Dads After Dark Show - A Nintendo Podcast · Drew and John

#209: Celebrity Deaths That Hurt The Most

July 30, 2024·1 hr 45 min·5 clips

John says he has 120 hours in Star Wars Hunters and is still chasing one gold costume.

1. Dads After Dark Show episode 209 centers on a July 28, 2024 conversation about weekend life, Olympics viewing, and several Nintendo-adjacent games. 2. Drew and John are the hosts, with Drew leading the recap and John reacting with injuries, rankings, and game opinions that keep the discussion moving. 3. The episode functions as a status check on what they have been playing, what they think of Nintendo World Championships NES Edition, and what is coming next on the release calendar. 4. Drew starts with a Friday brewery visit that included a lobster food truck from Shark Tank and says it produced the best lobster roll he has ever had. 5. He follows that with a Saturday beach day that included another lobster roll, mini golf, bumper boats, go karts, and Mario Party. 6. John then explains that his elbow became swollen after sitting too long while gaming, which sent him to urgent care and the ER. 7. He says the elbow is infected, he is on multiple antibiotics, and he is trying to avoid putting pressure on it with a desk pillow. 8. The conversation shifts to the Olympics, where Drew complains about Peacock and NBC making the opening ceremony hard to scrub through and hard to organize. 9. They mention handball, water polo, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball, Simone Biles, and the difficulty of tracking live versus replay coverage. 10. Drew says he roots for Jamaica in sprinting and the Netherlands in skating, while also joking that he often roots against the U.S. men's basketball team. 11. John highlights Ilona Mar, the women's rugby player, and compares her style to Marshawn Lynch because she trucks people over. 12. They also talk about women athletes using TikTok to show training clips and promote themselves, with Caitlin Clark and Cameron Brink named as examples. 13. Drew says he has 120 hours in Star Wars Hunters and has already finished the battle pass and most side missions and quests. 14. He describes the ranked mode as a points grind where a loss costs progress, so he needs a strong win rate to reach the gold costume he wants. 15. Drew says the pressure comes from playing with random teammates while the season timer keeps running, which makes every win and loss feel bigger. 16. John gives a blunt read on Nintendo World Championships NES Edition, saying it is polished but that he is not interested in Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, or Kid Icarus. 17. Drew says the game asks for your favorite NES title, rewards you with avatars and coins, and uses rewind so a failed attempt does not ruin a run. 18. The tone stays conversational and argumentative, with long back-and-forths, jokes, and a lot of side commentary about games, sports, and small inconveniences. 19. Listeners who like Nintendo games, sports talk, and casual host chemistry. 20. Listeners who want tight editing or a single focused topic.

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