The Angry Video Game Nerd
The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design. The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega. Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.
Episodes
1Ninja Baseball Batman
Sep 10, 2011
2Atari Sports
Date to be announced
3Ikari Warriors
Date to be announced
4Toxic Crusaders
Date to be announced
5Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Date to be announced
87AVGN appears in Pop Fiction
Mar 23, 2012
AVGN appears in the latest Pop-Fiction episode.
88Nerd Log – The Point of No Return
Mar 27, 2012
No turning back.
89AVGN: Bugs Bunny Outtakes
Mar 28, 2012
90Sonic Memories
Apr 1, 2012
James recounts some cherished memories of Sega's beloved Hedgehog, Sonic.
91AVGN: The Making of Crazy Castle
Apr 4, 2012
Making of Crazy Castle bonus feature.
92AVGN First Game Reviews (1989 – 1991)
Apr 11, 2012
93AVGN Outtake Compilation
Apr 18, 2012
94Cinemassacre Mailbag #3
Feb 13, 2012
95Nerd Room
Apr 25, 2012
97Double Dragon Memories
May 3, 2012
98Nerd Log – Greetings from the Studio
May 5, 2012
99Hanging Out In The Nerd Room
May 9, 2012
James and Mike take a look around the Nerd room.
100AVGN: Battletoads Outtakes
May 13, 2012
101AVGN: Spiderman Commentary
May 15, 2012
102AVGN: Texas Chainsaw & Halloween Outtakes
May 24, 2012
103AVGN Movie Update
May 25, 2012
Filmmaking advice and Cinemassacre updates from James.
104MAGfest X - AVGN Panel
Jan 10, 2012
You want the first details of the AVGN movie? James divulged them at his panel at MAGfest X. Catch the whole thing here.
105AVGN TooManyGames PANEL 2012
Jun 21, 2012
106AVGN Memories: Mortal Kombat
Jul 5, 2012
The Nerd gets nostalgic for all things Mortal Kombat – well, the original trilogy anyway.
107Con Bravo 2012: Doug & James
Jul 30, 2012
Con Bravo was my first appearance at a gaming convention outside the USA. It took place in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I was glad to be there. My schedule was jam-packed with interviews, panels and autograph signings, one of which was taking place at A&C Game Store in Toronto. Unfortunately, my wife and I spent the first day sitting at the airport waiting for our flight which was delayed perpetually. Turns out, after hours and hours of waiting, the flight was straight out CANCELLED. No one was there in person to help us rebook our flights. Their customer service was shit. After waiting on hold on the phone and struggling to get any wi-fi access out of our laptop, we found out there were no more flights open until the next day. Eventually, we chose to rent a car and drive. I wasn’t going to let anyone down! Since we missed the first day, my schedule got really crammed. Furthermore, my main panel got cancelled, because the line at the autograph signing was never-ending.
108The Nerd’s Anger Management (AUDIO)
Aug 29, 2012
This is a 32 minute guide to relaxation and inner peace. It’s something I always thought about doing as a joke, sort of like something Andy Kaufman would’ve done. It’s kind of along the lines of reading the Mega Man 2 book out loud. It’s also something that you can genuinely enjoy and use to help yourself relax or drift away to the land of sleep.
109The Nerd's Memories of Super Mario Kart
Oct 3, 2012
The Nerd revisits the classic kart racer that started it all.
110Mike talks about the AVGN experience
Nov 7, 2012
Impromptu video where Mike Matei discusses his involvement with the AVGN videos, and gives his outside perspective of AVGN and James Rolfe’s other films. See James’s inside story with <a href="http://cinemassacre.com/2008/12/20/cinemassacre-200/">Cinemassacre 200</a> and <a href="http://cinemassacre.com/2010/06/21/the-dragon-in-my-dreams/">The Dragon in my Dreams</a>.
111'Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie' – Trailer
Nov 10, 2012
“Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie” is a passion project by independent filmmakers James Rolfe and Kevin Finn, based on the popular web series. The film is being produced outside the studio system, entirely funded by fan donations. Principle photography took place in Spring of 2012, in the Los Angeles area, with Jason Brewer as the DP. Additional filming is taking place on the East Coast. Editing is in its early stages. The film is inspired by the famous Atari video game burial of 1982. Atari produced a game based on the biggest blockbuster movie of that year, E.T., and rushed it to meet the deadline for the Christmas shopping season. It was a commercial failure and millions of unsold game cartridges were buried in a desert landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Coincidentally, it’s not too far from Roswell, the landing site of a different kind of E.T. The Trailer features music by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Gallactica, The Walking Dead).
112AVGN Live event / Trailer premiere
Nov 17, 2012
Coverage of the live event hosted by James Rolfe, celebrating the release of the AVGN Movie Trailer on November 9th 2012, at the historic Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where The Blob was filmed.
113Alien Storm (Genesis)
Nov 21, 2012
114AVGN Volume 6 DVD Walkthrough with James Rolfe
Dec 7, 2012
AVGN Volume 6 is officially here and James is here to give you a personal walkthrough of it's contents.
115What the hell is Super Mario 4 Rambo?!
Dec 19, 2012
James Rolfe and Mike Matei check out a strange NES cart sent in as a donation.
116James wants to know 'What's the best Christmas movie?'
Dec 23, 2012
It's a simple question but James has all his favorites broken down by category.
117Magfest 2013 AVGN Panel
Jan 14, 2013
118AVGN: Ikari Warriors Outtakes
Mar 14, 2013
119AVGN Adventures – Official Debut Teaser
Apr 8, 2013
120AVGN Adventures – Gameplay Trailer
Apr 17, 2013
121AVGN Movie Update April 2013
Apr 18, 2013
122AVGN Movie TEASER – Landfill excavation
Jun 4, 2013
As the whole internet knows, the Atari landfill, resting place of the worst game of all time, will be excavated after 30 years.
123Cinemassacre Mailbag #4
Mar 12, 2012
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124Cinemassacre Mailbag #5
Apr 23, 2012
125Cinemassacre Mailbag #6
Jul 15, 2012
People were enjoying AVGN even since they were a sperm cell in their dad's ball sack.
126Cinemassacre Mailbag #7
Jun 8, 2012
127Cinemassacre Mailbag #8
Aug 26, 2012
Prepare to laugh so hard you'll do physical damage to yourself.
128Cinemassacre Mailbag #9
Sep 24, 2012
Lets hope that James doesn't get caught at Walmart.
129Cinemassacre Mailbag #10
Oct 25, 2012
We now get off at faster speeds with DSL modems.
130AVGN - Ninja Gaiden OUTTAKES
7 minSep 9, 2011
131Miracle Piano (NES) Lost Angry Nintendo Nerd episode from 2006
4 minSep 10, 2011
For the past 20 years, this "episode" only existed as raw footage.
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