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Video Game Hangover
A weekly show about playing an unreasonable amount of video games. Each week we discuss the games that are keeping us up late and chat about gaming culture and the games industry.
Episodes
Video Game HangoverVGH #222: Hanging With Ethan Hawke
As Black Friday looms, it's important to keep your amiibos safe while revolving the screen to locate strange monsters. D.J. does so in REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR, a…
Video Game HangoverVGH #221: Ostrich Gorilla
Need a reprieve from the wasteland? You're in luck, because we've been playing all the games that came out last week that aren't called Fallout, like Rise of…
Video Game HangoverVGH #220: Extra Life 2015
Last weekend we played games for 24 hours straight! Hear our thoughts about some of the games we played (and the important life lessons we learned). Bonus…
Video Game HangoverVGH #219: A Giant Cushion for an Enormous Cat
Paul adds to his cat collection with the newly translated Neko Atsume. Randy plays a TV spinoff mobile game that's Actually Good. D.J. attends a Final Fantasy…
Video Game HangoverVGH #218: Vanilla Destiny
Randy and D.J. don't talk about scary games this week, but they do chat about how much D.J. luvs Fantasy Life, Legend of Legacy (DEMO), and other stuff. Also…
Video Game HangoverVGH #217: One of the Mustache Movies
Randy gives Chibi-Robo another chance with Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash. D.J. battles spooky blobs and touch controls in the new mobile sensation, Downwell. And Paul…
Video Game HangoverVGH #216: Vegan Garbage Plate
D.J.'s Dishonored game meets its non-grisly end. For the second week in a row, Paul doesn't transform into a gun. And Randy prays a looming voice actor strike…
Video Game HangoverVGH #215: The Tony Hawk Clusterf*ck
We play Super Mario Maker and Transformers: The New One and don't talk about movies. Well, maybe a little. Randy takes time off from Animal Crossing but has…
Video Game HangoverVGH #214: Old Dumb Baby
D.J. reaches the end of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and it's about time. Paul climbs tall things in Ubisoft's latest Art™, Grow Home. Nobody plays Super…
Video Game HangoverVGH #213: Put This Guy in the Trash
Paul and D.J. compare notes on recent Metal Gears and come to the conclusion that maybe The Phantom Pain was Peace Walker all along!? Randy remains strangely…
Video Game HangoverVGH #212: A Fancy Coat and a Horse to Ride On
It's the spiritual sequel to episode 211 that everyone demanded: Your favorite characters return to talk about familiar games--like Metal Gear Solid V, and…
Video Game HangoverVGH #211: Killed Instantly by Everyone
Paul regales everyone with his Metal Gear Solid V antics, like: Attaching balloons to animals! Improper cardboard box use! Cassette tape theft! Meanwhile…
Video Game HangoverVGH #210: PAX Prime 2015: Stay In and Take a Nap
PAX Prime is over and we're all still alive! D.J. has early impressions of Dragon Quest Heroes, Final Fantasy Explorers, Thumper, and Star Fox Zero. Randy…
Video Game HangoverVGH #209: The Q Room
John de Lancie joins us this week to chat about his favorite games like Dishonored, Tales from the Borderlands, Volume, and updates us on his Backlog. Also…
Video Game HangoverVGH #208: The Original Walking Simulator
Paul and Randy are stuck in Fallout Shelter while D.J. tap dances on somebody's face in Final Fantasy XIV's Frontlines. Also: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture…
Video Game HangoverVGH #207: Be Still, My Heart
The gang discusses the best reasons out of Gamescom to get an Xbox One, none of which are Mafia 3. D.J. wonders what would happen if Perfect Dark and Halo…
Video Game HangoverVGH #206: Wantonly Matching Stuff
The whole gang is back together so it's time to talk about every video game: South Park, Gravity Rush, Rocket League, You Must Build a Boat, etc. Plus more…
Video Game HangoverVGH #205: Not Sure If Racist
D.J. is joined by a mystery guest host who talks him through an Eorzean job crisis. The same mystery host, who is definitely not Paul because he's finished The…
Video Game HangoverVGH #204: Damage Dealing Wizard Character
Damage Dealing Wizard Character can utilize the following abilities: (10MP) Deal Damage (25MP) Enhanced Deal Damage (50MP) Superior Deal Damage Upon reaching…
Video Game HangoverVGH #203: Blips and Bloops 4
On this week's show, we play game music. Beat the summer heat with icy cooldown songs, exit music for games, and the raddest opening stages of the 90s. Episode…
Video Game HangoverSpecial Message: Satoru Iwata, 1959-2015
A message from Video Game Hangover about Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo.
Video Game HangoverVGH #202: Bottom-Tier Garbage Criminals
In the final act of VGHangover: The Garbage Trilogy, everyone's favorite crimefighter, the Batmobile, returns to shoot more missiles at spaceships. We discuss…
Video Game HangoverVGH #201: I Find the Batmobile Offensive
In case you were worried, we, too, have opinions on the Batmobile. Meanwhile, Xenosaga turns D.J. into a biblical scholar, or maybe he's just telling people…
Video Game HangoverVGH #200: Random x Random x Random
DESTINY MEGA-SHOW!!!! (Just kidding, please don't leave.) On our 200 millionth episode, backlog celebrity Al Parker joins us to uncover our true feelings about…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 06-23-15
It's Taco Tuesday! Enjoy the winged tacos of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Her Story.
Video Game HangoverVGH #199: E3 2015
It’s E3 time again and we’re here with our impressions of all the latest Es! Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 07:45 - Bethesda 15:45 - Microsoft 31:05 - EA 34:45…
Video Game HangoverVGH #198: My Boat Is Looking Pretty Sweet
We ask the Crystal Ball of Gaming (totally real) to grant us our E3 wishes, like a release date for The Last Guardian (no), a new F-ZERO (no) or for Geoff…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 06-09-15
It's Tacoless Tuesday! Paul forgot the Tacos YET AGAIN, so we're just gonna eat sum gaemz. On the menu this week: Elder Scrolls, but ONLINE. Dr. Mario…
Video Game HangoverVGH #197: A Squid Falls in the Ocean and Dies
We hear about an unexplored side of Splatoon from our resident kid and squid, Randy. D.J. alternates between angsty PNW teen and angsty Tokyo teen assassin…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 06-02-15
The gang's all here for this super packed, and super awesome Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Tetris ULTIMATE, MASSIVE Chalice, THE Escapists (Shiv…
Video Game HangoverVGH #196: Kill It for Some Money
After years of anticipation, we finally discuss the international smash hit: Puzzle & Dragons. Paul plays a game about a beard albino. D.J. doesn’t play…
Video Game HangoverVGH #195: Women Beating Down the Door
This should just be called “The Witcher 3 Isn’t Out Yet”. We’re biding our time with Invisible Inc., Persona Q, Stretchmo, and Adventure Bar Story. We also…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 05-19-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week we have some Puzzles, Dragons, Marios and the monster hunter that slays them, in The Witcher 3.
Video Game HangoverVGH #194: Where's Dracula?
When is a squid not a squid? When it's a human-squid girl/boy hybrid. But what if this hypothetical hybrid hu-squid were to transform suddenly into a full…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 05-12-15
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy and D.J. Paul chat a bit about Breach and Clear, ULTRATRON, Lost Orbit, Axiom Verge, Invisible Inc, and more!!! Much full taco tasty…
Video Game HangoverVGH #193: D.J.'s Ghost
We regret to inform you that D.J. Ross died in the Burrito Wars of 2015. But Randy and Paul persevere and weigh in on Suicide Squad, PC gaming at E3, and a…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 05-05-15
It's Taco Tuesday, AND Cinco de Mayo! Whoa! Games, tequila and tacos, what more could you ask for? On the menu this week: Amiibo Tap, Ether One, Wolfenstein…
Video Game HangoverVGH #192: Biologically Accurate
Silent Hills is canceled and Konami is in the middle of self-destructing and we're just sitting here StreetPassing. Episode Timeline 0:00 - Intro 3:01 - Game…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 04-28-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Mario Kart DS... on the Wii U! A new Shadowrun DLC, State of Decay and the long awaited Broken Age Act 2.
Video Game HangoverVGH #191: Trash Game for Garbage People
Randy plugs in his Xbox One to make sure it plays video games, but all it does is play the new Star Trek trailer (which looks suspiciously like Star Wars)…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 04-21-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Shovel Knight, and his crazy DLC! New Streetpass games, and for dessert we've got some Mario Kart Animal Crossing…
Video Game HangoverVGH #190: 100% Narga
Paul and D.J. get deep into Monster Hunter 4 fashion and this season's hottest armor skills. Meanwhile, Randy prefers to stay out of the spotlight with Monster…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 04-14-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Bread, Goats and Bloooooood.
Video Game HangoverVGH #189: Look How Terrible This Is
Randy seeks relief from his third unrelenting week of The Order: 1886 by playing a game about boxes. Paul searches for the correct set of buttons to beat…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 04-07-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week, the NEW 3DS gets its very first semi-exclusive in Xenoblade Chronicles. Also: Tower of Guns, Bastion on the PS4, and…
Video Game HangoverVGH #188: She's a Steampunk
We get in touch with our inner time traveling tweens in Life Is Strange episode 2, the most steampunk game since The Order: 1886. Also: Why the Zelda delay is…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 03-31-15
It's a super sized Taco Tuesday! 4th Meal, 24/7, running on Dunkin, Doritos and Mountain Dew. On the menu this week: Dual, Run Sackboy Run, Story of Seasons…
Video Game HangoverVGH #187: I Like Oreos
Hideo Kojima stops by to clear up rumors about his future with Metal Gear. Paul's plan to organize his space crew fails spectacularly. D.J. plays Project DIVA…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 03-24-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Borderlands The Handsome Collection, Life is Strange Episode 2, BLOODBORNE, and surprise Dragon Age DLC.
Video Game HangoverVGH #186: Chunky Garbage
We're doing #MetroidMarch right by replaying the series's best. Like Metroid: Code Name: STEAM, Metroid: Q*bert, Metroid: Monster Hunter and the game many…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 03-17-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On the menu this week: Oceanhorn, Woolfe, Mario Party 10, Final Fantasy Type-0 and the great Battlefield ever.
Video Game HangoverVGH #185: PAX East 2015
Just how far is one man willing to go to attend PAX East? When traveling through a late winter snowstorm by train, the correct answer is "approximately 400…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 03-10-15
It's Taco Tuesday! Randy is joined by Chris Gregory to dish on this week's latest bites. On the menu: Codename STEAM, Hotline Miami 2, Ori and the Blind…
Video Game HangoverVGH #184: In My Heart, I Am Raoul
Please enjoy this episode full of PAX East hype that we recorded before they canceled the East Coast. Also: skateboarding, French lessons, Star Trek timelines…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 03-03-15
It's Taco Tuesday! Ikari Warriors and Contra. On the menu this week: Hell Divers, Olli Olli 2, La-Mulana EX, and Mario vs Donkey Kong.
Video Game HangoverVGH #183: The Tetris Stalker
It's the Vita's 3rd birthday, so naturally we celebrate by playing 3DS games all week. More Monster Hunter 4, some Majora's Mask, and Tetris Ultimate. Also…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 02-24-15
It's Taco Tuesday! On this week's show we discuss House of Cards Season 3 (???), and Frank's new obession with Final Fantasy 14 in lieu of his Call of Duty…
Video Game HangoverVGH #1886: Moon Man
Randy rewinds time to save Clock Town in the remastered N64 classic, The Order: 1886, and Paul and D.J. get their claws into Capcom's latest hunting action…
Video Game HangoverTaco Tuesday 02-17-15
It's Taco Tuesday, and boy are our arms tired! On the menu this week: Blek, Q-bert Rebooted, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. Also this week, D.J.'s game of the…
Video Game HangoverVGH #181: The Wazoo
Where were you the night before Nintendoom? We were getting our affairs in order playing Freedom Wars and copying our 3DS games onto progressively smaller…