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"Fun" and Games Podcast

Gen Moonen and Matt Storm chat about their love of games, the evolution of gaming as an artistic medium as well as sometimes bring on guests from within or even outside the industry to chat about gaming. Matt Storm also produces the minisode series called Side Quests. Every episode is a different host talking about a game they love and why they love it!

Side Quests Episode 369: Phantasy Star IV with Bob Buel

16 mins; April 14, 2025

Episode 188: One Step Closer to the Edge

54 mins; April 11, 2025

Side Quests Episode 368: Dynasty Warriors 5 with Sam Haag

14 mins; April 07, 2025

Side Quests Episode 367: Metaphor: ReFantazio with Robert Fitton

14 mins; April 04, 2025

Side Quests Episode 366: Beyond Shadowgate (2024) with Poppy The Masked Keaton

10 mins; March 31, 2025

Episode 187: From Inside the Game

45 mins; March 28, 2025

Side Quests Episode 365: Final Fantasy VIII with Ben from Dragoon Effect

18 mins; March 24, 2025

Side Quests Episode 364: CrossCode with CJ from Pause & Effect

7 mins; March 21, 2025

Side Quests Episode 363: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

11 mins; March 17, 2025

Episode 186: Expansion Pak Not Required

105 hours 46 mins; March 14, 2025

Side Quests Episode 362: Dragon Quest III with Luis Aguasvivas

14 mins; March 10, 2025

Side Quests Episode 361: Octodad: Dadliest Catch with Emily Merritt

9 mins; March 07, 2025

Side Quests Episode 360: Wide Ocean Big Jacket with Kate Hunter aka Katerblossom

10 mins; March 03, 2025

Episode 185: Conflict Resolution

68 hours 24 mins; February 28, 2025

Side Quests Episode 359: Super Mario Sunshine with James Carr

9 mins; February 24, 2025

Side Quests Episode 358: Kirby and the Forgotten Land with Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson

11 mins; February 21, 2025

Side Quests Episode 357: Diablo with Shane Selterre

18 mins; February 17, 2025

Episode 184: Roll for Consequences

75 hours 39 mins; February 14, 2025

Side Quests Episode 356: RimWorld with Caaz

7 mins; February 10, 2025

Side Quests Episode 355: Hyper Light Drifter with DiscoCola

13 mins; February 07, 2025

Side Quests Episode 354: Nine Sols with Chris Diggins

11 mins; February 03, 2025

Episode 183: Red E or Not

87 hours 21 mins; January 31, 2025

Side Quests Episode 353: ANIMAL WELL with Beau (Bo_Po) from Underplayed

18 mins; January 27, 2025

Side Quests Episode 352: Lore of the Frog with Courty_Yikes

3 mins; January 24, 2025

Side Quests Episode 351: Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society with James Galizio

10 mins; January 20, 2025

Special: 2024 in Review

93 hours 36 mins; January 17, 2025

Side Quests 350th Episode Special: Sea of Stars with Matt aka Stormageddon, Geoff Moonen and Sarah Moonen

61 hours 35 mins; January 13, 2025

Side Quests Episode 349: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic with Bradly Shankar

18 mins; December 27, 2024

Side Quests Episode 348: Pathologic 2 with Dave Jackson

16 mins; December 23, 2024

Special: PAX Unplugged 2024

77 hours 13 mins; December 20, 2024

Side Quests Episode 347: Tales of the Abyss with Bill Barber

12 mins; December 16, 2024

Side Quests Episode 346: The Binding of Isaac with Tony G aka The Wolfman

11 mins; December 13, 2024

Side Quests Episode 345: The 7th Guest with Doug Lief

12 mins; December 09, 2024

Episode 182: And the Nominees Are

66 hours 2 mins; December 06, 2024

Side Quests Episode 344: Ys Book I & II with Andre from Fine Time

16 mins; December 02, 2024

Episode 181: The Things We Said Along the Way

48 mins; November 22, 2024

Side Quests Episode 343: Haiku the Robot with Jacob from the Pre-Order Bonus Podcast

12 mins; November 18, 2024

Side Quests Episode 342: Stray with Stephanie Klimov

7 mins; November 15, 2024

Side Quests Episode 341: Football Manager 2022 with Morgan Truder

7 mins; November 11, 2024

Episode 180: Load-Bearing Wait

54 mins; November 08, 2024

Side Quests Episode 340: Pokémon Sun with Jared Moss

13 mins; November 04, 2024

Side Quests Episode 339: A Space for The Unbound with Pat Klein

11 mins; November 01, 2024

Side Quests Episode 338: Shining Force with Thrak

7 mins; October 28, 2024

Episode 179: Yars Rising

57 mins; October 25, 2024

Side Quests Episode 337: Civilization IV with Daniel Sanford aka Douibyorthst

8 mins; October 18, 2024

Side Quests Episode 336: Return of the Obra Dinn with Joshua Rosen

11 mins; October 14, 2024

Episode 178: Embers Slowly Dying

48 mins; October 11, 2024

Side Quests Episode 335: Alan Wake with Phil Morgan

10 mins; October 07, 2024

Side Quests Episode 334: Final Fantasy XV with ProfNoctis

15 mins; October 04, 2024

Side Quests Episode 333: Pitfall with Giovanni Colantonio

15 mins; September 30, 2024

Episode 177: The Advanced Way to Play

75 hours 47 mins; September 27, 2024

Side Quests Episode 332: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) with Chris Osborne

14 mins; September 23, 2024

Side Quests Episode 331: Final Fantasy IX with Eric Gess

14 mins; September 20, 2024

Side Quests Episode 330: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with Keith Gasper

11 mins; September 16, 2024

Special: PAX West 2024

146 hours 12 mins; September 13, 2024

Side Quests Episode 329: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty with Will Borger

11 mins; September 06, 2024

Side Quests Episode 328: Indigo Park: Chapter 1 with Curly Bright

16 mins; September 02, 2024

Episode 176: Grinding to a Halt

46 mins; August 30, 2024

Side Quests Episode 327: Superman (1987) with Sic Jake

16 mins; August 26, 2024

Side Quests Episode 326: Splatoon 3 with Sam Greszes

13 mins; August 23, 2024

Side Quests Episode 325: Returnal with Matthew Krol

14 mins; August 19, 2024

Episode 175: Loving the Ugly Games

45 mins; August 16, 2024

Side Quests Episode 324: SteamWorld Dig with Dave Proctor

8 mins; August 12, 2024

Side Quests Episode 323: Justice League Heroes with Jake Steinberg

13 mins; August 09, 2024

Side Quests Episode 322: Little Nemo: The Dream Master with Doug Lief

11 mins; August 05, 2024

Episode 174: Curating the "Coming Soon"

82 hours 29 mins; August 02, 2024

Side Quests Episode 321: Senua's Saga: Hellblade II with Corey Dirrig

17 mins; July 29, 2024

Side Quests Episode 320: Sable with Jurge Cruz-Alvarez

10 mins; July 26, 2024

Side Quests Episode 319: Dragon's Dogma II with Matt aka Stormageddon

17 mins; July 22, 2024

Episode 173: I've Said Too Much Already

53 mins; July 19, 2024

Side Quests Episode 318: Star Ocean: The Divine Force with Taylor Hicklen

9 mins; July 15, 2024

Side Quests Episode 317: Banjo Tooie with Jiggylookback

8 mins; July 12, 2024

Side Quests Episode 316: Donkey Kong 64 with Josh Covel

15 mins; July 08, 2024

Episode 172: Sonic. Symphonic. Iconic.

51 mins; July 05, 2024

Side Quests Episode 315: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth with Matt Sowinski

10 mins; July 01, 2024

Side Quests Episode 314: Shinobi (2002) with Andre from Fine Time

17 mins; June 28, 2024

Side Quests Episode 313: Resident Evil (1996) with Frank Dolce aka Nomad

14 mins; June 24, 2024

Episode 171: Sega Sais Quoi

79 hours 38 mins; June 21, 2024

Side Quests Episode 312: Final Fantasy Renaissance with Chris Coplien

8 mins; June 17, 2024

Side Quests Episode 311: Metroid: Other M with Edward Varnell

10 mins; June 14, 2024

Side Quests Episode 310: RiffTrax: The Game with Paul Mattingly

10 mins; June 10, 2024

Episode 170: When is it "Game Over"?

49 mins; June 07, 2024

Side Quests Episode 309: FAR: Changing Tides with Andrew McMahon

8 mins; June 03, 2024

Side Quests Episode 308: Asura's Wrath with Will Adeshina

11 mins; May 31, 2024

Side Quests Episode 307: Fall Guys with Bret Eagleston

7 mins; May 27, 2024

Episode 169: Botany Manor

48 mins; May 24, 2024

Side Quests Episode 306: Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) with Matter of Michael

7 mins; May 20, 2024

Side Quests Episode 305: Chrono Cross with Aaron Klaassen

16 mins; May 17, 2024

Side Quests Episode 304: Picross 3D with Dave Jackson

10 mins; May 13, 2024

Episode 168: Star Racer

48 mins; May 10, 2024

Side Quests Episode 303: Outer Wilds with Larry Berger

8 mins; May 06, 2024

Side Quests Episode 302: Jotun with soccr

6 mins; May 03, 2024

Side Quests Episode 301: Streets of Rage 4 with Case Aiken

7 mins; April 29, 2024

Episode 167: Where Do We Go?

82 hours 29 mins; April 26, 2024

Side Quests 300th Episode Special: Persona 5 Royal with Matt aka Stormageddon, Geoff Moonen and Kenneth Shepard

81 hours 10 mins; April 22, 2024

Side Quests Episode 299: Titanic: Adventure Out of Time with Jason Fanelli

19 mins; April 19, 2024

Side Quests Episode 298: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 with Ngachacha

11 mins; April 15, 2024

Episode 166: Live from 2005

92 hours 23 mins; April 12, 2024

Side Quests Episode 297: Rogue Legacy with Kyle Stephenson

7 mins; April 08, 2024

Side Quests Episode 296: Digimon World with Derek Van Dyke

10 mins; April 05, 2024

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