Video Game Hangover

D.J. checks in from Japan, a mysterious land where arcades and Xenogears live on. Back in America, Randy plays Minit 60 seconds at a time, then spends time with Metropolis: Lux Obscura, which brings some much-needed sexism to the match 3 genre. Also: Ticket to Earth. Episode Timeline 00:41 - Intro 01:55 - 日本しましょう 16:53 - Dragon Quest XI?? 28:35 - Xenogears 20th Anniversary Concert 47:51 - Minit 61:30 - Metropolis: Lux Obscura 71:01 - Ticket to Earth 74:20 - Outro

Real people. Real lives. In between running 5Ks, Randy finds just enough time to stab every person, every rock and every tree, in Rise of the Tomb Raider. Meanwhile, Paul's just been sitting on his couch trying to escape from prison in A Way Out. Episode Timeline 00:52 - Intro 02:42 - Cool Runnings w/ Cider 09:33 - Rise of the Tomb Raider 35:40 - A Way Out 58:48 - Outro

We find ourselves unmistakably inside the video game realm as Randy encounters Xbox Live pirates on the Sea of Thieves. Meanwhile, Paul plots a prison break in A Way Out, although he'd rather escape from Yakuza 5. D.J. doesn't like a Final Fantasy thing. Episode Timeline 00:51 - Intro 09:48 - Sea of Thieves 31:03 - A Way Out 41:00 - FFXIV: The Forbidden Land, Eureka 57:05 - Yakuza 5 66:50 - Outro

Randy confronts various acrobatic and linguistic challenges in Fe. D.J. snoops on a gang of cool hackers in the #WarGames interactive-TV-series-game-thing. And events unfold over and over again in Last Day of June. Episode Timeline 00:42 - Intro 02:00 - Music game minute 12:35 - Fe 32:55 - #WarGames 50:36 - Last Day of June 66:50 - Outro

Unfettered by inclement weather, Cap'n Randy takes his galleon in search of booty (and a bigger bucket) on the Sea of Thieves. Meanwhile, D.J. sticks to the familiar music game waters of DJMAX Respect. Also, someone's been drinking again. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 05:44 - Sea of Thieves 40:58 - DJMAX Respect 60:04 - Monster Hunter Wiggler World 66:10 - Outro

Paul heads Into the Breach for another chance to save humanity from giant insects, Randy hops aboard the Subsurface Circular, and D.J. takes a part-time job as a UFO. Also, a year later, how much do we love exchanging friend codes on the Switch? So much. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 01:42 - Merry Switchmas 2018 06:43 - Luigi's Balloon World 16:14 - Into the Breach 41:53 - Subsurface Circular 53:10 - Part Time UFO 61:00 - Mass Effect Andromeda 70:35 - Outro

On this week’s show: Garrus chat. Also, Paul finally makes room in his busy schedule to play Mass Effect Andromeda for some reason, and Randy regales us with tales of his recent experience with Dandara ON THE SWITCH. Episode Timeline 00:41 - Intro 05:08 - Monster Hunter: World 11:28 - Mass Effect: Andromeda 46:00 - Dandara 66:35 - Outro  

Paul and D.J. get pulled into Metal Gear Survive's weird alternate dimension of tower defense and zombies. D.J. interrogates robots on a train in Subsurface Circular. And Monster Hunter: World continues. Episode Timeline 00:38 - Intro 02:10 - Monster Hunter: World 20:30 - Metal Gear Survive 37:30 - Subsurface Circular 55:10 - Outro

Randy delves into the world of thinly veiled 90s TV references in The Darkside Detective. D.J. plays the latest in one of his favorite genres: Shadow of the Colossus remakes. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere. Episode Timeline 00:44 - Intro 06:53 - The Darkside Detective 17:58 - Celeste 25:53 - Shadow of the Colossus 55:18 - Monster Hunter: World 71:12 - Outro

Randy shoots up space-terrorists in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare before uncovering Radiant Historia's dark underbelly of anti-anime DLC. D.J. gives an update on the state of fashion in Final Fantasy XIV. And Paul continues hunting monsters, somewhere. Episode Timeline 00:35 - Intro 01:52 - Monster Hunter Hunt Night 07:14 - Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology 28:48 - Final Fantasy XIV: Fashion Report 45:41 - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 67:18 - Outro  

Part 6 of the Garbage Trilogy confusingly continues with the full version of Monster Hunter: World, which Paul and D.J. determine, after an unspecified number of hours, is decidedly not garbage. Also, Randy climbs a mountain in Celeste. Episode Timeline 00:41 – Intro 05:01 – Celeste 27:16 – Monster Hunter: World 56:40 – Bridge Constructor Portal 64:55 – Outro

Paul and D.J. get deep into Monster Hunter World and opine on controversial topics like drinks and numbers. Meanwhile, Randy escapes Monster Hunter with the Lost Sphear demo, then escapes from the Lost Sphear demo with a classic 3DS game. Also, cardboard. Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 01:38 – A plebeian TV 09:20 - Nintendo Labo 18:14 – Monster Hunter World 45:10 – Lost Sphear 55:36 – Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 64:48 - FM Corporate Utopian Fantasy 67:05 – Outro  

It’s the episode we’ve all been waiting for: Randy played Knack II and has opinions. Meanwhile, D.J. treads cautiously into Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, and Paul played Yakuza 5? Episode Timeline 00:00 – Intro 01:34 – Knack II 16:38 – Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King 39:00 – Yakuza 5 57:23 – Viewer Mail 1:14:24 – Outro

So far, 2018 is looking a lot like 2017 with more Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Yakuza. Meanwhile, D.J. takes a trip to an art installation. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 04:48 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC 25:30 - Yakuza 0 and 4 and 5 44:35 - Islands: Non-Places 51:20 - Panoramical 59:55 - Outro

We look back on 2017, a year sure to be remembered by history for its seemingly endless stream of quality video games. Episode Timeline 00:48 - Intro 02:20 - Which video games in 2017 were good? 92:48 - Outro

D.J. made a special playlist just for you. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Kamiko 05:10 - Ninja Gaiden II 09:05 - Metafive 15:20 - Manami Matsumae 20:00 - Glim Spanky

Drunktactular 2017 is here and any topic is fair game, including: Star Trek! Madden! Sexy Spaniards! ASMR! Sega Activator! Getting it on with Kirby! Literacy rates! The Irish! Getting it on with Kate Beckinsale, but actually it’s Kirby! And Star Trek! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Part 1 66:50 - Part 2 125:00 - Outro

Put your blippers on: It's time for our spotlight on the year's best video game music, with selections from Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Night in the Woods, Yakuza 0, Prey, Nier: Automata, Steamworld Dig 2, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, and more! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:30 - Objectively the best video game music from the year 2017 76:20 - Outro

This week, it's an all-Yakuza special episode, featuring Yakuza 3, Yakuza 0, The Flame and the Flood and the Yakuza, and Nintendo's new mobile hit, Animal Crossing: Yakuza Camp. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 02:10 - We survived Black Friday 10:03 - Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 35:15 - Yakuza 0 58:06 - The Flame and the Flood 72:45 - Mario Minute 76:52 - Outro

After fulfilling our obligation to play games for charity, we're back to playing games simply because we don't know any better. Randy suffers through the new South Park and Agents of Mayhem while D.J. is Kazuma Kiryu's vicarious drinking buddy in Yakuza 3. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 02:00 - Drunktacular hype 08:00 - South Park: The Fractured but Whole 21:30 - Agents of Mayhem 46:10 - Yakuza 3 59:50 - Splatoon 2 65:55 - Outro