The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread [Archive] - Page 13

kainemaxwell

03-25-2009, 12:15 PM

Tempest 2000 is one of the best games of the generation, really. It is too bad that beyond that the system doesn't have a whole lot, and that so many of the first-party games were awful... but it does have the best version of Tempest 2000, at least.
Agreed there, and the pc port was was good as the Tempest version.

c0ldb33r

03-25-2009, 12:43 PM

LOL at the kitty chasing the Jaguar-cube...
Yeah that was hilarious. The cat's obviously just chasing a red laser dot, but it's still fantastic.

Drixxel

03-25-2009, 01:52 PM

Entertaining, but more commentary on the games would have given the video more of a purpose. Ah well, it's neat to have AVGN videos to look forward to on a weekly/biweekly basis again.

hbkprm

03-25-2009, 02:12 PM

irate gamer is better than that son of a bitch

squirrelnut

03-25-2009, 02:40 PM

^chris bores is that you?

Anyways, this one was kinda boring. He only reviewed like 4 games and had nothing but fluff around it. I can see his disappointment in the cd not working and wanting to pad the episode a bit, but its like the atari 5200 review, if it doesn't work just hold off.

Rob2600

03-25-2009, 02:47 PM

I can see his disappointment in the cd not working and wanting to pad the episode a bit, but its like the atari 5200 review, if it doesn't work just hold off.

I disagree. The AVGN spent $450 on two Jaguar CD add-ons and neither of them worked, so I'm glad he told us about it in the video. He did the retro video game community a favor. Now, I bet a lot of people will think twice before buying that piece of junk, instead of flushing hundreds of dollars down the toilet.

Zap!

03-25-2009, 03:04 PM

I disagree. The AVGN spent $450 on two Jaguar CD add-ons and neither of them worked, so I'm glad he told us about it in the video. He did the retro video game community a favor. Now, I bet a lot of people will think twice before buying that piece of junk, instead of flushing hundreds of dollars down the toilet.

It wouldn't discourage me one bit. Who knows where he bought them from. If I buy from eBay from a trusted seller or one of you guys, I'm confident that what I'm buying will work.

megasdkirby

03-25-2009, 03:05 PM

irate gamer is better than that son of a bitch

Seen a couple of his vids...overall a crap fest. He is funny at times, but that's just AT TIMES. Everything he does is expected...and he tried to be funny when he isn't at all. Still something to watch when there is absolutely nothing to do...

The AVGN's new video was "ok" at best, but nothing thrilling. It's shocking to see two addons die like that, and it does make me weary of me getting one if I ever wanted one.

I just hope his next videos focus more on the games than on theatrics.

megasdkirby

03-25-2009, 03:06 PM

It wouldn't discourage me one bit. Who knows where he bought them from. If I buy from eBay from a trusted seller or one of you guys, I'm confident that what I'm buying will work.

Agreed.

I trust getting consoles from members here at DP than on Ebay.

Sonicwolf

03-25-2009, 04:35 PM

irate gamer is better than that son of a bitch

That wasnt very nice. Besides, the irate gamer is about as original as Pamela Andersons boobs. The AVGN got there first and the Irate gamer has nothing better to do then leech off the masses that want more AVGN.

"Makes me wanna puke... like a cat.. *HORK HORK HORK HORK HORK*" LOL.

Ruudos

03-25-2009, 05:20 PM

They're both a lot better than this irritating dutch version
http://dgvf.come2me.nl/

Sonicwolf

03-25-2009, 05:49 PM

The AVGN's cat part was hilarious. Good cat acting abilities. Gotta love laser pointers.

boatofcar

03-25-2009, 07:36 PM

I was disappointed with this one. I wish he would have reviewed a few more games for the system. And who spends that much on a console (or console add-on, I guess) and not check with the seller that it's working?

Rob2600

03-25-2009, 10:39 PM

"Where did you learn to fly?"

"Where'd you learn to be an a**hole?!"

Sonicwolf

03-25-2009, 11:02 PM

"Where did you learn to fly?"

"Where'd you learn to be an a**hole?!"

That part cracked me up. That green lady was a little bit creepy. Well, that and really, really irritating.

Greg2600

03-26-2009, 12:41 AM

That was a great job by the Nerd. You had jokes, him fighting game sprites, and a cat. And he crapped on a Jaguar! As for the Jaguar CD, my guess is that the production run was fairly small, and there was probably bugs. But since the system died so quickly, Atari didn't bother to manufacture revised versions.

grolt

03-26-2009, 11:14 AM

I liked the two episodes, but compared to the exhaustive effort he put into that grand Virtual Boy review, this feels pretty slim by comparison. Seeing the games in action was nice, but that long bit of tech talk was boring filler at best. Instead of talking how his units didn't work, it would have been better to talk on the whole how Jaguar CD systems were notoriously faulty. Nice to have the brotha back, though.

elvis8atari

03-26-2009, 01:44 PM

I enjoyed the Jaguar review. The Kasumi ninja and mutant penguin reviews were funny

Arcade_Ness

03-26-2009, 03:42 PM

The mutant penguin review blew my mind. I thought I've seen some wacked out games, but that takes the cake.

A Black Falcon

03-26-2009, 04:02 PM

The mutant penguin review blew my mind. I thought I've seen some wacked out games, but that takes the cake.

You haven't played Vangers then, I take it.

Mohawk & Headphone Jack is close too... but Vangers is just completely out of its mind. It's a late '90s PC game, originally from Russia but released here later on too. Look it up, or go play the demo... it's so, so weird...

Jorpho

03-26-2009, 04:16 PM

The mutant penguin review blew my mind. I thought I've seen some wacked out games, but that takes the cake.There was also a DOS version, if you're interested in checking it out.

chrisbid

03-26-2009, 06:03 PM

the penguin game's objective kindof reminded me of a pinball table

Jorpho

03-26-2009, 06:23 PM

I should add that there's probably someone out there who is right now hard at work creating a game involving turkeys, monkey butts, and power lines, as per Mr. Nerd's specifications.

Sonicwolf

03-26-2009, 09:56 PM

I should add that there's probably someone out there who is right now hard at work creating a game involving turkeys, monkey butts, and power lines, as per Mr. Nerd's specifications.

I wouldnt doubt it. Everything he says is turned into something, somehow. He reminds me of Howard Beale on the movie Network. "The Angry Prophet" that everyone listens to and takes to heart.

swlovinist

03-26-2009, 09:59 PM

I have to say I enjoyed part 1 better than part 2. At times part 2 had good moments. Other times I felt that some stuff was forced. Oh well, it was entertainment and it was free.

Soviet Conscript

03-26-2009, 11:39 PM

well i'm glad someone else dislikes cybermorph and is haunted by the irritating green lady.

*looks around nervously*

although i know this forum has a legion of Cybermorph supporters from the bizzaro dimension.

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 12:14 AM

well i'm glad someone dislikes cybermorph and is haunted by the irritating green lady.

*looks around nervously*

although i know this forum has a legion of Cybermorph supporters from the bizzaro dimension.

WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?

mnbren05

03-27-2009, 12:54 AM

Eh Part 1 was better. I agree with the Jaguar faults in actually working. Half the time I loaded up I got a red screen if every single cord/the game was not perfectly in place. (I even bought from a well respected member at Atari Age) Other than that I thought he could have used a few more actual game reviews for the system and a cd version review would have been nice (props for throwing down probably over 500 with shipping on the two cd units). I love the "after hooking up the other 47 cords that came with it" part lol.

boatofcar

03-27-2009, 12:57 AM

VG_Maniac

03-27-2009, 02:05 AM

irate gamer is better than that son of a bitch

Woah...don't even get me started on the Third-Rate Gamer, I mean Irate Hack, I mean Irate Gamer.

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 02:11 AM

Woah...don't even get me started on the Third-Rate Gamer, I mean Irate Hack, I mean Irate Gamer.

Same. That guy you just quoted actually went and personal messaged me "I disagree - Fuck AVGN". Seriously, who does that over a simple differing opinion?

VG_Maniac

03-27-2009, 02:13 AM

Same. That guy you just quoted actually went and personal messaged me "I disagree - Fuck AVGN". Seriously, who does that over a simple differing opinion?

It's probably Chris Bores (Irate Gamer) himself.

Kitsune Sniper

03-27-2009, 02:16 AM

It's probably Chris Bores (Irate Gamer) himself.

I doubt it.

The poster doesn't seem THAT stupid.

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 02:19 AM

I doubt it.

The poster doesn't seem THAT stupid.

Maybe if we insult the Irate Gamer enough he will come to these boards and *snicker* SUE us. We all just lovvvvvvveeeeeeeeee his INCREDIBLY FUNNY and not INSIDE JOKE RIDDEN or RETARDED outtake videos.

Soviet Conscript

03-27-2009, 02:30 AM

WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?

argh.....

and don't forget

"AVOID THE GROUND"

Gameguy

03-27-2009, 02:35 AM

I'm not sure why people hate Irate Gamer, I watch both AVGN and Irate Gamer as they're both alright. I do watch others too, there's plenty of good reviewers.

The whole angry reviews thing is getting a bit old actually, how many years can someone do the same act while keeping it fresh?

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 02:42 AM

The whole angry reviews thing is getting a bit old actually, how many years can someone do the same act while keeping it fresh?

Thats why I prefer that the AVGN keep the monopoly. It wont last forever and having someone harshly feed off the other and spread it isnt helping.

Gameguy

03-27-2009, 02:48 AM

Thats why I prefer that the AVGN keep the monopoly. It wont last forever and having someone harshly feed off the other and spread it isnt helping.
It's more than just someone, there's like 400+ people on youtube and other video sites that do the same thing, only plenty are terrible at it. As long as it's done somewhat creatively and it's enjoyable to watch it's ok with me, they're all funny in slightly different ways. Plus the more videos out there the better, one video every couple of weeks doesn't fill up too much time.

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 02:53 AM

It's more than just someone, there's like 400+ people on youtube and other video sites that do the same thing, only plenty are terrible at it. As long as it's done somewhat creatively and it's enjoyable to watch it's ok with me, they're all funny in slightly different ways. Plus the more videos out there the better, one video every couple of weeks doesn't fill up too much time.

One problem I find is that people start bitching at other people on youtube who review games. I mean, if someone reviews a game that was reviewed by the AVGN (whether it be before or after the AVGNS review) The Fanboys come out and spam the comments with "you copied this from avgn etc etc, you sound just like, you are just ripping off bla bla bla"

I would do personally voiced game reviews if it werent for that.. Well, that and the fact that I sound very nasally and am insecure about my voice. LOL.

Gameguy

03-27-2009, 03:12 AM

One problem I find is that people start bitching at other people on youtube who review games. I mean, if someone reviews a game that was reviewed by the AVGN (whether it be before or after the AVGNS review) The Fanboys come out and spam the comments with "you copied this from avgn etc etc, you sound just like, you are just ripping off bla bla bla"

I would do personally voiced game reviews if it werent for that.. Well, that and the fact that I sound very nasally and am insecure about my voice. LOL.
That is true, plenty of people attack others for really no reason. How many TV shows out there are just ripoffs of others, nothing is really a new concept.

I'll post another good review from someone I watch, and isn't really that well known. It's an intersesting way to do a review(with no real budget anyway). He mostly reviews Commodore 64 games, which is different. This is an old review of his, I think he got a better camera afterwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWRFDPxomeI

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 03:21 AM

Im laughing at the fact that on the first page of comments on that video, one person says "He tries to imitate other, better, retro reviewers." I wonder which other better reviewer(s) he meant? heh

Famidrive-16

03-27-2009, 04:30 AM

i love game player!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmiJRFajE6I

joshnickerson

03-27-2009, 08:16 AM

i love game player!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmiJRFajE6I

I kept imagining Groundskeeper Willie was doing the review while watching that...

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/willy.jpg
"Ach! This game plays like it was programmed by the wee cheese eating surrender monkeys!"

notsonic

03-27-2009, 10:07 AM

i think my biggest problem with other "angry" reviewers is that their swearing sounds so forced. even in part 2 of the jag review, that richard guy sounded so unnatural.

maybe its just because im from jersey too.

ive always wanted to do my own reviews but i wouldnt know how to be able to make complaints about a game without the internet drawing a comparison and deciding im copying.

Jorpho

03-27-2009, 10:26 AM

i wouldnt know how to be able to make complaints about a game without the internet drawing a comparison and deciding im copying.Use Shakespearean language. That hasn't been done.

O, developers!
Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless developers!
O, vengeance!

RPG_Fanatic

03-27-2009, 12:58 PM

Parts 1 & 2 were pretty good I thought. The Jag was a piece of shit back in the day. Now it really looks like shit.

Zap!

03-27-2009, 01:23 PM

I really am a fan of the Nerd, but I'm willing to bet he never owned the Jag when it was new, and not much else besides a NES and possibly SNES. It's so obvious when he does reviews other than Nintendo.

Sonicwolf

03-27-2009, 02:17 PM

i love game player!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmiJRFajE6I

And the first comment I see is someone attacking him over something related to the AVGN. LOL.

7th lutz

04-08-2009, 12:16 AM

He has a new episode up now. It is Metal Gear for the Nes.

Here is the link: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47749.html .

ryborg

04-08-2009, 01:36 AM

Very good vid. Good to know I'm not the only one who loathed the NES Metal Gears.

CastlevaniaDude

04-08-2009, 02:18 AM

Very good vid. Good to know I'm not the only one who loathed the NES Metal Gears.

Amen. Excellent video.

Gameguy

04-08-2009, 02:35 AM

He has a new episode up now. It is Metal Gear for the Nes.

Here is the link: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47749.html .
I agree with the review, I really don't like the NES version. I don't get why it's so popular.

Still, my favourite review of Metal Gear is from PlayItBogart.
http://revver.com/video/943553/metal-gear-nes-review/

boatofcar

04-08-2009, 02:53 AM

Another great review. I never understood why that game got as much praise as it did, and I got it for my birthday soon after it came out.

elvis8atari

04-08-2009, 03:32 AM

I agree. Metal Gear sucked.

Tupin

04-08-2009, 07:55 AM

I agree with that review too, I thought it was weird that I didn't like a Metal Gear game.

Gentlegamer

04-08-2009, 09:55 AM

Ah yes, the NES Metal Gear. I remember that I was surprised how good Metal Gear Solid was since "the original" sucked so bad.

CastlevaniaDude

04-08-2009, 10:27 AM

Ah yes, the NES Metal Gear. I remember that I was surprised how good Metal Gear Solid was since "the original" sucked so bad.

At some point just before I became aware of the impending release of MGS, I discovered MSX emulation. My mind was blown at how different their version of Metal Gear was than ours. Night and day.

Noticing that difference sold Konami at least one copy of MGS.

megasdkirby

04-08-2009, 10:42 AM

I liked this new video. He focuses more on gameplay than theatrics.

I wish all other upcomming vids are the same, because many of the previous ones were subpar, to say the least.

mnbren05

04-08-2009, 11:01 AM

Very good video on a game I have experience with none the less. My brother was into this game way back when and we did rent it a few times. I found it to be too confusing at the time and like the nerd aggitated by the game play.

Zap!

04-08-2009, 03:30 PM

I disent, Metal Gear was flat-out awesome.

Did anyone else notice that the Nerd was much more calm in this review? Not that that's a bad thing, he just seemed a lot different. He sounded like he sounds when doing a movie review.

Gentlegamer

04-08-2009, 03:46 PM

At some point just before I became aware of the impending release of MGS, I discovered MSX emulation. My mind was blown at how different their version of Metal Gear was than ours. Night and day.

Noticing that difference sold Konami at least one copy of MGS.Yup, my later interest in emulation led me to the MSX version where I was surprised at how different and much better the original Metal Gear is.

chrisbid

04-08-2009, 05:50 PM

c0ldb33r

04-08-2009, 08:09 PM

Did anyone else notice that the Nerd was much more calm in this review? Not that that's a bad thing, he just seemed a lot different. He sounded like he sounds when doing a movie review.
I agree - dude also looks like he's been packing on some pounds.

Sonicwolf

04-08-2009, 08:19 PM

I agree - dude also looks like he's been packing on some pounds.

I thought that too. He looked a tiny bit fatter this time around

Tron 2.0

04-08-2009, 11:06 PM

Watch the whole video last night.I don't think the nes metal gear was that bad,but it sure wasn't faithful to the msx version.It never made sense to me...that konami had to change it for the nes to begin with.As for the review dunno it seems like the avgn was trying to hard to sound "angry" for how mess up he thought the game was.

grolt

04-08-2009, 11:53 PM

Great video...saying it is a return to form is implying that he had lost it previously, but it's much more in line with the pointed, and of course winkingly scatological, critique he's become renouned for.

That said, someone really needs to explain to him that passwords use characters to trigger save state information (level, inventory, health, money, etc.) and aren't just excessively long out of choice. You'd think a.) someone would have told him this by now considering he's harped on it in at least four different reviews and b.) he would have at least noticed a pattern of necessity.

When he pulled the comparison with Kyle Reese on the cover he totally should have busted out the Stallone/Arnold/Alien trifecta of plagarism for the Contra cover.

Jorpho

04-09-2009, 12:28 AM

That said, someone really needs to explain to him that passwords use characters to trigger save state information (level, inventory, health, money, etc.) and aren't just excessively long out of choice.Ah, but the developers can potentially structure the game such that there is no need to store all the data about the current state in the password - though of course that would take a lot more work on their part.

Sosage

04-09-2009, 12:35 AM

When he pulled the comparison with Kyle Reese on the cover he totally should have busted out the Stallone/Arnold/Alien trifecta of plagarism for the Contra cover.

Contra, unfortunately, is a good game.

I'm also a fan of Metal Gear NES. Doesn't mean the Nerd isn't on with this one...and yeah...he has gained weight.

Gabriel

04-09-2009, 08:58 PM

And with this, AVGN redeems himself for the Jaguar videos.

I remember my NES owning friends talking about Metal Gear back in the day. It was one of those universal horrible gaming experiences. I never heard a good word said about the game. Everyone thought it sucked harder than a black hole.

Years passed and it became the Playstation age. Suddenly the game magazines started hyping the upcoming Metal Gear Solid. Several mags did retrospectives on the original game and praised it to the heavens as one of the great and most beloved classics of the NES era. What was more interesting is how people started imitating this praise, including a couple of my friends who had previously been extremely negative about it.

It was an amazing example of the nature of promotion and propaganda. I'm sure millions were spent on advertising Metal Gear Solid both overtly and covertly, and it really worked because you could see the new version of history warping reality itself.

So, it's refreshing to see AVGN rip into this game, because it's truly horrible with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. This is what AVGN is good at, pointing out that the rosy memories provided by the video game press are not what they appear while reminding us of how much we sufferred back then due to these terrible excuses for games.

He is a bit apologetic for the game. It is, after all, a high profile NES game and he has to keep his Nintendo fanclub card. But he's suitably venomous that I can let that slide.

Graham Mitchell

04-09-2009, 09:27 PM

So, it's refreshing to see AVGN rip into this game, because it's truly horrible with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Have you even played it? Despite technical flaws and loosey-goosey programming, the game is epic in scope and is considerably more ambitious than a good 80% of all console games from that period.

People rip on Snake's Revenge to a ridiculous extent just because it's not the real Metal Gear 2. But really, the game fixes all the technical bugs with the first NES Metal Gear, and it looks and sounds phenomenal. My only beef with it is that it's level-based instead of giving you a big world to explore freely.

Interestingly enough, Resident Evil 5 departs from previous entries in a similar fashion.

Kitsune Sniper

04-09-2009, 09:34 PM

I agree with the review, I really don't like the NES version. I don't get why it's so popular.

Still, my favourite review of Metal Gear is from PlayItBogart.
http://revver.com/video/943553/metal-gear-nes-review/

What the hell happened to him anyway? He got booted off Youtube and then he's like... gone.