Video Game Hangover

D.J. embarks on a mysterious fitness adventure. Meanwhile, Randy builds beautiful lunch sets for cats in Inbento, then kills vikings dead in Bad North. And yes, there's Dragon Quest. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/ExtraLife hype 08:30 - Ring Fit Adventure 27:33 - Inbento 33:50 - Hashi 39:18 - Bad North 53:39 - Dragon Quest XI 1:04:20 - Outro

We check in on the spooky Castlevania-like, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, before having even spookier adventures in Worse than Death. Also, as usual: Spellworm. I mean, Dragon Quest XI. Dragon Quest XI and Spellworm. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/ExtraLife hype 07:47 - Spellworm 18:25 - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night 36:38 - Worse than Death 49:30 - Dragon Quest XI 59:41 - Outro

It's finally here: We take our first steps into the massive Dragon Quest XI. But first, What the Golf? Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 05:18 - Mario Kart Tour 10:52 - What the Golf 24:52 - Dragon Quest XI 59:41 - Outro

Between grinding the guardrails and firing off the pipe, Randy isn't sure what to make of Mario Kart Tour. Meanwhile, D.J. splatters everything in sight as a rampaging gorilla in Ape Out. Also, updates on Sayonara Wild Hearts and Link's Awakening. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Sayonara Wild Hearts 06:11 - Link's Awakening, easy mode, and shooting dogs 19:02 - Mario Kart Tour 37:12 - Ape Out 55:24 - Final hours before Dragon Quest XI/Outro

Randy explores the strange world of Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (the new one!) while D.J. compares notes with the Game Boy Color version. Also, motorcycle swordfights in Sayonara Wild Hearts, and life as a horrible goose in Untitled Goose Game. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 03:10 - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 23:27 - Untitled Goose Game 35:18 - Sayonara Wild Hearts 53:08 - William Shakespeare's Final Fantasy XIV 56:19 - Outro

Randy is back and D.J. can't wait to hear what he's been playing! (That is, Creature in the Well and Legend of the Skyfish.) Also, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne rears its chilly head, and, as a special bonus, mourning the loss of a dear friend! Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 7:12 - Creature in the Well 21:43 - Legend of the Skyfish 29:32 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 53:07 - Outro

We're wrapping up the summer with an episode full of our favorite game music, plus selections chosen by you, the listeners! Put your headphones on!

D.J. just got back from not playing any games at PAX West, and boy, are his arms tired! Meanwhile, Randy investigates the spooky doors of Control, and a strange boat makes its way across the wasteland in Far: Lone Sails.

Randy straps in for a roguelike doubleheader with Void Bastards and Rad. You'll never believe what happens! Meanwhile, D.J. watches six hours of creeper videos in Telling Lies. Also, part 1 of our 8619156137-part series on Dragon Quest XI. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 1:51 - Void Bastards 17:46 - Rad 36:44 - Dragon Quest XI 55:41 - Telling Lies 1:13:16 - Outro

Randy takes a detour through Witcheye before heading back to school in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. D.J. discovers new ways to experience Dragon Quest in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And yes, more Dragon Quest Builders 2. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Immediately Witcheye! 09:04 - Cold open 12:15 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 42:15 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate feat. Hero 56:21 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 1:03:44 - Outro

Randy takes up teaching in Fire Emblem: Three Houses but runs into trouble adjusting to campus life. D.J. keeps it wholesome (and mildly creepy) while delivering mail in Tiny Echo. Also: Dig Dugging ever deeper into Dragon Quest Builders 2. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Dig Dug and the Case of the Too Casual Pants 07:49 - Fire Emblem: Three Houses 28:03 - Tiny Echo 35:53 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 55:17 - Outro

Randy gets wholesome by taking A Short Hike up a mountain. D.J. deals with a toilet conundrum (don't worry about it) in Dragon Quest Builders 2, then breaks his one rule in Final Fantasy XIV. Also: 2019's backlog champion revealed! Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Backlog Attack winner 06:20 - Deadly Premonition: The Movie 08:37 - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 13:16 - A Short Hike 33:11 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 42:03 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 49:48 - Outro

We travel far into The Outer Wilds before settling into quiet life on a farm in Dragon Quest Builders 2. Also, the Backlog Attack wraps up with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Deadly Premonition. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 03:16 - The Outer Wilds 31:05 - Dragon Quest Builders 2 47:57 - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call 1:09:10 - Deadly Premontion 1:22:36 - Outro

The end of the Backlog Attack is in sight as we get into Wario Ware Gold, Tomb Raider Anniversary, and reveal your picks for our listener's choice games. Also: Randy has some words about that Switch Lite. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/Bathroom Break 04:54 - Switch Lite! 17:58 - Wario Ware Gold 35:28 - Tomb Raider Anniversary 48:25 - Backlog Attack week III.8 Final Chapter Prologue 58:47 - The Outro Wilds

We're beating the summer heat with a crippling drug habit in Dr. Mario World. (That's how Dr. Mario works, right?) Also, the Backlog Attack continues with Professor Layton: The Next Generation (actually his daughter) and Front Mission Evolved. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 09:16 - Layton's Mystery Journey 29:19 - Front Mission Evolved 43:24 - Dr. Mario World 1:02:24 - Outro

The Backlog Attack kicks off with Randy cheerfully slicing and dicing robots in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Meanwhile, D.J. struggles to make sense of the Flashback HD remake, but that's OK, because there's Shadowbringers. Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro/New music 05:00 - Stranger Things Moment 06:34 - Flashback 25:30 - Kirby: Planet Robobot 35:45 - Ritual of the Moon: The Finale 46:46 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 1:00:29 - Outro

We're commemorating our 400th episode in the only way that makes sense: By definitively naming the best 400 video games ever made. Also, we kick off this summer's Backlog Attack! Episode Timeline 00:26 - Intro 01:35 - Backlog Attack/The greatest 400 video games of all time, comprehensively and definitively ranked 1:02:39 - Outro

We're beating the summer heat in the frozen mountains of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and the... air-conditioned spectral movie theater of Persona Q2, I guess? Also, the Ritual of the Moon nears its end, and handy tips for staying alive. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/Backlog Attack: Prologue 07:11 - Become what you must 23:41 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 37:43 - Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth 58:45 - Ritual of the Moon 1:05:07 - Outro

With E3 and Keanu Reeves distant memories, Randy and D.J. settle back into the Nintendo groove in Cadence of Hyrule, with mixed results. Also: What to avoid, an what to avoid avoiding while slaying the spire, and another status update from the moon. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/E3 wrap-up 05:56 - SGDQ hype 12:20 - Ritual of the Moon 22:10 - Cadence of Hyrule 45:22 - Slay the Spire 1:09:24 - Outro

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is real, and we have opinions on it. Also, all the other big E3 2019 scoops, like Watch Dogs: Legion, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Avengers, and your favorite unreleased JRPGs from the 90s! Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro/Animal Crossing: New Horizons 14:01 - Phantasy Star Online 2 15:53 - Microsoft/Project xCloud 24:54 - Doom Eternal/Watch Dogs Legion 28:37 - Final Fantasy VII Remake 32:26 - Cyberpunk 2077 35:24 - The Weird Avengers 37:55 - Legend of Zelda trifecta 43:33 - More old games 50:35 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 52:37 - Luigi's Mansion 3 54:04 - 12 Minutes 58:22 - No-shows 1:02:22 - Outro