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 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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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.由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!由John Wahl
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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!由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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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!由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!由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.由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.由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!由John Wahl
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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!由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!由John Wahl
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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/294d97e2由John Wahl
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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/43946626由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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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!由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!由John Wahl
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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!由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!由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!由John Wahl
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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?由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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.由John Wahl
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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.由John Wahl
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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!由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.由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!由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!由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!由John Wahl
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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!由John Wahl
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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.由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John straps on his Quest to play The 7th Guest VR, plus Positive Vibes and more!由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode of SideQuest I’m playing the fantastic Super Mario Bros Wonder! Plus a sad Halloween milestone and Positive Vibes to Mike Minotti.由John Wahl
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This week, John is playing the new Xbox racer, Forza Motorsport! Plus he sits with the old farts at a punk rock concert, and positive vibes to Mitch Dyer!由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode, Ubisoft goes back to basics with Assassins Creed Mirage, John checks out the new Turtle Beach React-R Xbox controller, and positive vibes for Alex Van Aken!由John Wahl
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This week, John checks out the noir shooter El Paso, Elsewhere! Plus some recommendations for Halloween games and Positive Vibes going out to Gamer Cat Cafe.由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode, John checks out The Making of Karateka, discusses the retirement of Jim Ryan, and more positive vibes!由John Wahl
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On this episode John checks out the new game, Party Animals, breaks down the Xbox leaks as quickly as possible, and more positive vibes!由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode, John plays a video game that takes place inside the mind of Claude Monet, The Master’s Pupil. Plus more positive vibes and a PSA about vaccines.由John Wahl
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On this special 50th episode of the show, I share my thoughts on the opening hours of Starfield, plus I give away $50 to one lucky listener!由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John shares his top picks for new Game Pass subscribers, gets a special message from a member of Delta Squad, and sends the kids back to school.由John Wahl
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On this episode, John checks out the very interesting indie game, Bramble: The Mountain King. Plus he discusses the latest… leaks, and Positive Vibes to Joseph Moran!由John Wahl
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On this week’s episode John plays the newly released Oxenfree II! He also goes to see Ed Sheeran and sends some positive vibes to the folks at Bethesda Game Studios!由John Wahl
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