Video Game Hangover

A fun bear teaches Randy the ancient samurai code in Bushido Bear . D.J. plays the equally ancient Phantasy Star . A thoughtful conversation about a creator's responsibility devolves into a debate over whether or not hedgehogs should have human teeth. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 02:50 - Koji Igarashi's horrible trailer 20:05 - Bushido Bear 38:08 - Bushido Blade 40:37 - Bushido Phantasy Star 1:0...

Randy returns to the world of Boxboy (and Boxgirl ), now in lavish high definition. D.J. gets Fire Emblem in his Dragalia Lost . And the second part of our Labo VR experience, featuring Super Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild . Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 03:23 - The Avengers, Part Deux 13:46 - Nintendo Labo VR (feat. Mario and Zelda) 39:18 - Boxboy + Boxgirl 58:38 - Dragalia Lost x F...

Randy unleashes his secret weapons in the brand new Steamworld Quest. D.J. subjugates his adorable neighbors in The Battle of Polytopia. Paul gets slimy in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 01:45 - The Avengers!!!!!!!!! 09:35 - Steamworld Quest: The Hand of Gilgamech 29:20 - The Battle of Polytopia 44:35 - Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67:45 - Outro

Randy contemplates his new life as a fox in The First Tree . Meanwhile, D.J. contemplates his new life as a guy with cardboard strapped to his head as he delves into Nintendo Labo's VR kit. Also, making a triumphant return to the show: It's Battlefield 3 ! Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 02:51 - Tom Clancy's Battlefield 3 18:02 - Nintendo Labo VR 54:25 - The First Tree 72:10 - Outro

Randy discovers the joys of papercraft in Yoshi's Crafted World . Paul finally gives into Gwent in Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales . And D.J. ruins the idyllic landscapes with a giant circus tent in Islanders . Episode Timeline: 00:42 - Intro 03:40 - SwitchFix wrap-up 07:02 - PlayStation Now 24:50 - Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 38:55 - Yoshi's Crafted World 55:04 - Islanders 70:00 - Outro

We've live from PAX East 2019! Hear about weird weasel things, and simple sandwiches. Fin~ Episode Timeline: 00:36 - Intro 02:05 - PAX East 2019 70:08 - Outro

On this week's show, we're dancing the night away with Crypt of the Necrodancer . We also spend some time with the latest Tom Clancy opus: Baba is You . Plus, Golf Peaks, and more competently crafted Ubisoft experiences™. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 01:45 - PAX East hype 07:45 - Google Stadia 14:55 - Golf Peaks 24:02 - Crypt of the Necrodancer 36:27 - Baba is You 47:03 - Division 2 67:55 - Out...

Part 1 of our 25637852-part series on Tom Clancy's The Division 2 . Randy discovers a new way to hold his Switch. Also, D.J. starts a shady underground robot fight club after getting kicked out of a shady underground mahjong fight club. Episode Timeline: 00:44 - Intro 01:50 - PAX East hype 06:35 - Switchfix 17:50 - Doman Mahjong feat. Final Fantasy XIV 32:05 - Tom Clancy's The Division 2 59:25 - F...

Word Stacks and Crackdown 3 and Word Stacks and Final Fantasy XII and Front Mission and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks and Word Stacks. Episode Timeline: 00:35 - Intro 01:49 - PAX East / Lebanon, Kansas hype 06:18 - Tetris 99 12:50 - Word Stacks 18:50 - Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age 43:08 - Front Mission 56:08 - Crackdown 3 68:58 - Outro

The gang tries on some practical outerwear in The Division 2 . Randy tries extra hard not to kill anyone in Deltarune . D.J. has had it with his coworkers Dragalia Lost . And you won't believe the lengths we went to in order to acquire a PlayStation 2. Episode Timeline: 00:50 - Intro 02:48 - New music: Option Fire by Wally Chantek 05:48 - PAX East hype 08:40 - PlayStation 2 hype 18:40 - Deltarune...

We take Tetris 99 for another spin (get it) before jumping into an anime robot in Daemon X Machina and continuing to Warhammer things in Vermintide 2 . Also, after countless grueling hours of Etrian Odyssey Nexus , Randy starts Etrian Odyssey Nexus . Episode Timeline: 01:06 - Intro 02:30 - Tetris 99 15:10 - RIP Reggie 19:25 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 32:14 - Etrian Odyssey Nexus 48:13 - Daemon X Ma...

After a delicious taco-y detour, VGH's agents make their cases about what it truly means to Crack Down in Microsoft's latest. Also, a professional monster hunter joins the Monster Hunter cast, and Tetris battle royale is real and we played it. Episode Timeline 00:31 - Intro  00:43 - Taco Bell 05:40 - Monster Hunter 25:26 - Crackdown 3 43:15 - Apex 47:30 - Tetris 59:15 - Outro

We set out on the Sea of Thieves to learn practical skills like how to hold a compass, and how to maintain composure while getting owned by Xbox Live bilge. Also: Apex Legends , The Division 2 , and Forza Horizon 4 .   Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 04:05 - Will Smith is blue 06:10 - Sea of Thieves 28:15 - Apex Legends 44:00 - Forza Horizon 4 58:30 - The Division 2: Division Harder 72:45 - Outro

D.J. learns how to fly a man-sized jet in Anthem , the new Destiny -like/ Mass Effect -not-entirely-like. Paul gets acquainted with the Warhammer universe in Vermintide 2 . And Downwell finally brings its gunboots to the Switch. Episode Timeline: 00:32 - Intro 01:15 - contractually obligated banter 04:05 - Anthem 39:50 - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 54:14 - Downwell feat. Flip Grip 70:45 - Outro

With Earth finally shielded from interplanetary attack, we can finally concentrate on the things that matter, like Randy's 1000th playthrough of Uncharted 2 . Also, Ace Combat 7 , Pillars of Eternity 2 , What Never Was , and not Metroid Prime 4 . Episode Timeline: 00:41 - Intro 02:01 - Metroid Prime 4 06:52 - Ace Combat 7 28:25 - What Never Was 34:20 - Uncharted 2 42:20 - Pillars of Eternity 2 61:...

After 13 long years, it's finally back: Taco Tuesday. To celebrate, D.J. sits down with Kingdom Hearts expert, BTG Inferno, to find out why Kingdom Hearts III is such a big deal.

Randy is somehow tricked into playing New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (and Bowsette has nothing to do with it). Also, Pokémon Battle Trozei , and D.J. sees blue in the latest Final Fantasy XIV update. Episode Timeline: 00:32 - Intro 07:42 - New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 27:10 - Final Fantasy XIV: Blue Mage is here 46:38 - Pokémon Battle Trozei 61:45 - Outro

Paul takes an ultimate look at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Randy takes a hazardous vacation in Just Cause 4 . D.J. can't believe how many cookies he can afford thanks to Realm Grinder . And we gaze into our crystal ball to see what's in store for 2019. Episode Timeline: 00:40 - Intro 05:15 - We are excited for video games in 2019 23:50 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 46:05 - Just Cause 4 70:50 - Rea...

We've arrived in 2019 to tell you about our favorite Yakuza and non- Yakuza games from 2018. Episode Timeline: 00:45 - Intro 03:15 - The video games of 2018 66:05 - Outro  

Eight quick songs for your listening enjoyment.

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before. Episode Timeline: 00:01:15 - Intro 00:06:30 - The First Half 01:27:02 - The Second Half 02:38:00 - Outro 

We take a look back at 2018 in game music and everything was Ben Prunty or Yakuza . Episode Timeline: 01:01 - Intro 05:20 - The best video game music of 2018 as selected by our panel of video game music experts 61:10 - Outro

We dive into Life Is Strange 2 and find out just how strange life... is? On an even stranger note, we're thoroughly confused by The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game . Also, D.J. makes some questionable modifications to his Switch. Episode Timeline 00:33 - Intro 05:49 - Life Is Strange 2 27:26 - Spyro minute 29:24 - The Haunted Island: A Frog Detective Game 39:11 - Flip Grip feat. Gunbird 2 52...

D.J. takes a day trip to the most fantastical of video game realms: Watch Dogs 2 's San Francisco. Randy grapples with his perfectionist urges in Spyro the Dragon . Also, Cthulhu and the Third Reich: A classic combination? Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 00:59 - Viewer Mail/Laser League 07:48 - Drunktacular Hype 11:06 - Spyro the Dragon 32:59 - Watch Dogs 2 53:01 - Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics 1:07:20...

Paul causes all kinds of gruesome dismemberment in Mortal Kombat XL and Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise . D.J. experiences the five stages of grief during the latest Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival. And, finally, Randy plays Spyro . Episode Timeline: 00:48 - Intro 01:33 - Drunktacular hype 07:08 - Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 25:15 - Mortal Kombat XL/Injustice 2 47:15 - Spyro Reignited Tril...