Welcome to our long-anticipated spoilercast for Horizon: Forbidden West! We are joined by Brock Sager of the Comic Conspiracy podcast. Turns out that Brock is an Aloy super fan, and we end up having a...really thoughtful discussion on a game that didn't deserve to be instantly forgotten.  MAJOR spoilers for the entire game, in case the title wasn't clear. So skip this unless you aren't planning on playing this one. 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.

You know, in hindsight, it was probably a poor idea to have the bombastic Mike Fallek guest on this episode of Nerds Without Pants, considering we were doing a listener AMA. Oh well, just consider this a learning experience. And even though this is the LONGEST EPISODE OF NWP EVER in a year where we’ve already broken the record twice this year it’s also a banger. Enjoy! 00:00 – 12:06 Good Mood Marshmallow 12:13 –4:14:51 STAGE SELECT: Listener AMA! 4:15:01 – 5:56:52 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Mike Fallek’s exciting new project, Being a DIK, Gotham Knights, Bayonetta 3, Signalis 5:56:39 – 6:14:02 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Street Fighter 2 (1992) vs Metroid Prime 2 6:14:11 – 6:25:32 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Give out your game recommendations! They can be to the hosts, other listeners, or just games you want to recommend in general. VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Superman 64 vs Cyberpunk 2077 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 11/18 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Twitter: @NWPcast Follow Mike Fallek: @BigLilWeasel 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 episode is a pseudo-sequel to the last one, as we discuss levels and areas in games that we find spooooky. Then it’s a lot of games talk before the War of the Roses in Video Game Cage Match. Enjoy!   00:00 – 15:50 Child With a Knife 16:00 – 1:32:57 STAGE SELECT: Scary levels/areas in games 1:33:17 – 1:48:00 EMAIL BANANA BOAT 1:48:00 – 3:41:55 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Read Dead Redemption 2, PGA Tour Golf, Gotham Knights, Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XVI, Silent Hill 2 remake, Resident Evil 4 remake, Dead Space remake 3:42:35 – 3:54:54 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Rule of Rose vs Rumble Roses 3:55:03 – 4:00:08 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: LISTENER AMA! What advice would you give your younger self if you could go back in time? What is your comfort movie or TV show? Who would play you in a movie? What’s a word that should come back? What food is too much work for you to bother with? How big of a difference has corn made in YOUR life? Are gift certificates actually gifts? Should I (Justin Hamm) spend an exorbitant amount money for a new PC? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Street Fighter 2 (1992) vs Metroid Prime 2 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 11/4/22 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 folks! This episode of Nerds Without Pants was recorded while Julian was on vacation, so this is a very mediocre endeavor. Anyway, on to the show! No time for timestamps this week, but we talked about our least favorite areas and levels in games, Read Dead Redemption 2, some more Elden Ring, and a little bit of Trails From Zero. Then, Grand Theft Auto V takes on Read Dead Redemption 2 in the cage! NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some levels or areas in video games that scare you the most? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Rule of Rose vs Rumble Roses SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/21 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Howdy, folks! No time for a belabored intro this week. It’s another episode of Nerds Without Pants that cannot hope to compete with the previous episode of Nerds Without Pants. Enjoy! 00:00 – 20:51 Sports? 21:02 – 1:33:40 STAGE SELECT: Our favorite mini games 1:33:51 – 3:07:09 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: The making of NWP radio, Horizon: Forbidden West, Elden Ring 3:07:44 – 3:19:06 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dr. Mario vs Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine 3:19:14 – 3:25:03 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are your LEAST favorite levels/areas in games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Grand Theft Auto V vs Red Dead Redemption 2 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 10/7 TO BE ON THE SHOW!

Hey there! This is the craziest Nerds Without Pants EVER! We only got a handful of songs for Stage Select, so instead of talking about 7 or 8 songs and calling it a day we decided to create an entire two hour block of radio programming that approaches UHF levels of insanity. Yep, this is happening. Check it out! 00:00 – 14:27 Go fish 14:27 – 2:40:10 STAGE SELECT: Radio NWP 2:40:21 – 5:40:39 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Saints Row, Ghostwire Tokyo, Immortality, Inscryption, Horizon: Forbidden West, Elden Ring 5:41:17 – 5:56:49 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dynasty Warriors 9 vs Earth Defense Force 4 5:56:58 – 6:05:47 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite mini games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dr. Mario vs Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 ON 9/23 TO BE ON THE SHOW! FEATURED MUSIC:   Reiwa Labyrinth- Hidenori Shoji (Yakuza: Like a Dragon), Axe to Grind- Lyn (Persona 5 Strikers), Theme of M. Bison- Yoko Shimomura (Super Street Fighter IV), The Final Battle- Tsukasa Saito (Elden Ring), Dead of Night- Daniel Olsen (Sayonara Wild Hearts), Your Love is Like a Drug- Garoad (VA-11 HALL-A), City Streets 2 (Mango Tango)- Jake Kaufman (Double Dragon Neon), Right There, Ride On- Hideki Naganuma (Sonic Rush), Let’s Go Away- Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Daytona USA), Burning Hearts Burning ANGEL- Naofumi Hataya (Burning Rangers), Donden- Yoshino Aoki (Breath of Fire III), What’s Pink and Sucks?- TrashCanEagle (Kirby’s Adventure 2), Baka Mitai- Mitsuharu Fukuyama (Yakuza series), Donkey Kong Rap- Grant Kirkhope (Donkey Kong 64), Rules of Nature- Jamie Christopherson (Metal Gear Rising Revengeance), Follow/Unfollow- OFK (We Are OFK), Savage of the Ancient Forest- Yuko Komiyama (Monster Hunter World), Where We Belong- Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 3), One Last You- Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 2), One More Win- Kimara Lovelace (R4/Ridge Racer), The Last Lord- David Fenn (Death’s Door), Path to Glory- Darren Korb (Pyre), It’s Dangerous to Go Alone- Jonathan Geer (Cook, Serve, Delicious 3), Roll Me In- Yui Asaka (Katamari Damacy), I Am the Chowder Man- Hot Dad (Hypnospace Outlaw), Real Emotion- Kumi Koda (Final Fantasy X-2), I Am the Wind- Cynthia Harrell (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night), Deep Sea Bass- Danny Baranowski (Crypt of the Necrodancer), Katana ZERO- LudoWic (Katana Zero), Sandstorm- Mick Gordon (Killer Instinct), Fleeting Worlds/Ou

Well hello there! I don’t like to toot our own horn too often, but this may be the best episode of Nerds Without Pants of the year. Is Stage Select a banger? Not even close. Is Video Game Cage Match one for the record books? Fraid not. But Consumption Junction is a blast, and hopefully you think so, too! 00:00 – 12:57 Justin’s OC 13:08 – 1:36:25 STAGE SELECT: Game Shark…Tank 1:36:35 – 3:51:02 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Live A Live, Wasteland 3, Shadowrun, Midnight Fight Express, Cursed to Golf, Cult of the Lamb, We Are OFK, Saints Row, Ghostwire Tokyo 3:51:40 – 4:05:27 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: The Colonel’s Bequest vs I Love You, Colonel Sanders! 4:05:36 – 4:13:25 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: “Call in” with your video game song dedication! (No licensed music, please) VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Dynasty Warriors 9 vs Earth Defense Force 4 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 9/9 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.        

Oh, hi! Xavier joins us for another rip-roarin’ episode of Nerds Without Pants. This week, our listeners throw the Stage Select concept in the trash and opt instead for personal attacks on Julian and Justin. Also, is Digimon Survive the game of the year??? And, listen to Justin somehow not understand the concept of JRPGs. 00:00 – 05:14 Crystals 05:26 – 2:57:25 STAGE SELECT: What are some hills you would die on in video games? 2:57:35 – 4:14:38 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Digimon Survive, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Final Fantasy XIV’s dungeon redesigns, DioField Chronicle, Live A Live 4:15:17 – 4:31:46 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties vs Quest 64 4:31:55 – 4:42:56 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Julian and Justin are wealthy investors. Pitch your video game ideas to us and see if we’re in or out! VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: The Colonel’s Bequest vs I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/26 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 there! It’s another episode of Nerds Without Pants. Like ten of you are really happy. This one is coming in hot because Julian is a lazy piece of crap, so no time for detailed notes. We talk about our favorite cameos in video games, Stray, Titanfall 2, and more. STAGE SELECT: Favorite cameos and guest spots in games CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: As Dusk Falls, Stray, Titanfall 2, Danganronpa 2, we look at what (if anything) is coming out for the rest of the year VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Syphon Filter vs Driver 2 NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some video game hills you would die on? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Plumbers Wear Ties vs Quest 64 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 8/12 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 another excellent edition of Nerds Without Pants! This week we are joined by Bill Tucker of the podcast A Gamer Looks at 40. We’ll learn all about him as we discuss podcasting, gaming, and bringing back dead franchises! 00:00 – 11:40 Trash 11:51 – 2:13:51 STAGE SELECT: Name three “Missing in Action” series you want to see return 2:14:03 – 3:23:49 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Bill Tucker’s gaming origins, starting a podcast, Old World, Cook, Serve, Delicious 3, Urbek City Builder, Trails of Cold Steel, Horizon: Forbidden West, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope 3:24:28 – 3:46:37 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: TAG BATTLE! The Old Republic (Star Wars KotOR 1&2 vs Massive Effect (Mass Effect 1&2) 3:46:46 – 3:55:57 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are some of your favorite “guest spots” in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Syphon Filter vs Driver 2 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 7:30 CENTRAL ON 7/29 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Check out A Gamer Looks at 40 here: https://linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40 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. FEATURED MUSIC: What the World Needs Now- Burt Bacharach Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini- Brian Hyland Operator- Jim Croce Runaround Sue- Dion DiMucci Running Bear, Little White Dove- Johnny Preston  

 Ten years. Ten. YEARS. It’s hard to believe that Nerds Without Pants has been around for an entire decade, but here we are. NWP co-founder Rob Ottone joins us for a trip down memory lane that makes ever so many pit stops along the way. There isn’t a lot of gaming talk here, as we focus on the humble beginnings of Nerds Without Pants, the history of the show, and how Justin came to be here. We also spend a goodly amount of time talking about Rob’s writing career, various YouTube stuff, and the mess we all live in now. We do manage to get a little gaming in, of course, with some Overwatch talk, the cost of video games, falling out of gaming (and hopping back in), and lots of other things. And Street Sharks, for some reason.   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 folks, welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! Julian is on vacation, so these show notes are gonna be super basic. Xavier Kreiger joins us again to talk about our favorite summons in video games, and lots of other things. Also, Justin got a soundboard. Be afraid. Be very afraid. STAGE SELECT: Favorite video game summons CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Trails of Cold Steel, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, Ms Marvel, AI: Somnium Files VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Fatal Fury vs Evil Zone NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are 3 “missing in action” franchises that you would like to see come back? (They should be series that didn’t get a game in the PS4 generation and have not had anything announced for this generation) VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: OUR FIRST TAG TEAM MATCH! Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1&2 vs Mass Effect 1&2 SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 7/15 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 another lengthy episode of Nerds Without Pants! Come let us keep you company for half the workday as we talk about bad video game endings, “Not E3”, and witness a Tetsuya Nomura mirror match! 00:00 – 09-06 Fish 09:14 – 2:15:27 STAGE SELECT: Top 3 Least Favorite Game Endings 2:15:38 – 3:33:48 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Saints Row character creation, Astria Ascending, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Not E3 3:34:27 – 3:52:45 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fantasy VII Remake vs Kingdom Hearts 3 3:52:54 – 4:01:57 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are your three favorite summons in video games? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Fatal Fury vs Evil Zone SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 7/1 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 music edition of Nerds Without Pants of the year! It’s been a long time, so we are here to rock your face off. We also have a lot to say about something topical for once. Enjoy! 00:00 – 09:43 Animal style 09:55 – 2:21:54 STAGE SELECT: Music that ROCKS 2:22:07 – 3:51:44 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Trails of Cold Steel, AI: Somnium Files, Sony’s Summer State of Play 3:52:22 – 4:09:21 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Okage: Shadow King vs Unlimited SaGa 4:09:32 – 4:16:17 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: What are your three least favorite video game endings? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Kingdom Hearts 3 vs Final Fantasy VII Remake SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 6/17 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 return of Stage Select on Nerds Without Pants! After the dust has settled on the Video Game Cage Match Championship Tournament it’s time to get back to the old show format with a new focus on our lovely listeners. To that end we are joined by long time listener, first time guest Xavier Kreiger to talk about all sorts of dumb stuff. Let’s go! 00:00 – 05:24 Inventions 05:40 – 3:07:42 STAGE SELECT: Listener AMA 3:07:54 – 4:36:34 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Trails of Cold Steel, Kirby and the Forgotten World, Something is Killing the Children, Danganronpa 2, AI: The Somnium Files, Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising, Citizen Sleeper 4:37:14 – 4:50:48 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Quest 64 (challenger) Chrono Cross (champion) 4:50:57 – 4:57:53 Outro and outtakes   NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT: Tell us a piece of video game music that ROCKS (bonus if you can headbang to it). Note: You can submit more than one song, but we’ll only be playing the first one. VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Okage: Shadow King vs Unlimited SaGa SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 6/3 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.  

THE TIME HAS COME AT LAST! Chex Quest. Chrono Cross. A 16-foot-tall steel cage. Who will emerge as the first ever Nerds Without Pants Video Game Cage Match champion? The listeners decided. Now you need to listen to find out. We’re joined by Mike Fallek and John Gholson in their first ever meeting on NWP to help with the proceedings! 00:00 – 4:16:12 Intro: Are you the cops? CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Chinatown Detective Agency, The Batman, Cyberpunk 2077, Judgment, Mass Effect 2, problems with Gamepass, and much, much more! 4:16:48 – 5:03:45 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH TITLE BOUT: Chex Quest vs Chrono Cross 5:03:53 – 5:17:22 Outro NEXT EPISODE: STAGE SELECT RETURNS WITH A LISTENER AMA! Please answer the following questions: How are you doing?  What are some YouTube recommendations?  In a fight to the death with someone your size and build you have the choice of a 6 inch knife or an aluminum bat. Which weapon do you choose, knowing that the one you don’t pick goes to your opponent?  What do you smell like (or think you smell like)?  We’re going to McDonald’s; what do ya want?  What’s YOUR idea for a Stage Select?  What video game fan fiction would you write (if you did)? VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH TITLE BOUT: Quest 64 vs (REDACTED) SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 5/20! 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 a really fun episode of Nerds Without Pants! We have lots of games to talk about, terrible jokes, smooth segue ways,  and find out the games that will square off in our first Video Game Cage Match championship match next episode! 00:00 – 11:22 There’s a storm comin’ 11:22 – 28:39 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT MATCH: Chrono Cross vs Super Mario Odyssey 30:26 – 59:23 Trigger Happy Havoc: Danganronpa 59:55 – 1:47:24 Justin finished Elden Ring! 1:47:24 – 2:01:18 Norco 2:04:09 – 2:13:16 Chinatown Detective Agency 2:13:16 – 2:31:24 Final Fantasy XIV’s new PvP 2:31:24 – 2:46:56 NWPerdy (I don’t have a better name for this) 2:47:08 – 2:55:35 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT MATCH: Tetris vs Chex Quest 2:59:21 – 3:15:30 When Justin was a boy, outro   NEXT EPISODE: IT’S THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH BETWEEN {REDACTED} AND {CLASSIFIED} (listen to the episode) Who wins? YOU DECIDE! SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 5/6! 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  

Welcome back to Nerds Without Pants! We’re coming in a bit late this, time, because Julian got real dang sick after we recorded. Thankfully you won’t notice that in the episode, and it’s a pretty good one, even if we didn’t have much new to say this week. No time for the usual show notes, but we complete the semifinals of the Nerds Without Pants Video Game Cage Match championship tournament, get some more Elden Ring, talk some new games in Norco and A Memoir Blue, and then we talk some SOPFFO (Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin). If you want to hear even more on that, check out Julian on the latest episode of the Mage Cast! NEXT EPISODE: THE VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINALS COMMENCE! Opening match: Chrono Cross vs Super Mario Odyssey Closing match: Tetris vs Chex Quest SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 4/22 TO BE ON THE SHOW! Mage Cast episode 76: Ted Sephiroth: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mage-cast-715050/episodes/076-ted-sephiroth-stranger-of-133406074   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! We don’t have anything new to talk about when it comes to what we’ve played, but Justin rises to the challenge by debuting not one, but two new segments. We also begin the semi-finals of the Video Game Cage Match championship tournament. Spread it on! 00:00 – 11:54 The McDonald’s moon man 11:54 – 20:36 Video Game Cage Match Tournament Bout: Chrono Cross vs Dead Space 2 20:36 – 42:51 Elden Ring 42:51 – 1:01:33 WWE 2K22 1:01:33 – 1:14:05 NWPerdy (I don’t have a good name for this) 1:14:05 – 1:51:27 Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, what even is an RPG?, what FF VII Remake 2 SHOULD be 1:51:27 – 1:57:53 Julian recommends Neebs Gaming Subnautica series, watching let’s plays 1:57:53 – 2:25:48 Video games are too damn long, Horizon: Forbidden West 2:25:48 – 2:32:37 When Justin was a young boy 2:33:17 – 2:41:21 Video Game Cage Match Tournament Bout: Area 51 vs Super Mario Odyssey 2:41:30 – 2:48:22 Outro NEXT EPISODE: The Video Game Cage Match Championship Tournament continues: Opening match: Super Mario Bros. vs Tetris Closing match: Chex Quest vs Mario Golf SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 4/8 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.  

Well howdy, partner! Nerds Without Pants is back, and Mike Fallek as back. So you know what that means: a massively meandering show that loses control almost immediately. Enjoy! Also, why did I start this by typing “howdy, partner”? 00:00 – 11:25 Stamps 12:04 – 53:21 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH TOURNAMENT BOUT: Super Mario Bros. vs Crusader: No Remorse 59:33 – 1:35:59 Horizon: Forbidden West, modern sci-fi 1:35:59 – 2:32:11 Cyberpunk 2077, Justin is a Time Lord confirmed, the pros and cons of early console adoption 2:32:43 – 3:08:27 Elden Ring 3:08:27 – 3:43:10 WWE 2K22, wrestlers are the worst actors, or are they the BEST actors? 3:43:55 – 4:10:01 The pitfalls of current day collecting and “always online” games when they go offline 4:10:01 – 4:51:11 Mike Fallek has some…opinions on Mass Effect 2 4:51:47 – 5:00:57 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH TOURNAMENT BOUT: Chex Quest vs Castlevania 64 5:01:05 – 5:11:15 Outro and outtakes NEXT EPISODE: The Video Game Cage Match Championship Tournament continues! Opening match: Chrono Cross vs Dead Space Closing match: Area 51 vs Super Mario Odyssey SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS BY 8:30 CENTRAL ON 3/25 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.