Video Game Hangover

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VGH #518: What's on Sale at the Magic Shop? Nov 04, 2021

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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

VGH #517: Pumpkins of All Shapes and Sizes Oct 28, 2021

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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

VGH #516: Drunk on a Beach with Amnesia Oct 21, 2021

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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

VGH #515: Mrs. Metroid Oct 14, 2021

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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

VGH #514: The Warm, Gooey Center Oct 07, 2021

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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

VGH #513: One Perfect Cube Sep 30, 2021

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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

VGH #512: Absorbed into the Dimengeon Sep 23, 2021

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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

VGH #511: A Party of Guys Sep 16, 2021

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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

VGH #510: Cool Psychic Friends Sep 09, 2021

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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

VGH #509: A Bridge to Someplace Sep 02, 2021

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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