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Angry Video Game Nerd
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Jawmuncher
Member
Yep my favorite part.
Macho Madness
Member
Yep, reminded me of that Action 52 game where he started it and immediately died.
About time a video that isn't with shitty Mike.
When I saw the title was almost confused, Darkwing Dark a bad game? Was thinking the NES one. But yeah this one on the other system was pretty damn shitty.
That safe falling on him really did feel like a middle finger.
The rest of the video did make it feel like he's done so much and maybe there isn't much left for him to do. People have been saying that for some time but it's understandable he keeps doing these due to the money they make plus he might not want to disappoint people either.
AdventureMike
Member
I got a similar feeling (probably what was intended?) which is interesting because he's always said "Don't worry, I'm not running out of stuff. I got plenty of shitty games I can still review!". Even recently, he would post things like this and maybe it's true, but it seems like an odd direction to take the acting portion of his character. It makes you feel like his nerd character is prepping to wind down and be retired, sort of like a Sasha Baron Cohen character.
Diablohead
Member
That darkwing duck episode felt more like his original good AVGN episodes, great to watch something like that again.
Better then the last few that's for sure.
Better then the last few that's for sure.
Around 11:15 - "That looks like the window from The Empire Strikes Back."
I laughed at that for some reason. There are plenty of windows in ESB, but now the mystery of which one Mike was referencing will haunt me until I die.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
it was weird that the opening scene was him rejecting games for just being kinda bad but without enough substance for an episode, then he picked a game that was bad in a pretty generic way (besides the safe drop.) Hong Kong 97 was better because it was actually really bad in several unexpected and shocking ways. and more interesting because I'd never heard of it.
I feel like this episode was basically built entirely around the safe drop. Honestly I'm kind of surprised people like this one so much. I guess I fit in the camp with the people who are enjoying James&Mike Mondays more now.
TheLostArcader
Neo Member
As a kid I got the TMNT game and thought I was getting the arcade port. 3 months later my cousin got the actual NES arcade port for his birthday. I think it was the first time I truly got pissed off at something.
Cow Mengde
Banned
I only figured out you can't attack by jumping on people purely by accident. Note what he said about hit detection being off. I was used to shooting enemies with the gas gun. Once I ran out of ammo, I was fucked.
Oh, the safe thing happened to me in the exact same place. So this episode really hits home for me.
Cow Mengde
Banned
No, take it from me, I played the game. He's right.
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
Tiger Electronics and Atari Sports were shortly after Schwarzenegger, but I feel those were the last classics.
Especially Tiger Electronics.
A whole fucking Tiger Game Console!!!
The NES and GB versions were made by Capcom. The TG-16 version was made by Interactive Designs and Radiance Software. I've never played either version but I think it's a pretty safe bet to say that Capcom probably did a much better job!
MrCunningham
Member
James goes completely old school and plays everything on a CRT. There is no artificial input lag. Even using multiple switch boxes and additional connectors, you just won't see any lag because it is all analog signals.
mechanical composite switches dont induce latency
LuFel
Member
Yep, reminded me of that Action 52 game where he started it and immediately died.
LOL at AVGN face...
shanafan
Member
He has a CRT with dials, but I think he mainly uses a Sony WEGA like-TV. Flat screen with a big back end.
I had a 27" Wega and that thing was heavy as hell!
garbagejuicer
Neo Member
I feel like this episode was a return to form for AVGN. He pulled back on the diarrhea dial and the video came out better because of it. Looking forward to more like the darkwing episode, less big rigs/crazy bus.
MrCunningham
Member
They are both CRT's. But yeah, it looks like he is using a 1997-1998 era Sony Trinitron WEGA for the majority of his games.
shanafan
Member
Megalosaro
Banned
Hey Nerd, fuck you!
Kid Niki was a fun game
Kid Niki was a fun game
Diablohead
Member
The only thing I expected to see but never happened was when he moved the couch, no guitar guy
Dictator93
Member
The only thing I expected to see but never happened was when he moved the couch, no guitar guy
yeah i expected that as well
Anytime there's a call-back to that game I lose it. James legitimately abhors that game.
Cow Mengde
Banned
I played the game, and his review is like word for word what happened to me.
Sanctuary
Member
Hey Nerd, fuck you!
Kid Niki was a fun game
It had some pretty far out there character designs, but the gameplay wasn't much to write home about.
When he was fighting that first boss in DWD, why didn't he simply move to the left? It's like watching pretty much any show with a car chasing someone running in front of it. They never think to simply move to the side, and somehow anticipate out running the car. I used to find AVGN mostly funny, but this video is just a bunch of strained expletives that miss the mark entirely.
Diablohead
Member
A two second shot of the dead skeleton with guitar would have been enough, maybe next time.
SpoonyBard
Banned
Weren't there also some Jekyll and Hyde items in the room? T shirt and something else... or was it some other game, can't be bothered to rewatch the episode.
There was a video with Spoony and some others playing it at some convention. Everybody failed. Not even Bootsy was able to beat it.
brianmcdoogle
Member
I wonder if he will ever go back to the Sega CD. Some of those games are so bad they might warrant an entire episode.
I sure hope so as he mentioned in the Sega CD video that he could go in depth with it more one day.
shanafan
Member
Feel like I am watching a Judd Apatow movie with the amount of potty humor in this 15 minute video, lol
MrCunningham
Member
This actually does look pretty fun for a NES bootleg game.
My favorite bit will always be when AVGN starts talking about the nonsensical controls in Batman Forever. The anger in his voice in that scene is so palpable that I wonder if it's acted or actually genuine.
He did the NES one, but I agree on the SNES version. Kind of surprised he didn't talk about it when he reviewed the NES version.
Lol I must had forgotten about that one somehow.
it was in the "schwarzenegger games" episode.