Welcome to the Over the Hill gaming podcast! Every week John Wahl brings you the latest gaming impressions, industry news, and tales of a Gen X geek, with a focus on positivity instead of silly internet drama. Get your weekly dose of gaming talk in just 15 minutes, because you're a busy person and you've got a lot to do! You know she asked you to clean those gutters out like... 2 weeks ago.
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On this episode I’m checking out the beautiful game Neva! Plus Sony wants to own FromSoftware, and I’m kicking off a new fundraiser! Lots to talk about!Door John Wahl
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107: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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On this new episode, I’m checking out the latest in the long running Call of Duty series. Plus Nintendo sues a big dummy and I go to Twin Cities Con!Door John Wahl
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106: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
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On this episode of Midlife SideQuest, I grapple with the news of this week and try to find a way forward. I also play the new Zelda. Cause games.Door John Wahl
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105: The Haunting of the St. James Hotel
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On this special Halloween episode of Midlife SideQuest, I recall the night I spent at the most haunted hotel in Minnesota, the St. James. I experienced plenty of weirdness during my stay, but did I witness a genuine haunting?Door John Wahl
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On this episode, I’m playing the new remake of the classic horror game Silent Hill 2! Plus bad news for Killzone fans, and Pikmin themed sushi!Door John Wahl
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103: My Japanese Adventure
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This week I’m talking about my recent trip to Japan, including great gaming shops and amazing food! Plus the Nintendo Dads hit 500 episodes and Xbox shuffles leadership.Door John Wahl
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102: Cory Barlog 2018 Interview Pt.2
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On part two of this bonus episode, we conclude the conversation with Santa Monica Studio’s Cory Barlog. Learn about the difficulties of managing a work like this balance while creating one of the most iconic games of the decade.Door John Wahl
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101: Cory Barlog 2018 Interview Pt.1
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On this BONUS episode, John is revisiting his 2018 conversation with God of War director Cory Barlog! It’s a great conversation about fatherhood and how it influenced the creative process.Door John Wahl
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On this very special episode, we’re celebrating 100 episodes of Midlife SideQuest and 10 years of content creation! We’re also playing the amazing Astro Bot, plus some announcements and outtakes from the one and only Justin Masson.Door John Wahl
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On this episode of the show, John is playing the amazingly creative The Plucky Squire! Plus his thoughts on new console announcements and more.Door John Wahl
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On today’s new episode, John is playing Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws! Plus Positive Vibes to Gary Whitta and more!Door John Wahl
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This week John is playing New Pokemon Snap and he bought a new wallet! It’s really exciting!Door John Wahl
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96: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
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On this week’s episode John checks out the ghostly adventure, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Plus the announcement of the new documentary series Viewport and more!Door John Wahl
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95: Mika and the Witch’s Mountain
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In this week’s episode John is playing Mika and the Witch’s Mountain with his daughter Sam! Plus a podcast recommendation for fans of Japanese games and more!Door John Wahl
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94: Thank Goodness You’re Here
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On this week’s show, John is playing the bizarre British comedy game, Thank Goodness You’re Here! Plus we say goodbye to Game Informer and get in on the #BigDadEnergy.Door John Wahl
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On this episode John gives his thoughts on turn based action game STEAMWORLD HEIST II. Plus a shout out to Colorado and Twin Peaks is freaking him out in more ways than one!Door John Wahl
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92: Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD
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On this week’s episode, John checks out Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD for the Switch, game companies are unionizing, and the further adventures of John’s butt!Door John Wahl
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On this week’s episode, John checks out the cozy puzzler Botany Manor! Plus he plays Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door with his wife!Door John Wahl
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90: Xbox Game Pass Changes
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On this week’s episode John is talking about new changes coming to Game Pass, classic comic book art, and getting a green thumb!Door John Wahl
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89: Still Wakes The Deep
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On this week’s podcast, John is playing the cosmic horror game Still Wakes The Deep, plus he has some mixed emotions as we wish America a Happy Birthday!Door John Wahl
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88: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
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On this episode of Midlife SideQuest John plays the highly anticipated Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II! Will it live up to the hype? Plus another Positive Vibes, Polling at Threads, and more!Door John Wahl
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This week John plays the narrative adventure game, Open Roads. Plus impressions of the latest Nintendo Direct and more!Door John Wahl
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I’m back! After nearly two months Midlife SideQuest is back with new episodes and this week I’m updating you on where I’ve been and sharing my favorite reveals from Summer Game Fest 2024.Door John Wahl
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On this episode of the show, John binges the first season of Fallout on Prime Video! Plus an unexpected trip to the ER and Positive Vibes to an indie game developer.Door John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John becomes an expert at home renovation in House Flipper 2 and becomes a prisoner in his own when a salesman comes knocking!Door John Wahl
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83: Planet Zoo Console Edition
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On this week’s episode, John builds a zoo in Planet Zoo! Plus Waffle House might be coming to Tekken and cat poop goes sci-fi! That’s a full episode!Door John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John is checking out both the animated series and video game demo for Akira Toriyama’s Sand Land! Plus we’re celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility by wrapping up our fundraiser and announcing the winner of the Turtle Beach prize!Door John Wahl
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81: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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On this episode John checks out Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! Plus the fate of the PSVR2, an update on the One Heartland fundraiser, and more! GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/294d97e2Door John Wahl
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80: A Little to the Left
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On this week’s episode John is playing the cozy puzzle game, A Little to the Left! Plus positive vibes to the host of the PlayStation Daily Podcast and he kicks off a new fundraising campaign to benefit One Heartland! Visit the GoFundMe page here: https://gofund.me/43946626Door John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John is playing the wildly addictive card game Balatro, which is an early front runner for Game of the Year! Plus the joys of changing medical insurance and wishing everyone a Happy Ramadan!Door John Wahl
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78: Mario vs Donkey Kong
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In this week’s brand new episode, John checks out the Switch remake of the GBA classic, Mario vs Donkey Kong! Plus he’s starting to like… old people stuff! All that and more Positive Vibes and Polling at Threads!Door John Wahl
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77: Tomb Raider Remastered I-III
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On this week’s episode it’s all about the 90’s! John checks out the new collection of the original Tomb Raider trilogy, plus he goes to see Madonna and positive vibes to the creator of X-Men ‘97!Door John Wahl
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76: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
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On this episode, John plays the newest iteration of Prince of Persia, plus experiences a memorable Japanese dinner, and Positive Vibes to a pair of podcasting new parents!Door John Wahl
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75: Silent Hill: The Short Message
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On this episode, John checks out the shadow dropped Silent Hill: The Short Message! Plus his thoughts on the reaction to the recent Xbox rumors and positive vibes!Door John Wahl
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74: Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra Controller
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On this episode John checks out the Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra Smart Controller, and it’s maybe the best controller he’s ever used! Plus his thoughts on the PlayStation State of Play and more Positive Vibes!Door John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John checks out the hottest game in the world right now, Palworld! Plus his eyesight is going to crap and Positive Vibes to Machine Games!Door John Wahl
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72: Xbox Developer Direct ‘24
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On this episode, John breaks down all the games shown at this week’s Xbox Developer Direct including Avowed and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle!Door John Wahl
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On this episode John jumps back in time to 2007 and the Xbox RPG Blue Dragon! How does this classic hold up today? Plus I await my midlife CRISIS and more Positive Vibes!Door John Wahl
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On this episode John picks 6 gaming predictions for the upcoming year! Will they come true? Are they bonkers? Plus positive vibes to the makers of Retro Bowl + and more!Door John Wahl
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69: Game of the Year: Day Five
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It’s the last day of game of the year week and we’ve got John’s top two picks for 2023! What’ll it be?Door John Wahl
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68: Game of the Year: Day Four
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We’re continuing our Game of the Year week with the picks for #4 and #3! It’s coming down to the wire! Plus my favorite film of the year!Door John Wahl
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67: Game of the Year: Day Three
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It’s day three and we’re talking about John’s picks for the #6 and #5 games of the year! And this week features two of the biggest games of the year! Plus more Positive Vibes.Door John Wahl
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66: Game of the Year: Day Two
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Game of the Year week continues with John’s picks for #8 and #7, as well as his favorite restaurant of the year and more Positive Vibes for his favorite developers of the year.Door John Wahl
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65: Game of the Year: Day One
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It’s Game of the Year week! And we’re kicking things off with John’s picks for #10 and #9, as well as his favorite album of the year and Positive Vibes!Door John Wahl
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On the final episode of the year, John looks ahead to his most anticipated games of 2024 including Hellblade 2! Plus Positive Vibes and more.Door John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John is checking out Alan Wake 2, giving his thoughts on the death of E3 (again), and sending more positive vibes!Door John Wahl
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Happy Holidays! This week John talks about his favorite holiday themed video games, gives his thoughts on the GTA6 trailer, and more!Door John Wahl
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On this week’s new episode John is playing the farming and life sim, Coral Island! Plus he hikes up a bluff and sends out some Positive Vibes to the Threads community!Door John Wahl
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60: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
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On this week’s episode John checks out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, gives his 2 cents on the latest entries from the MCU, and Positive Vibes!Door John Wahl
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59: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
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On this episode John plays Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for the PS5, gives his thoughts on the Samsung Q80C QLED TV, plus Positive Vibes to Tamoor Hussain.Door John Wahl
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