Nerds Without Pants

Welcome back to a Nerds Without Pants, edited on the fly! Julian cut this together between moving, so if it’s a little rough around the edges we apologize. We have a great show in store for you though, so let’s get to it!

00:00-03:52: Intro

04:08-1:29:00: STAGE SELECT: Games that you didn’t like, but came around on

1:30:20-2:07:15: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Resident Evil VII, Veronica, Black Panther, Borderlands 2, game loot, Tekken, Warhammer: Vermintide 2

2:08:07-2:39:20: PAK WATCH: Dishonored (2012)

2:39:20-2:42:27: Outro

NEXT EPISODE

STAGE SELECT: What game or games (limit 3) that have NEVER had a sequel would you like to see get one?

PAK WATCH: Metal Gear Solid 2

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT AND/OR PAK WATCH COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON APRIL 5!

FEATURED MUSIC

Ramin Djawadi- Pacific Rim Theme

Lost Years- West Side Lane (Kung Fury soundtrack)

The Pretty Reckless- House on a Hill

Suikoden II- La Mia Tristezza

Scandroid- Neo Tokyo Dance With the Dead

 

 

 

Welcome back to another jam-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! Technical difficulties can’t keep us down, and we’ve got a lot of fun shenanigans all set up for you, including the introduction of the Mega Buster of Destiny ™, some of Patrick’s worst jokes ever, and more!

00:00-04:08: Introduction

04:22-45:29: STAGE SELECT: What piece of video game related art would you like to own?

46:36-1:32:28: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Super Mario Odyssey, Life is Strange: Before the Storm bonus episode, “Farewell”, Mortal Kombat XL, fighting game animation, Sugar Punch Design Works, Final Fantasy XIV

1:33:03-2:09:30: PAK WATCH: Megaman 4

2:09:45-2:13:54: Outro

NEXT EPISODE

STAGE SELECT: What games did you initially not like, but eventually came around on?

PAK WATCH: Give us your comments, memories, and anecdotes for Dishonored (2012)

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT AND/OR PAK WATCH COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON MARCH 22!

FEATURED MUSIC

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night- Wood Carved Partita

Secret of Mana- Fear of the Heavens

Ninja Sex Party- Orgy for One

Final Fantasy XIV- Calcabrina

Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! We are very excited to bring you the first show of our new format for 2018, including the debut of our latest closing segment: Pak Watch! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do, and let us know in the comments or on twitter what you think of the new segment. Comments and criticisms are always welcome!

00:00-01:25: Intro

01:39-1:06:02: STAGE SELECT: Top 3 favorite gaming Easter eggs

1:07:08-1:59:19: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Skyforce Anniversary, external drives for consoles, comic book roundup, VGA art gallery, Formula D, Star Wars: Rebellion, Hand of Fate, Yakuza 0, Julian’s Final Fantasy collection

2:00:45-2:30:35:  PAK WATCH: Metroid (1987)

2:30:36-2:37:13: Outro and outtakes

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: Describe your ideal piece of video game related artwork that you’d like to see on your wall.

PAK WATCH: Give us your thoughts and memories on Mega Man 4 (1992)

SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT AND/OR PAK WATCH COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL TIME ON MARCH 8!

FEATURED MUSIC

Yakuza 0- Intro

Beast in Black- Blind and Frozen

Battle Beast- Let it Roar

Yakuza 0- 24 Hour Cinderella

Final Fantasy XIV- Matoya’s Cave

 

 

Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! We’re a nerd down, but that doesn’t stop Julian and Angelo from getting together to talk some Consumption Junction stuff. So join us for a meandering and random edition that’s…quite a lot of fun, actually!

00:00-28:11- Introduction, the next Stage Select topic, Angelo’s Christmas haul, Nier: Automata hot takes, Monster Hunter World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, the fighting game aptitude wall, Altered Carbon

29:03-56:21- Stranger Things 2 (MILD SPOILERS), the original Ninja Turtles movie for some reason, Julian’s Black Friday haul, Gears of War 3, story feels

57:11-1:28:40- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (MILD SPOILERS?), Snopes versus Snoak, THAT scene, Clank In Space, Julian’s crippling social anxiety, What Do You Meme, young people slang, Dragon Quest

 1:29:17-2:05:09- Ticket to Ride, Warhammer Quest, the correct pronunciation of Ys, Ys I and II, Japanese PC games and soundtracks, the very first Pak Watch subject, outro and outtakes

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: We want your three favorite gaming Easter eggs!

PAK WATCH: Give us your memories and thoughts on Metroid (1987)!

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES FOR STAGE SELECT AND/OR PAK WATCH BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON FEB. 22

FEATURED MUSIC

Peter Dinklage- Space Pants

Miami Nights 1984- Acceleration

Ys I and II Chronicles- Tower of the Shadow of Death

Dragon Quest VI- Flying Bed Music

Ys I Complete- First Step Towards War

 

The Nerds Without Pants are back and starting 2018 off strong! We are joined by Ryan Higgins from The Geekbox and The Comic Conspiracy to talk about our top 5 games we played in 2017, and we’re pretty sure you’re going to be surprised at the selections, so let’s get started!

From hat possession to Nazi killing to angry teenage girls, our lists run the gamut for what was a monumental year for video games. Let us know in the comments or on twitter what you thought of our choices, and be sure to give The Geekbox and The Comic Conspiracy a listen if you haven’t already. But, like, you probably have. They’re, like, way, way bigger than us. But still! Check ‘em out and tell ‘em the Pantsless Ones sent you.

Next episode, we finally get together to talk some much-needed Consumption Junction items, but after that we will return to our normal show format: Stage Select, Consumption Junction, and the debut of our new segment, The Pak Watch! Please look forward to it!

FEATURED MUSIC

Splender- Good Evening

Doom- Ultra Violence

Mario Kart 8- Main Theme

Daughter- No Care (from Life is Strange: Before the Storm)

Super Mario Odyssey- Fossil Falls

Jets ‘n Guns- Fire of Flames

Welcome, lovely listeners! The Nerds Without Pants are taking a break to play some more of the excellent games released in 2017, but that doesn't mean we are leaving you in the lurch. Far from it! Before break we each recorded a little something to highlight some of our favorite music from the year in games. So sit back and enjoy an eclectic mix of gaming tunes as unique as our three hosts. 

We'll be back with our top games of the year discussion at the end of the month. Cheers!

Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the final Nerds Without Pants of 2017! We’re coming at you a bit late, but hopefully early enough for us to accompany you on any holiday traveling you’re about to do. So grab some nog and take your pants off, because it’s time for our annual look at the state of the gaming generation!

We kick things off by talking about our feelings on the generation as a whole, before delving into discussions on Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Fear not, we get derailed often, as we chat about lower difficulty settings, the sweet spot for shooters, and various asides on current games we’re playing.

Next, we go deep on some of the big stories of this year in gaming, namely the loot box controversy and the predicted “death” of single player games.

We will be taking a hiatus from recording until the end of next month, but we will have some goodies for you while we catch up on some gaming. The next numbered episode will see us talking about our favorite games of the year. Have a great holiday season, and thank you for listening to Nerds Without Pants!

FEATURED MUSIC

TWRP feat. Ninja Sex Party- The Hit

Zero 7-In the Waiting Line

The Pretty Reckless- Heaven Knows

The Darkness- Is It Just Me

Welcome to a quick and dirty special edition of Nerds Without Pants! Episode 125 was going long, so this bonus episode contains the true ending to that episode, plus another 40-50 minutes of cutting room floor stuff. We talk mostly about Nier: Automata, but there is plenty of other stuff in there, as well. Hope you enjoy! Send your hate mail for Julian to twitter.

FEATURED MUSIC

Pikotaro- Pen Pineapple Apple Pen

The Gregory Brothers- Chicken Attack (feat. Takeo Ischi)

Pikotaro- I Like OJ

Welcome to the final standard format episode of Nerds Without Pants of the year! Angelo has the Stage Select, and Julian forgot to write show notes, so let's just get into it!

STAGE SELECT: Top video game shopping themes

CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Black Friday deals, Steam sale, board games, other stuff?

FEATURED MUSIC

"Weird" Al Yankovic- eBay

The Beatles- Hey Jude

He-Man, Beast Man, and Skeletor- What's Goin' On

Welcome, one and all, to the end of the line. For Chrono Crossing, that is. Yes, it’s the final installment of Nerds Without Pants’ first listener interactive segment, and what a ride it’s been! Join us for a look back across thirty years of gaming, and a look forward for the next year of NWP.

We kick things off with a lengthy discussion on the Chrono Crossing picks that have come before. Interesting patterns emerge once you see every selection side by side, and the Pantsless Ones can’t help but get sidetracked…almost constantly.

After that, we are Chrono Crossing for the last time, all the way to 1985. While the game selections won’t shock you, it’s still a fun discussion with some big revelations.

Be sure to stick around after the TARDIS takes off to find out about the new segment that will be replacing Chrono Crossing in 2018. Enjoy!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Bowling for Soup- 1985

Wham!- Careless Whisper

Starship- We Built This City

Ah-Ha- Take on Me

Simple Minds- Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Foreigner- I Want to Know What Love Is