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Today we're drinking a blueberry lemon homemade kombucha and Mikkellers Spontanorange. Our RLXP includes posh sandwiches & a black hat. HSSTWKWM touches on two Quests we've covered, both Spanky's and Pokemon. We've played Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun (NES) and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier. Our recommendations are Amal Unbound and Boston Harbor Horror.      Links -   &nb...

In this episode we are joined by the wonderful Shereen Lani Younes from Ethnically Ambiguous pod (and many other pods). We drink Found on the Side of the Road by Transient/Central State brewery. Ginger's Pineapple Kombucha, and water. Make sure you drink water, it is good for you. We also bring up Whiskey Sours. RLXP includes High school graduation, thrift shopping, and magic mushrooms. We played...

Simon is back this week! So is Mystery Guest! Ginger has us try a sampling of 3 of her kombuchas while Willie opens a White Claw Surge & a Lemonade beer from Big Lake Brewing. RLXP includes a risky phone fix, mansplaining at gamestop, and a 3 hour nap. We've played Avocuddle, Dungeonoid, Skyrim VR, and Rory McIlroy PGA Tour. Willie & Ginger wipe the recommendation slate clean and we start...

Our guest Hoss Bossman from episode 116 is a musician also!  I hear he writes all original music for like every episode of his podcast Breadsheets.  So much so that he's got a whole album of it already.  Here's a song of his that we really liked in a quick 5 minute bonus episode, "Virgin Version of Me".  Enjoy the musical stylings of Hoss Bossman & find out more about him and his projects at www.h...

In this episode, we are joined by Hoss Bossman of the Breadsheet podcast! We drink the Wild Basin Boozy Sparkling Water Strawberry Coconut flavor, Odd Sides Rum Ham, and water, just not swamp water. RLXP includes Cactoid forearm tattoos, Dude back tattoo, freon, and OVPOD Trivia Night. We play Spanky's Quest aka Monkey Reflections: The Adventures of Mr. Jiro (SNES), Hollywood Squares (Wii), and Sk...

We have a wonderful guest this week from the other side of the globe, our Secret Levels friend Fat Shags. We all drink a White Claw (Black Cherry) in honor of our bud Riku [AKA Tall Hands]. RLXP includes tattoos, 6 inch staples, and Dragon Ball Super. We've played Rain on Your Parade, The Walking Dead Season 2, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. We recommend Dragon Ball, Monsters Among U...

In this episode we are very excited to be joined by Keith from The Main Quest Podcast. We drink a Ginger Lemon Hibiscus Strainge Beast, a Main Boss from Fair State, and an Altes. RLXP this week involves zombie farts, green hair, and a chipped tooth. We've played Resident Evil 5 (PS4), Bubble Bobble (NES), and Final Fantasy X (PS2). Our recommendations are Shaolin Monks training by getting hit...

We're happy to welcome special guest Martin Long from The Reviews Bros & 2 guys 1 game. In this episode we drink Strawberry Diet Coke, a Bell's Incessant, a New Holland Peanut Butter Poet, and even a Strange Beast hard kombucha if you stick around long enough. RLXP includes a flat tire, a broken TV, and aloe vera. We've played Dishonored (XB360), Yakuza 0 (XBSeX), and Pokemon Quest (Switch). #...

On this episode, we have JD Lowe, Burger Time expert and voice actor. We drank Le Moan'r Rip-It energy drink, a whiskey sour with High West Whiskey, milk, and a Smoothie Sour from Collective Arts.  RLXP covers camping, voice acting, and gardening. We play Delicious! Pretty Girls Mahjong Solitaire,  Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, New Pokemon Snap, and Pac-Man 99. We recommend the pod...

We are delighted to be joined today by GoobZ and Jenny for this episode of GRPVG. You may know them from Secret Levels, you may know them from The DeRailers, you may be wandering in and have no idea who any of us are. We drink a Sweater Weather Chai Cider from Farmhaus, a Treefer Madness IPA from Shorts, a peach queef, and enjoy a pink cake hybrid. We've played Neon Abyss (XB), Octopath Traveler (...

In this episode, we have Dan and Stephanie from The Experts pod and The Movie Cellar! We drink Lake Effect Zest from Farmhaus ciders, Naturdays Pineapple Lemonade, Blue Lobster Rose, and Bang Black Cherry Vanilla. We talk about Drukin Fist-Totally Accurate Beat'em Up, Donkey Kong Country, Spiderman, and Super Mario World. We recommend the pods What's Your Spaghetti Policy? and Dungeons and Daddies...

This bonus episode is dedicated to Kristy Yammaguccimane and the fellas over at Jorts Center. They inspired us to buy what they call the nectar of the gods, AKA Bud Light Lime. Do we agree? You'll have to listen to find out. We also quick dis an XB game, Viscous Attack Llama Apocalypse (VALA) and drink a Brunch Cider from Farmhaus.

 In part 2 of this historic GRPVG event we get to games. We have played Barnstorming, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Monster Hunter Rise, World of Goo, and more. We also detour a little to topics like Twin Galaxies, World Records, Priapism boners, and dad jokes. Our recommendations are to check that you check hand sanitizer to avoid carcinogens and make sure it's 70% alcohol, don't drink it, eat more frui...

This episode is too much episode for one episode! The wonderful and talented Emperor and Empr3ss of Empire Arcadia return to GRPVG! In this first half we drink juice, an Empr3ss mango sm00thie, Zombies Take Manhattan by B.Nektar, and Genetic Drift 2021 by Speciation. The RLXP comes next and includes tiddy streaming, Monsanto, toxic gamer doods, eating the rich, and more. Part 2 coming tomorrow. Ch...

Welcome back to our favorite Retro Hangover Podcast host (i.e. the one who comes on our show), Chris Coplien! In this episode we drink Buzzin' Bee from Veterans United Craft Brewery, another Oddside seltzer (Mojito flavor), and another Speciation sour (Red Edge). We've played Endless Ocean: Blue World (Wii), Shining Force III (Saturn), Arkanoid Breakout (Switch), Arkanoid (NES), and Breakout (Atar...

In this episode we drink a Dragon Sniffle from Mikkeller and a Cheap Cran Cherrykee from Black Grass Cider Works. We played Dicey Dungeons (Switch) and the Star Trek coin pusher at Dave & Busters (arcade). We reccommend The Struggling Artist Podcast and the book Do Better by Rachel Ricketts.  Links -           The Struggling Artist Podcast - ht...

In this episode, we have the Oddside Mango seltzer and the Moscow Mule seltzer, also Sunday Morning Stacks and For Goodness Shakes from Short Fuse. We play holedown and Mad World. Ginger has a couple Quick disses as well. We answer a listener question about our favorite Point and Click games. We recommend the movie Slaxx and the book Evicted by Matthew Desmond. 

In this episode we are very happy to be joined by Garrett from the very fun podcast Featured Creatures. We drink a Run This Town from Mikkeller, a Donut Stop Believen' from Pigeon Hill, and we don't drink Crystal Head Vodka before work (but kinda cover it in the episode). We've played the games Army Defender (DSiWare), MS Saga: A New Dawn (PS2), and Crawlco: Block Knockers (Switch). Our recommenda...

Happy 2 year anniversary to this podcast! Simon and Mystery Guest are back! We drink some whiskey from Gingers custom infinity bottle blend, Lo-Rez's Mango Chili Shortcut, and Pigeon Hill's Shifting Sands. We've played Drill Dozer (GBA), Celestse (XBox), Sudoku (Android), and Paul's Shooting Adventure (DsiWare). Willie is giving his game away! Show us you've left us a review somewhere at some...

Yes, Ginger wanted to name this episode something about floppy mossy d***s, but we went with our old standard of combining game names instead. We drink some N.W.A.P.A. from Bellington Brewing and Tuco Style Freakout from B. Nektar Meadery. We've played Journey of a Broken Circle (Switch) and Dracula: Undead Awakening (DSiWare). Our recommendations are the podcasts The White Vault and Petri Dish. &...

Our pods second anniversary is coming up shortly! Ginger & Willie just celebrated a wedding anniversary! Let's celebrate milestones with a fancy beer from Mikkeller. It's a barrel aged stout called The Art Of Shaking It. Cheers! Thanks for listening!

In this episode.. 100! WooHoo 100 episodes!... we drink Hemptails Citrus Gold, a hot toddy, and Magic Brownie brown ale from Terrapin. We've played Super Mario Party and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Our recommendations are Trailer Park Boys and NPR's Up First podcast. Cheers to 100 and here's to 100 more!

In this episode we drink an Original Sin pear cider, a Black House Vanilla Latte edition from Modern Times, and a Black Fang from B. Nektar. We start into 2 large games that we will have to return to to complete in a future episdoe, X-COM 2 and Death Stranding. Our recomendations are Ask a Ninja and the horoscope pods from Parcast.      Links -      &nb...

In episode 101 Willie & Ginger both drink some Major Melon, both sugar free and regular. And a Blakes cider, Grizzly Pear. We've played Secret Cat Forest and Panzer Dragoon. We also revisit Hades and Wintermoor Tactics Club for some $#!*@ we know we missed. Our recommendations are Snap Judgement and Tomithy & Ambraisa.      Links -       To...

In this episode we are excited to be joined by local Grand Rapids game developer Micheal Kneeshaw. We drink a whiskey sour, CEO Stout from Right Brain, and Big Bad Baptist Double Chocolate Double Peanutbutter from Epic. We've played (and/or created) Mana Spark, Titan Saga: Chains of Kronos, and Gain Ground. Our recomendations are Creep podcast, Myths and Legends podcast, and the Godot engine. Find...