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All good things come to and end, and by now you know that Nerds Without Pants has ended after over 11 years of pantsless podcasting. But that doesn’t mean Julian and Justin are done. Far from it! Introducing The Stage Select, a video game variety podcast launching in 2024. What we have for you here is a repost of the pilot episode, in case you don’t follow us on social media and didn’t know the show has had its soft launch. We hope you enjoy this little taste, and find The Stage Select on your podcatcher of choice and subscribe. In the meantime, reach out! And thank you once again for the years of support. It means the world to us! Twitter: @StageSelectPod Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com

Welcome to the final Nerds Without Pants of 2023! It’s that time again, time to talk about the state of the generation! This is a really great episode that has some deep discussion on where the games industry is at the end of an amazing and terrible year for it at the same time. We start with how we feel about the generation as a whole, and Justin’s ascension to the PC snob class. Then we talk about what games we’re looking forward to next year, a quick rumor rodeo (yee ha), and then cover some of the big news stories of the year. We close out with something really special, so be sure to listen all the way to the end! FEATURED MUSIC: Goodbye to the Circus- Aqua YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to the penultimate episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2023! It’s a pretty chill and low-key show, as we talk about a small handful of games and then hop on the Email Banana Boat one more time before the end of the year. Enjoy! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

Welcome to the annual Nerds Without Pants music special, which is also the LONGEST EPISODE OF NWP EVER. Sorry (not sorry). Yeah…nothing else to say; but please enjoy some fantastic music! FEATURED MUSIC: Theatrhythm fanfare- Nobuo Uematsu (Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line); The Child You Were- Frances Aravel (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist); Evil West credits- Antonia Bernath (Evil West); A Flower Blooming in the Slums- Takeharu Ishimoto (Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion); Passing on Feelings- Takeharu Ishimoto (Final Fantasy Crisis Core Reunion); FIRE EMBLEM ENGAGE BLOCK- Yasuhisa Baba: Late Night Stroll; Divine One; Tear Streaked (Ice); Trial of the Genealogy; Trial of the Genealogy (Free Us); Trial of Emblems; Trial of Emblems (Shine On); Emblems at the Dinner Table; STREET FIGHTER 6 BLOCK- Yasumasa Kitagawa and Yoshiya Terayama: Battle Hub Lobby Theme; The Meaning of Strength; Not on the Sidelines; Viator; Mr. Top Player; Through the Halls of History- Rea Uratani (Hi-Fi Rush); Whirring- The Joy Formidable (Hi-Fi Rush); Singing Piranha Plants- Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder); Another Life (Cooking)- Hidenori Shoji (Like a Dragon: Ishin!); For Your Sake- Hidenori Shoji (Like a Dragon: Ishin!); Katatoki- Yojiro Noda and J.I.D. (Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name); Trigger of Fate- Yasunori Nishiki (Sin Chronicle); The One- Jonathan Geer (Cook Serve Forever); Happy With Myself- Jonathan Geer (Cook Serve Forever); ATOMIC HEART BLOCK- Geoffrey Day: Trava U Doma; Arlekino; PT-1X12; Feel- unknown artist (Lies of P); CASSETTE BEASTS BLOCK- Joel Baylis: Wherever We Are Now; Your Inception; Look at the Sun; Like Chimeras; The Whisper- Beicoli (Laika: Aged Through Blood); Fighting Back- John Paesano (Spider-Man 2); FINAL FANTASY XVI BLOCK- Masayoshi Soken and Takafumi Imamura: Away; Lovely, Dark, and Deep; Hide, Hideaway; The Founder’s Footsteps; Catacecaumene; Beyond the Heavens; Ascension; Find the Flame; Final Farewells; This Road- Poe (Alan Wake II); Choke Hold- Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty); A Like Supreme- SAMURAI (Cyberpunk 2077); Never Looking Back- P.T. Adamczyk (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty); Wires and Chains- Dawid Podsiadlo (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty); BALDUR’S GATE 3 BLOCK- Boris Slavov: Weeping Dawn; Twisted Force; Nine Blades; Bard Dance; Raphael’s Final Act; OCTOPATH TRAVELER II BLOCK- Yasunori Nishiki: The Wildlands; The Wildlands (Night); A Sensational City; A Sensational City (Night); A Verdant Wind Blows; Normal Battle III; Battle on the Sea; Critical Clash II; Dark Night; Vide, the Wicked; Those Who Deny the Dawn; Agnea, the Dancer; Song of Hope; Throne, the Thief; Paritio, the Merchant; Herald of Darkness- The Old Gods of Asgard (Alan Wake II)

Welcome to the final Headlines Edition of Nerds Without Pants for 2023! This was a fun experiment, going weekly and getting to talk about news every other week, but we’ll probably do something different for 2024. This time it’s all about that Grand Theft Auto VI reveal and everything Game Awards related, so sit back and enjoy! 00:00 – 9:09 Justin wants you to stop this 9:45- 1:42:11 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Baldur’s Gate 3, Class of ’09, Julian is impressed with 80s X-Men 1:42:56 – 2:46:31 HEADLINES! The Grand Theft Auto VI reveal trailer The Game Awards and announcements NEXT WEEK: Send emails for the final Email Banana Boat of the year! IN TWO WEEKS: The State of the Generation 2023! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Welcome to the final listener interactive episode of Nerds Without Pants of 2023! It’s a fun discussion about our favorite third party accessories. This is a wild ride you’re about to embark on. We also have an NWP Video Game Cage Match Championship bout between Winter Heat and Elden Ring. Elden Ring has been a strong champ. Can it retain as we go into the new year? Listen and find out! 00:00 – 13:32 Friar Jaques and having a GED in Faerun 13:51 – 1:49:20 STAGE SELECT: Favorite third party accessories 1:49:27 – 2:51:03 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian’s new dumb toy, A Space For the Unbound, Baldur’s Gate 3, Elden Ring randomizer mod, Sifu 2:51:42 – 3:10:03 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP: Winter Heat (challenger) vs Elden Ring (champion) 3:10:12 – 3:16:58 Outro and outtakes You MUST visit the AlphaGrip website: https://www.alphagrips.com/ NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: The Email Banana Boat makes its last stop of 2023! Be sure you’re on it! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Oh no, it’s a news edition of Nerds Without Pants with not a lot of news! Whatever shall we do? Er, talk about games, I guess. And Justin READ A BOOK. 00:00- 11:57 Introducing the Locomotivation Podcast 12:29- 1:13:23 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian went BIGGER, mopping up Spider-Man 2, some final Alan Wake II complaints, A Space for the Unbound, Justin read a book! 1:13:37- 2:39:57 HEADLINES! Baldur’s Gate 3 gets a physical release alongside the Xbox version Rocksteady shows off more Suicide Squad The 2023 Video Game Awards nominations NEXT WEEK: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite third party accessories? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP! Winter Heat (challenger) vs Elden Ring (champion) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 12/1! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Wow, we’re really coasting into hiatus without a care, aren’t we? We didn’t even realize that this is the penultimate listener interactive episode of the year, but here we are! At least it’s a fun little discussion, plus lots of games, including a dedicated spoiler conversation about Spider-Man 2 (check the show notes if you need to skip that). Enjoy! 00:00 – 18:54 Detlef Schrempf and the Quad City DJs 19:04 – 1:43:31 STAGE SELECT: Our best video game “finds” 1:43:41 – 2:54:00 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Super Woden GP 2, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Wonder, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake II 2:54:35 – 3:26:13 Spider-Man 2 spoiler discussion 3:26:52 – 3:38:06 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Meat Boy vs I Am Bread 3:38:14 – 3:43:41 Outro NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: THE FINAL STAGE SELECT AND CAGE MATCH OF 2023! STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite third party video game accessories? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH! Winter Heat (challenger) vs Elden Ring (champion) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 12/1 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Also don’t forget to submit emails for the Email Banana Boat Palooza by 7:30 Central on 12/15! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Welcome back to a games-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! We have most of the big recent releases to talk about, some smaller ones that may or may not be up your alley, and even a little movie talk. Plus, headlines and your emails! Well, email, singular. Should the Banana Boat be drydocked? 00:00 – 11:45 Transhumanism 12:20 – 2:02:18  CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Slay the Princess, Thirsty Suitors, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Final Fantasy Distant Worlds, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake II, The Marvels 2:02:38 – 3:13:00 HEADLINES! BlizzCon 2023 announcements, and the future of Blizzard PlayStation loses Twitter functionality N7 Day 2023 and the “reveal” of the next Mass Effect Steam Deck OLED announced WB doubles down on service games 3:13:26 – 3:19:37 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Tell us some of your best video game “finds” (bargain bins, used game stores, rare arcade experiences, merch, etc.) VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Meat Boy vs I Am Bread SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 11/17!   Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast 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! Julian is in a weird place with time, since he has continued to upload our old episodes to YouTube, so it’s hard to even say what we did this week. Pretty sure we talked about stuff, though! 00:00 – 17:43 They have pizza bagels now 17:54 – 1:15:15 STAGE SELECT: Locations and settings we want to see more of in games 1:15:26 – 2:22:33 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Alan Wake II, UFC 5, Spider-Man 2 2:23:10 – 2:32:21 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Heretic vs Blasphemous 2:32:30 – 2:37:40 Outro NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Tell us your stories of cool gaming finds (bargain bin treasures, rare arcade experiences, cool merch, etc.) VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Meat Boy vs I Am Bread SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 11/17! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast 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! Julian has a big announcement this week: the beginning of a project to upload and archive the entirety of NWP’s 11 year history on our channel! Then we talk about a ton of games before getting into some light headlines. 00:00 – 18:39 Nerds Without Pants: Now on YouTube 19:15 – 2:32:44 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Cyberpunk 2077 closing thoughts, Love is All Around, Super Mario Wonder,  Cities Skylines 2, Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 1, Spider-Man 2, Videoverse, Alan Wake II 2:33:01 – 3:24:01 HEADLINES! Star Citizen’s single player campaign “feature complete” after 11 years Capcom working on a next-gen update to their RE Engine Ex-Skyrim designer discusses the differences in design philosophy between Bethesda and Larian More info on Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail 3:24:27 – 3:36:20 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT WEEK: STAGE SELECT: What are some settings (areas, time periods, level types) that you wish we saw more of in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Heretic vs Blasphemous SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 11/3! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com YouTube Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@NWPcast Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

And lo, a Deadly Alliance formed in the background of Nerds Without Pants. Could Julian withstand a dual assault from Rob Ottone and Mike Fallek? Tune in to find out! It’s not quite a Halloween Havoc, but it’s certainly scary! We recorded this at an odd time, so Justin couldn’t make it, and the discussion is shorter than usual, but it’s still pretty fun, probably. Julian has one burning question: how did Rob and Mike end up getting together? Does he get that answer? You decide! We talk a little about Rob’s writing, Poultrygeist, and…an oddly large amount of time spent on the work of Hideo Kojima. I dunno…it’s an episode. NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some settings (areas, locations, time periods, etc) you would like to see more in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Heretic vs Blasphemous SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 11/3 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Nerds Without Pants is back a wee bit late with some of the biggest news of the year. What a whopper! Can you tell I don’t remember what we talked about? Shh! It’s a secret to everybody. 00:00 - 13:18 Food trucks 13:51 – 1:41:31 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Forza Motorsport 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Mass Effect, Eternights 1:41:38 – 3:23:10 HEADLINES! 3:23:35 – 3:30:55 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT WEEK: HALLOWEEN HAVOC! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

It’s yet another episode of Nerds Without Pants! Is anyone even reading this? I doubt it. Purple monkey dishwasher. 00:00- 23:08 Snacks 23:16 – 1:21:57 STAGE SELECT: Our least favorite tasks and quests in video games 1:22:06 – 2:43:17 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Cyberpunk. Just Cyberpunk. 2:43:56 – 2:59:24 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP: Sonic and the Secret Rings (challenger) vs Elden Ring (champion) 2:59:54 – 3:08:14 Outro and outtakes NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: Something special!   Wishlist The Santa Strike, by Shana Hammaker: https://a.co/d/44sTYy4   Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

It’s another newsie edition of Nerds Without Pants! You know the drill by now. 00:00 -10:17 The Roman Empire 10:52 – 1:14:02 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Closing thoughts on Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 1:14:21 – 2:59:59 HEADLINES! Hideki Kamiya leaves Platinum Games: https://www.polygon.com/23888882/hideki-kamiya-bayonetta-leaves-platinum   Epic lays off 16% of staff: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-28/epic-games-is-cutting-about-900-jobs-or-16-of-staff   Epic raises the price of V Bucks in Fortnite: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/10/01/heres-how-much-fortnite-v-bucks-prices-will-increase-in-october/?sh=7da80bd86e5d   Jim Ryan leaves Sony: https://www.businessinsider.com/playstation-ceo-jim-ryan-resigns-says-travelling-for-work-tiring-2023-9   FTC error leads to a massive Xbox strategy leak: https://www.engadget.com/everything-we-learned-from-the-biggest-leak-in-xbox-history-161027198.html NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your LEAST favorite activities or quests in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT! Sonic and the Rings vs Elden Ring SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 10/6! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Well lookie here: it’s another episode of that there Nerds Without Pants podcast, y’all! I recon we should have a listen and see what them boys have to say about that there new Mortal Kombat game. You know, the first one!  00:00 – 14:48 Flags are boring 14:57 – 1:43:33 STAGE SELECT: Video game mind goblins 1:43:46 – 3:05:57 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Mortal Kombat 1, Starfield 3:06:37 – 3:19:26 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Neverwinter Nights vs Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance 3:19:35 – 3:29:36 Outro NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! (We want emails!) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your LEAST favorite tasks or quests in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH! Sonic and the Secret rings (challenger) vs Elden Ring (champion) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 10/6! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

Julian’s exhausted, so there’s not a lot of time to welcome you to this episode of Nerds Without Pants. We talk some more Starfield and a ton of news, plus your emails. It’s fun! 00:00 – 14:33 Asking the important questions about Damocles 15:09 – 1:02:31 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Starfield. Just Starfield. 1:02:48 – 3:03:14 HEADLINES: Unity done effed up! https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870547/unit-price-change-game-development Square Enix loses 2 billion in market value:   Going over the Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfYfuAOKTxA   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmY1bJQy9sY   Starfield gives Xbox sales a huge boost in the UK: https://gamerant.com/starfield-xbox-series-xs-sales-boost/ Ubisoft Montreal forces employees back into the office: https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-montreal-in-turmoil-amid-what-developers-are-calling-broken-promises 3:03:40 – 3:23:05 EMAIL BANANA BOAT AND OUTRO NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your video game compulsions, AKA “mind goblins”? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Neverwinter Nights vs Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/22! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome back! On this episode of Nerds Without Pants we are joined by Xavier Kreiger and we talk about SO MUCH BALDUR’S GATE. Also, game characters we love to hate, and some Starfield for good measure. Enjoy! 00:00 – 20:22 Workshopping Justin’s stand-up act 20:32 – 1:20:21 STAGE SELECT: Video game characters we love to hate 1:20:32 – 4:01:53 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 woes, Sea of Stars, Starfield 4:02:30 – 4:17:39 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: James Pond 3: Operation Starfish vs Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football 4:17:39 – 4:27:02 Outro and outtakes NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! (send us emails!) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your video game “mind goblins”, AKA your weird compulsions with games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Neverwinter Nights vs Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 9/22! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to Nerds Without Pants! No time for a lengthy intro, because Julian got carried away playing games on the holiday weekend. Enjoy some really fantastic discussions around the news! 00:00 – 11:54 Guys. Not Five Guys, Just Guys. 12:27 – 1:34:03  CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Julian does not recommend Analogue as a company, a little more about Baldur’s Gate 3 and Elden Ring, Starfield 1:34:19 – 3:38:49 HEADLINES! Square Enix says that Final Fantasy XVI hit the lower end of expectations: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/08/square-enix-bafflingly-backtracks-on-final-fantasy-16-sales-blames-slow-ps5-adoption Square Enix focusing on AAA game development: https://tech4gamers.com/square-enix-more-focus-on-aaa-titles/ Rumor: Baldur’s Gate 3 may have sold over 5 million copies already: https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/08/18/baldurs-gate-3-sales-5-million-copies-rumor-belgian-embassy Larian makes a deal with Xbox to release Baldur’s Gate 3 on the Series consoles: https://kotaku.com/baldurs-gate-3-xbox-series-x-s-split-screen-co-op-rpg-1850770513 BioWare lays off staff to be a “more agile studio”: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843096/bioware-layoffs-dragon-age-dreadwolf-mass-effect Charles Martinet retires as Mario: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/voice-of-mario-charles-martinet-retires-1235571415/ Suikoden I&II HD remaster delayed to 2024: https://www.ign.com/articles/suikoden-i-ii-hd-remaster-gate-rune-and-dunan-unification-wars-delayed Volition shut down by the Embracer Group: https://www.polygon.com/23853963/saints-row-volition-closure-layoffs SAG-AFTRA calls for a strike against video game companies: https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-seeks-video-game-strike-approval-1235711251/ 3:38 – 4:11:05 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT WEEK: STAGE SELECT: What are some video game characters you love to hate? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: James Pond 3: Operation Starfish vs Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 9/8! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com 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! Julian totally forgot to come up with a Stage Select this week, so we just have a beefy Consumption Junction for you, and another Video Game Cage Match that rhymes. We hope you enjoy it! 00:00 – 17:42 Saying goodbye to wrestlers 18:16 – 2:44:14 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Baldur’s Gate 3, Julian’s Elden Ring platinum trophy, Armored Core VI, Stray Gods, Barbie, House of Leaves, Immortals of Aveum 2:44:53 – 2:58:15 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Astral Chain vs Code Vein 2:58:24 – 3:08:28 Outro and Outtakes NEXT WEEK: Headlines! (send us emails!) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some video game characters you love to hate? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football vs James Pond 3: Operation Starfish SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 9/8! FEATURED SONG: Hey Pretty (2002 Drive By Remix), by Poe Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Well, here we are at last! It’s the special episode of Nerds Without Pants that no one asked for, but Julian and Justin needed to record. We’re joined by special guest Xavier Kreiger to talk all about Final Fantasy XVI from beginning to end. This is a spoilercast that reveals the ending in the first ten seconds of the show. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. We begin by asking Xavier about his overall thoughts about the game, especially the mechanics since we already covered our thoughts about that at length in the main show over the past few weeks. After that we go through the story point by point. While we’re all pretty down on the story overall we definitely take the time to highlight the moments and characters that really work for us. This is all punctuated with a myriad of clips and songs from the game to drive the bigger points home. We hope you enjoy, because this was a ton of work to put together! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

Well hi there! Friend of the Show John Gholson returns to Nerds Without Pants for a meaty discussion about side quests that hearkens back to the old days of NWP. It’s weird to think about this podcast having “old days”, but when you’ve been doing it for a decade it’s bound to happen. We also talk about SO MANY GAMES (And Baldur’s Gate 3, natch). 00:00 – 24:27 Talkin’ comics with John Gholson 24:38 – 1:45:23 STAGE SELECT: What makes a side quest worth doing? 1:45:33 – 3:08:10 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: John has played too many games to list here, Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3 is pretty ok 3:08:49 – 3:30:09 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Castlevania vs Mickey Mania 3:30:19 – 3:39:06 Outro NEXT WEEK: NERDS WITHOUT PANTS SPOILS FINAL FANTASY XIV IN TWO WEEKS: NO STAGE SELECT! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Code Vein vs Astral Chain SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/25! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to the next Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants! Julian and Justin are both in holding patterns waiting on bigger games, so this episode has us checking out some different stuff in the meantime, as well as some eclectic news stories that we hope you’ll enjoy. All that, and your emails! 00:00 – 20:57 Parental words of wisdom? 21:29 – 1:32:51 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Justin’s new rig, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Double Dragon Gaiden, Final Fantasy IV, Sea of Stars, returning to The Lands Between 1:33:06 – 3:14:43 HEADLINES 3:15:09 – 3:56:57 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail announced at the 2023 Fan Fest: https://www.ign.com/articles/dawntrail-officially-announced-as-final-fantasy-14s-fifth-major-expansion Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes delayed to 2024: https://www.gematsu.com/2023/07/eiyuden-chronicle-hundred-heroes-delayed-to-q2-2024 Sunsoft returns, plans to revisit older titles: https://www.ign.com/articles/sunsoft-is-back-to-remind-fans-of-its-nes-glory-days Indie dev says that Baldur’s Gate 3 should not be the new bar for quality, sparks debate: https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/07/12/baldurs-gate-3-new-standard-for-rpg-genre-opinions NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Tell us what makes a side quest worth doing in your opinion! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Castlevania vs Mickey Mania SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/11! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to a Nerds Without Pants episode that’s actually a reasonable length for once! We know our listeners are a bunch of size queens, but you’ll just have to make do as we talk about the games we’re looking forward to the most between now and the end of the year. And some other stuff. 00:00 – 11:54 Shout out to some returning podcast friends 12:24 – 1:03:46 STAGE SELECT: Our top 3 most anticipated games for the rest of 2023 1:05:04 – 1:58:00 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Oxenfree II, closing thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI, Punch Club 2, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Arcade Paradise 1:58:36 – 2:11:41 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Grandia vs Star Ocean Second Story 2:11:50 – 2:21:11 Outro NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! (Send us some emails!) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Tell us what makes a side quest worth completing in your opinion VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Castlevania vs Mickey Mania SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/11 TO BE ON THE SHOW FEATURED MUSIC: Theme From Jurassic Park- John Williams In the Mood- Glenn Miller and the Glenn Miller Band Mama Said- The Shirelles Fly Me to the Moon- Tony Bennett  Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again- Emmy Rossum Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.                  

 It's a Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants, coming in hot, because Julian feels like death warmed over. Enjoy! 00:00 – 13:07 Ice cream so good! 13:42 – 1:31:30 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Final Fantasy XVI, Oxenfree II, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Justin pulling the trigger, Hajime no Ippo, Mel Brooks, Danganronpa V3 (MAJOR DANGANRONPA SERIES SPOILERS FROM 1:12:47 to 1:31:30!) 1:31:43 – 2:45:59 HEADLINES! 87% Missing: The Disappearance of Classic Video Games https://gamehistory.org/87percent/ Antstream Arcade announced and released for Xbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7dF1dGakY Major Nelson leaves Xbox after 20 years: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xboxs-major-nelson-leaves-after-20-years YouTuber Yong Yea cast as Kiryu in upcoming Like a Dragon games: https://gamingbolt.com/like-a-dragon-gaiden-and-infinite-wealth-star-youtuber-yong-yea-as-the-english-voice-of-kazuma-kiryu 2:46:25 – 3:03:13 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT EPISODE STAGE SELECT: What are the top 3 games you’re most excited for between now and the end of the year? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Grandia vs Star Ocean Second Story SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7:28 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

 Hey, welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! Not a lot of time for show notes this time, so please enjoy the show! We, uh, talk about some video games and such.   00:00 – 16:14 AITA? 16:26 – 1:37:17 STAGE SELECT: Tell us something you’re excited about. Now tell us how it will be ruined. 1:37:27 – 2:42:40 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Street Fighter 6 for kids, Ghost Trick, Final Fantasy XVI, Danganronpa V3, Baldur’s Gate III 2:43:17 – 2:59:20 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Blades of Steel vs Eggs of Steel: Charlie’s Eggcellent Adventure 2:59:20 – 3:08:30 Outro NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! (SEND US EMAILS) IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are the three games you’re most excited for between now and the end of the year? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Star Ocean: Second Story vs Grandia SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/28!    

Welcome to another jam-packed edition of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we sweat the small stuff and talk about our favorite little details in video games, as well as a lot of AEW Fight Forever and Final Fantasy XVI. Yep, MORE Final Fantasy XVI. 00:00 – 16:47 The Grimace shake 16:56 – 1:50:08 STAGE SELECT: Our favorite little details in video games 1:50:19 – 3:22:29 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: AEW Fight Forever, Final Fantasy XVI 3:23:05 – 3:45:08 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Elite Dangerous vs No Man’s Sky 3:45:18 – 3:50:36 Outro NEXT WEEK: NOTHING! We’re taking a week off. IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Tell us something in video games you’re really excited about…and then tell us how they could screw it up. Cynical hats on! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Blades of Steel vs Eggs of Steel: Charlie’s Eggcellent Adventure SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/14 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to a big edition of Nerds Without Pants! It’s a slow news week, but that’s okay, because we have a lot to say about Final Fantasy XVI, and a good amount of emails. Enjoy! CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Final Fantasy XVI (no spoilers), F1 23, Street Fighter 6, Exo Primal HEADLINES: Microsoft says that we need to accept 5 year dev cycles/Sony skipping Gamescom, Nintendo Direct June 2023 NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite little details in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Elite Dangerous vs No Man’s Sky SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 ON 6/30! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Nerds Without Pants is back, and we brought a guest! Matt Jorgenson, long-time listener, joins us for the first time to talk about his video game origin story, some board games, and some of his gaming sense-memory. All that and much, much more await you! 00:00 – 10:44 Getting to know Matt 10:55 – 1:06:46 STAGE SELECT: What are some gaming things that live in your head rent-free? 1:06:57 – 3:08:19 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Matt’s video game secret origin, some of his recent game completions, board games, Justin falling off of Diablo IV, Street Fighter 6, and Tears of the Kingdom in one week, Julian quitting Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XVI demo 3:08:59 – 3:38:57 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Monster Rancher vs Pokemon Yellow 3:39:06 – 3:52:48 Outro and Outtakes NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite little details in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Elite Dangerous vs No Man’s Sky SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 ON 6/30! Listen to Matt on Bookclub no Kiseki! https://rpgbookclub.libsyn.com/category/Bookclub+no+Kiseki Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to a jam-packed Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants! It’s Not-E3 season, and we have a lot to say about the Summer Games Fest, as well as some other news stories and quite a bit more about Street Fighter 6. CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Super Mega Baseball 4, To Hell With the Ugly, Shadowrun Returns, Alone in the Dark, Street Fighter 6, Fortnite (yes, Fortnite!) HEADLINES: Lord of the Rings: Gollum dev issues apology after disastrous launch: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-dev-apologizes-for-games-poor-launch-promises-fixes/1100-6514602/ Redfall had so many problems the team hoped that Xbox would cancel it: https://www.ign.com/articles/redfalls-development-was-reportedly-so-troubled-that-devs-hoped-microsoft-would-cancel-it Square Enix panicking over Final Fantasy XVI preorder numbers: https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-16-pre-orders-bad-square-enix-panic-ff15-ff7-rebirth/ Persona 3 remake and Persona 5 Tactics leak ahead of the Xbox presentation: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/persona-3-reload-and-persona-5-tactica-leaked-launching-on-xbox-game-pass/1100-6514996/ Final Fantasy IX: Memoria Project completed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaMiPb6KiWo NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some gaming phrases or things that you do in real life? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Monster Rancher vs Pokemon Yellow SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 6/16! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to a victorious edition of Nerds Without Pants! JD returns after many, MANY years away to hit the streets for the launch of Street Fighter 6. But before that we brainstorm some video game sequels and spinoffs. Enjoy! 00:00 – 10:57 Spelling bee 11:09 – 1:32:17 STAGE SELECT: Dreaming up sequels and spinoffs 1:32:26 – 3:23:41 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Catching up with JD, the trials and tribulations of video game QA, STREET FIGHTER 6 3:24:18 – 3:37:31 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: NASCAR Heat vs Winter Heat 3:37:40 – 3:49:40 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some gaming phrases or thoughts that always pop into your head? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Monster Rancher vs Pokemon Yellow SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 6/16! Check out JD on Power Rangers Academia! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMLb0WN2Y1RnEh_vNcSAPrg   Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.      

Welcome to a jam-packed Headlines edition of Nerds Without Pants! It’s time to kick off “The-Artist-Formerly-Known-as-E3” season, starting with Sony’s big PlayStation Showcase! It sure was…something. Something that we’ll talk about. Please be excited for it. PLEASE. In Consumption Junction we have more Tears of the Kingdom, a little of the Street Fighter 6 open beta, and Shadowrun Returns. See below for the stories we covered: The announcement and reveal of Mortal Kombat 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIzef_9kk4A Overwatch 2 cancels a big part of their PVE content: https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/19/23730369/overwatch-2-pve-hero-mode-cancellation Sony PlayStation Showcase 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4EKydVVvHk Naughty Dog delays Last of Us multiplayer game, teases new single player title: https://www.theverge.com/23735862/naughty-dog-new-single-player-game-multiplayer NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Come up with your idea for a sequel or spinoff to an existing franchise VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: NASCAR Heat vs Winter Heat SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 6/2! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to a wacky episode of Nerds Without Pants! In this episode, we decide the 1998 GotY list because, well…why not? Then we talk a whole mess of games before pitting Shaq vs Kobe in the steel cage! 00:00 – 15:20 Fast food 15:32 – 2:49:17 STAGE SELECT: 1998 Game of the Year Deliberations 2:49:28 – 4:02:58 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV Server Slam, Age of Wonders IV, Binary Domain, SF 6 beta 4:03:37 – 4:18:50 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Shaq Fu vs Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside 4:18:58 – 4:28:06 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: Headlines! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Give us your idea for a sequel or a spinoff to an existing game series VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: NASCAR Heat vs Winter Heat SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 6/2!   Giant Bomb GotY 2013 Theme by Andrew Allen Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

This episode of Nerds Without Pants is coming in a wee late, but we think you’ll dig it! We start with Headlines, and close the segment with a beefy discussion about Xbox: where it’s been, where it’s at, and where it’s going. Headlines: Street Fighter 6 open beta from May 19-21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsAsj1IPcM   Rumors of a remake announcement for Metal Gear Solid 3 persist: https://gameranx.com/updates/id/465854/article/metal-gear-solid-3-remake-could-be-multiplatform/   70 dollar pricepoint resulting in fewer game sales??!! https://www.tweaktown.com/news/91257/new-69-99-price-may-negatively-impact-ps5-game-unit-sales-data-suggests/index.html   Phil Spencer on Kinda Funny Games and the big Xbox talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Kbi4ZIIxg   Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com 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 shout out some of our favorite women in games, be they characters, developers, content creators, and more. Then we talk about a couple bad games and a couple better games before pitting Zelda against Dragon Quest in a cage match. 00:00 – 07:46 Julian’s bad mood 07:56 – 2:04:01 STAGE SELECT: Favorite women in video games 2:04:10 – 3:10:39 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: The Last Case of Benedict Fox, not playing Redfall, LARPing in Vampire: The Masquerade, Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster, Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster 3:11:16 – 3:31:27 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vs Dragon Quest XI 3:31:36 – 3:41:13 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: We’re deliberating Game of the Year for 1998! Give us your nominations and let us know why you think they belong in the discussion. We will whittle down the nominations to 5 games, and then put them in an ordered list based on your input and our bias. VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Shaq Fu vs Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 5/19 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to a decidedly NOT special episode of Nerds Without Pants, despite what the episode number may tell you. We’ve got some fun headlines and some deep discussion about a couple of games, so we hope you enjoy! 00:00 – 07:00 Being in a good mood feels bad 07:36 – 1:33:49 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Coffee Talk Episode 2, Final Fantasy (pixel remaster), closing thoughts on Octopath Traveler II 1:34:04 – 3:00:26 HEADLINES: Inside a massive Eve Online heist: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/when-a-plan-comes-together-inside-a-massive-eve-online-corporate-heist/   Interview with Shuhei Yoshida: “We cancel so many games”: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/apr/24/shuhei-yoshida-playstation-video-games-sony-bafta-fellowship-award?CMP=share_btn_tw   The trailer for Unrecord goes viral: https://www.axios.com/2023/04/25/unrecord-trailer-bodycam-studio-drama-columbine   Remedy investor call says Alan Wake 2 is on track for 2023: https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/alan-wake-2-final-production-phase-2023-release-2614519/#:~:text=Alan%20Wake%202%20is%20reportedly%20on%20track%20for%20its%20planned%202023%20release.&text=In%20its%20latest%20financial%20update,final%20stage%20of%20full%20production'   NEXT WEEK: STAGE SELECT: Who are some of your favorite women in gaming? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dragon Quest XI vs The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 5/5 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Welcome to a special Nerds Without Pants! Eric Peacock from the Soundtracker Podcast joins us for the first time to talk about pretty video game music, his video game origin story, and much, much more! 00:00 – 26:35 Pabloism, the Soundtracker Podcast 26:47 – 3:33:50 STAGE SELECT: Songs from video games you think are pretty 3:34:01 – 4:43:06 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Eric’s secret origin, Resident Evil 4 remake, Hitman’s Freelancer mode, Forspoken, Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Street Fighter 6 demo 4:43:45 – 5:08:54 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Kartia: World of Fate vs Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and outro) NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Who are some of your favorite women in video games? Can be characters, developers, writers, content creators, go nuts! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dragon Quest XI vs The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 5/5 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Find Soundtracker here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4C8paGqzKMklecf9qJ6DIR Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.   TRACK LIST: Reset (Thank You)- Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Okami), Eternity- Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi (Final Fantasy X-2), Main Theme- Nobuo Uematsu (The Last Story), Sacrifices- Yuzo Koshiro (ActRaiser), Ding Dong Dell Theme- Joe Hisaishi (Ni No Kuni), To Zanarkand (Distant Worlds version)-Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy X), Harmonious- Cassie Wei (Ender Lilies), Vows Between Man and Star- Go Shiina (Harvestella), Wailers and Waterwheels- Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV), Aloy’s Theme- Joris de Man and Niels van der Leest (Horzon: Zero Dawn), The Harborlands (Night)- Yasunori Nishiki (Octopath Traveler II), Aethervox- Emi Evans (Drakengard 3), Agnus Castle- Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 3), The Scent of the Sea- Tomoki Miyoshi (I Am Setsuna), Madeline and Theo- Lena Raine (Celeste), Mallard’s Tomb- Alec Holowka (Night in the Woods), Prisoner’s Awakening- Yoann Laulan (Dead Cells), Century of the Patriarch- Yuko Takehara (Breath of Fire II), Serenity- Shusaku Uchiyama and Misao Senbongi (Resident Evil 4-2005)

Welcome to a (relatively) short news edition of Nerds Without Pants! Julian was on vacation when we recorded this, and is still in “away” mode as this goes up, so please excuse the brief show notes this week HEADLINES: PSVR 2 sales are way lower than Sony projected: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/sony-psvr2-headset-off-to-slow-start-as-metaverse-push-sputters#xj4y7vzkg?leadSource=uverify%20wall   Super Mario Bros. shatters box office records: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/super-mario-bros-movie-box-office-biggest-video-game-adaptation-ever-1235583559/   The Final Fantasy XVI State of Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfP_3UD5qF8   Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League delayed (again): https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/04/13/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-delayed-to-february   Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

I know what you’re thinking: Why is this episode of Nerds Without Pants over 5 hours long? Well, we had Mike Fallek on, so you do the math. 00:00 – 14:32 Typhoid Mary 14:40 – 3:01:33 STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite video game demos? 3:01:42 – 4:40:25 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Progress on Poultrygeist, darn near every video game Mike has played since the last time he was on, including (but not limited to): Heavy Rain, Mortal Shell, Metal Hellsinger, and Death Stranding. Julian saw the Super Mario Bros. Movie and has things to say about it. 4:41:04 – 5:07:21 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Mario Sunshine vs Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 5:07:30 – 5:19:39 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: Give us a video game song that you think is pretty VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Kartia: The Word of Fate (PSX) vs Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (PSX) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 4/21 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Welcome to the next news edition of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we say a LOT about very little, hit some headlines that you may have missed on other shows, and close things out with email! 00:00 – 15:20 Boats 15:20 – 1:45:23 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, final thoughts on the Diablo IV open beta, Octopath Traveller II, Resident Evil 4 remake 1:45:36 – 3:11:59 HEADLINES A game based on The Last Ronin is announced: https://www.polygon.com/23645176/tmnt-last-ronin-video-game-graphic-novel-ninja-turtles Lego 2K Drive announced: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653017/lego-2k-drive-open-world-racing-game-release-date-news-features-price State of Unreal 2023 GDC presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akIqVM0gh4w Ubisoft announces that they will implement an AI “ghostwriter” : https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/22/ubisofts-new-ai-tool-automatically-generates-dialogue-for-non-playable-game-characters/ And more! 3:12:25 – 3:42:17 Email banana boat and outro NEXT WEEK: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite game demos? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Mario Sunshine vs Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 4/7! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Fantastic guests make for fantastic shows, so for this episode of Nerds Without Pants we are joined once again by Bill Tucker of A Gamer Looks at 40. He’s here to not judge as we let our vicious side out and talk about video game baddies we LOVE killing. Over. And over. And over again. Oh, and Justin gets very creative in Video Game Cage Match. Enjoy! 00:00 – 13:27 Poetry 13:37 – 1:44:34 STAGE SELECT: What video game baddies do you love killing again and again? 1:44:43 – 3:02:30 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Making A Gamer Looks at 40, Doom 2016, Cocaine Bear, Justin’s dark path in WWE 2K23, Drums Rock, Kayak VR Mirage, Diablo IV’s open beta 3:03:08 – 3:23:18 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Punky Skunk vs Easter Bunny’s Big Day 3:23:28 – 3:34:00 Outro A Gamer Looks at 40: https://linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40 NEXT WEEK: HEADLINES! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite video game demos? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Super Mario Sunshine vs Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 4/7 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Welcome to the first news edition of Nerds Without Pants, as we go weekly for the first time since our beginning way back in 2012! Join us for a second helping of Consumption Junction, followed by Headlines, and then we close out by hopping on the Email Banana Boat. Get into it! 00:00 – 09:39 Intro 09:39 – 1:34:58 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Octopath Traveler II, WWE 2K23, Drums Rock 1:35:25 – 2:31:54 HEADLINES: Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League delayed: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/23/22992865/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-delay-spring-2023-announcement-ps5-xsx-pc Starfield delayed: https://www.polygon.com/23630506/starfield-release-date-delayed-bethesda IO Interactive opens new studio: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/io-interactive-opens-new-studio-in-istanbul Lance Reddick, from Destiny 2 and Horizon series passes away at age 60 Diablo IV is kinda scuffed 2:32:19 – 2:57:25 EMAIL BANANA BOAT and outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What video game baddies do you love to kill the most? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Punky Skunk (PSX) vs Easter Bunny’s Big Day (PSX) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 3/24 TO BE ON THE SHOW! IN TWO WEEKS: More news, and your emails! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Welcome back to another Nerds Without Pants, where we kick things off with a special announcement: NWP is going weekly! Sort of! You’ll see. Anyhoo, this episode is a chance for Julian to right a great wrong as we talk about good ideas in games that didn’t quite land the first time. Then we have a handful of games to go through before having the first-ever Fatal 4 Way in Video Game Cage Match! Sort of! This episode is going up late, so apologies for the lack of time stamps. NEXT EPISODE: THE NEWS! IN TWO WEEKS: STAGE SELECT: What are some video game baddies you love to kill again and again? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Punky Skunk vs Easter Bunny’s Big Day SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 3/24 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com 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! Friend of the show John Gholson returns after a very long absence to talk about games we wish we could play again for the first time. It’s a fun topic with lots of asides and trips down memory lane. We also talk some Fire Emblem, Like a Dragon, and PSVR 2, plus much more! 00:00 – 10:57 Girls on Film 11:06 – 1:43:40 STAGE SELECT: Games we wish we could play again for the first time 1:43:53 – 3:52:30 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: John’s making movies, Midnight Suns, Fire Emblem Awakening, Fire Emblem Engage, Like a Dragon Ishin!, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, PSVR 2 3:53:07 – 4:05:44 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dr. Muto vs Vexx 4:05:53 – 4:14:26 Outro If you have money to spare, please consider pitching in to Megan McDuffee’s Gofundme for her next music video here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-a-pole-dance-music-video-dream?qid=ff36a8c52d790d4e6c5dda0781ff6fc7   NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some good ideas in video games that went wrong and should be tried again? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Plants vs Zombies VS Scott Pilgrim vs The World SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 3/10 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Heya! I bet you weren’t expecting this episode of Nerds Without Pants so soon! Well, since we got delayed a week with our first episode back from hiatus we decided to record this one a week later to stay on the schedule we had planned. It’s an all-Consumption Junction edition of NWP because we…had a ton of games to talk about! In a surprise twist Justin played The Sims 4. He also checked out Chained Echoes. Julian finished Crisis Core and has some thoughts about the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, and tries to explain some thoughts he’s been having about RPGs. Then it’s a quick mention of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line before an EXTENSIVE discussion of Fire Emblem Engage. We have a couple quick hits before ending with some bigger games like Hi-Fi Rush and God of War: Ragnarok!     NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some games you wish you could play again for the very first time? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dr. Muto vs Vexx SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON FEBRUARY 24 TO BE ON THE SHOW! FEATURED MUSIC: Selections from Burt Bacharach (A House is Not a Home, I Say a Little Prayer, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, What the World Needs Now is Love, Make it Easy on Yourself)   For mom.

NERDS WIITHOUT PANTS IS BACK! Technical issues kept us away for an extra week, but we’re joined once again by Xavier Krieger to talk about our favorite games that we played in 2022. It’s a really fun discussion, and unlike nearly every GotY podcast you’ve heard for the year. Also, Elden Ring challenges Chrono Cross for the NWPWF Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match. Please enjoy! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.    

Welcome back! We’re still on hiatus, but it’s time for our annual music special, and we have a jam-packed edition this year. We’ve gone back to our older format of getting together and talking about our music selections and what they mean to us. In traditional Nerds Without Pants fashion we overshare, things get heavy, and then there’s probably a joke about boobs or something. You know how it goes by now. NEXT EPISODE: VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT: Elden Ring (challenger) vs Chrono Cross (champion) SUBMIT YOUR WINNER BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 1/27!   FEATURED MUSIC: Art-Nainita Desai (Immortality), Masquerade Nights-Masaki Nagata and Hami (Idol Manager), Ashita he no Kodou-Falcom Sound Team JDK (Trails of Cold Steel), Wushu Dolls-Marcin Przybylowicz (Cyberpunk 2077), The Rebel Path-P.T. Adamczyk (Cyberpunk 2077), Valentinos Combat-P.T. Adamczyk (Cyberpunk 2077), Title Sequence-Omniboi (We Are OFK), Infuriata-OFK (We Are OFK), Red & Blue-Daniele Zandara (Vampire Survivors), Forest Night Fever-Filippo Vicarelli (Vampire Survivors), Song of Mana-Daniele Zandara (Vampire Survivors), Hearthward-Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers), Shade’s Delight-Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker), Those That We May Yet Save-Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker), Punk Rock Flu- The Friday Prophets (Being a DIK), Don’t Count on Me-Melodic in Fusion (Being a DIK), Just Peachy-Bellsmarie (Being a DIK), All of the Pieces-Emily Ventre (Being a DIK), Medicate Me-The Night (Being a DIK), Frantic Wiggling-Megan McDuffee (Atari Recharged), Bugs and Basslines-Megan McDuffee (Atari Recharged), Feel the Heat- Megan McDuffee (River City Girls 2), I’m Better Than You-Megan McDuffee (River City Girls 2), Is it Cold?-Joel Corelitz, E. Hillman, and IMOGEN (A Memoir Blue), Wanderer-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live), Under the Fake-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live ), Sound of Shinobi-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live), Secret Mission-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live), Kiss of Jealousy-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live), MEGALOMANIA-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live), GIGALOMANIA-Yoko Shimomura (Live a Live), The Glint of Steel-Falcom Sound Team JDK (Trails of Cold Steel), Mall Meltdown-Tee Lopes (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge), We Ain’t Came to Lose-Ghostface Killah and Raekwon (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge), Song of Lament- Tsukasa Saitoh (Elden Ring), syuurAI-Keisuke Ito (AI: The Somnium Files), Mohg, Lord of Blood-Shoi Miyazawa (Elden Ring), Armed Insurgents-Keisuke Ito (AI: The Somnium Files), Lichdragon Fortissax-Yoshimi Kudo (Elden Ring), Ambidextrous Identiy-Keisuke Ito (AI: The Somnium Files), Godskin Apostles-Tai Tomisawa (Elden Ring), Grand Finale-A-Set and Her Fantastic Friends (AI: The Somnium Files ) Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.  

Well, here we are. It’s the final episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2022. It sure has been a year that happened, with things and events and…I’m already pretty checked out, to be honest. This is our annual State of the Generation episode, which begins as always with us talking about how we feel about the current console generation and our machines in general. Then we discuss some of the biggest news stories of the year before wrapping up with a look at the games we’re most excited to play in 2023. Also, Super Mario Odyssey challenges Chrono Cross for the NWPWF Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage match! See you on the other side, listeners. We love and appreciate you all! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.

Welcome to a really special edition of Nerds Without Pants! We watch The Game Awards together every year, but this year we decided to record ourselves, and it ended up working out as a pretty fun commentary track! Enjoy our live reacts to some big announcements, dunk on fashion, and listen to Justin totally fracture when one of his least favorite games of 2022 wins an award. There are instructions on how to sync up the audio with the video archive in the intro to the show, and we have included a link to the official video archive below. I mean, I guess you could listen to this along with someone else's stream, but that would be kinda weird.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl9yakt_5tc  

Welcome to the penultimate episode of Nerds Without Pants! It’s a shorter show this time around, as we take your super hero video game pitches, talk about a small handful of games, and find out who comes out on top between Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man (2018). 00:00 – 01:53 Intro 01:53 – 51:03 STAGE SELECT: We hear your pitches for a super hero game! 51:35 – 2:00:36 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Pentiment, Tactics Ogre Reborn, Final Fantasy Tactics, Spy x Family 2:01:14 – 2:11:32 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Spider-Man 2 (2004) vs Spider-Man (2018) 2:11:41 – 2:29:36 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: It’s our annual state of the generation episode! Give us some of your thoughts on the current generation of gaming, or talking points around the year in gaming news you’d like us to talk about. VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: END OF THE YEAR TITLE BOUT: Super Mario Odyssey (challenger) vs Chrono Cross (champion) for the NWPWF World Heavyweight Title SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 12/16 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Email: NWPcast@gmail.com Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.