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VGH #654: The Hamster Philosophy

Video Game Hangover

Release Date: 08/07/2025

VGH #656: Bug Sword Person show art VGH #656: Bug Sword Person

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The Backlog Attack concludes (mostly) with Randy carrying out his directives in Robocop: Rogue City and D.J. reaping what he sowed in Bioware's beloved Anthem. Also: Return of the bug people. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Silksong (13:49) - Stream announcement: Mario Kart World (18:08) - Backlog Attack update (25:40) - Anthem (47:08) - Robocop: Rogue City (1:15:26) - Outro

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Randy and D.J. step outside their respective gaming comfort zones with Hades's roguelike arena action and Banjo-Kazooie's jiggy/mumbo/wiggy/wobbly/wooper-collecting. Also: When Mario Kart becomes work. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Mario Kart World (15:18) - Stream announcement: Anthem (20:47) - Banjo-Kazooie (51:03) - Hades (1:12:03) - Outro

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This summer's Backlog Attack kicks off with some breezy dogfighting in Air Combat 22, followed by putting Super Mario Sunshine on trial for its various crimes. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Stream announcement (5:24) - Backlog Attack! (23:42) - Air Combat 22 (43:06) - Super Mario Sunshine (1:09:03) - Outro

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VGH #653: The Bones Are Their Money show art VGH #653: The Bones Are Their Money

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Randy searches for buried treasure (actually is banana) in Donkey Kong Bananza, D.J. continues to ignore whatever's going on in Death Stranding 2. Also: Falling off a mountain in Peak, and a mysterious new way to play solitaire in Occlude. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Stream announcement (4:40) - Peak (29:37) - Death Stranding 2 (40:38) - Donkey Kong Bananza (1:05:51) - Occlude (1:18:30) - Outro

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D.J. takes his delivery business to a whole other country in Death Stranding 2. Meanwhile, Randy rearranges the landscape in Ruffy and the Riverside. Also: The latest scandals from the world of Mario Kart. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Mario Kart World (14:51) - Stream announcement: Peak (17:34) - GameCube wishlist (27:43) - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (59:56) - Ruffy and the Riverside (1:14:04) - Outro

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VGH #651: I Always Want a Jetpack show art VGH #651: I Always Want a Jetpack

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The era of the Switch 2 continues with uh, Dungeon Clawler and F-ZERO GX. Oh, and more Mario Kart World! That's a Switch 2 game! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Mario Kart World (19:32) - Stream announcement: Death Stranding 2 (31:52) - Dungeon Clawler (45:56) - F-ZERO GX (54:57) - GameCube on Switch 2 (1:10:51) - Outro

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We get our hands on the Nintendo Switch 2, the greatest console to ever be able to play Mario Kart World! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Switch 2 (47:44) - Mario Kart World (1:14:22) - Outro

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Randy returns from Super Nintendo World with a full report on mushroom-inspired dishes and Luigi-inspired cutlery. Meanwhile, D.J. once again finds himself aimlessly roaming the Japanese countryside in Promise Mascot Agency, but this time he's into it. Also: Strange Horticulture. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Super Nintendo World (42:49) - Game Night: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (46:18) - Promise Mascot Agency (1:06:22) - Strange Horticulture (1:22:03) - Outro

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VGH #648: The Toast Does Talk show art VGH #648: The Toast Does Talk

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D.J. regrets playing JRPGs that were not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Meanwhile, Randy becomes a shadow frog in Schim before becoming a buttered cat in Cato: Buttered Cat (obviously). Also: The Infinity Nikki meltdown. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Deleting games (17:58) - Stream announcement: ? (19:23) - Monster Hunter Wilds (20:57) - Infinity Nikki meltdown (33:21) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (1:00:34) - Cato: Buttered Cat (1:08:40) - Schim (1:16:30) - Outro

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VGH #647: The Very Loud Man of Tsushima show art VGH #647: The Very Loud Man of Tsushima

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Randy goes into detail about his late-night gaming regimen, while D.J. is confused about who exactly the Ghost of Tsushima is. (Is it him??) Also: Trying to buy a Switch 2, The Last of Us season 2, Spilled, and Star Overdrive. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Prime gaming time (8:24) - Revenge of Nintendo Switch 2 (21:05) - The Last of Us (31:23) - Ghost of Tsushima (58:55) - Spilled (1:04:01) - Star Overdrive (1:15:15) - Outro

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This summer's Backlog Attack kicks off with some breezy dogfighting in Air Combat 22, followed by putting Super Mario Sunshine on trial for its various crimes.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Stream announcement

(5:24) - Backlog Attack!

(23:42) - Air Combat 22

(43:06) - Super Mario Sunshine

(1:09:03) - Outro