Wed, 28 December 2016
D.J. and Paul listen to how one classic Final Fantasy song has evolved over the series' 30-year history. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
Direct download: Mini_Hangover_-_The_Final_Fantasy_Prelude.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:01pm PDT |
Tue, 27 December 2016
**SPOILER ALERT** On this special mini episode, Paul is joined by his wife Courtney and they chat about their co-op play through of Batman: The Telltale Series. Spoilers abound! |
Thu, 15 December 2016
Good riddance, 2016! We cap off the year with a mailbag full of your questions and a round or two or three or four of our beverages of choice. Who will get eaten this time??
Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_274_-_A_Good_Time_with_a_Good_Dude.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:32pm PDT |
Thu, 8 December 2016
Put on your headphones and join us as we listen to the greatest video game music from this terrible year.
Episode Timeline 01:00 - Intro |
Thu, 1 December 2016
Paul embarks on the anime road trip of a lifetime. D.J. takes a (short!) break from rebuilding Alefgard to hang out with a robot buddy. Randy tries to figure out why everyone's dead. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro |
Wed, 23 November 2016
Randy finds his new ninja lifestyle oddly unsatisfying. Paul is trapped in the PlayStation 1 zombie wasteland of his dreams. D.J. is also trapped, but in an annoying space pod. Also Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_271_-_Things_We_Know_to_Be_Things.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:35am PDT |
Thu, 17 November 2016
We survived ExtraLife last week and then started playing even MORE games so we could chat about those GAMES this week. Games like Alphabet, Nium, and Letter Quest Remastered. Also this week: dogs and survival games. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro |
Thu, 10 November 2016
Have some semi-coherent rambling after staying up too late playing video games. And then... our Extra Life live show, ha ha!!
Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro |
Wed, 2 November 2016
Paul attempts to drag Randy and D.J. into the depths of the Civilization VI rabbit hole. D.J. is tricked into playing a video game by a spooky grandma. Randy learns about how the people of Norway benefit from sustainable energy. Episode Timeline 00:48 - Intro
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Thu, 27 October 2016
Paul replaces homes with slightly nicer homes. Randy learns what to do about a soggy toad. D.J. decides to loiter in a vacant virtual house where the Target employees can't find him. And Nintendo introduces the Slapchop. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_267_-_A_Counter_to_Whatever_You_Encounter.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:12am PDT |
Thu, 20 October 2016
Randy tries to determine if Paper Mario: Color Splash is finally the game that justifies the Wii U's, well... Wii U-ness. D.J. descends into Thumper's spooky rhythm dimension. And yes, Dragon Quest VII. Episode Timeline 00:40 - Intro |
Thu, 13 October 2016
We get a glimpse of Paul's nascent Dragon Quest Builders addiction as he recounts his time with the demo. Meanwhile, D.J. makes the responsible decision to only play games for 15 minutes at a time, and, doing the opposite, Randy plays Picross 3D.
Episode Timeline 00:40 - Intro |
Thu, 6 October 2016
Paul and Randy revisit New Deus Ex's grim future where cybernetic superhumans can't stop breaking into their neighbors' homes to steal their snacks and drinks. Also, we play Virginia: The Official Game of the U.S. State, and Dragon Quest VII is.
Episode Timeline 00:40 - Intro |
Thu, 29 September 2016
By listening to this episode you will learn: how to select the appropriate robot dog for any situation; operating procedures for the Belus-07 railway vehicle in case of apocalypse; how to get through the first hour of Dragon Quest VII in only three hours. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro |
Thu, 22 September 2016
Kitchen thievery in Overcooked, naked ninjas being shot out of cannons in Ninja Launcher, and Adam Jensen's sunglasses. One of those things is not like the other... but to find out you'll need to listen to this week's episode! Also: Randy is still (not) dead (hopefully) and we flashback to Flashback: The Quest for Identity.
Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro |
Thu, 15 September 2016
D.J. risks prison time playing AM2R, the Metroid II fan remake. Without Randy around, the conversation quickly devolves into Final Fantasy and Star Trek, but it's mostly because Paul played Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander. Mostly.
Episode Timeline 00:30 - Intro |
Thu, 8 September 2016
Paul and D.J. report in from the first ever PAX West. Hear about Dragon Quest Builders, The Silver Case, World of Final Fantasy, PAX Game Show Night, and more! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_260_-_Almost_Live_at_PAX_West_2016.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:35am PDT |
Thu, 1 September 2016
D.J. finds a new way to play FFXIV in the Deep Dungeon, then rolls a healer in popular Internet meme, Overwatch, because maybe there's more to gaming than killing people. Meanwhile, Randy drops zillions of grenades on people in Deus Ex yeahhhh siicckkkkk Episode Timeline 00:55 - Intro |
Wed, 24 August 2016
Randy continues his new life of intergalactic trading in No Man's Sky. D.J. watches people play every arcade game at once, then tries to come to terms with the final Final Fantasy. Paul explains how kitchens work. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_258_-_The_Most_Baller-Ass_Ship_in_the_Universe.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:31pm PDT |
Thu, 18 August 2016
No Man's Sky is out so we can definitively answer everyone's remaining questions, like: Are there really 600 trillion planets, or did they just copy/paste the same 3 over and over? How do I shot gun? And which multiplayer mode is best? D.J. goes swimming. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro
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Thu, 11 August 2016
Randy pops heads off (and back on again) in the 70s sci-fi-vania, Headlander. Paul is still playing only Monster Hunter. And D.J. would have finished Last Window by now if protagonist Kyle Hyde could drag himself out of bed at a reasonable hour. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro
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Thu, 4 August 2016
D.J. emerges from Final Fantasy XIV's deep dungeon to talk about its new Deep Dungeon mode. Paul navigates Batman through some jankiness. Randy has questions about Persona 4's take on hot social issues. Also: The final round of the Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
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Thu, 28 July 2016
In this audio series of dramatic podcasting you’ll find: an in-depth conversation about the new Nintendo NX, an emotionally charged soliloquy about Monster Hunter, some internal dialogue about Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, and even some comments about Ghostbusters! Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
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Thu, 21 July 2016
Pokemon Go? Check. Monster Hunter Generations? Check. Final Fantasy XIV? Check. Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel? Check. Yep, sounds like another show from your friends at Video Game Hangover. Also—this should be good—Randy plays Bloodborne. 00:50 - Intro |
Thu, 14 July 2016
We look up from our Pokedexes just long enough to avoid being hit by oncoming traffic and also to discuss the Pokemon Go phenomenon. Also, did we play Resident Evil 7? Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
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Thu, 7 July 2016
As seasoned video gamers, we know a little about what makes a cool game. We strive to talk about only the coolest games every week. Like Boxboxboy. That's cool. Inside? (That's a game.) Also cool. The Return of Matt Hazard? Sorry. That's not a cool game. Episode Timeline 00:50 - Intro
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Thu, 30 June 2016
Paul plays Bloodstained and reports on the state of its found cuisine. Randy tries several extremely Japanese games, with mixed results. 13 years later, D.J. is ready to pass judgment on Deus Ex: Invisible War. Meanwhile, nobody played Mighty No. 9. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro
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Wed, 22 June 2016
The blips and bloops are back! We take a listen to some of our favorite game music mariachi covers, Groove Coaster remixes, and songs appearing in games that rhyme with Unsmarted: Jake's Fmortune. Episode Timeline 02:40 - Intro |
Thu, 16 June 2016
This year, at E3: Tom Clancy's robot dog! Norman Reedus's weird body! Games about war! Games about burritos! Typography! JRPGs that look like Mass Effect! And the Pacific Northwest, but everywhere! Episode Timeline 01:30 - Intro
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Thu, 9 June 2016
The Backlog Attack kicks off with three (maybe) classics: The World Ends with You, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Last Window. Nevertheless, we find time to sneak in a couple new games, like Steamworld Heist and The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine. Episode Timeline 01:30 - Intro
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Thu, 2 June 2016
We continue our month-long deep analysis of the infamous Uncharted 4 scene where Nate eats his own brother. D.J. is still stuck in a Final Fantasy XIII hellworld. And the Backlog Attack returns! Episode Timeline 01:15 - Weird intro
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Thu, 26 May 2016
Randy returns to describe Uncharted 4 with the very highest of adjectives, while D.J. is much less favorable on Final Fantasy XIII. Somewhere in between, Paul enslaves a mushroom race. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 19 May 2016
We love games for the endless escapism they offer. Imagine charting unknown reaches of the galaxy from the comfort of your home! Imagine a man in Tokyo breaking your arms over the Internet! Imagine someone deliberately choosing to play Final Fantasy XIII! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro |
Thu, 12 May 2016
D.J. further develops his nuclear wasteland survival plan, abandoning guns altogether in favor of a large hammer. Randy parlays his solitaire mastery into success at the racetrack. And everyone loves Overwatch—they just aren't in love with it. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_243_-_The_Funny_Thing_About_Mr_Zurkon.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:18am PDT |
Thu, 5 May 2016
After being unceremoniously killed during the opening credits, Nathan Drake reflects on all the cool video games he never found time away from his life of adventure to play. Games like Nuclear Throne, Severed, Crusader Kings 2, and Quantum Break. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 28 April 2016
After ignoring warnings about dangerous walls, Paul, too, enters Enter the Gungeon. Randy detonates animals. Hyper Light Drifter remains mysterious. And D.J. reminisces about that time he played Yakuza 2. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro
Direct download: VGH_241_-_The_Person_Who_Explains_Everything_to_You.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:44am PDT |
Thu, 21 April 2016
We try out the Doom and Battleborn betas to see how they measure up to the Dooms and Battleborns of our youths. Randy tries Hyrule Warriors but in 3D, and D.J. embarks on a quest for a gun that shoots smaller guns. 00:00 - Intro |
Thu, 14 April 2016
Paul puts his other obligations on hold to take over a beer farm. With his 10 billion wives behind him, D.J. plans his new career as a stay-at-home paperweight. And Randy takes a break from The Division... a Quantum Break, that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 00:00 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_239_-_Jigglypuff_vs_Lance_Reddick.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:48am PDT |
Wed, 6 April 2016
Join us for this very special episode where Paul interviews one of the co-founders of the newly opened National Videogame Museum! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_-_Interview_National_Videogame_Museum_-_Joe_Santulli.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:41pm PDT |
Thu, 31 March 2016
D.J. decides it's never too late to learn how to play video games and dusts off 3D Out Run and Streets of Rage 2. Paul reveals shocking dog secrets. Virtual reality sounds exhausting. And The Division continues. 00:00 - Intro
Direct download: VGH_238_-_I_Dont_Get_Out_of_Bed_for_Greens.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:02am PDT |
Thu, 24 March 2016
Randy and Paul run into other players behaving strangely in The Division's Dark Zone. D.J. can't stop liking Yakuza 2, but takes a break to share WAR stories (from the future) with Paul. From a distance, an unstoppable deer watches. 00:00 - Intro |
Thu, 17 March 2016
On this week’s show, D.J. is mysteriously absent. Instead of investigating his disappearance, Randy and Paul just chat endlessly about The Division, purpz, jumping jacks, and some tidbits from GDC 2016. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 10 March 2016
D.J. redoubles his efforts to understand what's happening in Black Ops III but maybe would rather be hitting things with sticks. Paul explains adjustments to monster bone exchange rates. Randy reminds everyone about Uncharted 1. Peter Molyneux continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 3 March 2016
Randy falls back into one of his bad habits, and it's not even the one involving plastic guitars. Paul is on better terms with Fire Emblem: Fates. D.J. takes a break in between Yakuzas to shill for Activision, if they even make games still. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro banter
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Thu, 25 February 2016
Paul and Randy delve into distinguished author Tom Clancy's latest pet project, the massively multiplayer online shooter, The Division. Meanwhile, D.J. continues his quest to kick every gangster in Tokyo. Also, the new Fire Emblem is confusing. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro Burger
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Thu, 18 February 2016
Randy escapes from sea-prison only to immediately become lost in the woods. Paul gets owned by his wife despite his fearsome boulder arm. D.J. makes impulsive relationship decisions. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 11 February 2016
Paul supplements his actual sickness with motion sickness courtesy of the Gravity Rush remaster. D.J. loves Strike Suit Zero and vows never to play another game in the series, but it's OK because there's a lot of dudes that need to be kicked. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 4 February 2016
How can we accurately judge The Witness to be the best ever made when it's so good that it causes all other games throughout history to cease to exist, destroying all basis for comparison? Also, reasons why we haven't started The Witness yet. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro |
Thu, 28 January 2016
The pastel-hued island fills you with a sense of familiarity and security. Turning to greet your old friend, Yoshi, you realize the figure before you is not the cuddly dinosaur of your youth. You freeze in horror as the fleshy mass burbles: "It's-a me." Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 21 January 2016
We asked the top robotic minds at Google what the best games of 2015 were. When it turned out AIs don't have opinions, we deferred to our slightly less robotic stable of podcast hosts. Also, D.J. is pretty sure he's not poisoned. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 14 January 2016
It’s been a weird week. DJ remains in exile in Japan. We’re sad about David Bowie. We’re still having fun with Just Cause 3 and Mass Effect 3. We’re fighting the allure of shiny new games while trying to find time for good old ones. So many feels. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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Thu, 7 January 2016
Instead of assigning traditional review scores, we’re now rating games on their lunchtime equivalency: Just Cause 3 is a tasty soup/sandwich combo from Chili’s while Her Story and Undertale are worthy of the endless pasta bowl from Olive Garden. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro
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