Nerds Without Pants

Holy pumpkins, Batman! It’s the 100th episode of Nerds Without Pants! How the hell did that happen? How are we still doing this? How are people still listening to us? That is one of those unanswered questions, like how candy corn is still a thing. Join us for…well, a pretty standard edition of Nerds Without Pants, if we’re being honest!

00:00-02:20- Introduction

02:39-44:50- STAGE SELECT: What Cutscene Scared You the Most?

45:51-1:54:40- CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: World of Final Fantasy, manga, comics, Grand Kingdom, anime, Dragon Quest Builders, PlayStation VR

1:55:32-2:30:49- CHRONO CROSSING: 2005

2:31:07-2:34:35- Outro and outtakes

Join us next time, and don’t forget to participate in Stage Select and Chrono Crossing! Our next Stage Select topic: What is the one thing you want to see most from the Nintendo Switch? And for Chrono Crossing: what is your favorite game of 2004?

FEATURED MUSIC

Silent Hill 2- Theme of Laura

Dead Space 2- Isaac, Are You There

Until Dawn- O Death

Indigo Prophesy- Under Control

Ozzy Osborne- Bark at the Moon

Welcome to a spooooky special edition of Nerds Without Pants! Okay, actually not that spooky, but Julian is joined by Jordan Bonaparte, the creator and host of The Night Time Podcast. Jordan produces an incredible show that deals with the fringe, the weird, true crime, and more, and Julian has a great time talking to him about a ton of different topics.

Jordan tells a little about himself before the two podcasters talk about horror movies and give a few recommendations. After that, Jordan discusses how he got into podcasting, and there is some great talk about the medium in addition to why he does what he does. Julian reveals why these topics are of interest to him now, and we close the show with some other strange and fringe podcasts that you should check out if you enjoy The Night Time Podcast.

That’s about it! Be sure to check out The Night Time Podcast, and stay tuned for the momentous 100th episode of Nerds Without Pants, along with another special coming soon!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Theme From the X-Files

The Thing- Theme Song

Stranger Things- Hazmat Suits

Hey folks, it’s Julian. Man, it really sucks that Angelo has been out and we didn’t have Patrick on our last episode. We’re about to hit episode 100, but where is—OH DAMN, SON! ALL THE NERDS WITHOUT PANTS ARE HERE! That’s right! We’re finally all back together for a short and sweet Consumption Junction edition of NWP.

Angelo talks about the misery of tonsil surgery, and trying to play Grand Kingdom while on pain meds. He has a bone to pick with Mighty No. 9, as well. Patrick is still on that Overwatch train, but took some time to play Alien Nation and preorder Final Fantasy XV. Julian still loves BioShock, and can’t get enough of Dragon Quest Builders. We talk a little about the state of Square Enix, and if you stick around after the outro you will hear some thoughts about the No Man’s Sky debacle.

We aren’t recording again until October 25, but that will be our grand episode 100 as well as the return of Halloween Havoc! Don’t forget to chime in with your submissions for Stage Select and Chrono Crossing.

Stage Select: What is the cutscene that scared you the most the first time you saw it?

Chrono Crossing: What was your favorite game of 2005?

FEATURED MUSIC:

John Williams- Yoda and the Force

Mighty No. 9- Ray Theme

Dragon Quest Builders- Cantlin

Resonance of Fate- The Beginning of Eternity

We’re two men down this time, but luckily we have a very special guest in the form of one Mike Fallek. He is the host of 30 Podcasts I’m Not Doing, along with a bunch of other projects, and he’s a super funny and passionate dude. So even though it’s only a two-man show, Julian and Mike end up talking for a very long time about a lot of interesting things. Let’s get to it!

00:00-8:42 INTRODUCTION

09:01-1:10:58 STAGE SELECT: What Video Game World Would You Live In?

1:11:43-2:00:41 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Comic book talk, general nerddom, Luke Cage, Darkman

2:01:04-2:29:34 CHRONO CROSSING: 2006

2:29:53-2:34:30 OUTTRO

FEATURED MUSIC

Luke Cage- Theme Song

The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword- Ballad of the Goddess

Street Fighter 2: Guile’s Theme (acoustic)

Starbomb- I Choose You to Die

Luke Cage- Final Battle Part 1

Welcome to what is easily the craziest episode of Nerds Without Pants of ALL TIME. That’s because we have Tyler and Bob from the TnB Podcast on this week, and Patrick is running the Stage Select segment. Seriously, you don’t stand a chance against this episode. Just surrender now. All your attention is belong to us.

00:00-05:00 Introduction

05:20-1:14:27 STAGE SELECT: The top 3 games that never existed

1:15:12-1:45:21 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Overwatch, Mount and Blade, audiobooks, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

1:45:44-2:06:40 CHRONO CROSSING: 2007

2:06:56-2:13:12 Outtro and ending music

Next time, we are Chrono Crossing back to 2006, so let us know your favorite game of that year. For Stage Select, you need to select one video game universe that you would like to live in, keeping in mind that you have to live there as you, not as the game’s hero. See you soon!

FEATURED MUSIC

Bloodhound Gang- We Are the Knuckleheads

Ninja Sex Party- The Ultimate Sandwich

South Park: The Stick of Truth- The Ballad of Lemmiwinks

Simon and Garfunkel- The Boxer

 

Welcome to a very special and exciting episode of Nerds Without Pants! Today is September 9, 2016, which marks the 21st birthday of the PlayStation. So we’re celebrating by taking the good old PSX drinking, and telling a lot of fun PlayStation memories while we do so!

Friend of the Show John Gholson joins us for this episode. John worked for years with Julian in the video game retail trenches, and as such, the two of them have a vast well of PlayStation game knowledge to share. We talk about what our excitement level was before the system came out, when we jumped on the Sony bandwagon, and assorted PSX memories. Some of our lovely listeners chime in, and we close out with some obvious and some obscure PlayStation recommendations. UR NOT e.

FEATURED MUSIC:

Crash Bandicoot- Main Theme

Suikoden II- Opening Theme

Final Fantasy VII- Cosmo Canyon

Final Fantasy VII- Aerith’s Theme

Bust a Groove- Natural Playboy

Marvin Gaye- Let’s Get It On

Rising Zan: Samurai Gunman- Johnny No More

Resident Evil- Second Floor Mansion

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night- Lost Painting

Parappa the Rapper- I Gotta Believe

Welcome to another fantastic episode of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we are joined by Casey as we contemplate our dream video game company acquisitions, Pokemon stat balancing, even more Overwatch, and Chrono Cross back to 2008. Do join us, won’t you?

00:00- 05:13- Introduction

05:37-46:54- Stage Select: What video game company would you take control of?

 

47:22-1:53:13- Consumption Junction: Pokemon, Mass Effect Trilogy, Life is Strange, Titanfall 2, Overwatch, Angelo’s birthday haul

 

1:53:37-2:15:20- Chrono Crossing: 2008

 

2:15:36-2:22:18- Outtro and ending music

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Next episode will be a different format, as we spend the entire show talking about the PlayStation in honor of its 21st birthday. So, no Stage Select or Chrono Crossing segments next time, but feel free to give us your favorite PSX memories and we'll read them on the show!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Ducktales Remastered- The Moon

Fable 2- Bowerstone Market

Metal Gear Solid- The Best is Yet to Come

Welcome to the first “normal” edition of Nerds Without Pants in our new format! No guests this time, as the three Pantsless Ones try on the new segment flow for the first time. NWP is now broken up into three segments: Stage Select, Consumption Junction, and Chrono Crossing. You’ll see a change to our show notes as well, to make things easier for listeners to find. It’s all happening!

0:00-3:45 Introduction

4:10-44:28 Stage Select: Top 3 Weapons in Video Games

45:15-1:34:49 Consumption Junction: Julian’s classic game room, Pirate Doom, Overwatch, Suicide Squad

1:35:12-2:00:13 Chrono Crossing: 2009

2:00:29-2:04:17 Outtro and outtakes

FEATURED MUSIC

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein- Stranger Things

Ratchet and Clank- On Novalis

Lesley Gore- You Don’t Own Me

Contra- Jungle (twin guitar remix)

Welcome to a surprise edition of Nerds Without Pants! After our nearly three-hour kickoff for our new Stage Select feature, we decided to get together for a good old fashioned “all Consumption Junction” episode. Strap in for a couple hours of media consumption!

Patrick had a magical moment at Lollapalooza. Angelo went hard into Doom 2016 (we promise this is the last time we talk about it in depth!). Julian is lukewarm on We Happy Few, but can’t stop his masochistic relationship with Divinity: Original Sin. Angelo has some complicated board games to talk about, and Patrick might be done with Pokemon Go. We finish things out with some talk about Batman: The Killing Joke, and Julian’s first time at a classic games show. We hope you enjoy this impromptu episode!

Next week, we’re discussing our top 3 video game weapons during Stage Select, and in Chrono Crossing we’re looking back at 2009. If you haven’t contributed to those segments you still have a couple days before we record.

FEATURED MUSIC:

Schoolhouse Rock- Conjunction Junction

Jane’s Addiction- Jane Says

Divinity: Original Sin- Dance of Death

Ninja Sex Party- Next to You

Final Fantasy- Matoya’s Cave

Welcome to a new era of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we roll out our latest segment: Stage Select! This is intended to be a special talking point segment to kick off each episode that should last about 20 to 30 minutes, but our inaugural edition clocks in at almost 2 hours. Wait, come back!

We’re joined by JD, and the very first Stage Select tackles our top 5 games of All Time, which is why it becomes such an epic conversation. This is by design, as we hope it will give new listeners and old a great barometer for our gaming tastes. If you know the Pantsless Ones well you may still be surprised at some of the selections!

After that, JD tells us about his first trip to the legendary Evo fighting game tournament. From his training regimen to his feelings about the tournament proper and some cool celebrity sightings, JD’s trip to Vegas was one for the ages.

We wrap things up with Chrono Crossing. This episode we’re tackling 2010, which was a phenomenal year for video games.

Next episode we will be talking about our top 3 video game weapons of all time during Stage Select, and Chrono Crossing back to 2009. If you want to contribute to these segments, leave a comment below!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (MS-DOS CD ROM)- Balrog

Mass Effect- Title screen

Chrono Cross- Home Voyage

Super Street Fighter IV- The Juri Han song