View Full Version : The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread
Matt-El
07-20-2008, 07:19 AM
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet:
If you're interested in James Rolfe's Angry Video Game Nerd videos, you may like his movie reviews at: http://www.spike.com/cinemassacre
Currently he's covering the Batman films, from the movie serials to present.
ReaXan
07-21-2008, 02:13 PM
I swear im not making this up but for some reason every night I have to turn on my playlist of AVGN vids on in order to fall asleep at night. I guess the sounds of nintendo games and james's rants ensure a good night sleep LOL
7th lutz
07-22-2008, 11:24 PM
The angry Video Game nerd next video is up.
It is called Angry Video Game Nerd: Batman Part I.
The link is http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37368.html .
ShinobiMan
07-22-2008, 11:56 PM
The angry Video Game nerd next video is up.
It is called Angry Video Game Nerd: Batman Part I.
The link is http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37368.html .
OMG that was the best one yet. James, you continue to bring us joy.
Press_Start
07-23-2008, 01:43 AM
Loved it when he put his hand in the belt. Distinctly reminds me of Al Bundy from Married with Children.
Is he a fan of the show?
Coldguy
07-23-2008, 12:40 PM
At least he is showing off his older things in the intro, also I like the new place too, good thing he managed to set up a room already.
Greg2600
07-23-2008, 07:11 PM
That was a very good one. Is the Nerd now in the basement? Loved the Tim Burton/1960's Batman homage. Who needs this new one? Surprised he skipped over the Genesis Batman. Batman Forever was unbelievable garbage. I got it in a lot of SNES stuff, and tried it, and couldn't believe they used the Mortal Kombat engine.
joshnickerson
07-23-2008, 09:59 PM
Man, that was hilarious. I downloaded it and watched it on my iPod during my lunch break, and I had to stiffle my laughter to keep my co-workers from noticing.
And I heard Batman Forever was bad, but DAMN! I didn't know it was THAT bad!
Famidrive-16
07-23-2008, 10:02 PM
#-ing the whole "goddamn batman forever looks like garbage" sentiment. I feel bad for anyone who even rented that game.
Also, wow, he must've burst a vein playing the C64 game.
I kept waiting for the Genesis Batman, too.
Jorpho
07-23-2008, 10:57 PM
Gosh, that was good. I've had so many days like that. (Usually Linux-related days.)
I thought Return of the Joker was supposed to be pretty good.
kainemaxwell
07-23-2008, 11:16 PM
Another funny video. I have the urge now to play Adventures of Batman & Robin, or least decide which game system to get it for.
jcalder8
07-24-2008, 12:30 AM
I owned the C64 game and I never even got as far as he did. I think I remember getting to see some enemies a couple of times but even getting that far is a pain in the ass.
swlovinist
07-24-2008, 01:36 AM
[QUOTE=kainemaxwell;1404698]Another funny video. I have the urge now to play Adventures of Batman & Robin, or least decide which game system to get it for.[/DQUOTE]
That was a great game....now batman forever....deserves all the hate it got plus alot alot more. Gosh that game sucked
Come to think of it, alot of the early Batman games did not suck
and Batman ROTJ was amazing for the NES.
I cant wait till the next one!
Sabz5150
07-24-2008, 07:12 AM
I'm batmaaaaaan. LOL
guitargary75
07-24-2008, 07:21 AM
Funny as hell. I hate the joker guy though.
otoko
07-24-2008, 07:33 AM
The Joker in the movie makes me think of the Campy 1960's television program.
16bitter
07-24-2008, 10:10 AM
This was definitely one of his best reviews yet. I nearly fell out of my chair listening to him rip Batman Forever and the button issue. Classic stuff.
Jorpho
07-24-2008, 10:51 AM
To be fair, the controls may very well be clearly explained in a well-written game manual, and even if manouvers like jumping down are tricky, they're probably not used all that often.
Rob2600
07-24-2008, 11:22 AM
To be fair, the controls may very well be clearly explained in a well-written game manual, and even if manouvers like jumping down are tricky, they're probably not used all that often.
You may be right, but still, it seemed like there was no indication of where to jump up and down, so figuring it out required too much guessing.
I relate to the Nerd's frustration because I played Batman Forever on the SNES not too long ago and got stuck at the exact same part he did. I never thought to press the select button and up at the same time. Instead, after a few minutes of wandering back and forth, I turned the game off and sold it.
To be fair, the controls may very well be clearly explained in a well-written game manual, and even if manouvers like jumping down are tricky, they're probably not used all that often.
Yes, likely true. But why did they reinvent the wheel? At that point, everyone was fairly used to jumping and dropping in a few common ways. Why decide on such an unusual method?
Kitsune Sniper
07-24-2008, 11:38 AM
tcv: Because the programmers were evil people?
I simply hated that game too. I rented it years ago, when it was new, and gave up after fifteen minutes, though I did figure out how to use the Batgrapple thingy upwards.
mnbren05
07-24-2008, 05:43 PM
I actually rented Batman Forever years ago and was so stumped I took it back to the store and said the "game didn't work". (As I couldn't figure out how to move away from the one screen you need the grappling hook for) Good review, I really liked this one, I was hoping for Sega Genesis Batman myself (a favorite of mine). The Cinemassacre piece on Batman is good also the original up through Dark Knight are reviewed by James (AVGN), check it out.
newcoleco
07-24-2008, 10:19 PM
It's actually in my top5 from the nerd. very entertaining!
Kid Ice
07-24-2008, 11:45 PM
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet:
If you're interested in James Rolfe's Angry Video Game Nerd videos, you may like his movie reviews at: http://www.spike.com/cinemassacre
Currently he's covering the Batman films, from the movie serials to present.
As a movie critic, he's a good game critic.
CelticJobber
07-25-2008, 04:20 AM
I like most of the Nerd's videos, but for some reason I was under-whelmed by the Superman & Batman videogame reviews. But since everyone else here seems to have loved them, I guess it was just me.
AB Positive
07-25-2008, 11:03 AM
I liked the last two a lot, even though I've been fortunate enough to NOT play most of 'em save for Batman on the NES.
Holy crap - Batman Returns... really. MK-based platformer/beatemup? Wow. That's a winner right there :)
newcoleco
07-26-2008, 12:45 AM
@CelticJobber : It's not just you. For some reasons, I can't put his batman games review in my top3, just in my top5. To clarify, almost every new review he did seems better than the previous ones that obligatory makes me change my top3 favorites avgn reviews. He actually did entertain me, specially the unplayables games, and he did tells me things I didn't know, which is something I always expected in his reviews. Unfortunatly, his speech to the cartridges "I'm batman" was fun the first and second time, but again and again... it became not so funny.
Even if it's not a complete review, the batman game review by wizwar100 seems to me better than the one by avgn. I'm talking here about the humor, something I expect more than costumes and acting, even if it makes the video more polish and dramatic.
Yes, avgn is a good entertainer, a nice person. Yes, he is a good reviewer. But, it was not my favorite batman game review. sorry James.
Coldguy
08-04-2008, 05:27 AM
I just noticed something. In his intro for the Batman review, John Hardy's soul is on display (via the Big Boy Bobble head doll) on top of the old TV. Anyone else catch this?
Famidrive-16
08-04-2008, 05:58 PM
On his Cinemassacre account, he responded to Nostalgia Critic with a movie review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMxy_ydnMM
mnbren05
08-04-2008, 10:34 PM
Interesting, not his greatest though.
Press_Start
08-11-2008, 12:03 AM
Hey batnerd fans! Part 2 of his Batman reviews featuring the Joker are up.
On with the show!
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/38168.html
Tommy
08-11-2008, 12:13 AM
hahahahaha, that was funny as hell.
Coldguy
08-11-2008, 12:17 AM
Wow that was....very bad.
Rob2600
08-11-2008, 01:19 AM
Funny video!
The graphics in Batman: Return of the Joker are amazing on the NES.
I'm surprised James didn't review the NES version of Batman Returns.
Frankie_Says_Relax
08-11-2008, 02:36 AM
I enjoyed that a lot, Mike was a good Caesar Romero Joker, but as annoying as his Cowardly Lion and Bugs Bunny characters. (And I'm pretty sure that's his intention.)
guitargary75
08-11-2008, 08:58 AM
I enjoyed that a lot, Mike was a good Caesar Romero Joker, but as annoying as his Cowardly Lion and Bugs Bunny characters. (And I'm pretty sure that's his intention.)
I think he is annoying as well. I liked it overall though.
Ruudos
08-11-2008, 06:04 PM
Loved it, but Return of the Joker is a far more easier game than the first Batman NES game. And The Joker is just bashing the attack button and you'll win (my brother's tactic), I just used a simple strategy to beat him.
Jorpho
08-11-2008, 10:32 PM
I wonder if he does very much scripting in advance? The cussing during Revenge of the Joker just seemed so natural!
(FYI, GameFAQs says you need to kick the gargoyles.)
c0ldb33r
08-11-2008, 10:37 PM
I really liked the review portions of his latest video, but he's really gotta knock it off with all that extra shit. It's not funny at all.
Tupin
08-11-2008, 10:38 PM
Oh, so you KICK the gargoyles.
Anyway, good episode, can't wait for Deadly Towers. :rocker:
Famidrive-16
08-12-2008, 12:14 AM
(FYI, GameFAQs says you need to kick the gargoyles.)
I was thinking this when I saw that scene.
Graham Mitchell
08-12-2008, 01:14 AM
I kind of liked the intro where the "action sounds" were replaced with expletives. It was clever. And I rather liked the guy playing the joker, as well. Ceasar Romero really was that big of a freak, after all.
Coldguy
08-12-2008, 01:09 PM
The Joker is all on the impressionistic powers of Mike Matei
Press_Start
08-12-2008, 01:35 PM
(FYI, GameFAQs says you need to kick the gargoyles.)
Sorta defeats the purpose in reviewing games. That's like playing Battletoads with Game Genie and saying the game was too easy.
Kitsune Sniper
08-12-2008, 02:59 PM
I wonder if he does very much scripting in advance? The cussing during Revenge of the Joker just seemed so natural!
(FYI, GameFAQs says you need to kick the gargoyles.)
... But you CAN'T kick them in the NES version, can you?
Jorpho
08-12-2008, 03:26 PM
Sorta defeats the purpose in reviewing games. That's like playing Battletoads with Game Genie and saying the game was too easy.
Oh, I agree; it is perfectly valid to point out that the game is brazenly unintuitive. I just wanted to point that out in case others were curious.
... But you CAN'T kick them in the NES version, can you?
If the AVGN's review is any indication, the NES version does not have any kind of kick move.
megasdkirby
08-12-2008, 03:46 PM
I did not like the new video.
Although he did not totally diss the first two games, he did not give any merits to them either. The NES version of Return of the Joker was simply awesome. It was not hard at all, although practice was necessary. I just think he sucked playing it.
The GameBoy version was good as well, thought not as much as the NES version. Still it was a nice game. I will admit that the jumping fiasco wa a bitch, but once the player practices, it becomes easy. I remember beating it in less than 15 minutes.
The Genesis version...well, though not horribly bad, was kinda crappy. So I will give it to him there.
But he totally ignored other games, mostly the most putrid and disgusting Batman games.
Pretty disapointing, IMO.
Rob2600
08-12-2008, 04:17 PM
he totally ignored other games, mostly the most putrid and disgusting Batman games.
Which games did he miss? I already mentioned Batman Returns for the NES. What are some others?
I know there's Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (N64), which is supposedly almost as bad as Superman. There's also Batman: Vengeance (GC, PS2, XB) and Batman Begins (GC, PS2, XB), but those are supposed to be pretty good.
Does anyone know if James is working on part three?
Tupin
08-12-2008, 04:19 PM
Nope, he's doing Deadly Towers next.
megasdkirby
08-12-2008, 04:33 PM
Which games did he miss? I already mentioned Batman Returns for the NES. What are some others?
I know there's Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (N64), which is supposedly almost as bad as Superman. There's also Batman: Vengeance (GC, PS2, XB) and Batman Begins (GC, PS2, XB), but those are supposed to be pretty good.
Does anyone know if James is working on part three?
At least one I can remember was Batman and Robin (Sat/PSOne) and that crappy Gotham Racer game for PSOne.
There are others...just can't remember them.
Ruudos
08-12-2008, 04:44 PM
Which games did he miss? I already mentioned Batman Returns for the NES. What are some others?
I know there's Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (N64), which is supposedly almost as bad as Superman. There's also Batman: Vengeance (GC, PS2, XB) and Batman Begins (GC, PS2, XB), but those are supposed to be pretty good.
Does anyone know if James is working on part three?
Batman Returns for Master System and Mega Drive/Genesis.
Jorpho
08-12-2008, 04:47 PM
There's at least two other Batman Game Boy games. I heard that Batman Forever GB was supremely terrible.
ryborg
08-13-2008, 12:43 AM
Nope, he's doing Deadly Towers next.
Wow, really? That could be an hour-long episode.
megasdkirby
08-13-2008, 09:38 AM
There's at least two other Batman Game Boy games. I heard that Batman Forever GB was supremely terrible.
The original Batman for Game Boy was mediocre as well. It wasn't THAT bad (kinda reminded me of Super Mario Land) but it wasn't that good either. He could have pissed the shit out of it.
Graham Mitchell
08-13-2008, 11:01 AM
The original Batman for Game Boy was mediocre as well. It wasn't THAT bad (kinda reminded me of Super Mario Land) but it wasn't that good either. He could have pissed the shit out of it.
I remember liking the Batman Gameboy game. I thought it had really good visuals for a Gameboy game. It's not the NES game, but what is?
Kitsune Sniper
08-13-2008, 12:10 PM
...and that crappy Gotham Racer game for PSOne.
Saybuwha? o_O
Famidrive-16
08-17-2008, 12:52 AM
The AVGN makes a cameo in this video... and gets killed.
(Not work safe:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6krCnZFXuM
There's at least two other Batman Game Boy games. I heard that Batman Forever GB was supremely terrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUgtFJxTrU
I love the enemy names.
Ed Oscuro
08-17-2008, 01:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBUgtFJxTrU
I love the enemy names.
Wow! Somebody on DP was asking about how to beat that first screen, and now we know.
Of course, the game's still crap, but it's nice to know how to do things.
Kitsune Sniper
08-17-2008, 01:38 AM
Wow! Somebody on DP was asking about how to beat that first screen, and now we know.
Of course, the game's still crap, but it's nice to know how to do things.
... DUDE I FREAKIN FIGURED IT OUT AND NOBODY CARED! ;_;
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117572
*cries in a corner*
otoko
08-17-2008, 02:53 AM
*cries in a corner*
Oh, you found the DP corner of Shame!
7th lutz
08-19-2008, 10:24 PM
Deadly Towers is up now.
Here is the link: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/38566.html
Bah, you beat me to it while I was looking for this thread :p Good video, it's a compilation of reviews from other people who sent them in, rather than one from James himself.
megasdkirby
08-19-2008, 10:43 PM
Was it me, or did the new review seem...forced?
Was it me, or did the new review seem...forced?
That's because it wasn't James reviewing the game. It was comprised of a bunch of e-mails he got from people who reviewed it.
8bitCaged
08-19-2008, 10:58 PM
Was it me, or did the new review seem...forced?
Yea I did not like it, 1:10m intro + 30sc ending in a 8:20m video it was to short. We did not get to see his face boo I want to see him get mad at the games and hit them with a hammer or something. It sucked.
megasdkirby
08-19-2008, 10:58 PM
That's because it wasn't James reviewing the game. It was comprised of a bunch of e-mails he got from people who reviewed it.
I know, but...I don't know.
He could have used the material and elaborate something with more "feel". Not try to cram as much as possible.
He should have gone with the flow...I mean, was it really necessary to have all those "criticisms" at the end? And at such a "crammed" pace?
Famidrive-16
08-19-2008, 11:54 PM
I mentioned the ledges in the e-mail I sent him. Then again I'm sure a lot of people did...
Frankie_Says_Relax
08-20-2008, 12:47 AM
I love James and I'm not going to hate on him for doing something different, but as an "experimental" piece, ultimately I think that this wound up not working as well as it could have.
His reveal that there were over 6000 entries probably made the process of narrowing down the BEST (or even reading all of the emails) impossible.
So what we were left with was a bunch of AVGN fans doing their best AVGN impression via email, which ... James read, amicably.
Again, it's his show and he can do whatever he likes with it. It's cool to mix stuff up like this, but I think that at the end of the day this was just James inadvertently doing a bad impression of himself via a script from his fans, and unfortunately missing a great opportunity to review a classicaly BAD NES game from an early enough period in NES games (very close to launch) that a TON of people bought it without knowing any better.
It's one of those NES games that everybody had, and everybody regretted having aquired / rented / played.
c0ldb33r
08-20-2008, 01:10 AM
...Again, it's his show and he can do whatever he likes with it. It's cool to mix stuff up like this, but I think that at the end of the day this was just James inadvertently doing a bad impression of himself via a script from his fans.
You couldn't have put it better. It actually got on my nerves enough I didn't watch the whole thing - which is rare because I love his stuff.
edit: whoa, I guess Frankie edited his post
Blitzwing256
08-20-2008, 09:18 AM
It's one of those NES games that everybody had, and everybody regretted having aquired / rented / played.
not everybody, I bought it back in the day and loved it, it was hard as hell at first but once you made a few maps and/or just avoided where the invisible dungeons were (I admit that was stupid) it was a really decent game,
I love avgn's style and creativity even when he bashes some of my favorate games ,afterall its all in fun and you can tell how much he really does love classic gaming., but yeah this episode felt forced and got on my nerves near the end, but sometimes you have to throw a bone to your fans, even if its covered in dogshit :-)
megasdkirby
08-20-2008, 09:25 AM
but yeah this episode felt forced and got on my nerves near the end, but sometimes you have to throw a bone to your fans, even if its covered in dogshit :-)
I know.
The end was pretty much like this:
INSULT
INSULT
INSULT
READING MORE INSULTS FROM SCRIPT (was obvious)
INSULT
INSULT
...
...
END
Kinda sad, really. If he wanted to try this experiment again, he has to ignore 99% of all insults and concentrate on gameplay faults, like he always had. Ask fans to help analyze faults, not come up with new insults.
Yeah... as much as I hate to pile on with a few others, this was my least favorite. :-( Oh well. Even if it satisfied those few folks who had their material read in the episode, it's probably a success. It didn't appeal to me, however.
Frankie_Says_Relax
08-20-2008, 12:23 PM
You couldn't have put it better. It actually got on my nerves enough I didn't watch the whole thing - which is rare because I love his stuff.
edit: whoa, I guess Frankie edited his post
Yeah...typically I tend to have last-minute additions to my completed posts once I see them posted/read them. :D
Frankie_Says_Relax
08-20-2008, 12:24 PM
not everybody, I bought it back in the day and loved it, it was hard as hell at first but once you made a few maps and/or just avoided where the invisible dungeons were (I admit that was stupid) it was a really decent game,
I love avgn's style and creativity even when he bashes some of my favorate games ,afterall its all in fun and you can tell how much he really does love classic gaming., but yeah this episode felt forced and got on my nerves near the end, but sometimes you have to throw a bone to your fans, even if its covered in dogshit :-)
I stand corrected!
Did you ever finish it?