Nerds Without Pants

Welcome, friends and lovers, to the next episode of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we are very excited to kick off the Great Game Giveaway! Somewhere in this episode is a secret code phrase. Listen for it, and DM Julian (don’t expose it publicly please) for a chance to win a digital copy of Kingdom Hearts 3 or Resident Evil 2 remake! Follow us on Twitter and retweet the episode post for another entry, and you can share the show on Facebook for yet another chance to win! Good luck, and now, on to the show!

00:00-06:44: INTRO

06:58-54:21: STAGE SELECT: If you were making a new indie retro-style game, what would you make?

55:39- 1:41:53: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Ark: Survival Evolved, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Onimusha HD Remaster, Pillars of Eternity, crowdfunding games, The Orville, Tetris Effect, Super Monkey Ball for some reason

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STAGE SELECT: What features/improvements do you want to see in the next generation of video game consoles?

THE DEBUT OF VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH! The first bout: Mega Man 2 vs Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in a battle of the blue!

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 2/21/19!

DM THE GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY CODE PHRASE BY 3:30 CENTRAL ON 3/7/19!

 

FEATURED MUSIC

Frozen Crown- I Am the Tyrant

Battle Beast- No More Hollywood Endings

Shivaree-  I Close My Eyes

So, 2018 was like eleventy billion years long, but at least we got a lot of great games to play. And the Nerds Without Pants even played some great games last year that didn’t come out in 2018. So, seeing as how this is a podcast and all, we decided to sit down and talk about our favorite games that we played.

Julian dropped the ball on booking a guest for this one, but thankfully Justin Hamm of the Clickbait Update podcast was nice enough to pitch in again, and at the last minute, no less! We run down our top five games that we played in 2018, along with some honorable mentions, and y’know what? It ends up being a pretty cool and eclectic list of games.

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THE RETURN OF STAGE SELECT! Patrick wants to know what retro-style indie game would you design? You only get one, so make it interesting!

THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY! Listen for details on how you can enter to win your choice of Kingdom Hearts 3 or Resident Evil 2 Remake!

Submit your Stage Select comments by 8:30 Central on February 7!

 

FEATURED MUSIC:

The Orville- Main Theme

Joe Esposito- You’re the Best

Fire Pro Wrestling- Main Menu Theme

Monster Hunter World- Jagras

Dragon Quest XI- Overture

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom- Intro

Welcome, at last, to the annual Nerds Without Pants music special! Yeah, it's waaaay later than intended, but we promise you it was worth the wait. If you don't like it, you can file your complaints to Julian. Find him on twitter @Tyrone_Swift. Oh, did we just spoil one of the surprises? Don't worry, there's more to come, so please enjoy this huge labor of love, preferably without pants on.

Welcome to one of the specials we have planned during our annual hiatus! It's just not the special we had planned to release first, but we'll cross that bridge later. Join Julian as he does a solo show about some of the smaller game's he's played recently. Maybe you'll hear about something you never heard about before, or maybe you'll come away from this episode with some new games you want to try. Or, you'll just roll your eyes because Julian doesn't like Celeste. Either way, enjoy this bite-sized special edition of Nerds Without Pants, and keep an eye out for our big music special!

Welcome to the last episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2018! It’s been a heck of a year, and we’re closing things out with our biggest guest to date: none other than Ryan Scott of The Geekbox and The Comedy Button! So strap in, because it’s time for our annual breakdown of the video game industry that we like to call the State of the Generation podcast.

We kick things off by talking broadly about this generation as we take full advantage of Ryan’s vast knowledge and experience covering the games industry. Then we tackle Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony and discuss what they have done right and wrong this year.

In the back half of the show, Ryan hits us with some awesome talking points that revolve around various news stories and trends from the year. We cover everything from Diablo Immortal’s poor reception to the opening of real competition for Steam, and much, much more!

We’ll be taking our yearly break to play tons of games in preparation for our top games of 2018 episode, but in the meantime, look forward to our music special, and perhaps something else in the feed…

Be safe this holiday, folks! See you in 2019!

Welcome to a bacteria-filled edition of Nerds Without Pants! Julian and Patrick were both sick for this episode and definitely don’t sound 100% but leave it to Julian to eliminate 99.9% of all the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes to bring you yet another quality podcast. It’s our last standard format show of 2018, so let’s get to it!

00:00-02:05 Intro

02:17-1:18:19 STAGE SELECT: Top 3 Gaming Related Accomplishments

1:19:24-2:06:34 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Black Friday gaming hauls, The Forest, God of War, Patrick’s masochism, Forgotten Anne, Spider-Man, The Witcher 3 (sorry!)

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It’s time for our annual State of the Generation episode! Leave your thoughts about the games industry in the comments and we’ll try to get to them as we talk, for a more free-form edition of NWP.

PixlBit has a Discord, whatever that is. You can join it, if you can figure out what the heck it is?

 

FEATURED MUSIC

Donald O’Connor- Make ‘Em Laugh

Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor- Fit as a Fiddle

Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor- Moses

Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds- Good Mornin’

If you thought the last episode of Nerds Without Pants was super-sized, you have another think coming! This is our longest show so far, but every minute of it is pure gold. We have the host of the Clickbait Update podcast (and NWP super contributor) to tackle a massive AMA for Stage Select. So go do a bunch of chores and let us entertain you!

00:00-09:43 Intro

09:59-3:13:09 (!!!) STAGE SELECT: NWP AMA

3:14:10-3:50:45 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: The Quiet Man, Hitman 2, Roundabout, Bohemian Rhapsody, Attack of the Killer Donuts, Halloween, Jason in Mortal Kombat X, Astro City

3:50:45-3:52:08 Outro and outtakes

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STAGE SELECT: What are your top 3 gaming related accomplishments? From achievements to beating your older brother on Street Fighter, we want to know!

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 11/29 TO HAVE THEM READ ON AIR!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Queen- Assorted music tracks

Welcome back to a thoughtful Nerds Without Pants! Patrick had a smarty pants Stage Select topic, so we enlisted the smartiest pants person we know: Mike Fallek of the Hackthought Podcast. What follows is comedy, heated debates, and the debut of the Patrick Leap? Listen and find out, Pantsless people!

00:00-09:10 Intro

09:25-1:24:48 STAGE SELECT: How to gameify academics.

1:25:38-2:49:38 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Mike’s retro game journey, SNES Classic, Halo, Mega Man 2, playing from save states and “Nintendo Hard”, Earthbound, Julian’s Resident Evil remake triumph, speed running, PlayStation Classic, Mike giving Julian a heart attack, Red Dead Redemption 2

2:49:38-2:53:14 Outro

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STAGE SELECT: NWP AMA! Ask us anything! What do you want to know? What games do you want our opinions of? What other things are on your mind that you’d like us to address? This is your chance to find out! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT QUESTIONS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON NOVEMBER 15!

 

FEATURED MUSIC

Van Halen- Hot For Teacher

Read or Die- Those Who Insanely Love Books Say, “Paper Is Always With Us”

The Beach Boys- Be True to Your School

Smooth Mcgroove- Dr. Wily Stage from Mega Man 2

Alice Cooper- School’s Out

Hello, boys and ghouls! It’s nearing the end of October, which means it’s time for the annual Halloween Havoc edition of Nerds Without Pants! We have some fun discussions in store for you, so let’s get right to it.

00:00-04:12 Intro

04:27-1:06:06 STAGE SELECT: Top 3 scariest moments when you were in control of your character

1:07:13-1:45:25 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Patrick’s come to Jesus moment with The Witcher 3, Hearthstone, Marvel STRIKE Force, Resident Evil HD Remake, scary movie suggestions

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STAGE SELECT: Patrick wants to know some ways that you would “gameify” academia. Hit us with your best ideas! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 11/4 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Killer Instinct- Ya Ha Haaa

Powerwolf- Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend

Theme song from Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Resident Evil (original)- Cast

Gah! What the hell happened? Well, Julian will explain, but basically, this edition of Nerds Without Pants is problematic. Wait, that’s not the right phrase. It’s plagued with problems. Lots of problems! To quote The Doctor: “I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry.” Hopefully you power through the audio issues, because we have former PixlBit Features Editor Jesse Miller to talk about missing in action games. Please be gentle in the comments; Julian agonized over this one.

00:00-06:59: Intro

06:56-1:16:52: STAGE SELECT: Top 3 “Missing in Action” games

1:18:03-1:57:56: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Hollow Knight, board games, Splatoon 2, Nintendo’s DLC approach, The Witcher 3, Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle, MORE Witcher 3

1:57:56-2:00:56: Outtro and outtakes

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STAGE SELECT: Tell us your top 3 scariest moments when you had control of your character. NO CUTSCENES OR CINEMATICS!

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT PICKS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/18!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Gunship- When You Grow Up, Your Heart Dies

Powerwolf- Fire and Forgive

Exit Eden- Total Eclipse of the Heart

Blake Turner- Existentialism