Video Game Hangover

D.J. decides it's never too late to learn how to play video games and dusts off 3D Out Run and Streets of Rage 2. Paul reveals shocking dog secrets. Virtual reality sounds exhausting. And The Division continues.Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:42 - VGH MMO Corner feat. The Division27:13 - Dragon's Crown34:30 - 3D Streets of Rage 2/3D Out Run50:35 - We didn't get an Oculus Rift57:15 - PlayStation IV-269:10 - Outro

Randy and Paul run into other players behaving strangely in The Division's Dark Zone. D.J. can't stop liking Yakuza 2, but takes a break to share WAR stories (from the future) with Paul. From a distance, an unstoppable deer watches.Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro00:40 - VGH Movie Corner feat. Batman v. Superman08:40 - Dark Zone thoughts40:20 - Yakuza 244:05 - GTAV Deer Cam48:50 - Black Ops III61:45 - Outro

On this week’s show, D.J. is mysteriously absent. Instead of investigating his disappearance, Randy and Paul just chat endlessly about The Division, purpz, jumping jacks, and some tidbits from GDC 2016. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:55 - The Division43:00 - GDC 201663:34 - Outro  

D.J. redoubles his efforts to understand what's happening in Black Ops III but maybe would rather be hitting things with sticks. Paul explains adjustments to monster bone exchange rates. Randy reminds everyone about Uncharted 1. Peter Molyneux continues. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - RIP Lionhead, possibly Peter Molyneux 09:03 - Uncharted 12:44 - Hitman 22:15 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III 35:15 - Groove Coaster 42:25 - Fire Emblem: Fates 53:25 - Monster Hunter Generations 63:34 - Outro  

Randy falls back into one of his bad habits, and it's not even the one involving plastic guitars. Paul is on better terms with Fire Emblem: Fates. D.J. takes a break in between Yakuzas to shill for Activision, if they even make games still. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro banter 04:56 - Yakuzas 11:02 - Fire Emblems 29:40 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III 44:45 - Guitar Hero Live 58:15 - Superhot 67:00 - Outro  

Paul and Randy delve into distinguished author Tom Clancy's latest pet project, the massively multiplayer online shooter, The Division. Meanwhile, D.J. continues his quest to kick every gangster in Tokyo. Also, the new Fire Emblem is confusing. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro Burger06:00 - Final Fantasy 14 Patch Day!09:50 - Yakuza27:30 - Tom Clancy's The Division52:23 - Fire Emblem Fates68:45 - Outro  

Randy escapes from sea-prison only to immediately become lost in the woods. Paul gets owned by his wife despite his fearsome boulder arm. D.J. makes impulsive relationship decisions. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:50 - Randy Dickinson: Pro Vacationer12:00 - Firewatch40:50 - XCOM48:06 - Cookie Clicker and the 10 Billion Wives54:54 - Gravity Rush?60:50 - Round 1 arcade67:50 - Outro  

Paul supplements his actual sickness with motion sickness courtesy of the Gravity Rush remaster. D.J. loves Strike Suit Zero and vows never to play another game in the series, but it's OK because there's a lot of dudes that need to be kicked. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:50 - Paul is dead/Super Bowl05:58 - Gravity Rush Remastered25:50 - Strike Suit Zero45:20 - Yakuza62:24 - Outro  

How can we accurately judge The Witness to be the best ever made when it's so good that it causes all other games throughout history to cease to exist, destroying all basis for comparison? Also, reasons why we haven't started The Witness yet. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:50 - Weekly holographic squid concert discussion08:50 - The Witness34:40 - Grow Home39:00 - Three Fourths Home42:10 - Pokemon Picross50:30 - Civilization V62:40 - Strike Suit Zero68:00 - Outro

The pastel-hued island fills you with a sense of familiarity and security. Turning to greet your old friend, Yoshi, you realize the figure before you is not the cuddly dinosaur of your youth. You freeze in horror as the fleshy mass burbles: "It's-a me." Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro00:55 - Snowzilla08:40 - Yoshi's Wooly World25:23 - Who's Your Daddy41:52 - A Dark Room47:20 - Photopia59:20 - Groove Coaster and arcades64:55 - Outro  

We asked the top robotic minds at Google what the best games of 2015 were. When it turned out AIs don't have opinions, we deferred to our slightly less robotic stable of podcast hosts. Also, D.J. is pretty sure he's not poisoned. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro00:45 - D.J. vs. The Bacon of Seafood14:20 - Best games of 201561:30 - Outro  

It’s been a weird week. DJ remains in exile in Japan. We’re sad about David Bowie. We’re still having fun with Just Cause 3 and Mass Effect 3. We’re fighting the allure of shiny new games while trying to find time for good old ones. So many feels. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:15 - D.J. still in Japan update!03:12 - Bowie...30:40 - Just Cause 3 update!41:25 - Mass Effect 3 update!48:50 - Life in the Slow Lane61:30 - Outro  

Instead of assigning traditional review scores, we’re now rating games on their lunchtime equivalency: Just Cause 3 is a tasty soup/sandwich combo from Chili’s while Her Story and Undertale are worthy of the endless pasta bowl from Olive Garden. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:15 - Where's D.J.?02:35 - On Top Ten Lists08:15 - Her Story22:20 - Undertale32:00 - Just Cause 351:00 - Great Game Characters and Mass Effect61:05 - Outro  

It's another mini episode! Let's talk movies.

It's our Christmas Special! Lots of snow, lots of games? Memories n stuff, yeah.

We celebrate five years of podcasts by answering your questions about PlayStations, questionable roommates, dance hazards, literal game mechanics, regret, and Iron Man. Plus Randy makes the greatest sacrifice of all. But first... (bottle opening noises) Episode Timeline 00:00 - THE FIRST PART64:00 - THE SECOND PART  

Put on some headphones and join us as we listen to our favorite game music of 2015, including Splatoon, Metal Gear Solid 5, The Witcher 3, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Bloodborne, Steamworld Heist, and Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:25 - Best Game Music of 201560:05 - Street Fighter II giveaway64:00 - Outro  

D.J. has more to say about Soma. Paul plays the wrong Fallout, but maybe he can mod it into the right one. Randy admits to using one of those virtual girl apps. But most importantly: How's that new Assassin's Creed?Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:25 - Black Friday post-barricade chat11:50 - Assassin's Creed Syndicate32:15 - Lifeline44:00 - Soma55:00 - Fallout: New Vegas71:40 - Outro

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. Paul enjoys cats and TitS while Randy longs for a time when all crime is legal. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro01:45 - Amiibo hunter/Black Friday barricade tips16:35 - SOMA29:18 - REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR35:18 - Chibi-Robo: Zip Lash44:15 - Bloodborne53:50 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky59:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dinosaur Planet70:15 - Drunktacular hype72:40 - Outro

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 the Tomb Raider and StarCraft II Part III. Also, how to play Downwell correctly. Episode Timeline 00:00 - Intro02:05 - Car talk09:50 - StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void21:25 - Final Fantasy XIV23:25 - Downwell31:05 - Bloodborne51:55 - Rise of the Tomb Raider70:40 - Viewer Mail74:55 - Last Call80:00 - Outro