Thu, 30 December 2021
An alternate soundtrack for any dungeons you may encounter. |
Thu, 16 December 2021
Ten years ago we had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Rotating Riker. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Part 1 (1:03:02) - Part 2 |
Thu, 9 December 2021
We put our heads together to determine the definitive best game soundtracks of 2021. If it's not here, it wasn't music! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Drunktacular hype (7:28) - Fantasian (9:05) - Later Alligator (17:13) - ElecHead (25:00) - Death’s Door (35:12) - Chicory (47:51) - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (1:01:47) - Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (1:13:59) - Masayoshi Soken/FFXIV tribute (1:17:13) - Outro |
Thu, 2 December 2021
D.J. gets caught up in repainting the entire world in Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Meanwhile, Randy embraces his inner big blue angry sword guy in Grindstone. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life (3:46) - Drunktacular hype (5:57) - Corrections and Regrets (10:26) - Chicory: A Colorful Tale (35:09) - Grindstone (53:25) - Outro |
Wed, 24 November 2021
As huge fans of the series, we can't wait to see what Mr. Halo is up to in his new game, Halo Infinite. Also: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, and another look at Pikmin Bloom. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life (6:20) - Drunktacular hype (9:57) - Pikmin Bloom (22:17) - Halo Infinite (43:48) - Battlefield 2042 minute (47:45) - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (1:05:38) - Outro |
Thu, 18 November 2021
Randy gets in touch with all the aspects of his personality (and his tie) in Disco Elysium. Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to adapt to rural English living (plus £30,000,000 of debt) in SWERY’s The Good Life. Also: The hit video game, Grand Theft Auto! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:09) - Extra Life (4:17) - Drunktacular hype (7:57) - Grand Theft Auto content (12:43) - The Good Life (42:08) - Disco Elysium (1:05:40) - Outro |
Thu, 11 November 2021
We emerge from Extra Life weekend with a recap of all the games we played, including: It Takes Two, Back 4 Blood, The Artful Escape, Super Metroid, and a look at the big Animal Crossing: New Horizons update. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up (10:51) - FFXIV Endwalker delayed! (18:19) - Spelunky/Slay the Spire (25:08) - Super Metroid (29:13) - The Artful Escape (38:51) - It Takes Two (47:22) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (1:04:23) - Faith (1:07:42) - Back 4 Blood (1:14:57) - Outro |
Thu, 4 November 2021
Randy discovers a wide world of sentient plants just outside his door in Pikmin Bloom. Meanwhile, D.J. enjoys the low-budget thrills of Dungeon Encounters. Also: Throwing metaphorical but also literal baggage into a fire in Bonfire Peaks. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:25) - Extra Life (10:41) - Pikmin Bloom (25:56) - Dungeon Encounters (57:42) - Bonfire Peaks (1:09:55) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_518_-_Whats_on_Sale_at_the_Magic_Shop.mp3
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Thu, 28 October 2021
OooOOOOooOooooOoo it's Halloween and we've played a frightening assortment of terrifying games, including Inscryption, Spookware, Back in 1995, and moooOooOOore! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (06:58) - Extra Life (11:43) - Mayor Bones Proudly Presents: Ghost Town's 1000th Annual Pumpkin Festival (21:36) - Spookware (35:37) - The Night that Speaks (39:47) - Back in 1995 (53:20) - Inscryption (1:08:04) - Devotion (1:13:06) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_517_-_Pumpkins_of_All_Shapes_and_Sizes.mp3
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Thu, 21 October 2021
At long last, Randy enters the "Deathloop." Meanwhile, D.J. tries to forget all about Metroid Dread with some delightful puzzle-platforming in ElecHead. And, at long last, Randy enters the "Deathloop." Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Animal Crossing (5:31) - Extra Life (11:02) - Metroid Dread (24:43) - Ibb & Obb (30:26) - ElecHead (41:48) - Pocket Card Jockey (45:03) - Deathloop (1:16:05) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_516_-_Drunk_on_a_Beach_with_Amnesia.mp3
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Thu, 14 October 2021
We've got a double (or triple?) dose of Metroid discussion with a quick detour through Metroid Fusion before arriving at the long-awaited Metroid Dread. Also: a robotic dog disaster in Battlefield 2042. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Federation Force (9:16) - Extra Life (11:47) - Metroid Fusion (25:30) - Metroid Dread (52:20) - Battlefield 2042 (1:11:40) - Outro |
Thu, 7 October 2021
D.J. cracks open the Castlevania Advance Collection and sees Castlevania: Circle of the Moon in a whole new light. Also, Dracula X is there. Meanwhile, Randy cracks open some monsters in Beast Breaker. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Psychonauts 2 (9:00) - Ratchet and Clank (14:03) - ExtraLife hype (16:49) - Castlevania Advance Collection (39:31) - Castlevania: Dracula X (46:53) - Beast Breaker (1:03:49) - Outro |
Thu, 30 September 2021
Despite some disturbing news out of the Nintendo Direct, D.J. miraculously manages to enjoy Actraiser Renaissance. Also, after months of struggle, Randy finally gets his hands on Astro's Playroom. Hironobu Sakaguchi guest stars. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Chris Pratt is Mario (4:06) - Nintendo Direct (11:04) - Sakaguchi Direct (13:08) - Fantasian revisited (16:25) - Actraiser Renaissance (32:28) - Astro’s Playroom/PS5 (1:05:12) - Outro |
Thu, 23 September 2021
Randy, a fan of games like A Short Hike and Animal Crossing, attempts to revitalize the campgrounds of Haven Park. D.J. gets into Fantasian, finally. And Angry Birds makes its long-awaited VGH debut. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Angry Birds Journey (10:53) - Fantasian (41:02) - Haven Park (1:02:07) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_512_-_Absorbed_into_the_Dimengeon.mp3
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Thu, 16 September 2021
D.J. travels the galaxy in pinball adventure World Flipper, then tries to make sense of a supernatural London in Last Stop. Meanwhile, after abandoning his Animal Crossing island, Randy returns to Earth for one last tee time in Golf Club: Wasteland. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (9:13) - World Flipper (30:17) - Golf Club: Wasteland (46:13) - Last Stop (1:07:35) - Outro |
Thu, 9 September 2021
Randy becomes a super secret psychic soldier in Schafer’s sorely sought sequel, Psychonauts 2. And, D.J. delivers mail in Lake. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:15) - Backlog Attack (15:58) - Psychonauts 2 (47:54) - Lake (1:07:22) - Outro |
Thu, 2 September 2021
This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Hollow Knight and the much-anticipated Stardew Valley. Will Randy be willing to trade his carefree island life for life on a farm? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:13) - Backlog Attack contest (5:43) - Stardew Valley (37:55) - The Hollow Knight (1:02:32) - Outro |
Thu, 26 August 2021
Randy goes for a Backlog Attack double play with Burly Men at Sea and John Wick Hex. Meanwhile, D.J. winds up with more questions than answers in Again. Also, controllers: Are they OK? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Star Trek (6:11) - A PS5? (21:14) - Backlog Attack (22:32) - Burly Men at Sea (29:44) - John Wix Hecks (46:47) - Again (1:05:19) - Outro |
Thu, 19 August 2021
The Backlog Attack continues as D.J. brushes up on his wiimote technique in Dragon Quest Swords. Meanwhile, Randy makes up for lost time with an exhaustive first look at Mass Effect: Andromeda. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (05:08) - Mountain Dew showdown (13:12) - Backlog Attack contest (15:49) - Mass Effect: Andromeda (50:12) - Dragon Quest Swords (1:11:12) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_507_-_Driving_around_in_My_Space_Buggy.mp3
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Thu, 12 August 2021
The 10th annual Backlog Attack begins, and we're getting right into it with Ittle Dew 2 and Quake! Also: A preview of the backlog games we'll be playing for the rest of the month, and find out how you can win a new game! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:19) - Backlog Attack! (15:47) - Ittle Dew 2 (38:26) - Quake (1:03:51) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_506_-_An_Incredibly_Conspicuous_Place_to_Hide_a_Monster.mp3
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Thu, 5 August 2021
To celebrate 10 years of Groove Coaster, we're featuring an hour of our favorite tracks from its first decade. Let's groove! |
Thu, 29 July 2021
Randy absorbs souls to become more powerful in Death's Door. D.J. ventures into the wai wai world of Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!!, then beats up punks on the Street of Rage... 4. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:53) - Wow man bad (11:00) - Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! (28:26) - Death’s Door (46:06) - Streets of Rage 4 (1:01:06) - Outro |
Thu, 22 July 2021
Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (Believe!) — which will be the one hybrid console to reign supreme? Meanwhile, Randy gets lost in Labyrinth City, and D.J. subjects himself to more cruel and unusual punishment via Resident Evil 6. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:54) - Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (38:55) - Resident Evil 6 (50:25) - Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (1:05:27) - Outro |
Thu, 15 July 2021
Randy once again gets into some monster-hunting hubbub in Monster Hunter Stories 2. D.J. hangs out with sad high-schoolers in NEO: The World Ends with You, then laments that they'll let just anyone into his favorite game these days. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:37) - New music by HEAVYVIPER (4:23) - Mini golf (10:16) - D.J. reacts!!!!!!!!!!! Asmongold plays FFXIV (25:17) - Monster Hunter Stories 2 (50:48) - NEO: The World Ends with You (1:06:31) - Outro |
Thu, 8 July 2021
Randy plays a few rounds of Nintendo's new, full-contact approach to golf in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Meanwhile, D.J. emerges from Resident Evil 5 only to find himself in the warpath of the River City Girls. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:33) - Resident Evil 5 (13:28) - Mario Golf: Super Rush (38:45) - River City Girls (57:57) - Outro |
Thu, 1 July 2021
Randy and D.J. reminisce over 500 episodes of games that kept them up at night, then finally battle to the death over custody of their favorite video game, Grand Theft Auto V. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (10:44) - Subtle like a paper shredder to the face (25:14) - Martha Washington was my prom date (33:51) - I’ve got a history with milk crates (40:39) - Zed’s dead (42:28) - You don’t know Zangief (51:35) - Calls calls calls (1:17:38) - Outro |
Thu, 24 June 2021
On his way to play Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, D.J. gets distracted by the new Taiko no Tatsujin game on Apple Arcade. But then, he plays Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Biomutant (12:43) - Episode 500 (15:51) - Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat (36:26) - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (1:01:20) - Outro |
Thu, 17 June 2021
CHAOS! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (3:33) - Episode 500 (5:03) - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (12:23) - Metroid Dread (19:27) - Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (26:15) - SacriFire (30:07) - Dragon Quest III (33:41) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (37:18) - 12 Minutes (38:57) - Somerville (41:48) - Inscryption (44:06) - Wholesome Direct/Pekoe (46:40) - Lake (48:53) - Hot Pot for One/Soup Pot (51:19) - Psychonauts 2 (53:51) - The Outer Worlds 2 (56:25) - Far Cry 6 (59:59) - Immortality (1:02:32) - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (1:05:03) - Final Fantasy XVI (1:06:04) - Outro |
Thu, 10 June 2021
It's the JRPG event of the season: Randy gives his much anticipated impressions of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. (And a few impressions on Rise of the Slime.) Meanwhile, D.J. learns how to get away with murder on the fly in Overboard! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Retro Intro (3:29) - Episode 500 HD Remaster (6:15) - Rise of the Slime: Nocturne HD (17:24) - Shin Overboard Megami Tensei! (38:08) - Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (1:05:31) - Retro Outro |
Thu, 3 June 2021
Randy comes to terms with the new age of critters in Biomutant. Meanwhile, D.J. appreciates the little things, like not falling off stairs, in Odallus: The Dark Call. Also, you won't believe what Bear Grylls is eating this week! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:14) - The number 500 (7:40) - Operation: Tango update (11:13) - Biomutant (46:16) - Odallus: The Dark Call (1:02:17) - Outro |
Thu, 27 May 2021
Randy and D.J. return to that co-op espionage life in Operation: Tango. Also, the wrong Resident Evil, and Golf that is merely OK. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:28) - 500 (5:31) - Cicadapalooza (13:28) - Resident Evil Village minute (15:13) - Operation: Tango (32:03) - OK Golf (40:58) - Resident Evil 5 (1:03:13) - Outro |
Thu, 20 May 2021
Randy visits some spooky neighborhood attractions in Little Nightmares II. Meanwhile, D.J. deals with a Sneaky Sasquatch and reports back from his virtual weekend at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2021. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:15) - Additional hot news (5:19) - FFXIV Fan Festival 2021 (28:28) - Little Nightmares II (54:33) - Sneaky Sasquatch (1:03:20) - Outro |
Thu, 13 May 2021
Randy gets all up in people's unfinished business in Speed Dating for Ghosts. Meanwhile, D.J. explores Miitopia in a post-Mii world. Also, eating hexagonal food at a new time of day. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:27) - Big news (13:41) - Nier Minute (16:45) - Miitopia (40:27) - Speed Dating for Ghosts (57:17) - Outro |
Thu, 6 May 2021
D.J. has an utterly baffling time with SaGa Frontier Remastered. Meanwhile, Randy gets all semiotic in The Pedestrian, then takes a detour to save the time crystals in Elli. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (08:36) - SaGa Frontier Remastered (42:14) - The Pedestrian (57:13) - Elli (1:05:03) - Outro |
Thu, 29 April 2021
Randy finds himself on the run from a sketchy mayor and vegetarian snails in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. Meanwhile, D.J. is on the run from his own poor decisions in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., the latest video game thing from Yoko Taro. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/500 (5:56) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (34:39) - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (1:01:08) - Outro
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Thu, 22 April 2021
D.J. gets way into the throwback atmosphere of Blaster Master Zero, but at the same time isn't quite feeling it. Meanwhile, Randy takes on a big commitment in The Longing, then explains why Aerial_Knight's Never Yield. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (9:25) - Blaster Master Zero (34:12) - The Longing (55:09) - Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (1:04:52) - Outro |
Thu, 15 April 2021
Randy tears himself away from his Animal Crossing island to investigate Cozy Grove, where the animals are ghosts and also bears, somehow. Meanwhile, D.J. wonders whether he ever knew how to play Pac-Man at all after trying Pac-Man 99. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (18:24) - Cozy Grove (41:23) - Pac-Man 99 (1:00:02) - Outro |
Thu, 8 April 2021
Randy gives contrarianism a try after playing Say No! More. Meanwhile, D.J. returns from the weird world of Anodyne 2 and plays More! Monster Hunter. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Joy-Con saga update (5:44) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (11:32) - Anodyne 2 (29:36) - Say No! More (49:19) - Monster Hunter Rise (59:11) - Outro |
Thu, 1 April 2021
Monster Hunter Rise is here and we're deep into mochi and wirebugs. Also, Randy experiences the bleak future of Outriders, and D.J. makes more raid progress in Final Fantasy XIV. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/The Joy-Con saga continues (13:46) - Outriders (35:23) - Final Fantasy XIV (40:19) - Monster Hunter Rise (1:09:27) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_487_-_Fast_Pass_to_the_Good_Stuff.mp3
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Thu, 25 March 2021
Randy finishes off the Link's Awakening remake then immediately leaves for Alligator New York in Later Alligator. Meanwhile, D.J. puts his social strand skills to use by planning the first Viking interstate highway in Valheim. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Link’s Awakening (26:32) - Valheim (46:58) - Later Alligator (1:00:29) - Outro |
Thu, 18 March 2021
The unexplained prevalence of cats in Super Mario 3D World drives Randy to all-out cat warfare in Kitty Letter. Meanwhile, D.J. ignores his primal-slaying duties in Valheim to build a quiet forest house. Also, centipedes. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Animal Crossing (9:25) - Devotion (14:41) - Waluigi: The disturbing truth (20:56) - Super Mario 3D World (36:03) - Valheim (53:13) - Kitty Letter (1:03:05) - Outro |
Thu, 11 March 2021
Project Triangle Strategy vs. Unsung Story: We pit two upcoming tactical RPGs against each other. Plus: Is the Link's Awakening remake actually good? Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (9:01) - Project Triangle Strategy (33:17) - Unsung Story (51:05) - Link’s Awakening (1:11:31) - Outro |
Thu, 4 March 2021
Randy enjoys some party chat (and fermentend fruit beverages) between battles in Haven while D.J. finally escapes from FFXIV raid hell. Also, the last word on Final Fantasy VII Remake. (Seriously, we don't want to talk about it anymore.) Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Tacobringers (4:19) - Final Fantasy XIV (13:02) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (41:19) - Haven (1:03:36) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_483_-_The_Climactic_Final_Chapter.mp3
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Thu, 25 February 2021
We live life ten minutes of a Star Trek episode at a time in The Captain Is Dead, then take a whimsical trip to Norway in Embracelet. Also, our thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct and the questionable titles therein. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Nintendo Direct (26:49) - The Captain Is Dead (48:45) - Embracelet (1:01:26) - Outro |
Thu, 18 February 2021
Randy gets deep into kaiju and cat costumes in the Super Mario 3D World spin-off, Bowser's Fury. Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to adjust to the Bravely Default II demo and wonders if everyone would quiet down if he just paid them lots of money. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Doug (10:01) - I'm not a whale (27:54) - Bowser’s Fury (51:59) - Bravely Default II (1:16:00) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_481_-_Bowser_Is_Huge_and_You_Are_Tiny.mp3
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Thu, 11 February 2021
We played games that answer two of the Metroidvaniaverse's biggest questions: Y can't Metroid throw a harpoon (Olija), and y can't Metroid be Spider-man (Mable and the Wood)? Also, Final Fantasy XIV heads to the moon in Endwalker. Episode Timeline: (0:23) - Intro/Star Wars (11:21) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (31:12) - Olija (46:24) - Mable and the Wood (1:00:55) - Outro |
Thu, 4 February 2021
Randy learns to cope with 1000 deaths in Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Meanwhile, D.J. plays Final Fantasy VII Remake and Bravely Default simultaneously and somehow still has time to see what the cast of Persona 5 is doing in Dragalia Lost. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Yakuza: Like a Dragon (9:59) - FFXIV announcement showcase announcement (15:42) - Dragalia Lost x Persona 5 (33:24) - Dragon Quest minute (34:16) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe (50:36) - Bravely Default (57:51) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (1:01:26) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_479_-_The_Hellacious_Life_of_a_Pikmin.mp3
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Thu, 28 January 2021
Randy searches for vacation alternatives and finds himself Down in Bermuda. Meanwhile, D.J. finally plays Final Fantasy VII Remake and has some Thoughts about it. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Gaming vacations (16:37) - Down in Bermuda (34:17) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (1:07:35) - Outro
Direct download: VGH_478_-_Where_All_the_Vampires_Come_From.mp3
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Thu, 21 January 2021
We're getting shot down over and over by aliens in Everspace, then trying to escape our spinning nightmare house in Darq. Also: felyng fancy in Immortals. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (01:55) - Remember video game stores? (11:21) - Immortals Fenyx Dressing (21:24) - Everspace (43:22) - Darq (59:46) - Outro |
Thu, 14 January 2021
We're braving the wild in Immortals Fenyx Rising, grinding through Yakuza: Like a Dragon's finale, and discovering just how much hunting is in the new Monster Hunter Rise. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (3:47) - New music by Felikitty! (6:03) - Immortals Fenyx Rising (31:37) - Monster Hunter Rise (1:01:38) - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (1:11:44) - Outro |
Thu, 7 January 2021
We take a look at the games that made it a little easier to stay home during the last 100 months of 2020. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (4:06) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (10:47) - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim/Yakuza: Like a Dragon (13:50) - What the Golf? (18:12) - Spelunky 2 (21:27) - The Last Campfire (23:34) - The Last of Us Part II (25:40) - Fall Guys/Among Us (30:36) - Immortals: Fenix Rising (37:59) - Hades (40:09) - Judgment (43:15) - Paper Mario: The Origami King (46:58) - Wavelength (51:52) - Sackboy: A Big Adventure (57:18) - Honorable/dishonorable mention (1:06:42) - Outro |