Virtual Homework

Slightly late, oops. 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 - Intro 0:16 - Final Fantasy Tactics Discussion

One of the few remaining podcasts to follow the G-Code. 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 - Rez Infinite Follow-Up 6:01 - Beverage Talk 11:09 - Microsoft Blizzard Acquisition Follow-Up 17:47 - Tifa + Parliament 21:07 - KFC Beyond Nugget Taste Test 25:15 - Green M&M Controversy 26:39 - Pokemon Arceus Leaks Don't Look Great 30:40 - Steam Deck First Look 37:00 - Physical Confrontation 43:30 - YouTube Comments Are Terrible 46:18 - Dana's Lush Haul, January 2022 50:23 - Outro

Quite literally the biggest gaming news of the last decade. 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 - Emergency Podcast - Blizzard Bought Out! 2:06 - Details of Acquisition 4:45 - Implications of This On Gaming Landscape 12:47 - Blizzcon's Future 16:10 - Game Specific Predictions 22:35 - The Metaverse? 24:31 - Outro

First stop on the apology tour. 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! 0:00 - Theme Song 0:16 - Apologizing to Pokimane 3:35 - Twitch DMCA Wars Continued 5:37 - Why Did Sam Pick Rez? 7:36 - Rez Overview 10:50 - Rez Gameplay + Aesthetic 20:29 - Rez Infinite and Area X 24:18 - Motion Sickness and Final Thoughts 30:33 - Dana's Birthday Haul 31:59 - BackyardBreakers Failed Giveaway 37:26 - Logan Paul Scammed On Pokemon Cards 47:25 - Cops Fired For Gaming 50:45 - Overwatch Legos Indefinitely Postponed 57:45 - Outro

The #1 Winnie The Pooh podcast on the net! 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 - Winnie The Podcast 1:49 - Dana Illness Update 3:39 - 2021 Retrospective Retrospective 8:01 - Mario Kart 9's Twist 12:51 - Numa Numa Guy Update 16:46 - Decked Out Funerals 22:28 - Dana's Christmas Haul 2021 24:43 - Journey Through Central Asia and the Middle East 30:19 - Twitch DMCA Crisis/Pokimane Ban 44:20 - Trainwrecks Giveaway and Bored Apes NFT Controversy 48:30 - Norton Crypto Mining Scam 50:08 - Trainwrecks Giveaway Continued 52:38 - Outro

We're back and sicker than ever! 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 - We're Back, With Some Changes 5:56 - Virtual Homework Year In Review, 2020 Retrospective 9:19 - Sam's Top 5 Games Of The Year 15:54 - Dana's Top 5 Games Of The Year 21:11 - Dana's Bottom 5 Games Of The Year 23:45 - Sam's Bottom 5 Games Of The Year 28:17 - Ori And The Blind Forest Overview 32:39 - Presentation and Graphics 34:42 - Gameplay Overview 40:33 - Version Differences 42:35 - Dana's New Shrine 46:51 - Listening To Old Podcast Episodes 49:48 - Times Square New Years Eve 2021 51:42 - Outro

This week we turn into Island Boys of our own. 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 - A Late Black Friday Special 1:11 - The Gucci XBOX 4:56 - The Gucci App 12:01 - The Gucci Arcade c 14:11 - Gucci Flora 17:07 - Gucci Burst 19:21 - Gucci Beloved Bounce 21:27 - Gucci Grove 25:37 - Gucci Camp/Gucci Grip 28:31 - Gucci Conga Master 28:49 - Gucci Ladybug 29:28 - Gucci Bloom 30:00 - Gucci Dive 30:56 - Gucci Surf 33:07 - Gucci Lips 34:25 - Gucci Psychedelic/Gucci Ace/Gucci Mascara Hunt 36:20 - Gucci Bee and Final Thoughts 39:40 - Doodles Update + Twitter (NFT) Rage 46:46 - Dana's Black Friday Experience 1:00:57 - Omicron Was Caused By Anime 1:04:31 - Donald Trump Is Now A Taekwondo Master 1:10:56 - Chicken Shortage! 1:14:21 - Spotify Wrapped 2021 1:16:31 - Dick Tracy and DHL Guy 1:20:55 - The Game Awards and Blizzard Controversy 1:31:10 - Final Fantasy 14 Update 1:32:00 - 2019 Bougainville Independence Referendum 1:38:45 - Wolf Game Crypto Woes 1:42:07 - Outro

Sometimes you need to take a grease break. 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 U2 Limited Edition iPod Intro 2:02 - What is Racing Lagoon? 6:16 - Gameplay Overview 8:59 - How Much Racing Is Too Much Racing? 16:20 - Final Thoughts 19:45 - Early 2000's Nostalgia 21:41 - Uno 50th Anniversary Championship Series 30:32 - Bobby Kotick Blizzard Revelations 41:25 - Streamlabs Plagiarism Controversy Explained 49:52 - Outro

#1 Puzzle Game for the Oil Industry. 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 SEO Intro 1:38 - Catherine Follow-Up 2:27 - Is Mr. Driller An Industry Plant? 5:41 - Why Did Sam Pick This? 6:36 - Gameplay Overview 12:52 - Graphics and Sound 15:45 - Portability and Multiplayer 19:00 - Final Thoughts 23:45 - Hair Metal vs. Butt Metal 36:40 - Travis Scott At Dave and Busters 47:00 - Dana's Apartment Stories 50:01 - Discord and Amouranth NFT Controversies 59:06 - YouTube Removing Dislike Button 1:05:35 - Outro

We're back! ... and we're sorry about that pizza convo. 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 - Why We Skipped A Week 2:51 - Is Catherine A Horror Game? 4:17 - Catherine Overview 7:15 - Dana Didn't Like The Game + Standard Gripes 10:27 - Is Catherine Too Difficult? 15:49 - What Catherine Does Right (Non-Puzzle Sections) 21:46 - Final Thoughts 24:40 - McRibs and 24/7 McDonald's 27:52 - Rolling Coal With a PC 30:37 - Dana's Karen Story + Politics 39:45 - Dave and Busters 50:16 - Biggest Little Furry Convention Pizza Incident 57:04 - Blizzard Corporate Update + Blizzcon 1:01:55 - Georgia Man Spends $57,000 In Covid Relief On Pokemon 1:05:59 - Nintendo 64 Switch Online Debacle 1:10:44 - Twitch Money Laundering Scandal 1:19:40 - Outro

Who needs the source material anyway? 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's Japanese Message 2:01 - Metroid Dread Follow-Up 3:45 - Diablo II Remastered Follow-Up Yet Again 5:35 - Why Did Sam Pick Demon Slayer? 7:35 - Demon Slayer Anime Plot Overview (Spoilers) 12:03 - Gameplay Overview/ Rants 19:03 - Campaign Mode Overview and Gripes 29:19 - Is Watching The Anime Worth It? 33:25 - Is It Fun Despite It's Faults? 41:38 - Obligitory Crypto Rally Talk 48:46 - Gangster Spongebob 52:32 - Gamer Hygeine 57:05 - Wiki Rabbit Holes and Nunataks 1:01:42 - Speedrun.com Comment Drama 1:19:42 - Propositioning Mark Zuckerberg 1:23:20 - Outro

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 Got Unbanned From Twitter 2:07 - Bejeweled Twist Follow-Up 5:17 - Metroid Dread Came Out Of Nowhere 7:55 - Difficulty - Is It Hard? 8:56 - Metroid Dread Overview and Initial Thoughts 14:50 - EMMI - Fun or Suck? 17:27 - Controls 19:07 - Level Design Is Top Notch 21:17 - Final Thoughts and MercurySteam Credits Controversy 28:27 - MiO Boys, Complexity, and Cleaning Updates 34:55 - Metroid Dread Pre-Order Bonus + Gamestop Warranties 37:19 - Dana Remembers That The Switch Is Good 38:43 - Kotaku Sued By Nintendo Over Metroid Dread Article 41:34 - Jeff Bezos's Proposition 43:31 - Convention Experiences 45:46 - Jeff Bezos's Face and Twitch Leaks Continued 53:20 - Sam's A 7/11 Stan 55:13 - Globes vs. Maps vs. ICP 59:33 - Counterfeit Pokemon and Diablo II Follow-Up + Hearthstone Mercenaries 1:07:18 - Sigma Male Peter Griffin/Baby Alien/Lil Wyte 1:16:55 - Outro

Spoilers: Best video game of all time. 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 - Excitement and Diablo II Follow-Ups 2:41 - Bejeweled Passes The Crunk Test 3:46 - Bejeweled Twist Overview 6:04 - Bejeweled Twist vs. The Original Bejeweled 10:15 - Overall Thoughts 12:46 - Graphics and Presentation 16:48 - Final Thoughts 20:30 - Sleeping Strategies 24:17 - School Rules Were BS 28:24 - Hacking the Pokemon Company 32:27 - Certain Food Issues 33:36 - Twitch Suffers Massive Data Breach 38:52 - Twitch Streamer Salary Information Leaks 47:50 - Twitch Leaks Other Implications (IGDB, Golden Kappa) 52:23 - Squid Game Talk 55:31 - Zodiac Killer Found 57:03 - Following Your Dreams (Driving The Big Boat) 1:04:59 - Outro

Confusion. Denial. Diablo. 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 - Spooky Month/Sober Month 2:59 - Dana's Addicted to Diablo II 5:00 - Is Diablo II: Resurrected Too Complicated For New Players? 11:42 - Diablo II: Resurrected Thoughts From A Diablo Veteran 15:24 - Dana's Gameplay Demo 16:55 - Character Differences 19:49 - Final Thoughts 24:28 - Twitch Implementing Stream Boosting (Pay 4 Exposure) 31:55 - Lindsay Lohan and Overrated Movies 34:11 - Most Embarrassing Memories 39:00 - Eating Ass and Other Items 43:47 - Many Saints of Newark's Board Game Shops 50:57 - Dana Trying To Get Re-Platformed 56:24 - New World's Bungled Launch 1:03:21 - Blizzard Controversy Update 1:05:22 - Outro

We Somehow Didn't Mention The Number 69 At All! 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 - The Holy Vs. The Holey (Swiss Cheese) 2:50 - WarioWare: Get It Together! Overview 4:25 - Game Difficulty 5:18 - How Does This WarioWare Stack Against The Rest? 7:11 - Character Differences For Better Or Worse 11:12 - WarioWare Replayability Value/Post-Game 16:46 - Aesthetics/Sound Design + Concluding Thoughts 18:44 - Is WarioWare Worth The Price? 20:40 - Buying Samurai Swords As A Minor 22:45 - Mario Movie Casting Reactions 25:58 - Nintendo Direct Recap September 2021 Continued 40:10 - Family Guy Will No Longer Air On Adult Swim 44:51 - Sam Is A Tab Hoarder 46:21 - New Simpsons Is A Nightmare 51:36 - Sam's Shrek Drip Pt. 2 55:02 - Outro

An easy contender for GOTY, but it's too bad we played Hades this year. 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 - Pringles's Email Response 2:15 - Pyschonauts 2 Overview 3:42 - This Is A Great Game 4:45 - Pyschonauts 2 vs Psychonauts 1 9:17 - Combat Improvements/Drawbacks 11:05 - Psychonauts 2 Hub World/Environment 13:16 - Psychonauts 2 Plot 14:36 - LGBT Representation in Psychonauts 2 + Gamer-Rage 18:20 - Metacritic User Score Bombing 22:05 - Nitpicking Psychonauts 2's Minor Flaws 27:24 - Final Thoughts 29:19 - Nintendo Shuts Down Smash Bros. Tournament 33:00 - Sam Got Shrek Drip, Dana's Got Soda 35:35 - Dana Got A New Switch! Switch vs. Switch Lite 38:40 - Bodily-Fluid Attack In Maryland 43:09 - Taco Bell Trials Monthly Taco Subscription 50:19 - Solving Homelessness With Six Flags 58:36 - Outro

Going back to our roots, audio-only and 25 minutes. 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 Shaky Intro 2:17 - A Gift For The Podcast 5:18 - Google Stadia Controller Issues 7:18 - Pre-Orders Are Getting Worse 14:42 - Switch Console and Controller Variations 19:35 - Emailing Pringles About Pretzel Pringles 24:01 - Sprite Tropical Mix 25:15 - Outro

Since we basically didn't play the game the first time... 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 Low-Blood Sugar Intro 0:58 - Getting Rich Off Atari Token 2:52 - Psychonauts Again! 26:36 - Sam Watched Karl Jobst's Wata Games Video

Less of a video game podcast and more video game collecting debate. 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 Interrupted Intro 1:10 - We Went Viral On YouTube 2:18 - Soulja Boy Doesn't Own Atari 5:15 - Virtual Homework Podcast Stickers 5:42 - Panzer Dragoon Remake Overview 10:03 - Graphical and Sound Upgrades 16:44 - Remake vs Original Enjoyment 19:47 - Playing This Game On Other Platforms (Switch/Stadia) 22:50 - Is This Game Overpriced? 27:15- Overall Thoughts 30:07 - The Nights into Dreams Community Needs To Stop 34:31 - Mario and Sonic at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Retrospective 38:39 - Retro Game Collecting Dissected 57:34 - Sam Cheating At Yu-Gi-Oh Interlude 1:00:41 - Retro Game Collecting Dissected Continued 1:12:55 - Discord Nitro and YouTube Premium 1:15:44 - Outro

There is no cure for Saturn Fever. 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 - Virtual Homework x Marvel Universe 1:34 - Soulja Boy x Atari 4:27 - Excited for Nights into Dreams 5:52 - Nights into Dreams Overview 8:29 - Gameplay Overview 14:06 - Has This Game Aged Well? Grahpics, Sound, etc. 19:05 - Beancast 20:08 - Overall/Final Thoughts 22:24 - Best Sodas/Root Beer Wars 27:16 - Power-A Hades Switch Controller 30:25 - 2021/2022 Production Issues 37:47 - Hotwheels vs. K'NEX vs. Lego 45:34 - OnlyFans Removing Adult Content 52:57 - Dana's Slaking Collection 57:47 - Pokemon 25th Anniversary Celebration Leaks 1:00:20 - PWCC Ebay Ban 1:06:57 - Outro

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

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

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

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:

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:

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

What's the name of this week's game again? 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 - We're Back From Hiatus 2:56 - Moving Updates 7:08 - What's the Name of This Good Game? 7:50 - Forgettable Plots 9:44 - Shadow Comlpex Gameplay Overview 14:21 - Sam and Dana's Likes and Gripes 20:27 - Final Thoughts 26:52 - Shadow Complex's Price vs. Similar Games 30:42 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Double Pack 34:19 - Beef Jerky + Chicago Foods 41:52 - The Best Chapstick 45:19 - Viper Update (Not Getting Products)

Is Pokémon Snap is so cool why don't they make Pokémon Snap Crocs? 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 Moved! RIP to Noises 1:43 - Break Last Week and Celeste Follow-Up 4:01 - New Pokémon Snap Overview - Are We Nostalgic? 8:27 - Sam's Initial Thoughts 9:15 - New Pokémon Snap vs Original Pokémon Snap 17:27 - New Pokémon Snap Plot Overview 19:18 - Handheld vs. Docked Gaming 24:23 - Overall New Pokémon Snap Thoughts 26:30 - Rating Inflation In Game Reviews 29:03 - New Pokémon Snap Side-Content 32:45 - Pokémon Knockoffs 35:35 - Lightning McQueen Crocs 38:44 - Pokémon Card Outages + Fight Club 47:21 - Mission BBQ 51:02 - Adult Swim Movies - Aqua Teen, Venture Bros, Metalocalypse 56:48 - Outro

Celeste: Worthy of at least 10% of this Podcast's runtime. 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 Podcast For Gamers By Gamer 1:55 - Balan Wonderworld Follow-Up and Speedrunning 5:33 - Celeste Overview and Thoughts 9:48 - Can A Positive Review Hurt A Game? 12:06 - This Game Has A Ton Of Extra Content 18:03 - Celeste Soundtrack 20:49 - Celese vs. Super Meat Boy 25:18 - This Game Is Hard 28:06 - Streaming First Playthroughs 30:40 - Celeste Speedrunning 32:25 - Best Modern Platformers Of All Time 37:29 - Pokemon Is Going Nuts + Clueless NFT Talk 46:08 - Greyhound Racing And Drugs 52:14 - GSA, Speedrun Academy, and Paid Coaching 1:06:35 - Chiropractor Pivot Conversation 1:10:26 - GSA, Speedrun Academy, and Paid Coaching Pt. 2 1:17:40 - Esports Certification 1:21:18 - Dana's Messed Up Tuesday 1:26:56 - Dana's Crazy Tuesday 1:29:07 - Outro

If this game was named Balan Wonderland there'd be no issues with it whatsoever. Maybe. 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 - The Bodcast 2:38 - Balan Wonderworld Is A Bad Name 3:21 - Game Overview + Background 6:29 - This Game Ain't Good 13:18 - 80 Costumes Is Too Many Costumes 17:00 - Weird Cutscenes + So Bad It's Good 23:51 - Chao Ripoffs Are Still Cute 27:53 - Sam Read The Balan Wonderworld eBook 33:59 - Are Games Too Big? Are Gamers' Expectations Too High? 40:02 - Jeff Kaplan Is Leaving Blizzard 49:05 - r/RatchetandClank is Terrible, Xem Charity Drama 1:03:16 - Scrabble Has Banned Words 1:08:29 - Outro

What better way to celebrate 50 episodes than having tech issues. The audio was lost in the original recording but luckily we had a low quality back-up from our video recording. If you still would like to listen in audio format, it should be acceptable, otherwise, feel free to watch the video version here: 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 - Episode Quality Warning, VIDEO EPISODE ON YOUTUBE 0:40 - Theme Song 0:56 - 50 EPISODES!!!!!111!!! 3:22 - Fuser Follow-Up 4:03 - Return of the Obra Dinn Overview 6:29 - Return of the Obra Dinn's Graphics Are Insane 8:30 - Is Return of the Obra Dinn Fun? (Gameplay Review) 10:23 - Non-Linear Story Telling and Video Games As An Art-Form 16:35 - Final Thoughts 17:19 - Sam Got The Vaccine 20:16 - Steak-umm vs. Neil deGrasse Tyson 23:12 - Is There Ever Too Much 2FA? 27:32 - Anime Recommendations, Akira 4K Woes 30:48 - Customer Service From Tech Companies 35:38 - Annoying Orange Is Really Annoying (They Made An NFT) 40:52 - Michelle Obama's Podcast 43:20 - Frank Social Media Network 48:43 - Outro

To celebrate a year of podcasting we are completely rebranding to worship Sean Paul. Specifically Temperature by Sean Paul. 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 - The Virtual Sean Paulcast 4:07 - Femininity In Rhythm Games, Fuser Included 6:38 - Fuser Gameplay Overview 10:36 - Character Customization 12:21 - Fuser Gripes + Campaign Mode

Sam and Dana's most heated argument in the history of this podcast is now officially about how good the GameCube was. What a bunch of nerds. 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 - The Weird Wii Wiki 0:24 - Theme Song 0:40 - A Too Cool Intro 4:19 - Gorogoa Overview 8:45 - This Game Is Short! 13:53 - Is This Game Overpriced? Should People Want Refunds? 15:38 - Gorogoa Is A Good, Pretentious Game 20:34 - Game Length and Price Pt. 2 24:51 - Steam is Bloated, GOG and Cyberpunk Update 28:01 - Ex-Blizzard Employees Making An RTS, Blizzard Making Bad Decisions 34:05 - ICP Gang Status Update 35:44 - PS2 Prototype and Demo Dumps + PS2's Legacy 40:25 - GameCube: Overrated or Underrated? 47:42 - Remembering Viewtiful Joe 49:38 - We Have To Bring Up The Boat (Suez Canal Drama) 51:21 - Outro

When there's no Twitch news the podcast goes to a weird place. 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 - We Own a Ranch-Related Subreddit Now 2:38 - Replaying Cyberpunk/Can We Have a Game On the Podcast Twice? 5:46 - Why Did Sam Pick Hi no Tori Hououhen - Gaou no Bouken 10:03 - Game and Gameplay Overview 13:21 - The Game's Length and Easy Difficulty 18:47 - Level Design Positives and Negatives 20:56 - Random Final Thoughts 28:03 - Our Thoughts On Osamu Tezuka 29:20 - Media Recommended By Algorithms Rant/Sam Watched Mandabi 32:38 - Dana's Hades Artbook Rant 36:05 - Blizzard Laid Off Hundreds Of People 42:14 - Super Seducer 3 Removed From Steam 48:39 - Mark Zuckerberg Is Trying To Brainwash Children 50:22 - Outro

Does Cyberpunk is good? We finally find out and really, really enjoy talking about it. 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 - The Worst Way To Converse 0:20 - Theme Song 0:36 - The Virtual Homework TikTok! 7:13 - We Picked The Right Cyberpunk Game This Time 44:56 - Reddit vs. Twitter: Which is Worse?

Is it "Cyberpunk" to spend 20 dollars to epic pwn a make-believe threat? 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 - Popeyes Conspiracies 1:03 - Theme Song 1:19 - Dana's Twitter Dunking 3:19 - Anti-Censorship Movement Behind This Week's Game 8:58 - Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story Overview 11:32 - Gameplay Elements 13:28 - Gripes and Nintendo Switch Port Issues 19:21 - Final Thoughts and Trying To Find Positives 26:59 - Maplestory Getting Sued For RNG Manipulation 30:45 - Sam's Picross Addiction 31:27 - Sega and Nintendo's Mobile Presence + Games Not Aging Well 34:08 - Call of Duty Is 200GB 35:36 - Paper Mario + OoT ACE Speedrun 38:28 - Paper Mario TTYD, Wind Waker, and Games Aging Well 43:09 - Dana's Fry's Electronics Rent 48:55 - Banned Pastor Sues Twitch 57:09 - Outro

A bit late to the Cyberpunk party, huh. 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 - Fugu or FUBU 0:19 - Intro 0:35 - Mario/Switch Gaming Follow-Up 3:23 - VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Overview 5:33 - Switch vs PC Version 6:15 - Sam and Dana's Gripes and Opinions 13:20 - VA-11 HALL-A's Special Soundtrack 16:10 - Switch vs PC Version Continued 17:19 - Final Thoughts 21:41 - Pokémon Presents Thoughts 30:15 - Daft Punk Is No More 33:53 - Old Cell Phone Memories 38:23 - Daft Punk's Alive 2007 43:52 - Twitch Runs Anti-Union Ads

So much to cover there's nothing to actually cover. 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 - Street Fighting Memories 0:15 - Theme Song 0:31 - An Intro: Take 2 1:18 - An Arby's Rant 3:53 - Super Mario 3D World Overview

In this hot and sweaty Valentines Day themed episode, Dana and Sam talk about their rockin' fireman bods. 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 - Pokestan Cards 0:11 - Theme Song 0:27 - An International Intro 1:47 - Hades Follow-Up 6:00 - Hades Cross-Console Functionality 10:45 - Hades Speedrunning 13:38 - The Firemen Overview 18:13 - Plot Overview 21:26 - Partner System (Danny) and Game Length 23:08 - Comparing This to The Ignition Factor 34:39 - Video Game Media in 2021 (The Last Of Us, Sonic, and Borderlands) 39:14 - The Firemen Discussion Pt. II 41:26 - Nintendo Switch Online's Library "Problem" 48:28 - Google Stadia News + Terraria Cancellation 58:07 - Souljafans 59:23 - Outro

Let the circlejerk commence. 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:

In this 40th episode extravaganza, Dana and Sam tackle the dangers of communism while desperately trying not to discuss GME news. 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 - Finding Out Next Time On The Intro (Diet Coke Button Follow-Up) 4:55 - Orwell's Animal Farm Overview / Animal Farm Book Overview 7:00 - Gameplay Overview and Gripes 12:41 - Achievement Hunting 17:55 - Mobile Version Comparisons 21:05 - Could This Game Have Better Marketing? 23:37 - Recent Ninja Controversy + Arbys Rant 29:08 - Mandatory Dogecoin and GME Discussion 37:22 - Less Mandatory Social Media Rant 40:06 - Older Music and Musical Influence on Social Media 42:48 - Picante #1 YouTube Channel 44:29 - Outro

Sam noticeably gets his drink on for the week's Virtual Homework Podcast. 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 - Picante's VTuber Career 0:14 - Theme Song 0:30 - The Premiere Madlib Podcast 3:40 - Starsector, the better No Man's Sky 5:32 - Gameplay Overview 9:56 - Sam and Dana's Impressions/Final Thoughts 16:36 - Trending Minecraft Cliques + Google Ad Preferences 21:28 - Blizzard and Lightee Esports Update 29:02 - Vicarious Visions (THPS 1 + 2) Corporate Restructuring 34:16 - Xbox Live Price Increase 42:19 - New Crowbcat Video on Cyberpunk 2077 48:31 - Capcom's Asset Policy for Twitch Emotes 53:30 - Virtual Homework's Diet Coke Buttons 56:28 - Outro

Just a couple of firefighters doing firefighter things. 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 - Four Loko Memories 0:32 - Theme Song 0:48 - An(d) Intro 2:51 - The Ignition Factor Podcast History 4:19 - Nintendo Switch Online vs Virtual Console 6:22 - Sam's History with The Ignition Factor 7:44 - The Ignition Factor Overview + Impressions 21:46 - How Long Until An Event Can Be In A Video Game? 23:52 - Final Thoughts on The Ignition Factor 25:48 - New PogChamp Update 31:28 - https://whoispogchamp.today

This episode gets spicy. Probably those new Spicy Chicken McNuggets. 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 - Anime Vs True Crime 0:20 - Theme Song 0:36 - A Bipolar Intro 1:31 - Wattam Update 2:57 - How To Pronounce M.C. Kids 3:51 - Lost DS McDonald's Game Found - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e6xOBCAVvA 5:26 - M.C. Kids Plot and Gameplay Overview 8:55 - Thoughts on M.C. Kids, Likes and Dislikes 12:45 - M.C. Kids Endgame 16:43 - M.C. Kids, Good Music and Meh Graphics 20:26 - Mandatory Capitol Raid Talk 24:35 - PogChamp Removed From Twitch

New year, not so new format. 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(s)

After Battling the Rap God™ Himself, Dana and Sam talk Virtual Homework Podcast's 2020. 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 - Sam the Director

Dana and Sam look in awe as Trapt the Band and Trapt the Video Game fight to the death in front of a Wendy's. 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 - Not Fans of Nu Metal 0:08 - New Theme Song 0:24 - A Headstrong Intro 1:37 - Trapt Overview and Preface 4:09 - Gameplay Overview 13:09 - Tragic Backstories for Trapt's NPCs 15:49 - Is Trapt Fun? 21:35 - Trapt's Endgame 28:27 - Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time Update 31:03 - Spreading WoW Misinformation 31:35 - Cyberpunk Launch Issues Part II 39:25 - Tropicana vs Cyberpunk 41:51 - Twitch's New ToS 55:29 - Outro