Nerds Without Pants

Welcome, friends and lovers, to the next episode of Nerds Without Pants! This week, we are very excited to kick off the Great Game Giveaway! Somewhere in this episode is a secret code phrase. Listen for it, and DM Julian (don’t expose it publicly please) for a chance to win a digital copy of Kingdom Hearts 3 or Resident Evil 2 remake! Follow us on Twitter and retweet the episode post for another entry, and you can share the show on Facebook for yet another chance to win! Good luck, and now, on to the show! 00:00-06:44: INTRO 06:58-54:21: STAGE SELECT: If you were making a new indie retro-style game, what would you make? 55:39- 1:41:53: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Ark: Survival Evolved, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Onimusha HD Remaster, Pillars of Eternity, crowdfunding games, The Orville, Tetris Effect, Super Monkey Ball for some reason NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What features/improvements do you want to see in the next generation of video game consoles? THE DEBUT OF VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH! The first bout: Mega Ma

So, 2018 was like eleventy billion years long, but at least we got a lot of great games to play. And the Nerds Without Pants even played some great games last year that didn’t come out in 2018. So, seeing as how this is a podcast and all, we decided to sit down and talk about our favorite games that we played. Julian dropped the ball on booking a guest for this one, but thankfully Justin Hamm of the Clickbait Update podcast was nice enough to pitch in again, and at the last minute, no less! We run down our top five games that we played in 2018, along with some honorable mentions, and y’know what? It ends up being a pretty cool and eclectic list of games. NEXT EPISODE: THE RETURN OF STAGE SELECT! Patrick wants to know what retro-style indie game would you design? You only get one, so make it interesting! THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT GAME GIVEAWAY! Listen for details on how you can enter to win your choice of Kingdom Hearts 3 or Resident Evil 2 Remake! Submit your Stage Select comments by 8:30 Central

Welcome, at last, to the annual Nerds Without Pants music special! Yeah, it's waaaay later than intended, but we promise you it was worth the wait. If you don't like it, you can file your complaints to Julian. Find him on twitter @Tyrone_Swift. Oh, did we just spoil one of the surprises? Don't worry, there's more to come, so please enjoy this huge labor of love, preferably without pants on.

Welcome to one of the specials we have planned during our annual hiatus! It's just not the special we had planned to release first, but we'll cross that bridge later. Join Julian as he does a solo show about some of the smaller game's he's played recently. Maybe you'll hear about something you never heard about before, or maybe you'll come away from this episode with some new games you want to try. Or, you'll just roll your eyes because Julian doesn't like Celeste. Either way, enjoy this bite-sized special edition of Nerds Without Pants, and keep an eye out for our big music special!

Welcome to the last episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2018! It’s been a heck of a year, and we’re closing things out with our biggest guest to date: none other than Ryan Scott of The Geekbox and The Comedy Button! So strap in, because it’s time for our annual breakdown of the video game industry that we like to call the State of the Generation podcast. We kick things off by talking broadly about this generation as we take full advantage of Ryan’s vast knowledge and experience covering the games industry. Then we tackle Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony and discuss what they have done right and wrong this year. In the back half of the show, Ryan hits us with some awesome talking points that revolve around various news stories and trends from the year. We cover everything from Diablo Immortal’s poor reception to the opening of real competition for Steam, and much, much more! We’ll be taking our yearly break to play tons of games in preparation for our top games of 2018 episode,

Welcome to a bacteria-filled edition of Nerds Without Pants! Julian and Patrick were both sick for this episode and definitely don’t sound 100% but leave it to Julian to eliminate 99.9% of all the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes to bring you yet another quality podcast. It’s our last standard format show of 2018, so let’s get to it! 00:00-02:05 Intro 02:17-1:18:19 STAGE SELECT: Top 3 Gaming Related Accomplishments 1:19:24-2:06:34 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Black Friday gaming hauls, The Forest, God of War, Patrick’s masochism, Forgotten Anne, Spider-Man, The Witcher 3 (sorry!) NEXT EPISODE: It’s time for our annual State of the Generation episode! Leave your thoughts about the games industry in the comments and we’ll try to get to them as we talk, for a more free-form edition of NWP. PixlBit has a Discord, whatever that is. You can join it, if you can figure out what the heck it is?   FEATURED MUSIC Donald O’Connor- Make ‘Em Laugh Gene Kelly and Donald O’Con

If you thought the last episode of Nerds Without Pants was super-sized, you have another think coming! This is our longest show so far, but every minute of it is pure gold. We have the host of the Clickbait Update podcast (and NWP super contributor) to tackle a massive AMA for Stage Select. So go do a bunch of chores and let us entertain you! 00:00-09:43 Intro 09:59-3:13:09 (!!!) STAGE SELECT: NWP AMA 3:14:10-3:50:45 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: The Quiet Man, Hitman 2, Roundabout, Bohemian Rhapsody, Attack of the Killer Donuts, Halloween, Jason in Mortal Kombat X, Astro City 3:50:45-3:52:08 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are your top 3 gaming related accomplishments? From achievements to beating your older brother on Street Fighter, we want to know! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 11/29 TO HAVE THEM READ ON AIR! FEATURED MUSIC: Queen- Assorted music tracks

Welcome back to a thoughtful Nerds Without Pants! Patrick had a smarty pants Stage Select topic, so we enlisted the smartiest pants person we know: Mike Fallek of the Hackthought Podcast. What follows is comedy, heated debates, and the debut of the Patrick Leap? Listen and find out, Pantsless people! 00:00-09:10 Intro 09:25-1:24:48 STAGE SELECT: How to gameify academics. 1:25:38-2:49:38 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Mike’s retro game journey, SNES Classic, Halo, Mega Man 2, playing from save states and “Nintendo Hard”, Earthbound, Julian’s Resident Evil remake triumph, speed running, PlayStation Classic, Mike giving Julian a heart attack, Red Dead Redemption 2 2:49:38-2:53:14 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: NWP AMA! Ask us anything! What do you want to know? What games do you want our opinions of? What other things are on your mind that you’d like us to address? This is your chance to find out! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT QUESTIONS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON NOVEMBER 15!   FEATURED MUSIC Van

Hello, boys and ghouls! It’s nearing the end of October, which means it’s time for the annual Halloween Havoc edition of Nerds Without Pants! We have some fun discussions in store for you, so let’s get right to it. 00:00-04:12 Intro 04:27-1:06:06 STAGE SELECT: Top 3 scariest moments when you were in control of your character 1:07:13-1:45:25 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Patrick’s come to Jesus moment with The Witcher 3, Hearthstone, Marvel STRIKE Force, Resident Evil HD Remake, scary movie suggestions NEXT EPISODE STAGE SELECT: Patrick wants to know some ways that you would “gameify” academia. Hit us with your best ideas! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 11/4 TO BE ON THE SHOW! FEATURED MUSIC: Killer Instinct- Ya Ha Haaa Powerwolf- Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend Theme song from Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Resident Evil (original)- Cast

Gah! What the hell happened? Well, Julian will explain, but basically, this edition of Nerds Without Pants is problematic. Wait, that’s not the right phrase. It’s plagued with problems. Lots of problems! To quote The Doctor: “I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry.” Hopefully you power through the audio issues, because we have former PixlBit Features Editor Jesse Miller to talk about missing in action games. Please be gentle in the comments; Julian agonized over this one. 00:00-06:59: Intro 06:56-1:16:52: STAGE SELECT: Top 3 “Missing in Action” games 1:18:03-1:57:56: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Hollow Knight, board games, Splatoon 2, Nintendo’s DLC approach, The Witcher 3, Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle, MORE Witcher 3 1:57:56-2:00:56: Outtro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE STAGE SELECT: Tell us your top 3 scariest moments when you had control of your character. NO CUTSCENES OR CINEMATICS! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT PICKS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 10/18! FEATURED MUSIC: Gunship- When Y

Welcome back to a regular episode of Nerds Without Pants! That’s right, we’re here with Stage Select, Consumption Junction, AND special guest Joey, AKA Superstep. Oh, you lucky people! No time for time stamps, so Julian sends his apologies. Next time, baby! STAGE SELECT: What 5 items from video games would go into your bag for a quest? CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Spider-Man, The Simpsons, Netflix Originals, SNES Classic, SO MUCH FIGHTING GAMES, The Witcher 3 (and a new segment), Valkyria Chronicles 4   NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are your top 3 “Missing in Action” games? These need to be dormant franchises with at least one sequel, but hasn’t had a game made or announced for this generation. Check out PixlBit’s dormant feature for more details! SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT PICKS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON OCTOBER 4! FEATURED MUSIC: Planet Booty- Take Off Your Pants TWRP- Rock n’ Roll Best Friends Ninja Sex Party- First Date Ninja Sex Party- Danny Don’t You Know

Wait, what's this? Two special episodes of Nerds Without Pants in a row? Yes, friends, it's true! Our...modified recording schedule led to some, er, confusion. Luckily, we had special guest and long time NWP commenter SuperStep on hand to pick up the slack. So buckle up for a non-spoiler, deep dive discussion about Yakuza Kiwami 2 and the Yakuza series as a whole. Oh,you're still here? Just listen to the episode. I basically explained what we do in the first paragraph. Enjoy!

Welcome to a slapdash special edition of Nerds Without Pants! Scheduling and tech woes have kept us from recording a proper episode, but instead of leaving our wonderful audience high and dry, Julian has cobbled together this impromptu resurrection  of Digital Mystery Tour, our failed video game music podcast from...4 years ago? Sheesh. Anyway, we hope you enjoy! FEATURED MUSIC: Yakuza Kiwami 2: The End of the Dogma Oxenfree: Beacon Beach God of War: The Dragon Octopath Traveler: Decisive Battle II The Witcher 3: Steel for Humans

Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants, dear listeners! And welcome back Stage Select to our normal format! We thought it would be a few more episodes before we’d be able to bring it back, but phase two of the NWP 3.0 beta is in full swing. As such, it’s a lengthy Stage Select, followed by a tiny bit of Consumption Junction. Hey, baby steps. 00:00-07:40 Introduction 07:57-1:51:09 STAGE SELECT: Top 3 Gaming Pet Peeves 1:52:06-2:20:37 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: NioH, The Witcher 3   NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What five items would you put into your inventory for a long quest? SUBMIT YOUR STAGE SELECT COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON AUGUST 23 TO BE ON THE SHOW!   FEATURED MUSIC: Miami Nights 1984- Ocean Drive Perturbator- Brain Damage The Witcher 3- Steel for Humans NioH- Main Theme Battle Beast- Dancing With the Beast

Hey, we’re back right away, so I guess the hiatus is really over. Huzzah! On this episode of Nerds Without Pants, it’s another all Consumption Junction edition with Julian and Patrick. But tune in next time for the return of Stage Select, as well as a special guest! We kick things off with Julian making the podcast rounds. Be sure to check out The Shaded Pixels Podcast and The Arcade Memories Podcast, and let them know NWP sent ya! That leads into another lengthy discussion about arcades, and Julian’s dream business. After that, Julian likes but not loves Octopath Traveler, Patrick has a special deal for NWP listeners interested in blockchain development, and Julian is disappointed in his Nintendo Switch. Patrick bought some stuff on the PlayStation Summer Sale, which leads to a talk about the devaluation of video games. We round things out with some comic book talk, and Julian’s trip to the Distant Worlds: Final Fantasy concert.   NEXT EPISODE: THE RETURN OF STAGE SELECT! What ar

After a longer than intended hiatus, the Nerds Without Pants are BACK! A lot has happened since the last episode of the show two months ago. New jobs, new adventures, and the announcement of the beta phase for NWP version 3.0. Enough with the preamble; let’s get to it! We kick things off with why we were gone, some minor E3 talk (we know it’s way late, so we don’t dwell on it), and Patrick’s favorite arcade spot. Julian finished God of War and is amazed that he liked Detroit: Become Human more. On top of that, there’s also talk of Yakuza 0, Patrick’s new endeavors, the return of Patrick’s Poetry Corner, and more! We’re happy to be back, and we appreciate your love and patience with us during our hiatus and this upcoming transitional phase. We look forward to getting back to full power and being better than ever; just give us time! We love you all.   FEATURED MUSIC Backstreet Boys- Backstreet’s Back The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny Slayers Nex

Welcome to a bittersweet episode of Nerds Without Pants! It may be one of our best episodes of the year, but we’re missing Patrick as we discuss what music the Pantsless Ones would strut out to the wrestling ring with. We also have a couple somber announcements, so this is certainly an episode you should not miss. We love you all! 00:00-09:13: Introduction 09:28-1:40:48: STAGE SELECT: Wrestling entrance music for NWP 1:41:39-2:28:16: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Warhammer 40K Inquisitor, Abyss Odyssey, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, Castles of Burgundy, Conan: The Barbarian board game, Julian’s first cruise, God of War 2:28:54-3:00:01: PAK WATCH: Final Fight (1989) 3:00:01-3:08:39: Outro and outtakes That rockin’ Castlevania remix we talk about is here!   FEATURED MUSIC Celine Dion- My Heart Will Go On The Lonely Island f/T Pain- I’m on a Boat Auli’I Cravalho- How Far I’ll Go The Lonely Island f/Michael Bolton- Jack Sparrow Lin Manuel Miranda- Opetaia Foai (We Know the Way)

Welcome, True Believers! If you’re reading this when it goes live, it’s been a full week since Avengers: Infinity War came out in theaters. Plenty of time for you to have seen it by now. Or, if you’re Julian, three times! So, it’s time for a special spoilery discussion all about the movie with Friend of the Show John Gholson! Let’s jump in! We start things off by talking about our personal rankings of the 18 MCU films that precede Infinity War. Our lists may surprise, even startle you! Then, we talk about the original Infinity Gauntlet story from 1992 and how it related to our expectations of the movie. After that, we take you to spoiler country, so you have been warned! We go deep on [REDACTED] and how it relates to [REDACTED]. And of course, that leads into a heated debate over the relation between the [REDACTED] and what it could mean to [REDACTED]. THEN we talk about how shocked we were when [REDACTED]! We end our discussion with some predictions of where we go from here, and

The Nerds Without Pants are back with an episode full of quick time events, animated blood and gore, and tales of medical woe. We won’t be back for a little bit in our standard format, but fear not, as Julian has a special in the works to tide you lovely people over until we’re back. Enjoy! 00:00-08:48: Intro 09:03-00:53:38: STAGE SELECT- What is your video game spirit animal? 00:54:36-1:58:13: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION- Path of Exile, Warhammer 40K: Inquisition: Martyr, Hearthstone, Blizzard aesthetic, “the meta”, the end of Invincible, Ready Player One, Julian’s Nightwish emergency 1:58:50-2:35:07: PAK WATCH- God of War (2005) 2:35:22-2:38:44 Outro NEXT EPISODE STAGE SELECT: Pick entrance music for the hosts if they were in the WWE (preferably video game songs) PAK WATCH: Final Fight (1989) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS FOR STAGE SELECT AND/OR PAK WATCH BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON MAY 17!   FEATURED MUSIC Nightwish- The Greatest Show on Earth Nightwish- The Poem and the Pendulum Nightwish- Wish

It’s another hefty episode of Nerds Without Pants this week that flirts with the 3-hour barrier. Hey, let it never be said that NWP is a poor value proposition! 00:00-04:44: Introduction 04:44-1:31:16: STAGE SELECT: Games that never got a sequel and should have 1:32:37-2:11:03: CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Patrick’s LAN party-not party, Tekken 7, Mortal Kombat X, Detective Pikachu, Marvel STRIKE Force, Fortnite, Torchlight 2 versus Borderlands 2, Mario Odyssey, Resistance (board game) 2:11:45-2:53:12: PAK WATCH: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) Check out the Digital Foundry video here! 2:53:27-2:56:56 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE STAGE SELECT: What is your video game spirit animal? PAK WATCH: God of War (2005) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS FOR STAGE SELECT AND/OR PAK WATCH BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON APRIL 19 FEATURED MUSIC Selections from the Project A-Ko original soundtrack: Morning Light, Spaceship in the Dark, Follow Your Dreams, Explosion Metal Gear Solid 2- Theme of MGS 2