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- CreatorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiKyle RogersA foul-mouthed nerd reviews bad video games.
- 2004– 9mTV-MA7.7 (408)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeWhy is Castlevania 1 and 3 a bloody good time and Castlevania 2 worthy of a stake to the heart? The Angry Nintendo Nerd reveals why.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd talks about the worst game ever for the NES.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeJames talks about The Karate Kid for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKathleen TurnerThe Nerd reviews a video game release of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".
- 2004– 7mTV-MA8.1 (365)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd grabs a beer and decides to review the first Ninja Turtles game for the NES. For a game that's based off of a kids show, it's not kid friendly when the platforms in the levels make it tricky for you to jump on and the rapid re-spawning of the enemies. The Nerd's main complaint is the electrifying seaweed which makes swimming under water more difficult than it seems. Not to mention that at some points in the game you're unable to get any of the turtles out of the water upon the land levels despite how they're able to swim in the underwater levels.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews two awful Back to the Future games.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd reviews "McKids" a promotional game from the fast food chain McDonalds.
- 2004– 4mTV-MA6.9 (296)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd observes the cartridge to the game Wally Bear, and is confused by the label that says "Press Here" which is literally part of the actual label of the game. The game itself isn't too exciting for a game that is trying to teach kids the dangers of drugs. The most ironic thing about the game is it has a hot-line that contains a recording of what is suppose to be Wally Bear telling kids about the dangers of drugs. The hot-line is still active to this day despite that the game was released 14 years ago. The Nerd suspects that the recording lays dormant in some guy's dusty basement. The fact alone that an old recording still being active in an abandon area is very haunting.
- 2004– 4mTV-MA7.0 (302)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd invites a guest to play the two player mode on Master Chu. One of the hand full of NES games that come in a baby blue color cartridge. There isn't anything great about the game other than the main character being drunk hence the word drunkard in the title. The Nerd's main complaint is the music repeating itself with the same stereotypical Chinese music, along with boss fights that have no challenge to them.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd reviews a flight simulating NES game which is based off of the movie Top Gun. For an older flight simulating video game there isn't much to offer since it's made for the NES, but the confusing controls and lack of music makes the Nerd irritated. His main complaint goes to the landing the plane sequence which always results in the plane crashing into the ocean despite that the Nerd did his best to steer the plane in the correct coordinates. For the finale the Nerd reviews the sequel Top Gun: Second Mission. Which he likes how it's game play is a lot more fast pace, but complains that the missile kill you at a far range giving you less time to avoid them.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe angry video game nerd rants about the flaws of Double dragon III.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiKyle RogersJason Voorhees is pissed off that the Angry Video Game Nerd is talking smack about his NES video game. Instead of killing him, he makes the Nerd suffer by playing the game.
- 2004– 13mTV-MA8.4 (374)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiKyle RogersAfter getting rid of Jason, the Nerd appeared to be free from his torture. Only to discover that he's being visited by Freddy in his dreams. In the dream world Freddy forces the Nerd to play the Nightmare on Elm Street game for the NES. With the generic Halloween monsters and the campy music, it was far from being as great as it's movie counterpart. The Nerd's main complaint is that the main character in the game has no weapons except for the dream sequences. The Nerd will have to think of something fast if he wants to get rid of Freddy and get out of his own nightmare.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Angry Video Game Nerd will tell you why the power glove is so bad.
- 2004– 12mTV-MA8.3 (354)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd takes a break from reviewing games to do this special episode in which he gives out his analysis on game and movie franchises with confusing titles and chronological orders. In the first part he complains about the bundle of remakes to Street Fighter 2, the spin-offs to Mega Man, and the unreleased titles to Final Fantasy. The second part of the review is where he mentions certain movie titles with confusing sequel titles or spin-offs. Particulary the Zombie movie franchise being a sequel franchise to Dawn of the Dead without George Ramero's involvement.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd is having a Rocky marathon at his apartment as a tribute to Rocky 6 coming to theaters. While five of the movies are being played on various media players in his apartment, the Nerd reviews the Rocky game for the Sega Master System. while the look of the game looks good, the game in general is too hard for a boxing genre game. No matter how many times the Nerd goes through the second match of the game, he's unable to proceed to the final match. In conclusion, the game doesn't hold up as well as Super Punch Out does.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersFor his first Christmas review, the Nerd decides to review a few unlicensed Bible games for the NES and Super Nintendo. The most obscured game of the bunch would have to be Super Noah's Ark 3D. Only cause it's the only first person shooter where you get to play as Noah. The game is basically a clone of Wolfenstein 3D which is a better first person shooter to play. The Nerd is confused as to why there are so many goats inside the ark and the reason for Noah to be attacked by goats is a mystery.
- 2004– 12mTV-MA8.1 (280)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd gives us his opinion on the third Ninja Turtles movie by expressing how it's inferior towards the first two movies and the cartoon series. Before he goes into a deep review on the film, he talks a little about the impact the franchise had in America while going over the first two movies. The only way he was able to show how he feels about the movie is by comparing the action, quotes, and story of the third movie to it's predecessors making a point in how the trilogy decline.
- 2004– 11mTV-MA8.1 (255)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeAfter finishing his review on the third movie the only way the Nerd will feel satisfied with himself is by destroying his Ninja Turtles 3 VHS tape. By doing so is by using a katana to slice it in half and then smash it with a hammer until it is nothing more than a pile of shredded scraps of plastic and paper. After doing this the Nerd felt like that Justice has been served for all Ninja Turtle fans out there.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd shows clips of various games to the Atari 2600 and expresses how it defines the term classic video games. He mentions that there were successors to the console that came and disappear within a couple years. Like the 5200 that was meant to replace the 2600, but it failed and eventually faded from the market. The main reason was because of the size of the console and AC adapter. While hooking it up to the TV with it's limited cable range makes it a real chore. After the Nerd goes through the painful process of trying to hook it up while almost breaking his back. He tries to play one of the 5200 games, except he discovers the control that came with the system doesn't work. Which is another reason why the 5200 was a failure when they failed to manufacture controllers that are functional resulting in manufacturing third party controllers to replace them. In conclusion, the Nerd finds hooking the system up in the first place wasn't worth it.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersSince the Nerd is a huge fan of Ghostbusters, having collected all kinds of toys and memorabilia, including the Nintendo game. He completely eviscerates this horribly misconceived video game that has horrible graphics, unspeakable game play, a near-impossible stairwell level and very little to do with the movie it's based upon.
- 2004– 11mTV-MA8.1 (297)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd continues his rant about the horrible Ghostbusters Nintendo game and goes over ways for it to have been improved upon. Next, he looks at the Atari version, as well as one for the Sega Master system which, except for some more creative concepts, are virtually no better than the NES version.
- 2004– 13mTV-MA8.0 (276)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeTo wrap up his spiel on Ghostbusters video games, the Nerd reviews the Ghostbusters II NES game, which he finds to be much better than the original. To end on a positive note, he reviews the Sega Genesis Ghostbusters game, which he finds to be the best of all.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd plays Spider-Man for the Atari 2600. He finds it to be a frustrating, Godawful mess, but thankfully Spidey himself shows up to give the Nerd a hand. When he fails at beating his own game, they move on to an NES version... which is also a piece of crap. The Game Boy game is the worst of all, as Spidey fails to beat it while dangling from the Nerd's ceiling. To top it all off, the Nerd plays the Spider-Man 2 game for Game Boy Advance, which is decent enough, except it depicts Spidey as a pizza delivery boy.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersCorey HaimThe Nerd investigates the Sega Genesis accessory that gave us better graphics...and worse games.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews the second Genesis accessory with games that aren't worth the console's price...$2.50.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe AVGN tackles one of the hardest games in the NES library: Silver Surfer. What makes it so hard is that SS dies with a single hit, and the levels are packed to the brims with obstacles, projectiles and inconsistent scenery. If you touch anything, game over.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd fins the front cover of the Die Hard game to be a little controversial due to it depicting a skyscraper being blown up which he advices that we all know what it reminds us of. Though he puts that issue aside and starts playing the game on his NES. While the terrorists in the game are able to take 3/4's of John McClain's health away, the Nerd's biggest complaint for the game is the dark areas that only light up when you enter the area which makes it inconvenient when there's a terrorist lurking in that area and you don't know it unless you go into that area. The only way the Nerd can express his hatred towards the game is by doing it Bruce Willis style.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews Independence Day for Playstation 1 and it's basically an average flight simulator like any other video game that involves flight simulator. The main complaint the Nerd has for the game is that objects don't appear until you're a few feet in front of them. While getting items on the ground is suicide cause it's hard to not touch the ground without taking some damage. The Nerd concludes the game with wishing everyone a great Fourth of July but advices everyone to stay away from the Independence Day game.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews Bart vs. The Space Mutants and Bart vs. The World, two licensed Simpsons games for the NES. He cites bad controls and ludicrous concepts as the games' low points.
- 2004– 9mTV-MA8.4 (319)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiThe review starts off in the same fashion as a Looney Tunes short film. The Nerd reviews Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout which is nothing more than a poor man's Super Mario Bros. style slide scroller game. While the game is generous of providing extra lives, it however suffers from being unorganized by having breakable blocks placed over bottom-less pits and enemies that can hurt you even if you hurt them. Upon reviewing the game the Nerd is visited by Bugs Bunny himself, which the Nerd gives out his hatred by beaten the daylights out of the poor rabbit while trying to finish the game.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd does a brief history lecture on General George Armstrong Custard, only cause he's about to review one of the adult theme games for the Atari 2600. The game in general is "Custard's Revenge" which like the other Atari adult games was unlicensed and the Atari company had nothing to do with them. And just for fun, the Nerd reviews other Atari adult games only to find that each one either made no sense in how the game play is mastered or how the ideas for the games looked like they were thought up by sick minded game developers.
- 2004– 15mTV-MA8.4 (288)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd does a tribute to the magazine Nintendo Power by showing selected ads that were made exclusive to the magazine, the posters, the walk-through content, and the fan letters that are answered by the staff. The Nerd praises it for being the earliest way to know how to beat the toughest Nintendo games. Before the Internet became more common to use the only way to know how to beat a game is by magazine subscription. Besides the magazine being very nostalgic, the Nerd also points out some things that he finds absurd like how the posters are hard to take out, the sarcastic responses to the fan letters, the gross out ads that started to show up in the mid-90's, the unusual content of the various contests, and the unnecessary activity games. Besides all of those issues, the Nerd praises Nintendo Power for being Nintendo's main magazine provider.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersDressed as every member of the Addams Family, the Nerd reviews Fester's Quest, an overly long and overly difficult game that he deems is not worth the effort. He destroys it with Gomez's train and moves on to the movie licensed game on Sega, another creepy and kooky game.
- 2004– 13mTV-MA7.9 (285)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiSteven J. KlaszkyThe Nerd goes to a small yard sale run by a hillbilly. All of the games on sale were all bad ones. The one that caught the Nerd's attention was the Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the Atari 2600. After negotiating with the red neck, the Nerd got the game along with another rare 2600 game for free. The Nerd returns home with his newly bought 2600 games and starts to play the Leatherface game first. Which he immediately sees why it's such a rare game, is because the object of the game is to cut people down with a chainsaw. While the graphics aren't too detail it's not as violent as it's being depicted. The Nerd's main problem with the game is the issue of Leatherface not being able to move at all if he touches a cow skull, bike, or wheelchair in the field he's walking around. While the sound effects only consisted with chainsaw sounds and a high pinch beep that is suppose to be the scream of the victims in the game. After playing the game the Nerd is visited by an obsessed fan who happens to be friends with Leatherface who chases the Nerd out of his own house. The Nerd suddenly ends up getting knocked out and finds himself a hostage to Leatherface and the crazed fan who now are forcing him to play the 2600 game he was playing earlier. The Nerd must find a way to escape his imprisonment fast or he might end up being slaughtered by a chainsaw.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMicheal MulveyLil' Liam MulveySometime after the Nerd escape from Leatherface, the crazed fan, and the red neck. He's now safe at home, but isn't in a good mood cause he has to baby sit two kids he doesn't like. In the mean time, he decides to review an Atari 2600 game which happens to be a game adaption of John Carpenter's Halloween. The game the Nerd got as a bonus when he purchased the Leatherface game from the crazed red neck that knocked him out with a banjo. The game is a complete opposite to the Leatherface game, cause you don't control Myers in the game but instead you control Laurie Strode. And the main object is to guide all of the kids inside the house into a safe location while avoiding Myers. Whenever Myers appears the theme for Halloween is played every single time. This is viewed as the most annoying thing the Nerd had to listen to for playing the game. After finishing the game, the Nerd decided to review two extra games that are horror related. The first one is called Haunted House, but the main problem the Nerd had with it is the lack of visuals and the only thing you see is a pair of eyes walking in the dark. Seeing nothing other than black is a really boring concept for a video game. The second game the Nerd reviews is a Frankenstein related game, while much more detailed in visuals. The down side to the game is the awkward jumps and the only thing that kills you is the water. After reviewing three bad Atari games, the Nerd heads to the house where he's suppose to baby sit. Little did he know that he's being followed by a masked stranger.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeDue to popular demand, the Nerd reviews Dragon's Lair. Not the arcade classic, but the poorly programmed and extremely difficult NES version. He can barely make it past the first screen due to his character dying with one hit and a dragon that's nearly impossible to kill.
- 2004– 6mTV-MA7.3 (246)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeCraig SkistimasThe Nerd receives a crappy present which is a NES game of Home Alone 2. So he decides to review the game only to find the choice of enemies and the layouts of the levels to be very terrible. His main complaint about the game is that some platforms you can't get on and there are some enemies you can't stun. After he can't take the game anymore he rants on about how he hates poorly made games and how he hates the holiday of Christmas in the same mannerism as Scrooge from the Christmas Carol. After shaking his game shelf a Sega Genesis game comes off the top shelf and knock the Nerd out cold. Then he finds himself being greeted by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
- 2004– 10mTV-MA7.6 (243)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeCraig SkistimasThomas HanleyThe Nerd is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past who shows him his childhood of when he played the NES as a kid and when he first got his Super Nintendo. After reliving his youth, he's now being greeted by the Ghost of Christmas Present who shows what him what he's about to review later on which turns out to be Shaq Fu for the Super Nintendo. As the Nerd watches himself play the bad game he sees how frustrated he himself gets from playing a poorly marketed game that basically just has Shaq placed in a poorly executed fighting game. The game was so bad that a website was made to inform people to destroy every known copy of the game. After the Nerd couldn't take the torment of watching himself play bad games, he's visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future which turns out to be Dracula from Castlevania 2. The moment the Nerd finds himself in the future where he's an elderly man still reviewing bad games or in this case reviewing bad Nintendo Wii games. It was a nightmare for the Nerd to see that for years to come he's going to be playing bad games until the day he dies. What will become of the Nerd after this?
- 2004– 19mTV-MA7.6 (235)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd does a review on the time-line of Legend of Zelda in the same fashion as his previous review on confusing titles to sequels of movies and games. For this one he talks about the Zelda games made up to the year 2008. And tries to piece together how each of them fit as one whole time-line. Only to discover that most of them are less connected than the other. Which in the end he concludes that the franchise doesn't need to have a well explained time-line when each game is worth playing without knowing what occurred in any of the other games.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeWith the upcoming release of the fourth Rambo movie, the Nerd reviews Rambo for the NES. The game suffers from four problems which are: confusing navigation on the landscapes, pointless chat options, unnecessary use of animals as enemies, and the idea of the screen blinking red when low on health. The Nerd also reviews some other Rambo games but couldn't find a single one that actually is fun to play. He feels the games should of taken advice from Contra on how to make a commando theme game more fun.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd investigates the infamous handheld that gave us headaches...in 3D!
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiThe Nerd plays the Super Nintendo adaption of the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie. Something that can't be made into a good game. Mainly due to the addition of weird enemies and locations that don't look like something you'd find in either the movie or the original books. The Nerd's main complaint is the large number of glitches the game has where various platforms make the characters in the game fall through. While playing the game, the Nerd is visited by the Cowardly Lion who won't shut up through out the review.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd does a review on the two competing consoles to the Atari 2600 Intellivision and Colecovision. He starts his review on Intellivision first and also does a review on most of its games. His main complaint is the controller for the Intellivision makes playing the games harder. Despite how most of Intellivision's games are knock offs of already popular Atari games. He's also amused by the fuzzy sound quality of the voice synthesizer that is only compatible to certain Intellivision games.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd does a follow up to the previous review by showing us the features of the Colecovision. The controllers aren't any different from the Intellivision, while most of the games are as bad they look. His main complaint is one of the add-ons to the console is a device that allows you to play Atari 2600 games on the Colecovision. The Nerd found it hard to believe the competitor of Atari was allowed to sell such a device. Cause in today's gaming market it wouldn't be allowed when it can create multiple lawsuits.
- 2004– 17mTV-MA8.2 (283)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd decides to review a good game for once which is Super Mario Bros. 3. Before he reviews it, he talks about the movie The Wizard which is how American gamers first learn about the game as it was a product placement along with the NES Power Glove. While the Nerd doesn't find the story for The Wizard to be great, he did admit that it holds a place in the gaming community. After putting his review on the Wizard aside he starts to play Super Mario Bros. 3, while it has a lot of hard parts it is really fun to play, however the Nerd couldn't help but notice the game having many hidden messages that lead to the implication that the game is possessed by the devil.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeBooThe Nerd reviews all the crap Nintendo tried to market along with the NES. Zapper guns, LaserScopes, Roll'n Rocker, and other accessories one needs to look "cool" while playing video games.
- 2004– 17mTV-MA8.2 (266)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeIn honor of the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the AVGN reviews the games based on the original trilogy. Raiders of the Lost Ark on Atari, Temple of Doom and Last Crusade on NES, and naturally, they all suck. He does praise the Lucas Arts SNES release, which contains three much more faithful adaptations of the movies.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiIn a Star Trek theme review, the Nerd dons a yellow Starfleet uniform and decides to review a couple Star Trek related games, cause reviewing all of them would be too much for him to handle. The most absurd one he can find is the 25th Anniversary game for the NES which consists of pointless dialog and confusing quests, the Nerd thought about destroying it with a phaser but had a change of heart believing that the game developers tried their hardiest when making the game.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews two of the earlier Superman theme games. The first one for the Atari 2600 is not just bad in graphics but is confusing to navigate. While the Superman game for the NES is another story where all of the characters are drawn in a chibi style and the use of attacks don't do justice towards the enemies. The Nerd's biggest complete about the game is that one of the missions involve trying to see why the stocks are so low in the stock market. The Nerd isn't sure why a game intended for kids would be interested in the stock market. Overall the Nerd finds the game unreviewable cause he could go on for hours on why it's bad and even dares the viewers to try to play the game to see why it's so frustrating.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd complies to his fan requests to review Superman 64 which he decided to pull everyone's leg by reviewing the Superman game for Commodore 64. His main complaint is the load time takes forever and he finds the Commodore controller to be so stiff that he resulted in using an alternate controller. After that he does review Superman 64 for the Nintendo 64 as the fans wished him to do so in the first place. Once he dived into the first level he already finds it to be terrible when all you do is fly through rings under a short time limit. When it comes to video game Superman has received a lot of bad game adaptations.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiAVGN gets dressed up like Batman to review a series of games based on the Caped Crusader. First up, a Commodore 64 game, which sucks and is given "the Bat punishment." While he praises the NES adaptation of the 1989 movie and the SNES adaptation of Batman Returns, not to mention the SNES game of the Animated Series, he deems the Atari Linx and Sega CD games to be crap, but the worst of all is Batman Forever on SNES. As if all that weren't bad enough, one of Batman's arch-nemeses pays the Bat-Nerd a visit.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiThe Joker holds AVGN hostage and forces him to play the NES, Game Boy and Sega versions of Return of the Joker. They all suck. It enrages the Bat-Nerd so much, he breaks free and fights off the Joker, and then, as a final Bat punishment, he shoves every single bad Batman game up the Clown Prince of Crime's ass.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeAs a special incentive, the AVGN has his fans write his dialogue as he sets out to rant and rave about an NES game he wishes never existed.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKyle RogersThe Nerd and his guitar guy from behind the couch, Kyle Justin, join forces to play Battletoads on Nintendo proving that, with just one player the game is a mild challenge, but with two players, it's damn near impossible!
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeGame on the chopping block this week: Dick Tracy on Nintendo. The world's most popular yellow-coated detective in the world's most frustrating, nonlinear game. Watch as the Nerd struggles to find out-of-reach clues, tries to dodge impossible projectiles, and worst of all, realizes you only get 1 life and no continues.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeIn this special Halloween episode, the Nerd reviews games that star one of the most popular icons in horror film: Count Dracula.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiThe Nerd and his diabolical creation, Franken-Nerd, play games dedicated to that other popular horror movie icon: Frankenstein.
- 2004– 8mTV-MA7.6 (233)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeAfter spending $700 on a CD-i and games, the Nerd reviews Hotel Mario.
- 2004– 13mTV-MA8.1 (238)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd now reviews one of the three Zelda games for the CD-i. Out of the three he decides to play Zelda: Wand of Gamelon first cause the Nerd thought it be cool to control Zelda in a Zelda game for once since her name is on every single Zelda game. The Nerd soon finds out that the game is nothing like the Nintendo licensed Zelda games. Instead the game has bad animation, poor voice acting, complicated controls, confusing layouts of the levels, and frustrating use of items. The main criticism the Nerd had for the game is that a lot of the areas go dark for no reason which results in using a lantern that has a short life span. Resulting in navigating through the dark areas without knowing where the exit is.
- 2004– 14mTV-MA7.9 (232)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd concludes his CD-i review with the two remaining Zelda games. The first one is Link: The Faces of Evil which has all of the same problems as Wand of Gamelon had. While the final game the Nerd reviews is Zelda's Adventure, which he praises it for not having the same bad animation as the first two games and is now an over head view like the earlier Zelda games instead of a slide scroller game. However the game still suffers with an abundance of flaws such as poorly detailed backgrounds making it hard to know what is an opening and what isn't. The CD load time takes a while when ever you enter a new area and the voice acting is as bad as the acting in the previous two games. The Nerd's main complaint is the maps for the game are inconsistent and makes you feel lost upon exploring the dungeon levels.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeIt's Christmas time once more, and this time the Nerd decides to play more Bible games. This time most of the ones he's reviewing are official licensed games. The most obscured game he plays is Sunday Funday which is one of the last NES games of any kind. The most annoying thing about the game is the placement of springs and propellers create a confusing trap in most levels which makes it impossible to proceed further into the game. The Nerd concludes the review with three CD-i Bible games. Which are all contain mediocre mini games that are unappealing to play.
- 2004– 9mTV-MA8.0 (249)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeBooThe Nerd reviews one of the first Genesis games he ever played which is Moonwalker. He expressed that at the time anything with Michael Jackson was worth buying and the idea of controlling a celebrity in a video game was relatively new back then. As he plays the game the one thing he finds annoying is fact you have to check every single door and window to find a lost kid to rescue while The Nerd couldn't understand why some copies of the game have the Thriller theme while others don't. Especially when the game has a zombie level which features the Thriller dance moves but not proper music to go with.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeWhen it comes to secrets, Milon's Secret Castle is filled with them. When the Nerd tries to play this game, he finds it to be unusual that two entrances to the castle lead right back outside and a window that just leads to an empty room. Upon reading the help column of an old Nintendo Power magazine, the Nerd learns the tricks on how to progress further into the game. However he finds it to be annoying that Milon's Secret Castle doesn't give you any hints or indications on where to go or what to do. It's as if the game developers want gamers to not be able to beat the game itself.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd gives us a history on Atari's library of game consoles. Along with show casing most of the consoles Atari manufactured for the market. He mentions how with so many consoles to choose from in the gaming market, Atari had to come up with a console that would wow gamers. The Jaguar 64 was introduced to the public and was the first console to use 64 bits of graphics. It was Atari's last console to be made and it reminded gamers that great graphics doesn't always mean great games. The Nerd pointed out how the cartridge games for the console have handles for some reason while the insert slot on the console lacks a door meaning dust can go inside it unless a cartridge is placed into the slot. His main complaint is that most of the games look no different from a Sega or Super Nintendo game. While the games that do use the full captivity of the console are bland and don't look like it's 64 bits of graphics.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeRichard DaluzBooThe Nerd reviews some of the Jaguar games, he saves his criticism for Cybermorph due to the obnoxious green female head and the fogging atmosphere you fly around in the game. Durign the second part of the review, the Nerd introduces us to the Jaguar CD add-on to the Jaguar. Like the Sega CD, it requires a Jaguar to play and it needs an AC adapter to work. The Nerd is clueless as to why it couldn't be it's own separate console, specially when hardly anyone own a Jaguar at the time. He was going to review some Jaguar CD games only the CD add-on won't work no matter what he does. Even his game repairer friend Richard is unable to repair it despite how he's a wiz in making old consoles work again. After the Nerd receives the dead Jaguar CD add-on and a free newly repaired Pong console for the trouble, he concludes that he won't be able to review any of the Jaguar CD games when he doesn't have one that functions right.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe original Metal Gear is hailed a classic by video game buffs and is considered to be one of the best games on the NES. The Angry Video Game Nerd, however, begs to differ.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews the very first home video game console in existence: the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. Watch as he and a hilarious special guest play the most primitive of video games ever created.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd pays his respects to the X-Men by reviewing their library of video games. He finds the two on NES to be inferior... it's LJN, what did you expect? And two on Sega that actually are pretty decent.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeBeing a big fan of the Terminator movies, the Nerd decides to give the video games a try. He dislikes the NES game for not offering enough lives, having no continues and being put together in a sloppy way. The SNES version sucks too. However, he praises the Sega CD game for its awesome soundtrack.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd's arch-nemesis LJN strikes again. Having license all home console versions of the Terminator 2 game, the Nerd checks them all out, and while the NES game is okay, the Game Boy sucks and the SNES is virtually unplayable.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfePeter CullenThe Nerd lists all the different formats a gamer would play for video games, and then shows an unlikely format for the first Transformers game which is a cassette tape. It's for the cassette tape player for the Commodore 64 which gives you a playable game. However it's not what you'd expect for a Transformers video game. It's mostly a simulation game with target shooting theme levels. There was a slide scroller game made for Transformers except it's a Japanese only game. So the Nerd gets out the Famicon which is the only way to play the game and wonders if the game is so bad that it was ignored for American release. And he was right, the game was very difficult and the Nerd complains that the levels hardly consist of color and most of the enemies don't resemble the Decepticons.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe idea of Luigi being in his own game fore once sounded like a cool idea to the Nerd. Only to discover that "Mario is Missing" for the NES is a poorly executed educational game with borrowed graphics from Super Mario World. The Nerd didn't like the idea of Luigi being in a learning game especially one that has bad controls and missions that make no sense like New York being concern that King Kong was abducted. The Super Nintendo version is slightly better but still has unusual control schemes. Even the NES and Super Nintendo versions of "Mario's Time Machine" wasn't a fun game to play. Overall the Nerd felt that Luigi & Mario being in learning games isn't all that fun.
- 2004– 21mTV-MA9.1 (463)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeJeanne BasoneThe Nerd looks for the worst full motion video game on the ill-fated 3DO, only to discover the worst video game he's ever seen...at least it would be, if it had any gameplay. Or video.
- 2004– 17mTV-MA8.2 (261)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeMike MateiKyle RogersBugs Bunny gets revenge on the Nerd by forcing him to play not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE Crazy Castle games! It's a pie-throwing, bomb-bursting, game-smashing, fist-flying, anvil-crashing, carrot-chomping, all-out bombastic barrage of loony proportions!
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfePitfall for Atari 2600 was a classic, however the NES game Super Pitfall is a horse of a different color. The Nerd dislikes how the level layouts of the game make little sense such as ladders leading to no where and anti-gravity lakes with no bottom except for thin air. The Nerd's main complaint is almost all of the items are invisible and only appear if you jump on a certain spot. This becomes annoying when all you do in the game is jump around in every single area.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd loves Godzilla, but unfortunately for him the movies were hard to find growing up and the available video games were all terrible. To his extreme dismay, he finds out all the good Godzilla games came out after he was an adult.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd isn't sure how any game company can create a video game based off of the movie Wayne's World when all the movie is just about two guys hosting their own show in a basement along with an abundance of jokes towards clichés that were occurring at the time. So the Nerd couldn't help but check out what the NES game is like. The game is already a big downer when there's a lack of good color and the Nerd's main complaint is that Garth has an effective weapon while Wayne just gives out a wimpy kick. The Super Nintedno version on the other hand is no improvement even for a 16-bit update. The level layouts are confusing and the choice of enemies in the game don't look like they're from the movie itself. Which just proves that you can't make a video game out of every movie that's ever been made.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeIn honor of the Halloween season, the Nerd decides to treat himself to the Castlevania series by reviewing every game for the Nintendo, Super Nintendo and even Nintendo 64. First, he pays his respects to the original Castlevania, a game that always seems to creep into his subconscious.
- 2004– 13mTV-MA8.1 (219)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeContinuing his Castlevania marathon, the Nerd decides to revisit the horrors of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest by doing a fresh, new review of it. He also tackles Castlevania III, which he feels was a true sequel to the first installment.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd continues to revisit the Castlevania games. In this one, he covers Super Castlevania IV. He also covers the dreaded Nintendo 64 Castlevania game.
- 2004– 10mTV-MA8.0 (215)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeIt's the final part of the Nerd's Castlevania marathon, so he decides to cover Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night. He also discusses the future of Castlevania.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeOut of all of the NES games in his collection, the Nerd decides to review the one that stands out like a sore thumb which has an unusual slot on top of the cartridge. Mainly because it's an unlicensed game much like the Noah's Ark 3D game for the Super Nintendo. The game is called Little Red Hood, which in no way does it resemble the original story. So the Nerd starts to play it and already could tell it's an abomination with putrid color schemes and unusual game rules. In fact the game has no organized rules when enemies re-spawn rapidly, items would sometimes disappear or appear in out of reach areas, and the goals to the next level either take a few minutes or half an hour to appear. The Nerd finds this whole game to be like a science experiment to see what would happen if a gamer was given different rules and logic in each level of a game. It's an experiment the Nerd is crazy enough to take as he's eager to see how bad the ending to the game is.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeIt's the middle of winter at the Nerd's house, and to keep himself occupied from being cold is by reviewing Winter Games for the NES. The Nerd explains how the Winter Games for the Atari 2600 was fun, however the NES version is inferior due to it having only four winter Olympic game events and has a bad control scheme. The biggest complaint the Nerd has for the game is the figure skating game in which no matter what buttons he presses he is unable to achieve any good skating moves and always receives a 0.0 for a score despite managing to pull off a few good skating moves. Overall the game is all about pressing buttons rather than enjoying winter theme sports.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeWhat better way to kick off the year 2010 than by playing Street Fighter 2010? The Nerd strives to beat this ridiculously hard game that has nothing to do with the Street Fighter series, and as a bonus, he plays not only the Sega Saturn adaptation of the Street Fighter movie, but he actually manages to find and play the original Street Fighter game! And as you might expect, they all suck.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeWithin the NES collection of the Nerd lies a game called Hydlide, the pronunciation of the name is debate-able. The Nerd points out that while the game looks like a rip off of Legend of Zelda, its actually older than Zelda. It was originally released as a computer game but got re-released for the NES at the wake of the first Zelda game. Excluding the similarities to Zelda, the game is nothing special. The Nerd's main complaint is the confusing selection of options on the menu screen and the use of long passwords in order to beat the game. When a save feature would of provided less of a hassle.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKevin FinnNinja Gaiden is one of the Nerd's favorite games, but its extreme difficulty has prevented him from beating it. This game is so hard, you'd have to be a ninja to beat it. The Nerd seeks one out, who trains him in the art of overcoming difficulty and sharpens his skills. However, this game might prove to be more than a match for the wise old master.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd does a history lecture on the Swordquest games which were not just your average Atari action genre games but were actually games used for a promotional contest where gamers have a chance to win actual treasures made of gold and other minerals. Only three games were made when it was planned to be a four game series. However due to the 1983 video game crash, Atari pulled the plug on the production of the fourth and final game and the two remaining contests never happened. The three remaining treasures are said to be in the ownership of the head of Atari at the time but this info is unconfirmed. The Nerd hopes that one day Air World would get finished and that the three remaining treasures get found cause those items have the right to be in the hands of gamers.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd does a lecture on the game Pong a very simple concept for a game that ended up spawning to many spin-offs and remakes. In this case he reviews every single Pong console he can obtain. Most of these console don't have insert slots for games because the games are already programmed into the consoles themselves. Most of the consoles would either not work properly or have unusual features during the game play. The most obscure consoles are the ones that don't have an AC adapter outlet which makes hooking the consoles up a big chore. The Nerd expressed how times have change since the introduction of Pong when there's other video games and video game console to choose from.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeAfter getting so many request to review Action 52, the Nerd has no choice but to give what his fans want. The game is an unlicensed NES game compiled with 52 games. This seem to be a cool idea, until the Nerd discovers what those games are. So he does a marathon run on the first 51 games and every single one either has characters dying in mid-air, characters too small to identify, too many space shooter genre games, games that make no sense, enemies that don't die, games that keep crashing, & whole bunch of other disastrous elements. After being tortured by only 51 out of 52 games. The Nerd only has one game left to review which is also the game that has the most publication on Action 52 which is a group called the Cheetah Men.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews the 52nd game on Action 52 titled the Cheetah Men, which came with it's own single volume comic and a preview to a line of action figures that never got made. It looked like the best game cause all of the efforts seem to be poured into it the most compared to the other games. However the game isn't any better than the other 51 games. It suffers from unusual glitches and the attack moves are worthless to certain enemies. After finishing all 52 games, the Nerd decided to play the unreleased Cheetah Men 2 game. It's so rare that only 1500 cartridges were made and are sold for a high price on various online auction websites. Usually the sequel to a game improves in something, except the Nerd finds out that the Cheetah Men 2 game has more glitches and very bland level designs. The biggest insult of all is that you're unable to proceed any further after beating a certain boss. To wrap up his review he decides to play the Sega Genesis version of Action 52, which consists of some newer games as well as some of the games from the first Action 52 only slightly more playable. While the Cheetah Men game for Genesis is even harder than the other two, while frustrated the Nerd that he's unable to beat the first level of it.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKevin FinnThe Nerd is about to enjoy playing the NES Pac-Man, only to discover that it contains game glitches. He tries to blow the dust out of it and even try playing it on different NES consoles, but nothing worked. When this sort of thing happens, the Nerd knows it's the work of the Glitch Gremlin. A tiny little gremlin who is the main cause of all game glitches. Upon trying to get rid of the gremlin, the Nerd discusses several games that contain glitches after being released in public. These glitches can make the games more interesting or make them a lot more helpful upon playing.
- 2004– 15mTV-MA7.8 (228)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeKevin FinnThe Nerd is surprised to get a lot of requests to review the second Zelda game which he comments is a good game. But decides to review it since the game was known for being harder than the other entries in the Zelda franchise. The main complaint the Nerd had was the constant encounters with the enemies which happens too often during the over world exploration. While the only way to progress further in areas you need a walkthrough in order to beat the game. In the end the game is a hate it or like it game and the Nerd could see that Nintendo tried to separate the sequel to the original but with all of the subsequent titles that followed the concept of Zelda 2 was abandoned.
- 2004– 23mTV-MA8.5 (232)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the Back to the Future video games and also revisits Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES), Top Gun (NES), Back to the Future (NES), and Back to the Future Part II & III (NES).
- 2004– 17mTV-MA8.2 (237)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeAfter being surprised that people ignored his warning and played the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde game for the NES. The Nerd reluctantly decides to revisit the game to give it a more explored review on it. But the idea of re-playing the game makes the Nerd feel uneasy about it. As he starts off playing the game he points out a few tips on how to play the game longer, except doing so is a real chore. While the obstacles in the game still make no sense, like how Jekyll has no defense yet Hyde does. The armada of townsfolk and random animals attacking Jekyll makes the game play completely unfair. Out of all of the enemies in the game the only thing the Nerd discover you can kill with Jekyll's useless cane is a bee. After trying many attempts to beat the game, the Nerd could take it no more and the only way to feel at peace is by beating up the corpse of the author of Dr. Jekyll, Robert Louis Stevenson.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd randomly picks a Super Nintendo game to review which turns out to be Lester the Unlikely. The Nerd knows that the game isn't going to be fun just by seeing the main title screen and the intro. What perplexes the Nerd is that Lester is a wimpy guy who can't attack with anything but a puny kick, unable to with stand jumping from a high place, and is afraid of almost everything he encounters. To make matters worse, the levels of the game look like they're design for a more playable plat-former game with a character that isn't as weak as Lester. In the end the Nerd finds the game to be like an experiment in making the worse character to play on a video game.
- 2004– 12mTV-MA7.0 (203)TV EpisodeDirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeLiam MulveyThe Nerd who appears only as an illustration is frustrated that the citizens of Gameville have all the good games, while he is stuck with the bad games. So the Nerd decides to ruin the citizens of Gameville's Christmas by replacing their presents containing good games with really bad games. He does this in the same style as the Grinch complete with Narrator and a singer who sings a parody of You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch. Upon his heist, the Nerd gives off some very brief reviews on random bad games and pointing out what makes them so bad.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd reviews a NES game called Day Dreamin' Davey which features a very bland story about a kid who keeps falling asleep and is amazed by basic objects. The Nerd's main complaint about the game is the constant reusing of only three dream worlds which are a Medievil World, Roman World, and the Wild West. While the levels themselves have no logic when it comes to item locations and the number of hits it takes to kill an enemy. This game is so bad that the Nerd would rather dream of playing a better game than Day Dreamin' Davey.
- DirectorJames RolfeStarsJames RolfeThe Nerd does a review on the first home console Star Wars games all the way to the ones made in the mid-90s. When it comes to Star Wars, it's such a huge franchise that making video game adaptations is a good way to expand it. Doing this task lead to certain video game developers to develop both hard and unusual Star Wars games. The hardest game the Nerd plays is the Famicon version which gives you no life bar and only three continues and a start-all-over-from-the-beginning type of game. Out of all of the games, the Nerd praises the Super Star Wars game for the Super Nintendo and Shadows of the Empire for the Nintendo 64 to be the best Star Wars games. He could review the later games, but there's way too many Star Wars games to review at once.