Angry Video Game Nerd (2004)
The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design.
The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega.
Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.
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12x01 EarthBound
18 April, 2018 10:00 pm
This video has been in the works since last October (2017), when I first started the playing Earthbound on the mini SNES Classic. It wasn’t originally meant to be an AVGN episode. It was for myself.
I never played much of Earthbound before, but it’s a game that always appealed to me. Yes, even when I saw the ads in Nintendo Power. The only reason I never played it much was because I was too busy with Final Fantasy 3 (6) and Chrono Trigger. SNES has so many amazing masterpieces, it’s almost impossible to play them all. But after more than 20 years, I owed it to myself to complete Earthbound.
The gameplay took me 45 and a half hours. After recording it all, I decided to put all those hours to good use, and make a video. At first, I didn’t think it would be an AVGN episode, but more of a casual “James review”. But I realized there were plenty of wacky moments in the game that the Nerd could react to.
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12x02 Dirty Harry
17 June, 2018 10:00 pm
The Nerd questions whether his next bad game "feels lucky", as he looks at an NES game based on the Dirty Harry movie series that featured only three levels
12x03 Drake of the 99 Dragons
19 September, 2018 10:00 pm
Angry Video Game Nerd (XBOX) Drake of the 99 Dragons (Episode 158)
12x04 Tomb Raider Games
19 September, 2018 10:00 pm
The AVGN reviews a variety of Tomb Raider Games. Tomb Raider Chronicles (PS1), Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness (PS2), and Tomb Raider for the Ngage handheld device.
12x05 Resident Evil Survivor
24 October, 2018 10:00 pm
The AVGN reviews Resident Evil Survivor (PS1) in this Halloween themed episode.
12x06 Super Hydlide and Virtual Hydlide
24 October, 2018 10:00 pm
The AVGN reviews Super Hydlide (GEN) and Virtual Hydlide (SAT), this is a follow up to his NES Hydlide review.
12x07 Amiga CD32
20 November, 2018 10:00 pm
The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the Amiga CD32 console. Watch as the Nerd dives head first into some of the worst video games ever. The Amiga CD32 had such "gems" as Gloom, Kang Fu, Oscar, Naughty Ones, Morph, Beavers, Zool, Dangerous Streets, and of course Surf Ninjas for some reason.
12x08 The Town With No Name (CDTV)
05 December, 2018 10:00 pm
The chilling conclusion to the Amiga CD32 AVGN episode (162). The Nerd heads down to The Town With No Name in the MS Paint Wild West. It's for the Amiga CDTV... or, should I say the Amiga CD32 (AGAIN!).
12x09 Home Alone Games with Macaulay Culkin
15 December, 2018 10:00 pm
The Angry Video Game Nerd plays the Home Alone games with Macaulay Culkin! Sure, the Home Alone movie games have been covered before on AVGN, but never so many, AND with Mack himself.
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