AVGN: Silver Surfer (Higher Quality) Episode 27

[@AntminName]

Nothing like watching an AVGN video before going to bed.

[@ellissmith23]

I knew I wasn't the only one! Been falling asleep to his videos for years now.

[@itdobesuckin]

Yessss! Been doing that since they've been out!

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

anonamatron FUCKBALLS!

[@jasonmclaughlin6859]

That's pure comedic gold. Veiny nerd cock, it's funny every time I read it.

[@SurgeCess]

Predatorname Haha yes, that is also my nightly ritual.

[@carlwhitted538]

"I CAN'T TOUCH THAT RED POT!!"
Laugh at that every time, no matter how many times I watch.

[@Jugg4n4ut]

+Carl Whitted Same here. I think its cuz he sounds so genuinely pissed about that one particular death

[@Miadaskate]

Me too lol

[@ujjwalmishra8962]

Genuine suprise and rage

[@GlitchMasterFaZe]

What time code?

[@sawyermasonyt]

GlitchMaster FaZe 6:39

[@cbrtMetallicA420]

"He looks so stupid!!" Lol the review barely started 😂😂

[@Darksky1001able]

He doesnt pull his punches. Lol!

[@Gamer208010]

That was always my favourite part of the video, he just jumps straight into the criticism with barely an introduction

[@Wi11zyx]

I love that line

[@xuanbaoXb]

Lol

[@Terrythetroll.]

So funny

[@Reoko77]

0:53 i absolutely adore how his tone changes immediately.
"HE LOOKS SO STUPID! I MEAN WHAT THE HELLS WRONG WITH HIM?! HES JUS LIKE... LIKE..."
(makes rediculous pose)

[@chickenvasquez78]

Best lines from AVGN ever

[@chickenvasquez78]

😂😂😂😂

[@DanTheMan33088]

"So many obstacles, it's unbeliev-I CAN'T TOUCH THAT RED POT??!!" LMAO

[@KeeperOfPoops]

easily my favorite part

[@Grellman]

The first AVGN episode I ever watched. Hasnt lost an ounce of its entertainment value over all these years. Long live the nerd.

[@Eirikasacredstones]

Except that... His recent avgn episodes have been a bit... Eh, not bad but... Different.... A teeny tiny little bit......... Bad different..

[@trevorphilips284]

Eirika sacredstones He's more informative in his current reviews compared to his past reviews.

[@Adyman182]

Mine too. I loved it so much.

[@Eirikasacredstones]

***** Yeah but.... The comedy levels have gone down soooooooooooo much..

[@trevorphilips284]

Eirika sacredstones Then don't watch them.

[@sumguy540]

Little known fact; Silver Surfer's weaknesses are floors, walls, ceilings, fences, red pots and logs.

[@Cronposh]

Don't forget pumpkins and rubber duckies

[@erikurizita6702]

His greatest weakness is an average or even an elite player trying to assist him in the game, as well.

[@JMRabil675]

Also red fish

[@JerryTheStoner]

also ghosts and gargoyles that move in wavy lines

[@teamrealnew3827]

The part where they superimpose James over the defeated Silver Surfer kills me every single time. Also interesting to note: for a crappy game, the soundtrack was lauded. And it is actually pretty great.

[@Anex952]

darkrage6 goonies 2

[@bulbasaur15]

#001 And even Wand of Gamelon (Not an NES game but. Hey? Zelda?). In fact I have one of its songs as my ringtone.

[@zarreff]

What makes it perfect is how he says the word die faster and faster while flashing scenes of various deaths and THEN you see him super imposed over the silver surfers defeated look

[@xm_heecka.laddder.job_mx5962]

Th game isn't cr@p. it's just hard as balls

[@kosmokat111]

you can thank god tier composer Tim Follin for the OST, dude was responsible for some of the best songs of the era.

[@CazTheGamerGuy]

How has no one made a text image of the Silver Surfer's defeated pose? It's perfect for showing how you just give up on the internet!

[@Nobutehuhh]

The game over pose fading to James is the funniest shit, this might be my favorite episode

[@JustinEvitable80]

"It would actually be easier to go outside in a thunderstorm and try to dodge rain."
"It would be easier to walk bare foot without your toes or heels touching the floor."
"It would be easier to pick fly shit out of pepper, while wearing boxing gloves."
Add more....

[@haveyboythebighuggerkid7733]

JustinEvitable80 it would be easier to wrestle a bear, blindfolded. It would be easier to run a marathon, barefoot while running on broken glass. It would be easier to pilot a plane, while doing a handstand and getting your ass handed to you by footballers, while slipping around the pilot section on grease.

[@JustinEvitable80]

LeamTRAP the humantronic
Well done.

[@haveyboythebighuggerkid7733]

JustinEvitable80 why, thank you. Belive it or not, i played this game on my computer using a online site and... well... my fingers had a mark after mashing the keyboard for so long. 3 WHOLE HOURS AND IT'S DIFFICULT, at least the music is really good.

[@Rorschach003]

JustinEvitable80 It would be easier to swim naked in a desert

[@haveyboythebighuggerkid7733]

Kenru Lane It would be easier to fight in a wwe match, just by kicking the whole time, it would be easier to play a game while your face is against the screen while your ass is glued to the chair.

[@thetruth45678]

The Silver Surfer, Herald of Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, one of the most powerful cosmic beings in the Marvel Universe, reduced to a sobbing pile of silver shit. I don't know what planet this game takes place on, but I can assure you, Galactus went hungry that day. Fuck the Fantastic Four, give me whatever those fucking walls were made out of, and we'll never have to worry about cosmic monsters destroying Earth ever again! What is that even? Vibranium mixed with Kryptonite mixed with Adamantium mixed with steaming piles of petrified T-Rex turds? That'll do pig! That'll do.

[@unpopularopinion7812]

you have a good point. Silver Surfer can go toe to toe with beings like Thor, Hercules, and The Incredible Hulk. He's a cosmic being and cosmic beings are the strongest in Marvel, even stronger than gods. He has the Power Cosmic that is a small portion of the power of Galactus. How does a wall pose a threat to him ? Lol.

[@andrewmclaren1784]

I agree. Even Thor wouldn't die from touching a fuckin' wall! This game is such a disgrace for the Marvel fans! I mean,Silver Surfer is so powerful,he could wipe out all 1.2 million red communists of China! This game makes him a sissy sucker who can't touch the fucking walls!

[@haveyboythebighuggerkid7733]

Andrew McLaren perhaps he can't even touch his own face.

[@teemuhaapala7623]

You just need to be worthy of his powers to beat this game.

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

thedrew4you We should coat the Earth in it, that way the sun doesn't incinerate the Earth in a few billion years when it expands into its red giant stage.

[@TheTha411]

"Fucking pumpkin piece of shit" lmao

[@niklasabortus7764]

i want this picture of the defeated silversulfer on a shirt. XD

[@niklasabortus7764]

wow i almost forgot about my comment. thanks for reminding me

[@TheNintendochannel64]

+iliek I like the title screen version more :)

[@StillTheBest1973]

@@niklasabortus7764 got it yet?

[@niklasabortus7764]

@@StillTheBest1973 no 😂 sorry

[@StillTheBest1973]

@@niklasabortus7764 gonna ask you again in a few years then. And you better have it 😂

[@mallardwill]

i'm surprised he doesn't drown when he touches water

[@doritofan80]

Cough Simon Belmont Cough

[@MegaMrdeadly]

"Silver shit"
-James Rolfe

[@yuppieslayer6352]

I love how he's screams aren't synced up with the video.

[@Oheao]

It's because they are dubbed over rather than being from the video footage itself.

[@blistcc1680]

Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this and fucking died

[@ewww21]

@@blistcc1680 He missed one word? Is your brain that beyond mong that you can't fill in the gaps? It says more about you than him.

[@WH250398]

@@ewww21 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

[@lisardo]

@@Oheao Right, it's a HIGHER VIDEO version of it. Which also means, they tweeked the voices in the review. But I see what you're saying -- it does look a little obvious that he re-edited it, cuz the lip-syncing at times seems off.

[@TwoCentReview]

The very best AVGN in my humble opinion.

[@Tatsh2DX]

In my top ten. Silver shit!!

[@TwoCentReview]

+Tatsh2DX You know it!

[@dwdesign2873]

what about super mega death christ

[@dwdesign2873]

TwoCentReview still was a funny idea

[@TwoCentReview]

+BlockDude Dood Agreed. I just get annoyed by repeated noises or phrases pretty easily.

[@SnailMaster]

7:09. Definitely one of his best rants.

[@franciscooteiza]

I CAN'T TOUCH THAT RED POT!!!??? ... classic

[@southpaw117]

***** Him cutting his sentence off to exclaim that just enhances it!

[@FlintG]

Lol that pumpkin got stuck on the spike and has a sad face.

[@Simon0]

You'd also be sad if your head got impaled on a spike.

[@civilservant9528]

​@@Simon0I doubt you would have time to frown before you die

[@elijahblechman8633]

A modern silver surfer game would be killer. Imagine the possibilities.

[@jeffb.6642]

if it didn't have a boss fight against a giant red pot it wouldn't be worth playing lol

[@Ghost12973N]

"He looks so stupid!" lol

[@glitchedoom]

"Another motherfuckin' pumpkin" has been etched into my mind for over a decade now. Every Halloween season I say it to myself at least once a day 🎃

[@crw164]

Yes? Yes?? Yes?!! NOOOooo

[@wvvwkx]

One of my top rewatched videos of the avgn. So simple, so great.

[@greggately5782]

one of the best videos EVER by the angry nerd

[@riftshredder5438]

Wow, the Silver Surfer is suppose to be invincible, this is way off

[@exitar33]

Well, ill say this...he should be able to take more than 1 hit. And just touching a surface kills you? This game was designed to waste your time.

[@TachyonKing]

I love this episode of AVGN- it’s just perfect.

[@blazerashbringer2001]

Holy shit this game make dark souls look easy.

[@GiordanDiodato]

Blazer Ashbringer welcome to Shoot em ups.

[@Mike_HT]

Blazer Ashbringer If you finish it the game unlocks an hard mode... :D

[@blazerashbringer2001]

Baxolo wow

[@Krebons1200]

Baxolo is that where as soon as the stage starts the game over screen shows?

[@Mike_HT]

Krebons1200 There was a guy that used to make videos about ultra hard games. Search "Until we win silver surfer", if i recall correctly he finishes both modes in that video.

[@jascetic5542]

"I can't touch that red POT!" lmfao . . . I laugh until I straight-up cry every time I hear him say that. There's just something about it that I find absolutely hilarious.

[@boh0555]

Possessor is Bret Hart

[@gianmallete6281]

😂

[@KeeperOfPoops]

2020 and i still come for "I CAN'T TOUCH THAT RED POT!?"

[@CLawDann]

"Silver surfer, more like silver shit. He looks so stupid." These quotes made me laugh XD

[@dacrapper8524]

Ahh back in the good old days. One of my personal favorite AVGN episodes.

[@cynicalstew6563]

"I can't touch that red pot?!"

[@tangoelgato]

The game is actually haaaaard and maybe bad, but it has a fantastic and cool soundtrack!

[@doomguy8324]

If you say so...I hated the sound track too.. just sounded generic to me. this game was obviously rushed in production.

[@BloodwyrmWildheart]

+DooM Guy 83 It was composed by the same person who did the music for Time Trax, Tim Follin, whose work is some of the best of its time. Even today it stands out; it's far from "generic".

[@doomguy8324]

Bloodwyrm Wildheart agree to disagree.

[@ssjsolidsnake]

yeah whoever denies the music quality, search silver surfer nes music on youtube and hear the soundtrack. i hadnt gotten to playing this game and probably never will.

[@rmn0019]

Maybe bad??? Is garbabitch

[@SUMPCast]

Silver Surfer is an insanely tough game, but it features such a kick-ass chip soundtrack that you pretty much kept playing to hear it. Amazing sounds, great video! AVGN is ossum!

[@Melolonthidae]

The Silver Surfers board looks like a tampon hahaha

[@stevencroft5320]

such a classic, he is on fire on this episode, its a constant attack of laughter!

[@SurgeCess]

Steven Croft Agreed! The Nerd is definitely on top of his game here, classic episode.

[@Shojogurlp]

"YOU FUCKIN' PUMPKIN PIECE OF SHIT!!!"
Never fails to make me burst out laughing

[@kimmolaine8069]

Silver Surfer defeat is a great portrayal of depression. Avoid this game.

[@edheim87]

To this day - this remains my all time favorite AVGN episode. It always cracks me up!

[@Radeo]

Mine too! And it is mostly just game footage without any bells and whistles. IMO goes to show the most important things to an AVGN episode are:
1. Good writing that flows to a climax
2. Believable delivery as if it wasn't written but was just a rant
3. Actually reviewing the game's mechanics in detail and giving us the true "why" of why it sucks.

[@evanstein3011]

For some reason "It's as worthless as this fuckin' LJN poster I have back here" always has me in stitches. So random

[@thescpfoundationohm9125]

its great to see ya uploading the old episodes in better quality 😀

[@scottmccurdy6493]

"Like what if they had Bruce Lee tripping over his own shoe laces."
Like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

[@MitchellMBird]

Favourite video. Hands down.

[@Nuisance_Bear]

Whenever I introduce someone to the Nerd, this is the video I start them with. It doesn't have the roughness of the early episodes, the script is spot on, and the swearing thing hasn't worn itself out for James yet.

[@MitchellMBird]

haha same. i think this might be his best episode. plus his analogies are brilliant and the frustration comes and goes at different levels. it's really well done.

[@Tatsh2DX]

+Jonathan Unger my only issue is the obvious voice over put on himself reacting to the game and it's easily detected. Otherwise it's a great episode

[@ZorotheGallade]

1990s: "Whoa, this game is really hard! It will take me weeks to get good enough to finish it!"
2000s: "Fuck, a game so hard I can't beat it? It belongs in the garbage!"
2010s: "Oh woah, a hardcore retro game! Awesome!"

[@mastermind69xable]

ZorotheGallade lol, yeah. I remember having this game when it came out way back when. One of the (many) NES games I beat once and never played again because I felt I had tortured myself enough. On the flip side, the skills I gained from playing games from the era of "who cares if they ever beat level 1" helped me walk through many 00's and beyond games laughing maniacally at the ease of them while younger gamers were ripping out their hair in frustration.

[@Olderaccount17]

After so many years, this is still one if The Nerd'd best episodes and rants. He was genuinely pissed. This was James in his prime.

[@capmar-vell9243]

''He isn't supposed to be pretty strong''?
The Silver Surfer wields the Power Cosmic, granting him superhuman strength, endurance, and senses and the ability to absorb and manipulate the universe's ambient energy. The Surfer can navigate through interstellar space and hyperspace, which he can enter after exceeding the speed of light. He has proven capable of time travel on several occasions, even able to make others time-travel with him.
The Surfer sustains himself by converting matter into energy; does not require food, water, air, or sleep (although he occasionally enters a sleep-like meditation in order to dream); and can survive within nearly any known natural environment, including deep space, hyperspace, and within black holes and stars. The Surfer can project energy in various forms for offensive and defensive use, including bolts of cosmic force powerful enough to destroy entire planets, and create black holes. He can utilize the Power Cosmic to augment his superhuman strength to indeterminate levels. The Surfer can heal living organisms, though he cannot raise the dead, and he has proven capable of revitalizing and evolving organic life on a planet-wide scale. He can cast illusions, create interdimensional portals to other locations including microverses, phase through solid matter, and exercise some level of control over the Astral Plane.
His senses enable him to detect objects and concentrations of energy light years away and to perceive matter and energy in subatomic detail, including life energies of living beings. The Surfer can even see through time, and with concentration he can achieve limited perception of past and future events in his general vicinity. He has demonstrated telepathic ability, including mind-reading on occasion, and has proven to be able to influence human emotion and sensation.
The Surfer's board is composed of a nearly impervious, cosmically powered silvery material that is similar to his own skin. The board is mentally linked to the Surfer and moves in response to his mental commands even when he is not in physical contact with it. The board is nearly indestructible, but on those rare occasions when it has been damaged or destroyed, the Surfer has proven able to repair it, or even recreate it, with little effort. The Surfer can attack opponents remotely by directing the board against them, and the board is capable of absorbing and imprisoning other beings, at least temporarily.
When Galactus exiled the Surfer to Earth, his means of imprisonment was linked to the board. When the Surfer and the Fantastic Four realized this, the Surfer put it to the test by leaving the board planet-side and entering space in the Four's spacecraft. Once he was free of Earth, the Surfer remotely converted the board to energy, recalled it to him, and reformed it in space.
Norrin Radd also possesses some knowledge of the advanced alien technology of the planet Zenn-La.
The Surfer has displayed the ability to shed his silver skin and revert to his original appearance as Norrin Radd, masking the Power Cosmic and allowing him to be more inconspicuous when needed. In this state, he is able to properly eat and sleep.[8

[@TheBecca925]

Listen man, I'm a comic book fan myself, but who honestly do you think is gonna care about that entire fucking encyclopedia you just wrote? I'm just curious.

[@TheBecca925]

Well still, if you're going to make a point, wouldn't it be better to make it concise and with your own input as opposed to just copying and pasting a huge ass page off the internet?

[@TheBecca925]

True XD

[@captainmac1614]

Umm, the nerd said :"ISN'T HE supposed to be pretty strong?"

[@Punaparta]

And he dies if he as much as touches a wall.

[@Harryx74]

Imagine being the one who drew silver surfer at 0:50 and you hear the avgn say "look so stupid" lmaooo

[@TheReal7Bit]

That's my favorite avgn episode ever and high up there as one of the best written one's as well. Thanks so much for the reupload

[@icknoleksiak]

Seriously, though, the music in this game is AMAZING
The Follin Brothers were the shit back when they were in the business.

[@icebeam4642]

3:17 He's still holding a standard NES controller. XD

[@killlannisters7195]

The turbo button broke.
Also, YAY for commenting on an old comment.

[@EvilDead24]

"Why is he fuckin up rubber ducks and weeping like a baby" "it's like picking up fly shit out of pepper with boxing gloves" soo many great quotes lol

[@seandm]

It's 2021, and this still cracks me up. My favorite AVGN video

[@Luxen675]

The 1st AVGN episode I watched...so many good memories

[@TheBigH]

7:03 - 7:12 Just listen to all that with your eyes closed.

[@sweatyballs9804]

thefunny711 lol

[@sinecosine7493]

thefunny711
SO MUCH SHIT AGHH GOD I TOUCHED THE LOG

[@theallknowingsause8940]

Nice

[@matthewmills5786]

MegamanPokemonFan you cant see the video? Sorry, i thought that was obvious

[@SwearfoGod.]

TheBigH "Shit all over the place"

[@jinrex015]

1:53
5:27
5:48
gotta love those nerd expressions

[@__leftistVegan]

This is still my favourite AVGN episode I would love to see James / Mike revisit this in more depth

[@swimmingbird238]

God DAMN this is such a classic

[@fumpiggle]

This is one of my favourite episodes.

[@AManNamedHawk]

Lmao when Silver Surfer for the most part can fly through walls in the comics

[@Enterthedarkness23]

I loved it when the Nerd episodes corresponded to the new movie that came out that year. Like in 2007 Fantastic Four, Spiderman 3 etc... Good timesss

[@UndertaleFan-cx2mc]

You gotta love it when a "FUCK" in a voiceover is played out by James in real-time. Never gets old.

[@MuraCasardis]

One of my all time favorites!

[@vinidoravena]

This game should have been called The Silver SUFFER

[@thefreddiefaction]

I love the subtle look he gives after he says "....you gotta be a fuckin' nerd" XD

[@Tahkoon]

Definitely one of my favorite season. There were a lot of special effects, the plot for every episode was there, some special guests LOL good old days

[@chad484900]

I miss James' muted video reactions combined with the audio cursing. Those were the days!

[@volbla]

This was always one of my favourites :]
Cheers.

[@JohnthePhantom]

and I hope he does more.

[@lillyliberator425]

The review intro all the way up to the stage select screen is absolutely flawless delivery. Early AVGN at its best

[@ceeramos97]

Who's here rewatching this for the 100th time during quarantine?

[@robertbarker5802]

I actually DID read the Silver Surfer comic as a kid and loved it. So when I saw the game I had to have it. Now imagine loving a character, seeing the game, and then finding it's complete and utter trash. And the Advantage hardly made it any better. Garbage games like this are why the Game Genie came about (IMHO) and was the only way I ever beat these kind of games.

[@galactic1555]

Same case with me and Superman.

[@haveyboythebighuggerkid7733]

The Galactic Empire superman was unlucky to the 64 console and nes, while batman had the fame.

[@metalmangaming642]

at least it wasn't made by LJN

[@Killerbeast-hx5qp]

Might as well have been lol

[@andrewschroy6368]

Though I'm not sure Arcadia Systems was any better than a bunch of laughin' jokin' numbnuts...

[@ave0738]

This is my favorite episode! Glad to see it in higher quality!

[@xMomoCatx]

Galactus will starve to death if the real Silver Surfer is like this.

[@ColeVecsion]

Inbetween sessions of crying in the corner over anything, silver surfer just looks at dark souls and goes "you think that shit's tough? that's a goddamn cake walk compared to my game, bitches!"

[@kikones34]

Imagine Touhou, but with a hell big hitbox. That's how difficult this game is.

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Challenge Accepted

[@jorionedwards]

Challenge denied!!

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Then again, the PC-98 games were guilty of having large hitboxes like this game.

[@akshaychaturvedi5656]

5:08 contra my favourite childhood game the simply legendary thanks you talk about contra

[@mcoby]

They referenced this game in Stick it to the Man on the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. It made me smile when I heard it for the first time.

[@SpiralPegasus]

14 years strong and still makes me laugh. Still the Nerd's very best episode.

[@Radeo]

I agree. And it is mostly game footage.
IMO goes to show the most important things to an AVGN episode are:
1. Good writing that flows to a climax
2. Believable delivery as if it wasn't written but was just a rant
3. Actually reviewing the game's mechanics in detail and giving us the true "why" of why it sucks.

[@metalherolionboy]

True, this will always be the best

[@ErickTG]

This is my favorite episode!

[@SecularStrategy]

5:36 God damn. I've watched this video so many times over the years, and this is the first time I noticed that one pumpkin getting stuck to the ceiling.

[@johnl7098]

One of the greatest AVGN episodes of all time.

[@moonhowler667]

Perfect ending. Huge fan of yers! As always, keep up the good work!

[@vectony]

LMFAO That ending!! 10:53

[@ShinobiNintendo]

One of my favorite AVGN episode!

[@mrcokez1]

I played Silver Surfer after watching this video. And like 20years ago it STILL kicked my ass...what a brutal game.

[@Medachod]

I am surprised he never commented on the music.

[@TylerClarkeFilms]

Silver shit, lol! Love it! Keep up the great work James. Love watching these classic vids.

[@BioDomeWithPaulyShor]

:47-1:00 is without a doubt the funniest moment I've seen in any of James' videos.

[@m_5373]

7:00 I laugh everytime watching this part XD , *NOSTALGIA!*

[@randomviewer896]

James, the "2" in "2006" at 0:38 is in a different font.

[@hcnuup]

Lordkat beat this. Inspired by him, I beat this. Legit.
It's not that hard, it's... fuck it it's exactly as fucking hard as it looks. It's like Touhou at lunatic difficulty, it's not even about skill, it's memorization. Except that if you die once in this, you may as well reset because you lose your powerups that you _absolutely need_. Yeah. So Touhou at lunatic is easier than this.

[@ditc2108]

The picking fly shit out of pepper made me lmao😂

[@boba_rhett]

Love how Silver Surfer phones in his fall off the board everytime.

[@mattheweverett3411]

7:09 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamessilva1259]

Classic.

[@lisardo]

I think his pose in the intro of the game looks fine. A "dramatic" look. Although his sad pose crying on his board is pretty ridiculous, lol!

[@PercyandDuckfan94]

I remember this review. I still remember the original YT of this had some missing react shots of the Nerd. Thanks so much on fixing that problem!