The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread

[Gameguy]

I am just glad there are some good replacement reviewers that keep me entertained these days such as Linkara,SFDebris,LazyGamer,NecroVMX,Spoony.
I can understand not liking the AVGN as much anymore as his stuff pretty much peaked years ago, but you still like Spoony? He peaked back when he switched over from Youtube to Blip. I pretty much watch all of them as I'm just killing time while online, but most aren't that good anymore. Lazy Gamer is great though, he doesn't try to force any material like the others do or introduce random characters to try to be funny. The random characters really only worked with AVGN for some reason, most fake characters just don't work(Dr. Insano or others). I never heard of SFDebris or NecroVMX so I can't comment on them.


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.
On the Cinemassacre site there's tons of videos with Matei in them now, not really the AVGN ones but glitch videos, movie reviews, and other random videos pretty much focus on Matei or have him significantly involved.

I enjoy James' movie reviews quite a bit, they aren't irritating as there's no fake acting involved. Just commentary on why he likes or hates certain films.

[ReaXan]

I never heard of SFDebris or NecroVMX so I can't comment on them.

NecroVMX's production values aren't super high but he entertains me with his insight into alot of things related to retro gaming and movies that most geeks would like. He doesn't try to be anything more than he is and I appreciate that. He lets troll get on his nerves sometime but he doesn't ever really ever put out a super bad video and his tone of voice is just right.

SFDebris has really good production values.Linkara looks up to him alot. He is really more of a SciFi guy(Star Trek,Battlestar Gallatica) than a gamer but still really entertaining and well put together videos that I think most people growing in the 80's and 90's would like.

As for James, I think he just let too many people get involved in the production(Matei and all those other people like some dude and some girl that he showed in one video a while back) and it caused him to take the AVGN character in a different direction I didn't like. Its hard to explain, I just can feel the drop in quality. He hit a home run almost every video in the year 2007. Now its just like I don't even care to click his newest stuff because its like has came to terms with his childhood gaming hate so I know its not going to be as fun anymore reliving it with him.

I'll shut up now as I feel I have hijacked this thread too much but I hope the AVGN movie turns out good for him.

[Coptur]

Here James (out of character) discusses his thoughts on the Sonic The Hedgehog games.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/728630

Also of interest, his friend who was Bugs Bunny and Jason in the AVGN episodes did a few game reviews. One on Donald Duck related games -
http://cinemassacre.com/2012/03/22/donald-duck-games/

and another about the Simpsons games for Game Boy
http://cinemassacre.com/2012/03/30/bart-and-the-beanstalk-gameboy/

[Greg2600]

Yes, Mike Matei. I think he's a big Disney collector. I liked his Donald Duck review. I realize he wanted to do the urban legend of the heated pen trick, but honestly, he should know you can get all the game bits on the internet really cheap to open carts. Also, how can you show a game, and then fail to play it? Just use a freaking emulator!

[Coptur]

Also, how can you show a game, and then fail to play it? Just use a freaking emulator!

Well, he said in the video he likes it to be authentic or something

[Gunstar Hero]

Yes, Mike Matei. I think he's a big Disney collector. I liked his Donald Duck review. I realize he wanted to do the urban legend of the heated pen trick, but honestly, he should know you can get all the game bits on the internet really cheap to open carts. Also, how can you show a game, and then fail to play it? Just use a freaking emulator!

I used the heated pen trick to fix my N64 in 15 minutes so don't just bash it!

[The Dord]

I'm really glad that I'm not the only one that feels this way.
Doesn't he make a ton of money from youtube and Screw Attack already as well?

[Jorpho]

and another about the Simpsons games for Game Boy
http://cinemassacre.com/2012/03/30/bart-and-the-beanstalk-gameboy/Ah, good ol' Escape from Camp Deadly. Mastered that game pretty well back in the day, and pretty much without help from GameFAQs and the like. The controls are definitely a bit wonky, but it can be tamed.

[Edmond Dantes]

Nerd just uploaded a new video, "Double Dragon Memories"

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/05/03/double-dragon-memories/

Also, I noticed nobody mentioned his "Sonic Memories" video:

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/04/01/sonic-memories/

Anyway, getting back to "Double Dragon" for a bit, I honestly feel this is his best "Memories" video yet. It's a series overview, and actually has an attempt at humor, and also briefly mentions that there was a Double Dragon game on the Neo-Geo CD. He ends up saying they should make a "Double Dragon IV" oddly (Guess he doesn't know about Double Dragon V, the fighting game based on the animated series).

I didn't really like the Sonic one at all, to be honest.

That being said, I almost wish he wasn't making the AVGN movie so he could go back to making real reviews and stop this "memories" crap. I mean Mike Matei's reviews are okay, but to be honest I've tried other game reviewers, and AVGN and HVGN are the only ones worth watching and both seem to have gone on hiatus. It's making me sad. It's almost like there's no reason to get on the internet anymore.

[Greg2600]

Both were pretty good, although I think he kind of shortened the Double Dragon one too much. What's so good about his videos is the production value. He's very good at editing the game clips and making them match what he's saying.

[Zap!]

He lost all the weight he put on after getting married, and then some. Lightened his hair, too. :)

[Edmond Dantes]

Yeah, that's the thing. AVGN and HVGN are both very good at getting you interested in what they're talking about, they have charisma, and they're good at highlighting what they like or hate about any individual game.

I've tried other reviewers--Classic Game Room, Video Game Take-Out and (god help me) even the Irate Gamer--and none of them are as good. They're just boring, they talk and talk and drone on and the things they say and the points they make are unconnected to what's being shown on-screen, which seems to be just whatever clip they wanted to use. And certainly nobody is as hilarious as James Rolfe is. That's always been his charm--he informs and entertains at the same time. No other reviewer does it, or at least does it near as well.

[Edmond Dantes]

I didn't notice this before, but Mike Matei posted a new review: Tasmanian Devil games (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/05/13/tasmanian-devil-games/).

To be honest, I don't recall Taz-Mania on the SNES being that bad, and his problems with the first two Gameboy games look to me like he's either just doing something wrong or he doesn't know the trick, but I do agree they could've been a little bit more self-explanatory (just judging by the video, mind). The Genesis Taz games are ones I wanted to play back in the day, but after seeing this video they really don't look like they'd be up my alley.

[Edmond Dantes]

Bumping once more because another new vid: Top 10 Obscure NES Games (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/05/27/top-10-obscure-nes-games/)

The thing that surprised me is that he actually included an Unlicensed game on that list. Other than that... well, its gonna be responsible for a few purchases, but some of these were games I had heard of elsewhere. I had always wondered what Xexyz was and I'm glad I finally know.

[starsoldier1]

Bumping once more because another new vid: Top 10 Obscure NES Games (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/05/27/top-10-obscure-nes-games/)

The thing that surprised me is that he actually included an Unlicensed game on that list. Other than that... well, its gonna be responsible for a few purchases, but some of these were games I had heard of elsewhere. I had always wondered what Xexyz was and I'm glad I finally know.

It's cool to see some underrated games get some more love especially from a channel well known for ripping apart classics. Also I marked out huge when he mentioned Guardian Legend: my favourite NES game ever!

[Melf]

There's also an update video from James. He's back from L.A. and is finishing up the movie. He said he's also going to start on another AVGN episode.

[Zap!]

Bumping once more because another new vid: Top 10 Obscure NES Games (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/05/27/top-10-obscure-nes-games/)

The thing that surprised me is that he actually included an Unlicensed game on that list. Other than that... well, its gonna be responsible for a few purchases, but some of these were games I had heard of elsewhere. I had always wondered what Xexyz was and I'm glad I finally know.

He's saying "N-E-S" at a record rate.

[Greg2600]

His movie update was very informative, had a lot of set pictures. I'm pretty surprised at the number of different scenes the movie will have. Looks very cool.

[Zing]

I wish they didn't use that shitty "springboard" flash video wrapper to display their youtube videos. I guess I should just check the youtube channel directly from now on.

[ReaXan]

I have been watching alot of his movie reviews, I am beginning to like him more when he isnt the AVGN character. His insights are pretty good on alot of things
just by themselves as plain ole James.

Also for Matei, his NES video wasn't bad(can't believe
he left out Dragon Fighter but I can let that go). He is semi decent as a reviewer
but I loath him doing comedy skits in AVGN and I hope his role in the AVGN
movie is cleverly written and not just cheap schitck.

[Jorpho]

Wow, that was really very good! I kept waiting for him to drag out Little Nemo yet again, but no – I was indeed quite unfamiliar with most of those.

[Coptur]

Also for Matei, his NES video wasn't bad


Yeah, I really liked that obscure NES video he did. They just came out with this video, which is sort of like a Let's Play. Never seen them do anything like that before, its kinda cool because the game he chose is a hack I've heard of. Hope to see more stuff like this.

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/06/02/castlevania-blood-moon/

[RetroRage]

i like Motherfucker Mike. he's not AVGN, but i like that. he gives Cinemassacre depth and another reason to hang out there rather than another iteration of James'.

[Coptur]

i like Motherfucker Mike. he's not AVGN, but i like that. he gives Cinemassacre depth and another reason to hang out there rather than another iteration of James'.


He's growing on me. This Game Gear video he did is sweet
http://youtu.be/CRlyL8XMJAQ

[JSoup]

I can't get around the fact that he has the most annoying voice on the planet and is getting paid to turn GameFAQs style Codes & Secrets pages into videos.

[Parodius Duh!]

I think the AVGN character is a douche (I do like James' horror film reviews) who has made it so absolutely no other person on Earth can make a funny video game review....and GOD FORBID you say a swear in it unless youre prepared for an onslaught of AVGN wannabe comments. I mean dont get me wrong, theres BLATANT ripoffs, like Irate Gamer......but theres also just regular dudes out there who want to make a fun review and just get flack for it.


Yeah, fuck the AVGN, hope James kills this shitbag character off sooner than later.

[Jorpho]

who has made it so absolutely no other person on Earth can make a funny video game review....and GOD FORBID you say a swear in it unless youre prepared for an onslaught of AVGN wannabe comments.If it wasn't him, it would be somebody else.

[The Dord]

Yeah, that's the thing. AVGN and HVGN are both very good at getting you interested in what they're talking about, they have charisma, and they're good at highlighting what they like or hate about any individual game.

I've tried other reviewers--Classic Game Room, Video Game Take-Out and (god help me) even the Irate Gamer--and none of them are as good. They're just boring, they talk and talk and drone on and the things they say and the points they make are unconnected to what's being shown on-screen, which seems to be just whatever clip they wanted to use. And certainly nobody is as hilarious as James Rolfe is. That's always been his charm--he informs and entertains at the same time. No other reviewer does it, or at least does it near as well.

I couldn't stand Classic Game Room because of the humor (It gets a tad overboard at times) and the sheer amount of episodes they've made. You see how many videos they have (and how many they make a week)? YEESH! i'll never be able to catch up! :frustrated:

[substantial_snake]

I can't get around the fact that he has the most annoying voice on the planet and is getting paid to turn GameFAQs style Codes & Secrets pages into videos.

I too find "motherfucker" mike's voice grating for some reason. Kinda reminds me of that kid who would always swear to seem cool but always had to force himself to do it, so it would never seem genuine. The videos where he doesn't emphasis it as much are definitely overall better.

[Greg2600]

You guys do realize part of Mike's schtick is that he's a big time dweeb? His videos get 150K+ views, and overwhelming Likes to Dislikes. Simply the number of watchers for Cinemassacre videos helps to prolong and grow the love of classic video games, good and bad.

[Coptur]

New AVGN episode is out. This time it's about Arnold Schwarzenegger related games.

http://youtu.be/0Ta-4H92CkA

Also of interest, a video from his friend about various NES hacks

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/07/21/mike-looks-at-some-nes-hacks/

The Castlevania game looks pretty good.

[eastbayarb]

I am still waiting for him to do some sort of neo geo review...it seems to be one of the only systems that hasnt gotten a review from him

[Rickstilwell1]

I am still waiting for him to do some sort of neo geo review...it seems to be one of the only systems that hasnt gotten a review from him

That is a pretty good idea, except it is something he might have to do out of character like his Mortal Kombat Memories video. I find it hard to say anything negative about Neo Geo games unless you just wanted to complain about not being rich in the 90s.

[Kitsune Sniper]

That is a pretty good idea, except it is something he might have to do out of character like his Mortal Kombat Memories video. I find it hard to say anything negative about Neo Geo games unless you just wanted to complain about not being rich in the 90s.

SNK Boss Syndrome.

He'd run out of curse words in five minutes. Don't forget that many of the earlier SNK games were kinda crappy... Magician Lord and Sengoku come to mind. Decent games, but horrible skewed against the player.

[eastbayarb]

I think it would work to do a neo geo review, as there are many things to gripe about: cost of games and syste, physical size of games, rarity of games, mvs vs aes, the list goes on...

[Jorpho]

Has there ever been an indication of an AES or MVS in his game room? I can't recall.

Perhaps some rabid fan will offer him one at a discount.

Also, what's this? No ScrewAttack?

[Kitsune Sniper]

I remember seeing a home console box in his videos. Plus the boxes are home versions. So, AES.

[Edmond Dantes]

Has there ever been an indication of an AES or MVS in his game room? I can't recall.

Yes.

Most prominently in "Plumbers Don' Wear Ties", where he tries to stick a 3DO game next to some Neo games, and actually winds up comparing their packaging (he favors the Neo).

[Greg2600]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb73kHBAirU

New Video SNES vs. Genesis Part 1. Nerd airs some really old videos he made, very funny stuff. One of his most clever videos yet.

[Thrillo]

Haha, love the fake Sega commercial he made!

[Coptur]

best video he ever did

[Jorpho]

The lighting makes his upper lip look really weird.

Also, it brings back painful memories of what an obnoxious brat I was as a kid. Ugh.

[The Adventurer]

Well the Verdict is in (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/08/15/snes-vs-genesis-part-2/), and really its no surprise

[Gameguy]

Did anyone see this video of his?

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/08/06/cheetahmen-2-nes-release/

[Coptur]

Did anyone see this video of his?

http://cinemassacre.com/2012/08/06/cheetahmen-2-nes-release/

Yep! Looks like a cool idea. Love the whole Reproduction market myself. I hope to see this project succeed to lead the way for more newly boxed NES games.

As for the SNES vs Genesis video, I was hoping Genesis would win =(
His argument seemed pretty fair, but i think there were some more good games on the Genesis than he showed.

[k-frog]

Hey Guys,

I linked this in my introduction thread too, but looks like it should definitely go here as well :)

Enjoy!


http://youtu.be/6Nz_vS8hEQw

[eastbayarb]

Too bad there are no such thing as neo geo reproductions...some of those are rare and expensive...

[Drixxel]

Well the Verdict is in (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/08/15/snes-vs-genesis-part-2/), and really its no surprise

While it may have been a foregone conclusion, at least he made a perceived effort to give the Genesis and its library a fair shake. Even if his "throwdown" was far from thorough, I'd say it's a good thing that he didn't attempt to assign meaning to hardware specifications like his 10 year old self armed with poorly understood Nintendo Power propaganda. Better not to come off like a wannabe techie.

[Greg2600]

No qualms with his picks aside from one. While I still think Super Gameboy games are fun enough to negate the graphical advantage of the SMS games, "what was he thinking" using an unlicensed product to make a comparison? It's funny because I remember having many arguments in middle school, on the side of SEGA. Most people had the genesis, not the SNES, at that time. When I did get a SNES though, I quickly forgot about the Genesis.

[Jorpho]

Well the Verdict is in (http://cinemassacre.com/2012/08/15/snes-vs-genesis-part-2/), and really its no surpriseThe fanfare he uses for the Genesis is obviously from StH, but what's the SNES one from? I do not recognize it. ALTTP?

[JSoup]

The fanfare he uses for the Genesis is obviously from StH, but what's the SNES one from? I do not recognize it. ALTTP?

I was having trouble exactly placing it, but it sounds like the final fanfare in ALTTP after you snatch the triforce.

[ReaXan]

While it may have been a foregone conclusion, at least he made a perceived effort to give the Genesis and its library a fair shake. Even if his "throwdown" was far from thorough, I'd say it's a good thing that he didn't attempt to assign meaning to hardware specifications like his 10 year old self armed with poorly understood Nintendo Power propaganda. Better not to come off like a wannabe techie.

Its sort of like the PS3 vs 360 debate today in which the PS3 had a better processor but the 360 has a better graphics chip. I loathe all the problems I have had with my 360's but I have had more fun overall with it than with the PS3 because the games are cheaper and easier to get and you know most real gamers use XBOX Live. I really wanted the PS3 to be my system of choice but it just didnt work out that way as I saw no real reason with hard drives being a better solution for movies. The 360 is the better system in the end even though it shouldnt be.....

IMHO The SNES was a better built system over the Model 2 Gen. Mine gave me a ton of problems back in the day like the AV port becoming loose, The SNES never did with the same kind of wear and tear. Basically I had more fun with my Genesis but any epic new titles I was buying for the SNES, like Mortal Kombat 2 or 3. Its like this with the PS3, if I am buying an epic title like a new Metal Gear Solid or Resident Evil, I am going to go with the Bluray format just so I can get everything the developers meant to be in there before DLC kicks in.

My opinion is the Genesis had a ton of B to B+ games while the SNES had like 5 A+ games and alot of C ones. They both had their share of stinker games but I remember more for the SNES for some reason.

[JSoup]

So, it looks like Doug Walker is retiring the Nostalgia Critic.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/video-updates/36516-no-more-nostalgia-critic

[Kitsune Sniper]

About time. He was pretty stale the past two years.

[Edmond Dantes]

So, today I went to Cinemassacre and was shocked twofold.

One, AVGN has a new review.

Two, OMG ME AND HIM MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF SYNCHRONOCITY!

Because... the game he reviewed... is the game that has been haunting my dreams since last summer.

Ladies and gentlemen... AVGN on Ghosts n' Goblins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Y6y1MOoEo)

[IHatedSega]

I thought it was a good review. It wasnt a bad game like Predator so he only had the tough factor to get pissed about. WOnder how many petitions hes gonna get now because of this hahaha.

[Greg2600]

Great video by the nerd. Amazed he found so many things to be annoyed with.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

HAHA!

I knew he was going to get taken by surprise by the 2nd run through. I've never done it on Ghosts N' Goblins for NES, but I've done it a million times on Ghouls N' Ghosts where you HAVE to use that damned Psycho Cannon to beat it just like the shield.

[Jorpho]

You can kind of tell he was just going through the motions (there can't really be anyone left who wants to play G&G these days who doesn't know about having to go through it twice, right?), but methinks he delivered on what the people wanted.

I hope the movie production isn't getting to him. Now there's something that can really break a man, I reckon.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

You can kind of tell he was just going through the motions (there can't really be anyone left who wants to play G&G these days who doesn't know about having to go through it twice, right?), but methinks he delivered on what the people wanted.

I hope the movie production isn't getting to him. Now there's something that can really break a man, I reckon.

Yeah, he probably knew, still nice to see him address it. People of our gen know about it for sure, but it's good for gamers who haven't attempted a run-through on that to know that it's going to happen.

[Edmond Dantes]

I actually laughed when he avoided the axe.

[treismac]

Good stuff. I particularly enjoyed the RPG-esqu final battle between the Nerd and the Ghost 'n Ghoblins cartridge. Hey, can anyone confirm the shield rumor that AVGN spoke about?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Good stuff. I particularly enjoyed the RPG-esqu final battle between the Nerd and the Ghost 'n Ghoblins cartridge. Hey, can anyone confirm the shield rumor that AVGN spoke about?

Yes, you need the shield to defeat Lucifer, and they repeat that theme in the sequel with the Psycho Cannon and Loki on the 2nd play-through.

[Jorpho]

I think he meant the other rumor: that if you try to fight Lucifer without the Shield, you get sent back to Level 5.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I think he meant the other rumor: that if you try to fight Lucifer without the Shield, you get sent back to Level 5.

Oh. Don't know about that, but you do get sent back a level if you beat the giant bee with anything but Psycho Cannon in Ghouls 'N Ghosts, so possibly.

[Edmond Dantes]

The Shield rumor is completely true, at least in the Arcade version (so I imagine its true on the NES as well). This was confirmed by--of all people--the Irate Gamer, who suffered this very fate.

[Gentlegamer]

Oh. Don't know about that, but you do get sent back a level if you beat the giant bee with anything but Psycho Cannon in Ghouls 'N Ghosts, so possibly.The boss is Beelzubul... Lord of the Flies.

[InsertCleverName]

You can kind of tell he was just going through the motions (there can't really be anyone left who wants to play G&G these days who doesn't know about having to go through it twice, right?), but methinks he delivered on what the people wanted.

I hope the movie production isn't getting to him. Now there's something that can really break a man, I reckon.


Well, he's playing a character, so he could take that liberty just for the surprise anger.

[treismac]

Well, he's playing a character, so he could take that liberty just for the surprise anger.

Yes, "surprise." I am fairly confident none of us saw that joke coming. All cynicism aside, the way AVGN reacted had a nice twist to it.

[JSoup]

Yes, "surprise." I am fairly confident none of us saw that joke coming.

Having never played G&G, I can confidently say I never saw that coming.

[treismac]

Having never played G&G, I can confidently say I never saw that coming.

Never? You really must give it a whirl sometime.

[Greg2600]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiz95K1ngiI

Official AVGN Movie Trailer is out! I gotta say, it looks pretty funny. Hopefully comes out this century.

[joshnickerson]

Looks funny, though maybe a bit predictable. Enjoyed the (very) brief Pat the NES Punk cameo (look for the guy in the green shirt around 40 second in). I would gladly pay full price to see this in the theater, if only just to thank the Nerd for years of internet funnies.

[InsertCleverName]

Yes, "surprise." I am fairly confident none of us saw that joke coming. All cynicism aside, the way AVGN reacted had a nice twist to it.
When I said "surprise", I was referring to him being surprised, or shocked. I knew about the twist end the whole way through, I was just anticipating his reaction to having to do the game all over again. lol

As for the film, I hope this plays in theater close to SW Connecticut! If I can't watch it in theaters, then I will buy the DVD regardless.

[Edmond Dantes]

I'm actually kinda looking forward to this, now that I've seen the trailer.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the plot of the movie will have nothing to do with the trailer, but.... nah, that's a stupid suspicion.