Dads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast

Nintendo has promoted the heck out of Shin Megami Tensei V by Atlus, the first new entry on the Switch, and John has taken his first crack at the series. He's got coverage and some good tips he's learned as a beginner that can help you get your feet wet. Also, speaking of crack...

The holiday season is in full swing and John & Drew are ready with possibly the weirdest topic set yet...but it's gonna be so much fun!8) How scary is "The Strangers"?7) The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch is here and it's spectacular!6) Problematic save points in gaming5) Minecraft drama and being a parent as kids reach the teen years4) Guess that World Record?!3) Candy bar taste test club2) Nintend...

He did it for SNES, now hear John's favorite 10 favorite NES games! No Mario & Zelda allowed, so things get weird. And he played some dingbat games he loves just so much! Nintendo's original system was also its best...feel the magic!

John & Drew are here on a very special Episode 69 (hah!) with a SPOOKY Top 8 countdown talking about Halloween movies, Halloween candies and our Halloween Mayhem!8) Our favorite Halloween classic candies!7) Far Cry 6 players who didn't finish the game are being taunted via email...what?!6) The scariest movies we've ever seen5) Nintendo has published a Metroid Dread demo 3 weeks after its release.....

John flies solo and reviews Nintendo's published library for 2021. What were the highlights and lowlights? How does 2021 rank in the Switch's lifetime and what is 2022 shaping up to be? Let's get into it!

John & Drew are together again and are here with another Top 8 countdown talking about Horizon Zero Dawn, Halloween games, Sora making it into Smash and...Drew made contact with a bat!8) Sora is the final addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate7) Will a fantastic Animal Crossing Direct be enough to get us back into the game?6) Drew's "Nature Preserve"5) Is Metroid Dread worth $60?4) What've we been...

John is joined by special guests Hambone Jonny and James Musik to discuss OLED Christmas! With OLED finally in our hands, what did we think? What did YOU think? Let's talk about that and how frigging good Metroid Dread is!

John & Drew, with returning special guest Kevin, are here with another Top 8 countdown talking about game decisions, Metroid Dread and the OLED Switch is almost here!8) A new Donkey Kong expansion coming to Super Nintendo World Japan!7) Updated thoughts on the most recent Nintendo Direct6) What's up with the new Switch Online tier and how much will it cost?5) In-game decisions...is it a responsibi...

John is joined by his Overcooked 2 gaming gang Dylan, Ryan and our first MOM AFTER DARK, Michele, to discuss everything in today's Nintendo Direct! Dylan offers his expert opinion on a trilogy of games including Monster Hunter, Kirby and Splatoon and Michele gives her grade on a Direct that will soon deliver on the promise of new Animal Crossing content! Oh, and...BAYONETTA 3 OMG WTF WAFFLEMAYO!An...

John & Drew are here with another Top 8 countdown talking about roguelikes, sex toys, snake bites and our favorite GameCube games of all time! What we've been playing (11:58)8) And now the R-rated portion of Drew's console romance story! (58:46)7) It's time to build a LEGO Question Block (1:04:00)6) Bluetooth Audio finally comes to the Nintendo Switch (1:11:02)5) When is a roguelike too long? (1:1...

Happy Anniversary to the Super Nintendo! To celebrate its 30 years of existence, and the fact that we're still playing its games even today, John breaks down his Top 10 favorite games on the console. There's a few surprises on his list! Did your favorites make it on?

John & Drew show off a new Top 8 countdown talking about the pressures of justifying your Game Pass subscription, an all-new Monthly Mayhem and, of course, the big rumors of Gameboy games coming to Nintendo Switch Online! What we've been playing (13:13)8) A new Big Brain Academy entry announced for December, is it a perfect family play-together game? (36:36)7) Mario Golf Cannoli Cup results! (41:0...

This week on a new Betwixt, Nick Metzger of Game Pass News joins John to discuss our shared 3-day bender playing 12 Minutes! This story-based game, by Annapurna Interactive, takes you through time loops of 12 REALTIME minutes until you figure out the mystery surrounding your wife's father's death. Is it a 2021 Game of the Year contender? Yes! Find out all there is to know right here on another Dad...

Hurricane Henri couldn't stop the Dads After Dark...well, it stopped them for a day...but Drew & John are back talking Pokémon, making your gaming time "meaningful," and...do you turn your Switch off at night? Yeah. It's a real question. We've also got a Dads After Dark Show Top 5:5) Pokémon Presents shows us Diamond & Pearl as well as a big Arceus trailer. Is it the Breath of the Wild of Pokémon?...

This week on a new Betwixt, John covers everything we saw at Nintendo's Indie World! New games and games announced for Switch littered 20 minutes of presentation and didn't disappoint! What were OUR favorites? What were YOUR favorites? Indie time is truly the best time!

This week, no matter if you love Nintendo, PlayStation or Xbox, there's something for you! We discuss strategy guides and their role in gaming, the games worth completing and what you get out of them and then it's time to break out your man card...are you dad enough to dispose of dead frogs? We've also got a Dads After Dark Show Top 5:5) Drew breaks down the Mario Golf update and our first League...

A week John & Drew gave their Skyward Sword HD thoughts, John returns to go FULL SPOILER on it! He discusses not only where Nintendo went right and wrong on the update, but also how it's aged since the original 2011 release. It's time to Groosinate on an all new Dads After Dark Show episode!

Skyward Sword HD is finally here and John & Drew each have their own take on how this game feels with a controller rather than motion controls. What did they think? Plus another Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10) Bikini bottoms and the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (30:31)9) If you could remake any NES game, what would it be? (42:14)8) Reggie Fils-Aime's got a book coming out in 2022! (47:04)7) Super Ma...

This week on a new Betwixt, John digs deep into Valve's new portable, the Steam Deck! Is this really a Switch Killer? (SPOILER: No.) What's its value? Will this be a system PC pros will love or is it for us filthy casuals? Tune in and let us know what you think!

The Nintendo Switch PrOLED is finally...here?...and we're going to talk all about it! Plus, John brings some anger to the topic of "Easy Mode" and the guys come up with a great new streaming idea for the Twitch ladies on a Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10) Nintendo announces a Switch hardware revision. It's not a Pro, but did we like it? (40:27)9) So what exactly is OLED? (59:06)8) Quality of life u...

Happy 4th of July, Dads! This week on a new Betwixt, John & Drew discuss how to handle the kids during the long summer days. If working from home was tough before, try to do it with your whole family at home! Where is the line between letting your kids enjoy their summer off and instituting something educational? Tune in!

Mario Golf: Speed Rush has finally arrived and now we all need to know what does Drew think of it?! Also, experience ASMR right here on a new Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10) John & Drew discuss their opinions on Mario Golf: Speed Rush! (35:32)9) How interested are people in buying Nintendo's cloud games such as A Plague Tale: Innocence? (58:25)8) Amouranth and IndieFoxx suspended for lurid ASMR......

You're in for some one-on-one time with Drew as he flies solo on a new Betwixt! Happy Father's Day! Drew talks about his burgeoning Nintendo plushie collection and how's he's spending the day. Then it's wrap-up time for our Miitopia Monthly Mayhem on Nintendo Switch! What did we love about it and what was the most agonizing and...most importantly...who WON Mayhaaaaaam?!

John & Drew take a deep dive into Nintendo's E3 show as well as all the other presentations. So, who won the E3 best in show?!Kazuya revealed as the penultimate Smash fighter! Ubisoft announces Mario & Rabbids Sparks of Hope is coming in 2020!OMG, Metroid Dread is real, 2D, and nearly 20 years in the making! Life is Strange: Remastered Collection AND True Colors are coming to Switch! Guess who's b...

John & Drew take a dip together and tackle the topic of Twitch girls streaming from the hot tub but, before getting there, we cover the new Mario Golf trailer, impending colonoscopies, Team Cherry's non-announcement and MORE on a new Dads After Dark Show Top 10:10. Mario Golf: Super Rush gets a new trailer! (45:59)9. Pre-3 fever kicks in with State of Play, Sonic Central and Dragon Quest News (53:...