Side Quests Episode 451: Mount & Blade: Warband with Harper Stone

Microsoft first entered the home console space nearly twenty-five years ago in a big way. Core online experience big. PC crossover big. 525 cubic inches and 8.5 lbs big.   Matt & Gen are joined by Adam Gumbert from Respawn Aim Fire and The Tier List: A Video Game Podcast, for a console retrospective about the First Xbox. Not Xbox One; the First Original Xbox. Its unique identity, exclusive games, and first big steps into gaming paradigms we're still feeling today. Enjoyed this console retrospective? Click here to vote on our next one! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Side Quests is back and so is host Jacob from the Pre-Order Bonus Podcast! He is a podcaster, streamer, professor and small crow who works as a reaper! The game he is talking about today is Death's Door by Acid Nerve and Devolver Digital! You can also check out his podcast here and his streaming here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Side Quests is back and so is host Joshua Rosen! He is a software engineer, indie game developer and someone exploring a CIA archive! The game he is talking about today is A Hand With Many Fingers by Colestia. You can also check out his work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is playtester, game designer and denizen of the medieval land of Calradia, Harper Stone! The game she is talking about today is Mount & Blade: Warband by TaleWorlds Entertainment, Paradox Interactive and Ravenscourt. You can also find her work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Wayforward Technologies recently re-released one of their more unique experiences. Originally released on GBA in 2005, Sigma Star Saga is a space opera combining top down exploration with shmup random battles. Now, you can try the colorful role-player space shooter for yourself with Sigma Star Saga DX! Matt & Gen are joined by Adam Tierney, WayForward's Chief Business Officer, to discuss the importance in keeping older games accessible, the complications that come up with a game's rights, and reminiscing about the game that would become Adam's first directorial credit We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

WE'VE MADE IT TO 450 EPISODES?! UNBELIEVEABLE! For this epic milestone Matt aka Stormageddon is joined by Gen Moonen and Gerry Thomas to get equipped and defeat the evil Dr. Cossack while discussing Mega Man 4 by Capcom. You can also check out Gerry's podcast here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Side Quests is back and so is host soccr! He is a podcast fan and Poultry Prepper! The game he is talking about today is Arctic Eggs by The Water Museum and Critical Reflex. You can also find him on Bluesky here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Side Quests is back and so is host Rick Firestone! He is a podcaster and trainee working to become a senior Bracer! The game he is talking about today is The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC by Nihon Falcom. You can also check out his work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

Minishoot' Adventures, from SoulGame Studio, is a fun exploration game with Twin-Stick Shooter controls, an adjustable experience, and loads of personality. Matt & Gen are joined by Séverin Larose, one of the two main folks behind the title, to discuss the game's inspirations, matching the intensity of shooters with the joy of discovery, and when to let your inner child decide what's fun. We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

We have a special bonus episode for y'all today! The audio from Matt's panel from PAX East 2026! If you want to watch the video version click here! Welcome to Game-Pardy! A video game question and answer quiz show with a familiar format to a beloved game show. Come see as your game master Adam Gumbert tests a panel of gaming creators knowledge on everything video games. They'll be quizzed across the gaming spectrum from in game musical acts to video game business owners and much more! But it's not only the panelists who get in on the fun the PAX East audience will also compete to become the ultimate Game-Pardy! Champion! Panelists: Adam Gumbert (he/him) [Host, Respawn Aim Fire and The Tier List] Jacob McCourt (he/him) [Host, Crossplay Conversations] Claire Haupt (she/her/any) [Co-Host and Editor, Date with Us: A Dating Sim Podcast] Matt Storm (they/them) [Host, Editor, and Producer at "Fun" & Games and Reignite] Emily Merritt (she/her) [Host and Writer for No Small Games] We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen