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Angry Video Game Nerd
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I wish he would go on to some games from other platforms more often. Also can tell he bought himself a new camera as the video quality seemed mic better than normal episodes.
BassForever
Member
The best example by far is Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wai9CnvatBo
During one scene the nerd gets thrown into his couch/futon which breaks it, causing him to land on top of Kyle who complains that the nerd broke his fucking couch
Criminal Upper
Banned
I loved this episode on a very personal level, as I've ALWAYS wanted him to do Predator. It was the very first NES game I bought with my own money when I was a kid, and I hated the game so much that it literally made me cry.
ThatObviousUser
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Highlight of the episode.
Loved all the callbacks to the old games he's reviewed. Always makes the new reviews feel "legit," in a way.
The move to HD didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. I thought it would completely betray the low-fi spirit of AVGN but it seems like a logical progression.
Some of the swearing was a bit forced but I actually thought it was better here than the last 10-15 eps.
Overall a solid 8/10 ep, the Nerd is back, long live the Nerd.
the anime man
Banned
Found out about him in '07 or so. I always love watching his videos and I've enjoyed pretty much all of them except for the Star Trek one which is his worst imo.
Jawmuncher
Member
I've been wondering when we'd see a new AVGN.
I so much nostalgia from watching him back in the day.,
I so much nostalgia from watching him back in the day.,
Synth_floyd
Banned
I want a basement like his. And that "toaster" NES as well
Warren Ellis
Banned
he should reboot the show completely. I am getting annoyed at hearing the same old shit again and again.
he also looks old and tired, maybe he should rest a bit
he also looks old and tired, maybe he should rest a bit
Lord British
Member
I thought this episode was superb, I laughed out loud many times. Great to see him back.
Considering he also runs Cinemassacre doing reviews for movies, board games and his bullshit series. It's amazing he's still able to churn out AVGN.
How would he even do this? And why? Nobody is asking you to keep watching. Most fans are happy he's back in classic form.
megamerican
Member
No matter what I'm happy to have the Nerd back at it. But yeah, this episode felt a bit forced. I think he's best when he dials down the persona a bit and is slightly more mellow.
Chairmanchuck
Member
Liked the episode, but...
... all the "angry"-moments werent angry at all. It just felt like he said "cocksucking motherfucking dick of whatever" in his normal, calm voice.
... all the "angry"-moments werent angry at all. It just felt like he said "cocksucking motherfucking dick of whatever" in his normal, calm voice.
Davey Cakes
Member
The anger doesn't always come off as genuine, but when it does it's great.
When he was going into nerd rage mode trying to beat the Predator boss, I found the whole thing hilariously relatable. Who hasn't experienced that feeling of gritting your teeth and muscling through a part of a game like that because you were sick of bullshit and just wanted to finish it? Good stuff.
He needs to pick games that really do have outstanding flaws besides sheer difficulty, so that the complaints aren't hyperbolic. I actually enjoyed the Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout review a lot because the whole point was that it wasn't hard to beat the game; the problem was that the game was so badly designed that you could get hit over and over and yet still make it through, as if the game really is forcing to put up with its shittiness to the very end.
I enjoy the angle when a game is so frustrating that you can't get past a certain point or you just stop playing because it's shit, but I also appreciate when other flaws are made apparent. Frustration can come not only from mere difficulty, but also really bad design choices that make the gameplay entirely unsatisfying.
When he was going into nerd rage mode trying to beat the Predator boss, I found the whole thing hilariously relatable. Who hasn't experienced that feeling of gritting your teeth and muscling through a part of a game like that because you were sick of bullshit and just wanted to finish it? Good stuff.
He needs to pick games that really do have outstanding flaws besides sheer difficulty, so that the complaints aren't hyperbolic. I actually enjoyed the Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout review a lot because the whole point was that it wasn't hard to beat the game; the problem was that the game was so badly designed that you could get hit over and over and yet still make it through, as if the game really is forcing to put up with its shittiness to the very end.
I enjoy the angle when a game is so frustrating that you can't get past a certain point or you just stop playing because it's shit, but I also appreciate when other flaws are made apparent. Frustration can come not only from mere difficulty, but also really bad design choices that make the gameplay entirely unsatisfying.
IIRC, filming of the movie is done.
Loved the episode, really felt genuinely great after all these bad, guest character and special effects-driven episodes (sure, there were some exceptions to that, like first Bugs Bunny episode or SMB3... damn, how long ago that was though).
Kinda true, but I liked how he burned through all his "catchphrases" within 30 seconds around the middle of the episode and just went on with the review.
Kinda true, but I liked how he burned through all his "catchphrases" within 30 seconds around the middle of the episode and just went on with the review.
ThatObviousUser
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How can the title be edited so many times but still have the name wrong? It's been "Angry Video Game Nerd" for a while...
He will always be the Angry Nintendo Nerd. Sorry.
ThatObviousUser
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James begs to differ.
It also doesn't make sense. He's reviewed non-Nintendo and non-NES games. In fact, probably more so in fact.
It also doesn't make sense. He's reviewed non-Nintendo and non-NES games. In fact, probably more so in fact.
uh no, he's the Angry Video Game Nerd. Sorry.
edit: actually didn't this thread title used to say Angry Video Game Nerd? I don't think I'm crazy.
HylianScribe
Member
It was good to see AVGN back in a traditional episode, and after being away from somethign for awhile, you have to get back into the groove. Some very funny parts, but some of his outbursts seemed off a bit.
Oh look, LiK is back. What earned you that ban?
Oh look, LiK is back. What earned you that ban?
Nope, never has.
weird
edit: man this thread is really old, it dates back to when indeed the nerd called himself the Nintendo Nerd. But really, that moniker is long gone.
Mr. Enigma
Member
I'm cool with AVGN as long as there are no long, drawn-out skits or extraneous, super-imposed characters. The videos with Glitch Gremlin and Nerdy Turd still hurt my soul. I remember the biggest negative backlash he ever got for a video was the Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle one because it was about 75% fight scenes and 25% actual game bitching.
After having seen Minecraft with Gadget, I'm almost completely certain that those parts were all Mike's idea.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Bit low on energy, but otherwise it was fine.
I don't know about HD... loved the lofi and grittyness of shitty home video cameras.
Let's see how it goes from here, but I'm glad he's back.
I don't know about HD... loved the lofi and grittyness of shitty home video cameras.
Let's see how it goes from here, but I'm glad he's back.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Really? Holy fuck people, its not that it was a black and white series and you had nostalgia, is that the quality of the first videos looked like shit. The camera he is using now its making it lovely, and it doesnt lose a thing.
If he had started with a good camera, the series would have had the same quality, he didnt use shitty cameras because it was an artistic choice, it was because he could not afford better ones.
Sometimes people criticise only for criticise.
Diablohead
Member
I watched it and have to say this is what AVGN is all about to me, no filter rubbish but pure playing and raging/loving depending on what, top stuff.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Yeah, who cares if it's filmed in HD? Everything needs to be HD these days. Even most of TGWTG has converted over to HD. Many YouTube people have switched. About time we get some Nerd HD goodness. HD actually makes the low-resolution pixellation of the console recording look better anyway.
Viva la HD!
Viva la HD!
Host Samurai
Member
I would love for him to start reviewing some more SNES, Genesis, Turbo 16, Neo Geo, PS1, Saturn and N64 games.
I can certainly see how it adds to the nostalgia and overall feel when he used a shitty camera, even if it was not on purpose
Houston3000
Member
The early 3D systems (PS1, Saturn, N64) would be cool but I seem to recall him saying the few times he did throw in a PS1 game that he was never really a huge fan of those systems. He mostly sticks to games he played when he was a little kid, when N64 and such came out he was already in his later teen years I assume... so less nostalgia for him to reminisce.
Yeah, he did you a couple one-off, non-AVGN reviews of games from this gen (Ghostbusters and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow). But that was only because he was receiving overwhelming requests from fans to review them, since he reviewed the old Ghostbusters and Castlevania games from the early 90's and everyone was curious about what he thought of them.
He also did Superman 64 because of, again, overwhelming demand, but as far as I'm concerned he can ignore the N64 and PS1 for as long as he wants (despite the fact that I'm in the group who would love to see him review more games from those platforms).
It's so old the first page has a link to his myspace page.
This thread was made before Facebook even became available to public.
This has to be the oldest still-going thread on GAF, right?
Mr. Enigma
Member
I remember when he did Independence Day for the PS1. Was definitely one of his low-tier episodes.
Davey Cakes
Member
I love the beginning of the Colecovision episode, where he gets legitimately pissed off because the AC adapter is gigantic. "What the fuck were they thinking?!" Perfect.
And this thread still dont have 6000 posts. I'm kinda surprised after so long, i thought this guy was more popular here after so many years and videos.