A messy, familiar hangout that turns monthly game talk into something personal.
The episode opens in a messy, familiar flow of family jokes, travel catch-up, Disney heat, and schedule drift, and that looseness gives the whole thing its shape.
Dads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast
Drew and John
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John and Drew chat about everything video games (Nintendo, Xbox, Playstation), TV, movies, sex, lawn care and whatever else they'd like. They talk Nintendo Switch and gaming but also cover the topics that the family-friendly Nintendo podcasts can't talk about. They're never afraid of some straight-up, honest chat. They're the DADS that SCORE, so be sure to join them every Monday night to hear about monthly gaming competitions, special bounties, prizes for leaving reviews and more!
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
John and Drew pair practical game talk with candid accounts of the time, patience, and everyday life surrounding play.
John and Drew turn Nintendo news into a candid conversation about what they are playing, where games resist them, and why certain mechanics click.
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Switch rumors, Girl Scout cookies, dirty jokes: John and Drew are your least childproof gaming company.
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- Nintendo rumors met with opinions rather than solemn hardware prophecy
- game impressions that admit when getting past a frustrating bit still wasn't worth it
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Best episodes of Dads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A Christmas-tinged hangout that mixes Nintendo talk, custom cards, and old console memories into easy company.
Dads After Dark leans into a Christmas-tinged hangout, drifting from Nintendo talk to old consoles and personal stories without trying too hard to tie them up.
A loose backlog talk that treats unfinished games as part of playing, not a failure.
An opening barber joke leads into a plain-spoken look at the games they meant to play in 2023 and never quite finished. The same question keeps coming back: does it actually matter if a game stays unfinished? The answer here is no, or at least not much.
Thanksgiving-week banter, Disney detours, and game talk that never sits still.
Episode 189 keeps things loose: Thanksgiving-week jokes, a stretch of Disney vacation chatter, and a run through the week's game news, from Indie World to Presence After Dark, the 2023 Game Award nominees, and a bit of Mario RPG talk.
A loose Halloween hang where John and Drew turn pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and haunted-house prices into easy conversation.
Episode 187 opens with a filthy joke and then settles into John and Drew at their best, moving through Halloween-season odds and ends with an easy, lived-in rhythm.
A loose, conversational game chat that lands on enthusiastic Mario Wonder praise and a careful Dwerve read.
Episode 185 reads like a mid-month catch-up that settles into two clear points: Mario Wonder draws genuine enthusiasm, while Dwerve gets a careful, mechanics-first look at its Zelda-style world and tower-defense combat.
Halloween banter leads into game talk, with a slow start that settles into an easygoing listen.
Spooky season kicks things off, and the early banter carries the episode into the main topics without much fuss. The stretch from the vampire joke to Liquid Death's Convicted Melon flavor, then on through fall talk, Warfrew 2, and the Apple review winners, keeps the pace easy…
A loose Nintendo hangout that keeps its focus on Slay the Spire 2 and a thin release slate.
Episode 201, recorded on April 14, 2024, plays like a loose hangout built around Slay the Spire 2 and the back lot, opening with a joke and a brief stretch on life before settling back into Nintendo-adjacent talk.
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Episodes
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#199: Re-DO'ing the Nintendo Dads
Episode 199 opens on St.
·2h 6m - 2
#195: John & Drew Predict 2024
·2h 37m - 3
#183: Mortal Kombat Whaaaaaaaaaat!?
·2h 9m - 4
#206: Max is Back! (Also, a Nintendo Direct happened...)
Hidden gemDads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast #206 centers on the June 19, 2024 Nintendo Direct, Summer Game Fest announcements, and the hosts’ own game updates.
·1h 54m - 5
#203: Did Indie World Save the Switch?
Hidden gemDads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast #203, dated Sunday, April 28th, 2024, opens with Drew and John framing the night around backlog games, the Indie Direct, and the question “Did Indie World Save the Switch?” The hosts also mention upcoming releases like Endless Ocean Luminous on May 2 and Animal Well, Little Kitty Big City, and Vampire Survivors Operation Guns on May 9.
·1h 24m·5 clips - 6
#204: Furukawa Here, It's the Dads After Dark Show!
John and Drew come back after three weeks off and spend the opening minutes shaking off the rust.
·2h 36m - 7
#186: Our Favorite Games Based on Movies
Hidden gemDads After Dark Show #186, recorded Sunday, October 29, 2023, opens with Drew and John trading football reactions to the Denver Broncos beating the Chiefs and the Giants-Jets ending.
·1h 15m·5 clips - 8
#205: Can Nintendo Save a Sleepy 2024?
Episode 205 opens with a filthy family joke and a quick summer gripe.
·2h 6m - 9
#196: We Need a Switch 2...Right Now!
Drew and John open with a rude joke, then settle into their usual loose, chatty rhythm.
·2h 25m - 10
#208: Who is Emio? ZELDA is Emio!
Episode 208 opens with John and Drew doing what they do best: trading jokes, weekend updates, and the usual loose banter.
·2h 9m - 11
#181: Mario Looks Wonder-ful!
Drew and John spend the episode on Switch news, a useless fall-cleaning topic, and whatever else drifts in along the way.
·2h 25m - 12
#194: The HYPE for 2024!
Hidden gemJohn opens by saying he has COVID, is isolating in a toy room with a Christmas Nintendo tree, and still plans to host a Broncos watch party, snowblow, and make ribs.
·1h 36m·5 clips - 13
#197: No Direct? Let's Rank Girl Scout Cookies!
Episode 197 opens with an elderly-man joke, then John and Drew drift into Nintendo rumor talk about four Xbox games that might end up on Switch.
·2h 25m - 14
#200: Two Hundred!
·2h 53m - 15
#201: Star Wars, SNL & Slay!
Hidden gemEpisode 201 starts with a crude joke.
·1h 55m·5 clips - 16
#193: A Special "Best of the Dads After Dark 2023" by Bob Coozy
Hidden gemDads After Dark Show #193 is a December 24, 2023 special built around Bob Coozy’s year-end montage of clips from almost every episode of 2023.
·1h 9m·4 clips - 17
#210: FAREWELL
In this farewell episode, Drew announces the end of the Dads After Dark Show, explaining that John is leaving to pursue other creative projects, with no anger between them.
Aug 7, 2024·13m·1 clip - 18
#209: Celebrity Deaths That Hurt The Most
Drew opens with a New England weekend of lobster rolls, a Maine Shark Tank food truck, mini golf, bumper boats, and Mario Party, while John describes a swollen elbow that sent him to urgent care and the ER.
Jul 30, 2024·1h 45m·5 clips - 19
#207: "E3" Pillow Talk
Drew and John open with a gross family joke and ease back into their familiar, bickering rhythm.
Jul 1, 2024·2h 5m·6 clips - 20
#202: John's Top 200 Games on Nintendo Switch
Hidden gemJohn uses episode 202, recorded on Sunday, April 21st, 2024, to walk through a personal top 200 Nintendo Switch games list built from every game he played on the system.
Apr 23, 2024·1h 1m·4 clips - 21
#198: The Switch Turns 7!
The Switch Turns 7 episode #198 celebrating Nintendo Switch's 7th birthday.
Mar 5, 2024·1h 49m·3 clips - 22
#192: Our 2023 Games of the Year!
Dec 19, 2023·3h 17m - 23
#191: Our Christmas Special + The 2023 Daddy Awards!
In this Christmas special, hosts Drew and John mix holiday humor with gaming talk, sharing favorite Christmas movies, personal stories, and a playful 'Daddy Awards' segment.
Dec 12, 2023·1h 53m·5 clips - 24
#190: The Games We Left Behind in 2023
John opens episode 190 with a crude barber joke and quickly pulls Drew into it.
Dec 5, 2023·2h 4m·5 clips - 25
#189: Indie World & Game of the Year Announcements
Episode 189 opens with Thanksgiving-week nonsense and a quick rundown of what Drew and John are actually here to talk about.
Nov 21, 2023·2h 10m·5 clips - 26
#188: What's the Story?
Hidden gemJohn opens episode #188 of Dads After Dark Show with a November 13, 2023 recording date, a birthday-weekend update, and a live-action Zelda movie announcement.
Nov 14, 2023·42m·3 clips - 27
#187: Does Length Matter?
Hidden gemEpisode 187 featuring hosts John and Drew discussing gaming topics.
Nov 7, 2023·2h 39m·3 clips - 28
#185: GOTY Day: Wonder Vs. Spider-Man
John and Drew discuss their Game of the Year contenders, including Super Mario Bros.
Oct 24, 2023·2h 22m·5 clips - 29
#184: Spooky Season Returns!
Episode 184 opens on spooky season and a vampire joke.
Oct 10, 2023·2h 32m - 30
#182: Direct to the Switch 2
Sep 19, 2023·1h 17m·5 clips - 31
#180: The Day The Wahoooooo Died
Aug 29, 2023·1h 48m - 32
#179: Extra Life Wrapup & Prize Announcements!
Aug 20, 2023·1h 1m - 33
#178: Extra Life Week is Here!
Aug 15, 2023·1h 55m - 34
#177: John's Dream for Switch 2!
Aug 8, 2023·54m - 35
#176: Hottest Hotties So Far In 2023
Aug 1, 2023·2h 7m - 36
#175: What’s Been & What’s To Come in 2023!
Jul 18, 2023·2h 42m - 37
#174: IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time
Jul 11, 2023·1h 14m - 38
#173: Drew's a Luna-tic!
Jul 4, 2023·2h 34m - 39
#172: Nintendo's Faux E3, Not Really Summer Game Fest Direct
Jun 27, 2023·1h 39m - 40
#171: The Hyrule Hangover
Jun 20, 2023·2h 38m - 41
#170: Summer Game Fest '23 Review Spectacular!
Jun 12, 2023·1h 35m - 42
#169: Will Tears of the Kingdom Ever Be Duplicated?
Jun 6, 2023·2h 40m - 43
#168: PlayStation Showcase '23 w/ Hambone & EscoRichard
May 30, 2023·2h 4m - 44
#167: We Have Questions!
May 23, 2023·2h 11m - 45
#166: Tears of the Kingdom First Impressions w/ Hambone
May 14, 2023·1h 21m - 46
#165: Let's Celebrate Zelda Week!
May 9, 2023·1h 30m - 47
#164: NSO, Yes or No?
May 2, 2023·2h 1m - 48
#163 Let’s Talk Wildfrost!
Apr 25, 2023·1h 6m - 49
#162: Our Last Line of Defense Will Be Link
Apr 18, 2023·2h 14m - 50
SPECIAL: Fire Emblem Engage SPOILERCAST w/ Dylan!
Apr 14, 2023·1h 22m