Angry Video Game Nerd (2004)
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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7x01 Schwarzenegger Games

23 July, 2012 10:00 pm
The Nerd returns to review the rest of the NES games based on Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. Can they all be bad?

7x02 Ghosts N’ Goblins

24 October, 2012 10:00 pm
For episode 108 the Nerd reviews the first NES game he ever owned – Ghosts N’ Goblins! This game is notorious for being one of the hardest games in the entire NES library. Will the Nerd be able to beat it? Watch to find out!

7x03 Atari Sports

16 December, 2012 10:00 pm
The Nerd breaks from his usual fantasy games and takes one for the team to review the many sports games on the Atari 2600.

7x04 Ikari Warriors

06 March, 2013 10:00 pm
The Nerd revives some help to get through one of his childhood-haunting games: Ikari Warriors.

7x05 Toxic Crusaders

30 April, 2013 10:00 pm
B-movie icon Lloyd Kaufman drops by to help The Nerd play through a few Toxic Crusaders games.

7x06 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

30 June, 2013 10:00 pm
Join the Nerd, travel through time and revel in this 17 minute journey featuring a terrifying 8-bit Keanu Reeves

7x07 Tiger Electronic Games

06 September, 2013 10:00 pm
This time the Nerd looks back at the various handheld games made by Tiger Electronics.

7x08 Alien 3

22 October, 2013 10:00 pm
Made by the notorious LJN, "Alien 3" for the Nintendo Entertainment System is incredibly difficult. The screen does not keep up with the action, the A and B buttons are opposite of what they are in most games, there is a time limit that is practically impossible to defeat and there are teases throughout the game for one-ups and items that ARE impossible to get. If that's not enough, most of the characters are unidentifiable and most of the action in the game has little to absolutely nothing to do with the film. If that's not enough, once James makes it through this horrendous pile of goat puke, the payoff is less than memorable. The game doesn't even get the ending right. It has NOTHING to do with the movie. If you want to understand the real reason why Ellen Ripley jumped to her death at the end of the film, it was probably because she was told she would have to either play this game or die. She made the sane choice and chose the latter.

7x09 AVGN Games

20 November, 2013 10:00 pm
The Nerd comes around full circle, reviewing his own games!

7x10 Wish List: Part 1

17 December, 2013 10:00 pm
Welcome to the Angry Video Game Nerd's first part of his beloved Christmas wishlist, in which he briefly reviews several games, ranging from the classic Nintendo Entertainment System up to the Sony PlayStation, which are all the games the Nerd wishes he could review, but maybe not dedicate a whole episode towards that individual game. In this first part, the Nerd's video game wishlist is (in chronological order): Skate or Die (NES); Bad Dudes (NES); Karate Champ (NES); Sonic Blast (SEGA GameGear); Sonic Labrynth (SEGA GameGear); Sonic R (SEGA Saturn); Sonic Shuffle (SEGA DreamCast); Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube); and Where's Waldo? (NES)

7x11 Wish List: Part 2

19 December, 2013 10:00 pm
Welcome back to the Angry Video Game Nerd's second part of his Christmas-themed wishlist, going back to reviewing terrible games hoping in vain he may find a good one - just maybe. In this 2/2 episode, the Nerd jumps straight in, starting with the first review at A Boy and His Blob (NES), and continuing along with (in chronological order): The Three Stooges (NES); Home Improvement (SNES); Pit Fighter (SNES); Bubsy 3-D (PlayStation); and Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage (SNES)

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