Video Game Hangover

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VGH #616: Year of the Snuggie Jan 25, 2024

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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

VGH #615: Game of the Year 2023 Jan 11, 2024

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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

VGH #614: Gary Busey as Tingle Dec 21, 2023

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TEKKENNN 8! NEEEW CHALLENGERRRRR! GAAARRRYYYYYY BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEYYYYY!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Part 1

(1:13:50) - Part 2

VGH #613: Best Game Music of 2023 Dec 07, 2023

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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!

VGH #612: Back in the Mazda Nov 30, 2023

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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

VGH #611: Your Dad's Starship Nov 23, 2023

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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

VGH #610: Get This Guy out of Here Nov 16, 2023

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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

VGH #609: Questionable Hedgehog Rolling Nov 09, 2023

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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

VGH #608: 14 Types of Fruit Nov 02, 2023

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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

VGH #607: Pointy-Headed Haystack Men Oct 26, 2023

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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