The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread

[Famidrive-16]

New Nerd, Dark Castle

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/721808

Holy crap. I know this game was originally a Mac game and it apparently plays much better on that platform, but the console versions of this just look horrendous.

[JSoup]

Oh, lord, Dark Castle. The first game review I ever watched was of this game, by The Fat Man Cometh. I enjoyed the review enough to actually play the game myself. It was so bad that I've lost all memory of that entire week.

[Compute]

Can the PSX contraption be a steering wheeel?

[Greg2600]

Aside from Cheetahmen, Dark Castle is easily the shittiest game he's ever reviewed. Wow, I can't believe they actually released that garbage. The video was pretty funny, just by virtue of the game itself and his frustration playing it.

[substantial_snake]

Yeah Dark Castle definitely falls into the category of "who thought this was a good idea?" game. I was convinced their was some issue with my controller as well when I tried to play that sad sad excuse for a video game. lol

[Coptur]

Awesome episode. I played that game YEARS ago, and remember the controls being awful like he said.
I'm also enjoying his Monster Madness movie reviews. They put me in that hallowee mood which I'm sorely lacking.

[Greg2600]

Holy crap. I know this game was originally a Mac game and it apparently plays much better on that platform, but the console versions of this just look horrendous.
Oh it was a Mac game first? No wonder it's a pile of trash.

[Rob2600]

I know this game was originally a Mac game and it apparently plays much better on that platform

Trust me, it doesn't. My friend's uncle had it for his Mac in the late 1980s and it was just as unplayable. Imagine moving the character with the keyboard arrows and controlling the direction of the character's throwing arm with the mouse. It made no sense. Plus, the graphics were literally black-and-white:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/macintosh/dark-castle/screenshots

I have no idea why it was ever ported to other platforms.

[Gameguy]

Oh, lord, Dark Castle. The first game review I ever watched was of this game, by The Fat Man Cometh. I enjoyed the review enough to actually play the game myself. It was so bad that I've lost all memory of that entire week.
I remember that review, I'll post it below for those curious about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZmXbtvGG4E

[Greg2600]

The developer was called Silicon Beach Software, they made a few games, including a sequel to Dark Castle, Beyond Dark Castle, which like the first one, was in black and white in formats below the Amiga! They were actually more well known for graphical publishing applications on the Mac, which is why they were bought by Aldus, which eventually merged with Adobe.

[Battlehork]

For some reason I was quite amused by "heinously anus"

[kedawa]

Imagine moving the character with the keyboard arrows and controlling the direction of the character's throwing arm with the mouse.
That sounds like most PC games, actually.

[JSoup]

I remember that review, I'll post it below for those curious about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZmXbtvGG4E

Yep, that's the one. UrinatingTree? Did he change his name or something?

[Rob2600]

Imagine moving the character with the keyboard arrows and controlling the direction of the character's throwing arm with the mouse. It made no sense.

That sounds like most PC games, actually.

Except this was a 2D platformer, not a first-person shooter. It's unplayable.

[Collector_Gaming]

Except this was a 2D platformer, not a first-person shooter. It's unplayable.

actually thats like most 2d platformers for the PC i've played. If i remember right that platformer version of Halflife they had on steam right after HL2 came out played the same way

[Gameguy]

Yep, that's the one. UrinatingTree? Did he change his name or something?
UrinatingTree was his youtube account name, his game reviews were usually titled "Fat Mann Judgeth" or he went with that shortly after he started. He closed his account awhile ago, the only videos left are what other people saved themselves. He was pretty good when he was doing reviews, that was years ago though when everyone started copying the AVGN.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Trust me, it doesn't. My friend's uncle had it for his Mac in the late 1980s and it was just as unplayable. Imagine moving the character with the keyboard arrows and controlling the direction of the character's throwing arm with the mouse. It made no sense.

... so controlling the direction of a character's attacks or throw with a gamepad's stick doesn't make sense either?

I didn't "get" mouse control at first either. It works in some games, but it's horrible in others. A lot of people liked it in Geometry Wars and Beat Hazard, for example, while I hated it and preferred to use a dual stick control instead. Part of the problem I had was that I kept pointing the mouse all over the screen, which confused me. I got the hang of it by keeping the mouse cursor near my character at all times, so I could change directions quickly.

Mouse control would probably work with Dark Castle... but that can't be done with a D-Pad, since you can't control the speed your character "points" somewhere.

[kedawa]

The mouse control in Abuse was pretty good.

[Rob2600]

... so controlling the direction of a character's attacks or throw with a gamepad's stick doesn't make sense either?

Mouse control would probably work with Dark Castle... but that can't be done with a D-Pad, since you can't control the speed your character "points" somewhere.

Maybe in some 2D games today, that "move with the keyboard arrows and aim the arm with the mouse" control scheme works. Why? Because the designers actually take the controls into account when creating the levels and placing the enemies. The designers of Dark Castle obviously didn't, even on the Mac.

[BlastProcessing402]

Trust me, it doesn't. My friend's uncle had it for his Mac in the late 1980s and it was just as unplayable. Imagine moving the character with the keyboard arrows and controlling the direction of the character's throwing arm with the mouse. It made no sense. Plus, the graphics were literally black-and-white:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/macintosh/dark-castle/screenshots

I have no idea why it was ever ported to other platforms.

Aw, they have screenshots for just about every platform except Apple IIgs, which for personal reasons I kinda wanted to see.

[ReaXan]

Anyway, personally I love the AVGN. Yes sometimes his shitstream of fucknuggets gets tedious, but when you're in the right mood he's genuinely hilarious.

I agree, a good AVGN review will always make you laugh and put you in a good mood.

He filled a niche that people didn't even realize they needed.A guy that can go back to the games from our childhood that we hated, yet buried or forced ourselves to forget from their suckiness. He managed to put together a schtick that was entertaining with surprisingly good production values to appeal to mainstream gamers all over the world.

The problem is now that he is finding stuff to fake hate on instead of just stuff from his childhood that caused the ultimate disappointment. I also liked him better at his old house such as the place with the Nintendo Power review, the basement setup he has now just seems dark and moldy looking. It gives off a creepy instead of inviting atmosphere to his reviews.

Overall he has more misses than hits these days, but he still is worth watching when he can find that right game to hate on.

[leatherrebel5150]

I agree, a good AVGN review will always make you laugh and put you in a good mood.

I also liked him better at his old house such as the place with the Nintendo Power review, the basement setup he has now just seems dark and moldy looking. It gives off a creepy instead of inviting atmosphere to his reviews.

on.

His basement setup is awesome! It makes me feel nostalgic. How many homes do you see anymore with wood paneling walls? Well I have it in my house but my house has not seen any changes since 1985. My point being the room he uses now puts me back into the time period even more. If he only had a shag rug that would be sweet.

[Edmond Dantes]

I must be blind. I only just noticed that he changed living spaces.

If there's any problem I have with the nerd, its that sometimes when I've played a game he reviews, I feel like he's missing parts (in Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle he seems unaware that some enemies move in reaction to Bugs' moving), and in some reviews it seems less like "this game is hard" and more like "he's just not good at it." Silver Surfer in particular gave me this vibe.

I gotta say though that the only review of his I truly dislike is the Sega CD one. I mean, his other "whole console" reviews do a good job of explaining why the console isn't worth the effort, but the Sega CD actually had some awesome games, and he doesn't give any screentime to them. I mean I understand he can only review games he actually has, but in that case he should've just not dissed the system. It would be like if I reviewed ten bad SNES games and concluded that the whole system sucks. That works when its a system like the Virtual Boy which didn't have very many games, but not something like the Sega CD.

I still like his reviews, but they are hit and miss.

[Jorpho]

If he only had a shag rug that would be sweet.It would be too difficult to clean out the rabbit poo and suchlike.

[substantial_snake]

I must be blind. I only just noticed that he changed living spaces.

If there's any problem I have with the nerd, its that sometimes when I've played a game he reviews, I feel like he's missing parts (in Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle he seems unaware that some enemies move in reaction to Bugs' moving), and in some reviews it seems less like "this game is hard" and more like "he's just not good at it." Silver Surfer in particular gave me this vibe.

I gotta say though that the only review of his I truly dislike is the Sega CD one. I mean, his other "whole console" reviews do a good job of explaining why the console isn't worth the effort, but the Sega CD actually had some awesome games, and he doesn't give any screentime to them. I mean I understand he can only review games he actually has, but in that case he should've just not dissed the system. It would be like if I reviewed ten bad SNES games and concluded that the whole system sucks. That works when its a system like the Virtual Boy which didn't have very many games, but not something like the Sega CD.

I still like his reviews, but they are hit and miss.

I always got the anti-SEGA vibe that a lot of hardcore Nintendo fans have from the AVGN.

[Edmond Dantes]

Yeah, I can imagine that.

I wish someone would invent a more Sega-centric version of the Nerd.

[Gameguy]

I wish someone would invent a more Sega-centric version of the Nerd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PGHdLbjWQI

[ReaXan]

I gotta say though that the only review of his I truly dislike is the Sega CD one. I mean, his other "whole console" reviews do a good job of explaining why the console isn't worth the effort, but the Sega CD actually had some awesome games, and he doesn't give any screentime to them. I mean I understand he can only review games he actually has, but in that case he should've just not dissed the system. It would be like if I reviewed ten bad SNES games and concluded that the whole system sucks. That works when its a system like the Virtual Boy which didn't have very many games, but not something like the Sega CD.

Alot of AVGN's angle is coming to terms and putting the final verdict in. He basically is justifying in his mind that he really didn't need a Sega CD as much as he thought he did as a child.

I myself, like alot of people here who mainly played the SNES/Genesis probably wanted a Sega CD but their parents wouldn't buy one for them because of the cost.

The FMV crap ruined the Sega CD's legacy, but what I wouldn't give to go back to 1994 with a fresh copy of Snatcher as a child :)

[SonicBoom]

I Have to agree COMPLETELY. 100% With you on the gawdawful Irate Gamer.
How does IG have "Fans?"

[JSoup]

I Have to agree COMPLETELY. 100% With you on the gawdawful Irate Gamer.
How does IG have "Fans?"

I feel the same way about CinemaSnob. I found that guy insufferable, but he's got fans all over the net.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I feel the same way about CinemaSnob. I found that guy insufferable, but he's got fans all over the net.

Them's fightin' words, son.

[Ryaan1234]

I feel the same way about CinemaSnob. I found that guy insufferable, but he's got fans all over the net.
He plays a character called the "Cinema Snob". He's supposed to be insufferable.

[Famidrive-16]

He did another one for Pat's stream, River City Ransom. Not officially released yet but it is uploaded to Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znj1U4W8T3I

[JSoup]

He plays a character called the "Cinema Snob". He's supposed to be insufferable.

Missed the "but he's got fans all over the net" part I see.

[treismac]

He did another one for Pat's stream, River City Ransom. Not officially released yet but it is uploaded to Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znj1U4W8T3I

The leveling up in River City Ransom does take a very, very long time. Still, a cult classic icon from the 8-bit era that deserves all of its praise.

[j1e]

I personally never cared much for RCR, either. Most people rave about that game. Not horrible but not my cup of tea.

[treismac]

I personally never cared much for RCR, either. Most people rave about that game. Not horrible but not my cup of tea.

I think the "idea" of the game might be more well loved than actual playing of the game. Its mixture of rpg elements, cutesy graphics, and humor made it quite a memorable experience after all, and sometimes our memories are superior to the actual object of the memory. With that said, River City Ransom rocks and I eagerly await its return to the Wii's virtual console.

[Coptur]

Here, James steps outside of character and talks about CONTRA

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/723402

[starchildskiss78]

I think the "idea" of the game might be more well loved than actual playing of the game. Its mixture of rpg elements, cutesy graphics, and humor made it quite a memorable experience after all, and sometimes our memories are superior to the actual object of the memory. With that said, River City Ransom rocks and I eagerly await its return to the Wii's virtual console.

Did it get taken off the Virtual Console? I downloaded that game on the Wii Virtual Console a couple years ago. I do like the game and think it is a classic, but the leveling up was long and tiring. You were in double trouble if you didn't know which items yielded the highest gains.

[Jorpho]

Isn't River City Ransom EX (GBA) the way to go now?

(I still hope someone will one day translate the 68k version, which apparently is even more complex.)

[treismac]

Did it get taken off the Virtual Console? I downloaded that game on the Wii Virtual Console a couple years ago. I do like the game and think it is a classic, but the leveling up was long and tiring. You were in double trouble if you didn't know which items yielded the highest gains.

Oh! My mistake. I meant WiiWare and not the Virtual Console. There is allegedly a sequel on the way to Wiiware of Japan.

[treismac]

Here, James steps outside of character and talks about CONTRA

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/723402

The AVGN never used the Contra Code!!! Ever?

@_@

Somebody take away this man's retro gaming card!

[InsaneDavid]

Isn't River City Ransom EX (GBA) the way to go now?

(I still hope someone will one day translate the 68k version, which apparently is even more complex.)

Pretty much, the save ability is what the game needed from the start, not the long passwords of the NES version. Although the cracked out save system in the GBA remake should have been massively simplified before the game was released.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The AVGN never used the Contra Code!!! Ever?

@_@

Somebody take away this man's retro gaming card!

Real players clear the entire game with one life. 8-)

[treismac]

Real players clear the entire game with one life. 8-)

Be it as that may, the code is a sacred mantra, a gift from the Heavens. To regard it is as profane is punishable by being buried alive along with a dump truck full of E.T. cartridges.

[Edmond Dantes]

... I don't like Contra.

Closest I ever got is liking Irem's knockoffs, the Gun Force games.

Still gonna check out this vid eventually.

[Shinobi]

Pretty much, the save ability is what the game needed from the start, not the long passwords of the NES version. Although the cracked out save system in the GBA remake should have been massively simplified before the game was released.

Well its coming now for 3DS again... Maybe the final and best remake of an Nekketsu Kunio game :
http://www.gamecollectorsparadise.de/NINTENDO/Nintendo-3DS-171/Preorder-172/Nekketsu-Kunio-Kun-Renegade-3DS.html

[Shinobi]

Sorry double post

[Collector_Gaming]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PGHdLbjWQI

oh my.....
now you gave me some more shit to watch lol
CURSE YOU!!!!

[treismac]

... I don't like Contra.

Really??? Would you care to share why? Did you ever play the game with friends as a kid? I just took for granted that Contra was universally loved.

[Kirbysuperstar]

Well its coming now for 3DS again... Maybe the final and best remake of an Nekketsu Kunio game :
http://www.gamecollectorsparadise.de/NINTENDO/Nintendo-3DS-171/Preorder-172/Nekketsu-Kunio-Kun-Renegade-3DS.html

RCR and Renegade aren't actually the same game.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The game on that site is Nekketsu Kouha Kunio Kun Special, and it looks like more of a remake. Wikipedia says there's characters from other games in the series.

[CelticJobber]

I gotta say though that the only review of his I truly dislike is the Sega CD one. I mean, his other "whole console" reviews do a good job of explaining why the console isn't worth the effort, but the Sega CD actually had some awesome games, and he doesn't give any screentime to them. I mean I understand he can only review games he actually has, but in that case he should've just not dissed the system. It would be like if I reviewed ten bad SNES games and concluded that the whole system sucks. That works when its a system like the Virtual Boy which didn't have very many games, but not something like the Sega CD.



Yeah, and the worst thing about that is most people online (most likely too young to have been around during the time when these games were released) seem to take their cues about what's good and bad from what AVGN says.

Like on many of the Sega CD commercials on Youtube, most of the comments are stuff like "total fucking gar-bitch" riffing on what the Nerd said about it.

[Edmond Dantes]

I really wish I had more Sega CD games, a DVD Recorder setup like what he has, good video editing software and shit like that, so I could do a counterpoint to his Sega CD review.

Guess I better start saving.

Incidentally, just watched the Contra video and was kind of disappointed. I was hoping he'd do a rundown on the franchise like he did for Castlevania, but he just talked about how he beat the first one as a kid. I mean, it was kind of awesome to hear about how everyone in his house gathered to watch him win, but still.


Really??? Would you care to share why? Did you ever play the game with friends as a kid? I just took for granted that Contra was universally loved.

There's not really a special reason, just no games in the franchise have "clicked" with me.

[treismac]

There's not really a special reason, just no games in the franchise have "clicked" with me.

Fair enough. There are a good many iconic NES games that I feel the same way about.

[Coptur]

There's a new Mike's game gliches video on cinemassacre. this one's pretty funnyand i'm going to try the one where you beat the game fast.

http://cinemassacre.com/2011/11/16/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past-glitches/

[Famidrive-16]

Didn't see this posted, Bible Games 3:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/724633

A bit weak honestly, but considering how busy he is and how few bible games he had left to do I can't blame him too much.

[Jorpho]

Nifty jacket. There was a missed opportunity there to introduce it for a more futuristic game.

[Rob2600]

Nifty jacket. There was a missed opportunity there to introduce it for a more futuristic game.

He's worn that jacket in several other videos, too. I used to see a lot of them on eBay back around 2003-2004.

[Greg2600]

"It's says dumb ass in the Bible." Ha ha ha.

[Guy Kazama]

yeah, agreed, a little weak, but fine, considering what he had to work with.
It kinda feels like he's running out of steam...

[Edmond Dantes]

I dunno. I think he's in a lull right now and he'll pick back up. I mean, he even acknowledges right at the begnning that this is gonna be one of his weaker episodes.

I still watched it twice.

[final fight cd]

Anybody see his new video? He basically says he didn't realize how much money it was going to cost to make a movie with all the location fees and what not.

I am blown away by this. You would think he would have looked into it more and made some calls before just packing up shop and moving across the country. He says he has to cut out scenes from the movie now to keep within budget.

If I actually donated money and was super excited for this movie I think i would be a little pissed to find out that the director was incompetent.

And if he is saying this before the movie is even remotely close to shooting, you know he will be hurting for money big time down the home stretch.

[InsaneDavid]

If I actually donated money and was super excited for this movie I think i would be a little pissed to find out that the director was incompetent.

99% of all films have a director that is incompetent every now and then.

[Kitsune Sniper]

A lot of films also go over budget.

A good director makes the most out of what he has. So maybe we'll end up with something decent anyway.

[Greg2600]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prinntODe7s

New video the other day about the several God awful TMNT live action productions, beyond the 3 movies. The concert tours were ghastly.

[Jorpho]

I thought he did that already with The Nostalgia Critic. Or at least, he did all I would ever want to see. Oi, the jibblies.

[Famidrive-16]

I thought he did that already with The Nostalgia Critic. Or at least, he did all I would ever want to see. Oi, the jibblies.

He did the "Making Of" (or so they say) video but not the actual concert video itself.

[Jorpho]

I guess it's pretty inconceivable that it could be less appealing, but I doubt it could really be more appealing.

He also at one point showed all of the music video (whatever it was called) that I would ever want to see again.

Now, if he found the people responsible for these things and asked what the heck they were smoking, I would watch that.

[ReaXan]

Publicly, I am going to say that I am glad the fans raised so much money for him, he provided alot of free quality entertainment for many years. I am happy he gets to persue a dream of his in making a film.

However privately, I am burned out on the AVGN character after he started getting a big head and started to act like a total primadona on his blogs. The AVGN quality dipped starting in early 2010(I really say it was more 2009) and hasn't picked up really at all since then. If the show was on TV it would be canceled by now. It had a great run but most of the magic is now gone.

Basically what happened is that there was too much Mike Matei forced on us(I like weird people but he really thinks he is funny when he isn't at all), too many behind the scenes commentaries I didnt care about(Does he think he is a master craftsman like Stephen Spielberg or something?), and finally, too many new videos that alienate his original audience as they are forced and not genuine anger like back in the day.

I am just glad there are some good replacement reviewers that keep me entertained these days such as Linkara,SFDebris,LazyGamer,NecroVMX,Spoony.

James was a pioneer, no one will ever deny him that, but there are people doing it better these days. I kinda wish he would take that 200 grand and take a hiatus for a year or so, I am kinda sick of the AVGN. He is sick of AVGN too but he has nothing else to fall back on so he going to milk it until it dies a slow painful death.

[Zoe F]

Basically what happened is that there was too much Mike Matei forced on us(I like weird people but he really thinks he is funny when he isn't at all)

I'm not a big fan of Matei, but has he even been in any of the episodes since 2009? I'm going off the top of my head, but I don't think he's shown up since Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle. I remember that the Ninja Gaiden and Game Glitches episodes had guest characters, but neither of them were played with Matei. As someone who isn't really a fan of the guy's performances, I think this is a wonderful thing.

Also, I feel I should mention that a very sizable amount of people were asking for information about what is required to make an Angry Video Game Nerd episode. That's why the making of video and the commentaries were created.

That said, I do agree that the AVGN videos have gotten a bit worse on average. I would attribute a lot of that both to burn out and to James simply starting to run out of games which are both really bad and really interesting. Six years of almost continuous episode making is going to kick just about anyone's ass.

[JSoup]

Also, I feel I should mention that a very sizable amount of people were asking for information about what is required to make an Angry Video Game Nerd episode. That's why the making of video and the commentaries were created.

The problem I had with those 'making of' videos is that exampled just how bad at the editing process he really is.

[Greg2600]

Publicly, I am going to say that I am glad the fans raised so much money for him, he provided alot of free quality entertainment for many years. I am happy he gets to persue a dream of his in making a film.

However privately, I am burned out on the AVGN character after he started getting a big head and started to act like a total primadona on his blogs. The AVGN quality dipped starting in early 2010(I really say it was more 2009) and hasn't picked up really at all since then. If the show was on TV it would be canceled by now. It had a great run but most of the magic is now gone.

Basically what happened is that there was too much Mike Matei forced on us(I like weird people but he really thinks he is funny when he isn't at all), too many behind the scenes commentaries I didnt care about(Does he think he is a master craftsman like Stephen Spielberg or something?), and finally, too many new videos that alienate his original audience as they are forced and not genuine anger like back in the day.

I am just glad there are some good replacement reviewers that keep me entertained these days such as Linkara,SFDebris,LazyGamer,NecroVMX,Spoony.

James was a pioneer, no one will ever deny him that, but there are people doing it better these days. I kinda wish he would take that 200 grand and take a hiatus for a year or so, I am kinda sick of the AVGN. He is sick of AVGN too but he has nothing else to fall back on so he going to milk it until it dies a slow painful death.I actually really liked his BTS stuff, because I thought they showed off his passion for games and stuff like BTTF and Family Matters. He's making videos in his basement, on the cheap. That is his thing, nowhere does he try to pass himself off as Spielberg, who by the way started out the same way. I would agree other people do better "reviews" if you're looking for a serious review. Our own "OldSchoolGamer" is great at it. But take the examples you give, and count up their youtube views, they get a few thousand per video. James gets a few hundred thousands for new AVGN stuff. I can't comment on his blogs because I don't read them, but James likely gets bombarded by 12 year old PITA's, and I'm sure it's frustrating sometimes. I've also yet to find another reviewer who does the comedy and corny SFX quite like him.

[Polygon]

James was a pioneer, no one will ever deny him that, but there are people doing it better these days. I kinda wish he would take that 200 grand and take a hiatus for a year or so, I am kinda sick of the AVGN. He is sick of AVGN too but he has nothing else to fall back on so he going to milk it until it dies a slow painful death.

I'm really glad that I'm not the only one that feels this way.

[Coptur]

As I've read, the Angry Video Game Nerd show started as a joke. And James was always a person who wanted to do indie-horror comedy type films. I would say his fans are to blame for constantly pressuring him to do more episodes.

I guess he could have just said no, and went on making horror movies in his back yard. But when you have literally hundreds of thousands of people eager for more videos, it's pretty hard to deny a mass audience like that.

Not many people seem to realize that James production company "Cinemassacre" is mainly a movie website. James has done something like three hundred movie reviews. That's more than triple the amount of AVGN episodes. Not to mention, a large majority of the AVGN videos are games based off movies...

As for Mike Matei, I don't see why his handful of character appearances are to blame for any supposed decline in the show. As pointed out, he hasn't even been in an episode since 2009. And even then, it was only one that year. Sure, I didn't care much for it when he did the Lion. But he was actually hilarious in the recent Virtual Reality Stuntmaster video. If you haven't seen that, you should.

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/02/15/virtual-reality-stuntmaster/

I found many of AVGN's more recent videos to be really good. Dark Castle, Kid Kool, the Steven Speilberg compilation and Star Wars were all great. I'm glad to see him pursue his film making ambitions.