Welcome to a jam-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! Things go off the rails…well, almost immediately, because we are joined once again by Mike Fallek of the Hackthought Podcast. Since last episode was full of E3 Hype™ we decided to just get together and catch up in an entirely Consumption Junction-focused show. Enjoy!

Not even gonna try to recap what’s in this bad boy. Look forward to talk about Final Fantasy III, what RPGs mean, the finer points of dodge-rolling, “get good o’clock”, Judgment, Sekrio, what even is a game console anymore, and much more. Oh, and does Justin have his Culdcept Saga moment? Only time will tell…

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What piece of video game music is the one you’d jam out to in the car?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Space Invaders (1978) vs Gradius (1985)

GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY: We announce the winner in the Super Mario Maker 2/Fire Emblem: Three Houses contest, and kick off the next one!

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND ENTRIES FOR THE CONTEST BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON JULY 10!

 

FEATURED MUSIC: (AROUND THE WORLD!)

Del Castillo- Dame Un Momento (America)

Vusi featuring JB Ntuli- Umalume (South Africa)

Power Wolf- Stossgebet (Germany)

Karen Matheson- Rithill Aill (Ireland)

Marko Hietala- Isani aani (Finland)

Welcome to one of the beefiest episodes of Nerds Without Pants this year, and there were only two of us on this episode! Must be all the E3 hype. Or maybe it was your AWESOME questions for our second AMA edition of Stage Select. It might have even been a hellacious Video Game Cage Match! Regardless of the reasoning, please enjoy this super-sized edition of NWP!

00:00-08:09 Introduction and Great Game Giveaway

08:34-2:01:44 STAGE SELECT: Nerds Without Pants AMA 2

2:03:01-2:56:21 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: All the E3 hype we could cram into the segment

2:57:00-3:18:59 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Goldeneye 007 vs Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

3:19:00-3:21:27 Outro and outtakes

NEXT EPISODE: It’s an all Consumption Junction edition of the show, but we still want to hear from you! Let us know what games or other media you’re consuming. Keep it brief, but we’ll work as many comments into the discussion as we can!

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON JUNE 26!

FEATURED MUSIC

Katie Costello- Here & Now

Euringer- Fuck Everything

Gunship- The Drone Racing League

Europe- The Final Countdown

Final Fantasy VII Remake- Intro Theme

Davie Bowie and Queen- Under Pressure

Welcome to a shadow drop! Yes, friends, this is a special edition of Nerds Without Pants hitting a few days before episode 154 releases. Because we love you. And Julian is an editing masochist. Anyway, enjoy this meandering talk between Julian and Justin before the show as they wait for Patrick to show up.

There's some E3 talk that didn't make it into the main show, a little bit of Consumption Junction, and even some behind the scenes talk. Maybe not the most riveting content, but we like seeing when podcasts pull the curtain back, so maybe you will too! Enjoy, and please look forward to episode 154, coming soon!

Welcome to another stellar edition of Nerds Without Pants! Gonna be some abridged show notes this week, as typing this is literally causing Julian physical pain, so let’s hop right in!

In Stage Select we talk about what era of gaming is our favorite. Not many listeners chimed in, but we get some great stories and tangents from them. Consumption Junction is a whole lotta Nier and Rage 2, and Video Game Cage Match pits Asura’s Wrath against Until Dawn in a battle of the cinematic adventure games!

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: NWP AMA Part 2! ASK US ANYTHING. WE MEAN IT.

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Goldeneye: 007 vs Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1

GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY: We announce the winner of this month’s contest and kick off the next one!

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT AND CAGE MATCH COMMENTS AS WELL AS GAME GIVEAWAY ENTRIES BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON JUNE 12!

FEATURED MUSIC

Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories - Rose Colored Times

Fighting Vipers – Theme of Bahn

The Shield- Special Op

Mad Max Fury Road- Spikey Cars

Apocalypta- PATH

Welcome to an…interesting episode of Nerds Without Pants. It’s Justin’s first time in the hot seat, as he’s on Stage Select and Video Game Cage Match duty. Things get a little spicy! Also, we announce our third winner of the Great Game Giveaway and kick off the next contest, and get into it with Nier: Automata. Give it a listen, will ya?

00:00-04:55 Intro and Great Game Giveaway

05:18-1:17:00 STAGE SELECT: What game would you erase from history, and why?

1:18:01-2:12:46 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Nier: Automata, Mortal Kombat 11, Suikoden 2, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justin’s Fire Pro Wrestling marathon, No One Can Know About This, Final Fantasy VII, expectations for the Final Fantasy VII Remake

2:13:22-2:36:40 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fight 1 vs Streets of Rage 1

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What era of gaming is your favorite, and why?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Until Dawn vs Asura’s Wrath

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS FOR STAGE SELECT AND CAGE MATCH BY 8:30 CENTRAL TIME ON MAY 29!

 

FEATURED MUSIC

Game of Thrones- Main Theme

Starbomb- The Simple Plot of Kingdom Hearts

Battle Beast- Eden

Nier Automata- A Beautiful Song

“Weird Al” Yankovic- Amish Paradise

 

Welcome to a creative edition of Nerds Without Pants! Patrick is out battling Thanos this week, but Julian and new third chair Justin get together and think up a concept for Final Fantasy XVI, along with our lovely listeners. The result is…a pretty cool game, actually! Also, Mortal Kombat 11 gets a Brutality, and Bloodborne takes on The Witcher 3 in Video Game Cage Match. Enjoy!

00:00-06:21 Intro

06:45-1:23:11 STAGE SELECT: Making Final Fantasy XVI

1:24:13-2:13:36 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Mortal Kombat 11, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Collection, Katana Zero

2:14:11-2:31:53 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Bloodborne vs The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What game would you erase from history, and why? Think of what effect this will have on the entire video game industry!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fight 1 vs Streets of Rage 1

GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY: Like and retweet the episode post on twitter and submit the Secret Code Phrase from this episode for a chance to win a copy of Mortal Kombat 11 or Rage 2!

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND CONTEST ENTRIES BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON MAY 15!

 

FEATURED MUSIC

Sarah McLachlin- Building a Mystery

Starship- We Built This City

Starbomb- Hardest Fucking Game in the World

Smooth McGroove- The Man With the Machine Gun

Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the 150th episode of Nerds Without Pants! We have an amazing show for you this week. So amazing, telling you about what’s in this episode would spoil everything! Okay, you twisted my arm. We’re joined by {REDACTED}, who surprises us all by announcing {REDACTED}. After that, we spend some time talking about {REDACTED} and announcing the winner of the second Great Game Giveaway: {REDACTED}! Then, we jump into the meat of the show.

00:00-26:56: Introduction, the winner of the Great Game Giveaway, {REDACTED}

27:19-1:12:49: STAGE SELECT: What is your favorite video game puzzle?

1:13:39-2:16:33: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Magic: The Gathering, The Sims 4, Dead or Alive 6, Hypnospace Outlaw, Devil May Cry 5, Julian’s DMC rant, Rocksmith, Hearthstone, Detective Comics #1000, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

2:17:09-2:46:54: VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Yakuza vs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2:46:54-2:51:38: Outtro and outtakes

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: How would you make Final Fantasy XVI if you were in charge?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Bloodborne vs The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND ENTRIES FOR THE GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON MAY 1!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo- Chun-Li

Street Fighter 2 Nessho- Chun-Li

Super Street Fighter IV- Chun-Li

Street Fighter 3: Third Strike- Chun-Li

Street Fighter V- Chun-Li

 

Welcome to another jam-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we’re joined by Friend of the Show John Gholson to talk about remaking some of our favorite games. We have a lengthy Consumption Junction segment, and finish things off with the most bombastic Video Game Cage Match so far!

00:00-08:30 Introduction

08:53-1:06:45 STAGE SELECT: What game would you remake, and how would you do it?

1:07:43-1:58:59 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Where John has been, Shazam!, the future of the MCU, Walt Simonsen’s Thor, Transmetropolitan, Far Cry 5 and Far Cry: New Dawn, MLB The Show (no, really), Battle Chasers, C2E2, TMNT, the great audio book debate, Suikoden

1:59:35-2:30:07 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Street Fighter V vs Mortal Kombat XL

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What is your favorite video game puzzle?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Yakuza vs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY: Submit the secret code phrase found in this episode for a chance to win a copy of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice or Devil May Cry V.

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND CONTEST ENTRIES BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON APRIL 17! 

FEATURED MUSIC

Men at Work- Who Can it Be Now

Cyndi Lauper- Time After Time

The Police- I’ll Be Watching You

 

Hey folks! This episode of Nerds Without Pants is lean, mean, and ready to give away a video game! There’s a lot to cover, but since Julian is writing this post from an IHOP with a waiter giving him the “wrap it up” look, it’s time to keep things short. This week, we announce the first winner of The Great Game Giveaway, and we announce the next contest: listen and share the show for your chance to win a copy of either Devil May Cry V or Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice! Now, on to the show!

Nerds Without Pants has a Discord server now! Julian still doesn't know what Discord is or how it works, but if you guys ever wanted to talk about how bad the show is without Julian hearing about it, now's your chance! 

STAGE SELECT: What would your perfect super hero video game be?

CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Ark: Survival Evolved, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Game of Thrones, unboxing a new PlayStation

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Kingdom Hearts versus Earthbound

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: If you could remake one game from scratch, which one would it be, and how would you do it?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Mortal Kombat XL versus Street Fighter V

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON MARCH 21! DM THE SECRET CODE PHRASE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN YOUR CHOICE OF DEVIL MAY CRY V OR SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE!

 

 

FEATURED MUSIC

Can You Dig It- Iron Man 3 end credits

Superman Theme- 1987 Arcade Version

Spider-Man Theme- Spider-Man: Homecoming

End Theme- The Avengers

 

Welcome, to a very special episode of Nerds Without Pants! Wait, wasn’t last episode special because we began the Great Game Giveaway? Yes, yes it was, but this time we’re unveiling our new third segment: Video Game Cage Match! We have a banger of an opening bout for you, too, as Sonic 2 squares off against Mega Man 2 in the Battle of the Blue Boys!

00:00-04:12 Intro

04:26-1:06:56 STAGE SELECT: What do you want from the next generation of consoles?

1:07:51-1:57-47 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Resident Evil 2, Crackdown 3, the failings of Microsoft, Alita: Battle Angel and The Matrix, Return of the Obra Dinn, Ace Combat 7’s Strange Reel, Wagroove, Tetris 99, Ark

1:57:47-2:32:01 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 vs. Mega Man 2

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What would be your definitive super hero video game? Go deep, select a character and tell us what kind of game you’d want.

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Kingdom Hearts vs. Earthbound

GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY: Don’t forget to submit the secret code phrases from this episode and episode 146 for a chance to win a copy of Kingdom Hearts 3 or Resident Evil 2 remake. The winner will be selected next episode!

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT, VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH, AND GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY ENTRIES BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON MARCH 7.

 

FEATURED MUSIC:

Tina Turner- We Don’t Need Another Hero

Street Fighter 2- Zangief (Remix)

Street Fighter IV- El Fuerte

Street Fighter Alpha 3- R. Mika

Starbomb- Mega Marital Problems