Video Game Hangover

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

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

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

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

Take a listen to some of our favorite game music from (mostly) 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

Another year, another strangely murder-centric holiday show. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Part 1 (1:12:30) - Part 1 (continued)

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.J. sets course for new shores in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Meanwhile, Randy comes to terms with being a cat in Little Kitty, Big City. Also: Stumbling through Legend of Zelda: Four Swords in 2024. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (3:04) - Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (21:34) - Little Kitty, Big City (37:40) - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (1:07:13) - Outro