Nitrobeard - The Beardcast Archive

One of the most requested archive episodes of Nitrobeard is finally here.....the "JRPG Episode"! Wes and Brian talk for nearly 2.5 hours about their favorite Japanese Role Playing Games, favorite consoles for JRPGs, and favorite story moments.

Nostalia-packed and laden with squeedly guitar openings, It's the JRPG Episode of the Beardcast!

This is a bonus episode! "The Legend of Gnarpig", as discussed in the previous episode (Episode 8), in its audio entirety!

The show official starts at the 7 minute 20 second mark after a brief "catch up" with a weirdly down-trodden Wes?? I guess Gnarpig's magnificence took it out of him for this one.

The Legend lives on!

"Gnarpig! Go out those doors to your left and you can shoot them!.........Nevermind." 

Wes, Brian, and our special guest Epi from Platformers.net have a Holiday extravaganza, including a behind-the-scenes breakdown of a Nitrobeard legend....The Legend of Gnarpig.

Also, we do some Q&A with the Nitrobeard audience, including questions about: GameTrailer's "10 best fighting games" list, Red vs. Blue, the future of MMOs (circa 2008!), and more! 

FUN FACT: One of the Nitrobeard listeners that sent in questions for this episode is none other than Marco 'Nerd In The Bay' Flores (MarcoStryder), who would go on to work with Wes Gardner in a variety of projects, including Power Hour, Brothering Around, and multiple Let's Play projects.

Wes, Tyler and Brian won't let technical difficulties, OR a super-long hiatus, get in the way of their Majini antics!

The gang covers GDC, more Dong Police, digital distribution (it was still new at this point, okay!), Tingling their mingles, and LIVE PEGGLE FROM THE ONE AND ONLY NO QUARTER CO-CREATOR, DOUG!

Wes and Brian are absolutely star-struck by their first ever guest, scholar of both stage and screen, [NAME REDACTED].

Games discussed? Flower, Grand Theft Auto IV, Valkyria Chronicles, Mirror's Edge, and more!

From the FAR-FLUNG FUTURE of 2009, it's Beardcast Episode 5! This episode had Brian Belida, Tyler "dumps like a truck" Ohlew, and Wes "Retail Rambo" Gardner in a historic episode that lives on in Nitrobeard infamy....The birth of the Dong Police. That, plus EGM's closure, Spore, Solid Snake impressions, and a rundown of the boardgame Heroscape.

COLONEL, WHAT ARE THE DONG POLICE DOING HERE?!

It's a good ol' shin-bashing good time on Episode 4! Brian, Tyler and Wes discuss the Dead Space comic and animated film, first impressions of Fallout 3, Star Ocean 1's release on PSP, Far Cry 2, and pumping up those little basketballs on your shoes. Yeah, you know the ones.

Brian, Tyler and Wes are back at it for Episode 3, in which they discuss preorder bonuses, the impending Fallout 3 launch, World of Goo, Shining Force II, and cover just what the hell Nitro-chan Beard-san means to the world.

It's Episode 2, wherein Brian Belida, Tyler Ohlew, and Wes Gardner discuss (circa 2008) what they've been playing, and online gaming shops such as PSN and Nintendo's eShop!

The first ever episode of Nitrobeard's "Beardcast" is right here, so start the journey! Originally airing in January 2008, this first episode has everything, including: Brian Belida parkouring into your ears, Tyler Ohlew singing Cher, and Wes asking questions like Barbara Walters.