Nerds Without Pants

It’s the spoopy time of year, which means it’s time for Halloween Havoc on Nerds Without Pants! We are once again joined by show co-founder and horror writer Rob Ottone to talk about game characters and creatures that scare us. Also: Resident Evil 4 takes on Dead Space 2 in the steel cage!

00:00 - 09:26 Introduction

09:37 – 02:33:51 STAGE SELECT: Video game characters and creatures that scare us

02:34:00 – 03:31:28 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Rob’s big news, Alan Wake Remastered, Only Murders in the Building, Tales of Arise, Haunted Chocolatier

03:32:05 – 03:51:50 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Resident Evil 4 vs Dead Space 2

03:52:02 – 04:00:38 Outro

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite video game “buttons”? (Can be a particular in-game action or a physical hardware button)

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Serious Sam vs Turok: Evolution

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 11/5 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

 

Twitter: @NWPcast

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Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Welcome back to a very chill episode of Nerds Without Pants! As we gear up for our annual Halloween Havoc episode, we got together for an all Consumption-Junction edition of the show. Even though we didn’t cover very many games we still had plenty to talk about, but you probably could have guessed that already.

There really isn’t a lot to write about in these show notes. Justin is in love with Tales of Arise and falling out of love with Lost Judgment. Julian came to an epiphany regarding something he really didn’t want to talk about. And of course we somehow end up talking about a terrible piece of shovelware longer than anything else in the episode. Enjoy?

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What video game characters or creatures scare you the most? NOTE: They don’t have to come from horror games!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Resident Evil 4 vs Dead Space 2

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/22 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

Put on your footie pajamas and pour a bowl of your favorite sugary cereal, because this week the Nerds Without Pants are turning their favorite games into imaginary Saturday morning cartoons! Don’t worry, we’ll explain what that is if you’re a young’un. Angelo joins us for this super fun show, so let’s get to it!

00:00 – 00:10:41 Introduction

00:10:51 – 02:10:08 STAGE SELECT: What games would you want to see turned into Saturday morning cartoons?

02:10:19 - 03:28:48 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Halo Master Chief Collection, toxic multiplayer people, Minecraft, game music playlists, artbooks, Lost Judgment, Lost Words, The Avengers

03:29:25 – 03:47:58 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Primal Rage vs Bloody Roar

03:48:07 – 03:53:33 Outro

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What video game characters or creatures scare you the most? NOTE: They don’t have to come from horror games!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Resident Evil 4 vs Dead Space 2

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/22 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

Welcome to another edition of Nerds Without Pants! Well, we asked for you guys to send us questions, and you did not disappoint. Enjoy this jam-packed deep dive into the Pantsless Ones, with some fun asides and some behind the scenes tea.

00:00 - 08:58: Introduction

09:09 – 02:43:59 STAGE SELECT: It’s an NWP AMA!

02:44:09 – 03:40:22 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Deathloop, The Artful Escape, Life is Strange: True Colors, Myst (remake)

03:41:00 – 03:57:36 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Tetris vs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

03:57:45 – 04:02:11 Outro

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What games would you like to see turned into Saturday morning cartoons?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Primal Rage vs Bloody Roar

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/1 TO BE ON THE SHOW! 

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

 

Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! This week we go over what ended up being a really tricky Stage Select, spoil the hell out of Twelve Minutes (check the timestamps in the notes), and have a battle of Odysseys in a steel cage match. Enjoy!

00:00-07:20 Introduction

07:32-1:49:42 STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite character introductions?

1:49:53-3:08:12 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Twelve Minutes (full spoilers, skip to 2:09:34 if you really don’t want us to save you from playing a terrible game), Justin is still on his Sims bullshit, Guilty Gear Strive, Saints Row (2022), Halo, Gears of War 4, Julian’s back on his FF XIV bullshit

3:08:50-3:26:06 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Mario Odyssey vs Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

3:26:15-3:34:15 Outro

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: Ask us anything! You have three questions; make ‘em good!

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

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 9/17 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

 

Hey, folks! No, we haven't forgotten about this Nerds Without Pants series where we go over every PS2 North American release one by one. I just...forgot to edit it. So enjoy this, as it's the next to last episode of this series, and I know all four of you will dig it. There's also a bonus from the cutting room floor at the end.

FEATURED MUSIC:

Legaia 2: Duel Saga- battle theme

Radiata Stories- battle theme

Welcome, to another Nerds Without Pants that, despite hardly having any listener interaction, still snuck past the three-hour mark. I don’t know, y’all. This is the reality you have created for yourselves. We won’t be held responsible. You fell in love in the first place.

00:00-08:35 Introduction

08:49-1:41:49 STAGE SELECT: We turn our favorite (?) books into video games, with…results.

1:42:00-3:09:30 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Yakuza: Like a Dragon closing thoughts, Tomb Raider (2013), Julian’s Series X, Road 96, Twelve Minutes, Hades, Tales of Arise

3:10:07-3:27:05 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Loaded vs Crusader: No Remorse

3:27:45-3:35:11 Outro

NEXT EPISODE

STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite character introductions?

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Mario Odyssey vs Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 9/3 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

 

It’s another massive episode of Nerds Without Pants. Don’t blame me, this is all Justin’s fault. No time to get pithy, here we go!

00:00-6:33 Introduction

6:44-4:04:54 STAGE SELECT: NWP Total Request Live(ish)

4:05:05-4:54:36 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: The Ascent, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Nightbook, Julian got an Evercade

4:55:14-5:13:47 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fantasy VIII vs Chrono Cross

5:13:56-5:23:18 Outro and outtakes

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: What book(s) would you like to see adapted into a video game? Get creative!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Loaded vs Crusader: No Remorse

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 8/20 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

 

TRACKLIST:

Philistine (No More Heroes 2), Intro Theme (Starsky and Hutch: The Video Game), The Runaround Pt II & III (Final Fantasy VII Remake Intermission), Overworld- Ragtime Mix (Super Mario Bros 2), Edge of Time (13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim), Seaside Vacation (13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim), The Moon-80s Synthwave Remix (DuckTales), Nocturne in Blood (Killer Instinct), White Requiem II (BlazBlue), Title Music (Xenon: Fantasy Body), Lead the Van (Dragon Knight 4), BGM 3 (Hole Chaser), K.I. Feeling (Killer Instinct), We’re the River City Girls (River City Girls), Anxious Heart (Final Fantasy VII Remake), Main Theme (Batman: Arkham City), Total Head Control (DreamWeb), Menu and King Theme (Ultima: Exodus), It’s Time to Make History (Persona 4: Golden), Eternal Wind (Final Fantasy III), Mirror B’s Retro Groove (Pokemon Colosseum), The Rebuilt Jedi Enclave (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2), Doll Graveyard (Forever Kingdom), Mysterious (Mario Paint), To the Future (Trails of Cold Steel IV), Overdose (Blue Reflection), Rivellon (Divinity: Original Sin 2), Bokurano Network-Off Vocal (Dragalia Lost), Snake Eating Ground (Bravely Default), Break the Targets (Super Smash Bros. Melee), Adventure, Puzzle (Fez), Small Two of Pieces Screeching Shards (Xenogears), Final Fantasy XIV medley by 40 artists (Final Fantasy XIV), Main Theme (Xenoblade Chronicles), Mind Game (Prey), Song of the Ancients-Hollow Dreams (Nier), Estel-Round 1 (Streets of Rage 4)

 

Welcome to a very special Nerds Without Pants! After two years of Julian CONSTANTLY singing the praises of the No One Can Know About This podcast we are joined by the hosts of that very show: Jeff and Ryan! It’s a short but sweet visit with these awesome dudes, and then Julian and Justin talk about a bunch of fun stuff after the break. Enjoy!

In the opening hour, we find out what Jeff and Ryan get up to when they aren’t spending copious amounts of time playing and talking about Final Fantasy games. Then Justin has some Burning Questions, and we close out things with our guests by talking about the creative process of NOCKAT, which we hope is as fascinating to listeners as it is to a couple guys who get really nerdy about podcast producing.

After the break, we have a bunch of stuff, including Last Stop, Julian can’t go back, podcast ads, Justin really can’t stop playing Animal Doctor, some closing thoughts on Mass Effect, a check in on Julian’s monthly Persona 5 Royal playthrough, Bravely Default 2, Project Triangle Strategy, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. So many RPGs!

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: NWP Total Request Live(ish)! Give us any two pieces of video game music you want to, as long as they are not licensed tracks, and we’ll play ‘em!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fantasy VIII vs Chrono Cross: Who wins? YOU DECIDE!

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 8/6/2021 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Twitter: @NWPcast

Email: [email protected]

Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

On this episode of Nerds Without Pants it’s all about family, for reasons. Turns out there are some really interesting examples of family dynamics in video games, so this is a pretty good episode I think. Tell the people you love that you love them.

00:00-04:46 Introduction

5:00-1:48:48 STAGE SELECT: Video Game Families

1:50:12-3:12:59 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: More Sims 4 mods, DokiDoki Literature Club, Mass Effect 3’s DLC

3:13:36-3:29:04 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Quest 64 vs Castlevania 64

NEXT EPISODE:

STAGE SELECT: Listener Total Request Live! Give us any two video game songs you want us to play. No licensed tracks!

VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fantasy VIII vs Chrono Cross

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 7/23 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

FEATURED MUSIC:

Theme from The Golden Girls

Theme from Who’s The Boss?

Theme from Perfect Strangers

Theme from The Nanny