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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Jan 25, 2018 · 1 hr 8 min
VGH #327: My Brain Feels Different
Paul and D.J. get deep into Monster Hunter World and opine on controversial topics like drinks and numbers. Meanwhile, Randy escapes Monster Hunter with the Lost Sphear demo, then escapes from the Lost Sphear demo with a classic 3DS game. Also, cardboard. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 01:38 – A plebeian TV 09:20 - Nintendo Labo 18:14 – Monster Hunter World 45:10 – Lost Sphear 55:36 – Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 64:48 - FM Corporate Utopian Fantasy 67:05 – Outro
Jan 18, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
VGH #326: Lookin' 4 Nudes
It's the episode we've all been waiting for: Randy played Knack II and has opinions. Meanwhile, D.J. treads cautiously into Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, and Paul played Yakuza 5? Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 01:34 – Knack II 16:38 – Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King 39:00 – Yakuza 5 57:23 – Viewer Mail 1:14:24 – Outro
Jan 11, 2018 · 1 hr 2 min
VGH #325: Befriending a Chicken
So far, 2018 is looking a lot like 2017 with more Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Yakuza. Meanwhile, D.J. takes a trip to an art installation. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 04:48 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC 25:30 - Yakuza 0 and 4 and 5 44:35 - Islands: Non-Places 51:20 - Panoramical 59:55 - Outro
Jan 4, 2018 · 1 hr 35 min
VGH #324: 17 Goombas Tall
We look back on 2017, a year sure to be remembered by history for its seemingly endless stream of quality video games. Episode Timeline 00:48 - Intro 02:20 - Which video games in 2017 were good? 92:48 - Outro
Dec 21, 2017 · 24 min
Mini Hangover: 2017 Bonus Tracks
D.J. made a special playlist just for you. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Kamiko 05:10 - Ninja Gaiden II 09:05 - Metafive 15:20 - Manami Matsumae 20:00 - Glim Spanky
Dec 14, 2017 · 2 hr 10 min
VGH #323: International Dude
Drunktactular 2017 is here and any topic is fair game, including: Star Trek! Madden! Sexy Spaniards! ASMR! Sega Activator! Getting it on with Kirby! Literacy rates! The Irish! Getting it on with Kate Beckinsale, but actually it's Kirby! And Star Trek! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Part 1 66:50 - Part 2 125:00 - Outro
Dec 7, 2017 · 1 hr 32 min
VGH #322: Best Game Music of 2017
Put your blippers on: It's time for our spotlight on the year's best video game music, with selections from Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Night in the Woods, Yakuza 0, Prey, Nier: Automata, Steamworld Dig 2, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, and more! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:30 - Objectively the best video game music from the year 2017 76:20 - Outro
Nov 30, 2017 · 1 hr 18 min
VGH #321: Friendshipness
This week, it's an all-Yakuza special episode, featuring Yakuza 3, Yakuza 0, The Flame and the Flood and the Yakuza, and Nintendo's new mobile hit, Animal Crossing: Yakuza Camp. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 02:10 - We survived Black Friday 10:03 - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 35:15 - Yakuza 0 58:06 - The Flame and the Flood 72:45 - Mario Minute 76:52 - Outro
Nov 22, 2017 · 1 hr 8 min
VGH #320: Trash Bag Full of Fries
After fulfilling our obligation to play games for charity, we're back to playing games simply because we don't know any better. Randy suffers through the new South Park and Agents of Mayhem while D.J. is Kazuma Kiryu's vicarious drinking buddy in Yakuza 3. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 02:00 - Drunktacular hype 08:00 - South Park: The Fractured but Whole 21:30 - Agents of Mayhem 46:10 - Yakuza 3 59:50 - Splatoon 2 65:55 - Outro
Nov 16, 2017 · 1 hr
VGH #319: Guns That Shoot Arrows
We wrapped up Extra Life by getting murdered in the hot new PLAYERUNKNOWN'SBATTLEGROUNDSlike, Fortnite Battle Royale. Also, we learned how bows work in Torchlight, found (and were promptly banned from) our niche in Splatoon 2, and sneakily snuck through Horizon: Zero Dawn. Episode Timeline 00:39 - Intro 01:18 - Extra Life Phase II 03:58 - Splatoon 2 11:14 - Fortnite Battle Royale 24:03 - Super Mario Odyssey 32:00 - South Park minute 33:24 - Torchlight 40:50 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 57:14 - Outro
Nov 9, 2017 · 1 hr 24 min
VGH #318: A Raft of a Certain Size
We survived Extra Life, phase 1 -- now hear about everything we played! Splatoon 2, Night in the Woods, Super Mario Odyssey, Metroid II, and of course, Raft. Also, a brief stint with Superhot on PlayStation VR. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 10:44 - Raft 37:12 - Night in the Woods 47:58 - Splatoon 2 53:55 - Superhot 63:10 - Metroid II 69:43 - Super Mario Odyssey 81:30 - Outro
Nov 2, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
VGH #317: Bows-a-Blazin'
Super Mario Odyssey is here and the gang shares stories about the long journey to New Donk City. Also, Paul plays his millionth hour of Horizon: Zero Dawn, D.J. joins an after-school poetry club, and Randy would have preferred a sombrero Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Extra Life Hype 11:10 - Super Mario Odyssey 46:45 - Doki Doki Literature Club 55:51 - Horizon: Zero Dawn is great 68:43 - Outro
Oct 26, 2017 · 1 hr 16 min
VGH #316: Died From Scared
Randy and D.J. learn their way around a funeral home in A Mortician's Tale. D.J. gets disoriented in Fragments of Euclid, then his office supply empire gets out of hand in Universal Paperclips. Paul is thoroughly overwhelmed in Horizon: Zero Dawn. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Extra Life Hype 14:30 - A Mortician's Tale 34:28 - Fragments of Euclid 41:58 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 63:24 - Universal Paperclips 71:58 - Outro
Oct 19, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
VGH #315: Doin' Dishes
Randy plays his new favorite Uncharted game, besides that other one. Paul gets lost in the mysterious Super Nintendo dark web. D.J. attempts to drive a vehicle and gets caught in a land war. Meanwhile, golf continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - SNES Classic modding 14:30 - Kirby's Dream Course 24:55 - Golf Story 32:30 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 47:40 - Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 57:14 - Gran Turismo Sport 67:10 - Outro
Oct 12, 2017 · 1 hr 9 min
VGH #314: Curve It Around the Crocodiles
WHAT YEAR IS IT?? We take a deep dive into Star Fox and the recently unearthed Star Fox 2 and see if SuperFX games can hold their own in 2017. Also, more golf and more stories, and Paul finds himself back on the farm. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Nintendo World Championships 2017/Switch chat 20:30 - Star Foxes 45:15 - Golf Story 53:32 - Stardew Valley 65:54 - Outro
Oct 6, 2017 · 1 hr 12 min
VGH #313: Get Back in the Horse
The fabled SNES Classic is here — find out which rad 90s games you should put on your Christmas list. Also: Randy enjoys the golf and story in Golf Story, we hate that we're still playing Metroid, and Microsoft Xbox: What is it, and has anyone seen one? Episode Timeline 00:37 - Intro 03:10 - Super NES Classic 31:54 - Golf Story 52:10 - VGH Xbox Blast: The latest Xbox One news, tips, and reviews from your #1 Xbox source 57:38 - Metroid: Samus Returns 68:28 - Outro
Sep 28, 2017 · 1 hr 20 min
VGH #312: Best Dad
Randy definitely still likes Metroid: Samus Returns but still takes a detour into Steamworld Dig 2. After an evening at the opera, D.J. gets parenting advice from an unexpected source. Paul plays that racing game he's always playing, apparently. Episode Timeline 00:54 - Intro 02:10 - Final Fantasy XIV: A Stage Reborn 15:20 - The Matrix? 19:00 - Metroid: Samus Returns 35:20 - Steamworld Dig 2 48:24 - Need for Speed: Most Wanted 64:00 - Yakuza 3 68:10 - Mario + Rabbids 79:08 - Outro
Sep 21, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
VGH #311: My Stupid Brain
Paul and D.J. try to make sense of Project Octopath Traveler. Randy ponders the murky ethical questions raised by Metroid: Samus Returns. Someone finishes a Persona game. Also, cars. Episode Timeline 00:43 - Intro 02:10 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 07:14 - Persona 5 15:31 - Racing games? 23:30 - Project Octopath Traveler 38:10 - Metroid: Samus Returns 57:35 - Yakuza Kiwami 61:03 - Outro
Sep 14, 2017 · 1 hr 3 min
VGH #310: The Nice Murderer
Fresh out of Mario + Rabbids boot camp, Randy explains the origin of those disgusting minion-alikes. D.J. is anxious about the hostess bars in Yakuza Kiwami and lets off steam by beating up everyone in Tokyo. Also, Final Fantasy daddy. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 03:20 - Rollercoaster decapitation 07:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light 15:40 - Mario + Rabbids 41:58 - Yakuza Kiwami 60:20 - Outro
Sep 7, 2017 · 1 hr 6 min
VGH #309: Sailors Everywhere
After a brief stint with the Destiny 2 beta, D.J. rocket slides all over the place in Vanquish and returns to his old face-stomping grounds in Yakuza Kiwami. Meanwhile, Paul plays Crawl while completely sober. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:58 - Splatoon 2 18:52 - Destiny 2 26:00 - Vanquish 33:55 - Yakuza Kiwami 49:21 - Shenmue Kiwami 52:31 - Crawl 63:10 - Outro