Video Game Hangover

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VGH #655: Throwing Bombs or Whatever Aug 21, 2025

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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

VGH #654: The Hamster Philosophy Aug 07, 2025

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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

VGH #653: The Bones Are Their Money Jul 24, 2025

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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

VGH #652: Find the Sacred Gems! Jul 10, 2025

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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

VGH #651: I Always Want a Jetpack Jun 26, 2025

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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

VGH #650: Road Warrior Wario Jun 12, 2025

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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

VGH #649: A Beer in Every Country May 29, 2025

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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

VGH #648: The Toast Does Talk May 15, 2025

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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

VGH #647: The Very Loud Man of Tsushima May 01, 2025

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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

VGH #646: GameCube Boot-Up Sequence Apr 17, 2025

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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

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