It’s the final regular-format episode of Nerds Without Pants for 2020, and we go out with a bang. A massive bang! A four-hour bang! Um…wait. Anyway, this is a very special listener AMA show, and we talk about a ton of games before pitting two beloved 16-bit RPGs against each other in a steel cage match. Enjoy!
00:00-06:16 Introduction
06:28-2:14:11 STAGE SELECT: It’s an NWP Listener AMA!
2:14:17-3:38:36 CONSUMPTION JUNCTION: Astro’s Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Bugsnax, Katana Zero, Yakuza 6, Haven, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Dragon Quest XI, Cyberpunk 2077
3:39:13-4:06:31 VIDEO GAME CAGE MATCH: Final Fantasy VI vs Chrono Trigger! WHAAAAT?!
Our theme song “Relax” and interstitial tracks “To the Maxx” and “Moody Grooves” are written and performed by Megan McDuffee.
Looked up that New Radicals album and am already a huge fan of "Someday We'll Know." Why did no one tell me?!
I think only movie theaters like I mentioned that serve food and IMAX will be left. I don't know that they'll all just die off completely by next year or anything, but I do think they'll be forced to adapt again. I think plain old regular-sized screen movie theaters will die completely within a handful of years though.
I'm not surprised Cage Match was close, cause when I Googled the games I got a lot of results comparing them in ways that suggested both could be the #1 SNES game ... though a lot of people who prefer one can find a LOT of issues with the other.
Different songs on that album have been important to me at very different times in my life. It's definitely my favorite "one hit wonder" album. I love every track.
