Midlife SideQuest
Midlife SideQuest is the over the hill gaming podcast. Every week host John Wahl brings you his gaming impressions, the latest industry news, and tales of a Gen X geek, brought to you in just 15 minutes to fit your busy life.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 149
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
89: Still Wakes The Deep
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!
00:14:33 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
88: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
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!
00:14:43 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
87: Open Roads
This week John plays the narrative adventure game, Open Roads. Plus impressions of the latest Nintendo Direct and more!
00:13:58 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
86: Summer Game Fest
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.
00:12:30 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
85: Fallout Season One
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.
00:13:33 |
Fri 19 Apr 2024
84: House Flipper 2
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!
00:13:15 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
83: Planet Zoo Console Edition
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!
00:13:49 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
82: Sand Land
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…
00:14:00 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
81: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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!
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00:15:18 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
80: A Little to the Left
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 bene…
00:14:47 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
79: Balatro
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 …
00:15:13 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
78: Mario vs Donkey Kong
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 Pollin…
00:13:52 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
77: Tomb Raider Remastered I-III
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!
00:15:58 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
76: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
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!
00:15:48 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
75: Silent Hill: The Short Message
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!
00:15:38 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
74: Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra Controller
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 Positiv…
00:14:25 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
73: Palworld
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!
00:15:00 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
72: Xbox Developer Direct ‘24
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!
00:16:00 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
71: Blue Dragon
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!
00:12:42 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
70: 2024 Predictions
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!
00:14:12 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
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