D.J. tries to get to the bottom of this whole "killing Chaos" business in Strangers in a Paradise: The Final Fantasy Origin . Meanwhile, Randy takes in some of the local tales in Welcome to Elk . Also: Mario Party . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/St. Patrick’s Day (7:55) - Mario Party exists (12:55) - Welcome to Elk (32:03) - Stranger from the Paradise: Origin of Final Fantasy (58:49) - Outro
Randy and D.J. show off their prowess at sailing a whimsical ocean-boat in Far: Changing Tides , then get mouthful in Kirby and the Forgotten Land . Also: How to properly celebrate Mario, and chasing down Gabe Newell. (0:00) - Intro/Wii U apocalypse (08:46) - Steam Deck apocalypse (16:54) - Mario Day (27:33) - Far: Changing Tides (48:16) - Kirby and the Forgotten Land (1:06:19) - Outro
After 100%-ing Elden Ring offscreen, Randy and D.J. set their sights on new challenges, including Horizon: Zero Dawn and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Elden Ring minute (8:42) - A new Xbox (23:23) - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (49:52) - Horizon: Zero Dawn (1:11:09) - Outro
D.J. tries to make sense of the many strange happenings in Eastward . Meanwhile, Randy finds himself embroiled in the pigs-vs.-ravens class war in White Shadows . Also, Pokémon . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Pokémon Minute (14:35) - Eastward (33:29) - White Shadows (49:58) - Outro
The new Persona like, Monark , has a tough time living up to Randy's expectations. Fortunately, there's Vampire Survivors . Also: Sliding Seas , and more Pokémon Arceus . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Pokémon Minute (13:02) - Vampire Survivors (37:04) - Monark (55:46) - Sliding Seas (1:03:01) - Outro
Randy finds himself marooned in the terrifying world of Pokémon Legends: Arceus . Meanwhile, D.J. teaches himself how to throw a Boomerang… X . Also, 24th century travel tips. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Immediately Pokemon Arceus (48:02) - Boomerang X (1:08:18) - Outro
Randy discovers the joy of unpacking in, er, Unpacking . Similarly, D.J. discovers the joy of generating umurangies in Umurangi Generation . Also: The final name in fantasy fashion lines. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/SakaGUCCI (11:19) - Umurangi Generation (31:34) - Unpacking (52:40) - Outro
Randy dons his cauldron to delve into the crafty world of Wytchwood . Meanwhile, D.J. once again finds himself stuck on a Raft . Also: Wordle , plus a listener mail solves a decades-old VGH mystery. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (03:35) - Wytchwood (20:19) - Raft (40:05) - Wordle (53:08) - Viewer Mail (1:02:54) - Outro
Randy reveals his 2022 gaming resolution: To dab harder than anyone has dabbed before in Just Dance . Meanwhile, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker brings D.J.'s MMO journey to a close... or does it? Also: Proper kadomatsu technique. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Pre-show babble (08:16) - Just Dance (25:35) - Ring Fit Adventure (34:21) - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (1:08:56) - Outro
We present our favorite games of 2021, while keeping things mostly drama-free. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (11:17) - #5 (21:24) - #4 (32:42) - #3 (43:10) - #2 (57:01) - #1 (1:07:46) - Honorable mentions (1:11:39) - Outro
An alternate soundtrack for any dungeons you may encounter.
Ten years ago we had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash, and Rotating Riker. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Part 1 (1:03:02) - Part 2
We put our heads together to determine the definitive best game soundtracks of 2021. If it's not here, it wasn't music! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Drunktacular hype (7:28) - Fantasian (9:05) - Later Alligator (17:13) - ElecHead (25:00) - Death’s Door (35:12) - Chicory (47:51) - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (1:01:47) - Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (1:13:59) - Masayoshi Soken/FFXIV tribute (1:17:13) - Outro...
D.J. gets caught up in repainting the entire world in Chicory: A Colorful Tale . Meanwhile, Randy embraces his inner big blue angry sword guy in Grindstone . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life (3:46) - Drunktacular hype (5:57) - Corrections and Regrets (10:26) - Chicory: A Colorful Tale (35:09) - Grindstone (53:25) - Outro
As huge fans of the series, we can't wait to see what Mr. Halo is up to in his new game, Halo Infinite . Also: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart , and another look at Pikmin Bloom . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life (6:20) - Drunktacular hype (9:57) - Pikmin Bloom (22:17) - Halo Infinite (43:48) - Battlefield 2042 minute (47:45) - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (1:05:38) - Outro
Randy gets in touch with all the aspects of his personality (and his tie) in Disco Elysium . Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to adapt to rural English living (plus £30,000,000 of debt) in SWERY’s The Good Life . Also: The hit video game, Grand Theft Auto ! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:09) - Extra Life (4:17) - Drunktacular hype (7:57) - Grand Theft Auto content (12:43) - The Good Life (42:08) - Disco Elysium (1:05:40) - Outro...
We emerge from Extra Life weekend with a recap of all the games we played, including: It Takes Two , Back 4 Blood , The Artful Escape , Super Metroid , and a look at the big Animal Crossing: New Horizons update. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up (10:51) - FFXIV Endwalker delayed! (18:19) - Spelunky/Slay the Spire (25:08) - Super Metroid (29:13) - The Artful Escape (38:51) - It Takes Two (47:22) - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (1:04:23) - Faith (1:07:42) - Back 4 Blood (1:14:57) ...
Randy discovers a wide world of sentient plants just outside his door in Pikmin Bloom . Meanwhile, D.J. enjoys the low-budget thrills of Dungeon Encounters . Also: Throwing metaphorical but also literal baggage into a fire in Bonfire Peaks . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:25) - Extra Life (10:41) - Pikmin Bloom (25:56) - Dungeon Encounters (57:42) - Bonfire Peaks (1:09:55) - Outro
OooOOOOooOooooOoo it's Halloween and we've played a frightening assortment of terrifying games, including Inscryption , Spookware , Back in 1995 , and moooOooOOore! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (06:58) - Extra Life (11:43) - Mayor Bones Proudly Presents: Ghost Town's 1000th Annual Pumpkin Festival (21:36) - Spookware (35:37) - The Night that Speaks (39:47) - Back in 1995 (53:20) - Inscryption (1:08:04) - Devotion (1:13:06) - Outro...
At long last, Randy enters the "Deathloop." Meanwhile, D.J. tries to forget all about Metroid Dread with some delightful puzzle-platforming in ElecHead . And, at long last, Randy enters the "Deathloop." Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Animal Crossing (5:31) - Extra Life (11:02) - Metroid Dread (24:43) - Ibb & Obb (30:26) - ElecHead (41:48) - Pocket Card Jockey (45:03) - Deathloop (1:16:05) - Outro...
We've got a double (or triple?) dose of Metroid discussion with a quick detour through Metroid Fusion before arriving at the long-awaited Metroid Dread . Also: a robotic dog disaster in Battlefield 2042 . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Federation Force (9:16) - Extra Life (11:47) - Metroid Fusion (25:30) - Metroid Dread (52:20) - Battlefield 2042 (1:11:40) - Outro
D.J. cracks open the Castlevania Advance Collection and sees Castlevania: Circle of the Moon in a whole new light. Also, Dracula X is there. Meanwhile, Randy cracks open some monsters in Beast Breaker . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Psychonauts 2 (9:00) - Ratchet and Clank (14:03) - ExtraLife hype (16:49) - Castlevania Advance Collection (39:31) - Castlevania: Dracula X (46:53) - Beast Breaker (1:03:49) - Outro...
Despite some disturbing news out of the Nintendo Direct, D.J. miraculously manages to enjoy Actraiser Renaissance . Also, after months of struggle, Randy finally gets his hands on Astro's Playroom . Hironobu Sakaguchi guest stars. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Chris Pratt is Mario (4:06) - Nintendo Direct (11:04) - Sakaguchi Direct (13:08) - Fantasian revisited (16:25) - Actraiser Renaissance (32:28) - Astro’s Playroom/PS5 (1:05:12) - Outro...
Randy, a fan of games like A Short Hike and Animal Crossing , attempts to revitalize the campgrounds of Haven Park . D.J. gets into Fantasian , finally. And Angry Birds makes its long-awaited VGH debut. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Angry Birds Journey (10:53) - Fantasian (41:02) - Haven Park (1:02:07) - Outro
D.J. travels the galaxy in pinball adventure World Flipper , then tries to make sense of a supernatural London in Last Stop . Meanwhile, after abandoning his Animal Crossing island, Randy returns to Earth for one last tee time in Golf Club: Wasteland . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (9:13) - World Flipper (30:17) - Golf Club: Wasteland (46:13) - Last Stop (1:07:35) - Outro
Randy becomes a super secret psychic soldier in Schafer’s sorely sought sequel, Psychonauts 2 . And, D.J. delivers mail in Lake . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:15) - Backlog Attack (15:58) - Psychonauts 2 (47:54) - Lake (1:07:22) - Outro
This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Hollow Knight and the much-anticipated Stardew Valley . Will Randy be willing to trade his carefree island life for life on a farm? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:13) - Backlog Attack contest (5:43) - Stardew Valley (37:55) - The Hollow Knight (1:02:32) - Outro
Randy goes for a Backlog Attack double play with Burly Men at Sea and John Wick Hex . Meanwhile, D.J. winds up with more questions than answers in Again . Also, controllers: Are they OK? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Star Trek (6:11) - A PS5? (21:14) - Backlog Attack (22:32) - Burly Men at Sea (29:44) - John Wix Hecks (46:47) - Again (1:05:19) - Outro
The Backlog Attack continues as D.J. brushes up on his wiimote technique in Dragon Quest Swords . Meanwhile, Randy makes up for lost time with an exhaustive first look at Mass Effect: Andromeda . Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (05:08) - Mountain Dew showdown (13:12) - Backlog Attack contest (15:49) - Mass Effect: Andromeda (50:12) - Dragon Quest Swords (1:11:12) - Outro
The 10th annual Backlog Attack begins, and we're getting right into it with Ittle Dew 2 and Quake ! Also: A preview of the backlog games we'll be playing for the rest of the month, and find out how you can win a new game! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:19) - Backlog Attack! (15:47) - Ittle Dew 2 (38:26) - Quake (1:03:51) - Outro
