Video Game Hangover

This year's Backlog Attack concludes with Hollow Knight and the much-anticipated Stardew Valley. Will Randy be willing to trade his carefree island life for life on a farm? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:13) - Backlog Attack contest (5:43) - Stardew Valley (37:55) - The Hollow Knight (1:02:32) - Outro

Randy goes for a Backlog Attack double play with Burly Men at Sea and John Wick Hex. Meanwhile, D.J. winds up with more questions than answers in Again. Also, controllers: Are they OK? Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Star Trek (6:11) - A PS5? (21:14) - Backlog Attack (22:32) - Burly Men at Sea (29:44) - John Wix Hecks (46:47) - Again (1:05:19) - Outro

The Backlog Attack continues as D.J. brushes up on his wiimote technique in Dragon Quest Swords. Meanwhile, Randy makes up for lost time with an exhaustive first look at Mass Effect: Andromeda. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (05:08) - Mountain Dew showdown (13:12) - Backlog Attack contest (15:49) - Mass Effect: Andromeda (50:12) - Dragon Quest Swords (1:11:12) - Outro

The 10th annual Backlog Attack begins, and we're getting right into it with Ittle Dew 2 and Quake! Also: A preview of the backlog games we'll be playing for the rest of the month, and find out how you can win a new game! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (4:19) - Backlog Attack! (15:47) - Ittle Dew 2 (38:26) - Quake (1:03:51) - Outro

To celebrate 10 years of Groove Coaster, we're featuring an hour of our favorite tracks from its first decade. Let's groove!

Randy absorbs souls to become more powerful in Death's Door. D.J. ventures into the wai wai world of Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!!, then beats up punks on the Street of Rage... 4. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:53) - Wow man bad (11:00) - Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! (28:26) - Death’s Door (46:06) - Streets of Rage 4 (1:01:06) - Outro

Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (Believe!) — which will be the one hybrid console to reign supreme? Meanwhile, Randy gets lost in Labyrinth City, and D.J. subjects himself to more cruel and unusual punishment via Resident Evil 6. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:54) - Switch OLED vs. Steam Deck vs. Switch Pro (38:55) - Resident Evil 6 (50:25) - Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective (1:05:27) - Outro

Randy once again gets into some monster-hunting hubbub in Monster Hunter Stories 2. D.J. hangs out with sad high-schoolers in NEO: The World Ends with You, then laments that they'll let just anyone into his favorite game these days. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:37) - New music by HEAVYVIPER (4:23) - Mini golf (10:16) - D.J. reacts!!!!!!!!!!! Asmongold plays FFXIV (25:17) - Monster Hunter Stories 2 (50:48) - NEO: The World Ends with You (1:06:31) - Outro

Randy plays a few rounds of Nintendo's new, full-contact approach to golf in Mario Golf: Super Rush. Meanwhile, D.J. emerges from Resident Evil 5 only to find himself in the warpath of the River City Girls. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:33) - Resident Evil 5 (13:28) - Mario Golf: Super Rush (38:45) - River City Girls (57:57) - Outro

Randy and D.J. reminisce over 500 episodes of games that kept them up at night, then finally battle to the death over custody of their favorite video game, Grand Theft Auto V. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (10:44) - Subtle like a paper shredder to the face (25:14) - Martha Washington was my prom date (33:51) - I’ve got a history with milk crates (40:39) - Zed’s dead (42:28) - You don’t know Zangief (51:35) - Calls calls calls (1:17:38) - Outro

On his way to play Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, D.J. gets distracted by the new Taiko no Tatsujin game on Apple Arcade. But then, he plays Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Biomutant (12:43) - Episode 500 (15:51) - Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat (36:26) - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (1:01:20) - Outro

CHAOS! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (3:33) - Episode 500 (5:03) - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (12:23) - Metroid Dread (19:27) - Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (26:15) - SacriFire (30:07) - Dragon Quest III (33:41) - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (37:18) - 12 Minutes (38:57) - Somerville (41:48) - Inscryption (44:06) - Wholesome Direct/Pekoe (46:40) - Lake (48:53) - Hot Pot for One/Soup Pot (51:19) - Psychonauts 2 (53:51) - The Outer Worlds 2 (56:25) - Far Cry 6 (59:59) - Immortality (1:02:32) - Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (1:05:03) - Final Fantasy XVI (1:06:04) - Outro

It's the JRPG event of the season: Randy gives his much anticipated impressions of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. (And a few impressions on Rise of the Slime.) Meanwhile, D.J. learns how to get away with murder on the fly in Overboard! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Retro Intro (3:29) - Episode 500 HD Remaster (6:15) - Rise of the Slime: Nocturne HD (17:24) - Shin Overboard Megami Tensei! (38:08) - Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (1:05:31) - Retro Outro

Randy comes to terms with the new age of critters in Biomutant. Meanwhile, D.J. appreciates the little things, like not falling off stairs, in Odallus: The Dark Call. Also, you won't believe what Bear Grylls is eating this week! Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:14) - The number 500 (7:40) - Operation: Tango update (11:13) - Biomutant (46:16) - Odallus: The Dark Call (1:02:17) - Outro

Randy and D.J. return to that co-op espionage life in Operation: Tango. Also, the wrong Resident Evil, and Golf that is merely OK. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (1:28) - 500 (5:31) - Cicadapalooza (13:28) - Resident Evil Village minute (15:13) - Operation: Tango (32:03) - OK Golf (40:58) - Resident Evil 5 (1:03:13) - Outro

Randy visits some spooky neighborhood attractions in Little Nightmares II. Meanwhile, D.J. deals with a Sneaky Sasquatch and reports back from his virtual weekend at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2021. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (2:15) - Additional hot news (5:19) - FFXIV Fan Festival 2021 (28:28) - Little Nightmares II (54:33) - Sneaky Sasquatch (1:03:20) - Outro

Randy gets all up in people's unfinished business in Speed Dating for Ghosts. Meanwhile, D.J. explores Miitopia in a post-Mii world. Also, eating hexagonal food at a new time of day. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (5:27) - Big news (13:41) - Nier Minute (16:45) - Miitopia (40:27) - Speed Dating for Ghosts (57:17) - Outro

D.J. has an utterly baffling time with SaGa Frontier Remastered. Meanwhile, Randy gets all semiotic in The Pedestrian, then takes a detour to save the time crystals in Elli. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro (08:36) - SaGa Frontier Remastered (42:14) - The Pedestrian (57:13) - Elli (1:05:03) - Outro

Randy finds himself on the run from a sketchy mayor and vegetarian snails in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. Meanwhile, D.J. is on the run from his own poor decisions in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., the latest video game thing from Yoko Taro. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro/500 (5:56) - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (34:39) - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (1:01:08) - Outro  

D.J. gets way into the throwback atmosphere of Blaster Master Zero, but at the same time isn't quite feeling it. Meanwhile, Randy takes on a big commitment in The Longing, then explains why Aerial_Knight's Never Yield. Episode Timeline (0:23) - Intro (9:25) - Blaster Master Zero (34:12) - The Longing (55:09) - Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (1:04:52) - Outro