What makes the Batman Forever rant one of my favorites is how angry he genuinely sounds when trying to figure out the controls, its the pure essence of his character, and what helps emphasize his points of frustration is the music playing in the background. Whether planned or not, the horror tone of the music makes his rant sound dangerous like he’ll explode in a blood splash of rage if he gets anymore pissed. A true masterpiece!
Agree totally on all replies and the post here. That's the reason why this and silver surfer are 2 of my favorite episodes... you can tell for sure he's actually mad. Love the batman forever control rant!
He doesn't get as angry anymore, he needs to get angry like that again in his latest videos, it is hysterical, his early days as the Nerd were the best. Can't believe this was 10 years ago now !!
The Batman Forever bit is one of my favorite parts of any AVGN episode! I think what puts it over the edge aside from the Nerd's inflection is that the music from the game really does sound like it's subconsciously adding to his rage.
"Now I gotta give it the Batman punishment...... I'm Batman." I absolutely love that part. It's so minimal and perfect for the overall video. He truly is a legend.
I loved it & when this came out I prayed he would do that one because i had that when i was like 10 & used to play it with my buddy and wed be so fuckinf confused & laughed at the “please wait”’sign...hahah
@@channel5980 His cursing kinda lost its touch. It almost felt like his rage was real with all these games from his childhood. Nowadays he's just trying to be funny and probably just does it for the clicks.
I feel like when ranting about Batman Forever, we weren't listening to the Nerd ranting....we were listening to James Rolfe screaming out his frustrations.
It's amazing that Mike is so dull when he's himself. But he entertaining as hell when he's playing a character role. Also I love his version of the joker. Classic Romero.
2:37 The rarest of gems: a genuinely good movie-based game for the old NES. Perhaps Nintendo should've had Sunsoft produce all their movie-licenced games instead of LJN.
***** Tell that to the Joker in Tim Burton's movie or the big clown,Batsy blow up in the sequel or how about Harvey in TDK or the shitloads of people(including some of Gotham's finest and punks) in the Frank Miller comics.
I always find myself coming back to watch James videos over and over and even though I’ve seen them each about a dozen times, they never get old. I’ll watch these videos till I’m dead probably and still enjoy them.
AVGN you had me crying with laughter @ 7:12 - 7:40. I watch this moment about 3 to 4 times in a row had me dying. This moment sounded so sincere with frustration.
My uncle bought me Batman Forever way back in the day and I totally relived my frustrations watching your video. New fan but big fan. Great entertainment.
6:14 For fighting games, up on the D-pad for jumping is acceptable (and preferable) since those games tend to be one screen and you fight on level ground, so there's no practical need to move up without jumping. It has the added advantage of freeing up a button for another attack move. But for a platformer, as the Nerd points out, up on the D-pad can cover climbing and aiming upward, so to make it the jump function requires all sorts of weird things like "select+up" to shoot the grapple, etc. They really should have found another game engine for Batman Forever.
5:58 (when refering to a Mortal Kombat-styled beat-em-up) "This kind of fighting style just doesn't work well for a platforming sidescroller like this." *Flash-forward 6 years later when he's playing Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero*
I guess he doesn't get as angry anymore because the Nerd has just grown to accept the shittiness of these games. He's played garbage for so many years, he's practically desensitized. That, and he's gotten older and wiser and less prone to outbursts.
I miss the outbursts, but yeah, I know the AVGN is just a character, James Rolfe is pretty quiet IRL from what he has shown. Being the AVGN lets him get worked up and rant!
williamssekai Asylum=got stuck like a half an hour in. City=Good graphics, sound effects top notch, good story (for a Batman game). Origins=Meh, it was alright, but I still prefer city.
Mant111 I think Mike was going for the 60's version of the Joker, back when he was more of a comedic criminal than much of a deranged psycopath... that's how it felt to me, anyway. But, you're both right; it feels weird and out of place considering how we know the character today.
I don't think it's that bad, I just hate how many tank bosses there are. Rest of the game is fantastic and if you don't use the batmobile to travel around Gotham you don't see it that much.
This aired in 2008, the same year my wife and I got married. 15 years almost later (October 2008), still going strong with our marriage and still enjoying AVGN.
Up should never be jump
HE SAID THE THING
I don't see what's wrong with up being jump, as long as its programmed properly, maybe its just because I play fighting games
ooo ooo ooo
Never said wiser words
yep
What makes the Batman Forever rant one of my favorites is how angry he genuinely sounds when trying to figure out the controls, its the pure essence of his character, and what helps emphasize his points of frustration is the music playing in the background. Whether planned or not, the horror tone of the music makes his rant sound dangerous like he’ll explode in a blood splash of rage if he gets anymore pissed. A true masterpiece!
2010 AVGN was quality work, nothing was unintentional
I love these episodes....
Acted Genuine Rage is always better than Acted Rage though
Agree totally on all replies and the post here. That's the reason why this and silver surfer are 2 of my favorite episodes... you can tell for sure he's actually mad. Love the batman forever control rant!
I don’t think that was an AVGN rant. I think that was a James rant
Why did they program the jump button UP?
The grappling hook rant felt pretty damn real. Like, he was GENUINELY pissed. And it's all the more funny~
I mean sure, I like the moderness of the newer episodes, but I like the genuine rage of the older ones. I just wish he would sound this pissed again.
We rented this game when I was a kid. We spent hours but never figured out how to get past that part. I share his frustration...
Yeah, like in the Silver Surfer episode. He barely starts talking at the beggining and already pulls "HE LOOKS SO STUPID".
That is the single greatest part. I lose my shit every time. Good stuff.
Jesse GD I have this game and OMG it is God awful. He completely got it right.
9:39
That rant is still one of the funniest AVGN moments. He sounds like he is genuinely pissed off lmao.
id hate to be his fam when he's recording an episode
My rant over Re-Zero in a nutchell.
The Nerd at his absolute best
@@ellnats You do realize that James is playing a character? James in real life is actually like a super nice guy
@@cloudshines812 -when he's recording an episode- read.
Batman Forever's controls were designed by the Riddler.
OK, then, so Two-Face.
And I thought collecting Riddler Trophies was bad in the Arkham Games.
After all, Riddler _was_ a video game designer...
enigma
Why Jim Carrey should design controls ?
“Batman Forever, it sucked back then! And it sucks forever!” -Avgn 2008
Hello Gentleman. 2008
It is 2019 and it still sucks
Don’t forget the disaster that was known as “Batman And Robin”.
"I'm Batmaaaaaaan!" ~AVGN 2008
Jeez! Will it suck... Forever!?!
9:37 this has to be one of the best AVGN moments of all time. The music in the background makes it even better.
ITS DOWN AND R
I owned batman returns on the genesis. This is it.
Batman forever snes music bud
I'm so glad that *somebody* acknowledged the music! The music makes that moment even funnier to me for some reason. 😂
"I thought my life was a tragedy. I realize now...that it's a shitty game."
“How about another shitty game Murray?”
@@astropunch101 "No, I think we've played enough of your games."
@@somerandolad "What do you get, when you cross a nerd with anger control issues, with a game with terrible controls?!"
@@zillafire101 Call the police
@@zillafire101 I’ll tell you what you get, you get Batman forever!
The Batman Forever rant is still one of my favorite AVGN moments.
9:39 This rant is one of my favorite moments of the show, the expressions of the Nerd stand out with that mask.
The Game Master Agreed. “Like this is fucked beyond belief!!” 😂
AWESOME!!!!
same, it's so great
That loud rant about the "Up" and "Select was hysterical.
VertexHero Not to mention how to jump down.....
THAT'S A GOOD REASON WHY THE JUMP BUTTON, SHOULD NOT BE UP!!! WHY CAN'T IT BE ONE OF THE FUCKING BUTTONS?!?!?!
Having the Fucking up button jump is Fucking FUCKED UP!
He doesn't get as angry anymore, he needs to get angry like that again in his latest videos, it is hysterical, his early days as the Nerd were the best. Can't believe this was 10 years ago now !!
IF THIS AIMED YOUR GRAPPLING HOOK AND THIS JUMPED THEN IT WOULD BE FINE BUT NO THEY GOTTA BE THE SAME BUTTON!!!!!!!!!
I love how genuine his rage is during the Batman Forever segment. You know the anger is real when he's yelling so hard the audio is clipping.
Wow, there was a lot of action in this video.
Oh, it's episode 52.
Hmm...
Chris ... *grin*
Chris BEAUTIFUL, 10 OUTTA 10, WOULD ACTION 52 never again. That game is a load of crap. However, good eyes! I never noticed it.
Chris I see what you did there...
+Chris Action 52.
+Chris Hmm indeed! lol
The "grappling rant" is pure AVGN all the way 😂
I couldn't agree more🤣
Hahahaha
This was definitely ab libbing right there, genuine anger and its glorious
The "Batman Forever"-part has to be one of the best AVGN-moments in history!
and it found a way into many of his top 10 worst lists
His most angry by far.
every part is the best part
BA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA BA DA YAH AH DAH YAH
BATMAN FOREVER, IT SUCKED BACKED THEN AND IT SUCKS FOREVER
I've watched so much AVGN that I can tell when he's acting and when he's actually pissed
@@a.s.g8334 I can
@@a.s.g8334
Zou
Me too
His new videos are all him acting it doesn't feel that great. He hates the games in the older videos because he was scarred as a child when playing it
@@a.s.g8334 No, you were right in the comment...
if you still Can't Do Something it is written - i still Can't -
10:25 "Batman Forever! It sucked back then, and it sucks forever!"
- AVGN
What a great line
I loved that line
- You are awful, Nerd.
- Awful? How am I awful?
- Playing my Video Games... Invited me to your show...
"You just wanted to make fun of me."
How about another shitty game, Nerd?
"He couldn't beat the final boss to save his lives."
The Batman Forever bit is one of my favorite parts of any AVGN episode! I think what puts it over the edge aside from the Nerd's inflection is that the music from the game really does sound like it's subconsciously adding to his rage.
Yes, this is my favourite avgn episode
"Now I gotta give it the Batman punishment...... I'm Batman." I absolutely love that part. It's so minimal and perfect for the overall video. He truly is a legend.
pafp
Why can I never just watch one episode of avgn... I always try to watch one but then I will watch like 10 more... so it begins ._.
That's so true! These videos are addicting.
MrCheesyBaconBits I'm in the same boat I watch one and then like magic I'm on my twentieth
i'm doing it now infact.
TurtleBurger just like me
So true, man
Probably one of the only episodes where we see the nerd at his angriest.
Watch his Bill & Ted Episode
The Bugs Bunny one is where he goes the most ape.
Also, Rob The Robot and Mario 3 he looses his top too.
I loved it & when this came out I prayed he would do that one because i had that when i was like 10 & used to play it with my buddy and wed be so fuckinf confused & laughed at the “please wait”’sign...hahah
Or Hold On rather *
E1ite Yoshi it’s probably becouse he’s playing shit games
"THIS IS FUCKED BEYOND BELIEF!!!" one of my favorite AVGN lines! XD
Is this what happened in the new movie
Yes
Yep
Yes
Yea and he beats up Ezra Miller too
6:19 This sentence alone and the way he pronounces it defines AVGN when he was at his best.
619
Smug Anime Girl *THIS FUCKFEST IS*
Æss
He's still at his best
@@channel5980 His cursing kinda lost its touch. It almost felt like his rage was real with all these games from his childhood. Nowadays he's just trying to be funny and probably just does it for the clicks.
Whenever I feel depressed, I come back and rewatch these episodes (especially this one)
The sad part is the amount of times I come back watching these because of the depression
I come back to this episode when I am utterly pissed. Seeing james angry helps me cool off for some reason
nerd probably feels more than depressed
Finally i found where they get the inspiration for the joker of MK11. Neat!
this was way funnier when maximilian made the reference. Lame jocker
Mike's a much better Joker, though.
@Maxwell Lynch :p
9:38 best AVGN moment ever!
7:30, i think this is the most rage moment in AVGN history. Hahahahahah!
It is XD
But this is definitely a close second
I think the “WHY ARE THERE NO CONTINUES!?” rage takes the cake
*sees Jared Leto Joker*
Me: I prefer the real Joker.
*sees Heath Ledger Joker*
Me: I said the _real_ Joker.
*sees MF Mike Joker*
Me: Perfection.
To be honest Heath ledger was the best joker
@@jasonvoorhees2898 talking shit about Mark hamil?
I thought the Leto Joker was pretty good.
@@gamerorp1684 Mark Hamil is 1# as joker he is awesome as joker
@@lucky5th2 exactly
I feel like when ranting about Batman Forever, we weren't listening to the Nerd ranting....we were listening to James Rolfe screaming out his frustrations.
10:36
Still a better Joker than Jared Leto.
Incoherent laughing in the background
Lol, kinda agree with you
"haHaHAaAaAaAAh"
-Jared Leto, 2016
But nah they still make him joker like tf
And not to mention, he has more screentime than Leto did in the entire movie!
...."THIS IS FUCKED BEYOND BELIEF!"
Dam Daniel
I love that purple suit.
It's amazing that Mike is so dull when he's himself. But he entertaining as hell when he's playing a character role. Also I love his version of the joker. Classic Romero.
Rabid Churro lol he’s not dull he’s a guy’s guy
Damn he's really angry in this episode.
NightNinja well he called the angry video game nerd for nothing
This comment really has some letters
Because he's Batman 😊
How could I discover AVGN just in 2020?? Amazing. At release games time, I could not figure out why games frustrated me. No I know. Thanks AVGN!!!!
Enjoy, he's awesome
Same here. I wish I found it sooner. Easily became one of my favourite channels.
I started watching around 2013
I started watching AVGN in 2018.
@@Curlyheart2011💪🏽
2:37 The rarest of gems: a genuinely good movie-based game for the old NES. Perhaps Nintendo should've had Sunsoft produce all their movie-licenced games instead of LJN.
Well, sunsoft did fuck up fester's quest, so....yeah.
doctor fienstone But the music for Fester's Quest is still addicting. So technically, they didn't entirely fuck up Fester's Quest.
The music for gremlins 2 (also sunsoft) was also really addicting but man, what a hard game. Blaster master had awesome music too.
That could have saved many lives
Mike is a better joker than this suicide squad looking one thats for sure. I barely even noticed it was him for a sec.
The way he throws the disc at 4:08 cracks me up every time. So perfectly done.
For me it was the face he was making when he threw it.
@@TheScribe1.0Yeah, He Was Like 😲
When he said "BS" at 7:00 it went out from his guts
"They don't die!" James, Batman has a rule not to kill anyone.
***** Tell that to the Joker in Tim Burton's movie or the big clown,Batsy blow up in the sequel or how about Harvey in TDK or the shitloads of people(including some of Gotham's finest and punks) in the Frank Miller comics.
doubleP Batman didn't kill Harvey. He killed himself.
Well, it's just a general term.
Except BatFlack. He killed everyone, the asrehole!
RobotGoggles Batman killed during the Golden Age of Comics....It wasn't until the Silver Age that the no-kill policy was adapted.
Man, James makes that mask look even more pissed off.
Don't you mean it the other way?
One of the best episodes in the series.
This might be my favorite episode because he seems genuinely furious or he's acting brilliantly. It's the peak of what ANGRY Video Game Nerd is about.
This Joker is 100x better than Jeralt Luto.
11:04 he literally sounds like Mark Hamil
Omg he does
I said it before and I'll say it again. The Batman Forever part is nerd's best review and rant. He was genuinely pissed.
Loved this episode, You can really hear the anger in James voice when he reviewed Batman Forever.
7:18 I'm amazed that camera showed your fingerprints so clearly.
That face he makes at 10:02 amuses me, because it looks like Bale Batman when he got Scarecrow'd.
RIP Adam West
Oh. Bummer. I hadn't heard that he died. Leukemia, eh? That sucks. Well, thank you for the tribute / notification.
I always find myself coming back to watch James videos over and over and even though I’ve seen them each about a dozen times, they never get old. I’ll watch these videos till I’m dead probably and still enjoy them.
AVGN you had me crying with laughter @ 7:12 - 7:40. I watch this moment about 3 to 4 times in a row had me dying. This moment sounded so sincere with frustration.
"WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO KILL PEOPLE!"
-Serial Killer ( 2010 )
Batman never kills.
Still a better Joker than Jared Leto.
ikr
YOU TAKE THAT BACK.
+Addison Bortion no
+Tomasz Losinski
I wasn't talking to you
+Addison Bortion no
"Why's it take so long to kill people?"-AVGN
actually it was batman who said that. nice try riddler.
He is Batman...
As a cop leisurely stroll through the town:
WHY'S IT TAKE SO LONG TO KILL PEOPLE!!!
InterEDGE.....Because Batman doesn't kill?
InterEDGE cos BATMAN! doesn't kill, he lets their fatal wounds do it for him.
8:02 Hold on. HOLD ON FOR WHAT!!!??? IT HAS TO F$&KING LOAD!!?
My favorite episode in AVGN history
and I've beaten Batman NES 48 times and I'm still gonna beat it 50 times.
Tim Burton's 1989 Batman movie turns 30 years old this year (1989-2019)
It's as old as I am.
Still one of my favorite AVGN episodes.
RIP Kevin Conroy
Who's Kevin conroy
@@NoelCo-yd1gu you don't know who Kevin Conroy is!?
I am the night… I AM BATMAN!
@@NoelCo-yd1guHe was Batman.
These old episodes are just gold.
My uncle bought me Batman Forever way back in the day and I totally relived my frustrations watching your video. New fan but big fan. Great entertainment.
Way back in the day? Dude that was 20 years ago, not that old. Cyborg is almost 40. Now that's way back in the day.
@@dannywapbang 20 years ago is way back in the day...
Every day is back in the day for somebody some day.
6:14 For fighting games, up on the D-pad for jumping is acceptable (and preferable) since those games tend to be one screen and you fight on level ground, so there's no practical need to move up without jumping. It has the added advantage of freeing up a button for another attack move.
But for a platformer, as the Nerd points out, up on the D-pad can cover climbing and aiming upward, so to make it the jump function requires all sorts of weird things like "select+up" to shoot the grapple, etc.
They really should have found another game engine for Batman Forever.
5:58 (when refering to a Mortal Kombat-styled beat-em-up) "This kind of fighting style just doesn't work well for a platforming sidescroller like this."
*Flash-forward 6 years later when he's playing Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero*
"Alright, let's dig into a big pile a' batshit!"
One of the more underrated AVGN quotes. Makes me laugh every time.
my favorite avgn episode, he really goes all out on batman forever
+hussambu Rightfully so. That game fucking blows!
hussambu Which I find hilarious and also amusing because I enjoy that game.
Mike as the joker is Amazing.
It's been 10 years of one of my favorite AVGN Episodes. And it's still rewatchable! Amazing!
Holy smokes Batman, That Joker is so good!
I think Mike had waaay too much fun playing Joker.
Rip James Rolfe's vocal chords.
2:36 Most epic batman shot ever!
7:31 had me dying with laughter!! Priceless AVGN!!! 😂😂😂
Ikr!😂🤣
9:38 AVGN's finest moment!
I love that moment, dude.
10:02 bat-face ---> D:
@@alexspartan3842 WHA- THIS IS FUCKED BEYOND BELIEF!!!
Batman Forever, it sucked back then, and it sucks forever!
@@adamuzumaki98 I'm Batmaaaaan.
James ranting about Batman Forever is one of the funniest AVGN moments all time.
That nerd rage during Batman Forever. I've rarely heard him THAT angry at a game.
You should see his Dick Tracy review.
I guess he doesn't get as angry anymore because the Nerd has just grown to accept the shittiness of these games. He's played garbage for so many years, he's practically desensitized. That, and he's gotten older and wiser and less prone to outbursts.
I miss the outbursts, but yeah, I know the AVGN is just a character, James Rolfe is pretty quiet IRL from what he has shown. Being the AVGN lets him get worked up and rant!
Same hahaha. it's the best rant I've heard.
Cristian Hernandez I'm BATMAN
8:02 "HOLD ON"
lol!!!!
“Triceratops testicles” 🤣
Watching this in preparation of Arkham Knight.
williamssekai Asylum=got stuck like a half an hour in. City=Good graphics, sound effects top notch, good story (for a Batman game).
Origins=Meh, it was alright, but I still prefer city.
williamssekai I literally cannot express how excited I am.
williamssekai Can't wait!
Same
Watching to wait for the update. Damn modern games
"This game is triceratops testicles!" 😂😂😂
7:34 “Having the f$&@ing up button is f$&@ing f$&@ed up”🤣🤣. It’s like a pun in a way
7:34
7:23 I love it how mad he. Gets it so funny
"What were they thinking??????" I love hear this.
Batman Forever kinda looks like a prototype for MK Mythologies: Sub Zero
Mortal kombat special forces is worse than mk mythologies sub zero.
At least mk mythologies left on impact on the series. Without it, we wouldn't have Quan Chi, which was his MK debut.
@@puffpuffpassmako And we also wouldn't have Shinnok and other super efective characters .
That was hillarious 10:52 haha
Mike does fucking awesome playing as the joker! I want to see Mike play as the joker in every batman movie for now on.
i think he laughs too much.
His acting is a bit cheesey,but still and David Davidson Nobody cares
I love Mike as a character actor, The Joker and the Cowardly Lion are my favourites.
Psycho1343 This man speaks the truth. Joker is supposed to be a crazy psychopath, not a cheesy always laughing buffoon.
Mant111 I think Mike was going for the 60's version of the Joker, back when he was more of a comedic criminal than much of a deranged psycopath... that's how it felt to me, anyway. But, you're both right; it feels weird and out of place considering how we know the character today.
Love the anger in this episode... One of my favorites by far
“Why is everything so cryptic?” it IS a batman game 🤣
When he's yelling about the grappling hook, he began channeling his inner Michael Jones.
"I'm Batmaaaaan" lol
I know right:) Absolutely hilarious, James tough talking the video game cartridges
I'd love to see them make a whole movie based off the Batnerd lol That'd be pretty cool.
+Don Scott Batmhhhaaaahhhhnnnnn*
+PrinceMarcus William (throws floppy disk )
Everytime I see Joker in the movie,
I came here to see Real JOKER.
"Why does it take so long to kill people?" I've been asking myself that for a long time, nerd.
His rant on Batman Forever is entirely justified. Fully validated my anger back in the 90s
Watching mike get punched kills me every time
Jared Leto has nothing on Mike Matei's performance of the Joker
Vote Mike for Suicide Squad's joker.
Mike seems like would pay great homage to the Ceaser Romeo Joker
You know why you're back here again
Autism?
" To be honest I've never made it past these driving stages. They just go on and on and on."
Everyone's opinion on Arkham Knight.
Shots fired, couldn't agree more
Though
Played Arkham Knight to 240% and can say it sucks less the second time. It actually is more fun the second time around.
I don't think it's that bad, I just hate how many tank bosses there are. Rest of the game is fantastic and if you don't use the batmobile to travel around Gotham you don't see it that much.
Git gud
+Zeo 240%?
"HAVIN' THE FUCKIN' UP BUTTON JUMP IS FUCKIN" FUCKED UP!!!!!"
Wow, I don't know which is worse: The Batman and Robin movie or the Batman Forever game adaptation.
This aired in 2008, the same year my wife and I got married. 15 years almost later (October 2008), still going strong with our marriage and still enjoying AVGN.
That was the same year I was born but In November