Dads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast

John & Drew discuss the shocking revelation that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has moved UP the calendar to July while Splatoon 3 gets a 9/9 release date, what Netflix's woes might mean for video game subscriptions (like Game Pass) in the future and guess what...Drew's Nature Preserve is back! Summer is coming.    Plus they discuss Samus's win in the Booty Bracket, our new Monthly Mayhem &a...

Drew is faithful to Nintendo but his cheating partner, John, and special guests Hambone Jonny and Eston talk Sony Playstation 5 anyway! Hear how we acquired our consoles (because getting one has never been easy), our opinions on the thing, what we've been playing & so much more! Got a question?

John & Drew are back to discuss what will end up being an astounding (and perhaps unforgivable?) SIX-year gap between the Breath of the Wild games, the cancellation of E3 and what a summer buzzkill it is and how much would YOU pay for a jar with your favorite YouTubers...fart...in it? Are there really even farts in there? IS IT SOME DUDE'S?! Also, we hit the final threesome of the Booty Bracke...

John & Drew hit all the latest news including Groups making it to the Nintendo Switch, Hogwarts Legacy's big reveal (with announced port to our favorite handheld) and then cap it off with a deep dive into gaming difficulty and where is that "sweet spot?" There's a final review of Elden Ring and Majora's Mask, PLUS, they answer listener questions and a free dad joke to tell your kids (but don't...

In the final installment of My Retro Collecting Life, John talks about the Denver Switch Mob, a local in-person Switch gaming group that was started back in 2017! There's also Switch birthdays, Switchmases, launch parties and so much more! Show Notes: Reddit post from our first Switch Birthday party: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/81w6si/we_celebrated_the_switchs_first_year_with_...

John & Drew go over all the latest gaming news including Nintendo delaying Advance Wars (again), this time due to Russia's incursion into Ukraine. They have results of the Mario Party Superstars Monthly Mayhem, too, plus a discussion about the different kinds of open worlds and which they prefer. Breath of the Wild? The Witcher 3? Elden Ring? How do you even choose?! Also, the Booty Bracket vo...

John & Drew introduce us to the Booty Bracket! This will be a March Madness-style battle of the hottest video game characters in gaming history! There will be three regions of 16 competitors each and the winner from each one makes it to the final three-way! Characters from Nintendo, Playstation and the Xbox universe are all competing! And you get to decide the winner by voting via online surve...

John & Drew welcome Brett Martin onto the show. Who is that? You've probably seen his face before because he's the Guinness World Records record holder for Largest Collection of Videogame Memorabilia! Entire shelves of Mario and Kirby and...WOW. He joins the show to discuss what it's like managing such a collection, what's in it and how he goes about adding to it every day! Also hear about the...

Ya know, they weren't supposed to have a regular show this week, but John & Drew haven't recorded together in a while and so...BOOM...regular show! And now it's their turn to talk about the great Wii U & 3DS eShop takedown of...2023? Then, how's John's Sony Playstation switch going? Plus, TONS of your questions get answered and how about that Super Bowl halftime show?! Wanna ask us a quest...

After nearly 2 years with Team Xbox (Team Game Pass, really...), John has turned heel and gone back to Team Playstation and the PS5! But why?! And how did he manage to get one? He'll explain what happened this past week and why he still loves his Series X--but it's time to see other ladies. Is Playstation Game Pass next? Wanna ask us a question?

The February 2022 Nintendo Direct was FIRE and so John & Drew brought in Hambone Jonny and Kevin to talk about it! Hear all their impressions, what they're stoked for and what missed the mark. No Breath of the Wild or Metroid Prime but we got Mario Kart DLC! WHAT?! And Switch Sports? COME ON! Plus a very special Gauntlet! Hear it all on this holy Eve of Wednesday! Wanna ask us a question?

Drew goes solo and reminisces about the glory days of the late 90's as he breaks down the release of the N64 and the amazing features it came with. Then, he gives his Top 10 N64 games of all time! Plus, a special message from N64-hater, John! Wanna ask us a question?

News of Shigeru Miyamoto's own disdain for Navi highlights our Nintendo news of this week, but what else could've kept Link on track in Ocarina of Time? John & Drew have played a bunch of games and have OPINIONS on how Nintendo needs to be marketing its products. Also, how valuable is Game Pass? John breaks down his 2021 usage into HARD NUMBERS...was it worth the money?! All this and more on a...

In Part 2 of this multi-part series, John details his retro collecting escapades over the last 10 years. He goes over what consoles he played as a kid and growing up, what got him started in retro collecting and recounts some of his favorite pickups and stories on the hunt. And now his room is full of gray cartridges that he doesn't play anymore! Wanna ask us a question?

John & Drew missed each other all week, so they spent halftime of the Bills-Chiefs game talking Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard, Bounty Board news and even a question to the show! Hope everyone's had a great weekend, here's a little something to listen to before the grind hits tomorrow! Wanna ask us a question?

Kirby turns 30 years old and Nintendo is celebrating with Kirby and the Forgotten Land--and it looks sweet! Could this "Super Mario Odyssey 2" be the best Kirby game of all time? Also, John & Drew make their 2022 predictions. Will we see Fire Emblem? Is a Cloud Pass on the way...again?! Oh, and what's the record for sex acts in 12 hours? Yeah.

In this multi-part series, John details his retro collecting escapades over the last 10 years. He goes over what consoles he played as a kid and growing up, what got him started in retro collecting and recounts some of his favorite pickups and stories on the hunt. And now his room is full of gray cartridges that he doesn't play anymore! Stay tuned for Part 2 where he talks about the story of how t...

Monthly Mayhem is BACK for 2022! Drew and John break down the rules for this upcoming contest: Game = Mario Kart 64 on NSO + Expansion Pack Round 1 = January 10th to January 22nd (Individual Time Trials) Round 2 = Begins January 24th (Head-to-Head Grand Prix) 1st Place = $15 eShop Card! Random Participant = $10 eShop Card! Let the Racing Begin!!

John's played a lot of games in 2021, but not all of them have been...uhh...stellar. It's time for some honest critiques in games that span Nintendo Switch, Xbox and even Playstation. Two of them are actually regarded as classics of their generation, too. Uh, oh! Which of these 5 were in your doghouse...? And let us know which games were YOUR worst of 2021!

Season 3 is is HERE and John & Drew are ready with a new show format, all-new contests & more! What's this...? Win $20 in Nintendo eShop cash just by leaving us a review on Apple or Podchaser?!  The guys catch up on the last few weeks, find out what they got for Christmas, discuss their favorite movie trilogies and debate IGN's Top 100 Games of all time. HOW ARE SOME OF THESE GAMES EV...

John & Drew are excited to start SEASON 3 of the Dads After Dark Show this Monday night! Before they do, they give a little channel update to discuss some of the upcoming changes to expect. New theme music, new show format, new...well...just about everything! milZpr2R8TajDkXazEJF

John & Drew have found a new love. It is Loop Hero by Devolver Digital. Addiction is one thing, but there's a lot of "discovery" to this game so we got together to talk about the game, review it and...perhaps most importantly...try to figure out what the hell we're doing.

Winter is coming, the holidays are here and it's the best time of year to talk video games because it's GOTY time! John & Drew run down their Top games of 2021 in what will be our final Countdown:3) Our favorite 2021 memories including Monthly Mayhem and some of the worst games of the year...2) Our Top 5 Games that came out before 2021 that we only just got to now.1) Our Top 5 Games of 2021!Hear m...

John & Drew enjoy a Betwixt together to discuss the tough week they've both had since the last episode. As we gear up for Christmas and our 2021 Game of the Year episode, first we'll have a relaxing little chat amongst friends and discuss what we've been playing: Red Dead, Monster Hunter and a lot more!

This week we're joined by Twitch streamer, Hambone Jonny, and we break down all the new stuffs in Mario Golf's latest update, what happens when the game you played is now called "Legacy Mode," and why is it that good games are just...bad?5) The 2021 Game Awards nominees and our predictions!4) Mario Golf gets a surprise update...but is it really a FINAL update?!3) RIP Shantae and the Seven Sirens,...