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VGH #635: The Guy Who Fights Dinosaurs Nov 07, 2024

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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

Extra Life 2024 Preview Oct 31, 2024

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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.

VGH #634: Happy Noises Oct 24, 2024

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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

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

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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

VGH #632: You Can't Give Astro Bot an AK Sep 26, 2024

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We're back—both in the country and in the recording booth—and catching up with Astro Bot and all the drama surrounding Concord and the PlayStation 5 Pro.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Randy's European adventure

(20:55) - Giant gaming headlines

(34:07) - Stream announcement: Inscryption

(36:00) - Extra Life hype

(39:35) - Astro Bot

(1:12:22) - Outro

VGH #631: VGM Radio - The Lost Intros Sep 12, 2024

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Take a listen to some alternate intro and outro songs from VGH history in this week's playlist episode!

VGH #630: The Queen of All Vampires Aug 29, 2024

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The Backlog Attack concludes as Randy takes a trip to spooky El Paso, Elsewhere, while D.J. finds himself in a bygone era of gaming in Shenmue. Also: What actually happened on Pony Island?

Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Pony Island (21:41) - Shenmue (46:15) - El Paso, Elsewhere/El Paso Nightmare (1:11:26) - Outro

VGH #629: Explainy Guy Aug 15, 2024

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Randy goes for a ride through the desert in Sable. D.J. fights off spooky aliens in 1994's Marathon before hanging out with the Drasles in Dragon Slayer IV.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2

(10:19) - Marathon

(23:51) - Borderlands minute

(26:03) - Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family

(44:36) - Sable

(1:04:11) - Outro

VGH #628: An Emotional Attachment to Bidoof Aug 01, 2024

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We kick off the summer Backlog Attack and immediately get into our first two games: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and New Pokemon Snap! Also: Old Pokemon Snap!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Game shows

(9:11) - Backlog Attack

(28:03) - New Pokemon Snap

(53:37) - Crimson Skies

(1:10:01) - Outro

VGH #627: Luigi All Day Jul 18, 2024

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Randy once again finds himself in a Luigi mansion in Luigi's Mansion 2. Meanwhile, D.J. wonders if there's more to life than talking to another three NPCs in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Also, it's true: Suika Game.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/AI, VR, SPQR, etc.

(13:10) - Xbox store closing

(18:42) - Suika Game

(31:43) - Luigi's Mansion 2

(48:05) - FFXIV Dawntrail

(1:11:15) - Outro