Hey nerd!! I am a huge fan... i hope you see this comment. I believe you should start reviewing newer games(if you want) but anyway... thanks for all the entertainment.
Fun fact: Liu Kang's Fatality was deliberately made non-violent as he is a Shaolin monk, thus seeking pacifistic ends. By MKII, he becomes more violent as his Shaolin brothers were slaughtered.
@@RoundShades I think he still has the cartwheel fatality too. But yes he has the dragon one too. I still have my codebook for MK2 that covers all platforms.
Haha, damn, you beat me to mentioning the Amiga version in the comments! Yep, all on one button, and It's like a bad port of the mega drive version, lol. It's on the C64 as well, really? I know street fighter was, and that was shocking. Also a dodgy game on Amiga.
@Sam I did but then again I played them extensively in the arcades while waiting patiently for the Amiga ports. Mortal Kombat was ok if I remember. Street fighter 2 was terrible. US gold at its finest!
I had the SNES version. There were two Game Genie codes that were an absolutely must: one sped up the game slightly and made it play tighter. The other made the sweat look slightly red.
RANK mk 1 version Arcade 10/10 best version SNES 5/10 Sega Genesis 6/10 Game boy 1/10 MK 2 game boy 7/10 Game gear 8/10 Tiger electronic 0/10 The WOOOOOORST worst version.
MK1 on Genesis' soundtrack brings back some serious memories. The composer, Matt Furniss, was such an awesome Genesis era soundtrack composer. He also did the Genesis ost for Terminator 2 Arcade for example.
@@doootheytho9821 The Genesis Pit theme is still one of my favorites. Dark, spooky, and the round end jingle as someone falls into the spikes is one of my oldest gaming memories.
I've heard the sweat explanation for the censored SNES port of MK on the internet, but an old friend told me years ago it was saliva that went flying out whenever they got punched in the face and that explanation has always resonated better with me.
@sl1pz369 how does a cloud of saliva make more sense than sweat? You can actually see sweat flying off of people in real fights, especially boxing. I've never seen a cloud of saliva fly out of someone's mouth during a fight.
James should do this for Doom, I could see some great comedic bits concerning how it has been ported to pretty much everything, from ultrasound machines to smart fridges
No worries, there are plenty of Bad games on Original Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox 360, PS3 and yes Nintendo Wii and PC so we got nothing to worry about it
I'm glad he's still making this content, and lol at people thinking he was just supposed to look the same forever. Dude does like a million other things than these videos.....The Nerd may be his most popular thing....arguably.....But just about every UA-camr from his era has moved on to other things. Just be glad he still acknowledges the Nerd fans.
8:13 the Idea ls that Liu Kang being a Shaolin Monk was taught to value all life so his fatalities were not actually fatal before changing it due to fan demand in the sequels
Many ppl in the 90s shared your preference to the Genesis version because it dramatically outsold de SNES version. No wonder MK2 came to the SNES uncensored after Nintendo saw their MK1 lagging behind in sales!
@@DesCobra The batteries where interchangable. The screen was the weak spot. After like ~2 weeks the lines started to vanish until nothing but the sound were left :(
I know it’s late but I glad there’s some channels out there remembering the old days of going to an arcade with a pocket of quarters and dollars and just playing for hours eating hotdogs and fries drinking a coke man those days were awesome thank you AVGN for bringing the memeories again
That sounds freakin awesome. I was a kid in the 90s, arcades were still around, but I had a hand me down NES and then Genesis so I guess I wasn't drawn to the arcade. It was a special treat to go to Nathan's though, which had a huge arcade attached to it.
17:56, the Tiger version seems like an absolute feat when you see how they had to lay out all the animations to fit the screen. I'm truly impressed now!
8:13 the idea is that he’s not actually killing his opponent because he’s a shoulin munk, I probably spelled that wrong, but regardless killing is a big no no for those guys. Also you can see it as more of taunt toward Shang Tsung, because liu isn’t killing his opponents he’s denying Shang the souls that would normally empower him.
Even today, I still remember that fateful day when I walked into a United Artists cinema, and saw all the teens huddling around the arcade machine. I took a peek, and was blown away about how realistic it looked (back then, of course). That same Xmas, I got the Genesis version, and still have it today. Oh my, MK rip-offs is next!? Could my year long request be finally upon us? Tattoo Assassins, prepare to die (maybe?)!
For real, this was amazing and I have a feeling the sequel is going to be great as well, I'm already familiar with the titles. Hoping to see me tattoo assassins in there and HOPEFULLY expect no mercy, my favorite mk clone. Keep up the amazing work James!
I remember in the mid 90s my Mom telling me I could play the Street Fighter II cabinet at my local roller skating rink but not the Mortal Kombat one because it was too violent lol
Too violent my ass, you should show her the new games, if she thought it was violent in the past she hasn't seen nothing yet. The violence is even more gory now than it was back then.
You can see James looking at his co workers when the stacked games almost fell off and that looked like the most wholesome moment in the whole avgn series
Yea, he's talking about the neck fatal no doubt. I never had as big an issue with it as others did. I always took it as a joke/troll. Alot of fighting games have stuff like it. Sometimes even to the extent of including a whole character as a troll, like Dan in SF, Pichu in Melee, or Bo Rai Cho in MK. Smash has various stages and items that are basically trolls as well.
I think the reason why Goro looks smaller in the Game Gear port is probably because they had to shrink the size of his model sprite in order to fit him in the game since the Game Gear DOES have its data limitations
I really liked this AVGN episode lol. I liked how a lot of the humour in this one wasn't over the top in any way-it was just a lot of James' classic, dry humour lol.
It's amazing how far tech has come. I distinctly remember playing Mortal Kombat on my Gameboy thinking it was incredible, and now I'm playing MK 11 in 4k on my cellphone with Project Xcloud. It's really incredible to live through all those changes.
Abacabb and dullard are two things I will never forget. Such a big part of my childhood. I still remember getting a piece of paper written down with the infamous DULLARD on it
Hey James! Just wanted to say thank you for doing what you do even after 14 years. From high school to university to fatherhood! You’ve been there, thank you for being part of my life. Keep up the good work!
On the Genesis version, the endurance rounds aren't too bad, but Goro is no joke, not even on Very Easy. It's demoralizing to waste continues against him, especially when you're so close to Shang Tsung. I can never past Goro. And yes, I play this game on the Firecore Genesis.
They were thinking: _We have experience in winning epically when we didn't expect to... Let's take a stab at every obscure IP we have and see if becomes the next golden pony._
"Goro is supposed to be the most intimidating boss in the game. He's a huge four arm monster man. The prince of the ShoKAN race. He commands the army of Outworld (false). But lost to a Machamp."
The reason Liu Kang's fatality isn't deadly is because of his Shaolin heritage, but in later games, his fatalities were made more gorey to keep with the style.
For me it was when he was talking about the censored fatalities. (8:10) "i dont understand what hes ripping out of them. Maybe its his sweat gland or something?" sounds plain enough but watching it really cracked me up harder than expected.
I feel like the nerd is slowing evolving from Peewee into Mickey from Peewees Big Adventure... "you know those little do not remove under penalty of law labels they put on mattresses!? Well i CUT one of em off!"
For my 90's SNES, I only have the following games: Bart's Nightmare, Super Mario World, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat and some basketball game with no cartridge label. I was just happy to have a MK game to play.
Liu Lang's fatality is basically a butterfly kick followed by an Uppercut, given some extra oomph thanks to momentum from said kick. It's meant to be non lethal given Kang's initial Shaolin trained restraint from killing, but it can be satisfying to use this move to smash someone into the pit. Makes it at least unique, despite having no shock factor.
I just made a video on this exact topic and you brought up the same exact details yet we reached different conclusions. I think its perfect for speculation since they won't come out and say it.
I usually skip promos, but James delivers his with such skill that I can't even look away. I don't necessarily need or care about the product he's advertising, but boy am I curious to hear what he's got to say.
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I got a few days ago Mortal Kombat Komplete edition
Done
Hey man good video!
FINALLY a new avgn episode, and it kicks ass😆
Hey nerd!! I am a huge fan... i hope you see this comment. I believe you should start reviewing newer games(if you want) but anyway... thanks for all the entertainment.
Fun fact: Liu Kang's Fatality was deliberately made non-violent as he is a Shaolin monk, thus seeking pacifistic ends. By MKII, he becomes more violent as his Shaolin brothers were slaughtered.
The ironic part of that is only changing the background like a fatality, but that fatality is near the same as the original.
xd
@@xSeBauTx1248 I thought by 2, he could do the dragon morph and bite the opponent?
@@RoundShades I think he still has the cartwheel fatality too. But yes he has the dragon one too. I still have my codebook for MK2 that covers all platforms.
SeBauT No the irony is thinking Shaolin are pacifists.
RatchildUK 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
8:40 It's actually subzero screaming in pain cuz he smacked a block of ice with his bare hands
Lmao!
Was watching this part as I read your comment lol
Ouch
It just made me think that every one of these fights has a really dramatic person reacting in the audience.
정성재 Well.., I’ll never be able to take Sub-Zero seriously again
8:36 That's not the frozen opponent screaming, it's Sub-Zero screaming because he hurt his hand punching the ice.
"the pain .. oh the pain..."
Makes sense. Ever tried putting your hands on a block of ice for at least five seconds? Is pure torture.
Poor, delicate flower!
Does it matter? James knew that
@@avaclips989 so did OP. It was a joke.
Bruh
Fun fact:in the GameBoy version you unlock Goro for beating the game, and the characters names changed to the developer names.
Is this version fun to play ?
@@legrandgougoulilumine6940 no
@@legrandgougoulilumine6940 Just play Mortal Kombat 2 on gameboy, it's the best one.
@@Kieran5 I’ve just bought MK2 for Game Boy, looking forward to it!
He said that in the video
I found an easter egg. The number of credits in the title screen is a reference to how old the game is, now... Which is 28 years.
Wow well done!
coincidence to easter egg
Noice
SWEET
THEY DESIGNED THAT AND KNEW 2020 WAS 8 YEARS AFTER 2012, 8 WAS THE RECOMMENDED AGE OF NES BEFORE ESRB
“Three buttons, how does that work?”
Amiga version:, how about one button
Haha, damn, you beat me to mentioning the Amiga version in the comments! Yep, all on one button, and It's like a bad port of the mega drive version, lol. It's on the C64 as well, really? I know street fighter was, and that was shocking. Also a dodgy game on Amiga.
Don't forget the fun of one button Street fighter 2 on the Amiga
@Sam I did but then again I played them extensively in the arcades while waiting patiently for the Amiga ports. Mortal Kombat was ok if I remember. Street fighter 2 was terrible. US gold at its finest!
Wow You're kidding🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And the load times. Oh God, the loading times.
“So how do all these ports stack up? Like this.”
James really is a dad, isn’t he?
He said that when I saw this comment
That might be my favorite dad joke he's ever made
dod
No u
well i mean (from the last time i heard about it), he does have 2 daughters
I had the SNES version. There were two Game Genie codes that were an absolutely must: one sped up the game slightly and made it play tighter. The other made the sweat look slightly red.
Yea I remember that 😆
I never had the Game Genie, but I wish I did had that. Lol
Is anyone else really impressed with how Tiger managed to fit eight characters into an LCD screen
Impressed they can do it, unimpressed that they did it. I'd rather be saying how impressive it was that the game was fun :D
Why did that need to be a question? All you really did was make a statement about being impressed by the tiger version.
Totally surprised and impressed
RANK mk 1 version
Arcade 10/10 best version
SNES 5/10
Sega Genesis 6/10
Game boy 1/10
MK 2 game boy 7/10
Game gear 8/10
Tiger electronic 0/10 The WOOOOOORST worst version.
@@ozyrysjr3171 don’t forget the board game version .
I remember once finding an arcade that was kind enough to have the fatality combinations printed in a paper right next to the machine
Now THAT would have been useful when i saw an original Mortal Kombat machine in an arcade a few years back.
As someone that memorized them all… I would have messed it up just a tiny bit.
MK1 on Genesis' soundtrack brings back some serious memories.
The composer, Matt Furniss, was such an awesome Genesis era soundtrack composer. He also did the Genesis ost for Terminator 2 Arcade for example.
Vahlok142
Matts Alien 3 megadrive soundtrack is one of the best on the system
Vahlok142 Agreed. as a kid fighting at the warrior shrine on MK 1 was my fav bc the BGM. Goro’s lair was my 2nd fav
@@doootheytho9821 The Genesis Pit theme is still one of my favorites. Dark, spooky, and the round end jingle as someone falls into the spikes is one of my oldest gaming memories.
Shuckey duckey The Funky Homosapien especially when it came down to sonic the hedgehog games
Matt Furniss is a shiny golden god.
15:16 me after seeing the Mortal Kombat 1 port on the Nintendo Switch
The nerd mask is falling apart: he's growing a beard and has a tattoo. He's turning into a biker.
The Big Rigs guy is his true personality
And has a better t-shirt as well. Also it seems he has more muscles now
Cargar Partida he needs the muscles to break the bad games
When nerds get tattoos and try to grow beards, I feel it just FURTHER highlights the underlying nerdiness
@@compookiie He's Always Winner!
He takes your wallet? 😮 Even for Mortal Kombat, that's just plain rude.
an early glimpse towards micro-transactions
Here buy some easy fatality tokens
That looked more like a touchscreen phone to me.. 🤣
@@theblackknight101 wasn't that the Sega game gear?
He takes your wallet and destroys your credit score, which in turn destroys you!
As I understand it, Liu Kang’s “Finishing Move” was non-lethal because he’s supposed to be from a Shaolin Temple.
That's nice. Counter point: *MORTAL* Kombat.
@@armaggedon390 Duh... But Liu still makes people bleed. He just doesn't kill, cause monks appreciate life.
@@aimfuldrifter Im not sure if turning into a dragon and eating the opponent counts as apreciating life
@@serpentlord285 lmfaoooooooo
@@serpentlord285 that's after he found his temple in ruins and all his shaolin brothers dead
I've heard the sweat explanation for the censored SNES port of MK on the internet, but an old friend told me years ago it was saliva that went flying out whenever they got punched in the face and that explanation has always resonated better with me.
Huh. That's even grosser.
That's way more disgusting than sweats.
@@shauqiharris2772 makes more sense though
@@sl1pz369Yeah
@sl1pz369 how does a cloud of saliva make more sense than sweat? You can actually see sweat flying off of people in real fights, especially boxing. I've never seen a cloud of saliva fly out of someone's mouth during a fight.
James should do this for Doom, I could see some great comedic bits concerning how it has been ported to pretty much everything, from ultrasound machines to smart fridges
Genghis Kon and Doom
Im pretty sure the Nerd did do a bit on all the Doom ports
@@mint_kid7436 Sega 32x and Atari Jaguar
Doom for Doom is my favorite way to play Doom.
@@Comkill117 Did you know that In Doom eternal ya could play Doom 1 and 2
16 years and he's still angry, still going strong.
Crazy to think I've spent half my life watching the nerd.
Bill Ding it’s 15 gonna be 16 in may
Not angry enough
The hate makes him strong... keeps him focused.
No worries, there are plenty of Bad games on Original Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox 360, PS3 and yes Nintendo Wii and PC so we got nothing to worry about it
Gotta be honest: that "how do they stack up?" gag gets me every time.
20:15 OMG that thingy is like the cashier card terminals some 15 years ago before chips and pin codes :D
had done the same one day xD
Especially because you can see him trying to hold back a smile when they start to slide.
@@Gamer2k4 There's nothing better than James *clearly* corpsing on camera! 😆
The sweat in the SNES version is nothing compared to MKX. Everyone looks like they have malaria there.
10:44 that is clearly an early PSP...
Proto, you also watch him? Didn't expect to see you here.
@@gabrielfarkas257 I've seen him in several youtubers
I thought it was a game gear
Mortal Kombat: Unchained was awesome!
Maybe it's game gear
Maybe kano is eggman hetchment to steal alot of sega and put alot of nintendo
When AVGN drops, it becomes a great day.
True
Yep.
It eliminates the worries of the past week and keeps me in a good mood for at least three days.
Your profile picture makes this comment so much more funny
True
so according to the mortal kombat wiki, kano's fatality in the genesis version is that he steals your cell phone
Or you're wallet the Censored fatality lol
Cell phones didn't exist
@@BotWhisperer they actually did, but only filthy rich businessmen had them.
@@BotWhisperer cell phones existed since the 80s, kiddo.
Hahaha that's funny
Anyone else here who would LOVE to see AVGN cover mortal kombat II, trilogy, and beyond?
No
MK2 is incredible. I guess it's hard for him to be angry about anything except the insane AI in 2.
I'm glad he's still making this content, and lol at people thinking he was just supposed to look the same forever. Dude does like a million other things than these videos.....The Nerd may be his most popular thing....arguably.....But just about every UA-camr from his era has moved on to other things. Just be glad he still acknowledges the Nerd fans.
Buddyroe360 amen to that
True
Buddyroe360 🙌👏
I Agree
Cheers to that
8:13 the Idea ls that Liu Kang being a Shaolin Monk was taught to value all life so his fatalities were not actually fatal before changing it due to fan demand in the sequels
SkySlasher and I think the lore explanation was after the monks died from shao kahn he wanted vengeance
true. and to be fair in the sequel he does get one of the most iconic Fatalities in the series. turning into a mothafuckin DRAGON! lol
You don't think Liu Kang's fatality was fatal? Two words: internal injuries.
Rainey Hayes it’s about uppercut he didn’t intend to kill them
@@Armageddon-yt3so thats not a fatality. Its an "animality" or whatever the fuck its called. (mk 2)
This felt like a season 1 episode, and that's not a bad thing at all!
minus the permanent ad, sure
@@Tahngarthor That's why videos allow you to skip to different times...
Alezander2002 Not all videos were plain anger and yelling. Many were pretty informative and with some jokes here and there.
The SGEN and Sega CD ports are most definitely my favorite versions. And they have the best music, too!
ABACABB
@@jonmolina948 You don't need that in the sega CD version.
Many ppl in the 90s shared your preference to the Genesis version because it dramatically outsold de SNES version. No wonder MK2 came to the SNES uncensored after Nintendo saw their MK1 lagging behind in sales!
That is why sega does nintendon't
Nintendo is what genesisnt
I was today years old when I found out there are Tiger emulators. NOW the Internet is worth a damn.
found you :p
You're probably just too young. those pre-drawn handhelds where TEH SHIT in good old times. Sadly they died quickly
@@HirntotZocken "Sadly"
@@HirntotZocken weather it be running through batteries or the screen and components burning out
@@DesCobra The batteries where interchangable. The screen was the weak spot. After like ~2 weeks the lines started to vanish until nothing but the sound were left :(
I loved that "So how do all these ports stack up against each other?" joke.
I also love the way they fall over on accident and he tries to act normal
Agreed. That kinda humor speaks to my very *soul* !
You know what else I love?
ExpressVPN
UA-cam ruined the subtitles Now whenever someone swears uncensored they just put a little blank space in place of said word
And sometimes not even bad words are censored. Such a shame
@@vinnyhydeSWT true
I know it’s late but I glad there’s some channels out there remembering the old days of going to an arcade with a pocket of quarters and dollars and just playing for hours eating hotdogs and fries drinking a coke man those days were awesome thank you AVGN for bringing the memeories again
The arcade I grew up in was right next door to a dollar theater! & if you put in $5, you got back 6 worth of tokens.
That sounds freakin awesome. I was a kid in the 90s, arcades were still around, but I had a hand me down NES and then Genesis so I guess I wasn't drawn to the arcade.
It was a special treat to go to Nathan's though, which had a huge arcade attached to it.
The donut shop (of all places) near my childhood home had a UMK3 arcade. I wasn’t allowed to play MK so I would take my quarters and sneak down there.
Sounds like it was a blast. Thanks for sharing ❤
Kano: "steals Raidens wallet"
Raiden: "GIMMEMYMONEHHHHH"
Underrated comment.
Nice
😂😂😂😂
I honestly thought right there it was Johnny cage’s shades
almost spat my drink
Do we have a “you’re winner” merch cause I’d pay for that
17:56, the Tiger version seems like an absolute feat when you see how they had to lay out all the animations to fit the screen. I'm truly impressed now!
I had a working tiger handheld Mortal Kombat in ‘95, and it was almost indistinguishable from your broken version.
"How do this games stack up? Like this" (shows the cartridges stacked over each other)
Is this the Angry Video Game Nerd Dad?
I mean he is a dad (literally) so it counts....
yes
Dad jokes are the best, change my mind
@no one He has two daughters, but no son.
@@Kodeb8 Spoken like a dad...
The nerd is growing a beard, this could be interesting.
No not at all
@@turtleanton6539 Well it looks good so far.
I gotta say he looks good with a beard on
The guy is almost 40 now. He's definitely looking a bit older here.
I'm just glad the chops days are over
10:45 “I guess he takes your wallet, and the shock of it kills you” it scares me how much I laughed at this
Well it was Johnny Cage.
I thought he was taking you game gear.
I thought he steals your PSP.
He went: YOINK.
When the wallet is sus.
8:13 the idea is that he’s not actually killing his opponent because he’s a shoulin munk, I probably spelled that wrong, but regardless killing is a big no no for those guys. Also you can see it as more of taunt toward Shang Tsung, because liu isn’t killing his opponents he’s denying Shang the souls that would normally empower him.
Even today, I still remember that fateful day when I walked into a United Artists cinema, and saw all the teens huddling around the arcade machine. I took a peek, and was blown away about how realistic it looked (back then, of course). That same Xmas, I got the Genesis version, and still have it today.
Oh my, MK rip-offs is next!? Could my year long request be finally upon us? Tattoo Assassins, prepare to die (maybe?)!
It tattoo assassin a real game
2020 and every episode is enjoyable as ever. The Nerd must continue for the future generations to see the past and learn from it!!
Keep it up, James!
For real, this was amazing and I have a feeling the sequel is going to be great as well, I'm already familiar with the titles. Hoping to see me tattoo assassins in there and HOPEFULLY expect no mercy, my favorite mk clone. Keep up the amazing work James!
AVGN and RotW, GOATS among GOATS.
I hope James never gets sick of it. Can't wait too see old man nerd yelling about Xbox one games
I saw this during the pandemic lockdown
hello from the future!
I just want James Rolfe to review Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge.
Edit: _Too late, he just _*_reviewed_*_ it. I knew this day will come..._
He reviewed Sub-Zero Chronicles, so maybe he will review that soon enough.
Just no.
It’s not even out how will he review it now wtf
YEEESSSS.
i watched the trailer and it's looking badass. i can't wait.
Hell yes!!!!!
The episode starts around 1:18.
I remember in the mid 90s my Mom telling me I could play the Street Fighter II cabinet at my local roller skating rink but not the Mortal Kombat one because it was too violent lol
Too violent my ass, you should show her the new games, if she thought it was violent in the past she hasn't seen nothing yet. The violence is even more gory now than it was back then.
@@jerelminter She doesn't really care now.
Keep in mind that was in the era of the 1993 congressional hearings on video games
You can see James looking at his co workers when the stacked games almost fell off and that looked like the most wholesome moment in the whole avgn series
@Nosaveddata I thought it was his stuff and he ran it
But... he shakes his hand on purpose to make that funny gag.
AVGN: "Johnny Cage without blood has the worst fatality"
Quan Chi: "Hold my rune trap"
What? The leg beat? That one is fucking awesome.
I think he's talking about the Girrafe Neck Fatality (?)
Yea, he's talking about the neck fatal no doubt. I never had as big an issue with it as others did. I always took it as a joke/troll. Alot of fighting games have stuff like it. Sometimes even to the extent of including a whole character as a troll, like Dan in SF, Pichu in Melee, or Bo Rai Cho in MK. Smash has various stages and items that are basically trolls as well.
@@justfitz08 watch your mouth!!! Dan is not a joke. He's my main character and he is a BEAST!!! LOL
Lol i was thinking that's the one piece of competition johnny's fatality has for worst ever
I laughed harder than I should have at "liu kang has one big tooth"
Me too 😂😂😂
James is the most consistent and most entertaining UA-camr to the day and NOBODY can convince me otherwise
Search RestRelaxationReiki.
Watch a whole video before you judge.
He's a natural.
It’s been all levels of great since I started watching him in 2007
What about LA Beast?
I been here since 2007
15 years later and the Nerd is still going at it!
This man deserves way more subs!
I think the reason why Goro looks smaller in the Game Gear port is probably because they had to shrink the size of his model sprite in order to fit him in the game since the Game Gear DOES have its data limitations
it had to fit in the tiny screem
I was 16 and my mouth hit the floor when I went to the Malls Arcade and saw this masterpiece
The nerd is still at it!
i was starting to worry ........
Ofc
I was having a bad day today until avgn uploaded a new video today
Do spiderman ps4
I really liked this AVGN episode lol. I liked how a lot of the humour in this one wasn't over the top in any way-it was just a lot of James' classic, dry humour lol.
It's amazing how far tech has come. I distinctly remember playing Mortal Kombat on my Gameboy thinking it was incredible, and now I'm playing MK 11 in 4k on my cellphone with Project Xcloud. It's really incredible to live through all those changes.
Abacabb and dullard are two things I will never forget. Such a big part of my childhood. I still remember getting a piece of paper written down with the infamous DULLARD on it
Hey James! Just wanted to say thank you for doing what you do even after 14 years. From high school to university to fatherhood! You’ve been there, thank you for being part of my life. Keep up the good work!
The beard signifies James transition into "heisenberg"
Edit: or even worse, "heisennerd"
Or maybe he is having an off day cause he can not think of any new original material now days.
@@kevinhurst9158 bro he's reviewed like every classic game in existence...
I think he's doing just fine
@@kevinhurst9158 So what were you expecting? Every video game franchise has a few duds, even Mortal Kombat.
300th like
Looks like he got a new pair of glasses as well.
On the Genesis version, the endurance rounds aren't too bad, but Goro is no joke, not even on Very Easy. It's demoralizing to waste continues against him, especially when you're so close to Shang Tsung. I can never past Goro. And yes, I play this game on the Firecore Genesis.
The “You’re Winner” hahaha I love that it makes a come back
Austin
When the nerd drops a new vid, we’re all winner.
I think you mean a KOMBAKK!
You're always winner!
Big Rigs
"How do these stacks up? Like this!" *Hold them all stacked up with a grin on his face* He knew he made a good one!
Also the look on his face after that when the carts almost fell
It's not a grin, its a frown that looks like he's trying really hard not to smile and laugh at what he's doing.
Kano steals your wallet?
Holy shit, Probe actually predicted MK11's microtransactions!
@sicilyvito ew Nazi
Didn't MKX have microtransactions prior?
@@sambridgers9543 MK 11 was worse for it's microtransactions.
100th like :>
sicilyvito you legit have a furry profile pic.
PS: I love how the opening text of MK on Sega Genesis pretty much blatantly tells you that you need to input a code on that screen.
When Tiger games were revealed to be coming back, It was as if millions of voices suddenly cried out "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!!"
Hasbro got taken over by Fred Fuchs clearly
And were suddenly silenced.
They were thinking:
_We have experience in winning epically when we didn't expect to... Let's take a stab at every obscure IP we have and see if becomes the next golden pony._
@@hhs_leviathan How many more Canterbury Tales Tiger games does this galaxy really need, anyway!
"Goro is supposed to be the most intimidating boss in the game. He's a huge four arm monster man. The prince of the ShoKAN race. He commands the army of Outworld (false). But lost to a Machamp."
That episode of death battle was intense
The reason Liu Kang's fatality isn't deadly is because of his Shaolin heritage, but in later games, his fatalities were made more gorey to keep with the style.
MK12 should have the Nerd as a playable character. Make it happen!
If The Joker can get in he has a chance
......no
MKYA
Nah, MUGEN is always the way.
"And Kano....steals your wallet????" 😂😂😂
Should be a relief for people that got their wallets stuck in their bodies
Artificial heart xd..........
and shock kills you :>
Welp...the guy IS a crook.
I had always figured it was his liver and it was made of steel cuz the guy you killed was an alcoholic...true story.
“We are all hopped up on Game Pro magazines” nearly killed me.
Wish i had my copies with ocarina of time strategy guide series. They were fun to read through.
That cracked me up and he's right too. Ahhhh loved the old crazy rumors at school
3:08 Run in the bus screaming "I WANNA BE SEDATED WITH THE GAME BOY"
Now imagine the original music video but with the Ramones just playing with a Game Boy
Why did you put this in my brain
Somebody Must do an edit of that
2020:A quiet place 2 coming out later this month
2021: well this certainly aged well in a year
What happened?
@Chucky Eleven ok.
The "How do they stack up? Like this!" joke made me laugh harder than I expected. Great work as always AVGN
Dad Video Game Nerd
Same here. So simple yet so effective
You know he loved that joke, when it slid he almost let out a dad chuckle
For me it was when he was talking about the censored fatalities. (8:10) "i dont understand what hes ripping out of them. Maybe its his sweat gland or something?" sounds plain enough but watching it really cracked me up harder than expected.
I don't get it
its amazing that each new episode of AVGN still get millions of views despite it being over a decade old
Just goes to show how good it was!
spongebob
But was defeated by kpop videos in billion views on it...
Because videos tend to get more views the more time passes, maybe?
How is something new yet over a decade old?
I remember going to my older cousin's house and playing. Of course, they gave me the controller that was connected to nothing.
Aw, I feel for you. My childhood memory was my friend getting the GG version in like 94. I never had a damn GG, I was so jealous...
In the Mega Drive port, Sub-Zero has Scorpion's default stance rather than his own. That always irritated me
“The Super Nintendo version was censored and sweaty”
- Scott The Woz, 2018/19
Yes
@@o1h823 Scatt the Waz
What episode
Scart the war
@@crackerjack0349 I think it's an episode about the ESRB rating system
To me, it looked like Kano stole Cage's Sega Game Gear.
Did you know that Jack Black's PSP was stolen on the set of Nacho Libre?
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I see you too, have discovered the way of rebeltaxi.
Does jack mention his psp in an interview or something
@@jebbryant6522 i remember him doing somewhere, probably behind the scenes footage
16:10 Correction: Hardware Limitation, the Game Gear cannot fit the actual size of Goro due to the small screen. That's why.
I only had Mortal Kombat for the GameBoy growing up. Worst version or not, I didn't know any better and I loved it!
Neeeerd! The only UA-camr I’ve used the join feature. I appreciate your content over the last decade man
I feel like the nerd is slowing evolving from Peewee into Mickey from Peewees Big Adventure...
"you know those little do not remove under penalty of law labels they put on mattresses!? Well i CUT one of em off!"
"Onnnnnne footlonnnnnnng..."
@@nathanddrews you forgot to wink Mr. Herman also you have a telephone call at the front desk.
i had a friend growing up who had everything in the early 90s. Biggest super soaker, fancy bike, dirt bike, PPV wrestling, and those damn tiger games.
Haha, me too! Rich parents... Ah, I miss the 90's.
He probably has a ps5 and 2022 hellcat wide body Dodge Charger now too
I bet your friend has one BIG tooth too
4:47 best joke
James: "How sweaty are these fighters?"
Dead or Alive roster: *sweating intensifies*
It would be cool to see AVGN play all kinds of DOA games (and watch his priceless reactions to DOA Xtreme).
@@wchan39 imagine him reacting to the jiggle physics. Maybe he and Mike will get a kick out of it on James and Mike Mondays
DOA Gamer: *nut*
Ryo Hazuki: “Let’s get sweaty.”
Time to play DoA5... 😅 💦
For my 90's SNES, I only have the following games: Bart's Nightmare, Super Mario World, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat and some basketball game with no cartridge label. I was just happy to have a MK game to play.
Liu Lang's fatality is basically a butterfly kick followed by an Uppercut, given some extra oomph thanks to momentum from said kick.
It's meant to be non lethal given Kang's initial Shaolin trained restraint from killing, but it can be satisfying to use this move to smash someone into the pit.
Makes it at least unique, despite having no shock factor.
I just made a video on this exact topic and you brought up the same exact details yet we reached different conclusions. I think its perfect for speculation since they won't come out and say it.
What ever happened to Midway Games? Sadly all the mega arcades have gone bust on my end of the Atlantic.
5:08 -- hold up... LJN got bought out by acclaim? Now I understand the significance of the rainbow in their logo..
adventureoflinkmk2 it all makes sense now.
oh my god
Right fellas?
Yep! The game historian has a video that talks about it, The same video also taught me that Atari owned Tengen.
Acclaim entertainment 5.5/10
LJN 3/10
11:02 it's funny considering there was a band called Genesis, and one of their albums is called Abacab
WAS a band? They’re about to go on a reunion tour! :) I thought for sure James would pick up on that lol
There was also a decent metal band named Abacab
Berserker Motions The code’s a reference to the album.
It’s pretty well known that Ed Boon was a fan of the band Genesis and had the code ABACABB implemented as an intentional nod to them. Pshh.
The nerd looks like an outfitter at a sporting goods store these days.
When did he get a tattoo?
@@NEEDbacon He's had it years!
The Nerd became one with the Big Rigs guy
Remember what the Big Rigs guy said to him in the Earthbound review? "Get some clothes that fit!" That's what the Nerd is doing now. xD
The nerd 2020
My favorite episode from 2020. I'm an extreme Mortal Kombat fan. "GET OVER HERE!"
MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAT!
Dry Bowser
Hell March before hell March
Nice
Dun dee dun dun dee dun dun dun.....dun dee dun dun dee dun dun dun...
*MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT*
Fight!
Scorpion in 2020: **Puts on Mask** “Stay away and go wash your hands and make sure you do it for 20 seconds!”
Scorpion is already dead, but Sub-Zero's the Chinese ninja warrior, with his heart so cold.
and Subzero in WCW: "You can call me Glacier."
LMFAO.... IT HAS BEGUN.... WELL AGAIN OF COURSE. BE COOL IF THE NEXT MORTAL KOMBAT THEY ADD IN DEADPOOL CHARACTER !
@@bigredaaron1979 good idea.
Wolverine would be nice too.
James cuts a hell of a promo: you believe him, he has his ups and his downs, that intensity...
he is great with his physical charisma
I usually skip promos, but James delivers his with such skill that I can't even look away. I don't necessarily need or care about the product he's advertising, but boy am I curious to hear what he's got to say.
Get him Vince!!!
More importantly, Neon Genesis Evangelion is on James' list. Oh boy, can't wait for a review of that.
Ups and downs 😂
was 10 years old in 1994 . i had to hide mortal kombat from my oarents because of the violence.
“Kano steals your wallet” cracked me up mate
Definitely not out of character.
He rips your chest hairs off. LOL!
Kano steals your liver!
@Zachary Combs He stole his Game Gear?
10:40
Did you just steal his wallet?
Hey! Kano took that guys wallet.
I think he took his wallet.
Now make like a tree and get outta here
@@MLBlue30 *smacks head* "IT'S LEAVE, YOU IDIOT!"
Well in the Castlevania 2 review he did wonder if Kano was really taking someone's wallet when he steals hearts
Back to the Future reference?
"Now, it sucks balls in HD"
My monitor thanks you, it needed the clean up
16:56 I'm sure he's joking, but they were trying to sneak them undetected into school, not get rid of them.