Explore every episode of the podcast Video Game Hangover

We get our hands on the Nintendo Switch 2, the greatest console to ever be able to play Mario Kart World!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2

(47:44) - Mario Kart World

(1:14:22) - Outro

Randy returns from Super Nintendo World with a full report on mushroom-inspired dishes and Luigi-inspired cutlery. Meanwhile, D.J. once again finds himself aimlessly roaming the Japanese countryside in Promise Mascot Agency, but this time he's into it. Also: Strange Horticulture.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Super Nintendo World

(42:49) - Game Night: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

(46:18) - Promise Mascot Agency

(1:06:22) - Strange Horticulture

(1:22:03) - Outro

D.J. regrets playing JRPGs that were not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Meanwhile, Randy becomes a shadow frog in Schim before becoming a buttered cat in Cato: Buttered Cat (obviously). Also: The Infinity Nikki meltdown.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Deleting games

(17:58) - Stream announcement: ?

(19:23) - Monster Hunter Wilds

(20:57) - Infinity Nikki meltdown

(33:21) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

(1:00:34) - Cato: Buttered Cat

(1:08:40) - Schim

(1:16:30) - Outro

Randy goes into detail about his late-night gaming regimen, while D.J. is confused about who exactly the Ghost of Tsushima is. (Is it him??) Also: Trying to buy a Switch 2, The Last of Us season 2, Spilled, and Star Overdrive.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Prime gaming time

(8:24) - Revenge of Nintendo Switch 2

(21:05) - The Last of Us

(31:23) - Ghost of Tsushima

(58:55) - Spilled

(1:04:01) - Star Overdrive

(1:15:15) - Outro

It's finally time!!! We get into every last detail from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the fallout from the Direct, the fallout from the fallout from the Direct, etc. Also: Blue Prince.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Stream announcement

(6:53) - Nintendo Switch 2

(56:03) - Blue Prince

(1:15:06) - Outro

Randy and D.J. learn a bunch of spooky new words in Cryptmaster. Also: Giving up bad habits in Death of the Reprobate, and trying to ignore the fancy cutscenes in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(21:07) - Cryptmaster

(33:31) - Death of the Reprobate

(47:16) - Monster Hunter Wilds

(1:03:55) - Final Fantasy XIV VS. Infinity Nikki

(1:09:33) - Outro

Some of the new features in Monster Hunter Wilds leave D.J. with a lot to think about. Meanwhile, Randy takes a break with Wanderstop, a game about making tea and definitely nothing else. Also: Ignoring what everyone's saying about Final Fantasy XIV and Animal Crossing.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/D.J. hates Final Fantasy XIV

(14:18) - Randy loves Animal Crossing

(25:10) - Stream announcement

(26:21) - Wanderstop

(51:03) - Monster Hunter Wilds

(1:15:42) - Outro

D.J. escapes from his abusive relationship with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, only to fall directly into whatever's going on in the brand new Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Also: Randy takes oral hygiene several light years too far in Mouthwashing.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(10:38) - Stream announcement: Wanderstop

(14:12) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

(26:36) - Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

(48:26) - Mouthwashing

(1:10:10) - Outro

Randy and D.J. embark on their dream vacation in Hello Kitty Island Adventure!!!!! Also, Infinity Nikki is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(8:42) - Hello Kitty Island Adventure

(43:13) - Infinity Nikki

(1:13:37) - Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers

(1:21:39) - Outro

Time to check in on what all those meddling kids are up to in Fortnite Festival. Also: Randy has a Balatro breakthrough before having a CineNerdle2 Battle breakathrurgle2. Battle.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Game trailers

(6:54) - Stream announcement: Hello Kitty Island Adventure

(09:43) - Fortnite Festival

(44:47) - Balatro

(1:02:36) - CineNerdle2 Battle

(1:21:16) - Outro

Take a listen to some of our favorite game music from (mostly) 2024!

After much debate over whether Slay the Spire should be disqualified (it was), we present our favorite games from 2024.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/NINTENDO SWITCH 2 ACTUAL DEFINITIVE REVEAL REAL

(7:57) - Best of 2024

(13:00) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

(20:40) - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

(31:04) - 1000xRESIST

(37:34) - Astro Bot

(45:26) - Content Warning

(50:06) - Minishoot’ Adventures

(51:41) - Balatro

(57:00) - Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

(1:00:18) - Honorable mentions

(1:05:44) - Dragon’s Dogma II

(1:11:14) - Outro

Another year, another strangely murder-centric holiday show.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Part 1

(1:12:30) - Part 1 (continued)

Randy finishes off Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, D.J. (re-)starts Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, and everyone has a great time drinking and smoking in Webfishing. Also: How's Rez doing these days?

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

(11:30) - All these slime things

(15:59) - Drunktacular hype

(20:39) - Webfishing

(28:56) - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

(1:03:50) - Rez Infinite

(1:16:41) - Outro

Randy and D.J. argue about how many numbers there are after playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Also: Crow Country, What the Car?, more Zelda, and being very good, yet dumb, in Final Fantasy XIV.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

(11:33) - Stream announcement: Webfishing

(16:29) - Extra Life update

(19:16) - Drunktacular hype

(21:21) - D.J.’s stupid FFXIV story

(32:12) - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

(42:15) - Crow Country

(53:29) - What the Car?

(1:06:11) - Outro

Catch up with what we played during this year's Extra Life game day, including Gourdlets, Slay the Spire, Subpar Pool, Jisatsu, and, of course, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(19:25) - Turok: The Guy Who Fights Dinosaurs

(30:57) - Slay the Spire

(41:14) - Gourdlets

(50:36) - Zelda/Astro Bot

(57:09) - Chilla’s Art: Jisatsu

(1:04:36) - Subpar Pool

(1:12:47) - Outro

Get a sneak peak at what we're playing at this year's Extra Life marathon! Head to vghangover.com/extralife for more details, including how to join us.

What does Disney Speedstorm have in common with horrow throwback Hollowbody? Not too much, honestly. Also! Metaphor: ReFantazio and Ballionaire.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(2:42) - Stream announcement: Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival

(8:10) - Extra Life hype

(11:47) - Disney Speedstorm

(38:23) - Hollowbody

(1:02:38) - Metaphor: ReFantazio

(1:07:32) - Ballionaire

(1:13:26) - Outro

Spooky season kicks off with discussion of Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (scary) and Conscript. Also: Johnny Depp and Call of Duty tattoos.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Burger Town

(11:28) - Monday Stream/Extra Life hype

(17:43) - Scary movies

(30:29) - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

(55:58) - Conscript

(1:10:21) - Outro

We're back—both in the country and in the recording booth—and catching up with Astro Bot and all the drama surrounding Concord and the PlayStation 5 Pro.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Randy’s European adventure

(20:55) - Giant gaming headlines

(34:07) - Stream announcement: Inscryption

(36:00) - Extra Life hype

(39:35) - Astro Bot

(1:12:22) - Outro

Take a listen to some alternate intro and outro songs from VGH history in this week's playlist episode!

The Backlog Attack concludes as Randy takes a trip to spooky El Paso, Elsewhere, while D.J. finds himself in a bygone era of gaming in Shenmue. Also: What actually happened on Pony Island?

Episode Timeline
(0:00) - Intro/Pony Island
(21:41) - Shenmue
(46:15) - El Paso, Elsewhere/El Paso Nightmare
(1:11:26) - Outro

Randy goes for a ride through the desert in Sable. D.J. fights off spooky aliens in 1994's Marathon before hanging out with the Drasles in Dragon Slayer IV.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2

(10:19) - Marathon

(23:51) - Borderlands minute

(26:03) - Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family

(44:36) - Sable

(1:04:11) - Outro

We kick off the summer Backlog Attack and immediately get into our first two games: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and New Pokemon Snap! Also: Old Pokemon Snap!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Game shows

(9:11) - Backlog Attack

(28:03) - New Pokemon Snap

(53:37) - Crimson Skies

(1:10:01) - Outro

Randy once again finds himself in a Luigi mansion in Luigi's Mansion 2. Meanwhile, D.J. wonders if there's more to life than talking to another three NPCs in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Also, it's true: Suika Game.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/AI, VR, SPQR, etc.

(13:10) - Xbox store closing

(18:42) - Suika Game

(31:43) - Luigi’s Mansion 2

(48:05) - FFXIV Dawntrail

(1:11:15) - Outro

D.J. sets course for new shores in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Meanwhile, Randy comes to terms with being a cat in Little Kitty, Big City. Also: Stumbling through Legend of Zelda: Four Swords in 2024.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(3:04) - Legend of Zelda: Four Swords

(21:34) - Little Kitty, Big City

(37:40) - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail

(1:07:13) - Outro

Randy finally gets to see what all the fuss is about in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Meanwhile, D.J. outsources his FFXIV expansion prep. Also: All the news and non-news from fake E3.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Still Slaying

(11:47) - Fake E3 season

(27:22) - One week left

(34:53) - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

(1:00:33 - Angeline Era minute

(1:06:09) - Outro

Randy makes friends in caves in Animal Well. Meanwhile, D.J. is still playing the same Final Fantasy. (No, not that one.) Also: Trying to make sense of We Were Here Expeditions.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/D.J. abroad

(12:57) - We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

(28:28) - New music feat. rj lake

(30:31) - 9 Final 9 Fantasy

(43:52) - Animal Well

(1:07:34) - Outro

D.J. shoots up an entire overworld map in Minishoot' Adventures. Meanwhile, Randy tries to solve the mystery of plants in Botany Manor. Also: Which enormous RPGs to take on your overseas vacation.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Content Warning

(12:05) - Vacation gaming

(29:06) - Minishoot' Adventures

(51:07) - Botany Manor

(1:10:20) - Outro

Randy and D.J. return from jaunting around the snail-infested Old World in Content Warning. Also: Screening aliens for therapy in Mars after Midnight, hurling lizards in Dragon's Dogma II, and Final Fantasy IX: What is it?

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Steam Deck exists

(19:26) - Content Warning

(36:44) - Final Fantasy IX

(45:58) - Dragon’s Dogma II

(57:47) - Mars after Midnight

(1:20:35) - Outro

With help from a horde of interdimensional weird guys, D.J. slowly figures out how to play Dragon's Dogma II. Meanwhile, Randy enjoys(?) the royal double-feature of Princess Peach: Showtime! and Super Princess Peach.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Secret Games: Even Secreter

(13:04) - Dragon’s Dogma II

(42:35) - Princess Peach: Showtime!

(55:30) - Super Princess Peach

(1:11:38) - Outro

D.J. spends hours meticulously prepping his Unicorn Overlord army just to skip to the end. Randy revisits the racehorse-solitaire classic, Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On. Plus: Princess Peach's big debut, yet more Persona 3, and an exciting new Xbox game.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(5:53) - FFXIV on Xbox

(10:01) - Persona 3

(27:31) - Princess Peach: Showtime!

(34:06) - Unicorn Overlord

(58:45) - Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On

(1:14:10) - Outro

Randy gets Jokerized in poker roguelite Balatro. D.J. goes on an educational photography tour of virtual Japan in Shashingo. And menacing fish monsters draw near in Splatoon 3: Side Order.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(9:10) - Balatro

(28:23) - Shashingo

(49:41) - Splatoon 3: Side Order

(1:08:22) - Outro

Randy and D.J. (re-)visit yet another haunted island in Another Code. Also: Secret games, deciphering that weird Xbox announcement, and accosted by endless hordes of sujimon in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Secret games

(15:35) - Splatoon 3 stream!

(20:44) - Special Podcast Update on the Xbox Official Podcast’s Updates on the Xbox Business

(34:53) - Another Code

(58:30) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

(1:09:38) - Outro

Randy and D.J. compare notes on the first 100 hours of the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth tutorial.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/A world of pals

(12:28) - Like a Dragon Gaiden

(18:40) - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

(1:10:15) - Outro

D.J. attempts to speedrun Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name to get ready for even more Like a Dragon (if that's even what it's called). Meanwhile, Randy goes where no deck of cards has gone before in Cobalt Core.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(16:39) - Like a Dragon Gaiden

(46:51) - Cobalt Core

(1:13:10) - Outro

What were the best games of 2023? Someone please tell us.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(11:28) - Resident Evil 4

(15:40) - Cocoon

(18:37) - Chilla’s Art: Parasocial

(20:40) - Dredge

(26:04) - Dave the Diver

(34:35) - Final Fantasy XVI

(39:49) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

(44:02) - Oxenfree II: Lost Signals

(49:35) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

(1:02:12) - Street Fighter 6

(1:13:01) - Honorable mentions

(1:24:18) - Outro

TEKKENNN 8! NEEEW CHALLENGERRRRR! GAAARRRYYYYYY BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSEEEYYYYY!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Part 1

(1:13:50) - Part 2

Listen to our favorite game music of 2023 (and 1998, apparently) in this musical mega-episode. Featuring songs from Street Fighter 6, Dave the Diver, Final Fantasy XVI, Dredge, Oxenfree 2, and more!

Randy heads back to the space mines to do a little civic planning in SteamWorld Build. Meanwhile, D.J. flees from the cops and that classic EA racing dialogue in Need for Speed: Unbound. Also: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Doing the big work

(9:09) - Black Friday

(13:11) - Need for Speed: Unbound

(37:22) - SteamWorld Build

(1:01:38 - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

(1:12:56) - Outro

Randy escorts a troupe of animals harboring a dark secret in KarmaZoo. Meanwhile, D.J. checks in on how far voice acting has come since 1998 in Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Also: Return to Jusant Mountain.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(13:42) - 1998

(23:12) - Star Ocean: The Second Story R

(42:52) - Jusant

(1:00:34) - KarmaZoo

(1:11:54) - Outro

Randy discovers there's much more to Dave the Diver than simply diving and... Daving? Meanwhile, D.J. ventures into Silent Hope's endless dungeon with the help of his trusty maid.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Cleared the tier

(21:04) - Silent Hope

(36:27) - Persona 3 is long

(39:41) - Dave the Diver

(1:07:57) - Outro

We survived another year of Extra Life where once again we played an unhealthy amount of games, including Golf Gang, Mineko's Night Market, Chilla's Art: Parasocial, and more!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life wrap-up

(15:01) - Metal Gear: Ghost Babel

(21:04) - Spelunky/Slay the Spire

(29:33) - Golf Gang

(36:42) - Jusant

(39:53) - Korokoro Harley

(45:05) - Mineko’s Night Market

(47:47) - Chilla’s Art: Parasocial

(56:20) - Animal Crossing: Like a Dragon

(1:02:45) - Outro

Randy gets in some quality watermelon time with Suika Game. Meanwhile, D.J. can't figure out what the flowers are trying to tell him in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life

(17:11) - It’s Ridge Racer!

(30:08) - Suika Game

(46:53) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

(1:10:57) - Outro

Spooky season is in full effect with The Callisto Protocol, the haunted space-jail simulator, and Mundaun, the haunted mundaun simulator. Also, Randy's pokemon costume sparks a violent incident.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Trunk or track

(14:30) - Extra Life

(20:21) - The Callisto Protocol

(47:20) - Mundaun

(1:05:04) - Sunshine Manor

(1:10:23) - Outro

We're back and are wasting no time placing orbs into other orbs in Cocoon. Also: Hands-on with the CRKD Nitro Deck for the Switch, because it's a dock that you hold!

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Extra Life

(13:17) - Can’t clear the tier

(26:30) - Cocoon

(54:22) - CRKD Nitro Deck

(1:08:26) - Outro

It is 2023 and there is time for Asura's Wrath. Also, Randy embarks on a magical quest to Disney Illusion Island, and D.J. rediscovers the weirdness of the Nintendo 64.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Nintendo Sixty-Four

(28:32) - Extra Life

(33:15) - Asura’s Wrath

(57:22) - Disney Illusion Island

(1:15:51) - Outro

Randy tries to become the world's best F-Zero player in F-Zero 99. Meanwhile, D.J. threatens once again to talk about Asura's Wrath. Also: The latest Nintendo and Sony things.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro/Switch 2 rumors

(15:06) - Nintendo thing

(26:46) - Sony thing

(38:15) - F-Zero 99

(56:05) - D.J.’s Movie Moment

(1:01:58) - Outro

Randy keeps his JRPG streak going with the new Sea of Stars. Meanwhile, D.J. has trouble adjusting to a post-Backlog-Attack world and wonders if dragons are the answer.

The Backlog Attack concludes with New Super Mario Bros. U, and the long-awaited original Dragon Quest. Also: The new PlayStation Portalable.

Episode Timeline

(0:00) - Intro

(8:57) - Starfield?

(17:39) - PlayStation Portal

(27:09) - Dragon Quest

(51:23) - New Super Mario Bros. U

(1:13:00) - Outro