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Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Part 1

(1:13:50) - Part 2

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

We're back and are wasting no time placing orbs into other orbs in Cocoon. Also: Hands-on with the CRKD Nitro Deck for the Switch, because it's a dock that you hold!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life

(13:17) - Can’t clear the tier

(26:30) - Cocoon

(54:22) - CRKD Nitro Deck

(1:08:26) - Outro

It is 2023 and there is time for Asura's Wrath. Also, Randy embarks on a magical quest to Disney Illusion Island, and D.J. rediscovers the weirdness of the Nintendo 64.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Nintendo Sixty-Four

(28:32) - Extra Life

(33:15) - Asura’s Wrath

(57:22) - Disney Illusion Island

(1:15:51) - Outro

Randy tries to become the world's best F-Zero player in F-Zero 99. Meanwhile, D.J. threatens once again to talk about Asura's Wrath. Also: The latest Nintendo and Sony things.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2 rumors

(15:06) - Nintendo thing

(26:46) - Sony thing

(38:15) - F-Zero 99

(56:05) - D.J.’s Movie Moment

(1:01:58) - Outro

Randy keeps his JRPG streak going with the new Sea of Stars. Meanwhile, D.J. has trouble adjusting to a post-Backlog-Attack world and wonders if dragons are the answer.

The Backlog Attack concludes with New Super Mario Bros. U, and the long-awaited original Dragon Quest. Also: The new PlayStation Portalable.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(8:57) - Starfield?

(17:39) - PlayStation Portal

(27:09) - Dragon Quest

(51:23) - New Super Mario Bros. U

(1:13:00) - Outro

Randy does as Spider-Man does in Marvel's Spider-Man's Mile's Morales. Meanwhile, D.J. extremely crosses the picket line in Armored Core 3.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(9:51) - 10 years of being good

(15:27) - Spider-Man: Miles Morales

(42:11) - Armored Core 3

(1:01:27) - Backlog updates

(1:06:33) - Outro

The Backlog Attack continues as Randy accompanies the gang on summer vacation in Persona 5 Strikers. Meanwhile, D.J. faces off against the demon lord, an evil empire, AND a mischievous hell goblin in Alcahest.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(11:44) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

(19:56) - Alcahest

(38:23) - Persona 5 Strikers

(1:10:36)  - Outro

We get into our first Backlog Attack games: D.J. witnesses the invention of shooting in Wolfenstein 3D, while Randy's explores the world's grossest house in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Also: Finally cooking some Indian food in Venba.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(4:15) - Venba

(20:23) - Wolfenstein 3D

(38:53) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

(1:06:54) - Outro

The summer Backlog Attack returns! We take a look at the strange and neglected games we plan to get through this month. Also: Unexpected news out of Final Fantasy XIV's Fan Festival.

Episode Timeline

(00:00) - Intro

(09:14) - FFXIV Fan Festival: The Revenge

(18:59) - Backlog Attack!

(49:39) - Viewer Mail

(53:08)  - Outro

Randy finds himself listening to the radio on yet another mysterious island in Oxenfree II: Lost Signals. Meanwhile, D.J. is just plain lost (but loving it) in Final Fantasy XIV's latest Variant Dungeon.

Episode Timeline

• 00:00 - Intro/PTO
• 15:43 - Viewfinder
• 24:21 - Final Fantasy XIV: Variant Dungeons
• 37:13 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
• 55:47 - Asura’s Wrath minute
• 57:34  - Outro

Randy is mystified by Viewfinder's perspective-bending puzzles. Meanwhile, D.J. figures out Final Fantasy XVI's true form. Also: The definitive way to play Dragon Quest. Maybe.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Dragon Quest

(15:19) - Viewfinder

(35:31) - Final Fantasy XVI

(1:06:05)  - Outro

This week we're stressing out over all our dead carrot friends in Pikmin 4, talking to animals in Crusader of Centy, and not doing our taxes but definitely doing the other thing in Death and Taxes.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/D&D

(18:47) - Mission: Impossible minute

(26:36) - Pikmin 4

(44:33) - Crusader of Centy

(57:59) - Death and Taxes

(1:17:37) - Outro

D.J. takes a break from dodging FFXVI spoilers to visit The Tartarus Key's retro-styled survival horror murder mansion. Meanwhile, Randy simply takes a break in Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Murder holidays/Overworld map controversy

(26:23) - The Tartarus Key

(44:53) - Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation

(1:01:41) - Outro

There's a new Final Fantasy out and everyone's playing it... even Randy, sort of! Also, we check in on the latest new Super Mario Bros. news.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Consuming gaming news

(16:29) - Nintendo Direct

(32:44) - Final Fantasy XVI

(1:20:41) - Outro

Randy investigates Ghost Trick's new lease on life, then moves some letters around in Prose and Codes. Meanwhile, D.J. crosses dimensions in Harmony: The Fall of Reverie. Also: Becoming an ultimate legend, and weaponized ostriches.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(3:07) - FFXIV: Ultima Weapon

(21:38) - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

(30:40) - Harmony: The Fall of Reverie

(49:59) - Prose and Codes

(58:49) - Zelda Minute

(1:02:57) - Outro

No Street Fighter 6 or even Zelda this week—just our old standbys: Star Trek and a little beekeeping.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Not E3 or Street Fighter or Zelda

(18:04) - Genki Covert Dock Mini

(27:15) - Star Trek: Resurgence

(58:01) - Apico

(1:20:23) - Outro

After a bender weekend crafting everything in the new FFXIV patch, D.J. goes back to where it all started in the Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster. Meanwhile, Randy gets a sneak peak at the upcoming Alone in the Dark reboot and Fall of Porcupine.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Gross weekend

(20:38) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

(37:51) - Alone in the Dark: Prologue

(53:19) - Fall of Porcupine: The Last Days of Summer

(1:07:35) - Outro

Randy deals with a familial crisis (and spider aliens) in Planet of Lana, while D.J. goes maybe a little too retro in The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]. Also: We're still playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, continued

(25:42) - Planet of Lana

(44:17) - The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]

(1:01:20) - Outro

That Zelda game came out.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(6:42) - New music by Fearofdark

(10:03) - Yep, it’s all Zelda this week so buckle up

(1:18:37) - Outro

With days remaining until that other game comes out, Randy attempts to speedrun The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Meanwhile, D.J. Tronvestigates a Tronspiracy that could bring down the entire Troniverse in Tron: Identity.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(6:29) - Zelda: Majora’s Mask

(34:23) - Even more Zelda

(43:04) - Tron: Identity

(1:02:44) - Outro

Randy hunts pixels in Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, then wonders if he's too powerful of a gamer for New Super Lucky's Tale. Meanwhile, D.J. gives Fade to Black a second look after 30 years.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/The World of Gaming!

(18:10) - Fade to Black

(36:29) - New Super Lucky’s Tale

(47:12) - Paranormasight

(1:06:04) - Outro

Randy escapes to the whimsical world of Lost in Play. Meanwhile, D.J. hopes Gal Guardians finally lets him shoot Dracula with a gun. Also, trying out Ultimate raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, and a spicy new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom prediction.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(5:14) - Zelda: ToTK predictions follow-up

(17:18) - Lost in Play

(33:12) - Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

(47:29) - Final Fantasy XIV: The Weapon’s Refrain

(1:04:27) - Outro

(1:06:46) - Ultra top-secret Zelda spoilers do not listen

Randy embarks on yet another archipelagic adventure in... wait for it... Tchia!! D.J. wraps up Resident Evil 4 and immediately finds himself embroiled in a mysterious moon conspiracy in Lunark.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/420

(6:07) - Resident Evil 4

(23:54) - Tchia

(51:20) - Lunark

(1:08:28) - Outro

We’re back with even more Resident Evil 4 talk than usual now that the full remake is out. Also: Randy works on his ambidexterity in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon while he waits for Wildfrost to get good.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Movies we either did or did not see

(17:34) - Resident Evil 4 Remake

(37:53) - Wildfrost

(53:05) - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

(1:07:52) - Outro

Randy embarks on a spooky fishing trip in Dredge. D.J. revisits Persona 3 and finds it surprisingly familiar. Also: Our very specific (and mostly uninformed) predictions about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(7:05) - Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom predictions

(25:35) - Dredge

(49:13) - Persona 3

(1:16:37) - Outro

We're taking it back to the Gamecube this week with a look at Metroid Prime: Remastered, plus the original Resident Evil 4 vs. the new Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(5:26) - Resident Evil 4 (2005)

(24:21) - Resident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demo

(44:22) - Metroid Prime: Remastered

(1:08:29) - Outro

Randy goes surfing without a board in Wavetale. Meanwhile, D.J. builds a ridiculous new controller to play Give Me Toilet Paper! Also: Unlimited noodles and chicken racing in Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(8:15) - Give Me Toilet Paper!

(27:05) - Wavetale

(47:25) - Like a Dragon: Ishin!

(1:12:44) - Outro

D.J. takes a trip to Like a Dragon: Ishin!'s historical Japan to see how karaoke and fishing minigames worked in the 1800s. Meanwhile, Randy dives into Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration to see how karaoke and fishing minigames worked in the 1970s.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/PlayStation VR2

(11:55) - The Crew??

(19:20) - Like a Dragon: Ishin!

(46:18) - Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

(1:10:17) - Outro

D.J. dives into Theatrhythm Final Bar Line's bottomless pit of Final Fantasy music (and more!), while Randy tries to puzzle his way out of the Tangle Tower. Also, Super Mario Odyssey: It's got moons.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Super Mario Odyssey

(25:27) - Theatryhthm Final Bar Line

(49:37) - Tangle Tower

(1:16:15) - Outro

While Randy is away on a secret mission, D.J. hijacks the show with a playlist of classic tracks from Live A Live's Yoko Shimomura.

Track List

Live A Live

1. LIVE-A-LIVE

2. Secret Mission

3. Sound of Shinobi

4. Nice Weather Ain’t It!

5. Wait for Truth

6. A Painful Death at the Hands of a Psycho!!

Front Mission

7. Elegie

8. Canyon Crow

9. Coaxial Town

10. The Evils of War

11. Manifold Irons

12. Shallow Twilight

Legend of Mana

13. The Wind Sings of a Journey

14. Pain the Universe

The 3rd Birthday

15. Brea the Brave

Parasite Eve

16. Out of Phase

17. Urban Noise

18. Wheel of Fortune

Kingdom Hearts II

19. Space Paranoids

20. Byte Bashing

Super Mario RPG

21. Going Shopping in Ripple Town

22. Fight Against Crystaller

23. Beware the Forest’s Mushrooms

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U

24. Tetris: Type A

Street Fighter II

1. Staff Roll

It's a list show! We've put together a collection of weird and rare 3DS and Wii U games that it's worth taking another look at before Nintendo closes down parts of the eShop on March 27th.

Randy gets pulled into the ruthless world of bakery management in Lemon Cake. Meanwhile, D.J. tries to remember how to walk in the newly rereleased GoldenEye 007. Also: All the latest drama from the Final Fantasy XIV raid scene!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Guncakes

(6:42) - New music feat. Karl Brueggemann

(8:55) - FFXIV CONTROVERSY!!!

(24:16) - Lemon Cake

(48:48) - GoldenEye 007

(1:14:52) - Outro

D.J. runs into some bugs in Grounded. Meanwhile, Randy explores various kitchens in Paper Cut Mansion, then plays some mobile-solitaire-puzzle-poker in Sage Solitaire.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Elden Ring!!!!!!!

(10:57) - The Last of Us

(20:53) - Grounded

(48:18) - Sage Solitaire

(54:11) - Paper Cut Mansion

(1:06:06) - Outro

D.J. reveals potentially illegal knowledge from the Street Fighter 6 beta, while Randy goes on a strangely familiar adventure in Lil Gator Game. Also, the 90s: Was there gaming in them?

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Gaming in the 90s

(16:29) - Street Fighter 6

(49:49) - Lil Gator Game

(1:03:00) - Outro

We're back with some of our favorite games from 2022, plus God of War Ragnarok.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(4:51) - Vampire Survivors

(8:43) - Cult of the Lamb

(13:28) - Live A Live

(20:17) - Citizen Sleeper

(27:00) - Sephonie

(33:16) - Strange Horticulture

(38:32) - Chill out games

(46:19) - We Are OFK/The Entropy Centre

(50:36) - God of War Ragnarok

(54:30) - Not God of War Ragnarok

(1:10:12) - Outro