VGH #505: Groove Coaster Anniversary Radio
To celebrate 10 years of Groove Coaster , we're featuring an hour of our favorite tracks from its first decade. Let's groove!
Aug 05, 2021•55 min
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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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VGH #504: Vampires on Vacation
Randy absorbs souls to become more powerful in Death's Door . D.J. ventures into the wai wai world of Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! , then beats up punks on the Street of Rage ... 4 . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:53) - Wow man bad (11:00) - Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! (28:26) - Death’s Door (46:06) - Streets of Rage 4 (1:01:06) - Outro
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min
VGH #503: A Bummer If True
Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (Believe!) — which will be the one hybrid console to reign supreme? Meanwhile, Randy gets lost in Labyrinth City , and D.J. subjects himself to more cruel and unusual punishment via Resident Evil 6 . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:54) - Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (38:55) - Resident Evil 6 (50:25) - Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (1:05:27) - Outro...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min
VGH #502: We Have a Situation
Randy once again gets into some monster-hunting hubbub in Monster Hunter Stories 2 . D.J. hangs out with sad high-schoolers in NEO: The World Ends with You , then laments that they'll let just anyone into his favorite game these days. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:37) - New music by HEAVYVIPER (4:23) - Mini golf (10:16) - D.J. reacts!!!!!!!!!!! Asmongold plays FFXIV (25:17) - Monster Hunter Stories 2 (50:48) - NEO: The World Ends with You (1:06:31) - Outro...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 10 min
VGH #501: Golf Noob
Randy plays a few rounds of Nintendo's new, full-contact approach to golf in Mario Golf: Super Rush . Meanwhile, D.J. emerges from Resident Evil 5 only to find himself in the warpath of the River City Girls . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:33) - Resident Evil 5 (13:28) - Mario Golf: Super Rush (38:45) - River City Girls (57:57) - Outro
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr
VGH #500: The Double Dragon Ending
Randy and D.J. reminisce over 500 episodes of games that kept them up at night, then finally battle to the death over custody of their favorite video game, Grand Theft Auto V . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (10:44) - Subtle like a paper shredder to the face (25:14) - Martha Washington was my prom date (33:51) - I’ve got a history with milk crates (40:39) - Zed’s dead (42:28) - You don’t know Zangief (51:35) - Calls calls calls (1:17:38) - Outro...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 23 min
VGH #499: Not Culturally Useful
On his way to play Alba: A Wildlife Adventure , D.J. gets distracted by the new Taiko no Tatsujin game on Apple Arcade. But then, he plays Alba: A Wildlife Adventure . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Biomutant (12:43) - Episode 500 (15:51) - Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat (36:26) - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (1:01:20) - Outro
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min
VGH #498: E3 2021
CHAOS! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (3:33) - Episode 500 (5:03) - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (12:23) - Metroid Dread (19:27) - Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (26:15) - SacriFire (30:07) - Dragon Quest III (33:41) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (37:18) - 12 Minutes (38:57) - Somerville (41:48) - Inscryption (44:06) - Wholesome Direct/Pekoe (46:40) - Lake (48:53) - Hot Pot for One/Soup Pot (51:19) - Psychonauts 2 (53:51) - The Outer Worlds 2 (56:25) - Far Cry 6 (59:59) - ...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 10 min
VGH #497: Big Time Boss Battles
It's the JRPG event of the season: Randy gives his much anticipated impressions of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne . (And a few impressions on Rise of the Slime .) Meanwhile, D.J. learns how to get away with murder on the fly in Overboard! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Retro Intro (3:29) - Episode 500 HD Remaster (6:15) - Rise of the Slime: Nocturne HD (17:24) - Shin Overboard Megami Tensei! (38:08) - Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (1:05:31) - Retro Outro...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 10 min
VGH #496: Rise of the Critters
Randy comes to terms with the new age of critters in Biomutant . Meanwhile, D.J. appreciates the little things, like not falling off stairs, in Odallus: The Dark Call . Also, you won't believe what Bear Grylls is eating this week! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:14) - The number 500 (7:40) - Operation: Tango update (11:13) - Biomutant (46:16) - Odallus: The Dark Call (1:02:17) - Outro
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min
VGH #495: Big Scary Movie-Man Voice
Randy and D.J. return to that co-op espionage life in Operation: Tango . Also, the wrong Resident Evil , and Golf that is merely OK . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:28) - 500 (5:31) - Cicadapalooza (13:28) - Resident Evil Village minute (15:13) - Operation: Tango (32:03) - OK Golf (40:58) - Resident Evil 5 (1:03:13) - Outro
May 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min
VGH #494: Haunted Doll Hospital
Randy visits some spooky neighborhood attractions in Little Nightmares II . Meanwhile, D.J. deals with a Sneaky Sasquatch and reports back from his virtual weekend at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2021. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:15) - Additional hot news (5:19) - FFXIV Fan Festival 2021 (28:28) - Little Nightmares II (54:33) - Sneaky Sasquatch (1:03:20) - Outro
May 20, 2021•1 hr 6 min
VGH #493: Typical Ghost Things 👻
Randy gets all up in people's unfinished business in Speed Dating for Ghosts . Meanwhile, D.J. explores Miitopia in a post-Mii world. Also, eating hexagonal food at a new time of day. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:27) - Big news (13:41) - Nier Minute (16:45) - Miitopia (40:27) - Speed Dating for Ghosts (57:17) - Outro
May 13, 2021•1 hr 1 min
VGH #492: Pterodactyl Innkeeper
D.J. has an utterly baffling time with SaGa Frontier Remastered . Meanwhile, Randy gets all semiotic in The Pedestrian , then takes a detour to save the time crystals in Elli . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (08:36) - SaGa Frontier Remastered (42:14) - The Pedestrian (57:13) - Elli (1:05:03) - Outro
May 06, 2021•1 hr 8 min
VGH #491: Angry Elbow Noodle
Randy finds himself on the run from a sketchy mayor and vegetarian snails in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion . Meanwhile, D.J. is on the run from his own poor decisions in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... , the latest video game thing from Yoko Taro. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/500 (5:56) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (34:39) - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (1:01:08) - Outro
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min
VGH #490: A Mega Man Situation
D.J. gets way into the throwback atmosphere of Blaster Master Zero , but at the same time isn't quite feeling it. Meanwhile, Randy takes on a big commitment in The Longing , then explains why Aerial_Knight's Never Yield . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (9:25) - Blaster Master Zero (34:12) - The Longing (55:09) - Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (1:04:52) - Outro
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min
VGH #489: Insidious (in a Good Way)
Randy tears himself away from his Animal Crossing island to investigate Cozy Grove , where the animals are ghosts and also bears, somehow. Meanwhile, D.J. wonders whether he ever knew how to play Pac-Man at all after trying Pac-Man 99 . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (18:24) - Cozy Grove (41:23) - Pac-Man 99 (1:00:02) - Outro
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
VGH #488: Here Comes the Big One!
Randy gives contrarianism a try after playing Say No! More . Meanwhile, D.J. returns from the weird world of Anodyne 2 and plays More! Monster Hunter . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Joy-Con saga update (5:44) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (11:32) - Anodyne 2 (29:36) - Say No! More (49:19) - Monster Hunter Rise (59:11) - Outro
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min
VGH #487: Fast Pass to the Good Stuff
Monster Hunter Rise is here and we're deep into mochi and wirebugs. Also, Randy experiences the bleak future of Outriders , and D.J. makes more raid progress in Final Fantasy XIV . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/The Joy-Con saga continues (13:46) - Outriders (35:23) - Final Fantasy XIV (40:19) - Monster Hunter Rise (1:09:27) - Outro
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min
VGH #486: Just Punch a Tree
Randy finishes off the Link's Awakening remake then immediately leaves for Alligator New York in Later Alligator . Meanwhile, D.J. puts his social strand skills to use by planning the first Viking interstate highway in Valheim . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Link’s Awakening (26:32) - Valheim (46:58) - Later Alligator (1:00:29) - Outro
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min
VGH #485: Lazy and Unhelpful
The unexplained prevalence of cats in Super Mario 3D World drives Randy to all-out cat warfare in Kitty Letter . Meanwhile, D.J. ignores his primal-slaying duties in Valheim to build a quiet forest house. Also, centipedes. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Animal Crossing (9:25) - Devotion (14:41) - Waluigi: The disturbing truth (20:56) - Super Mario 3D World (36:03) - Valheim (53:13) - Kitty Letter (1:03:05) - Outro...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min
VGH #484: We Have All of These Traps
Project Triangle Strategy vs. Unsung Story : We pit two upcoming tactical RPGs against each other. Plus: Is the Link's Awakening remake actually good? Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (9:01) - Project Triangle Strategy (33:17) - Unsung Story (51:05) - Link’s Awakening (1:11:31) - Outro
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 15 min
VGH #483: The Climactic Final Chapter
Randy enjoys some party chat (and fermentend fruit beverages) between battles in Haven while D.J. finally escapes from FFXIV raid hell. Also, the last word on Final Fantasy VII Remake . (Seriously, we don't want to talk about it anymore.) Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Tacobringers (4:19) - Final Fantasy XIV (13:02) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (41:19) - Haven (1:03:36) - Outro
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 7 min
VGH #482: Strange New Worlds
We live life ten minutes of a Star Trek episode at a time in The Captain Is Dead , then take a whimsical trip to Norway in Embracelet . Also, our thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct and the questionable titles therein. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Nintendo Direct (26:49) - The Captain Is Dead (48:45) - Embracelet (1:01:26) - Outro
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min
VGH #481: Bowser Is Huge and You Are Tiny
Randy gets deep into kaiju and cat costumes in the Super Mario 3D World spin-off, Bowser's Fury . Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to adjust to the Bravely Default II demo and wonders if everyone would quiet down if he just paid them lots of money. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Doug (10:01) - I'm not a whale (27:54) - Bowser’s Fury (51:59) - Bravely Default II (1:16:00) - Outro
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 19 min
VGH #480: Slimes and Other Monsters
We played games that answer two of the Metroidvaniaverse's biggest questions: Y can't Metroid throw a harpoon ( Olija ), and y can't Metroid be Spider-man ( Mable and the Wood )? Also, Final Fantasy XIV heads to the moon in Endwalker . Episode Timeline: (0:23) - Intro/Star Wars (11:21) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (31:12) - Olija (46:24) - Mable and the Wood (1:00:55) - Outro
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min
VGH #479: The Hellacious Life of a Pikmin
Randy learns to cope with 1000 deaths in Pikmin 3 Deluxe . Meanwhile, D.J. plays Final Fantasy VII Remake and Bravely Default simultaneously and somehow still has time to see what the cast of Persona 5 is doing in Dragalia Lost . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Yakuza: Like a Dragon (9:59) - FFXIV announcement showcase announcement (15:42) - Dragalia Lost x Persona 5 (33:24) - Dragon Quest minute (34:16) - Pikmin 3 Deluxe (50:36) - Bravely Default (57:51) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (1:01:26) - O...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min
VGH #478: Where All the Vampires Come From
Randy searches for vacation alternatives and finds himself Down in Bermuda . Meanwhile, D.J. finally plays Final Fantasy VII Remake and has some Thoughts about it. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/Gaming vacations (16:37) - Down in Bermuda (34:17) - Final Fantasy VII Remake (1:07:35) - Outro
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 11 min
VGH #477: Magical Dresser
We're getting shot down over and over by aliens in Everspace , then trying to escape our spinning nightmare house in Darq . Also: felyng fancy in Immortals . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (01:55) - Remember video game stores? (11:21) - Immortals Fenyx Dressing (21:24) - Everspace (43:22) - Darq (59:46) - Outro
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
VGH #476: Riding the Honey Badger
We're braving the wild in Immortals Fenyx Rising , grinding through Yakuza: Like a Dragon 's finale, and discovering just how much hunting is in the new Monster Hunter Rise . Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (3:47) - New music by Felikitty! (6:03) - Immortals Fenyx Rising (31:37) - Monster Hunter Rise (1:01:38) - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (1:11:44) - Outro
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 15 min
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