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.

VGH #621: The Rare Turkey 04/04/2024

VGH #621: The Rare Turkey 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/30676048

VGH #620: Underwear Overcoat 03/21/2024

VGH #620: Underwear Overcoat 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/30473338

VGH #619: Watch Out, There’s a Bear! 03/07/2024

VGH #619: Watch Out, There’s a Bear! 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/30267228

VGH #618: Obviously Very Haunted 02/22/2024

VGH #618: Obviously Very Haunted 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/30060333

VGH #617: The Y-Word 02/08/2024

VGH #617: The Y-Word 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/29851803

VGH #616: Year of the Snuggie 01/25/2024

VGH #616: Year of the Snuggie 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/29642343

VGH #615: Game of the Year 2023 01/11/2024

VGH #615: Game of the Year 2023 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/29436228

VGH #614: Gary Busey as Tingle 12/21/2023

VGH #614: Gary Busey as Tingle TEKKENNN 8! NEEEW CHALLENGERRRRR! GAAARRRYYYYYY BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEYYYYY! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Part 1 (1:13:50) - Part 2 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/29174173

VGH #613: Best Game Music of 2023 12/07/2023

VGH #613: Best Game Music of 2023 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! /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28966428

VGH #612: Back in the Mazda 11/30/2023

VGH #612: Back in the Mazda 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28857908

VGH #611: Your Dad’s Starship 11/23/2023

VGH #611: Your Dad’s Starship 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28767973

VGH #610: Get This Guy out of Here 11/16/2023

VGH #610: Get This Guy out of Here 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28668363

VGH #609: Questionable Hedgehog Rolling 11/09/2023

VGH #609: Questionable Hedgehog Rolling 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28564034

VGH #608: 14 Types of Fruit 11/02/2023

VGH #608: 14 Types of Fruit 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28487651

VGH #607: Pointy-Headed Haystack Men 10/26/2023

VGH #607: Pointy-Headed Haystack Men 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28428482

VGH #606: Can't Clear the Tier 10/19/2023

VGH #606: Can't Clear the Tier 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28361732

VGH #605: Beating Each Other Up on the Moon 09/28/2023

VGH #605: Beating Each Other Up on the Moon 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28163609

VGH #604: The World’s Worst F-Zero Player 09/21/2023

VGH #604: The World’s Worst F-Zero Player 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28100897

VGH #603: Dragons All over the Place 09/14/2023

VGH #603: Dragons All over the Place 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. /episode/index/show/vgh/id/28025091

VGH #602: New Mushrooms! 09/07/2023

VGH #602: New Mushrooms! 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27963942

VGH #601: 10 Years of Being Good 08/31/2023

VGH #601: 10 Years of Being Good 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27898461

VGH #600: Thank You for Playing 08/24/2023

VGH #600: Thank You for Playing 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27835695

VGH #599: Raccoon City Cops 08/17/2023

VGH #599: Raccoon City Cops 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27776922

VGH #598: Everybody Loves a Giant Robot 08/10/2023

VGH #598: Everybody Loves a Giant Robot 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27708165

VGH #597: Feeling Ominous 07/27/2023

VGH #597: Feeling Ominous 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27579141

VGH #596: Final Fantasy Sandwich 07/20/2023

VGH #596: Final Fantasy Sandwich 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27516267

VGH #595: The Gelatinous Cube 07/13/2023

VGH #595: The Gelatinous Cube 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27452037

VGH #594: Who Murdered This Person? 07/06/2023

VGH #594: Who Murdered This Person? 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27381489

VGH #593: Embrace the Final Fantasy-ness 06/29/2023

VGH #593: Embrace the Final Fantasy-ness 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27317568

VGH #592: Prose Before Codes 06/22/2023

VGH #592: Prose Before Codes 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/27231885

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