Sadly the very vast majority don't understand AVGN is a character and not how James actually is. Which is sad cuz when you watch other videos (including a few of the AVGN episodes) he's pretty chill! People are too tied up worrying about themselves and taking everything at barbones face value. They bother only with what's immediately understandable and give them instant gratification. The AVGN videos tend to only give instant gratification to 3 types of people - those who aren't offended from birth. And those who enjoy comedy. And of course those who share his rage from past video game experiences. Those who've played a certain "strange case" I'm certain will understand his anger lol
Ariel Keaton I'm pretty sure the Nostalgia Critic is a masochist (as seen by forcing himself to watch horrible movies to the point of screaming at the camera) as well as severely depressed if you watch his "after these messages" videos.
Yea, I haven't thought about that, the hording. He has a whole bookshelf filled with nes games, owns consoles we have never heard of (and games to go with those), and too many shitty games.
Keyword: acting out. His rage and reactions are exaggerated to the extreme. Yes, he isn't just pretending, his caracter's reactions based on his reactions. But his actual behaviour isn't psychotic, exaggerations makes it psychotic.
Paul Knight I've met a substantial amount of people with ADD, and not a single one of them has acted in the way the AVGN does. At the end of the day, James is a normal person, but puts on the persona of an incredibly angry, psychotic gamer as an act.
Not necessarily. he isn't "Angry" by any means, sure he can get pissed when mike is being a prick, but, he's a deranged murderer as revealed later in the series. I would love to see an analysis of that.
A lot of people who commented here seemed to miss what Mat Pat said at 1:38 "We're talking about AVGN the character and not James Rolfe the creator." By saying this Mat is showing that this video is a tribute to the character The Nerd and how his manic episodes of fury touched all of our hearts when we were young. Anyone who thinks that the Theorists are saying that James Rolfe the person belongs in a psych-ward after watching this is dense and has totally missed the whole point of this video.
Classix There is still an East Germany for me. In my heart. Where David Hasselhoff is still chiseling away at that wall, trying to let freedom ring! Oh, and don't forget being back in the USSR! You don't know how lucky you are, boy!
Tigrexhunter1200 The youtube community seems less concerned about actually watching videos, and more about throwing in their two cents without context.
"Muttering a mild curse because you missed a jump? Normal. Beating Bugs Bunny to the brink of death, then defecating on the victim? Abnormal." - MatPat 2013
I think the downvotes aren't from a lack of understanding the satire... i think it's just because the video is pointless and not funny, though it's clearly trying to be.
choosetolivefree Idk i guess i'm just a dick but i see no point nor humor to it. I make content here on youtube as well. As such i don't watch a lot of other people. I'm more of a creator than a viewer but AVGN is legendary and extremely funny, so if i want funny AVGN related videos i'll just watch Cinnemassacre ya know? To each his own though.
EQOAnostalgia Right on. I checked out your channel because I have been a longtime fan of EverQuest, and your name seemed to be that, which it was, sort of. Never heard of online adventures, but I did play EQ live back in the day, as well as currently play on the emulated classic server Project 1999, which you mentioned in one of your videos. It's great for people like me, not much of a fan of any modern MMORPGs
It actually makes me sad to see how much people STILL believe that the AVGN character is actually James Rolfe's real person and that he actually spends his life playing shitty games...
yes, but what's the point? why analyse a fictional character in the first place? i came here curious what was wrong with James Rolfe, not his fucking review persona. A little disappointing actually. I mean, i don't need to see a break down video explaining why bugs bunny's messed up to know somethings wrong with him. It's a beautiful blend of poop jokes and over the top anger, no need to bust out the dsm-5 and see what the exact diagnosis of his made up character is.
Tyrone Biggums Analyzing fictional characters is all they do here lol. We don't care if it's fictional it's fascinating still, and the characters are fiction but the science and math is real. FOR SCIENCE!!
I think a lot of people don't get it. He's analyzing the fictional character not the actor. Awesome vid, really clever idea to attract viewers since AVGN is very popular.
***** Or they could just be someone breaking away from the stupid usually expected "fuck" at the end of the comment and saying something unexpected. Stop hating.
Goddamn. Why the hell is this video so downvoted? It's satire. Get a sense of humor and grow some skin. Seriously. AVGN is one of the best things on the internet. It's one of the reasons I started watching videos on UA-cam regularly back in 2006.
Jimpiedepimpie Or I have a different sense of humor than you do. Virtually all recent comedies are not funny to me because they recycle the same setups over and over. I started listening to stand-up when I was young and have always liked stand-up more.
I think it's funny of how right you were about this. Matpat check out james' Board James series. As in it in the beginning he killed his friends Mike and Bootsy. Later on they come back as "ghosts" and he can see them. And now in the latest one it shows that the last episodes hasn't really happened. He's imagined them while in prison. And the current guess is that Avgn is another persona that he made AFTER being in prison.
+Pietro Cavallanti well the first comment took it seriously. I don't have any problems with theories being expanded, I just dislike it when they do the same to other series. Bgr the show has Balrog seeing many characters like video game characters, irategamer saw the x men and more, nostalgia critic is just as bad as Avgn, and many other youtubers do the characters and anger thing.
Comment Section: 10% Insightful comments 30% People who didn't get the joke 20% People directing comments at people who didn't get the joke 40% AVGN fans that immediately thought the video was hostile, posted a comment, realized they didn't get the joke, then said something like, "Well this video still wasn't funny."
You guys do realize that the theorist is just providing legit examples of how the character of AVGN makes sense as a grounded in reality character right? He's not insulting the guy.
Wow, people are taking this video way too seriously. First of all, it's obviously meant jokingly and second of all, he DID mention the character not the man portraying aid character. You're getting your panties in a not guys...
It's the blind AVGN fanboys watching, what do you expect?! Just look at the dislikes. They can't enjoy AVGN like the rest of us, they take it way too seriously.
Says that he doesn't like Pewdiepie One week later, still no hate comments. Wow. I'm legitimately surprised. Perhaps people have finally learned the definition of "opinion".
I remember watching this when it came out and I remember thinking "why in the world did he make a video about this?" And honestly. Nowadays this is actually interesting to watch. And again, all the things that have been happening to him may be true (in the series not in actual reality lol) 😂
And that was also staged and satirical too. The kid was trying to make a satirical video showing how the German governmental people in charge of rating games, seemed to view all gamers as raging psychos.
Im from germany and remember well, i try to explain it, but I´m not so good at writing english. The angry german kid video was before the hysteric public debates about violent video games. After the first school shootings public state tv shows showed the clip and claimed, that this ironic videos is an example for the effects that these games will cause. The most gamers knew this video long before the school shootings and the upcoming debates. This kid, "echter Gangster" (real gangster) is now in bodybuilding. He explained, that he was as a child/teen very unhappy in his life and was bullied, he had fun in making bullshit videos and trolling other people in the internet. Here is a video where he reacts to his rage video: ua-cam.com/video/Dzpj1ytgMus/v-deo.html
The NC character's psychosis seems just as questionable. From what I've seen, he's more or less AVGN with an actual gun and no indication of overall bowel consistency.
Are people actually that stupid to hate on this video because it analyzes the behaviour of a character played by a human and not a video game character. And to those saying that there is no point in analyzing a fictional character : why do you think literature, theatre, films and any storytelling as well as their forms of analysis, critic, and anything remotely related to art exist ?! Even people saying that it "just entertaining" or "just for fun, for the joke" : No, it's not. Game Theory is mainly the serious analysis of a work of art (game or video) based on scientific facts and I'm sure the creator spends a lot of time and effort in analysing them. So, please can you stop talking like kids who cannot think outside of their little box and who cannot understand that games can also be taken seriously and in a critical and analytic way? Otherwise, it is you who are hurting this community so bad and prevent to evolve to anything more than "just fun for kids"... Thank you. Great video, again, by the way (except for that "Russian" kid who is actually German, as stated in the very video but anyway). ^^
That's why I love the Nerd: Over-the-top reactions of unbelivably small things. His reactions are funnier than a guy literally backflipped just by a car horn (no seriously look that video up). But then again, this is a show where someone over-analyze things on purpose and it's still a theory that can be either right or wrong and peoples have different opinions about it. So I can't complain one guy for being too serious on this subject matter unlike some others in the comment section.
0:06 Can we just agree how impressive it is that the 8 bit Mario model in the opening matches up almost perfectly with the official 8 bit Mario Amiibo Nintendo put out when the first Super Mario Maker came out?
You missed that he was an alcoholic too. In fact a lot of his bouts of insanity was when he drunk a lot of alcohol due to the rage of failing. Fun vid, lots of nostalgia.
One thing that wasn't mentioned is how the AVGN self-medicates with alcohol in order to deal with his issues which is a common thing with people who have mental illness.
Hey MatPat, this analysis was really good. I still watch AVGN episodes. They're pretty funny. I know this is a fictional character, unlike some other people, *cough* most of the comments *cough* You should probably do a sequel following Board James.
+Kaleb Thomas If there is a Hell I'm sure God can forgive one sad, pathetic (if not vile) comment. The guy writing it probably laughed a lot to himself in that moment - but to get enjoyment from that would mean that he's actually pretty unhappy little dude. Don't worry about it. Just shock tactics.
What the HELL is wrong with you people in the comments section? Both Game Theory an AVGN are fictionalized. While Game Theory attempts to input facts into each of their videos, it's still a fictionalized series that's there to make you think a little, yet also entertain you. That's what this video is: Entertainment. It's not a serious video like a documentary is--much closer to "let's just poke at James' character...he's a cool guy in person, but his AVGN character could use a poking just for fun". Some people just take things far too seriously nowadays...
MatPat please! We need an episode about Slenderman's origins and whether he can be killed. How he spreads and such. Please! This would make my month! Oh good episode by the way. :D
Love all the people in the comments missing the point of this video/channel. His youtube channel CONSISTS of reading too much into things. That's why it's called game theory. Theories by definition are not considered fact until proven, so his point isn't really to make you believe his theories, but rather, just think too much about the media you are consuming on a daily basis. Isn't it fun to think about some of the crazy causes of AVGN's rage, or the moon falling in majora's mask, etc.? MatPat thinks so, and he shares it with us. To all the people who are new here, he's not asking you to take him seriously, just to laugh at how his theories loosely make sense.
thats not the definition of theory "a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained." i think you mean hypothesis "a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation." but game hypothesis sounds worse.
Comic B Studios I agree, game hypothesis does sound worse, but all I said was that theories aren't considered facts until they are proven. As in, through trial and experimentation. I never stated the actual definition of a theory. I think you misinterpreted.
Golemstorm That is also not what a theory is. We're talking "A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena." That's the dictionary.com definition. Repeatedly tested. Often, Game Theory's diatribes come off as the video equivalent of Tumblr social justice ramblings, draining the fun out of everything they touch. It's only rarely clear that the "reading too much into things" is done in jest, and there are certainly enough people who do it in an entirely serious way -- think the people complaining that Tiny Tina was racist -- to muddy things further.
Okay, okay, I KNOW he's not talking about James Rolfe, just his character, the AVGN. That doesn't make this particular episode of Game Theory any less underwhelming and a waste. The Nerd isn't meant to be taken this seriously FFS.
flownominal I agree. They prove things, like that in real life leaps of faith are not always survivable, but that would not make us quit AC. It's just intersting side knowledge.
I was really hoping to find a comment like "You're taking this waaay too seriously", and I would say, "Hey, its just a theory. A GAME THEORY", but there aren't any buzzkill people like that here. :D
Lol. Fun fact: I was a subject for the anxiety portion of the DSM-5! Now millions will probably see this post and not give a sh*t, but I am proud that I helped the field of medicine
Oh my god! THAT was Hilarious! wow.... whew. gimme a second... no. i wasn't given a gun, but i was given an IPad with questions to answer and then they asked me 7 billion questions after i finished the online portion. then my dad, who was with me, translated what i said for the doctor, because IRL, if you had a conversation with me, you would need a "Kellen to English" translator.then they asked my dad questions about when i was VERY young.
I think the AVGN must be suffering from LJN disorder.
most fatal disorder of all to gamers!
Laughing joke and numnuts
"Laughing Joking Numbnuts"
Porygon Primal Lou Gehrig's? !
ICANTBREATHESTOPIT!
Don't forget, he's taking about the *character* not *James Rolfe*
It'll save you from embarrassment
My brother almost fell for it xd
thanks, i was about to say "he did not suffer from those"
Sadly the very vast majority don't understand AVGN is a character and not how James actually is. Which is sad cuz when you watch other videos (including a few of the AVGN episodes) he's pretty chill! People are too tied up worrying about themselves and taking everything at barbones face value. They bother only with what's immediately understandable and give them instant gratification. The AVGN videos tend to only give instant gratification to 3 types of people - those who aren't offended from birth. And those who enjoy comedy. And of course those who share his rage from past video game experiences. Those who've played a certain "strange case" I'm certain will understand his anger lol
;-)
@@bogartwilley yeah James doesn't look too different from AVGN but he acts it up a lot
Listening to AVGN censored is like listening to 15:00 minuets of Morse code
Lol true
It’s only 10 minutes
@@jadeytg8850 wtf
Jade r/woosh
@Explode Force ah yes the avgn minuets
“He’s gonna take you back to the past, I’m gonna take him to the psychiatric ward!”
Well that escalated quickly
Analyse Board James, His case is even worse
GWB skleD true
GWB skleD watch the Board James mythology video.
he's literally a cereal killer
GWB skleD Especially with season 6
Board james is a phsyco
James Rolfe would be proud. I’m not being sarcastic.
I hate James rolfe.
KaijusaurusG2K why is that?
@@mememan3447
He's too good for this world.
Kaijusaurus can't take it.
@@SaurianStudios1207 you're just jealous. Go back to filming your godzilla action figures
@Hank Makes Videos how’s your quarantine going
Film Theory needs to do one of these for the Nostalgia Critic.
Ariel Keaton I'm pretty sure the Nostalgia Critic is a masochist (as seen by forcing himself to watch horrible movies to the point of screaming at the camera) as well as severely depressed if you watch his "after these messages" videos.
YES!
Nikola's art house k
Ariel Keaton Hell yeah!
AVGN of course does. But some videos (The Nerd Room a case in point). He behaves as normal as possible. No cursing like a maniac in that video!
MatPat: This is a family-friendly show. Also matpat: says SHITpickle
Didn’t even realize until you said it lmao
Ah, the days when you could still curse on UA-cam.
2:08 family friendly content
It's just like when a movie will add a single swear word to justify a PG13 rating
Everyone on UA-cam that makes gaming videos especially on UA-cam owes a debt of gratitude or just a thanks to James Rolfe.
AVGN forever
*talks about AVGN*
*doesn't talk about his alcoholism or hoarding*
Yea, I haven't thought about that, the hording. He has a whole bookshelf filled with nes games, owns consoles we have never heard of (and games to go with those), and too many shitty games.
James Lavoie Exactly, rather than talk about his psychological problems, how about how he's hoarded nearly the entire NES Library.
CoroPixel He's doing so because in his delusional world view he's the protector of the gaming world.
CoroPixel Saw other video where The Game Theorists said he dosn't do drugs or alcohol... You can tell that's true from this video :D
Saddam Hussein thanks for the contribution to the conversation, Saddam!
The sheer amount of people in the comments who don't realize he's referring to the CHARACTER, not the actor, is mindblowing.
There's really not much difference. The "character" is basically just James acting out his ADD.
Keyword: acting out. His rage and reactions are exaggerated to the extreme. Yes, he isn't just pretending, his caracter's reactions based on his reactions. But his actual behaviour isn't psychotic, exaggerations makes it psychotic.
Paul Knight I've met a substantial amount of people with ADD, and not a single one of them has acted in the way the AVGN does. At the end of the day, James is a normal person, but puts on the persona of an incredibly angry, psychotic gamer as an act.
Abeth Matt is trying to say that he has an very extreme version of this mental illness.
Duckiestgorilla I know that?
The dislikes just show how much AVGN is loved, Even if they don’t understand this is satire.
Nice pfp
I think that AVGN shouldn't be the only Cinemassacre character you analyze, you should investigate Board James.
and bullshit man
brly069 yeah, him too
he has the same problem as avgn
Not necessarily. he isn't "Angry" by any means, sure he can get pissed when mike is being a prick, but, he's a deranged murderer as revealed later in the series. I would love to see an analysis of that.
You Found A Canadian Jimbo 2:08 xD
I just love that people think you're being serious
Just a few idiots, the majority realize the truth
Well there's hope for humanity after all :)
There is no hope for the human race IE:WIIU
Don't worry, its about that time again for them to create a new home console. I'm more partial to the handhelds myself.
Maddi The Nerd well he was but not about the actual person but the character the angry nerd made up
A lot of people who commented here seemed to miss what Mat Pat said at 1:38 "We're talking about AVGN the character and not James Rolfe the creator." By saying this Mat is showing that this video is a tribute to the character The Nerd and how his manic episodes of fury touched all of our hearts when we were young. Anyone who thinks that the Theorists are saying that James Rolfe the person belongs in a psych-ward after watching this is dense and has totally missed the whole point of this video.
Aaallso, you really missed the mark on his alcoholism. That would have been a great point to write about
To be fair, the Nerd’s drinking could be self-medication for his mental health issues.
@@GameHammerCG So TRUE!!
@@enslaved2God We know
"...by this russian kid..." The title of the video shown even says german. Now I am allowed to question MatPats research.
Classix Thank you, I didn't want to write my own comment.
He was probs East German
Isaac Intner ...Uhm... There is no East German anymore. Hasn't been for quite some time.
Classix I know but he might have stockholm disorder and call himself russian
Classix There is still an East Germany for me. In my heart. Where David Hasselhoff is still chiseling away at that wall, trying to let freedom ring!
Oh, and don't forget being back in the USSR! You don't know how lucky you are, boy!
guys, Matpat is evaluating The AVGN character, not the actual person...
Tigrexhunter1200 The youtube community seems less concerned about actually watching videos, and more about throwing in their two cents without context.
***** Seems like it.
Avgn is acting, and now Mat Pat is acting. Well shit
mat pat says at about 1:40
AVGN character not James Rolfe(AVGN)
Thank you
This episode introduced me to avgn.thanks game theory!
Elite Haha I’ve been watching AVGN since late ‘06. He’s the man
The one time you can thank matt patt for anything
Elite me too
Same
AVGN introduced me to UA-cam. He’s the first UA-camr I’ve known
"Muttering a mild curse because you missed a jump? Normal. Beating Bugs Bunny to the brink of death, then defecating on the victim? Abnormal." - MatPat 2013
I think the downvotes aren't from a lack of understanding the satire... i think it's just because the video is pointless and not funny, though it's clearly trying to be.
+EQOAnostalgia Agreed...
***** Sure
+EQOAnostalgia AVGN makes it funny, IMO
choosetolivefree Idk i guess i'm just a dick but i see no point nor humor to it. I make content here on youtube as well. As such i don't watch a lot of other people. I'm more of a creator than a viewer but AVGN is legendary and extremely funny, so if i want funny AVGN related videos i'll just watch Cinnemassacre ya know? To each his own though.
EQOAnostalgia Right on. I checked out your channel because I have been a longtime fan of EverQuest, and your name seemed to be that, which it was, sort of. Never heard of online adventures, but I did play EQ live back in the day, as well as currently play on the emulated classic server Project 1999, which you mentioned in one of your videos. It's great for people like me, not much of a fan of any modern MMORPGs
It actually makes me sad to see how much people STILL believe that the AVGN character is actually James Rolfe's real person and that he actually spends his life playing shitty games...
I think Mat was just making a parody of his own earlier videos.
He pointed it out at 1:40 that he is talking about the AVGN character and not James Rolfe himself.
I do not think the Angry German Kid is Russian. I believe he is Serbian.
ХАХАХХАХАХАХА
+Радоје De si Radoje!
Damjan Slavnic poyy
he is german... He speaks german and in his other videos also
+HoganTon You dont get the joke dont you
Yeah, AVGN is a freakin classic, he's been around forever and he still hasn't quit either.
Not to mention the guys at CineMassacre are quite humble.
It sucks now, though. James doesn't even write, edit, or play the games anymore. He's just a paid actor.
@@locobandito7389 thank him for being a big pioneer in gaming
This was hilarious.
TheLonelyGoomba hi
OMG! TheLonelyGoomba!!!
TheLonelyGoomba AVGN deserved to get smacked
Hi
TLG? What are you doing here? [Note: You were said to be like AVGN in Ask Goomba, {We also demand ask Goomba 7}]
So you people are telling me that you didnt hear him say hed only talking about the CHARACTER not the creator (john rolfe)
people are stupid:D
*james
Finally, someone in this comment section has a brain.
yes, but what's the point? why analyse a fictional character in the first place? i came here curious what was wrong with James Rolfe, not his fucking review persona. A little disappointing actually. I mean, i don't need to see a break down video explaining why bugs bunny's messed up to know somethings wrong with him. It's a beautiful blend of poop jokes and over the top anger, no need to bust out the dsm-5 and see what the exact diagnosis of his made up character is.
Tyrone Biggums Analyzing fictional characters is all they do here lol. We don't care if it's fictional it's fascinating still, and the characters are fiction but the science and math is real.
FOR SCIENCE!!
I think a lot of people don't get it. He's analyzing the fictional character not the actor. Awesome vid, really clever idea to attract viewers since AVGN is very popular.
do u actually think the 32x is a functional console
no
I think he was talking about how it physically worked, not that it was actually good
Do you know what begins with F and ends with UCK ?
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A Firetruck!
Wow, you're so fucking intelligent aren't you?
Jody HighRoller
Quite so he is, yes.
It's called a joke, jackass.
9-year old detected.
*****
Or they could just be someone breaking away from the stupid usually expected "fuck" at the end of the comment and saying something unexpected.
Stop hating.
***** lol
Goddamn. Why the hell is this video so downvoted? It's satire. Get a sense of humor and grow some skin.
Seriously. AVGN is one of the best things on the internet. It's one of the reasons I started watching videos on UA-cam regularly back in 2006.
fatputtycat Thankfully Google has given me the ability to block people like you. Goodbye.
+Dialectical Materialism Satire is supposed to be funny.
Jimpiedepimpie Not necessarily. Shawn of the Dead isn't really a funny movie, but it's entertaining and has a message.
+Dialectical Materialism There might be something seriously wrong with you if you don't thinn Shaun of the Dead is funny.
Jimpiedepimpie Or I have a different sense of humor than you do.
Virtually all recent comedies are not funny to me because they recycle the same setups over and over. I started listening to stand-up when I was young and have always liked stand-up more.
I think it's funny of how right you were about this. Matpat check out james' Board James series. As in it in the beginning he killed his friends Mike and Bootsy. Later on they come back as "ghosts" and he can see them. And now in the latest one it shows that the last episodes hasn't really happened. He's imagined them while in prison. And the current guess is that Avgn is another persona that he made AFTER being in prison.
Another dumbass.
+Tenflk W. T. He doesn't. Like half of this cancerous comment section.
+Pietro Cavallanti well the first comment took it seriously. I don't have any problems with theories being expanded, I just dislike it when they do the same to other series. Bgr the show has Balrog seeing many characters like video game characters, irategamer saw the x men and more, nostalgia critic is just as bad as Avgn, and many other youtubers do the characters and anger thing.
Yes, but this theory is dedicated to AVGN as not everybdy who does that kinds videos has all those mental problems.
+Pietro Cavallanti so board James isn't involved.
damn i laughed hard when the analyzation of his feces begun xDDDDDDD
To
Comment Section:
10% Insightful comments
30% People who didn't get the joke
20% People directing comments at people who didn't get the joke
40% AVGN fans that immediately thought the video was hostile, posted a comment, realized they didn't get the joke, then said something like, "Well this video still wasn't funny."
I'm surprised you didn't ever mention alcoholism.
The stupidity of people not understanding this is a joke is too damn high.
Joel KW that’s not an edit.........
@Gamin Flip I think it’s to mich for a joke
@@notLL5
You're an edit
Yeh I made the mistake not understanding at first.
It's not a joke
Nerd: **watches this** *"WHAT WAS HE THINKING"*
The only problem I have with this is that they called the 32X a decently functional gaming system.
he meant that the system could still play games.he never said the 32x was good.
XEXM Wane Ya sure? There was a library of games made for the 32x
It fucked up sega genesis games. Hardly "decently" functional.
That was indeed offensive. Lies and blasphemy, heresy and treason.
AVGN has issues.
James Rolfe doesn't.
I know, but i saw that there were some comments, that had hate to Mat, because they fought he talked about Rolfe, not AVGN.
I wonder what James Rolfe thinks of this video
James is such a good guy! His whole thing is that he is actually talking to his stuffed bear.
"Oh look, a new Game Theory episode, I am going to watch it while I am eating :)" "OH GOD WHY?!"
So I should stop eating? Thanks for the heads up.
YoshiAteMySamurai yah it was too late for me
And I thought i was the only one :'D
indigo1384 Yeah.. I was eating party pies, considering what the mince/gravy of party pies look like, I'm quite glad I stopped.
yup.......
This tries to be so unnecessarily clever that it stumbles ass-backwards into the realm of stupidity.
Kinda like you!
Ahahhahaha Jk
DanielTheDestroyerXD I like how the only one with good grammar is the troll....
Eeeeexactly!
Well Orpheus if you don't like it there's an unsubscribe button right up there. See ya!
You guys do realize that the theorist is just providing legit examples of how the character of AVGN makes sense as a grounded in reality character right? He's not insulting the guy.
I think you might of forgotten the fact that the AVGN is also an alcoholic. Drinks so many Rolling Rock that he's on the Rollin' Rocker.
I love when matt says "this russian kid" when the title says german kid
You need to do a sequel. That Polybius episode got him reaaaally bad.
Lalo Sequel
Lalo that video literally made me feel sick to my stomach for some reason I felt really sick while watching it I have no clue why
Corey Casciano because, it's polybius, you should research about it
And don't forget the disturbing revelation of a split personality with Board James, a known murderer.
That was staged.
Its amazing that how old videos like AVGN"s are still fun to watch!
And before anybody question-Yes, i watch AVGN videos now too!
Nikola Milicevic me 2 ^_^
:)
Nikola Milicevic been a fan since 2008
im fan only from 2009
I'd love to see James make a reaction video of this
Would it be a YKWBS? video?
Matpat would crumble at his feet once he revealed his true power...
Wow, people are taking this video way too seriously. First of all, it's obviously meant jokingly and second of all, he DID mention the character not the man portraying aid character. You're getting your panties in a not guys...
It's the blind AVGN fanboys watching, what do you expect?!
Just look at the dislikes. They can't enjoy AVGN like the rest of us, they take it way too seriously.
Did Matpat already mentioned that he’s talking about the character and not the actor ?
*knot
I know the video is a joke, but I like how he's concerned for James Rofle's aggressive comedic acting. XD
AVGN - He's actually funny, unlike pewdiepie.
I know right?
(Prepares for hate)
Says that he doesn't like Pewdiepie
One week later, still no hate comments.
Wow. I'm legitimately surprised. Perhaps people have finally learned the definition of "opinion".
Dear god, it's true!
Logical Gavin "hate"
I remember watching this when it came out and I remember thinking "why in the world did he make a video about this?" And honestly. Nowadays this is actually interesting to watch. And again, all the things that have been happening to him may be true (in the series not in actual reality lol) 😂
"Russian kid?". Even on the site it says "german kid".... good job :D
And that was also staged and satirical too. The kid was trying to make a satirical video showing how the German governmental people in charge of rating games, seemed to view all gamers as raging psychos.
Im from germany and remember well, i try to explain it, but I´m not so good at writing english.
The angry german kid video was before the hysteric public debates about violent video games.
After the first school shootings public state tv shows showed the clip and claimed, that this ironic videos is an example for the effects that these games will cause.
The most gamers knew this video long before the school shootings and the upcoming debates.
This kid, "echter Gangster" (real gangster) is now in bodybuilding. He explained, that he was as a child/teen very unhappy in his life and was bullied, he had fun in making bullshit videos and trolling other people in the internet.
Here is a video where he reacts to his rage video: ua-cam.com/video/Dzpj1ytgMus/v-deo.html
If the theory is correct how can the nostalgia critic see mecha christ
If any of this is true about AVGN, it is also true about NC.
The NC character's psychosis seems just as questionable. From what I've seen, he's more or less AVGN with an actual gun and no indication of overall bowel consistency.
no, avgn killed avgn
Crazy Bus. Actually whether or not it's even a game might be up for debate.
Sokobansolver CRAZY BUS!!!
CRAZY BUS!!!
CRAZY BUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
had an awesome soundtrack though
14K people can't take a joke
1yr later: 15ʞ
The Buffalo Diarrhea is
S l o w l y abating.
@@favoritemustard3542 Et tu?
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. No Questions.
:D
Are people actually that stupid to hate on this video because it analyzes the behaviour of a character played by a human and not a video game character. And to those saying that there is no point in analyzing a fictional character : why do you think literature, theatre, films and any storytelling as well as their forms of analysis, critic, and anything remotely related to art exist ?! Even people saying that it "just entertaining" or "just for fun, for the joke" : No, it's not.
Game Theory is mainly the serious analysis of a work of art (game or video) based on scientific facts and I'm sure the creator spends a lot of time and effort in analysing them. So, please can you stop talking like kids who cannot think outside of their little box and who cannot understand that games can also be taken seriously and in a critical and analytic way? Otherwise, it is you who are hurting this community so bad and prevent to evolve to anything more than "just fun for kids"...
Thank you.
Great video, again, by the way (except for that "Russian" kid who is actually German, as stated in the very video but anyway). ^^
why so serious?
john doe Because some people are just fucking morons and I've read too much bullshit today, I guess...
DonPascualino If only I could summarize this in simpler terms.
" By this Russian kid "
Video title : Angry German kid...
THE AMOUNT OF FAILURE HURTS SO MUCH
he wrote German on the screen he saw the mistake
This was randomly in my recommendations.
4:07 To be fair, the Atari Jaguar CD didn't work and it cost him $450 (he bought 2 of them) and it looks like a toilet. :P
That's why I love the Nerd: Over-the-top reactions of unbelivably small things. His reactions are funnier than a guy literally backflipped just by a car horn (no seriously look that video up).
But then again, this is a show where someone over-analyze things on purpose and it's still a theory that can be either right or wrong and peoples have different opinions about it. So I can't complain one guy for being too serious on this subject matter unlike some others in the comment section.
I'd like to see a reaction from James and Mike on this video. A well done homage.
0:06 Can we just agree how impressive it is that the 8 bit Mario model in the opening matches up almost perfectly with the official 8 bit Mario Amiibo Nintendo put out when the first Super Mario Maker came out?
I misread the title as "What's wrong with AVG."
I was about to start freaking out about my anti-virus.
spigotsandcogs, is that profile pic a picture from "Papers Please"?
Ah, thanks for the clarification.
To everyone saying "It's an act", he said he was talking about the AVGN, the CHARACTER. not james rolf.
agree
It's a joke. He's just analyzing the Nerd character which James himself has admitted really is just an act.
Don’t worry his new AVGN vids are more chill and calm, he’s getting better.
It's pretty simple the Avgn is just another personality of board James
Going past the sarcasm of this video, of course
lol, I am a AVGN fan, and I still find this funny, because I know he is really James Rolfe and not some angry nerd.
"...this russian kid"
Title clearly reads: angry german kid
who would've thought that MatPat would quit youtube before James Rolfe.
came here to say this. while james's heart hasn't been in it for a while, its crazy hes still making new avgn while matpat is quitting
he's the original filthy frank
Too bad filthy frank is dead... :(
He is the true messiah
Two different people. Avgn is angry over bad video games, while Filthy Frank is just a troll
Maybe it just me that's crazy, but at 2:37 with the cusses bleeped, I thought that was a lot funnier!
2edgy4me
watch nerdcubed's saints row the third video... (same reason)
You missed that he was an alcoholic too. In fact a lot of his bouts of insanity was when he drunk a lot of alcohol due to the rage of failing. Fun vid, lots of nostalgia.
He Has Played “Polybius” Witch causes Nausea Headaches Seizures Loss of memory Addiction To playing the game And in some cases Suicide
Yay! Congrats on 1,000,000 Subs Mat! You've come such a long way!
One thing that wasn't mentioned is how the AVGN self-medicates with alcohol in order to deal with his issues which is a common thing with people who have mental illness.
,,this russian kid" was german but okay and i can even tell you what he says
Tobias Blubb what does he say?
Tyrant Trollcraft He screams at his computer that he doesnt want to wait for the game to load and he wants to play unreal tournement
Tobias Blubb top 10 anime saviors
Tobias Blubb But he corrects himself in the bottom left
Hey MatPat, this analysis was really good. I still watch AVGN episodes. They're pretty funny. I know this is a fictional character, unlike some other people, *cough* most of the comments *cough* You should probably do a sequel following Board James.
When MatPat was talking about the Angry Video Game Nerd, he was talking about the Character. Not the actor, James Rolfe.
This comment section makes me depressed in humanity.
Agreed
+Somniatis who are you Fred Fuchs?!?!
+Stones T you should go to hell for that! you horrible person
+Kaleb Thomas If there is a Hell I'm sure God can forgive one sad, pathetic (if not vile) comment. The guy writing it probably laughed a lot to himself in that moment - but to get enjoyment from that would mean that he's actually pretty unhappy little dude. Don't worry about it. Just shock tactics.
+Bradley McDonald.... isn't every one a sad pathetic stress on this planet
What the HELL is wrong with you people in the comments section? Both Game Theory an AVGN are fictionalized. While Game Theory attempts to input facts into each of their videos, it's still a fictionalized series that's there to make you think a little, yet also entertain you. That's what this video is: Entertainment. It's not a serious video like a documentary is--much closer to "let's just poke at James' character...he's a cool guy in person, but his AVGN character could use a poking just for fun". Some people just take things far too seriously nowadays...
Screw you
adam thompson When and where? I'll be ready.
adam thompson You rage much 6 year old who shouldn't be typing loads after loads of shitty comments made of cybernetic shit?
No one understands that i got told by someone that matpat thinks he god and is always right 😞
7:45
Actually James revealed in a behind the scenes for "birthday blowout" that it's actually melted chocolate mixed with peanut butter
worst game ever is dr, jekyll and mr. hyde for nes
Totally.
At least in the other games you knew the objective. In Dr. J and Mr. H, you were never told anything, thus leaving you in a confusing mess.
ZGamer217 In how many games you don´t have any idea what the fuck to do? ¬¬
Captain Argentina
I don't think you understand what I mean
ZGamer217 durr it's bad because it doesn't have a call of duty-like tutorial
durr it's bad because avgn doesn't like it
durrrr
hi sonic toast I watch your yay super smash bros vids and your daily toast
I don't think shit studying was necessary.
Worst game: Plumbers don't wear ties... if that's even a game.
MatPat please! We need an episode about Slenderman's origins and whether he can be killed. How he spreads and such. Please! This would make my month! Oh good episode by the way. :D
This would've been great as a Film Theory.
That kid is not from Russia, it's from Germany.
Nice Vid dude😀.
There was text on the screen where MatPat corrected himself.
@@iikkaanterobackman4982 heh. My last name is Backmann. But with 2 "N's".
Funny thing about that as well the kid was actually acting when he was making that video...
Almost ruined his life
the video was staged
Love all the people in the comments missing the point of this video/channel. His youtube channel CONSISTS of reading too much into things. That's why it's called game theory. Theories by definition are not considered fact until proven, so his point isn't really to make you believe his theories, but rather, just think too much about the media you are consuming on a daily basis. Isn't it fun to think about some of the crazy causes of AVGN's rage, or the moon falling in majora's mask, etc.? MatPat thinks so, and he shares it with us. To all the people who are new here, he's not asking you to take him seriously, just to laugh at how his theories loosely make sense.
I still think he is just bashing a legend
thats not the definition of theory "a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained." i think you mean hypothesis "a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation." but game hypothesis sounds worse.
Comic B Studios I agree, game hypothesis does sound worse, but all I said was that theories aren't considered facts until they are proven. As in, through trial and experimentation. I never stated the actual definition of a theory. I think you misinterpreted.
Golemstorm
That is also not what a theory is. We're talking "A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena." That's the dictionary.com definition.
Repeatedly tested.
Often, Game Theory's diatribes come off as the video equivalent of Tumblr social justice ramblings, draining the fun out of everything they touch. It's only rarely clear that the "reading too much into things" is done in jest, and there are certainly enough people who do it in an entirely serious way -- think the people complaining that Tiny Tina was racist -- to muddy things further.
Interference22 touché, sir. touché.
Okay, okay, I KNOW he's not talking about James Rolfe, just his character, the AVGN. That doesn't make this particular episode of Game Theory any less underwhelming and a waste. The Nerd isn't meant to be taken this seriously FFS.
none of the theories on this show are meant to be taken seriously. They're just something to think about.
flownominal Exactly, but people don't like it when theories are made and are possibly true...it makes no logical sense.
flownominal I agree. They prove things, like that in real life leaps of faith are not always survivable, but that would not make us quit AC. It's just intersting side knowledge.
But hey, it's just a theory
a NERD THEORY
Lol
I was really hoping to find a comment like "You're taking this waaay too seriously", and I would say, "Hey, its just a theory. A GAME THEORY", but there aren't any buzzkill people like that here. :D
kidawesome kraft It's just a hypothesis!
Ryan Fish
AN ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT PLAYER HYPOTHESIS
Wooper I have a shiny whooper I hope you like the smiling without arms.
AVGN definitely has Crohns
2:24 "...rivaled only by this Russian kid."
Actually, he's German. And his name's Leopold.
In soviout russia...
The russian are actually german 0-0
He noted that in the video, r did you miss the large text that appeared on screen shortly afterward that said "*German"
And it was a skit
@@kwc0435 I know.
*Censors for family friendly tie*
Also mentions shitpickle uncensored 😂
He tells you he's talking about AVGN and not James... Seriously, people?
I loved this video. I thought it was spot on ! Lol
Dont forget that he is talking about AVGN, not James Rolfe
Lol. Fun fact: I was a subject for the anxiety portion of the DSM-5! Now millions will probably see this post and not give a sh*t, but I am proud that I helped the field of medicine
Did they make you wear an orange jumpsuit? Did you get this gun that made holes in the wall (No, not bullet holes)?
Oh my god! THAT was Hilarious! wow.... whew. gimme a second... no. i wasn't given a gun, but i was given an IPad with questions to answer and then they asked me 7 billion questions after i finished the online portion. then my dad, who was with me, translated what i said for the doctor, because IRL, if you had a conversation with me, you would need a "Kellen to English" translator.then they asked my dad questions about when i was VERY young.
OH! You're talking about
The Angry Nintendo Nerd...
The Angry Atari Sega Nerd...
Hes the angry video game nerd.....