Angry Video Game Nerd

[Darunia]

These are all videos of some guy playing really bad NES games and reviewing them. It's pretty funny stuff, especially the Turtles one. It was actually the first NES game I played as a kid, and I couldn't get past the fourth level. If you played it, you'll remember all the stuff he brings up, and how annoying it was to get through it.

Turtles 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4we8iFk-fY

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M_4Yqk65f8

The Karate Kid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfdRdOM_B0

Roger Rabbit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6WakV0kWM

[Adam]

the turtles review has me in stitches. i used to play that for ages on my commodore 64. game suffered the same flaws as the nes version from the sounds of it.

[bovine_university]

His profanity laden reviews only make me love these games even more. Sure they were flawed, but they were quite fun back in the day.

[blueguy]

Funny, but I liked TMNT. I didn't have that much of a problem with the game, at least until the end. I never could beat the damn thing because by the time I got to Shredder I had no life left to challenge him.

[box elder]

has anyone ever beat that damn game? everyone i know just couldn't quite pull it off.

[blueguy]

I honestly don't think I've ever heard of anyone claim they have. At least anyone who didn't need to cheat to do it.

[DAntae]

has anyone ever beat that damn game? everyone i know just couldn't quite pull it off.


yeah it was a challenge. I think we discussed this in the nes thread at some point. beat it 3 times. if I played it today...not a chance in hell I would beat it.

[skittlebrau]

has anyone ever beat that damn game? everyone i know just couldn't quite pull it off.
Something is telling me I actually did finish the game with no cheats. Of course, I also have the Game Genie so maybe that's how I pulled it off. It's been awhile...

I can vouch for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, though. Judge Doom is impossible (yes, impossible. Not nearly impossible, but impossible) to beat without the Game Genie. All the stress you go through just to beat him, and you get a really shitty and quick ending. That game pisses me off so.

[DAntae]

my game genie never worked...however I never really used it either.

there was never a game I didnt beat on nes or snes to completion. even if I hated it.

[skittlebrau]

I've only used my Game Genie twice in order to complete a game. Once for the aforementioned one, and once for http://home.comcast.net/~ericbighead/jasonsmiley.gif, heh.

Otherwise, I'd use it just to mess around with games I'd already won several times over.

[DAntae]

that was my thought as well. I could never get mine to load. or it would freeze up the games.

[TriforceBun]

It goes from being very funny and true to extremely lame at a whim. The swearing feels really forced and too many parts sound like he's trying to sound way too angry. Some parts are great...but the needless cursing takes away from the humor.

[kupomog]

I could never get past the underwater level in TMNT. Ever. Sigh. <3 Overworld Theme, though. Some of the things that he complained I didn't have problems with, and he did sound like he was trying to force as many stupid swears as he could into it. But otherwise some things (like the pizza and the spiked walls in TMNT or the car in WFRR) made me laugh because I could just imagine how annoyed that would get me.

[TennisStick]

I beat it once. I remember it took over 10 hours one day. I still have that game, and after watching his review I decided I should try again. I thought it was great, so, don't know what his problem is. Who wants to hear all those really overdone bathroom humor curses? What a bunch of trash. Basically he just sucks at gaming and he's bitter at the world. It was a fun watch though, Thanks!

[thecapecoddah]

These are all videos of some guy playing really bad NES games and reviewing them. It's pretty funny stuff, especially the Turtles one. It was actually the first NES game I played as a kid, and I couldn't get past the fourth level. If you played it, you'll remember all the stuff he brings up, and how annoying it was to get through it.

Turtles 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg

holy shit, I swear to god I had the exact same reaction as him as a kid when I realized I could just "walk over it" in whatever level that is. minus the beer drinking and some cursing

[Ihaveblink]

After a while, he gets annoying.

Why is he drinking? Is that supposed to make him cool?

[Nebuchanezzar]

I think he's pretty cool, funny too.

"Cowabunga? Cowafuckingpieceofdogshit"

Lol, hilarious. He should review South Park Rally, I despise that game.

[kupomog]

Haha Skittlebrau, everyone on YouTube wants this guy to review Friday the 13th :dance:

[skittlebrau]

Oh yeah 8-) I wouldn't mind seeing what he's got to say about it. I already know everyone else hates it. Why not listen to one more negative review? :dance:

Also, I found this speed run of WFRR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okinPecOApU) (six minutes!) of which I think is modified. There is no way in hell you can beat Judge Doom that easily. Just no way.

[DAntae]

did I say I hated it in the other thread. cant remember. it wasnt my favorite but it did keep me busy for a few hours.

the really weird part about the friday the 13th game was how early you had a shot at "fighting" jason. I remember walking down accross the screen...music changed and bam, there he is. of course its like a 10 second battle and he is gone. this was like 20 minutes into playing. or maybe I have forgotten everything.

[skittlebrau]

No no, you're right. Jason fights you on the outside perimeter of the camp, too. You know he's gonna fight you because the background freezes and all zombies clear the area. Then BAM!

Hate it when it happens near the beginning and all you have are stones or a knife :(

[kupomog]

I hate when you're on the lake and Jason just fucking runs through you in the water. Scares the shit out of me every time even if I know it's going to happen.

[skittlebrau]

Heh, yeah. I think it's that echoey-sounding ZOOOOOM! noise that makes that part more scary. Hate that, too.

[Kiyosuki]

I love this guy!

I beat Karate Kid and I thought the exact same thing, he perfectly nailed why that game had to be beaten.

[Orange-Neck]

Oh man, that fuckin turtle game sucks retro balls. I remember asking for the arcade game for Christmas, and getting that piece of shit instead. That game pissed me off more than anything. I would like to meet the game designer and fuck him up good. :norris:

[Kiyosuki]

Oh man, that fuckin turtle game sucks retro balls. I remember asking for the arcade game for Christmas, and getting that piece of shit instead. That game pissed me off more than anything. I would like to meet the game designer and fuck him up good. :norris:

You can walk across!!!!

Aaarrrgg! That still pisses me off!

[Blue Phoenix]

Oh man this takes me back. :)

Being born in 1981, I palyed the NES all through its day. And yeah that damn TMNT game is IMPOSSIABLE. I mean I was thrilled I could get through the underwater level but after that forget it I didn't have any characters left.

That game was hard as hell. I mean I beat the Castlevania series, Mario, Punch Out, Kid Icarus, The Dragon Warrior and Final Fanstasy games (back when RPGs would eat you alive) and a few others but I never heard of anyone beating this game without cheating.

Oh I agree on Framed Roger Rabbit too talk about uselessly hard end bosses.

[Adamm R)))]

Haha, really funny videos. Also, on the Karate Kid page, there is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg0r6YX0yVo&mode=related&search=) video too, which is pretty funny.

[skittlebrau]

Tool assisted speed run of Friday the 13th in 3:04 :-O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2wWi8Sxn3Y

Sigh, if only it really was this easy to beat... :-/

[kupomog]

Pfft, emulator. CHEATER! But sweet, sweet cabin music... and I haven't seen Jason appear outside like that so many times before O.o He's almost never in a freaking cabin, jebus.

[Orange-Neck]

Games were a lot more fun in the NES,Genesis, and SNES days. :oldman:

[bovine_university]

We didn't have no memory cards or passwords, if you lost all your lives, you started back at the beginning, and you liked it!

[Adamm R)))]

Here is his Back To The Future review. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-0GRPCi9dI) It wasn't with the others because it hasn't been uploaded to YouTube by him, but it was on his MySpace. Quite funny, I like it at the end when he puts it in a toaster.

[Kiyosuki]

We didn't have no memory cards or passwords, if you lost all your lives, you started back at the beginning, and you liked it!

Hell no I didn't like it! But he put it perfectly in the Karate Kid game. You hated it, but the drive to show the game who's boss was always so great that it forced you to keep playing no matter what.

[Blue Phoenix]

^

I second that. That Karate Kid game inspired real hate in a gamer.

[Gunstar]

Skittletor will love this: just in time for Halloween, Jason vs the Angry Nintendo Nerd. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1raUvGNbZFg)

Funniest one next to the TMNT review. Looks like he'll be doing Nightmare on Elm Street next. Should be good, that game was almost as big a turd as Friday the 13th. Man, so many wasted childhood hours trying to beat that fucking thing.

It was always creepy when the "One, two, Freddy's coming for you" music kicked in. :-X

[kupomog]

[21:27] Kudoshido: dude this is scarier than a friday the 13th movie

GOD. Fucking awesome review that creeps the wimp in me out like HELL.

Elm Street review will probably scare the shit out of me too >.<
I kind of liked the Freddy music when he's about the show up. It's almost soothing, heh. The game rendition, anyway.

[skittlebrau]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1618/couchjasonbx5.jpg

I pissed my pants a little when this happened :'(

Best review of anything ever. My prayers have finally been answered and my game has been reviewed by the Angry Nintendo Nerd. I can now die a happy NES geek :D Can't wait for the Elm Street review.

[NoOneFamous]

Oh, so now I know what SomethingAwful was making fun of in this Flash Tub:
http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=4191

I didn't find this guy funny... just irritating. The "anger" is way too forced. Plus its a little late to be complaining about these games, isn't it?

[skittlebrau]

12:49:41 AM mexibrau: i'm watching something awful parody
12:51:23 AM mexibrau: eh, too much parody killed it
12:51:30 AM mexibrau: plus, ann rules

Overdone parody. Plus I still play my NES so it's still completely relevant, NOF.

But hey! here's a bonus! Cabin music I ripped straight from the game! Relive those tense moments when you didn't know which freaking room Jason was in! Enjoy.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/sp3dd0

[kupomog]

I think most people will agree (and already have in this thread, I'm sure) that the nerd himself is trying too hard with this "persona."

But that Fri. the 13th review kicked ass regardless.

[NoOneFamous]

I don't think it was meant to be a clever parody... I think they were just trying to blatantly say how much of a douche the Angry Nintendo Nerd is.

I mean, I guess I don't find a million analogies comparing the game to poop all that funny.

[ElroyJetson]

Very, very funny, esp. the Turtles one.

[Ghemesh]

Oh god. It was all so painfully true...

[blueguy]

The newer ones are much better and more reasonable. Less lame ranting, more legit complaints.

[Adamm R)))]

Hahaha, so great. Can't believe I forgot about this and missed 7 episodes! Friday 13th one was fantastic. Awesome stuff, I just added him on MySpace so I wouldn't forget to check out new ones. Also, the new theme song is so great! "He'd rather have a buffalo take a diahorrea (sp?) dump in his ear!"

[NoOneFamous]

Jeez, are all of you in 5th grade?

DIAHORREA... LOL!!!!

;-/

[kupomog]

Yes, we're all in the 5th grade. We all just looooooooove laughing about poop all day long. Forgive us for being so gosh darned inferior.

[skittlebrau]

Banned from thread 8-)

[Adamm R)))]

Jeez, are all of you in 5th grade?

DIAHORREA... LOL!!!!

;-/

Aw come on, lighten up. It's in his EAR! :D

[aoife]

I just watched the TMNT one. :D So, so funny this angry nintendo nerd.

[That Jerk]

Most of the time he is right, but it seems almost too easy to pick on Nintendo games like this. He puts on way too much of an act over tiny things (mostly due to the limitations of the system). Also, the drinking beers thing, and the carefully memorized tourettes rants.... such eye-rollers.

The Friday review was well scripted though. He just tries way too hard to play a character. With Maddox, Something Awful, Buddyhead, and (insert name of loudmouth flamebait who rants and insults people at your favorite mess board, yet never gets banned - here) crawling all over the internet, there just isn't room for more criti-comedy.

Not that I find this act to be any better, but for you guys who like gaming rants... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b8G8delDlk)

[Adamm R)))]

http://screwattack.com/Flash%20HTML/ANN/ElmStreet/ElmStreet.html

Elm Street one is alright, doesn't hold a candle to Friday the 13th. One bit is just...ugh. Anyone know anything NES to do with a "power glove"? Because apparently it will feature heavily in the next one.

[skittlebrau]

Power Glove with "Nigga Stole My Bike!" muzak for the win!

Hehe, this one was pretty great, too. Not as awesome as the Friday the 13th review since that one was actually pretty tense at times (it felt like I was watching a Ft13th movie), but the Freddy killings were pretty good.

His forced swearing gets on my nerves at times, but hearing his clones saying multiple shit was pretty great, haha. Diarrhea on the cartridge was...blech :(

I wanna play a game called Boo! Haunted House! just for the fuck of it now.

Oh, and Adam:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerglove

[kupomog]

Haha, that one wasn't too bad. Power Glove was the best part. Diarrhea cartridge was definitely, uh...shit.

I loved the comments on Freddy and how he just swats at the air blindly, hahaha.

[BigButtSkinner]

Anyone know anything NES to do with a "power glove"? Because apparently it will feature heavily in the next one.

Possibly the obvious Rad Racer (as featured in The Wizard)? Then again it might be a spooky-themed game to fit in with Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. But then again again, Halloween is over now. So who knows.

[skittlebrau]

Well, it did end with Castlevania music, so maybe he'll review Castlevania as played with the Power Glove (since it's a compatible game), but I'm leaning toward him playing random games with the Power Glove and making it a general review of said device (which, of course, will be bad).

Alls I know is my quest for my own PG will never die. Never. I shall owneth thee someday.

[penny]

like I said to kupo...I want a motherfucking fester's quest review!!

[Enter The Moleman]

Well, it did end with Castlevania music, so maybe he'll review Castlevania as played with the Power Glove (since it's a compatible game), but I'm leaning toward him playing random games with the Power Glove and making it a general review of said device (which, of course, will be bad).

Alls I know is my quest for my own PG will never die. Never. I shall owneth thee someday.

He mentioned Castlevania 3 when he was reviewing Friday the 13th, so I'm guessing that game is coming up.

[blueguy]

He already did Castlevania II. I don't think III was all that bad. I'd be kind of surprised if he did that one.

[conor.]

i honestly remember trying to jump into the little hatch with the down arrow for like 15 minutes when i was 7.

[Kiyosuki]

Heh. I could land the plane in Top Gun...

[skittlebrau]

So now he's known as the Angry Video Game Nerd. Reason? From his MySpace:
New name: Angry Video Game Nerd

So there we have it:

the new name: ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD

so am I going to change the theme song? Am I going to change the domain names (AngryNESNerd.com & TheAngryNintendoNerd.com)? Am I going to change the myspace url? The youtube account?

No. At least, not anytime soon.

So think of me as THE ANGRY NINTENDO NERD (a.k.a. THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD)

Reasons for the new name:

1) Now I'm clearly not restricted to only reviewing Nintendo games, although it will still be my main area of interest.

2) To avoid lawsuits.

Reason for the decision:

"Angry Video Game Nerd" felt the most specific. Try to think of it as if you're hearing the name for the very first time, not knowing who I am or what I do.

Lots of fans considered how it may sound in the theme song which is also a good thing to consider. I spoke with my musician Kyle Justin and he thinks it can still work. However, it doesn't really matter because I'm not planning on changing the song for a while.

So anyway, thanks everyone for your input, suggestions and understanding in the name change.

I just wanted to explain the decision.

-A.N.N. aka A.V.G.N.
Just doesn't sound right as Angry Nintendo Nerd is fun to say and is straight to the point with "Nintendo" in the name. Angry Video Game Nerd just sounds so...generic. But eh, I guess.

[Adamm R)))]

I also saw that. Also, this contributes to it:

Screwattack.com and I are planning on selling merchandise and a DVD of all my reviews sometime soon. The only problem is that, the word "Nintendo" is gonna have to go, because of legal reasons.

While all of you will forever know me as the "Angry Nintendo Nerd", the name on the DVD and merchandise will have to say "Angry Video Game Nerd" or something like that.

I know there's been about 3 songs written about me, and I know it sucks to change the name, but when I first came up with the name, I gave it no thought, because I had NO IDEA how popular it would become.

I suppose you could fit "video game" into the space of "Nintendo" in the theme song, if two syllables were sung faster or possibly saying "vid-yo" to lose a syllable. Anyway, not a big fan of the name change, but 1) it's inevitable, 2) it doesn't matter anyway.

Also, he recently posted in a MySpace bulletin (yeah, I added him :D) that he was working on "the powerglove one", so possibly it's just a mix of stuff that involves the powerglove.

[simplysimpsons]

Oh man, I used to love that TMNT game, and I completed it! I have the Atari ST version which was practically the same...

god, that nerd is annoying...

[DAntae]

this thread needs to get back to more discussion of friday the 13th game.

also goonies II appreciation can be discused but just for goonies II

[Adamm R)))]

Power Glove episode is on Screw Attack. It's a good one, because you can see that he does have fun with it, despite it being shit. Pretty funny how it makes everything so much harder, except...

...he lands the plane in Top Gun with it!

[Otis P Jivefunk]

I love this guys reviews, it brings something good out of bad games...

[BigButtSkinner]

Do you have a link to the Power Glove video, Adam R? I looked all over Screw Attack and couldn't find it o_O

[kupomog]

Heh. Ghostbusters.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=17324&type=wmv

[That Jerk]

Yeah, I saw that on gametrailers yesterday. I have three HUGE memories of that game that I played endlessly as a kid (not understanding a lick), just because it was Ghostbusters.

Three things that always stood out -
"GHUZE-BUZERS!"
Those awful driving bits that I would always run out of gas on.
The stairs (I used a game genie to cheat them too. Never beat Gozer though due to distracting complications of what the fuck is going on.)

Glad to see the videos are less scat and swear now a days and more insight on the confusing aspects of those old NES games that just expected you to know how everything works.

Also, who's this lunchbox trying to be funny doing the same thing? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzr7n143aoM) If you can make it past the embarassing introduction, he goes on to moan and bore you to tears while playing Jaws (Which actaully is a pretty kick ass game).

[kupomog]

Yar I was watching this one and the Bible games one like..."wow...this is hardly annoying at all, I love this." This Ghostbusters one is just great.

[Kiyosuki]

Heh. Ghostbusters.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=17324&type=wmv

Oh my god, fucking Ghostbusters.

Fucking Ghostbusters. Aaaahhhgggg! Thats some hate I can get behind. Fuck that game, and its endless staircases and random gameplay. Fuck it up its ass. I actually broke that game myself way back.

I laughed a lot at his Atari 5200 review, especially when he tries to plug it in and you see this small explosion of sparks. lol wtf

Child safe.

[mikeymansimpsons]

Those videos are always great pieces of work.

[skittlebrau]

Indeed. That Ghostbusters review was just great.

Still, this will always be my favorite moment and review, heh:

http://home.comcast.net/~ericbighead/couchjason.gif

[MegaSvensk]

I laughed a lot at his Atari 5200 review, especially when he tries to plug it in and you see this small explosion of sparks. lol wtf

Child safe.
Where's the Atari review? On Screw Attack it's in the list of reviews but it's not clickable like the other reviews.

[skittlebrau]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=17031&type=mov

And here's the complete game reviews list for fun:

http://cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd_videos.html

[Kiyosuki]

Another part of the 5200 review I loved is when he used that....mysterious open ...compartment thing there for no reason, on the system to store his beer. lol


Its not related to games but on Youtube he has a review of TMNT3 (the movie) as well. Its even more filled with fanboyness and seething anal anger than usual, but because of that and how bad the movie actually is its still pretty funny.

[MegaSvensk]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=17031&type=mov

And here's the complete game reviews list for fun:

http://cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd_videos.html
Tack så mycket.

[conor.]

22 staircases and the spelling errors at the end are priceless

[Kiyosuki]

This battle will make your blood boil, good luck!

Yeah...good luck is right I'm using the fucking Power Glove!

edit:

The 16 bit era console war, as told by AVGN.

http://screwattack.com/Flash%20HTML/ANN/WiiSalute.html

[Galalimit]

haha, it's stuff like this that makes me regret starting my video game playing with the snes.

[TheForbiddenDonut]

Bible Adventures review is the greatest thing ever.

[Kiyosuki]

Bible Adventures review is the greatest thing ever.

Hell yes it was. You don't fuck with Noah. He'll throw an Ox at you!

Also.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2188/gameoverob9.jpg

This really should be every game over screen.

[Kiyosuki]

He's released two more reviews and an internew on gametrailers.com. The two reviews are continuations of the Ghostbusters one, ragging on other GB titles because he hated the Nintendo one that much. lol They're not too good though honestly because of the fact they're just extensions. Still though, you get a good look at the one good GB game that was for the Genesis, he actually liked that one. That one was actually pretty badass.

There was another good one Hal Labs made called New Ghostbusters 2 (He doesn't review that one) but it was JP onry. I think you can play it online though.

[Kiyosuki]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=19089&type=wmv

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=19558&type=wmv

Just incase people forget or don't know why Sega suffered a mini apocalypse.

[Kiyosuki]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/20753.html

I think its the best one he's done in a while.

I never played that game though.

[skittlebrau]

I never played it either, but good freaking lord. All those bullets everywhere...kinda reminds me of Dick Tracy when you're running around in the thug's hideout trying to apprehend or interrogate the sucker while several hundred of his goons shoot at you with tommy guns. If it's anything like that, no wai.

[elipeli]

Ironic.. I just discovered this guys videos and then a thread for him pops up... Really fucking creepy...

[thecapecoddah]

bwhahahaaha steve urkel..


fantastic final minute to that one

[BigButtSkinner]

his videos get better and better every time. I can't wait for the DVD he's supposed to be releasing.

[JudgeHarmMustDie!]

Look at my signature.

In my opinion, he's bigger than Borat! (then again, I guess I gotta see more of that Kazakh to make my final opinion)

[conor.]

i played the old die hard game, i was never patient with it so i hated the game. i do however remember playing a decently fun die hard game for playstation

[Adamm R)))]

^I remember that game. The Taxi levels (Die Hard with a Vengeance) is awesome. The other two levels (Arcade shooting for the second film, a 3rd person shooter for the first) were pretty fun as well.

[Xt'Tapalatakettle]

his videos get better and better every time. I can't wait for the DVD he's supposed to be releasing.

Yeah, I agree that his videos have gotten better. He's toned down his unnecessary rants and is actually giving real reviews.

The Bible Adventures one was great. I like finding out about odd stuff like that.

[BigButtSkinner]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21229.html

Here's the AVGN's latest, it's Independence Day for the PS1.

[Adamm R)))]

That was a bit short, but pretty good. I want to see him do more PSX games, since there's more of a chance I'll remember them.

[BigButtSkinner]

I agree it's short, but then again it's longer than most of his older videos. We've just been spoiled by his newer ones, which are freakin' LONG. I like how he's been making videos relevant to current happenings in the world lately. I get the feeling he'll be doing a review of the crapload of old Simpsons games in a couple of weeks when the movie's out.

[MegaSvensk]

I rented that Independence Day game when it came out and I agree fully with the Nerd, it is awful.

[conor.]

good review. i've never liked any of those flight games nor have i known anyone who really does

[Bill Cosby]

These last few Nerd videos have been pretty meh. He keeps using the same jokes and my favorite aspect of the nerd - his facial expressions - have been absent lately.

I liked Silver Surfer, though.

[blueguy]

Seems he tossed that one together pretty quickly.

[conor.]

i like seeing the shitty games much more than the nerd himself, he goes overboard pretty easily, especially in his old videos.

[homer5000]

I agree it's short, but then again it's longer than most of his older videos. We've just been spoiled by his newer ones, which are freakin' LONG. I like how he's been making videos relevant to current happenings in the world lately. I get the feeling he'll be doing a review of the crapload of old Simpsons games in a couple of weeks when the movie's out.

I've seen him do game boy games before, so, please, for the love of god:
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/61Z61M3DJ1L._SS500_.jpg
PLEASE let it be this! A lot of wasted, wasted days on that motherfucker...

[Sloppy Jimbo IV]

wouldnt that terrible bart vs the spacemutants game be the obvious choice, what with it being the most notorious (and on the NES)?

in truth though theres a disturbing amount of bad simpsons games out there. if he does end up doing a simpsons edition, he'll probably be covering more than one game, like he did with his spider man review

[billi vanilli]

moment of appreciation for my new sig

[Adamm R)))]

Seems he tossed that one together pretty quickly.

It says on his site that he's currently on holiday, so I guess he threw this one (and another one due on the 18th) together to keep people happy whilst he's gone.

That THOH game wasn't so bad. Simpsons Wrestling, now there's a steaming pile of shit.

[kupomog]

wouldnt that terrible bart vs the spacemutants game be the obvious choice, what with it being the most notorious (and on the NES)?

I loved that game :(

...if only because it was the only older Simpsons game I could actually finish.

You're right though, there's a gold mine of bad Simpsons games so he'd be better off doing a long combined review.

[Kiyosuki]

Well going into a game based on Independence Day of all things I'd imagine crap is to be expected. I do agree he's kind of lost the initial charm since its all starting to seem the same now but like Milhouse it really depends on the game. I hadn't even played Die Hard and I thought that one was funny.

Whats funny about a lot of his reviews isn't necessarilly their credit, because so much of what he complains about is really anal and minor shit. Whats funny more is just how certain games are put into perspective and just the idea of the overreaction. I think thats what he wanted when he made this character.

He's got a lot of options if he looks in the Simpsons department. I'd love to see him tackle Bart's Nightmare just to see how he reacts to the Indianna Jones spoof level and how seemingly random it is. I kinda strangely liked that game but also fully acknowledge its not very well put together.

[RJF]

wouldnt that terrible bart vs the spacemutants game be the obvious choice, what with it being the most notorious (and on the NES)?

That game's amazing.

By the way,could this thread be renamed "Angry video game nerd"?

[Bill Cosby]

I like both Bart vs. the Space Mutants and Bart vs. the World. Bart Meets Radioactive Man was awful, though.

[BigButtSkinner]

moment of appreciation for my new sig

:bang:

Props.

[conor.]

the only simpsons game i played in my childhood and recently played again that still was decent was virtual bart, bart's nightmare wasn't too bad either with all the mini games, but theres still a lot of shitty ones out there, i have to say i think simpsons skateboarding is at the top of that list too.

[Kiyosuki]

the only simpsons game i played in my childhood and recently played again that still was decent was virtual bart, bart's nightmare wasn't too bad either with all the mini games, but theres still a lot of shitty ones out there, i have to say i think simpsons skateboarding is at the top of that list too.

For the longest time I used to get Virtual Bart and Bart's Nightmare mixed up. They're almost like two different parts of the same game.

[Swartzweldian]

YES! Bart Vs Space Mutants is a PERFECT candidate..In fact, I would do a review including all Simpson games. Everyone released from my gaming days SUCKED.

I never understood why they made these games for kids SO HARD.

TMNT 1 was a good game for its time. Not bad playability. It was difficult though, no question.

His review of the TMNT movies is PERFECT. My thoughts exactly when I watched them growing up.

The Friday the 13th review is probaly the best Ive seen.

Fun stuff!!

[RJF]

Anyone else think this guy should have his own show?

[Kiyosuki]

Anyone else think this guy should have his own show?

Mmm I don't think it'd work. I mean there's only so many bad games he could do. His movie reviews, well...the two ones he did are pretty funny too but I don't know if it would carry on long in a show format.

YES! Bart Vs Space Mutants is a PERFECT candidate..In fact, I would do a review including all Simpson games. Everyone released from my gaming days SUCKED.

Pretty much, thats why if this new EA game ends up being actually decent that'd be quite an acomplishment for a Simpsons game. Hit and Run wasn't bad though, I enjoyed looking around the town and the crazy plot. Road Rage you can't really complain about since its basically Crazy Taxi exactly with a Simpsons mod over it. But the rest yeah, they have reputation. We mentioned in a thread about it sometime ago though that Bart's Nightmare and Virtual Bart have a strange charm to them. I know they're not good games in both design and well...everything gameplay wise. But the idea was quirky and just somehow...even if they were really hard I couldn't help but sorta like them for some reason.

Maybe it was because they had that really trippy old season feel, whenever someone had a dream. But in general...I dunno.

[BigButtSkinner]

Holy shit, I was right! (http://cinemassacre.com/Movies/Nes_Nerd/Nerd_news.html) He really is doing a video of Simpsons games reviews. It'll be out this week.

[Kiyosuki]

Oh wow, speak of the devil.

[RJF]

This Wednesday to be precise.

[Adamm R)))]

Awesome! Can't wait to see what games he plays and what he makes of them. I'd guess he'd go for a lot of the Megadrive and early Nintendo games, the only one I played was Krusty's Super Fun House, which I thought was really good, actually.

[conor.]

krustys fun house was actually a super shitty game i just played it a couple weeks ago.

[BigButtSkinner]

Sweet! Here's the Nerd's new video. (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/22435.html) It's called "Bart Vs. The Nerd," and covers Bart Vs. the Space Mutants and Bart Vs. the World.

[kupomog]

I like Space Mutants >:V

But that's a great vid haha.

[skittlebrau]

"Maggie, can you help? No? Well SUCK MY ASS." Hahahasha.

Yeah, I love Space Mutants, too, although looking back at it, there really was some weird shit like the whistle that calls the killer dog. What the fuck. Also, the key wasn't entirely useless as you could go back to right around where Moe's Bar is at from the retirement home.......but I dunno WHY you'd wanna do that.

Still, it's got a place in my heart and game collection, and this video was just hilarious. Good stuff.

[Kiyosuki]

Ahh that was great. I had been waiting for that since I was a kid I think, because those games fucking sucked. Sucked Maggie's pacifier and Bart's overtalked about dick at the same time.

I'm just glad he mentioned the fact the run and jump button were the same. Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking with that?

What the fuck?

[Swartzweldian]

That was GREAT!

Now maybe he could do a review of the Simpsons TV series.

We must have had a very similar childhood. Hes always reviewing the same movies and games I watched and played.

[conor.]

I didn't mind space mutants but bart vs. the world pissed the hell out of me, I don't think I ever made it past China as a 7 year old.

[Kiyosuki]

I still can't believe there's actually a "dead end" where you have to die to escape (the part with Maggie.). I remember that part.

I mean...there's badly made then...my god.

[Swartzweldian]

Again..they made games SO HARD for kids. The avg player of those was probaly not even a teen at the time.

The crappy gameplay and other issues could have been overlooked had it been easier.

Also, atleast the graphics were decent for NES games at the time. The title screen was neat. however, theres alot of really crappy NES games with good graphics here and there.

[SubSane]

Pure awesome... but I feel like putting up a rebuke video.

[Adamm R)))]

The video is pretty good. I never played either of the games mentioned unfortunately (or fortunately, if you like). I thought both of them looked quite good outside of the poor controls. It's a shame that he didn't include a couple more games, maybe have a multiple part video.

[Sloppy Jimbo IV]

i was a pretty retarded kid at games when i started out. when i rented bart vs the spacemutants i remember getting stuck at the very first obstacle, which i think was a crowd control barrier. i had the game for a whole day and was never able to clear the damn jump

im guessing i had to do that super jump (B + A) to clear it? anyway yeah thats embarrassing. i probably couldve read the instruction manual i suppose but i was like 6 at the time. even if i could read (which i doubt i could) theres no way i should have to to figure out how to jump something less than the character's height

the last time i remember playing the game was at a friend's house on the master system when i was 9 or so. it was pretty shitty then and its pretty shitty now, so i agree with the nerd and his video was good. much better than the ID4 one anyway

with that said, im not really sure if im buying his 'anger' anymore. these latest few themed videos are kinda dicey imo. instead of coming from his own personal memories and frustrations they seem more like things hes been obligated to do. some of his complaints seems fairly trivial and less sincere than in his older videos, which takes away slightly from the concept

but then what do i know. i cant even clear a simple crowd control barrier

[Jims]

I still can't believe there's actually a "dead end" where you have to die to escape (the part with Maggie.). I remember that part.

I think you were able to climb that little vertical shaft on the right. It's been awhile, though, so I'm not sure.

Good video. I thought some of his complaints in Bart vs. the World arised out of him just sucking as a NES gamer. Then again, it does take awhile to master that jump technique.

[skittlebrau]

One thing he does overexaggerate is hitting the bird perched atop the Jebediah Springfield statue in Space Mutants. It's ridiculously easy to hit one time if you know where to stand on the sidewalk, but he makes it sound as if it's impossible. He just never gave it time to figure out, I guess.

[Sloppy Jimbo IV]

yeah thats the type of thing i mean about trivial complaints. its funny but it also feels a bit contrived, like he was actually looking for stuff to complain about for the sake of the review/his persona, rather than it being issues that legitimately drove him wild as a kid (the gap in TMNT, the warp tornado in castlevania 2)

[SideshowTim]

that's the first angry video game nerd video i've seen and i found it to be fucking hilarious. i've really gotta check out the other stuff he does. i remember playing bart vs the space mutants as a kid and finding it ridiculously repetitive and boring.

[Bill Cosby]

I thought the Maggie thing was obvious. :confused: You just climb right up the pole.

[Kiyosuki]

Well like others I was really young when I played that. Although I was usually pretty okay at figuring things out, the extremely frustrating controls and the equivalent of collision detection (I felt like a lot of times I missed platforms I should have landed on too) probably frustrated me so much I just didn't think about it by that point.

yeah thats the type of thing i mean about trivial complaints. its funny but it also feels a bit contrived, like he was actually looking for stuff to complain about for the sake of the review/his persona, rather than it being issues that legitimately drove him wild as a kid (the gap in TMNT, the warp tornado in castlevania 2)

Yeah I can see that. A page ago I mentioned that part of the fun of these for me is just the idea of it and the nerd ranting itself more than the trivial details, because often he does complain about very trivial things. Thats whats funny though, its literal nerd rage. But the only problem with something like this is inevitably he's going to run out of material, which is why in another post I say him having his own show wouldn't work (when that was suggested).

Although...he hasn't really touched the SNES too much yet. I bet there's some "gems" he has personal experience with hating that he hasn't touched yet.

[kupomog]

He's just mad 'cause he sucked at Space Mutants :'(
I'm sad that he didn't comment on anything after the mall like the T-Rex and the museum. That was the hardest part to me, everything else was cake.

Bart vs. the World I liked less 'cause I thought it was a little harder to figure out and just plain less fun to play with the platforming. I also had some shitty glitch in Egypt that couldn't let me get past the Pyramid area at all.

Goin' in the cawfins, the cawfins the cawfins the cawfins.

[Kiyosuki]

I still kinda wanted to see him try to tackle the Temple of Maggie in Bart's Nightmare.

[SubSane]

I still kinda wanted to see him try to tackle the Temple of Maggie in Bart's Nightmare.

That's definitely worse than anything he whined about.

[Bill Cosby]

I personally think that vs. the World is much easier than Space Mutants.

[Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]

Bart's nightmare was an awesome, awesome trippy game. Played that so much when I was young and I never got more than a B-grade paper. Bartzilla, itchy and scratchy, inside stomach stages, cool. And that tune that played when you look for papers to jump into on the street is mindblowing.

[BigButtSkinner]

The only thing I recall about Bart Vs. the Space Mutants as a kid was when Bart says "Eat My Shorts" every time you begin the stage. When I heard that in the video I got giddy with nostalgia.

I remember playing the Bart Vs. the World ROM on my computer many years back, and quitting after about 5 minutes.

[Simpson Purist]

I LOVE the AVGN videos. The Simpsons review is probably one of his best GameTrailers videos. Though my all-time favorite AVGN video is the review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III The Movie, the ending is just priceless.

[RJF]

BUMP
New video! (http://screwattack.com/Flash%20HTML/CaptainS/unite.html)

[BigButtSkinner]

That vid is hilarious. Love the Nerd's and Captain S's in-game "sprites."

FYI: It's not a real Nerd game review (although it does have a mini-review of Home Alone for NES). He's got a real video coming Wednesday.

[Swartzweldian]

That one was kinda lame. Too slow for me.

[skittlebrau]

I'm gonna have to agree. There were some parts that were great (mainly the AVGN's Home Alone review), some that worked with the two guys working together, but it was all around just kinda eh. Nothing special. I'd rather wait for the newest Nerd solo vid.

I will agree with BBS about the in-game sprties, though, hehe. And I loved the Full House font they used for the opening credits for whatever reason.

[Swartzweldian]

And I loved the Full House font they used for the opening credits for whatever reason.
I noticed that as well. Good choice.

[BigButtSkinner]

:D Yes. Also loved how AVGN had to restrain himself from swearing ("buttload of crud"), and how at the end everybody seemed appalled when he said Merry F***ing Christmas.

[BigButtSkinner]

BUMP! Here's the new Nerd vid.

http://gametrailers.com/player/23316.html

And it's a good one!

[RJF]

2 new vids in 3 days?Cool.

[Adamm R)))]

Ugh, why did they have to do that at the end, again? :-/

Aside from that, it was fairly good. The fight scenes went on too long, but I lol'd so hard when it started. "IT'S BUGS FUCKING BUNNY!" *punch* And the "that's all, fucks!" was kinda funny too. The review was pretty good too.

[Shadow The Hedgehog]

i liked that new video alot.
i thought it was funny when he said when IT'S BUGS FUCKING BUNNY!
i thought it was really funny when he said that's all fucks!

[Cornelius Talmidge]

Here's an interview I did for my website http://vaf89.blogspot.com with the angry video game nerd. It's not the most in-deph out of my interviews(which all of them can be found in a section on the left side of the page) but it's ok none the less. Here it is:
http://vaf89.blogspot.com/2007/07/72007-this-weeks-guest-james-rolfethe.html

[skittlebrau]

Nyaaah, what's up, COCK?

Haha, poor Bugs. Especially at the, um, end when the AGVN does...well...blech :x

[Kiyosuki]

Man James has been busy lately.

Here's an interview I did for my website http://vaf89.blogspot.com with the angry video game nerd. It's not the most in-deph out of my interviews(which all of them can be found in a section on the left side of the page) but it's ok none the less. Here it is:
http://vaf89.blogspot.com/2007/07/72007-this-weeks-guest-james-rolfethe.html

Black Sabbath, Guns and Roses, Judas Priest, ACDC, Zeppelin, Rob Zombie, Pink Floyd, The Offspring, The Who, Misfits, Van Halen, Ramones..etc.

Heh, it sounds so angry.

The one with Captain S wasn't really a bonafide AVGN movie since it was basically Captain S guest starring AVGN. I hadn't seen Captain S before, its a little too reminicent of a lot of Adult Swim's current live action line up for my tastes but I can see how thats intentional perhaps.

The other one I can understand because I played that game, and it fucking sucked. Punch that bitch rabbit James.

[Shadow The Hedgehog]

the :nerd: is so funny

[erock]

I've actually watched a lot of his videos lately, some I had discovered for the first time. myy new favorite is his review of the atari 5200.

[Swartzweldian]

Heres another guy. Likely a copycat - but very well done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdjYYFOGE3k&feature=dir

[Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]

Man, this guy is such a phony imitation of the angry video game nerd, it's almost impossible to watch him, even though he makes valid points (in a really sucking way). And Mario Bros 2 is awesome.

[Swartzweldian]

Yea..even so. Theres enough room for other "angry" reviewers. Alot of crappy games have ben made and James doesnt do that many reviews.

This guy seems to put out alot and their all pretty enjoyable.

[Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]

Maybe so, but he doesn't have any screen pressence and charisma whatsoever. Pretty important too. Video game nerd definately has it. And this guy's just super incredibly fake.

[RJF]

"The irate gamer"???Jesus christ.

[Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland]

Dude's a dick too. He deletes all the negative comments. He just can't face he's an inferior version of the angry videogame nerd.

[BigButtSkinner]

New Nerd Video! (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/23884.html)

[Kiyosuki]

Fucking christ Atari. lol

[skittlebrau]

Chicago Shitfuck. Dallas Dick Kicker.

Oh, the poor nerd. Waiting for some chick to bust through his door and start humping him maniacally. Haha, good video, though.

And why was I attracted to that DJ remix of Metalman's stage at the end?

[kupomog]

Fucking hilarious horrible porn games. Good review, haha.

[Swartzweldian]

You have to be kidding me. That is hilarious. He should do reviews of the 3DO adult games.

What's sad is you know some kid got a hold of those games and had no idea what was going on :LOL:

You cant make sense of most Atari games anyways..they found creative ways to be so graphic though :LOL:

[BigButtSkinner]

So awesome. I wonder how much those games cost when they came out. The same as regular, non-porn Atari games? Hehe... imagine what a loser you must have felt like, asking the clerk at Sears for one of those games. Especially when there were parents with kids behind you in line.

[Swartzweldian]

I wonder what retailers actually carried them?? I cant imagine any major retailer knowing what it was would actually carry it.

[conor.]

isn't custards revenge one of the rarest games of all time?

and i had no idea there were so many porn games out there for the atari.

[SideshowTim]

man, that's fucking hilarious. great stuff!

[Jims]

Great review. I like it when he sticks to reviewing the games, with lots of gameplay. His tangential rants are good too, but the best stuff comes from his failures in the games themselves.

[BigButtSkinner]

isn't custards revenge one of the rarest games of all time?

I don't know about that, but it only sold 80,000 copies. so I guess that's pretty rare for a video game.

[erock]

I think I'd like a video game that lets you fuck a naked chick.

considering the only action I could ever get would be in a video game.

[BigButtSkinner]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24502.html

New video: Nintendo Power!!

[homer5000]

^Holy crap that brought back memories...

[Swartzweldian]

I was more of a Sega fan so never read much of them. I know a friend of mine in grade school had a letter or picture or something in one issue. I dont think I ever saw it though..

I had a subscription to EGM..along with a few other mags Id grab once in a while if I was bored in a store. I remember $5 for a mag back then was expensive..But they usually entertained for a couple weeks.

I should go dig mine out of my parents basement and hang up some of the old posters.

[Magnum]

he really really really needs to do gamepro

[Swartzweldian]

Ugh..Gamepro was the most awful mag back in the day.

EGM seemed pretty fair..

Videogames ..Was kinda crappy.

Tips & Tricks.. More or less obsolete after the internet.

[DAntae]

gamepro filled a need, kind of like game informer does now. however trying to read through egm now kind of pisses me off, its also watered down. even with negative reviews they still try to sugarcoat them. had to vent on that for some reason.

[Swartzweldian]

Well..I haven't picked up a videogame magazine since 2000..So..I have no idea what's the best to buy nowadays.

[DAntae]

yeah gamesites have kind of taken away the need to pick up any. I used to remember looking forward to the new egm. how times have changed.

[Magnum]

I let my june 2001 to present streak of EGMs die this year

'twas sad to see it go. But somehow it just wasn't as interesting as it used to be. And also considering the fact that I should really be spending all my money on generic NES games anyway.

[BigButtSkinner]

Fester's Quest. (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25046.html)

[Sloppy Jimbo IV]

new video, its fester's quest like promised and its a pretty good one

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25046.html

i honestly might have preferred if he'd focused on fester's quest the whole time, and there was a perfect opening to with the train scene (couldve easily made a tie-in to things in the game not dying) but i guess the genesis review is alright

[Swartzweldian]

It still amazes me how difficult these games were - considering at the time most gamers were around 10 years old!

Yes..We are all still VERY weary of movies becoming games since the NES/SNES/Genesise days. Basically..every movie into a game was AWFUL. I cant think of one good example..

Is it still that way with games today? Or are they a little better?

Id like to see him review some Turbo Grafx 16, Atari Jag, or 3do games as well..Just for fun.

[Swartzweldian]

Oh and here is a little more about the "irate gamer":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfIWXT6dBVE

Looks like plagarism to me..


:LOL: I remember that TMNT level with all of the deadly seaweed or whatever that crap is. When the screen moved up when I was like 8 - I was like OH CRAP!! But it wasnt as hard as it looked..

[blueguy]

Back to magazines, I had a letter printed in EGM back in the day.

[Swartzweldian]

Thats neat. I had one that made it to their website. (Printed would have been nicer).

In fact..I still remember it. I didnt put a question mark at the end of the sentence so the title for the email they made was "Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies". I was asking why no one else was excited about Dreamcast. This was probaly around late '98, early '99.

[BigButtSkinner]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26199.html

His new video, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" for Atari 2600, is up. It's the first part of a 2-part review. These vids are getting more and more elaborate, he's awesome!

[shark_vs_gorilla]

That one was nice as both a review and a parody. My favorite is still his Nightmare on Elm St. one I think it's his best in terms of editing/effects and it's really funny too.

[Kiyosuki]

Back to magazines, I had a letter printed in EGM back in the day.

You got a scan? I'd love to see it.

[Swartzweldian]

It was alright. I like the Nintendo reviews better. Atari games are so crappy..The "review" is over in about 2.5 seconds.

I do love the concept at getting back at these game designers/producers/publishers who put out this crap (particularly movie games)to make a quick buck - with no recourse.
Pay back time!

[Adamm R)))]

I do like this video. It's not much of a review really, but the elaborate parody is cool. Last year's halloween specials are going to be hard to top though, they're the Nerd's best episodes.

[Adamm R)))]

Commentary for Friday 13th video

E7OKDwX4Auw

Elm Street commentary coming soon as well.

[blueguy]

You got a scan? I'd love to see it.
Naw, I haven't seen it in years. Possible I've got it buried away in some box at my brother's house.

It was in response to them giving Gran Turismo 2 a perfect 10 score which they hadn't done in years and I was pissed because the game shipped with so many bugs. I mean, they hold the perfect 10 score in such high regard they don't give it to any game for years and then all of a sudden a game ships with so many bugs in it and it gets a 10? So I wrote in complaining about that and the headline they made for the letter was, "Gran Turismo sucks?" So of course they printed my email address and I start getting flame mail from people and I had to explain that it was EGM who put that title on there. If they'd go back and read what I actually wrote, I said it was a good game, just not deserving of the 10.

[shark_vs_gorilla]

Elm Street commentary is now up

[Magnum]

http://www.youtube.com/user/lophatjello

really lame parody, but GOD if his reviews aren't great

[The Epipha-Tree]

Can I request some fan art?

I'm thinking of a side view of the Nerd on the toilet with a controller hanging out by its cord. Maybe a Jaguar controller.

[RJF]

The new videos up.And it's pretty good.
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[Adamm R)))]

I like it, but not as good as last year's Halloween episodes. I jumped out of my skin both of the times Michael suddenly appeared. Oh and one last thing, stop shitting on stuff already!

[Icedragon]

It's fucking Meatwad! :nerdbang:

I liked the cartridge art for the Halloween game...

[RJF]

He's got a new one up.It's pretty funny.

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[Swartzweldian]

Pretty good.

[shark_vs_gorilla]

That twas good ^_^ I'm glad he's going more basic again with his reviews

[Swartzweldian]

I wish he did more though...Shouldnt be too hard to do 1 a week - Instead of 1 a month.

[gonz]

That was pretty awesome. The style of that video, sorta like what Shark_vs_gorilla said, seemed alot more old school. Reminded me of his early stuff.

[Rebekah]

The Turtles one is the funniest, I love the AVGN theme song it's hilarious.
I have been a fan of his videos since way back when he posted the Turtles one I can recolect!:silly:

[gonz]

I just stumbled across this site that has every NES game AVGN reviews to play, even the unauthorized Bible Aventures. It's pretty good if you don't own an NES console or can't get your hands on any games he reviews to give a little try, not that you'd want to, according to him, anyway.

www.everyvideogame.com

[RJF]

The christmas video's up.It's a christmas carol parody.

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[erock]

made me laugh. well, up until the end, I thought that was a little much..

[FlameInNeedOfASun]

All the comedy skits that dont involve the game review in question I almost immediately ignore. Didn't watch the last third of the Halloween review.

[Swartzweldian]

Yea..Hes finished. Does he even review games anymore? Hes moving away from what made him popular and not doing enough work. A video every month and a half? I mean come on..

[erock]

well, I don't know. But to me, it doesn't really matter. I thought that "review," or whatever you want to call it, was classic. Kind of like the turtles one, sort of. He just basically showed the parts of the game that gave him trouble and showed why they were a pain in the ass.

[BigButtSkinner]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/29192.html

Part 2 of his Christmas Carol video is up. He reviews Shaq Fu. FINALLY! He also briefly touches on a few others.

[Enter The Moleman]

I had that Home Alone 2 game for game boy which was basically a direct port of the one in the video only with worse graphics. I have to say it was one of the most frustrating gaming experiences of my childhood not knowing how to get to the next level because of those damned elevators!

[erock]

yeah, not knowing what to do in games bites ass.

I really enjoyed part 2. to be honest, I never really cared that much about the story in his videos, pretty much just the game reviews. Having said that, I figured he would do shaq fu sooner or later, it was just so bad not too get a review.

also liked his super monkey ball review. man, I tried hard in those minigames, but the controls were shit.

[Kiyosuki]

I remember Home Alone 2. I managed to get to the house where you fight the bandits but I lost, and you start from the very beginning of the game so I just said fuck it.

I'm so glad he brought up the stupid elevator gimmick. It took kid me forever to figure that out.

[kupomog]

Hey hey voting time bitches.

Subject: AVGN game suggestion poll

Body: As usual, tons of requests are coming in for games to review. Well, now there is a new poll where you can vote which game you'd like to see the nerd take on. The higher the rating, the more chance the nerd may eventually review it.

here's the address

http://www.laisteve66.com/poll/index.php

have fun

[Kiyosuki]

I'll take a look at it later.

Part 2's on gametrailers now.

So his fate is to die playing Boogie, how horrible.

[Channel Surfer]

I voted just for Quest 64 in that poll just because it was the single worst, most demoralizing thing that I've played to this day. Everything that I read about it then (day and night changing, direct control of the character in combat, leveling up by performing the actions directly) made it sound so very, very cool and next gen as an RPG, but turned out to suck so very, very bad. And I know I'm not the only one to fall for that hype. The world can only improve the more that game is ripped into.

I actually did beat Home Alone 2, though it was for the SNES. Same essentially game though, right down to that evil elevator luggage bombardment. Was a clear cash-in even there, I can only imagine how the scaling down to the NES and the fucking Gameboy could make this bad game even worse.

[Adamm R)))]

just saw the christmas one, pretty funny. shaq-fu always makes me laugh because one of my friends told me and some other guys about it and none of us believed him because the concept/title was too ridiculous. we kept telling him he dreamt it until about two months later we saw a copy at gamestation.

[shark_vs_gorilla]

wow that poll closed fast :( Just saw the christmas carol one. It was alright but except for home alone 2 , the reviews seemed half hearted and lacking as did most of the christmas carol parody. I really dont mind a more skit driven holiday instalment like this as long as he gets back to basics in 08 like he was with dragons lair

[erock]

He has a new video: chronologically confused about the legend of zelda game. Not really funny, but very interesting stuff if you're a zelda fan.

[skittlebrau]

Yeah, I watched it a couple of days ago. It's quite true the way he puts it all into perspective. I dug it.

[Inamon]

I watched it too. Very interesting.

[gonz]

New video's up. He reviews a couple of those Rambo games. It's a pretty good video and he also talks about the stupid title for the fourth movie.

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[shark_vs_gorilla]

the NES game did suck i remember that one. watchin vid now will sorta do comment as i watch.

love the intense rambo style theme music

that was confusing as hell the fact that there was no map and i had no idea where to go

lol bullet proof umbrella

"you soot chinese letters and he turns into a frog just what i expected" that is a nice easter egg though


wait sega had a light gun?

ending was good too funny and rediculous. these are the kind of vids he needs to keep making focusing on the games without too much outside crap like the halloween and chainsaw ones

[erock]

Honestly, I had never seen or heard of the sega master system before the nerd. I believe the genesis had a gun. I think it was called the menacer.

anyway, I liked that video. It was what all nerd videos should be. I've been watching a lot in the past few days, and the best ones are mckids, back to the future, karate kid, ninja turtles, dragons lair and others that just feature him and the game. there's really no need for these pointless unfunny skits in between.

[Adamm R)))]

the halloween ones were fun but they should only be like that for special occasions. agreeing that this one was pretty good and how they should be.

oh and I didn't know the master system had a gun. the menacer was badass though... except the one I bought second hand had pieces missing which made it not work. :(

[erock]

He just did a new video, finally. It's about the virtual boy.

[Kiyosuki]

I saw it. I thought it was pretty funny, I remember the Virtual Boy quite well.

Getting that down on the fact it's not literally virtual reality is a bit silly, albiet amusingly silly of course; I didn't personally know anyone that was expecting it to literally be virtual reality. The fact this thing was marketed as a handheld though...looking the way it did...well as much as I love Gunpei Yokoi for creating Metroid and doing a lot of good for Nintendo in so many ways...what on Earth was he thinking when he made that thing? (Way they treated him after though was still inexcusable considering how much he did for that company.)

The thing I remember most about the Virtual Boy is it gave me the most unique feeling migrane I've ever felt. It's hard to describe...it's like having a migrane and being buzzed at the same time while having the feeling of someone flashing bright lights into your eyes...that's the best way I can describe it. Never had another one quite like it since. Kinda scary, you couldn't pay me to look into one of those things again.

[shark_vs_gorilla]

I remeber getting the VB headaches from just playing it in the store. And once again the Nerd has made a stelar vid by focusing on the GAME rather than outside theatrics.

[shark_vs_gorilla]

I hate to double post but there is a new Nerd Vid up and this one is for a game I never knew existed or have even thought to exist The Wizard of Oz.

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[erock]

Except for the lion (which I'm guessing no one liked,) the review was really good. classic angry video game nerd.

[Elkwood]

Except for the lion (which I'm guessing no one liked,) the review was really good. classic angry video game nerd.
The lion was good. I broke out laughing when he imitated exactly what happened in the game.

[erock]

I guess he wasn't all that bad. To be honest, I didn't have much patience, just wanted to hear more of the nerd.

and I suggest anyone who hasn't seen his review of the silver surfer game for NES should check it out. I think it's his best review, I know I've said that about several other videos, but this time I really mean it.

[BigButtSkinner]

I love the Nerd videos but I also love all the other videos James puts out, like his movie reviews and his Cinemassacre stuff. He just recently put out his Cinemassacre 200th video, which is a documentary on how he got started making films. It's on Youtube. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiQE_Lb801U) Very insightful, and gives you a sense of how hard it is to make movies, even short homemade ones. Did anyone else get the Nerd DVD? Supposedly volume 2 should be out this summer.

[erock]

yea, the video was really insightful. It shows what he has to go through to make videos. And with computers, it's easier, but there's still work that needs to go in.

people wonder why he doesn't do more nerd videos, well, now we know he does other projects. And I imagine doing nerd videos could be hard, I mean how much can you really say about a game you hate? there's only so much you can do with those. but it's well worth it.

[Inamon]

Man, I watched like twenty AVGN episodes last week. So fucking hilarious member.

The ending to Die Hard is FUCKING CLASSIC.

Even look at my profile pic.

[erock]

was that from die hard? I thought it was from friday the 13th.

I like his ending screen from ghostbusters, I believe it went something like "you wasted your time playing this awful game, now go fuck yourself."

[Inamon]

was that from die hard? I thought it was from friday the 13th.

The screen is from Friday the 13th yes, but I was just saying that the ending to Die Hard was amazing.

"...there's enemies coming out of your ass..."

Edit:

I like his ending screen from ghostbusters, I believe it went something like "you wasted your time playing this awful game, now go fuck yourself."

I think it was "Thanks for playing this awful game. You have proved your nerdiness. Now go fuck yourself".

[BigButtSkinner]

I think it was "Thanks for playing this awful game. You have proved your nerdiness. Now go fuck yourself".

You're close...

Congratulations!
You had the patience to sit through this awful game.
You've proved your nerdiness.
Now go fuck yourself!

They should put that on T-shirts. The fake game-over screen from Friday the 13th too.

[Captain Yesterday]

New AVGN video tomorrow!

[Master Jeremy]

New AVGN video tomorrow!
Finally!

I had crazy nightmares about the Wizard of Oz already, so we have to move on from that. :D