Angry Video Game Nerd

Red Sleeping Beauty

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His video for the Atari Jaguar had me in stiches. As did the video for the 32X and Sega CD

Others worth watching are Superman 64 and the Die Hard one and Moonwalker and Nes Accessories.

I've been in stiches the last few weeks watching these. I think they're a few years old so ye may have seen them but what someone said recently about Goldeneye64 and rose tinted glasses kinda made sense a bit.

Retr0gamer

His early stuff is pretty juvenile but I was still laughing my ass off at it. He's improved immensely since he started and I think what I like about his stuff is that it's actually very informative and any of the games he rips apart he is never unfair to even if his 'sh*t load of f*ck' rants are hilariously over the top (although there are a few games that got me that annoyed). What I'm not liking recently are the show off bits at the end of the videos he is doing lately but I think he is allowed his indulgences for the quality of the content preceding it. His film reviews on cinemassacre are pretty good as well and does them quite straight faced.

overexcitedaj

I think AVGN is fantastic. Just harmless laughes for 10 mins.
The entrance theme is hilarious too imo. And i normally have no time for toilet humour.

animaX

I used to watch him back when screwattack was good. Then tom left and it turned to balls

Retr0gamer

Screwattack infuriates me even when Tom was still there. I don't normally agree with top 10 articles but thats natural but the screwattack ones are so uninformed and sh*t that they infuriated me close to a keyboard pounding rage. I'd punch them in the face for having UN squadron as the best shmup ever and Goldeneye i think was in the top 10 FPS games.

Hercule

The only things worth watching on screwattack are the bits that are syndicated on IGN/gametrailers like AVGN and to a lesser extent Video game vault and maybe the armoury - its all fairly juveneile regardless

watch AVGN play Top Gun with a power glove for a moment of absolute brilliance

Screwattack was better with Tom imo - most of the stuff now seems to be rolling advertisements for events in the USA or games which have just been released on the virtual console

the vast majority of it is highly unfunny - thye have this dire scrubs rip-off about employees in a games store that I actually challenge people to watch

Retr0gamer

Hercule wrote: »

watch AVGN play Top Gun with a power glove for a moment of absolute brilliance

That was unintended genius. Absolutely classic stuff. I'd recommend watching the top gun episode before the powerglove one just to get the full effect.

Red Sleeping Beauty

Back on topic there, I think some of the videos like Sega CD/32X have a point. It was a gimmicky thing that was too much hassle than it was worth. Mind you I haven't played either but on the basis of his video I wouldn't be bothered tracking either down. Or a Jaguar for that matter.

mediafreak

AVGN sure inspired a lot of copycats in the web with his ranting style

Doctor DooM

I been watching AVGN for a looooong time, I've enjoyed the slide from juvenile ranting (which was funny, but only in short doses) to actually informative (I love when he does video game system reviews. They're always good).

I kinda get the vibe that the nerd's paying his bills in a sense these days so it's not so much a labour of love any more, and that he'd rather be making films or doing reviews. I'll try to find the review I read that in.

Oh yeah and he's easily the best thing on screw attack (Captain S was kinda funny ish. Everything gets the kick!)

randomchild

Love AVGN, the bible games episode has to be the best though.

Red Sleeping Beauty

SDooM wrote: »

I been watching AVGN for a looooong time, I've enjoyed the slide from juvenile ranting (which was funny, but only in short doses) to actually informative (I love when he does video game system reviews. They're always good).

I kinda get the vibe that the nerd's paying his bills in a sense these days so it's not so much a labour of love any more, and that he'd rather be making films or doing reviews. I'll try to find the review I read that in.

Oh yeah and he's easily the best thing on screw attack (Captain S was kinda funny ish. Everything gets the kick!)

Which console videos did you like ? I've only watched the Sega one , the Atari Jaguar (when he takes a shit on it I was literally on the floor howling at about 2am) and the VirtualBoy video was alright but the erm, "console" really was rubbish.

norrie rugger

Is he sponsored by rolling rock now?

Retr0gamer

I think he's just fond of it, he's been drinking it since the first video although the booze drinking has taken a back seat lately.

you should check out cinemassacre too for his indy films, movie reviews, and you know whats bull****.

The guys a genius and it's good to see he's making some money from his talents.

Red Sleeping Beauty

His video on the confusing chronology of sequels (both video games and films) was very very good - http://www.screwattack.com/AVGN/2006/Sequels

I never really came across confusing video game sequels but I was only baffled by Final Fantasty 7. It was a pretty big hit if I remember correctly but I was always always asking "where the hell's the other ones?"

overexcitedaj

Just saw this yesterday and i think its one of the funniest things ive ever seen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x_vpdWvrkY
id post the vid on here but there is quiet a bit of foulmouthing going on. :P

Gummy Panda

I like his bart vs the space mutants review. That game sucked!

Retr0gamer

I hated that game as well but things were so bad on the C64 that it was considered one of the best game son it

Gummy Panda

I love AVGN as it reminds of my childhood, growing up playing megaman 2 and castlevania. Good times.

Can anyone remember the name of that nes game were you rescue frozen kids and the last boss is a jukebox? Wrath of ninja?

randomchild

Anyone else like Zero Punctuation too? Not retro but still really good reviews (Watch from 2min in, as there is a bonus review at the start from some other guy) http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/645-Halo-Wars.

monkeyfudge

The Spoony Experiment is well worth a watch too.

http://www.spoonyexperiment.com/game-reviews/

LoGiE

Just watched the Dragons lair review... Priceless gaming frustration!

Darksaga87

James is amazing for reviewing ****ty games.
And that guy with the glasses is great for old ****ty movies.

links - www.thatguywithglasses.com

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