Video Game Hangover

We wrapped up Extra Life by getting murdered in the hot new PLAYERUNKNOWN'SBATTLEGROUNDSlike, Fortnite Battle Royale. Also, we learned how bows work in Torchlight, found (and were promptly banned from) our niche in Splatoon 2, and sneakily snuck through Horizon: Zero Dawn. Episode Timeline 00:39 - Intro 01:18 - Extra Life Phase II 03:58 - Splatoon 2 11:14 - Fortnite Battle Royale 24:03 - Super Mario Odyssey 32:00 - South Park minute 33:24 - Torchlight 40:50 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 57:14 - Outro

We survived Extra Life, phase 1 -- now hear about everything we played! Splatoon 2, Night in the Woods, Super Mario Odyssey, Metroid II, and of course, Raft. Also, a brief stint with Superhot on PlayStation VR. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 10:44 - Raft 37:12 - Night in the Woods 47:58 - Splatoon 2 53:55 - Superhot 63:10 - Metroid II 69:43 - Super Mario Odyssey 81:30 - Outro  

Super Mario Odyssey is here and the gang shares stories about the long journey to New Donk City. Also, Paul plays his millionth hour of Horizon: Zero Dawn, D.J. joins an after-school poetry club, and Randy would have preferred a sombrero Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Extra Life Hype 11:10 - Super Mario Odyssey 46:45 - Doki Doki Literature Club 55:51 - Horizon: Zero Dawn is great 68:43 - Outro  

Randy and D.J. learn their way around a funeral home in A Mortician's Tale. D.J. gets disoriented in Fragments of Euclid, then his office supply empire gets out of hand in Universal Paperclips. Paul is thoroughly overwhelmed in Horizon: Zero Dawn. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Extra Life Hype 14:30 - A Mortician's Tale 34:28 - Fragments of Euclid 41:58 - Horizon: Zero Dawn 63:24 - Universal Paperclips 71:58 - Outro  

Randy plays his new favorite Uncharted game, besides that other one. Paul gets lost in the mysterious Super Nintendo dark web. D.J. attempts to drive a vehicle and gets caught in a land war. Meanwhile, golf continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - SNES Classic modding 14:30 - Kirby’s Dream Course 24:55 - Golf Story 32:30 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 47:40 - Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 57:14 - Gran Turismo Sport 67:10 - Outro  

WHAT YEAR IS IT?? We take a deep dive into Star Fox and the recently unearthed Star Fox 2 and see if SuperFX games can hold their own in 2017. Also, more golf and more stories, and Paul finds himself back on the farm. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Nintendo World Championships 2017/Switch chat 20:30 - Star Foxes 45:15 - Golf Story 53:32 - Stardew Valley 65:54 - Outro  

The fabled SNES Classic is here — find out which rad 90s games you should put on your Christmas list. Also: Randy enjoys the golf and story in Golf Story, we hate that we're still playing Metroid, and Microsoft Xbox: What is it, and has anyone seen one? Episode Timeline 00:37 - Intro 03:10 - Super NES Classic 31:54 - Golf Story 52:10 - VGH Xbox Blast: The latest Xbox One news, tips, and reviews from your #1 Xbox source 57:38 - Metroid: Samus Returns 68:28 - Outro

Randy definitely still likes Metroid: Samus Returns but still takes a detour into Steamworld Dig 2. After an evening at the opera, D.J. gets parenting advice from an unexpected source. Paul plays that racing game he's always playing, apparently. Episode Timeline 00:54 - Intro 02:10 - Final Fantasy XIV: A Stage Reborn 15:20 - The Matrix? 19:00 - Metroid: Samus Returns 35:20 - Steamworld Dig 2 48:24 - Need for Speed: Most Wanted 64:00 - Yakuza 3 68:10 - Mario + Rabbids 79:08 - Outro

Paul and D.J. try to make sense of Project Octopath Traveler. Randy ponders the murky ethical questions raised by Metroid: Samus Returns. Someone finishes a Persona game. Also, cars. Episode Timeline 00:43 - Intro 02:10 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 07:14 - Persona 5 15:31 - Racing games? 23:30 - Project Octopath Traveler 38:10 - Metroid: Samus Returns 57:35 - Yakuza Kiwami 61:03 - Outro  

Fresh out of Mario + Rabbids boot camp, Randy explains the origin of those disgusting minion-alikes. D.J. is anxious about the hostess bars in Yakuza Kiwami and lets off steam by beating up everyone in Tokyo. Also, Final Fantasy daddy. Episode Timeline 00:36 - Intro 03:20 - Rollercoaster decapitation 07:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light 15:40 - Mario + Rabbids 41:58 - Yakuza Kiwami 60:20 - Outro  

After a brief stint with the Destiny 2 beta, D.J. rocket slides all over the place in Vanquish and returns to his old face-stomping grounds in Yakuza Kiwami. Meanwhile, Paul plays Crawl while completely sober. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:58 - Splatoon 2 18:52 - Destiny 2 26:00 - Vanquish 33:55 - Yakuza Kiwami 49:21 - Shenmue Kiwami 52:31 - Crawl 63:10 - Outro

We wrap up the Backlog Attack with Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and The Stanley Parable. Plus, games that deserve a second chance, even if they include rabbids. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Dusty PCs 06:34 - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood 28:58 - The Stanley Parable 38:00 - Persona 5 and Rabbids 70:05 - Outro  

  We're chakkin' out the Monster Hunter Stories demo. It's as long as a lao-shan lung, as Grandpa Randy always says. We're also chakkin' on Titanfall 2 and Gunpoint, and following our Splatoon 2 teammates around to make sure they don't get... chakked? Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Mütter Museum 06:44 - Monster Hunter Stories 23:57 - Gunpoint 30:08 - Final Fantasy Brave Exvius 32:55 - Danganronpa 36:00 - Titanfall 2 47:26 - Paul's computer explodes 53:15 - Splatoon 2 63:10 - Pop quiz! 71:13 - Outro

The gang climbs aboard the space station Tacoma in search of spooky ghosts. D.J. struggles to understand the finer points of Bayonetta. Randy puts his curmudgeon powers to use in Gunpoint. Paul operates a computer.   Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Backlog Attack voting 09:34 - Cave Story & Difficult Games 21:40 - Bayonetta 33:48 - Gunpoint 43:12 - Tacoma 62:33 - Persona 5 minute 67:50 - Crawl second 68:15 - Outro

In the aftermath of the first Splatoon 2 Splatfest, we discuss condiment and dessert preferences. D.J. checks in to see if the Professor Layton series survived its transition to mobile, and the Backlog Attack begins with spooky Soma and creepy Cave Story.   Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 02:04 - Splatoon 2 19:20 - Layton's Mystery Journey 31:50 - Soma 51:53 - Cave Story 62:00 - Backlog Attack voting 68:45 - Outro

We venture into Nintendo's brave new vision of online multiplayer in Splatoon 2 — now with voice chat, sometimes! Also, the summer Backlog Attack begins! Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 03:15 - Splatoon 2 49:50 - Backlog Attack 2017 63:00 - Outro  

Bloop out with some blippin' summer blops on our mid-year music show! This year's playlist includes chiptune covers of imaginary artists, real artists singing imaginary words, and -- ugh -- more Zelda?! Episode Timeline 00:51 - Intro 02:35 -

Randy's comfort zone is threatened by a new Persona announcement (and a mail-delivery baby). Also: Picross Makeout League at last, playing Final Fantasy XII until you don't have to, and 3DS games we can't play to begin with. Episode Timeline 00:45 - Intro 02:30 - Fighting games!!!!! 08:35 - Surprises in the mail 13:15 - Theatrhythm Dragon Quest 17:30 - Ever Oasis 29:07 - Final Fantasy XII 46:30 - Picross Makeout League 59:30 - Prey 66:00 - Outro  

We would like to apologize for this week's extremely disgusting episode title, but if the Castlevania cartoon isn't going to make a wall chicken reference, it's up to us. Also: Zelda DLC, Receiver, Final Fantasy XII, Persona 5, and a second look at Prey.   Episode Timeline 00:55 - Intro 02:45 - Netflix made a Castlevania 16:05 - Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC 30:44 - Receiver 45:15 - Persona 5 55:14 - Prey 64:09 - Final Fantasy XII 74:16 - Outro

It's Video Game Hangover's 300th annual quiz show! Our hosts attempt to answer YOUR questions about video games, fake but real words, and real but fake film directors. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Quiz Show Introduction 38:10 - End of Round 1 50:00 - End of Round 2 74:16 - Final Score and Outro