The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread [Archive] - Page 20

understatement

08-07-2009, 03:09 PM

He didn't mention that because it would be wrong. The Japanese version featured Roger Rabbit. It was a Famicom Disk System game however, so I doubt he wanted to blow the mind of "teh fanz" with that in this installment.

I would rather have my mind blown away than turned to mush!

I remember him saying something, I think on the transformers episode that his disk system is not working or he's missing a part to it.

Yes I know his disk system was missing something but like the CDI episode he obviously makes purchases to do his reviews, it's not just thing strait out of his collection any more. I'm just saying that he could have made this a lot better with a little more effort. (but then what do I know. He probably has a deadline that he has to keep, and with other stuff going on can make things turn out half-assed witch seems to have happened a lot this year)

GOLDEN KEYS

08-07-2009, 03:46 PM

the original crazy castle for the nes is great, i didn't even know they made more. tons of levels and it really doesn't get old very fast.

from the videos it just looked like he sucked at the game and the only time he played it was probably when he was recording clips for the episode.

it was the first game that was ever given specifically to me (instead of to my siblings and i) and i still have the original in my collection.

Kitsune Sniper

08-08-2009, 04:31 PM

I saw it and found it very amusing.

Also, am I the only one that kinda thought he saw a subtle jab at two people in particular? The Barbie game and the final scene? :p

Graham Mitchell

08-09-2009, 01:00 PM

I actually thought it was pretty hilarious. I for some reason thought the original Bugs video was really funny (one of the only ones I actually laughed out loud at) and this one didn't disappoint. I was actually really impressed with all the choreography, and that he allowed his apartment to get trashed to the extent that it did.

The games suck, they're all the same anyway. (And I actually didn't know until now that they made that many of them!) As such, I'm not too upset about the lack of reviewing in the video. There's not much to say about the games.

elvis8atari

08-20-2009, 05:25 PM

The new Angry Video Game Nerd review is out - Super Pitfall

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/54664

Lostdwarf

08-20-2009, 05:41 PM

wow i only emailed him about this a year ago!

FxMercenary

08-20-2009, 05:45 PM

Great video, old fashioned AVGN FTW!

portnoyd

08-20-2009, 05:47 PM

Awesome. This was a game I played a lot of when I was younger and it was more or less insanity like he said. Good ep.

kainemaxwell

08-20-2009, 06:08 PM

Awesome!!

Ryaan1234

08-20-2009, 08:03 PM

I actually own a nice minty boxed copy of Super Pitfall. I've heard from others how bad the game was and I haven't played it. Man, after seeing the AVGN's review, I don't think I will play it any time soon.

Kitsune Sniper

08-20-2009, 08:09 PM

No scatological humor, just a real critique of the game. Just how I like him.

guitargary75

08-20-2009, 08:32 PM

Thank Goddness! He's back to form now!

emceelokey

08-20-2009, 09:32 PM

The part about the devil and then angel fighting for his dead body made my day.

joshnickerson

08-21-2009, 08:51 PM

My favorite bit was the ending, where he rants that you'd have to be some kind of idiot the play through the second quest... then goes right on playing.

StakeRaiser

08-22-2009, 10:21 AM

How to warp

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2808/warpz.jpg

Jorpho

08-22-2009, 12:33 PM

In fairness, the GameFAQs guide does mention that the warp-bird, unlike the others, cannot be shot. You'd think they'd mention it in the instruction manual, though.

Finishing the game by falling off the edge of an unremarkable platform, though? That's whack.

Gentlegamer

08-22-2009, 02:17 PM

His Atari VCS Pitfall cart looks like it was eaten by a dog and pooped out.

CRV

08-23-2009, 08:00 AM

The PC-88 version of Super Pitfall (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/video/niconico/sm587280)

Graham Mitchell

08-23-2009, 11:23 AM

The PC-88 version of Super Pitfall (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/video/niconico/sm587280)

It's actually a bit of an improvement. Glad to see that the music the same, only even MORE painfully grating. When I skipped 20 minutes ahead in the video, the same obnoxious tune was burnin' away. Awesome.

Blitzwing256

08-23-2009, 01:55 PM

super pitfall is one of my top ten games of all time, but he did make alot of good points, but he did fail to mention that there IS a point to all the gold, if you collect every single one you get a differnt ending (same with the second quest)

theres also a sg-1000 version of the game thats simmilar to the pffx one with slightly better graphics and better control.

IronBuddha

08-24-2009, 02:26 AM

The new Angry Video Game Nerd review is out - Super Pitfall

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/54664

These are the kind of reviews that he does I like the most.

Mr Schickadance

08-24-2009, 12:38 PM

No scatological humor, just a real critique of the game. Just how I like him.

Agreed. His actual critiquing is always funny and interesting on its own.

Greg2600

08-24-2009, 08:27 PM

Terrific AVGN work. I love when he finds things in these stupid games I've never heard of before.

elvis8atari

09-05-2009, 12:30 AM

There is a new multi game review up right now from the angry video game nerd.. now he's reviewing Godzilla games

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/55450

Famidrive-16

09-05-2009, 01:16 AM

For anyone interested the infamous Jaguar of his is being sold on eBay right now, including the defected CD add-on:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180402414554&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_980

And damn, didn't know the new episode was up already.

IronBuddha

09-05-2009, 01:45 AM

There is a new multi game review up right now from the angry video game nerd.. now he's reviewing Godzilla games

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/55450

My cousin actually loves the original Godzilla on the nes. I gotta show him this episodeLOL

Gentlegamer

09-05-2009, 01:45 AM

Those last gen Godzilla games look pretty cool!

Therealqtip

09-05-2009, 01:48 AM

I'ma sound like a queer right now but I think the Godzilla on Gameboy was hilariously adorable.

Tupin

09-05-2009, 02:14 AM

I should get one of those Xbox Godzilla games, they look awesome.

Soviet Conscript

09-05-2009, 02:53 AM

hmmm, to bad the nerd didn't have a duo or tg-cd as a kid since it has a completely awsome Godzilla tournament fighter that WAS released in the US.

i also loved the 2 nes godzilla games but i can understand why others wouldn't.

Rob2600

09-05-2009, 04:57 AM

I should get one of those Xbox Godzilla games, they look awesome.

I had the GameCube version. It's not the deepest game, but my brother and I had fun with it.

Anyway, good video, but I was hoping James would at least mention the King of the Monsters games on Neo Geo, or Rampage. I know they're not official Godzilla games, but they were a good substitute at the time.

Arcade_Ness

09-05-2009, 03:04 PM

That was hilarious when he tried the xbox/ps2 Godzilla games, and went nuts. I played those games with my nephew, who happens to be a big Godzilla fan.

I totally relate with the Nerd on the first NES Godzilla game, because it was so disappointing to play when I was a little kid. I just can't believe the other games, even on the SNES were worse.

CDiablo

09-05-2009, 05:36 PM

I should get one of those Xbox Godzilla games, they look awesome.

They are awesome, they lack a bit of depth, but if you are a fan of the movies you are in heaven.

Best version IMO is Save the Earth for XBOX, it has less characters than Unleashed, but looks the best and you can play it on 360 as well.

Unleashed for Wii broke my heart, so many characters(Only one I can think is missing is Hidorah) but the controls are so broken that the brokenness went to my heart.

megasdkirby

09-05-2009, 07:39 PM

My cousin actually loves the original Godzilla on the nes. I gotta show him this episodeLOL

Agreed! I also liked the NES version! Sure, it was repetitive and stupid, but I had a blast playing it. I also loved the gigantic graphics!

Soviet Conscript

09-05-2009, 09:25 PM

Unleashed for Wii broke my heart, so many characters(Only one I can think is missing is Hidorah) but the controls are so broken that the brokenness went to my heart.

i'm right there with you. i thought the character lineup was great and it was nice to see Titantasaurous finally get some screentime (though i to would of loved Hedorah) but the controls had me in tears as well. a potentally awsome game for fans ruined by the gimmiky remote contols. i wish they would of at least gave the option to use the classic controler or the GC controller.

i still will stand by the 2 nes godzilla games. especially the first one. i kinda like all the obscure Toho refrences and monsters in that game (many of which i did not realize untill much later in life) besides the obvious obscure monsters like Varan, Gezora and Moguera you even got the Super X, giant Matango mushrooms and Dogora. ok yhea you have to be a pretty hardcore G fan to appriciate that but for a fan its a game with alot of nods.

and i still have to give anouther shout out to the Godzilla fighting game for the Turbo Grafx CD. probibly my favortite godzilla game and as i said before, a US release. its nice now the battles progress through the series. even Godzilla looks changes to coincide with the era and the backgrounds come stright for scenes from the movies such as the the trucks turning thier headlights on and off dureing the battle with Hedorah or Anguirus batteling King Ghidorah in the distance as you fight Gigan.

kupomogli

09-05-2009, 11:33 PM

James posts another video full of fail. This time the only games you could say he really reviewed were the NES Godzilla games. The other ones he pretty much stuck them in, didn't give much of anything as reviews. He pulled the GB one out as soon as he put it in pretty much(and that seemed the best of the ones he "reviewed.") Alot of cursing but he didn't use it in ways he did before that made it amusing.

I think James is starting to turn out like Keanu Reeves. He keeps making shitty videos and he keeps getting praised. How is he supposed to realize his work, or acting in Reeves case, sucks balls lately if everyone keeps kissing his ass? Reeves has sucked balls for quite some time at acting and he always winds his way into these big budget films that usually end up sucking(Matrix series, the Day the Earth Stood Still.) He'd be good at playing a robot, I think.

ryborg

09-06-2009, 02:53 AM

Sonicwolf

09-06-2009, 03:30 AM

He'd be good at playing a robot, I think.

He would be good at playing a rotting corpse.

Ze_ro

09-06-2009, 03:49 AM

Anyway, good video, but I was hoping James would at least mention the King of the Monsters games on Neo Geo, or Rampage. I know they're not official Godzilla games, but they were a good substitute at the time.
I was thinking the same thing. In some of the opening montages, you can see him weigh the NeoGeo AES cartridge version, so he definitely owns the game. The video was already getting pretty long though, and he's probably planning to do a separate video for the NeoGeo in the future anyways.

--Zero

wildstreak

09-06-2009, 04:16 PM

Don't get me wrong I think the guy is awesome, and is a very talented and entertaining dude. However lately the AVGN videos were getting stale the Pitfall was good but I think he's trying too hard to please his fans. I think he should take a step back do his own things for a while and then come back to video game reviews with a slightly different approach. The Godzilla was good in a sense as it tried to be like his early videos like Pitfall but this time it was just too nitpicky and whiney. It's like how bitchy can you get over a game? Even well developed popular games were challenging at the time when these games were made so it's not like it's unique to licensed movie/TV games.

I think he needs to start becoming more progressive with his reviews. He should review the pros and cons more and comparing different systems and versions of game so it comes off more fair and balanced. Excessive cusswords and special effects don�t necessarily make the review more old-school or better.

Rob2600

09-06-2009, 04:24 PM

this time it was just too nitpicky and whiney. It's like how bitchy can you get over a game?

That's the whole point of the AVGN. His reviews are entertaining because he exaggerates. It's comedy and I think James does a great job of balancing fact and humor.

The AVGN has been around for a few years. If - after all this time - you're still hoping he'll do serious, 100% accurate reviews, then you're setting yourself up for disappointment every two weeks.

joshnickerson

09-06-2009, 04:57 PM

The AVGN has been around for a few years. If - after all this time - you're still hoping he'll do serious, 100% accurate reviews, then you're setting yourself up for disappointment every two weeks.

I think The Nerd summed it up quite nice at the end of his "Double Vision" video...

"I know we focused mainly on the shitty aspects, but... THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME (frown)."

kainemaxwell

09-06-2009, 06:37 PM

I loved the NES Godzilla game. It was mindless fun and the graphics were great for the monsters! Now i wish Destroy All Monsters melee made it to PS2. *sniffle*

Cryomancer

09-07-2009, 11:55 AM

This video probably isn't as meaningful to you if you weren't a kaiju nerd growing up me, and obvious him as well, were. It's more about how back then you had to fight for a scrap of Toho goodness, and the games just were a total waste of liscense compared to what they could have been / what we all imagined and hoped for.

This is one of those videos that really makes me think I would get along with him if we hung out, as we obviously have a common thread of growing up with a pretty frustrating fandom to be a part of. Hell I was pretty much the only person I knew who liked Godzilla at all. Power Rangers blew my fuckin mind. I guess that's what it's like to be into tokusatsu back before anyone in the states knew what it was!

elvis8atari

09-07-2009, 07:59 PM

I think that this Godzilla video is one of the best episodes in the entire AVGN series. First, you get a good nes game review followed by a classic Nerd rant. Then you get ANOTHER nes review, not as long, but still another good review of an nes game. Right there, that'd be enough for most videos. Going back to his early Top gun video, he only reviewed two games there. Clearly showing how he's stepped up his game since then - the nerd hits you with a SNES and Gameboy review AND THEN a great ending montage with the xbox games which sums up his character in a nutshell. Followed by an explosive (and very funny rant, we get TWO in this video) and then a clever bleeped out curse word to top it all off. A great video from AVGN indeed. And shows why this guy has lasted longer then any of his imitators that all fell by the wayside.

GuyinGA

09-07-2009, 08:16 PM

I like the fact that AVGN is starting to venture into import games & more recent games. He should review Spelunker II for the sheer bizarreness when you lose a life and also to rip Bad Boys: Miami Takedown a new one.

cheesystick

09-08-2009, 07:36 AM

For those of you considering getting one of the newer, next-gen godzilla titles, I must warn you that Destroy All Monsters Melee and Save the Earth are incredibly similar.

This isn't to say that either game is bad, but I don't think that owning one exactly warrents purchasing the other. Save the Earth is more like an update. Just do some research and find that one that you think you will like more. There really is some good four player action there.

As a complete side note, I just recently watched an episode of "Until We Win" over at retrowaretv.com. In this episode, the host plays ALL the way through Silver Surfer for the NES, one of the absolutley horrid games that James reviewed some time ago. I wouldn't say that this video entertained me for the full 20 minutes, but I was impressed by his incredible dedication to beat this game. It very much looked ny-impossible. And the screens he got when he finally beat the game were hilarious. You just have to see it.

Taking that much time to beat an extremely hard GOOD game, (like Ikaruga), is one thing, but ALL that time to beat a crapfest like Silver Surfer, now that is dedication.

Greg2600

09-08-2009, 06:56 PM

I have negative 1,000,000 interest in Godzilla in any fashion, but the AVGN video had me entertained. I really liked how at the end, he sort of breaks character and plays the XBox and PS2 versions! And then starts screaming because the old games were so bad! Those are my sentiments exactly.

PS: When he gave up on Godzilla NES because the "game cheats" that really hit the spot! I used to scream and go crazy yelling that exact phrase all the time on the NES.

Ryaan1234

09-08-2009, 07:36 PM

Board James reviews Weapons and Warriors:
http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=2727

(just in case anyone missed this)

Arcade_Ness

09-08-2009, 11:55 PM

I used to play Weapons and Warriors back in the day. I was terrible at it and my friend, who owned the game always had control of the castle. It was great to see James mount a comeback at the end.

JohnnyBlaze

09-10-2009, 10:41 PM

I'ma sound like a queer right now but I think the Godzilla on Gameboy was hilariously adorable.

The video was good but about this game, he never mentioned the part that used to piss me off to no end:

"WHY THE FUCK CAN'T YOU JUMP?! Oh great, now I'm STUCK IN A HOLE AND CAN'T JUMP OUT OF IT?!"

Yeah.....the game scars me to this day.....

tomaitheous

09-10-2009, 11:25 PM

Guess the Nerd doesn't own a Turbo Duo. The Godzilla he's looking for came out in the US in 1993 for the Duo. Better than that SFC version too.

Silly Nerd. He owns a CDI but not a Turbo Duo.

vivaeljason

09-10-2009, 11:40 PM

You never know...he might have a Turbo Duo but doesn't own the Godzilla game. Or, he might think that no one would be able to relate with a Turbo Duo review of Godzilla since so few Turbo Duos were owned in comparison to the NES, Game Boy, and SNES.

Regardless, I have wondered where his TG16/Turbo Duo retrospective is/was (a la the Double Vision series).

elvis8atari

09-12-2009, 10:10 PM

It says on his site he has the Turbo CD. Isn't that the turbo Duo? Don't they both play the same games?

http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=555

A Black Falcon

09-12-2009, 10:23 PM

It says on his site he has the Turbo CD. Isn't that the turbo Duo? Don't they both play the same games?

http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=555

The Turbo CD is the addon version that you attach to a standard Turbografx; the Duos are stand-alone systems including both card and CD support. If you have a Turbo CD you need a system card to play CD games. The standard System Card 2.0 is common, but the US version of the Super System Card 3.0 is quite rare and valuable, it'll cost at least $100, maybe $200... most likely more than paying to have your system modded to accept Japanese cards and then just buying a Japanese System Card 3.0, which are much cheaper. :) (The Duo has a Super System Card built in.)

There's also the Arcade Card, for a few Japanese titles, and for that the Duo needs one too, but as far as US releases like Godzilla go, all you need is a way of playing Super CDs.

The Turbo CD game is a 1 on 1 fighter, but just an average one from what I've read. Still, it'd have been good to see him mention it. It was one of the very last US Turbografx releases (one of the last three or four), so it's not common, though...

elvis8atari

09-17-2009, 02:51 PM

Okay, not video game related, but a lot of you might enjoy this. It's James favorite Twilight Zone episodes

http://www.spike.com/video/top-10-twilight/3249847

Famidrive-16

09-24-2009, 02:05 AM

New review, Wayne's World:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/56230

CelticJobber

09-24-2009, 03:03 AM

The Wayne's World video is pretty good, it reminds me of his older reviews like the one for "Back to the Future".

kainemaxwell

09-24-2009, 02:41 PM

Great video. Love the editing work on this one.

guitargary75

09-24-2009, 02:59 PM

Loved it!

elvis8atari

09-24-2009, 05:21 PM

This one was really funny. I actually laughed out loud 3 times, so that must mean its pretty good.

Jorpho

09-24-2009, 05:46 PM

Good editing and all, but it didn't really seem that the games were sufficiently awful enough to get particularly riled up about.

boatofcar

09-24-2009, 06:36 PM

Good editing and all, but it didn't really seem that the games were sufficiently awful enough to get particularly riled up about.

Between the hit detection (Wayne's kick) and the broken jumping mechanic, it's among the worst platformers on the system. I haven't played the SNES version, but it looks to be a better game, and only warranted reviewing because of the horrid NES one.

vivaeljason

09-24-2009, 11:55 PM

Never played the NES version, but I can say the SNES version was god awful. Very good video, as usual.

portnoyd

09-25-2009, 05:56 AM

Another quality ep. Thumbs up.

thahurricanegame

09-25-2009, 07:37 AM

Is this guy reviewing games now? Like "professionally"..

Tupin

09-25-2009, 08:26 AM

I like how he's gotten back to his roots and uses movie clips in reviews.

chrisbid

09-25-2009, 09:05 AM

Is this guy reviewing games now? Like "professionally"..

he seems to go back and forth, between professional and curse-laden.

Oobgarm

09-25-2009, 09:14 AM

Bonus points for Ed O'Neill.

boatofcar

09-25-2009, 02:32 PM

Is this guy reviewing games now? Like "professionally"..

If you mean does he get paid, then the answer is yes.

elvis8atari

09-26-2009, 11:12 PM

Is this guy reviewing games now? Like "professionally"..

He has been for a few years now. Kinda old news. :deadhorse:

GOLDEN KEYS

10-01-2009, 12:06 AM

wow... i'm sorry if this has already been mentioned in the thread (i'm not going to read through 1500 posts to check) but has anyone seen his auctions on ebay? he sells different props and games used during his episodes on ebay and just so you can get an idea of how much these go for, here (http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=angrynerdauctions&&sspagename=VIP:feedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller) is a link to his feedback page.

it seems like this avgn business is pretty lucrative for him.