 13:37
GTA V Chat: 33:25
Nintendo Chat: 43:20
Last Call: 54:30
Outro: 60:18
Does it offend you? On this week's show, we're talking about one gamer's objection to the religious content in Bioshock Infinite and our own sensitivities to games that push the envelope. Plus: Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion, SimCity 2.0, and more.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:36
Hangover: 9:05
I'm Offended: 29:00
Last Call: 57:05
Outro: 60:30
Bioshock Infinite Spoiler Chat: 61:24
We're looking back on 31 years of LucasArt's best stuff and sharing our hopes for the future of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Grim Fandango. We've also got talk of Guacamelee, Dishonored DLC, Quakecon excitement, early multiplayer memories and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:55
Hangover: 11:53
LucasArts: 27:10
Last Call: 57:36
Outro: 60:20
Time to pull the plug on online multiplayer? Responding to claims that multiplayer is lagging out, we discuss ways to potentially save it (and whether it deserves saving at all). In the Hangover, everyone's hooked on Bioshock Infinite.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:33
Hangover: 5:12
Death of Multiplayer: 26:48
Outro: 60:57
The often cantankerous relationship between gamers, publishers, and the press is in the spotlight this week. We've also got thoughts on Tomb Raider (not Dude Raider) and we're diving deeping into Monster Hunter.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:11
Entitled Gamers: 29:30
Outro: 61:38
Our host Randy joins forces with folks from the Boom Headshot, Geeks With Wives, and First World podcasts to talk about recent releases (God of War: Ascension, Luigi's Mansion 2) and their tumultuous relationships with achievements and trophies.
This week's show is all about the games! Paul and D.J. weigh in on their latest obsession, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, and Randy is just back from PAX East with impressions of Saints Row IV, Watch Dogs, Transistor, Guacamelee and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:25
Hangover: 8:36
PAX East: 37:14
Outro: 63:33
If loving jetpacks and starship dress-up is wrong, we don't want to be right! This week, we share all the "wrong" reasons we play games. In the Hangover: Castlevania Lords of Shadow 3DS, and we stick forks in Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield 3.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:39
Hangover: 7:15
Why We Play: 32:00
Last Call: 57:45
Outro: 64:03
On this week's show: D.J. and Paul interview Yuri "Dubindoh" Araujo, Capcom's Online Community Specialist. Topics range from Monster Hunter to... well, even more Monster Hunter!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Interview with Yuri: 2:19
Outro: 38:10
Does the end of Rock Band DLC mean the death of rhythm games? We look back on the life of the game that put plastic instruments in everyone's living room and talk about why the genre isn't dead yet. Also, Runner2, Castlevania, and Ni no Kuni.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:52
Hangover: 8:20
Rhythm Games: 34:28
Last Call: 57:10
Outro: 62:55
VGH Bonus Round! Randy joins forces with folks from the Boom Headshot and Geeks With Wives podcasts to discuss Sony's recent announcement of the PlayStation 4. Wonder host power combine! Form of... a podcast!
Sony's revealed the PlayStation 4 and we're filled with excitement... or at least we think that's what that is. Also, we pass judgement on Crysis 3, enjoy cutting everything in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and try to play Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:55
Hangover: 5:55
PS4 Chat: 31:10
Outro: 61:55
On this week's show we're either celebrating the PlayStation Vita's one-year anniversary or delivering its eulogy. You be the judge. Also: Fire Emblem frustration, Monster Hunter anticipation, and Ghost Recon cooperation.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:20
Hangover: 10:10
Vita Chat: 31:43
Outro: 63:42
What makes a good gaming protagonist? We look at some good and bad examples, plus the importance of a character's backstory amd gender. Also: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and yet more Dead Space 3.
Episode Timeline
Intro - 0:00
Viewer Mail - 2:30
Hangover - 11:40
Gaming Protagonists - 35:46
Last Call - 58:42
Outro - 1:02:58
Yo Dawg, we herd you like games so we put stuff from your favorite game into another game: We're talking how to do spin-offs well! Also, Randy and D.J. brave Fire Emblem: Awakening, and Matt ventures into The Cave.
Episode Timelime
Intro - 0:00
Viewer Mail - 2:30
Hangover - 11:40
Spin-offs - 35:46
Last Call - 58:42
Outro - 62:58
On this week's show: it's dangerous to go alone! Zelda's getting co-op and we're talking about other games that made big, scary changes. We also get our hands on the upcoming Monster Hunter 3 and Sly Cooper 4.
Episode Timeline
Intro - 0:00
Viewer Mail - 2:10
Hangover - 8:50
Big Changes - 24:00
Last Call - 56:20
Outro - 60:40
We're talking all things 90s gaming: shoebox Gameboys, urban legends, series that need to make a comeback, and others we probably should have left behind. In the Hangover, we're playing Hot Shots Golf on the Vita and have a sneak peak at Don't Starve.
Episode Timeline
Intro - 0:00
Viewer Mail - 2:10
Hangover - 8:50
90s Gaming - 24:00
Last Call - 56:20
Outro - 60:40
We're setting high expectations for 2013 with our year's most wanted lists. Will this be the year we finally get Animal Crossing 3DS? Also, we get an early look at the Dead Space 3 demo, play some Crimson Shroud, and make surprising new year's promises.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:24
Hangover: 4:55
Hype 2013: 24:10
Last Call: 56:14
Outro: 59:45
And the winner of 2012 Game of the Year goes to...
Episode Timeline
0:00:00 - Intro
0:02:10 - Viewer Mail
0:04:50 - Best of 2012
1:10:00 - Outro
In our last Mini Hangover of Season 2, we have a spoiler filled chat about Telltale's The Walking Dead! Spoiler alert!
Good news everyone! Paul and Matt decide to wax poetic about Far Cry 3, one of the best games of 2012. Wub wub wub.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Far Cry 3: LOL rest of show.
Another arcade in San Francisco? D.J. gives a tour of the crazy Japanese games on display at Playland Japan and then talks about his current Vita--yes, Vita--obsession: DJMAX Technika Tune.
We send off 2012 with our 2nd annual Hungover Hangover, featuring your calls, your emails, and our drunken answers. Find out our most influential games of all time, how to beat Tetris, and which host is already planning to eat the others.
Episode Timeline
Drunken Podcasting: 0:00
More Drunken Podcasting: 85:00
We interview Geoff Zatkin, president and co-founder of EEDAR. He shares surprising gaming trends, stories from his days developing EverQuest, what game reviewers are getting right, and why you should never bet against Nintendo.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
EEDAR's Geoff Zatkin: 3:05
Outro: 68:20
Have plans for the 2012 apocalypse? We tell you what to play (and what else should be on every gamer's bucket list) while there's still time. Also, Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation, Adventure Time, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and more Wii U!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:00
Hangover: 10:35
2012 Gaming Apocalypse: 42:28
Last Call: 66:28
Outro: 75:10
We humbly present the VGH Holiday Gift Guide (with apologies to the non-creepy mall Santas out there). No one will judge you if you keep the best stuff for yourself. Also: more on FTL and Walking Dead, the new Devil May Cry, and Nintendo's new thing.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:35
Hangover: 6:42
VGH Gift Guide: 40:50
Last Call: 76:57
Outro: 83:35
Black Friday is right around the corner so we're dedicating this week's show to a conversation about the shopping habits of gamers. We've also got talk of FTL, the new Paper Mario, Airmech, Wreck-It-Ralph, and free-to-play Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:18
Hangover: 8:50
Gaming Values: 36:50
Last Call: 59:10
Outro: 66:52
Assassin's Creed III controversy, GTA5 revelations, Halo 4, and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, all spoiler-free for your protection! We've also got Viewer Mail with your World of Warcraft woes and biggest gaming addictions.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:05
Virtue's Last Reward: 13:40
Halo 4: 23:00
Assassin's Creed 3: 49:40
Last Call: 69:30
Outro: 76:04
We discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of MMOs! We offer suggestions on how to improve what we think is an important, but stagnant genre. Also: The Unfinished Swan, Hotline Miami, and yep Borderlands 2 AGAIN.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:15
Hangover: 7:45
MMO Chat: 30:10
Last Call: 64:45
Outro: 71:38
Can Resident Evil still be scary? We discuss what long-running horror series can do to frighten us again. Also, more Dishonored, Symphonica, SunFlowers, our last gaming debate, and your Viewer Mail!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:15
Hangover: 9:35
Scary Games: 33:00
Game Debate #3: 57:38
Last Call: 66:38
Outro: 73:49
How can we improve movie tie-in games? We discuss whether GoldenEye is destined to be the best we can do. Also: XCOM, Dishonored and a little more Borderlands 2!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:29
Hangover: 7:30
Movie Tie-ins: 36:15
Last Call: 66:17
Outro: 72:16
Are you proud to call yourself a gamer? This week, we're talking about how Nintendo and the Maine GOP both seem to think it's something to be ashamed of. We'll also revisit The Great Gaming Debate and weigh in on Tokyo Jungle and Inversion.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:45
Hangover: 8:58
Gamer Pride: 33:50
Debate #2: 57:28
Last Call: 67:18
Outro: 72:15
We had planned to do a show inspired by this week's Presidential Debate, but we ended up talking about how much we love Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown for an hour instead. Hope you don't mind.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 5:00
Hangover: 15:40
Game Debate #1: 50:00
Last Call: 61:00
Outro: 66:32
Besides pretty graphics, what do you want from next gen games? On this week's show, we're hoping for evolution beyond 1080p. We've also got awesome new theme music, talk of the Wii U, and reviews for Double Dragon Neon, Darksiders II, and Demons' Score!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:30
Hangover: 7:45
Next Gen Games: 33:25
Last Call: 61:10
Outro: 68:12
Borderlands 2 is out and the summer drought is over! This week, we're talking about the highs and lows of gaming in 2012 and this fall's most anticipated releases. Also: LittleBigPlanet Vita, Joe Danger 2, BF3: Armored Kill and GIANT ROBOTS.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:34
Hangover: 8:20
2012 Progress Report: 31:50
Last Call: 64:30
Outro: 71:40
We pitch our own amazing sandbox games after being inspired by the bar-raising Sleeping Dogs. We also talk about Mark of the Ninja, Super Hexagon, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Steam's Big Picture mode.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 3:33
Sandbox Games: 32:18
Last Call: 68:50
Outro: 78:20
Couldn't make the trek to Seattle? If Randy can somehow survive the intro, we might have the lowdown on all the cool stuff that D.J. saw at PAX Prime 2012. We've also got reviews of Sleeping Dogs and the newest Walking Dead episode.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
PAX Part 1: 6:40
Hangover - Sleeping Dogs: 28:45
PAX Part 2: 44:02
Hangover - Walking Dead, Episode 3: 57:35
PAX Part 3: 64:23
Last Call: 78:30
Outro: 84:20
Getting old sucks. This week, we're talking about our evolving tastes and the gaming concepts that just don't do it for us anymore. Also: pre-PAX anticipation, Viewer Mail, Dungeon Defenders, Spec Ops: The Line, and more on Mario and The Last Story.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:48
Hangover: 11:49
Changing Tastes: 41:20
Last Call: 61:09
Outro: 68:44
Can games be fun without the threat of death? On this week's show, we're talking about death and consequences in gaming. We also got a coffin-load of your Viewer Mail and we weigh in on the New Mario, Sound Shapes, Papo and Yo, and The Last Story.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:20
Hangover: 12:18
Death and Consequences: 44:08
Last Call: 79:40
Outro: 86:05
NASA's Curiosity rover is the coolest thing to happen on Mars since the rise of the Red Faction. This week, we're talking about games in space. We've also got Viewer Mail, thoughts on Deadlight and Limbo, and we pick sides in the EA vs Zynga dust-up.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:05
Hangover: 7:30
Space Games: 41:35
Last Call: 63:50
Outro: 69:30
Sure, Michael Phelps can swim... but how is he at Tekken 3? With apologies to all of the real Olympians out there, we humbly present our own Gold Medal Moments in Gaming. Also: MW3, AssCreedRev, Puddle, and lots of fighting games. Go for the gold!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:53
Hangover: 10:50
Gold Medal Moments: 32:15
Last Call: 58:18
Outro: 63:19
What Summer lull? This week, we're talking about the crazy new Ouya console and the Diablo III endgame controversy. We also recast the upcoming Superman movie and report on our time with Tribes: Ascend, Quantum Conundrum, and Mighty Switch Force.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:43
Ouya: 31:50
Diablo III: 49:25
Last Call: 62:00
Outro: 70:00
On this week's show, we try really hard to connect our love for Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movies with a conversation about video game culture. We've also got talk of Mega Man, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Lego Batman and the salvation of G4TV.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:25
Hangover: 14:35
The Nolaning: 30:05
Last Call: 67:05
Outro: 72:45
Sony's purchase of a cloud-gaming company has us wondering about the future of shiny plastic discs. Also: THQ's near-cancellation of The Devil's Third gets us talking about some potentially good games that never saw the light of day.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:50
Hangover: 6:50
Sony/Gaikai: 28:05
Cancelled Games: 42:30
Last Call: 60:40
Outro: 69:35
We're getting all hot and bothered this week, and not just because it's 103 degrees outside. The release of Lollipop Chainsaw prompts a decidedly PG13 conversation about sex and games. We also talk Bioshock, Psychonauts, and the new Mass Effect 3 endings.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:12
Hangover/Backlog Update: 7:25
Sexy Game Chat: 33:00
Last Call: 60:55
Outro: 70:30
We start our Summer Backlog Attack this week to avoid the summer gaming lull... but with this many games, is there ever really a lull? We've also got a second opinion on Gravity Rush, more Mario Tennis Open, Enslaved, your Viewer Mail and Last Call!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:55
Hangover: 10:15
Backlog Battle: 33:08
Last Call: 59:30
Outro: 69:13
We state our demands for the next console generation while Microsoft tries to keep its next Xbox under wraps. In the Hangover, Paul experiences a summer lull, D.J. blings out his Battlefield 3 experience, and Matt is head over heels for Gravity Rush.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:45
Hangover: 10:35
Next Gen Consoles: 34:11
Last Call: 62:08
Outro: 69:35
It's our last E3 show! Really, we promise. This week, we take aim at one of the big themes to come out of the Expo: over-the-top video game violence. We've also got talk of Diablo, Mario Tennis, Mighty Switch Force and swanky new music by Jim Guthrie!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 3:35
E3 Postmortem: 5:15
Hangover: 16:20
Game Violence: 31:35
Last Call: 53:08
Outro: 61:08
Nintendo takes the stage on day 2 of E3 2012 and our bodies are ready. Hear our reactions to the Wii U gamepad, Miiverse and Nintendo's online plans, 3DS games, and the all-important Wii U launch titles.
The first day of E3 has come and gone but the memories will live on. In this episode we share our highlights (and air a few grievances from the Microsoft, Sony, EA and Ubisoft press conferences.
E3 is right around the corner! We're devoting this week's show to our hopes, dreams and fears for this year's expo. Remember: not everything can be a Wii U launch title. We've also got talk of Mario Tennis, Castlevania, Radiant Historia and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:10
Hangover: 7:05
E3 Dreams: 29:55
Last Call: 63:50
Outro: 70:00
Always-on DRM in single-player games is the death of fun. On this week's show, we're talking about Blizzard's great Diablo III debacle and the steps devs are willing to take to protect their products. Also: Max Payne 3, Indie Game: The Movie, and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:55
Hangover: 5:05
Blizzard's Bad Week: 25:55
Last Call: 52:30
Outro: 60:08
The folks at Treyarch are feverishly assembling the next Call of Duty game and promising serveral changes aimed at roping in new players. Is it enough to get us on board? We also chime in on Starhawk, Radiant Historia, Minecraft and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:40
Hangover: 7:05
Calladuty: 27:45
Last Call: 52: 15
Outro: 62:10
Minecraft Contest: ???
Villainy! Treachery! Deceit! With Mother's Day right around the corner, we're dedicating this week's show to the video game characters that only a mother could love. We also chime in on Catherine, Sniper Elite, Awesomenauts, the $99 Xbox and more.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:50
Hangover: 9:15
Gaming Villainy: 41:25
Last Call: 61:28
Outro: 68:46
Inspired by the imminent release of The Avengers movie, we're setting our sights this week on the best and worst superhero-themed videos games. We've also got talk of The Walking Dead, Kid Icarus, Modern Warfare, and the sexual proclivities of Batman.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:15
Hangover: 7:25
Superhero Games: 33:20
Last Call: 68:50
Outro: 76:50
We can't believe that we've made 51 podcasts already! In this week's episode, we discuss a whole slew of other gaming-related things that we simply can't believe. We also take on Disgaea, Radiant Historia, Kinect, Witcher Bit.Trip Saga and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:42
Hangover: 6:05
We Can't Believe: 39:10
Last Call: 67:48
Outro: 75:50
Inspired by the effusive reviews that The Witcher 2 has been receiving, we're dedicating this week's discussion to the importance of story in video games. We've also got talk of Fez, Bit.Trip Saga, Driver, and more!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 4:12
Story in games: 31:50
Last Call: 67:20
Outro: 74:20
Grappling hooks for everyone! On this week's show, we're talking about our favorite (and regrettably underutilized) gameplay mechanics. We've also got talk of poop, divorce, bad-assery, QTEs, and fighting games!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:15
Hangover: 4:03
Underutilized Mechanics: 27:18
Last Call: 63:00
Outro: 68:35
It's a Hangover takeover! Rather than squeezing this week's gaming talk into the first segment of the show like we usually do, we've decided to dedicate the entire episode to Kid Icarus, Xenoblade Chronicles, and the recent Battlefield 3 updates! Game on!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:55
Extended Hangover: 5:05
Last Call: 60:30
On this week's show, we're talking about video game endings: the ones that got it right and the ones that missed the mark. Also: Mulchers, hand cramps, vagina monsters, generic white men, and the importance of carrying enough arrows. The end is nigh!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 1:40
VG Endings: 36:20
Last Call: 90:00
Outro: 92:20
Is it the journey or the destination? On this week's show, we're in a glass case of emotion because of the uniquely moving new PS3 game, Journey. We've also got a lot to say about Mass Effect (in its many incarnations) and Randy can't get enough of WARP.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:15
Hangover: 5:35
Journey Talk: 26:45
Last Call: 59:30
Outro: 68:16
Every gamer has a story about the one that got away. On this week's show, we're talking about the games that we've played but somehow never finished. Also: we're totally hungover on El Shaddai, Mass Effect 2 and 3, Journey, and the upcoming Skullgirls.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Nexuiz Contest Winners: 2:35
Hangover: 4:12
Unfinished Games: 40:10
Last Call: 67:45
Outro: 75:30
It was a big week for gaming news and we're offering up our opinions on the Mass Effect 3 DLC debacle, Valve's rumored Steam Box console, and the freshly-announced Assassin's Creed III. Also: hate mail, emo kids, Syndicate, Game Dev Story, and... Monopoly?
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Shank Contest Winners: 2:42
Viewer Mail: 4:00
Hangover: 9:50
Gaming Headlines: 29:18
Last Call: 67:45
Outro: 74:50
How important is genre to the identity of a game? On this week's show, we're talking about how new takes on classics like Syndicate, XCOM, and Kid Icarus are breaking the mold. Also: Mutant Blobs, Dear Esther, Taito tweets, and Phoenix Wright. Objection!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Warp Contest Winners: 1:55
Hangover: 3:35 VGCT Ace Attorney: 24:20
Sequels in Name Only: 27:06
Last Call: 72:15
Outro: 79:10
It's been a big week in gaming and we've super-sized this week's episode to fit it all in! We've played a Shep-load of the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer(!) demo AND we've had some quality alone-time with Sony's sexy new handheld, the PlayStation Vita.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:10
Hangover: 7:20
Vita Talk: 48:20
Last Call: 94:15
Outro: 100:00
The PSVita may be the new hotness but we're not quite done with the PSP. On this week's show, we're remembering our favorite games for Sony's last-gen portable. Also: Darkness, Amalur, Soul Calibur, and a Dragon Quest Community Theatre. Thespians!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:20
VGCT DQ1: 33:20
PSP Memorial: 35:35
Last Call: 67:55
Outro: 74:50
Epic fail! Despite the best intentions, not every video game release is a hit. On this week's show, we're talking about some of our favorite gaming flops. We also chime in on the Syndicate co-op demo, Soulcalibur V, Osmos HD, and the Art of Video Games.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:10
Hangover: 9:20
Gaming Flops: 35:58
Last Call: 63:45
Outro: 71:00
On this week's show, we discuss the finer points of the current generation of consoles! Also: the glorious return of Video Game Community Theatre! There's a gun inside.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:30
Hangover: 5:45
VGCT RE2: 24:50
Finer Points of this Gen: 28:10
Last Call: 60:50
Outro: 69:25
For here or to go? On this week's show, we're talking about the ever increasing ways we can take our games with us. Also: we played the demo for Asura's Wrath so you don't have to.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:15
Hangover: 4:30
Portables: 26:00
Last Call: 64:00
Outro: 69:45
Brace yourselves because VGH is getting political! In this week's show, we're taking on the SOPA debate. Spoiler Alert: we're against it. Also: Paul likes Mario, Randy likes Rayman, and D.J. dabbles in The Troll Class. It burns my a**!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:10
SOPA: 20:00
Last Call: 68:30
Outro: 73:00
In this week's show: 2012, will it be as great as 2011 or is everything just going to end? The Crew chat about what games they look forward to in the coming year!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:50
Hangover: 5:45
Hype 2012: 21:55
Gaming Resolutions: 54:45
Outro: 60:35
It's our Best of 2011 show! To kick off the new year, we're recapping our favorites of the last year!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Best of 2011: 4:30
Outro: 68:20
In his Mini Hangover, Randy dives into his backlog for Shadows of the Damned, ventures into the 3DS' eShop wasteland for Pushmo, and then... counts down his favorite electro-industrial albums of 2011? Randy doesn't understand the meaning of "Mini".
Matt was supposed to talk about Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and he does, but since he's vacationing, he also had a chat with his wife and her siblings about the PS Move game Carnival Island. Also: Portable games that he played on his road trip!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Carnival Island Chat: 4:48
Assassin's Creed Revelations: 13:55
Outro: 22:50
D.J's finally made it through the first dungeon in the new Zelda and he's here to tell you what he thinks of it so far. Or, at least that's what he's supposed to do.
In this special Mini Hangover Episode, Paul and Matt spend the first half of the show playing PAYDAY: The Heist. We then take a quick break and give you our impressions immediately after finishing our first session with the game!
Episode Timeline
Live PAYDAY: 0:00
After Session Impressions: 11:08
Outro: 19:16
This is it, our final show of 2011! In this week's episode, The Whole Crew get together with drinks, and frame the entire show around your incredible feedback! Thank you so much for the support and we'll see you in Season 2 in 2012!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Tomorrow's Hangover: 2:30
Listener Feedback: 6:55
Outro: 81:00
Stuff this down your chimney! This week, we've assembled the Ultimate VGH Holiday Shopping List for the obsessive gamers and pop-culture geeks on your list. We've also got Viewer Mail, our weekly Hangovers, and we'll wrap things up with Last Call!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:40
Hangover: 8:20
All I Want: 25:00
Last Call: 58:45
Outro: 64:20
The Crew discuss the new Zelda, waggle, and other unusual control schemes that they've both loved and hated. Paul goes the entire episode without hating on the Wii. We've also got your Viewer Mail, Saints Row: The Third, and yes, more Skyrim.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:20
Special Announcement: 6:08
Hangover: 8:58
Unusual Controls: 32:04
Last Call: 68:58
Outro: 74:28
Thanks but no thanks? This week, we're talking about the things that make us thankful to be gamers. This is also the episode where it sounds like Randy could drop dead at any moment. Sorry 'bout that. Plus: Mario, Saints, Skyrim, Queen and Muppets!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:35
Hangover: 6:45
We Give Thanks: 34:00
Last Call: 66:10
Outro: 72:45
Gaming is awesome, except when it isn't. In this week's show, we're talking about some of our least favorite things in the world of video games. Also: Mario rescues Peach, Paul goes full Skyrim, and someone's growing a glorious moustache. It's itchy!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:03
Hangover: 7:30
Gaming Shitlist: 35:40
Last Call: 68:50
Outro: 74:25
In this week's episode we chat about Uncharted 3! Spoiler alert, we chat about Uncharted 3, and only Uncharted 3.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Uncharted 3 Chat: 2:12
Outro:65:40
The first official trailer for Grand Theft Auto V prompts a conversation about our hopes, dreams and fears for the next installment in one of our favorite gaming series.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:05
Hangover: 11:30
GTA 5 is Coming: 31:00
Last Call: 66:00
Outro: 72:50
Everyone is a little bat-curious, right? In this week's show, we're talking about the Uncharted 3 theater events, our favorite scary games, and Batman: Arkham City. We've also got Aliens, Creepers, psychics, headcrabs and a Last Call that goes OONTZ.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Uncharted 3 Events: 2:50
Hangover: 19:30
Scary Games: 38:46
Last Call: 72:50
Outro: 77:42
Level up! RPG-like progression systems are creeping their way into all sorts of games these days. This week, the VGH Crew weigh in on the growing trend. Plus: D.J's playing Bastion, Randy's had RAGE all along, and Paul's putting on his Heisenberg hat.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:48
Hangover: 8:12
Level Up: 34:00
Last Call: 67:00
Outro: 73:09
How hard is too hard? The recent release of Dark Souls has us talking about insanely difficult games. In The Hangover, we're shocked to hear which game Randy is actually enjoying. We've also got a contest winner, Viewer Mail, and a zombie-fied Last Call.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:44
Hangover: 7:55
Game Difficulty: 29:50
Last Call: 71:05
Outro: 75:20
In this week's show: a new member approaches! The Crew talk about what makes a game "Timeless", and we chat a little about Gears of War 3, Rusty Hearts, and Cubixx HD. Also: earn more entries for our Ico HD contest!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Housekeeping: 1:49
Hangover: 5:30
Timeless Classics: 30:30
Last Call: 68:45
Outro: 77:30
In this week's episode: the crew discuss some of the news that came out of the recent Tokyo Game Show. We've got Viewer Mail, musings about the new Ace Combat, and Alice: Madness Returns!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:35
Hangover: 8:50
Tokyo Game Show: 32:56
Last Call: 73:30
Outro: 77:50
The recent PSN update of Elevator Action prompts the VGH crew to discuss rules and regulations for remaking classic games. We've also got sexy poutine, Deus Ex memes, the obligatory Monster Hunter segment and some amazing new music by DJ FINISH HIM!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:16
Hangover: 5:50
Rules for Remakes: 27:00
Last Call: 62:40
Outro: 70:29
In this week's show, Deus Ex star Adam Jensen infiltrates VGH Industries! D.J. revisits the original Legend of Zelda and Randy muses about de Blob 2. The Crew also discuss some long running series that they feel need to be given The Old Yeller treatment.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:35
Out to Pasture: 37:00
Hangover: 62:00
Outro: 74:00
D.J. has returned from PAX Prime in Seattle with a cornucopia of new and exciting games to share (as well as a virulent new strain of the PAX pox). We also discuss Deus Ex, Xenoblade Chronicles, fine Canadian comedy and football games that nobody buys.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:40
Hangover: 5:05
PAX Chat: 28:40
Last Call: 65:40
Outro: 70:55
Crossovers! The VGH crew stitch together elements from some of their favorite games into a twisted new batch of franken-games. Developers: are you listening? Plus: D.J. gets bionic, Paul finds a sneaker sleeper, and Randy looks for the fun button.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 2:00
Hangover: 6:58
Crossovers: 31:50
Last Call: 66:58
Outro: 74:00
GET HYPE! As the summer drought comes to an end, the VGH crew looks into the back half of 2011 for that one game (or two, or three) that seems most worthy of our hard-earned burrito money.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:20
Get Hype: 21:20
Last Call: 57:28
Outro: 64:00
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A huge enemy is approaching fast! This week, the VGH crew takes on boss battles: Do they still have a place in modern gaming or are they relics of an almost forgotten age? We've also got groovy coasters and secondhand shooters. I hit it with my axe!
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:40
Hangover: 4:57
Boss Battles: 24:50
Outro: 66:10
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With only 10 minutes on the clock, the VGH team will weigh in on two recent gaming headlines: the demise of the Red Faction series and the big Nintendo 3DS price drop. We've also got Viewer Mail, the Hangover, Last Call, and lightsabers. Time's up!
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:00
Viewer Mail: 1:15
Hangover: 4:35
Death of Red Faction: 21:50
3DS Price Drop: 36:50
Last Call: 51:10
Outro: 60:20
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Ding! Achievement unlocked! In this week's show, we discuss the allure of trophies and achievements in video games. Feedback is read, "retractments" are issued, and the Last Call offers some sage advice for managing your backlogs.
Episode Timeline
Intro & Listener Feedback: 1:07
Hangover: 9:45
Achievements & Trophies: 29:45
Last Call: 68:48
Outro: 75:45
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Why can't we have nice things? Critics loved some of June's big new releases but gamers were mostly indifferent. In this week's show, the VGH crew weigh in on this disturbing--but not terribly surprising--trend.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:47
Hangover: 3:15
Great games, poor sales: 28:02
Last Call: 65:00
Outro: 71:00
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On this week's show: Gaming in the Digital Age! The crew wax poetic about how evolution in the gaming distribution landscape is a total GAME CHANGER. Guest stars this week include: Vegan Nuclear Bombs, Uncharted 3, Navi and someone named Steve???
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:50
Hangover: 4:15
Gaming in the Digital Age: 35:28
On this week's show: games! Specifically, the guilty pleasures and bargain-bin treasures that keep us entertained between all of those Big Important Games we play. We've scoured our collections for the titles that we'd categorize as "so bad it's good" or "too cheap to suck" and included our favorites here. We've also got sweat, dude-bros, James Bond and swanky new music by Brother Android. So good it burns!
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:56
Hangover: 4:14
Guilty Pleasures: 31:55
We're back and dreaming of a world where a Scrubs-inspired Kinect game is Microsoft's next big triple-A title. It could happen, right? In this episode, we obsess over great movies, TV shows and books that beg to be turned into video games.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:43
Hangover: 3:28
Dream Games Part 1: 25:10
VGCT Sam & Max: 46:35
Dream Games Part 2: 47:22
The VGH crew offer their fascinating insight and biting commentary on the big announcements from E3 2011.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 1:05
Microsoft Conference: 3:05
Sony Conference: 24:55
Nintendo Conference: 43:09
M-M-Multikill! The crew discuss their unhealthy obsession with multiplayer gaming, including a certain game starring ostriches on Mars. Also: We put on our robes and wizard hats, Randy says something inappropriate, and VGCT bids farewell to an old friend.
Episode Timeline
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:15
Multiplayer and Red Faction Guerrilla: 22:10
VGCT - Resident Evil: 39:45
Favorite Multiplayer Games: 41:02
Here there be spoilers! In this bite-sized episode of Video Game Hangover, the hosts discuss only one game: Portal 2.
Modern Warfare 9?! We love our gaming sequels... or do we? In this week's episode the VGH crew talk about what they think makes a great sequel. In our Hangover Segment, D.J. impresses with his encyclopedic knowledge of the Godfather films. We also dive into a discussion on some of our personal favourite, and not so favourite gaming sequels.
In this episode's installment of Video Game Community Theatre, we try our hand at Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The results? Well, listen for yourself! In the second part of our show, we play "The Sequel Game" which we blatantly stole from Kotaku. Thanks Kotaku! Also, one lucky listener wins the AWARD OF THE WEEK!
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 5:15
Game Sequels: 20:20
VGCT - Uncharted: 57:55
The Sequel Game: 59:05
Toe tappin' and neck snappin'! While the PlayStation Network is down, the hosts find time to indulge one of their second-favorite loves: video game music. Rather than just about their faves, you'll hear excerpts from classic scores and modern tracks with color commentary from the VGH crew.
In the final moments of the show, listen closely for directions on how you can enter our newest contest and win a copy of the Video Games Live DVD. It's "nuawesome"!
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 2:15
Game Music, Part 1: 20:30
VGCT - Dead Rising: 49:30
Game Music, Part 2: 51:00
Backloggery! A less-than-inspiring collection of recent releases has given the VGH hosts an opportunity to dig into their gaming backlogs a bit, which inspires a conversation about memorable moments in games and the crew gets a bit worked up about morality as a gameplay device. Plus: We've picked a winner our "Free Ramen" PAX/Amazon contest.
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:00
Hangover: 5:15
Memorable Moments: 33:15
VGCT - Psychonauts: 56:15
Tough Decisions: 59:00
Metacritic: Is it the devil? Probably not, but on this week’s show we talk about that and the world of video game criticism, in general. We also weigh in with our early impressions of the Nintendo 3DS and our 3D gaming wishlists, the new leaderboard-centric Need for Speed, and an inaccurately named not-quite-sequel to Contra. Plus, we announce our next big contest and there's yet another installment of Community Theater. Finish him!
Episode Timeline:
Intro: 0:00
3DS Chat: 4:30
What We've Been Playing: 16:15
3DS Games We'd Like to See: 29:45
VGCT - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: 37:00
Reviewing Game Reviews: 38:45
An outbreak of the T-virus (or something) at VGH headquarters delayed production of the new episode for over a week! We're back now, in better health and clamoring to share our thoughts on Dragon Age 2, Bulletstorm, Pixeljunk Shooter and more. Randy's experiences at Volition Community Day and PAX East lead to a discussion about our favorite video game developers, past and present. Paul's love for Bioware and D.J.'s love for fine Mexican cuisine all factor in, somehow. Put it in your ears!
The VGH crew discusses the unofficially unannounced state of video game DLC and a conversation about the Xperia Play phone turns into something else entirely. Also, our listeners weigh in on their earliest gaming memories and Paul dreams of a world that more closely resembles Canada. Lastly, a new installment of Video Game Community Theater gets all "Buster Wolf" on your ass.
The VGH crew reflect on tales from their gaming "careers," Randy wins a contest, and the Video Game Community Theater gets bionic. Warning: This podcast contains multiple references to male tumescence, illegal narcotics and the 3DO. Also, games!
In this "emergency" episode, the crew discuss the recently announced Sony NGP (aka, "not the PSP2"), PlayStation Suite. Also: An ERROR.
The VGH crew chat about the games they're looking forward to in 2011. Plus, D.J. probably doesn't have world exclusive news about the next Soulcalibur. Addictive substances and legendary 80's frontmen both somehow play a part. Also, the 3DS!
In their first episode, the VGH crew discuss their favorite games from 2010. Plus: Tom Clancy, peanut butter, and Paul really really likes Mass Effect. Really. Also: the premiere of Video Game Community Theater.
In this short introductory episode we say hello, talk about the future of the VGH podcast, and address one of the great gaming questions of all time. Put it in your ears!