Video Game Hangover

Randy keeps his JRPG streak going with the new Sea of Stars . Meanwhile, D.J. has trouble adjusting to a post-Backlog-Attack world and wonders if dragons are the answer.

The Backlog Attack concludes with New Super Mario Bros. U , and the long-awaited original Dragon Quest . Also: The new PlayStation Portalable. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (8:57) - Starfield? (17:39) - PlayStation Portal (27:09) - Dragon Quest (51:23) - New Super Mario Bros. U (1:13:00) - Outro

Randy does as Spider-Man does in Marvel's Spider-Man's Mile's Morales . Meanwhile, D.J. extremely crosses the picket line in Armored Core 3 . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (9:51) - 10 years of being good (15:27) - Spider-Man: Miles Morales (42:11) - Armored Core 3 (1:01:27) - Backlog updates (1:06:33) - Outro  

The Backlog Attack continues as Randy accompanies the gang on summer vacation in Persona 5 Strikers . Meanwhile, D.J. faces off against the demon lord, an evil empire, AND a mischievous hell goblin in  Alcahest . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (11:44) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (19:56) - Alcahest (38:23) - Persona 5 Strikers (1:10:36)  - Outro

We get into our first Backlog Attack games: D.J. witnesses the invention of shooting in Wolfenstein 3D , while Randy's explores the world's grossest house in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard . Also: Finally cooking some Indian food in Venba . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:15) - Venba (20:23) - Wolfenstein 3D (38:53) - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (1:06:54) - Outro

The summer Backlog Attack returns! We take a look at the strange and neglected games we plan to get through this month. Also: Unexpected news out of Final Fantasy XIV 's Fan Festival. Episode Timeline (00:00) - Intro (09:14) - FFXIV Fan Festival: The Revenge (18:59) - Backlog Attack! (49:39) - Viewer Mail (53:08)  - Outro

Randy finds himself listening to the radio on yet another mysterious island in Oxenfree II: Lost Signals . Meanwhile, D.J. is just plain lost (but loving it) in Final Fantasy XIV 's latest Variant Dungeon. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro/PTO 15:43 - Viewfinder 24:21 - Final Fantasy XIV: Variant Dungeons 37:13 - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals 55:47 - Asura's Wrath minute 57:34  - Outro

Randy is mystified by Viewfinder 's perspective-bending puzzles. Meanwhile, D.J. figures out Final Fantasy XVI 's true form. Also: The definitive way to play Dragon Quest . Maybe. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Dragon Quest (15:19) - Viewfinder (35:31) - Final Fantasy XVI (1:06:05)  - Outro

This week we're stressing out over all our dead carrot friends in Pikmin 4 , talking to animals in Crusader of Centy , and not doing our taxes but definitely doing the other thing in Death and Taxes . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/D&D (18:47) - Mission: Impossible minute (26:36) - Pikmin 4 (44:33) - Crusader of Centy (57:59) - Death and Taxes (1:17:37) - Outro

D.J. takes a break from dodging FFXVI spoilers to visit The Tartarus Key 's retro-styled survival horror murder mansion. Meanwhile, Randy simply takes a break in Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Murder holidays/Overworld map controversy (26:23) - The Tartarus Key (44:53) - Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation (1:01:41) - Outro

There's a new Final Fantasy out and everyone's playing it... even Randy, sort of! Also, we check in on the latest new Super Mario Bros. news. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Consuming gaming news (16:29) - Nintendo Direct (32:44) - Final Fantasy XVI (1:20:41) - Outro

Randy investigates Ghost Trick 's new lease on life, then moves some letters around in Prose and Codes . Meanwhile, D.J. crosses dimensions in Harmony: The Fall of Reverie . Also: Becoming an ultimate legend, and weaponized ostriches. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (3:07) - FFXIV: Ultima Weapon (21:38) - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (30:40) - Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (49:59) - Prose and Cod...

No Street Fighter 6 or even Zelda this week—just our old standbys: Star Trek and a little beekeeping. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Not E3 or Street Fighter or Zelda (18:04) - Genki Covert Dock Mini (27:15) - Star Trek: Resurgence (58:01) - Apico (1:20:23) - Outro

After a bender weekend crafting everything in the new FFXIV patch, D.J. goes back to where it all started in the Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster. Meanwhile, Randy gets a sneak peak at the upcoming Alone in the Dark reboot and Fall of Porcupine. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Gross weekend (20:38) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (37:51) - Alone in the Dark: Prologue (53:19) - Fall of Porcupine: The...

Randy deals with a familial crisis (and spider aliens) in Planet of Lana, while D.J. goes maybe a little too retro in The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]. Also: We're still playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, continued (25:42) - Planet of Lana (44:17) - The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] (1:01:20) - Outro

That Zelda game came out. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (6:42) - New music by Fearofdark (10:03) - Yep, it's all Zelda this week so buckle up (1:18:37) - Outro

With days remaining until that other game comes out, Randy attempts to speedrun The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask . Meanwhile, D.J. Tronvestigates a Tronspiracy that could bring down the entire Troniverse in Tron: Identity . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (6:29) - Zelda: Majora's Mask (34:23) - Even more Zelda (43:04) - Tron: Identity (1:02:44) - Outro  

Randy hunts pixels in Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo , then wonders if he's too powerful of a gamer for New Super Lucky's Tale . Meanwhile, D.J. gives Fade to Black a second look after 30 years. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/The World of Gaming! (18:10) - Fade to Black (36:29) - New Super Lucky's Tale (47:12) - Paranormasight (1:06:04) - Outro

Randy escapes to the whimsical world of Lost in Play . Meanwhile, D.J. hopes Gal Guardians finally lets him shoot Dracula with a gun. Also, trying out Ultimate raiding in Final Fantasy XIV , and a spicy new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom prediction. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:14) - Zelda: ToTK predictions follow-up (17:18) - Lost in Play (33:12) - Gal Guardians: Demon Purge (47:29) - Final Fa...

Randy embarks on yet another archipelagic adventure in... wait for it... Tchia !! D.J. wraps up Resident Evil 4 and immediately finds himself embroiled in a mysterious moon conspiracy in Lunark . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/420 (6:07) - Resident Evil 4 (23:54) - Tchia (51:20) - Lunark (1:08:28) - Outro

We're back with even more Resident Evil 4 talk than usual now that the full remake is out. Also: Randy works on his ambidexterity in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon while he waits for Wildfrost to get good. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Movies we either did or did not see (17:34) - Resident Evil 4 Remake (37:53) - Wildfrost (53:05) - Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (1:0...

Randy embarks on a spooky fishing trip in Dredge . D.J. revisits Persona 3 and finds it surprisingly familiar. Also: Our very specific (and mostly uninformed) predictions about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (7:05) - Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom predictions (25:35) - Dredge (49:13) - Persona 3 (1:16:37) - Outro

We're taking it back to the Gamecube this week with a look at Metroid Prime: Remastered , plus the original Resident Evil 4 vs. the new Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:26) - Resident Evil 4 (2005) (24:21) - Resident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demo (44:22) - Metroid Prime: Remastered (1:08:29) - Outro

Randy goes surfing without a board in Wavetale . Meanwhile, D.J. builds a ridiculous new controller to play Give Me Toilet Paper! Also: Unlimited noodles and chicken racing in Like a Dragon: Ishin! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (8:15) - Give Me Toilet Paper! (27:05) - Wavetale (47:25) - Like a Dragon: Ishin! (1:12:44) - Outro

D.J. takes a trip to Like a Dragon: Ishin! 's historical Japan to see how karaoke and fishing minigames worked in the 1800s. Meanwhile, Randy dives into Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration to see how karaoke and fishing minigames worked in the 1970s. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/PlayStation VR2 (11:55) - The Crew?? (19:20) - Like a Dragon: Ishin! (46:18) - Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebratio...