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[NecrosaroIII]

Best episode is his Nintendo Power episode. His Earthbound episode is REALLY good too

 

[Krathoon]

I think archive.org has pdfs of all the Nintendo Powers.

I need to read the very last issue.

 

[Dr. Claus]

I think archive.org has pdfs of all the Nintendo Powers.

I need to read the very last issue.

I bought that issue when it came out. I cried a bit reading.

I am glad though that it is over. I would hate to see what it would become in this modern age of DEI/Slacktivist driven "journalist" nonsense.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Best episode is his Nintendo Power episode. His Earthbound episode is REALLY good too

And his FF6 one as well, even calling it the greatest video game of all time. Looks like he really took the time for the RPGs. I am obviously waiting for his take on Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana.

 

[Krathoon]

I stopped watching the FF6 episode because it spoils the game. I got up to the opera part.

 

[thismeinteil]

Great series, even to this day. I like putting on a season vid and working out sometimes.

 

[Krathoon]

They have stopped doing the diarreha jokes. I think they reached their limit years ago.

 

[saintjules]

Here a favorite (6:16)

 

[SJRB]

On the one hand it was super cool seeing these old school games and it was fun seeing him trash some of the dogshit games that were released then. Plus he has an insane amount of knowledge about these games which is legit interesting.

On the other hand his fixation with pee and poo jokes is just not my style of comedy, man.

In any case he should create a Twitch channel and stream his reviews 24/7.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

His Simons Quest review immediately killed his credibility.

 

[Krathoon]

Oh. Yeah. The Batman episode is a classic. It is so damn silly.

 

[Gamer79]

It was was released on May 25, 2004. Youtube version in 2006:


He is one of the early gaming Youtubers and is still going. I haven't watched all the episodes from the last 5 years but I'm glad he is still making videos. Some great newer ones are Drake of the 99 Dragons and Seaman. I have been rewatching his old videos recently. This is one of the first ones I remember seeing:

Still watch him. I discovered him on the now gone game trailers website.

 

[Krathoon]

The NES Punk episode is also pretty good. With the Champion Edition cartridges.

 

[Arsic]

He should shave it

Him and Day9TV are the two people who need to shave their head the most and grow a beard.

Day9 recently buzzed the head but needs to embrace a big beard to hide the double chin.

 

[Draugoth]

This cracks me up everytime

 

[Jsisto]

Living legend as far as I’m concerned. The AVGN videos would have been right at home on Adult Swim. Now I want to rewatch some of the classics.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Friends got together and drove to another town to find Rolling Rock Beer because of the Nerd. We eventually found it. The drive was fun but the beer was not.

 

[Krathoon]

Yeah. The beer kind of sucks. I think that is the joke on the show.

 

[Alex Anderson]

So I've been annoyed by AVGN GIFs for almost 20 years.

*not a commentary on his content, which I do not care to know anything about.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[LaughingStock]

 

[Unknown?]

Back when YouTube was good. Sucks now!

 

[Krathoon]

I actually beat Ninja Gaiden.

 

[Badlucktroll]

He should shave it

 

[wondermega]

The days when I would drop everything to watch a new nerd video are long gone. Those were some good times though! I don't mind, at all, that he is still creating content - and once in awhile I will dip in and check it out. I'll have to relive some memories and revisit some of the vids posted here.

Mostly I think his longevity is a testament to the early promise/idea of what Youtube could be (and was) and it's pretty remarkable that he is still able to continue on with that spirit. I'll be sad when the day comes that he actually hangs up his controllers!

 

[RagnarokIV]

The days when I would drop everything to watch a new nerd video are long gone. Those were some good times though!

Mmm uhuh mmm yeah nothing but good memories all round

 

[Pegasus Actual]

A few good years of content, but once he ran through all the common games that we all rented and totally hated, it was just about done. The movie was total shit, I went to the SDCC premiere, those clowns couldn't even get the audio sync right. The schtick is a little too one-note. And at some point the improved production value didn't offset the low budget charm.

Compare the trajectory of say RedLetterMedia compared to this. Good on him for making a good living out of it, but every time I watch a new Nerd video I'm disappointed.

 

[GusFacsimile]

 

[ReyBrujo]

↑ lol, I just finished watching it and was coming to put it here. The essay itself is depth and more serious than HBomber so it might not be something people might fully watch but do yourself a favor and at least watch the penultimate chapter from 1:10:00

Spoiler

because he literally turns into a Rolfe himself creating an AVGN episode.

 

[CityHunter1981]

I still enjoy them, but of course they cannot reach the quality of the first seasons. I think the episode about glitches is still my favorite.

 

[RagnarokIV]

It was wrong then, and it’s wrong now.

 

[SappYoda]

This is one of the most insane things I've ever seen...

 

[DGrayson]

No time... 5:40 ... even the jokes are stale at this point.