Virtual Homework

We found this super cool underground system no one's ever heard of called the Sega Saturn. Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - A Ruined Intro 0:54 - Dana's Wrist Update 2:47 - What's a Sega Saturn 5:03 - Panzer Dragoon Background/Overview 6:40 - Gameplay Overview and Thoughts 11:42 - Presentation and Plot = Epic 16:26 - Ikaruga Comparisons 18:28 - RetroArch Emulator Review 19:56 - Panzer Dragoon Replayability 20:58 - South Park Deal With Paramount Plus 27:14 - Funimation/Crunchyroll/Sony Deal 28:51 - Sam's Anime Recommendations 32:59 - Worst Anime We've Ever Watched 36:34 - Funimation/Crunchyroll/Sony Deal Continued 37:13 - Back For Blood Censorship 39:17 - YouTube Ads Are Unwatchable 41:54 - Dr. Disrespect Game Studio 45:11 - Twitch's Gambling Meta Continued 50:34 - Getting Drunk Off Soy Sauce 51:46 - Roller Coaster Tycoon Retrospective 53:19 - Slaking Retrospective 55:34 - Old Internet Nostalgia 1:00:52 - Super Nintendo Chalmers + Reddit 1:05:39 - Mountain Dew Hard Seltzer 1:11:56 - Outro

Tune in to this week's episode of Dana's tech tips. Decades-old Altoids Sours containers and ~~~CraZy!1!~~~ USB cables are set to shake things up! Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Dana Fractured His Wrist 3:41 - Gaming Preamble 4:53 - Why Did We Pick Metro 2033 Redux? 5:53 - Metro 2033 Redux Overview 8:56 - Metro 2033 Redux Gameplay Overview and Launch Issues 11:51 - Gameplay Gripes and Likes (This Game Is Broken) 19:08 - Final Thoughts 20:29 - Bootleg Altoid Sours 24:44 - Sam's Photo-Based Hostage Scenario Hypothetical 32:07 - J. Allen Brack Steps Down As Blizzard President

ft. Blizzard's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - A Refreshing Intro 1:58 - DJMax Respect V Overview 3:00 - Game's Value and Graphics 5:15 - DJMax Respect V Gameplay 8:22 - Music Selection + DLC 10:15 - Different Game Modes and Playstyles 18:37 - Steam Deck Reprise 20:25 - Final Gripes and Thoughts 23:34 - Dana's New Specs 25:39 - Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Blizzard 34:49 - Warcraft III Development Hell 38:35 - New World Closed Beta Thoughts 45:49 - Jeff Bezos Catgirl Conspiracies 51:02 - High Definition Jeff Dunham and His Dry Lips 53:25 - Worst Stand-Up Comics of All Time 57:56 - Outro

We only talk about the newest, most relevant golf video game releases. Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Facial Hair Discourse 2:21 - Did Dana Watch Wall-E Again? 5:06 - Golf Story Background 8:16 - Golf Story Plot/Overview 11:49 - Game Length/Worth/Platform 17:12 - Indie Development, Future Titles, Art Style 19:59 - Final Thoughts 25:15 - Scary Brand Names 26:47 - Dana's Twitter Ban Follow-Up 28:36 - Steam Deck Announcement 42:33 - 4chan Blizzard Leak 47:45 - Scatman John 53:15 - Jet Moto vs Hover Racing 55:12 - Twitch's Gambling/Hot Tub Meta 59:59 - AGDQ Recap/The State of GDQ 1:05:53 - Outro

Dana's Twitter account died for our in-game sins. Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Co-Hosts Clash 1:15 - Dana Watched WALL-E! 3:46 - The Lord of the Rings Online Overview 8:14 - How Dated is LOTRO? 11:16 - LOTRO is F2P But Expensive... 15:02 - Minor Gameplay Gripes 16:03 - The Current State of MMOs 19:53 - Final Thoughts 24:09 - Dana's Twitter Got Suspended 32:41 - Public Arcade Ettiquite 40:16 - Robot Customer Support 46:05 - Upcoming MMOs 53:43 - Sam's 4th of July Story 57:23 - Dana Deals With Karens 58:50 - Gettr First Impressions 1:01:45 - The Addams Family Generator 1:05:24 - Outro

What does Startropics remind us of? The world will never know. Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - An Accusatory Intro 3:26 - StarTropics Overview 5:35 - Gameplay Discussion and Gripes 10:57 - Manuals and Unfair Mechanics For Older Games 18:25 - StarTropics Art/Graphics + Final Thoughts 23:13 - Discussing Karl Jobst's Dream Speedrun Controversy Video 28:34 - "Arby's Is Dope" - Dana 29:22 - The Great Electric Tea Kettle Debate 33:29 - Country Card Games (CCG) 34:55 - Tour De France Crash 44:37 - The Matrix Retrospective + Matrix Comments 52:38 - Dana's New Glasses + Mall Work Life 57:41 - Outro

Who wants to beat up Dana for mispronouncing McAfee? Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Breaking News, John McAffe and Joe Rogan 5:36 - Real Podcast Hours (New Recording Schedule) 7:05 - Disco Elysium Follow-Up 8:06 - Wall-E Follow-Up 9:51 - Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? Overview 15:32 - This Game Is Terrible 19:11 - Good Gameshow Games? 21:14 - Final Thoughts 22:59 - Redream Emulator/Dreamcast Emulation 26:19 - Sam and Dana's Thoughts On VR 30:45 - YouTube Is Privatizing Unlisted Videos 33:45 - Good YouTube and TV 47:30 - Dana's A Baller (Shot Caller) 50:48 - Sixth Graders Are Scary/ Reaching Out To Old Friends 54:30 - The Grading System Sucks 56:34 - Outro

We've discovered Bringing It Back and we aren't afraid to use it. Also where's the disco? Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Podcast Drama 1:54 - Wall-E Follow-Up 6:16 - Disco Elysium Version Differences 8:13 - Disco Elysium Plot Overview 10:11 - Disco Elysium World Building, Gameplay, and Replayability 15:15 - This Game is WEIRD 21:48 - Game Gripes 25:46 - Disco Elysium, More Like... 27:41 - E3/Nintendo Direct Coverage 28:35 - Metroid Dread Thoughts 30:09 - WarioWare Get It Together! Toughts 33:15 - Mario Party Superstars Thoughts 35:51 - Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Thoughts 36:29 - Worms Rumble Thoughts 37:13 - Advanced Wars 1 + 2 Re-boot Camp Thoughts 40:07 - Rapid Fire E3 Thoughts 42:25 - South Park Is Cringe Now 49:12 - Sam Misses MMOs 51:12 - Dana Got Robbed 57:57 - Gorilla Zoe/Bringing It Back 1:02:04 - Is The Future Cringe? 1:03:45 - Rick and Morty + Wendy's 1:05:21 - McChicken 1:07:22 - Outro

We now have the answer to the age old question, "Can one enjoy the WALL-E Video Game without watching the WALL-E Movie?" Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - A Discontinuous Intro 1:16 - Resident Evil Village Follow-Up 3:54 - Dana Hasn't Seen WALL-E 7:33 - Good Movie Games 8:29 - Why Sam Picked WALL-E 10:46 - WALL-E Overview 12:54 - Mixed Thoughts 18:18 - WALL-E vs. Resident Evil 19:20 - Gameplay Gripes 23:00 - Weird Licensed Games 24:08 - WALL-E Bonus Content 26:25 - WALL-E Final Thoughts 28:40 - Anti-Maskers Suck 31:08 - Retail Social Norms 34:55 - Mistranslated Chinese Tattoos, Tattoos in General 38:29 - Music's Staying Power Through The Next Few Decades 43:54 - Gaming's Staying Power Through The Next Few Decades 49:49 - Twitch and E3's DMCA Problem 57:48 - Final Fantasy 14 Overtakes World of Warcraft 1:00:51 - Final Fantasy 1-6 Remaster Announcement Thoughts 1:04:45 - Other E3 News 1:07:34 - Outro

"Mr. Resident Evil Fan" Dana and "Mr. Didn't Play Enough" Sam discuss this year's most accurate AAA crushing sim. Virtual Homework is a podcast where the hosts (Dana and Sam) alternate each week to force the other to play a game of their choosing. We then talk about the game and use that conversation to talk about other aspects of life. Hilarity Ensues! Timestamps: 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Episode Schfifty-Five 2:04 - Old Websites Are Coming Back 3:22 - Trying To Decipher Resident Evil and it's Bundles 5:19 - Resident Evil 8 (Village) Overview 6:47 - Sam Feels Bad About How Much He Played 8:30 - Initial Thoughts From Sam and Dana 10:00 - Gameplay Overview 16:52 - Is This Beginner Friendly? Best Resident Evil For Beginners 19:23 - Keyboard vs Controller 21:45 - Hand Pain 23:01 - Zoomer Trends and 90s Rap 26:30 - Final Thoughts 29:07 - Dream Update 30:39 - Speedrunning Update? Gatekeeping in Smaller Communities 36:15 - Neighborhood Watch Signs 37:42 - Battleship Movie 39:12 - Board Game Stores Are Dying 40:09 - Good/Favorite Board Games 53:11 - Monopoly Kinda Sucks NGL 55:45 - Viper Update 57:40 - Missing Myspace + Cybersecurity 1:04:34 - Outro