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Video Game Hangover

Video Game Hangover

A weekly show about playing an unreasonable amount of video games. Each week we discuss the games that are keeping us up late and chat about gaming culture and the games industry.

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  • 785 episodes
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  • Oct 8, 2020 · 1 hr 13 min

    VGH #464: A Positive Beacon of Whatever

    We're exploring the strangely familiar world of Genshin Impact, while doing our best to avoid Paimon. Also, revisiting Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine on the Switch. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (12:23) - Super Mario 64 (29:39) - Super Mario Sunshine (40:29) - Genshin Impact (1:10:36) - Outro

  • Oct 1, 2020 · 1 hr 13 min

    VGH #463: Bombermanliness

    We're escaping the underworld in Hades, worrying about ravenous bears in The Long Dark, and chilling out with some relaxing Worm Jazz. Also, the secret to procuring an enormous amount of crushed clams. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (9:17) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (21:06) - Worm Jazz (28:09) - Hades (53:11) - The Long Dark (1:10:14) - Outro

  • Sep 24, 2020 · 1 hr 19 min

    VGH #462: Just Being a Skull

    VGH REACTS!!!! to the PlayStation 5 price reveal!! Also: Rediscovering dying in Spelunky 2, losing our marbles in Skully, planet hopping in Super Mario Galaxy, and some brief thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro/PlayStation 5 (8:33) - Final Fantasy XVI (24:22) - Spelunky 2 (50:18) - Skully (1:03:39) - Super Mario Galaxy (1:16:19) - Outro

  • Sep 17, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min

    VGH #461: Champagne Problems II: Champagne Harder

    Randy begins his new life as an ember in search of The Last Campfire. Meanwhile, D.J. wraps up chapters 2 and 3 of Tell Me Why, then makes poor time management choices in Moon: Remix RPG Adventure. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (4:15) - 2020, 9th ascension (11:58) - The Last Campfire (30:44) - Tell Me Why, chapters 2 and 3 (51:44) - Moon: Remix RPG Adventure (1:07:16) - Outro

  • Sep 10, 2020 · 1 hr 20 min

    VGH #460: VGM Radio Fall 2020

    Put your headphones on for our latest game music playlist—featuring the breezy sounds of fall, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, NieR: Automata, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and more! Episode Timeline (3:53) - Intro (5:41) - Fall Playlist (13:26) - Super Mario 3D All-Stars (23:08) - NieR: Automata unMixed (36:49) - Chip Tanaka (52:22) - Listener Selections (1:04:48) - Outro (1:07:17) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

  • Sep 3, 2020 · 1 hr 20 min

    VGH #459: 96% of the Hidden Toads

    We're revisiting mysterious memories in Dontnod's Tell Me Why and trying to figure out absolutely anything about Manifold Garden. Also, Randy finishes a game, and D.J. doesn't play the new Final Fantasy. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (11:05) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (18:07) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (31:21) - What is Nintendo doing? (34:08) - Manifold Garden (48:36) - Tell Me Why (1:01:16) - Paper Mario: The Origami King (1:17:43) - Outro

  • Aug 27, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min

    VGH #458: A Little Reaper-ish

    We're cooped up indoors in Rainy Season and doing errands all over the afterlife in Spiritfarer. Also, for some reason, SpongeBob. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:24) - SGDQ (12:52) - Rainy Season (28:56) - Spongebob (42:04) - Spiritfarer (1:00:16) - Outro

  • Aug 21, 2020 · 56 min

    VGH #457: Taking Care of These Melons

    Heads will be mouth as Randy guides a terrifying tentacle beast to freedom in Carrion. Meanwhile, D.J. learns about the surprising responsibilities of a Norwegian dairy farmer in Milkmaid of the Milky Way. Also, a brief discussion of sentient watermelons. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:45) - The cutthroat melon market of Final Fantasy XIV (17:07) - It's Nookazon (26:11) - Carrion (42:20) - Milkmaid of the Milky Way (53:16) - Outro

  • Aug 13, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min

    VGH #456: Maybe Start Doing Drugs

    We're making mushroomy new friends in Paper Mario: The Origami King and learning to pick ourselves up again... and again... and again, in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Also, a Joy Con mishap puts Randy's entire Animal Crossing island in jeopardy. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:14) - Randy's Joy Con ordeal (24:19) - 2020 vs. Final Fantasy XIV (35:01) - Paper Mario: The Origami King (58:43) - Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (1:13:02) - Outro

  • Aug 6, 2020 · 1 hr 13 min

    VGH #455: Totally Tubular!

    This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Wolfenstein: Youngblood and a deep dive back to Super Mario RPG. Also, gettin' roguish in RogueJack, and we announce the winner of the Backlog Attack contest! Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:55) - RogueJack (24:44) - Wolfenstein: Youngblood (43:24) - Super Mario RPG (1:05:41) - Backlog Contest (1:11:11) - Outro

  • Jul 30, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min

    VGH #454: The Flashy Guy Who Uses Knives

    The Backlog Attack continues as we revisit the Gamecube maybe-classic Killer7 and explore the true meaning of Knights and Bikes. Also, a whimsical detour into Yarntown. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (5:00) - Knights and Bikes (24:12) - Killer 7 (45:17) - Yarntown (53:33) - Viewer Mail/Backlog Contest (1:02:49) - Outro

  • Jul 23, 2020 · 1 hr 13 min

    VGH #453: Rocket Axe

    Randy finds himself face-to-face with 100 billion more guns in Borderlands 3. Meanwhile, D.J. sacrifices 100 billion gallons of blood (probably) in the hopes of becoming a Bloodborne expert. Also: The Muppets play Shin Megami Tensei, or something. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (16:14) - Bloodborne (42:10) - Borderlands 3 (1:03:19) - Backlog Contest (1:07:49) - Outro

  • Jul 16, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min

    VGH #452: Before the Goo Gets to the End

    We get a fresh, new perspective on being cooped up at home in Catlateral Damage. Also, the Backlog Attack continues with Thimbleweed Park and some musings on classic adventure games, plus some good, old-fashioned B&E in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (09:20) - Catlateral Damage (21:49) - Thimbleweed Park (43:33) - Deus Ex (1:02:47) - Backlog Contest (1:06:04) - Outro

  • Jul 9, 2020 · 1 hr 12 min

    VGH #451: Interesting Holes

    We take golfing to the final frontier in Golf on Mars, get all introspective in The Almost Gone, and enjoy not only the latest Animal Crossing update, but future, nonexistent Animal Crossing updates. Also: This year's Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (06:11) - Correction (08:55) - Backlog Attack (28:37) - Golf on Mars (49:25) - The Almost Gone (55:29) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (1:10:24) - Outro

  • Jul 2, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min

    VGH #450: VGM Radio Summer 2020

    Take a musical summer vacation with our playlist of video game summer jams, plus some extras! Featuring songs from Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, Dragalia Lost, and of course, Sly 2: Band of Thieves! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (03:21) - Summer at the Beach (11:19) - Spooky Summer (18:46) - Summer on the Sea (29:04) - Community picks (38:06) - Summer at the Funk (48:07) - Summer at the Beach Remake (57:14) - Outro

  • Jun 25, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min

    VGH #449: Mushroom Apocalypse

    The Last of Us Part II is here, and boy, are our arms tired! Randy gives spoiler-free impressions while D.J. realizes he played Uncharted 4 by mistake. Also: Keeping social composure in Hot Pot Panic, and saving the forest from mean-looking robots in Sai. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro (6:37) - The Last of Us Part II (feat. Uncharted 4) (48:28) - Hot Pot Panic (58:45) - Sai (1:05:35) - Outro

  • Jun 18, 2020 · 1 hr 12 min

    VGH #448: Weird Crab Skeleton

    We got our first glimpse of the PlayStation 5 and some of its games — but most importantly, Bugsnax. Also: Playing 17 million indie games, starting with Hidden Folks and Hatch, plus revisiting Bioshock in a post-Bioshock world. Episode Timeline (0:29) - Intro/Meal Prep (9:09) - PlayStation 5 REVEALED (20:31) - PlayStation 5 games REVEALED (feat. Bugsnax) (35:16) - Bioshocks (48:33) - Hidden Folks (1:00:38) - Hatch (1:09:59) - Outro

  • Jun 11, 2020 · 1 hr 6 min

    VGH #447: Everything Is Great

    Randy finally catches Minecraft fever thanks to Minecraft Dungeons. D.J. ventures into uncharted territory in Final Fantasy XIV's Baldesion Arsenal. Also: More Phantasy Star Online 2, not spoiling The Last of Us Part II, and A Solitary Spacecraft. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro (2:47) - Spoiler-free Last of Us Part II (9:36) - Phantasy Star Online 2 (18:42) - Minecraft Dungeons (40:22) - Final Fantasy XIV: The Baldesion Arsenal (57:21) - A Solitary Spacecraft (1:03:01) - Outro

  • Jun 4, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min

    VGH #446: Click on a Skeleton

    It's 2020 and it's finally time for Phantasy Star Online 2... or is it? Meanwhile, Randy experiences the wacky world of What the Golf?, and D.J. gives an update on his island-wide landscaping in Animal Crossing. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/Horrible games (10:50) - Counter-E3 (14:04) - What the Golf? (31:02) - Phantasy Star Online 2 (50:16) - Animal Crossing (1:06:08) - Outro

  • May 28, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min

    VGH #445: I Was Not Expecting Laser Guns

    D.J. logs back into Grand Theft Auto V to see if anything's changed. Similarly, Randy returns to Ministry of Broadcast to check if the piranhas are still there. Also: Different ways to deal with demons in Darksiders Genesis and Helltaker. Episode Timeline: (0:29) - Intro/Ministry of Broadcast (15:11) - Grand Theft Auto V (42:21) - Darksiders Genesis (57:00) - Helltaker (1:09:03) - Outro