Home on the RNG
What do you get when you combine jRPG veteran Russ McGallian, with enthusiastic jRPG amateur Jeff Hillary, and mix in a healthy dose of video game music expert Chris Taylor? Mostly chaos. But occasionally they produce an in depth analysis of the jRPGs you love, hate, or never even heard of. Listen to them as they play through every jRPG ever made (they may die of old age before they finish).
Side Quest - Jeff's Adventuring Academy - Tex Murphy Part 1
Jeff and Starman Matt discuss the Tex Murphy series of Adventure games.
Starman
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Suikoden 3
Suikoden III is a role-playing video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 video game console, and the third installment in the Suikoden video game series. It was released in 2002 in Japan and North America, with a manga adaption published in 2004.
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Side Quest - Jeff and Russ played Silent Hill 2
Russ subjects Jeff to one of his favorite horror games. How does Jeff fare? (Not well).
Persona 3
Persona 3, released outside Japan as Shin Megami Tensei:
Persona 3, is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the
fourth main installment in the Persona series, which is part of the larger
Megami Tensei franchise. It was originally released for the PlayStation 2 in
Japan in 2006 and in North America in 2007. It has received several enhanced
re-releases and ports: Persona 3 FES, an extended version featuring a new
playable epilogue and other changes, was released for the PlayStation 2 in
Japan in 2007 and worldwide in 2008. A PlayStation...
Side Quest - Jeff's Adventuring Academy - Discworld
Jeff and his friend Matt talk about the Discworld game series.
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Mega Man Battle Network 1
Mega Man Battle Network is a 2001 tactical role-playing game
developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld console. It is the
first title of the Mega Man Battle Network series of games. It was originally
released in Japan as a GBA launch game on March 21, 2001 and was released later
that year in North America and Europe. It was also released via the Wii U
Virtual Console in Japan on July 9, 2014, in Europe on July 24, 2014, and in
North America on July 31, 2014.
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Side Quest - Jeff and Russ Played - Gabriel Knight 1
Russ played Jeff's favorite point and click adventure game of all time. What did he think? Let's find out!
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is a 1992
role-playing video game and the fifth installment in the Dragon Quest video
game series, second of the Zenithian Trilogy. Originally developed by Chunsoft
and published by Enix Corporation, Dragon Quest V was the first title in the
series to be released for the Super Famicom video game console in Japan in
September 1992. Dragon Quest V was the first game in the series to not be
released in America due to programming issues at the time.
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Side Quest - Making Home on the RNG
A brief look behind the curtain of the process behind every episode of Home on the RNG.
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game
developed by Square for the PlayStation. The seventh main installment in the
Final Fantasy series, it was released in Japan by Square and internationally by
Sony Computer Entertainment, becoming the first game in the main series to have
a PAL release.
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Our Family Matters Podcast
This is the stuff that I have to put up with that you guys don't usually hear. Enjoy.
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Chris
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Yet Another Special Episode
Discussing the games we played for Sequal-palooza.
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Russ
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Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.social
Chris
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Twitter - @EnrichFlavor
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Terranigma
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Russ
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Chris
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Shining Force 2
Shining Force II is a tactical role-playing game for the
Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning and published
by Sega in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the original
Shining Force, although a Game Gear title Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict
links the two games' plots.
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Russ
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Russ
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Chris
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Twitter - @EnrichFlavor
Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a 2002 role-playing video game
for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Camelot Software Planning and published
by Nintendo. It is the second installment in the Golden Sun series and was
released on June 28, 2002 in Japan, and in 2003 in North America and Europe.
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Side Quest: Super Hi Tops Play Toejam and Earl
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Mystic Ark
Mystic Ark is a 1995 role-playing video game developed by
Produce! and published by Enix for the Super Famicom. The video game was only
released in Japan. Mystic Ark has strong similarities to the games The 7th Saga
and Brain Lord, also developed by Produce and distributed by Enix. The game was
being localized for a North American release under the title 7th Saga II, but
the release was cancelled.
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Side Quest - Illusion of Gaia
We continue our discussion of the Quintet trilogy with our Illusion of Gaia!
Grandia 2
Grandia II is a role-playing video game developed by Game
Arts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their Grandia series.
Initially released in Japan by Game Arts in August 2000, the game was published
by Ubi Soft in North America in December 2000 and in Europe in February 2001.
Grandia II was later ported to PlayStation 2, where it was released worldwide
throughout 2002, and for Windows exclusively in North America and Europe later
that year.
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Desert Bus for Hope 2025 Announcement
It's happening again. Desert Bus for Hope 2025 kicks off November 14th at 5pm CST. (You'll have to figure out your own time zones, sorry).
Check it out at http://desertbus.org
And thank you, just for being here.
Side Quest - Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
The guys discuss the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, because we are on the cutting edge of jRPG discussions.
Persona 2-2 (Eternal Punishment)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a 2000 role-playing video
game developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation. It is a direct
sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin and chronologically the third installment in
the Persona series, a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise. The game was
later remade by Atlus for the PlayStation Portable. This version, released in
Japan in 2012, did not receive an overseas release. In response to this, the
PlayStation version was released on PlayStation Network in 2013.
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Side Quest - Jeff's Adventuring Academy 2 - Leisure Suit Larry
Jeff continues his personal discussion of point-and-click adventure games by talking about the more "mature" themed Leisure Suit Larry series.
Suikoden 2
Suikoden II is a role-playing video game developed and
published by Konami for the PlayStation video game console and the second
installment of the Suikoden video game series. It was released on December 17,
1998, in Japan; on September 29, 1999, in North America; and on July 28, 2000,
in Europe. The game features a vast array of characters, with over 100
recruitable characters, of which over 40 are usable in combat.
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Side Quest: Musical Roundup - Arcana, Mystic Quest, Mother 1
We sit with Chris Taylor and talk about the music of three games we didn't have a music reviewer for. Arcana, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, and Mother 1.
Star Ocean 2
Star Ocean: The Second Story, is an action role-playing
video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation. It
is the second game in the Star Ocean series and the first game in the series to
be released outside Japan, arriving in North America in June 1999 and Europe in
April 2000, by Sony Computer Entertainment. Taking place in a science fantasy
universe, the story centers around a young man named Claude C. Kenny, a cadet
from a space-faring Earth organization who is stranded on an...
Side Quest: Cozy Games
A brief round table discussion of the cozy games we like to play to unwind. Featuring Riley and Jamie.
Earthbound
EarthBound, released in Japan as Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū,
is a role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and
published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second
entry in the Mother series, it was first released in Japan in August 1994, and
in North America in June 1995. A port for the Game Boy Advance developed by Pax
Softnica, bundled with Mother (1989) as Mother 1+2, was released only in Japan
in 2003. The game focuses on Ness and his party of Paula, Jeff and Po...
Side Quest: Jeff's Adventuring Academy 1 - Quest for Glory
I didn't grow up loving jRPGs. I grew up with point and click adventure games, so let me tell you about one of the greatest adventure game series of all time.
Romancing Saga 2
Romancing SaGa 2 is a 1993 role-playing video game developed
and published by Square for the Super Famicom. It is the fifth entry in the
SaGa series. A 3D remake entitled Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is
planned for release on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and
Windows in 2024.
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Chris
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Side Quest: Soul Blazer review
Jeff, Russ, and Chris play and review the SNES classic Soul Blazer
Desert Bus for Hope 2024
Once again Russ and I are heartily advocating Loading Ready Run's annual Desert Bus for Hope fundraiser, to raise money for Child's Play.
Starting November 8th at 4pm CST. Russ and I will be watching the whole week. Join the stream, tell them Home on the RNG sent you.
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Wild Arms 2
Wild Arms 2, known in Japan as Wild Arms: 2nd Ignition, is a
1999 role-playing video game for the PlayStation, and the second installment in
the Wild Arms series, developed by Media.Vision and published by Sony Computer
Entertainment.
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Jeff
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Russ
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Chris
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Side Quest: Music of Lufia 1-3
Join us and musical expert Chris Taylor as we look back at the music of the first three Lufia games
Revenge of the Special Episode
Join us as we look at back on the last 9 games we played, and discuss the tropes, the highs, the lows, and the weirds.
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Chris
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Side Quest -Jeff and Russ Played: Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
At Russ's prompting, Jeff encountered this strange obscure adventure game on the NES. So many question about how a kingdom of living vegetables works...and so few answers.
Persona 2-1
Persona 2: Innocent Sin is a 1999 role-playing video game by
Atlus for the PlayStation. It is the second entry in the Persona series, itself
a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise, and acts as a sequel to the
original Persona. The game was re-released in 2011 for the PlayStation
Portable. The original version was not localized for western territories;
however, the PSP version was released in North America and Europe under the
title Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 – Innocent Sin.
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Side Quest - Music of Final Fantasy Legend 1-3
We go back with our musical expert Chris Taylor and talk about the music of the three original game boy Final Fantasy Legend games.
Star Ocean 1
Star Ocean is a 1996 action role-playing game developed by
tri-Ace and published by Enix for the Super Famicom. The first game in the Star
Ocean series, it was released only in Japan in July 1996, and was the first
game developed by tri-Ace, consisting of staff that had previously left Wolf
Team due to being unhappy with the development process for Tales of Phantasia
with Namco in 1995.
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