The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread [Archive] - Page 3

Cryomancer

04-23-2008, 09:16 AM

I wonder if my classic lightgun pic had any involvment with inspiring the end of this? Hilarious stuff as always though.

edit: he's welcome to use it if he wants, i'm always up for more cheap internet fame

slip81

04-23-2008, 09:22 AM

yeah, I can't wait to see what he's gonna do with all that shit in the next one

boatofcar

04-23-2008, 09:51 AM

I don't see why G4 doesn't hire this guy to do a show every week.

darkhades

04-23-2008, 09:55 AM

I loved the Wizard as a kid. Not just for the game footage, but I really liked the premise, it had some serious dramatic themes. Ok maybe if I watch it today I might think it's lame, but as a kid I loved it. Anyways great episode AVGN, can't wait for the next one!

Cryomancer

04-23-2008, 10:02 AM

I don't see why G4 doesn't hire this guy to do a show every week.

Swearing. also, because it's about videogames, they wouldn't be interested in that.

Lerxstnj

04-23-2008, 11:16 AM

Well, sure, if you play it on the lowest difficulty level! The other levels put either a hawk, bat, or spider on each screen which gets more and more difficult to avoid depending on the difficulty.

But even on the lowest difficulty, there are jumps to be made, and they were sometimes challenging for someone younger than 10.

Yeah, and no friggin' jump button! This game pissed me off so much I'm surprised he didn't mention that you had to push up on the crappy joystick to jump, which sucked while walking.

Xizer

04-23-2008, 07:10 PM

I don't see why G4 doesn't hire this guy to do a show every week.

It might have something to do with the fact that G4 is not a video game or technology related channel in any shape, form, or fashion.

The Old School Gamer

04-24-2008, 02:17 AM

It might have something to do with the fact that G4 is not a video game or technology related channel in any shape, form, or fashion.

Truer words have never been spoken.

Anyway the Nerd's vid was cool, the ending was nuts and I got to say I am really looking forword to his next one. He is going to have a fieldday making fun of all the crap he had on.

Icarus Moonsight

04-24-2008, 03:18 AM

Q: WWJD?

A: *Fires eye lasers @ AVGN* "Watch your (expletive removed) language!"

:popcorn: Awesome!

PentiumMMX

04-24-2008, 11:32 AM

I just got around to watching his review of The Wizard of Oz. I really wish I had DSL at my house, so I can watch AVGN videos a little more regularly...

neotokeo2001

04-24-2008, 11:53 AM

This is what I'm referring to. Anyone?
http://i29.tinypic.com/ip5kb8.jpg

It is a hack called Winky Trap.

Jorpho

04-24-2008, 12:10 PM

I see! 1997 by John Dondzila, eh? I wasn't aware people were doing Coleco ROM hacks back then.

Is it just the graphics that are different, or the music too? (I rather liked the music in Venture, but anything would be better than that endlessly-looping craziness after the fifth screen in Mouse Trap.)

Krook

04-24-2008, 02:17 PM

OMG, that last episode was total madness. Loved it!

Frankie_Says_Relax

04-25-2008, 11:50 AM

The last 5 minutes of this episode made up for any lacking over-the-top ridiculous comedy portions in the IntelliVision/ColecoVision reviews.

Not that I didn't enjoy the Double Vision videos ... but this this one was great in a totally different way, it was like a mash-up of everything he does well. Pointing out things about movies we've seen that we might not have otherwise noticed, solid reviews of NES games, and awesome comedy segments.

ShinobiMan

04-26-2008, 05:17 PM

The latest episode was perfect. Like Frankie said, the ultimate blend of his love of film and video games. CRAZY SHIT!!!!

Jorpho

04-26-2008, 08:54 PM

The take-home message is that those things are not to be referred to as "rotodiscs", but nuclear waffles.

Nuclear waffles! Brilliant!

PentiumMMX

05-14-2008, 11:19 PM

A new video is going to be up later!

Coldguy

05-14-2008, 11:27 PM

NESorries....

My zapper still works and it was circa 1985. He is missing a LOT of other crappy ones. He had to do the dumb joke to please too many fan requests. The U force worked? What no satellite or 4 controller port items?

ROB is on the horizon....not a bad episode.

Frankie_Says_Relax

05-14-2008, 11:48 PM

Rob2600

05-14-2008, 11:57 PM

Not bad. Passed the time agreeably, and was actually the first time I've ever seen a U-Force in action, even though I must have bought/sold 100 of them used during my Funco days. Kind of makes me want one for my collection.

In the late 1980s, my friend across the street got a U-Force. I remember it cost around $70. We were excited to try it out, but quickly became frustrated and disappointed because it didn't work. It was another useless gimmick.

EDIT: I just finished watching the NES Accessory video. I honestly don't know how the Nerd got the U-Force to work as decently as he did. I'm stunned!

Sudo

05-15-2008, 12:25 AM

Another entertaining video. Nintendo is certainly the king of crappy accessories; the sad part is that I actually had most of them at one time or another. :embarrassed:

c0ldb33r

05-15-2008, 12:30 AM

Rob2600

05-15-2008, 12:57 AM

I'd love to see someone wearing the Konami LaserScope as headphones in public.

CelticJobber

05-15-2008, 01:09 AM

Hey tonight's episode was great. The last few had too much "funny" acting sequences - they get old fast. Tonight's didn't have any of the shit, just stuck with video game stuff and it was funny. Loved it.

By the way, I've never had trouble with a SNES Super Scope, I've always found them great. Could it be something with his TV?

I don't know, maybe some Super Scopes were just bad out of the box? I remember buying one the first week they came out and mine wouldn't work properly either, so I ended up taking it back for a refund. I bought a Sega Menacer (which was like the Genesis version of the Super Scope) later on and it worked fine.

Famidrive-16

05-15-2008, 04:31 AM

I've got three NES zappers (gray, red and third party) and they all still work good. And I've got a TV similar to his. Hmm...

Looks like the text came off his Miracle keyboard too (the one that lists which buttons = instruments)

thetoxicone

05-15-2008, 05:16 AM

I like these ones where he tackles a bunch of items on a single video.

Penguin

05-15-2008, 09:37 AM

I like these ones where he tackles a bunch of items on a single video.

It was a very entertaining video, can't wait to see the ROB one next!

kainemaxwell

05-15-2008, 05:44 PM

Another great video. Nothing overly fancy, just humorous reviews of NES accessories.

Trevelyan

05-16-2008, 07:01 PM

http://cinemassacre.com/AVGN/Images/Misc/AVGN_Indy.jpg

It's probably visible in his videos, but I can't help notice the Battletoads poster behind him. I am sure that game would get his hackles up! :rockets:

joshnickerson

05-16-2008, 09:39 PM

It's probably visible in his videos, but I can't help notice the Battletoads poster behind him. I am sure that game would get his hackles up! :rockets:

T'would be the first AVGN Video that is just complete wall-to-wall profanity.

Battlehork

05-16-2008, 10:47 PM

I liked the part where his cat started to attack the ducks in Duck Hunt. Attacking stuff on the TV is such a cat thing to do.

guitargary75

05-17-2008, 09:59 AM

I loved it as always.

GarrettCRW

05-19-2008, 09:01 PM

The AVGN's YouTube page has been suspended. The internets are trembling.

Trevelyan

05-19-2008, 09:04 PM

eurgh, the internets fun rating just dropped

Coldguy

05-19-2008, 09:16 PM

its not like he is on another website or anything....

Trevelyan

05-19-2008, 09:33 PM

its not like he is on another website or anything....

er, well.... yeah.

But Im sure his videos that I could only watch on Youtube (as I dont own the DVD) will be re uploaded.

joshnickerson

05-19-2008, 09:38 PM

The AVGN's YouTube page has been suspended. The internets are trembling.

As The Nerd would say, "That's a bunch of cockey-doo-doo bull shit!"

Kitsune Sniper

05-19-2008, 10:20 PM

The AVGN's YouTube page has been suspended. The internets are trembling.

You have GOT to be shitting me.

Wanna bet it was due to the Rocky documentary?

Fucking hell.

GarrettCRW

05-20-2008, 12:46 AM

You have GOT to be shitting me.

Wanna bet it was due to the Rocky documentary?

Fucking hell.

His Cinemassacre account is still open, so it's not that. The speculation on that account's user comments is that it's the Irate Gamer and his toadies.

Kitsune Sniper

05-20-2008, 12:59 AM

His Cinemassacre account is still open, so it's not that. The speculation on that account's user comments is that it's the Irate Gamer and his toadies.

So what, does that mean that a multitude of people bitching about someone can get their account suspended?

Icarus Moonsight

05-20-2008, 01:00 AM

"I'm drinking a Rolling Rock on the Rock & Roller!" Classic. :)

Xizer

05-20-2008, 01:08 AM

Why people continue to use YouTube is beyond me. It sucks ass because they take everything down.

It is better to use a foreign video streaming site.

GarrettCRW

05-20-2008, 01:26 AM

So what, does that mean that a multitude of people bitching about someone can get their account suspended?

No, but fanboy wars can lead to exploitations of the banning system, to be sure. And it's not like the AVGN is the only game reviewer to suddenly loose his account as of late.

DigitalSpace

05-20-2008, 05:05 AM

Yeah, I noticed that the YouTube-hosted videos were down when I had decided to watch some random AVGN stuff yesterday. I wound up searching YouTube for the two I wanted to watch (Master Chu and TMNT) in case they may have been viewable on another user's profile, and sure enough, I found both of them elsewhere on the site.

Here's hoping the older videos are added to GameTrailers or Screw Attack.

"I'm drinking a Rolling Rock on the Rock & Roller!" Classic. :)

Agreed.

c0ldb33r

05-20-2008, 01:34 PM

His Cinemassacre account is still open, so it's not that. The speculation on that account's user comments is that it's the Irate Gamer and his toadies.
What? Is there a story here?

GarrettCRW

05-20-2008, 02:11 PM

What? Is there a story here?

The Irate Gamer, a partner on YouTube, has been accused of being behind a rash of suspensions of the YouTube accounts of various video game reviewers-many of whom are critical of the Irate Gamer, or supportive of the AVGN.

Kitsune Sniper

05-20-2008, 02:19 PM

The Irate Gamer, a partner on YouTube, has been accused of being behind a rash of suspensions of the YouTube accounts of various video game reviewers-many of whom are critical of the Irate Gamer, or supportive of the AVGN.

Someone posted a video where the IRATE GAMER got a new asshole torn into him; it explained why he shouldn't be a partner in the first place. He uses tons of material that isn't even his, such as music and movie clips. They go FAR BEYOND fair use, and other members have been suspended for using them far less than he does.

(I'm sorry, I meant the IRATE GAMER, not the AVGN!)

GarrettCRW

05-20-2008, 02:23 PM

Someone posted a video where the AVGN got a new asshole torn into him; it explained why he shouldn't be a partner in the first place. He uses tons of material that isn't even his, such as music and movie clips. They go FAR BEYOND fair use, and other members have been suspended for using them far less than he does.

The thing is, the Irate Gamer also uses copyrighted material. And, on top of it, he didn't take it out of his DVD like the AVGN did.

calgon

05-20-2008, 02:39 PM

Ugh, The Irate Gamer makes the mistake of trying to bite off the AVGN's schtick, but fails outright. Calling super mario bros 2. "fuck shit, bitch shitty shity" for the 20th time made me never want to hear his name mentoined again.

Ryaan1234

05-20-2008, 02:45 PM

The Irate Gamer, a partner on YouTube, has been accused of being behind a rash of suspensions of the YouTube accounts of various video game reviewers-many of whom are critical of the Irate Gamer, or supportive of the AVGN.

Armake21?

(Right now, his account has been disabled, he didn't get banned (as far as I know), he just changed his account, as a new start.)

A few months ago he was pretty fed up with the Irate Gamer and his cohorts. Armake was constantly being accused of "copying the Irate Gamer" (by the IG's youtube minions), even though he had been reviewing games before the Irate Gamer. He posted an angry video explaining how he, the AVGN, and other reviewers have been harassed by the IG and his brainless zombie assistants. That video was removed less than 48 hours after it was posted. That's just a little proof of how much control the Irate Gamer has over youtube (and some of it's members). I'm glad I don't review games on youtube (though I want to), I don't think I could take the crap that the other reviewers get from those guys.

Kitsune Sniper

05-20-2008, 02:51 PM

The thing is, the Irate Gamer also uses copyrighted material. And, on top of it, he didn't take it out of his DVD like the AVGN did.

Oh my god I am SO SORRY, I meant the Irate Gamer, I'm really really sorry I didn't mean to confuse the two! >_< Could you please edit your post to fix the text, like I did? :(

GarrettCRW

05-20-2008, 02:51 PM

A side note to all of this DMCA crap is that there are entire episodes of cartoons on YouTube, many of which are obviously sourced from those shows' DVD releases.

c0ldb33r

05-20-2008, 02:59 PM

How on earth does that fat bastard have so much pull over at youtube?

rkotm

05-20-2008, 04:18 PM

cannot stand Irate gamer. annoying to look at annoying to hear, and plain not funny. whoever his cronies are are fuckin aholes who follow a guy who blatantly steals the AVGN's shit. On topic of his latest video, it was okay. not very funny but not bad. next is indiana jones NES games then ROB. hopefully James will reupload or move his account to Revvr.

Chuplayer

05-20-2008, 04:43 PM

Armake21?

(Right now, his account has been disabled, he didn't get banned (as far as I know), he just changed his account, as a new start.)

What's his new name?

super nes

05-20-2008, 05:08 PM

^^NicotineAlien

Chuplayer

05-20-2008, 06:00 PM

^^NicotineAlien

Thanks a bunch. It's a shame what's happening to so many good people on Youtube.

Dastardly Dylan

05-20-2008, 06:52 PM

James Returns

www.youtube.com/jamesnintendonerd

DigitalSpace

05-20-2008, 07:01 PM

Awesome!

next is indiana jones NES games then ROB.

James isn't doing a ROB review... yet. This was posted on his site's news page on the 16th:

Lots of people seem to be confused by the ending of "NES Accessories". It hints at R.O.B. the one important accessory I left out. But no, I am NOT planning a review of R.O.B. anytime soon. When I do, it'll be epic and will take a lot of time to make. For now, I'm trying to give myself a break and focus on reviewing basic games, instead of console reviews, game peripherals or giant compilations. Mark my words at the end of the video "save it til later."

mnbren05

05-20-2008, 07:09 PM

Tomorrow May 21st AVGN Indiana Jones Trilogy, and Irate Gamer blows YouTube chunks.

7th lutz

05-20-2008, 11:49 PM

His Indiana Jones review is now up. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34277.html is the link.

jcalder8

05-21-2008, 12:17 AM

His Indiana Jones review is now up. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34277.html is the link.
Thanks for the heads up. I'm watching it now.

Kitsune Sniper

05-21-2008, 12:24 AM

I never had any idea that Last Crusade was that awful.

Famidrive-16

05-21-2008, 03:13 AM

IrateGamer is a troll. He's hosted (or was) on FreezeCracker, which is run by a group called the GameBoys, who trolled various reviewer channels, put up insulting videos, and reported several of their videos (which led to James' TMNT movie review getting pulled). His review of SMB2 is similar to the Furious Famicom Faggot (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nyw47sg5Mh0) as well. I dunno about the Youtube cahoots or whatever, I don't really care anymore, but seeing Armake's videos get deleted sucks.

Anyways, back to AVGN's new video... heh, buffalo shizz...

Garry Silljo

05-21-2008, 03:37 AM

Too bad he didn't have the Taito version of Last Crusade. I would have liked to see what he thought of it.

CelticJobber

05-21-2008, 04:46 AM

Too bad he didn't have the Taito version of Last Crusade. I would have liked to see what he thought of it.

I noticed in the Indy video, he pronounced Taito as "Tay-toh", I've always thought it was more like "Tie-toh". Does anyone know the correct pronunciation? Its no big deal, but I'm just curious.

IronBuddha

05-21-2008, 06:17 AM

The Irate Gamer is just a annoying retard. I never heard about him until this thread so I decided to watch one of his videos. I figured I would see what he had to say about contra, he sounded like a whining 12 year old. He just finds anything about the game and says something completely retarded about it. The last level of Contra he was crying about the floating white puffs on the level....... that's how much of a moron the guy is.

Let the asshole do whatever he has to do to get rid of the competition, it doesn't matter, the idiot has over 120,000 views on most of his crap and the highest ratings he gets are 3 stars.

Anyhoo about the new AVGN video, I liked it! I've only ever played Temple of Doom and completely agree with him about the game play.

c0ldb33r

05-21-2008, 08:05 AM

Let the asshole do whatever he has to do to get rid of the competition, it doesn't matter, the idiot has over 120,000 views on most of his crap and the highest ratings he gets are 3 stars.
I've noticed that on a lot of his videos he disables comments. That tells you something right there.

edit: I just watched the latest AVGN. It's excellent. I liked when he whipped the game and apparently hit something off camera, "oh shit!". LOL

ShinobiMan

05-21-2008, 11:05 AM

I just watched the new Indiana Jones review. James really is my interent hero. He loves the same stuff I love and is doing (with his series) something I would have loved to do.

The Indiana Jones games were awful games until the SNES one came out. I have fond memories of Temple Of Doom on NES despite it's absurdity. My cousins and I tried SOOO hard to beat that game, we even tried watching the movie for clues! Damn we were stupid kids with big imaginations.

Sudo

05-21-2008, 11:33 AM

I noticed in the Indy video, he pronounced Taito as "Tay-toh", I've always thought it was more like "Tie-toh". Does anyone know the correct pronunciation? Its no big deal, but I'm just curious.

"Tie-toh" is the correct pronunciation. Some of their games say the company name on the intro screens.

Coldguy

05-21-2008, 12:26 PM

New Movie, indiana jones games! Also I love the ending and the sublitly of his view of movie 4.

Graham Mitchell

05-21-2008, 10:59 PM

Me and only one other DP member (Dr. Morbis?) both agree that Tengen's Temple of Doom is actually a great game. It is difficult to get the hang of, but once you do it's a lot of fun. If you can handle the control scheme, you'll find that it's actually got some cool game design. I've never been able to beat it.

It's designed a lot like many old Atari games (Gauntlet, for example) where there are hidden warps and you can skip multiple stages. If you want, you can be at the last level in 5 minutes. Problem is, if you don't play all the way through (or at least SOME of the way through) you don't have enough ammo to succeed at a particular task (crossing that huge lava pit). To do the game right is a hell of an undertaking. I still play this game a couple times a month and it's always a challenge, and there's nothing else that really plays like this on the NES.