Video Game Hangover

D.J. kicks off spooky season by making nachos for the wildlife in Creature Kitchen . Also: continuing the Orbitals mission, and going on a shopping spree in Persona 5 Royal . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:07) - Stream announcement: Goblin Cleanup (12:40) - Extra Life hype (20:06) - Creature Kitchen (37:09) - Orbitals (48:52) - Persona 5 Royal (1:14:31) - Outro

Randy and D.J. team up to decide the fate of the anime galaxy in Orbitals . Also: A mysterious vacation in Big Walk , and getting organized in Persona 5 Royal . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (13:26) - Orbitals (45:09) - Big Walk (1:07:18) - Persona 5 Royal (1:28:00) - Outro

We discuss all the trendy ways people are executing their personas in Persona 5 Royal , then go on a mysterious vacation in Splatoon Raiders . Also: An equally mysterious vacation in Angeline Era . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:40) - Stream announcement: Orbitals (13:41) - Persona 5 Royal (40:30) - Angeline Era (1:00:41) - Splatoon Raiders (1:18:52) - Backlog Attack (1:23:51) - Outro

A very BioShock -heavy Backlog Attack concludes with a trip through BioShock 2: Minerva's Den . Plus: More Persona 5 Royal , and, somehow, Grand Theft Auto VI. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (18:13) - Stream announcement/GTA6 (29:04) - Backlog Attack update (40:47) - BioShock 2: Minerva's Den (1:03:50) - Persona 5 Royal (1:16:51) - putt.day (1:19:49) - Outro

The Backlog Attack concludes(?) with the beloved Donkey Kong 64 and a fresh start with Persona 5 Royal . Also: More 1000xRESIST , and some Slay the Spire just because. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Slay the Spire (12:28) - Backlog Attack update (21:30) - 1000xRESIST (30:52) - Donkey Kong 64 (54:59) - Persona 5 Royal (1:16:31) - Outro

D.J. opts for something slightly less retro with 1999's Omega Boost , while Randy wraps up Portal Revolution , only to get tangled up in 1000xRESIST . Also: Seasonally appropriate attire for your giant skeleton. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Skeleton chat (10:43) - Omega Boost (36:34) - Portal Revolution (48:08) - 1000xRESIST (1:12:38) - Outro

The Backlog Attack continues as Bioshock 2 throws back to Big Moral Choices, while The Tower of Druaga is content to throw back to unlimited invisible wizards. Also: Doing more science in Portal Revolution . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (6:39) - The Tower of Druaga (32:19) - Bioshock 2 (48:15) - Portal Revolution (1:10:56) - Outro

The summer Backlog Attack kicks off with two games frequently considered the grandparents of modern RPGs. That's right: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord , and Choo-Choo Charles . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:06) - Backlog Attack! (34:57) - Choo-Choo Charles (54:28) - Wizardry (1:18:53) - Outro

Randy takes a nostalgic look back at how things were 10 years ago in the 90s in Mixtape . D.J. figures out how to fit more Final Fantasy XIV into his schedule. And: Quality time with a quality crab in DuneCrawl . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:26) - Stream announcement: Mario Kart World (3:51) - Gamerpocalypse 2026 (26:45) - Mixtape (43:58) - Final Fantasy XIV (1:06:07) - DuneCrawl (1:21:55) -...

Randy reaches the end of Vampire Crawlers , maybe. D.J. dives into another Steam Next Fest and emerges as a golf AND train expert. Also: The Adventures of Elliot: The Elliot Chronicles 0rigins: Elliot's Adventure . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (8:20) - Stream announcement: DuneCrawl (10:44) - Vampire Crawlers (25:35) - Steam Next Fest/Retro Rail GO! (38:31) - Normal Golf Game (51:04) - The Adve...

We reveal the true form of the next Mario game since Nintendo refuses to. Also: Becoming Baby Bond in 007 First Light , unsuccessfully sneaking through Thick as Thieves , and waiting for Marathon to happen. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Fake E3 (25:32) - Thick as Thieves (38:15) - Marathon (1:02:57) - 007 First Light (1:23:41) - Outro

It's time for double vampire jeopardy as we go from the spooky bat swarms of Vampire Survivors to the spooky, bat-infested bridges of Vampire Crawlers . Also, as usual, Dragon Quest VII . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Vampire Intro/Dragon Quest VII (16:18) - Vampire Announcement: Thick as Thieves (22:55) - Vampire Survivors (35:11) - Vampire Crawlers (1:10:24) - Vampire Outro

Randy plays his 1 millionth hour of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined . Meanwhile, D.J. finally walks away from his life of crime to join the anime police in Neverness to Everness . Also: Sledding Game . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:24) - Stream announcement: Vampire Survivors (9:27) - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Part XIXXVIIICVMVVX (33:55) - Grand Theft Auto V (37:57) - Neverness to Everness (1:...

D.J. returns (virtually) from Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival with some actual good news. Randy escapes a futuristic dystopia in Replaced , before immediately going back for more dystopia. Also: Cast n Chill , and our latest check-in with everyone's favorite crime simulator. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (12:41) - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival (37:14) - Cast n Chill (44:45) - Replaced (1:04:07)...

Randy spends some time running through The Rogue Prince of Persia . D.J. concocts questionable new habitats for all the pokemon trying to move into his Poketopia. Also: Meeting the original decoy octopus in Darwin's Paradox . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Famous Final Fantasy characters (12:01) - Stream announcement: Cast n Chill (20:55) - The Rogue Prince of Persia (42:17) - Pokemon Pokonopia (...

D.J. is tricked into rebuilding Pokemon civilization in Pokemon Pokopia , or whatever it's called. Meanwhile, Randy shows everyone who the real wax head is in, uh, Wax Heads . Chris Pratt guest stars as Mario. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (12:44) - Stream announcement: More Peak (23:58) - Pokemon Ponkipia (59:00) - Wax Heads (1:10:37) - Outro

too busy playing Slay the Spire II can't write episode description. Dragon Quest VII Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (17:54) - Stream announcement: Slay the Spire II (20:24) - Virtual Boy Minute (29:32) - Slay the Spire II (1:11:13) - Outro

We're back from Steam Next Fest and boy are our arms tired! Also: Getting slimy in Reanimal , and unearthing Nintendo's long-buried Virtual Boy, only to immediately re-earth it. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (6:49) - Stream announcement: Slay the Spire II (14:10) - Virtual Boy (33:02) - Reanimal (49:45) - The Last Salvage Squad (52:09) - Wild Blue Skies (1:00:05) - Parasite Mutant (1:06:35) - Va...

Randy meets both friendly and unfriendly robots in Pragmata . Meanwhile, D.J. scales a decidedly unfriendly mountain in  Cairn . Also: Spooky Internet monsters, now in book form. And: What if Cloverpit were smaller and harder to see? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/There Is No Anti-Memetics Division (16:49) - Stream announcement: Reanimal (20:07) - Cairn (59:24) - Cloverpit Mobile (1:03:25) - Prag...

Randy moves his followers to a colder climate in Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven . Meanwhile, D.J. takes the slowest possible trip through Vietnam in Incursion Red River . Also, don't miss Video Game Hangover's historic first on-air mention of waifus. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Stream announcement (5:04) - New Music: Rei8bit (8:38) - Dispatch (23:21) - Incursion Red River (49:19) - Cult of the La...

Randy goes looking for trouble (but, more importantly, spare batteries) in ARC Raiders . Meanwhile, D.J. jumps back into the wild world of the Party Finder in Final Fantasy XIV 's latest raid tier. Also: Playing Dragon Quest VII , yet again. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (7:00) - Final Fantasy XIV (26:15) - ARC Raiders (48:06) - Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (1:14:16) - Outro

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We take a look back at our favorite games of 2025 and wonder just what we were thinking. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (3:26) - Monster Hunter Wilds (12:38) - Mario Kart World (21:03) - Death Stranding 2 (28:04) - Donkey Kong Bananza (35:54) - Promise Mascot Agency (42:54) - Strange Antiquities (50:17) - Herdling (55:52) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (1:07:00) - Silent Hill f (1:15:20) - CloverP...

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D.J. reemerges after being trapped in virtual reality for a year to warn people about the dangers of Gran Turismo . Meanwhile, Randy plays 5,273,319,386,471,438 Boggle roguelites. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Online multiplayer (16:55) - Stream announcement: Peak (19:49) - Drunktacular hype (22:34) - PlayStation VR2 (30:40) - Gran Turismo 7 (43:12) - Arken Age (52:04) - No Man's Sky (1:05:48) -...