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 #667: The Cool Thing about Cigarettes 11/20/2025

VGH #667: The Cool Thing about Cigarettes Important disclaimer: There is actually nothing cool about cigarettes. We made it through another Extra Life marathon! Hear all about the games we played, including Keeper, Easy Delivery Co., Save Room, Chilla's Art: The Bathhouse, and more! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life recap (12:05) - Drunktacular 2025 hype (18:11) - Slay the Spire (24:02) - Cloverpit (34:01) - YEAH! YOU WANT “THOSE GAMES” 2 (42:21) - Keeper (48:25) - Easy Delivery Co. (1:01:41) - Save Room (1:09:32) - Chilla’s Art: The Bathhouse (1:17:42) - Outro/Game Night: Mario Kart World /episode/index/show/vgh/id/39106740

VGH #666: Mega Skeleton 10/31/2025

VGH #666: Mega Skeleton D.J. takes a spooky trip to, confusingly, somewhere besides Silent Hill in Silent Hill f. Meanwhile, Randy shoots lasers in every direction in Ball x Pit. Also: Walking down the most interesting hallway in the world in The Exit 8. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:17) - Stream announcement: The Past Within (5:01) - Extra Life hype (12:55) - Silent Hill f (43:24) - Ball x Pit (1:05:16) - The Exit 8 (1:17:16) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/38856740

VGH #659: The Perfect Lemon Build 10/16/2025

VGH #659: The Perfect Lemon Build Randy locks himself in a cell with the latest Balatrolike, CloverPit. Meanwhile, D.J. takes a spooky trip back to a more polygonal time in Heartworm. Also: Covering up crimes underwater (and occasionally being eaten) in Murky Divers. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:54) - Stream announcement/Extra Life hype (12:06) - Murky Divers (29:24) - CloverPit (52:15) - Heartworm (1:04:56) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/38600790

VGH #658: There Are Skeletons in It 10/02/2025

VGH #658: There Are Skeletons in It Randy and D.J. adjust to their new, somewhat blockier existence in LEGO Voyagers. Randy finds himself in charge of another mysterious shop in Strange Antiquities. D.J. logs into the fake MMO Fellowship after finally paving over the rest of Australia. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Arctic Awakening (2:31) - Stream announcement: Murky Divers (6:55) - Extra Life 2025 (13:23) - Death Stranding 2 (29:04) - LEGO Voyagers (43:58) - Strange Antiquities (58:13) - Fellowship (1:15:46) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/38436055

VGH #657: Mysterious Things in the Woods 09/18/2025

VGH #657: Mysterious Things in the Woods Randy finds himself on another disastrous plane flight in Arctic Awakening, but eventually escapes to the shifting pages of The Plucky Squire. Meanwhile, D.J. heads into the desert with his sword-surfboard thing in Sword of the Sea. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/We did not play Silksong (3:39) - Stream announcement: LEGO Voyagers (9:34) - We did not play Borderlands 4 (16:11) - Arctic Awakening (31:17) - Sword of the Sea (50:07) - The Plucky Squire (1:07:19) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/38262235

VGH #656: Bug Sword Person 09/04/2025

VGH #656: Bug Sword Person 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/38077245

VGH #655: Throwing Bombs or Whatever 08/21/2025

VGH #655: Throwing Bombs or Whatever 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/37893260

VGH #654: The Hamster Philosophy 08/07/2025

VGH #654: The Hamster Philosophy 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/37715830

VGH #653: The Bones Are Their Money 07/24/2025

VGH #653: The Bones Are Their Money 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/37525560

VGH #652: Find the Sacred Gems! 07/10/2025

VGH #652: Find the Sacred Gems! 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/37355810

VGH #651: I Always Want a Jetpack 06/26/2025

VGH #651: I Always Want a Jetpack 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/37159365

VGH #650: Road Warrior Wario 06/12/2025

VGH #650: Road Warrior Wario 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/36967690

VGH #649: A Beer in Every Country 05/29/2025

VGH #649: A Beer in Every Country 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/36766730

VGH #648: The Toast Does Talk 05/15/2025

VGH #648: The Toast Does Talk 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/36575100

VGH #647: The Very Loud Man of Tsushima 05/01/2025

VGH #647: The Very Loud Man of Tsushima 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/36385435

VGH #646: GameCube Boot-Up Sequence 04/17/2025

VGH #646: GameCube Boot-Up Sequence It's finally time!!! We get into every last detail from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the fallout from the Direct, the fallout from the fallout from the Direct, etc. Also: Blue Prince. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Stream announcement (6:53) - Nintendo Switch 2 (56:03) - Blue Prince (1:15:06) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/36203140

VGH #645: Point-and-Click Situation 04/03/2025

VGH #645: Point-and-Click Situation Randy and D.J. learn a bunch of spooky new words in Cryptmaster. Also: Giving up bad habits in Death of the Reprobate, and trying to ignore the fancy cutscenes in Monster Hunter Wilds. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (21:07) - Cryptmaster (33:31) - Death of the Reprobate (47:16) - Monster Hunter Wilds (1:03:55) - Final Fantasy XIV VS. Infinity Nikki (1:09:33) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/35986150

VGH #644: Fan-Favorite Monsters 03/20/2025

VGH #644: Fan-Favorite Monsters Some of the new features in Monster Hunter Wilds leave D.J. with a lot to think about. Meanwhile, Randy takes a break with Wanderstop, a game about making tea and definitely nothing else. Also: Ignoring what everyone's saying about Final Fantasy XIV and Animal Crossing. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/D.J. hates Final Fantasy XIV (14:18) - Randy loves Animal Crossing (25:10) - Stream announcement (26:21) - Wanderstop (51:03) - Monster Hunter Wilds (1:15:42) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/35786850

VGH #643: Mysterious Yakuza Reasons 03/06/2025

VGH #643: Mysterious Yakuza Reasons D.J. escapes from his abusive relationship with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, only to fall directly into whatever's going on in the brand new Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Also: Randy takes oral hygiene several light years too far in Mouthwashing. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (10:38) - Stream announcement: Wanderstop (14:12) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (26:36) - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (48:26) - Mouthwashing (1:10:10) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/35556500

VGH #642: Cool, Cute and Fresh 02/20/2025

VGH #642: Cool, Cute and Fresh Randy and D.J. embark on their dream vacation in Hello Kitty Island Adventure!!!!! Also, Infinity Nikki is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (8:42) - Hello Kitty Island Adventure (43:13) - Infinity Nikki (1:13:37) - Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers (1:21:39) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/35361515

VGH #641: I Like Bats 02/06/2025

VGH #641: I Like Bats Time to check in on what all those meddling kids are up to in Fortnite Festival. Also: Randy has a Balatro breakthrough before having a CineNerdle2 Battle breakathrurgle2. Battle. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Game trailers (6:54) - Stream announcement: Hello Kitty Island Adventure (09:43) - Fortnite Festival (44:47) - Balatro (1:02:36) - CineNerdle2 Battle (1:21:16) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/35173105

VGH #640: Best Game Music of 2024 01/23/2025

VGH #640: Best Game Music of 2024 Take a listen to some of our favorite game music from (mostly) 2024! /episode/index/show/vgh/id/34967620

VGH #639: Best Games of 2024 01/16/2025

VGH #639: Best Games of 2024 After much debate over whether Slay the Spire should be disqualified (it was), we present our favorite games from 2024. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/NINTENDO SWITCH 2 ACTUAL DEFINITIVE REVEAL REAL (7:57) - Best of 2024 (13:00) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (20:40) - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (31:04) - 1000xRESIST (37:34) - Astro Bot (45:26) - Content Warning (50:06) - Minishoot’ Adventures (51:41) - Balatro (57:00) - Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (1:00:18) - Honorable mentions (1:05:44) - Dragon’s Dogma II (1:11:14) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/34873875

VGH #638: Peanut Butter by Volume 12/19/2024

VGH #638: Peanut Butter by Volume Another year, another strangely murder-centric holiday show. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Part 1 (1:12:30) - Part 1 (continued) /episode/index/show/vgh/id/34522520

VGH #637: All These Slime Things 12/05/2024

VGH #637: All These Slime Things Randy finishes off Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, D.J. (re-)starts Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, and everyone has a great time drinking and smoking in Webfishing. Also: How's Rez doing these days? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (11:30) - All these slime things (15:59) - Drunktacular hype (20:39) - Webfishing (28:56) - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (1:03:50) - Rez Infinite (1:16:41) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/34298870

VGH #636: Positive but Stupid 11/21/2024

VGH #636: Positive but Stupid Randy and D.J. argue about how many numbers there are after playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Also: Crow Country, What the Car?, more Zelda, and being very good, yet dumb, in Final Fantasy XIV. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (11:33) - Stream announcement: Webfishing (16:29) - Extra Life update (19:16) - Drunktacular hype (21:21) - D.J.’s stupid FFXIV story (32:12) - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (42:15) - Crow Country (53:29) - What the Car? (1:06:11) - Outro /episode/index/show/vgh/id/34075716

VGH #635: The Guy Who Fights Dinosaurs 11/07/2024

VGH #635: The Guy Who Fights Dinosaurs 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/33827002

Extra Life 2024 Preview 10/31/2024

Extra Life 2024 Preview 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. /episode/index/show/vgh/id/33700842

VGH #634: Happy Noises 10/24/2024

VGH #634: Happy Noises 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/33595312

VGH #633: Everything Is Expensive, Life Is Hard 10/10/2024

VGH #633: Everything Is Expensive, Life Is Hard 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 /episode/index/show/vgh/id/33401187

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