The Rocketeer (NES & SNES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @JamesNintendoNerd
    @JamesNintendoNerd  3 роки тому +780

    Go to expressvpn.com/cinemassacre to take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free!!

  • @NorkelFjols
    @NorkelFjols 3 роки тому +550

    Seeing James get to actually throw the character over a tricky jump was strangely satisfying after all these years.

    • @drewwhitney7327
      @drewwhitney7327 3 роки тому +20

      I felt like cheering when he threw him over the long jump.

    • @ZeonEons
      @ZeonEons 3 роки тому +3

      Lol classic!

    • @Shanethefilmmaker
      @Shanethefilmmaker 3 роки тому +7

      Because we all wanted to do that.

    • @MistahJay7
      @MistahJay7 2 місяці тому

      I thought he was going to make a "Walk over it" joke lol

    • @thema1998
      @thema1998 Місяць тому +1

      That was the best part! 😂

  • @nerobron
    @nerobron 3 роки тому +2037

    New Nerd with Old Nerd spiced in. Gotta love how aware James is of his audience *and* what would fit into a relevant video. It's made this series practically timeless.

    • @HorrorsofCody
      @HorrorsofCody 3 роки тому +10

      🎯

    • @outerspaceman7534
      @outerspaceman7534 3 роки тому +15

      What do you mean exactly by old nerd and new nerd?

    • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
      @imveryangryitsnotbutter 3 роки тому +53

      It was also wise to keep the show a minimal-budget affair, instead of trying to make it a huge thing with a studio space and an entire cast of actors and special effects artists.

    • @russellj.s.257
      @russellj.s.257 3 роки тому +8

      Just like in the 80s, Old Coke and New Coke.

    • @Omar_E11
      @Omar_E11 3 роки тому +46

      I feel bad for James if he's actually aware of his nitpicky, judgemental, troll infested audience.

  • @Misterixraccon
    @Misterixraccon 3 роки тому +995

    I dont think its about "this feels like old avgn" but about seeing james really enjoy doing it, if he keeps liking avgn we will get great episodes regardless of how they are directed

    • @AJReid-od7ut
      @AJReid-od7ut 3 роки тому +10

      I think that’s what made Old AVGN show grid just seeing him put all his passion into it

    • @jaygooese4242
      @jaygooese4242 2 роки тому +7

      I love cartoon leprechaun 3:16

    • @jaygooese4242
      @jaygooese4242 2 роки тому +6

      So animation editing is awesome 😂 3:16

  • @leannerose6181
    @leannerose6181 3 роки тому +1048

    I burst out laughing when James inserted himself into the game and threw the Rocketeer over the hole 🤣

    • @PS1Fan1991
      @PS1Fan1991 3 роки тому +23

      I loved that part.

    • @DS-MartianManhunter
      @DS-MartianManhunter 3 роки тому +7

      Fr!

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer 3 роки тому +4

      There actually is a part like that in Out of This World. He should review that.

    • @StrikerEureka85
      @StrikerEureka85 3 роки тому +12

      i can't count how many times i wished i could do that

    • @bryankehler
      @bryankehler 3 роки тому +4

      Best part.

  • @1984nightrider
    @1984nightrider 3 роки тому +388

    Honestly this was a treat man, I love how you went back to more your old style. The fans really appreciate you man. P.S. Would love to have the old intro back too =)

    • @oh-not-the-bees7872
      @oh-not-the-bees7872 3 роки тому +9

      Then watch an older episode.

    • @jonconnor2965
      @jonconnor2965 3 роки тому +10

      All thanks to me that is, I've been telling him that we all want the rage and cynical commentary. It's what makes him an angry video game nerd.

    • @segamon
      @segamon 3 роки тому +10

      I agree! I havnt laughed watching many of the recent episodes. But this one had me laughing quite a bit! 👍

    • @BIastProcX
      @BIastProcX 3 роки тому +1

      What a based pfp

  • @crispben
    @crispben 3 роки тому +2357

    Felt like an old episode except he’s clearly mocking everyone that complains non-stop about him changing. I liked it.

    • @epoch8150
      @epoch8150 3 роки тому +36

      This

    • @darksideofdonny
      @darksideofdonny 3 роки тому +71

      Amen!!! He gets to have his cake and eat it too!

    • @Shanethefilmmaker
      @Shanethefilmmaker 3 роки тому +184

      Ya, but it's in such a way that you can tell he mocks out of love rather than anything malicious. Otherwise he'd have more mean spirited jokes behind it like "You want the old me back well too bad!!"

    • @alexhollon7526
      @alexhollon7526 3 роки тому +78

      @@Shanethefilmmaker He's like a loving uncle who also likes to tease you lol

    • @heraclitusblacking1293
      @heraclitusblacking1293 3 роки тому +182

      The whole point of AVGN is that the past is not as sweet as remember. It's a critique of nostalgia. Yet people are nostalgic for the old nerd. Irony.

  • @chubbycatfish4573
    @chubbycatfish4573 3 роки тому +539

    15 years of watching AVGN and I have no plans on stopping.

    • @djb1317
      @djb1317 3 роки тому +18

      its a tradition at this point

    • @johnc1963
      @johnc1963 3 роки тому +1

      You gifted me a Mike Matei sub once!

    • @alienboy1322
      @alienboy1322 3 роки тому +5

      Neither am I.

    • @errorbirdesther
      @errorbirdesther 3 роки тому +4

      Same
      I started to watch him after I watched a spongebob ytp that had him in it

    • @kademcneely6009
      @kademcneely6009 3 роки тому +8

      I’ve watched 15 years of AVGN in less than a month lol

  • @Nightosphere
    @Nightosphere 3 роки тому +5606

    This felt like a classic episode I really enjoyed it

  • @Other_Kev
    @Other_Kev 3 роки тому +776

    James: "Here's the lore explanation for how my games still show up in episodes after I destroyed them"
    Nobody asked, but he delivered anyway. That's why we still love AVGN. :)

    • @daftoptimist
      @daftoptimist 3 роки тому +16

      It *would* be a leprechaun.

    • @pissmansfield463
      @pissmansfield463 3 роки тому +11

      This felt like the "Why does Kenny keep coming back after he dies" episode.

    • @insensitive919
      @insensitive919 Рік тому +3

      You know at least one person asked. And I bet he's higher than a fairy right now.

    • @kecukraftwork1988
      @kecukraftwork1988 Рік тому +7

      I always just figured that the Nerd was so intoxicated, that he drunkenly repaired the games himself and simply forgot by the next day 😂

    • @asimplewizard
      @asimplewizard Рік тому +2

      ​@@kecukraftwork1988that's silly, it was a leprechaun. Duh.

  • @DrViperVideos
    @DrViperVideos 3 роки тому +348

    In middle school my friends showed me a video of a guy smashing his head through cabinet bc he couldnt beat karate kid on NES. Over a decade later and james is still making these videos, never stop dude, youre my favorite youtuber

    • @crystalwater505
      @crystalwater505 3 роки тому +17

      You wanna help me now man?!

    • @MistahJay7
      @MistahJay7 3 роки тому +1

      One of the most funniest parts in AVGN history lol

  • @TimTimmahh-LinkyLink
    @TimTimmahh-LinkyLink 3 роки тому +588

    This felt like an old episode. The part where James throws the rocketeer across the gap had me dying lol..

    • @ikaruga24
      @ikaruga24 3 роки тому +9

      Same for me, it instantly brought images of the Olsen twins game with the dog :D

    • @anthonyweinersnose2583
      @anthonyweinersnose2583 3 роки тому +3

      I was the 100th like on this comment and James Rolfe is in the illuminatiatotto guy.

    • @3Rayfire
      @3Rayfire 3 роки тому +3

      Best part of the video. That reached me.

    • @kevins1876
      @kevins1876 3 роки тому

      Probably helps he made some past memories of it with mike.

    • @Blueflag04
      @Blueflag04 3 роки тому +1

      same

  • @markthehammer
    @markthehammer 3 роки тому +1129

    Please... Please. DON'T STOP. EVER.
    I need you to reach at least episode 1000!

    • @mattgilson697
      @mattgilson697 3 роки тому +8

      yesssss

    • @Pikachu2Ash
      @Pikachu2Ash 3 роки тому +44

      Idk about 1000 but we are pretty close to 200th.

    • @shinkiro403
      @shinkiro403 3 роки тому +10

      *A wild Arata-ta appears* ❤

    • @randomretroplays3123
      @randomretroplays3123 3 роки тому +17

      Can you imagine UA-cam without the nerd 😫

    • @Dripx-
      @Dripx- 3 роки тому +11

      I mean, he can do what he wants. At that rate, he'll be doing this till he's old as he'll if he were to do episode 1,000 lol

  • @KaineHero
    @KaineHero 3 роки тому +405

    Best Nerd episode in a while. James seemed more genuinely enthusiastic than usual. Love to see it

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 3 роки тому +601

    The cut aways, the animation, the classic look, and the references. Oh man, this is a real throwback. Great episode, man!

    • @ThalesWell
      @ThalesWell 3 роки тому +2

      Reference to the movie being a throwback

    • @countrystud1986
      @countrystud1986 3 роки тому +5

      Absolutely agree. And yet people still find things to complain and hate about. This episode feels like one from 8 years ago which is already instantly rewatchable. I do appreciate even the small inclusion of different camera angles like this; nothing too crazy, but really gives it a bit of life. We are so lucky he keeps giving us this content!

  • @birkenomegacybertronultimate
    @birkenomegacybertronultimate 3 роки тому +528

    You're an absolute legend. You're 41 years old, you have 2 children, you're married and yet you still manage to make amazing videos consistently.

    • @ainteasya
      @ainteasya 3 роки тому +15

      Don't remind him lol

    • @Psycrovv
      @Psycrovv 3 роки тому +16

      He is 41 ? like me :D

    • @Sypaka
      @Sypaka 3 роки тому +19

      Wait.. TWO Children? I knew of one, but, wow James..

    • @jaygooese4242
      @jaygooese4242 2 роки тому +1

      That lucky son of a gun

    • @-Siculus-Hort-
      @-Siculus-Hort- Рік тому +3

      yes. james is awesome.

  • @MariktheGunslinger
    @MariktheGunslinger 3 роки тому +253

    This feels like a great fusion of the new and old AVGN episodes. James, ya still got it.

    • @eins2001
      @eins2001 3 роки тому +4

      Where is your pfp from

  • @DanVasc
    @DanVasc 3 роки тому +1122

    Respect to James and the team. Thanks for listening to the fans, my guys.

    • @l4ndon4rm0r6
      @l4ndon4rm0r6 3 роки тому +27

      Long live mike!

    • @legionarybooks13
      @legionarybooks13 3 роки тому +16

      Dan, they need to bring you on as a guest vocalist for Rex Viper!

    • @louisdellalucca8969
      @louisdellalucca8969 3 роки тому +4

      Dan! I’m a huge fan of yours! Your covers are all masterpieces!!!

    • @Henkbelder
      @Henkbelder 3 роки тому +19

      @@l4ndon4rm0r6 Mike left cinemassacre

    • @l4ndon4rm0r6
      @l4ndon4rm0r6 3 роки тому +3

      No he didn't bro quit playing

  • @NerdyTransformed
    @NerdyTransformed 3 роки тому +228

    I love the part at the end where James laughs at the absurdity of his own joke

  • @recorderdude
    @recorderdude 3 роки тому +1623

    One of the best nerds this year bar none, and with one of the worst games to boot! You still got it after all these years.

    • @dexterbelinario3492
      @dexterbelinario3492 3 роки тому +3

      Verified person 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

    • @edchampagne1806
      @edchampagne1806 3 роки тому +15

      not hard to improve on garbage

    • @Dankcatvacs
      @Dankcatvacs 3 роки тому +1

      @Ruby Williams what really

    • @Zontar82
      @Zontar82 3 роки тому +3

      one of the worse, fbomb randomly anywhere and not very thought

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 3 роки тому +17

      @@edchampagne1806 why are you watching then? 😂😂😂😂😂 dork.

  • @Highretrogamelord
    @Highretrogamelord 3 роки тому +107

    The SNES version of The Rocketeer is actually a port of a DOS game.
    There is also a game that is loosely based on The Rocketeer. It is called Rocket Ranger.

    • @mikedavis1476
      @mikedavis1476 3 роки тому +2

      I loved that game!! Couldn’t remember the name of it... kind of hard I never could beat it but definitely a interesting game.. I played it on nes

  • @Saint_Cuthbert
    @Saint_Cuthbert 3 роки тому +499

    The sheer terror on his face while starting the SNES version is just incredible 🤣

    • @jimboswamps5602
      @jimboswamps5602 3 роки тому +33

      The controller being squeezed and shaking too! 😂😂😂😂

    • @KawaiiKing64
      @KawaiiKing64 3 роки тому +38

      The immensely powerful "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!" was absolutely brilliant XD

    • @フランクランドン
      @フランクランドン 2 роки тому +6

      @@KawaiiKing64 the triple whammy supreme

  • @TakeTheWorld21
    @TakeTheWorld21 3 роки тому +162

    I love how we’re getting more AVGN episodes as of late

  • @GoreyBits
    @GoreyBits 3 роки тому +1101

    I saw THE ROCKETEER movie in theaters when I was a small child. I even had a Rocketeer action figure. I never got to play the game. From the looks of it, I dodged a bullet 😆

    • @Craxin01
      @Craxin01 3 роки тому +34

      More than the character in the game can say.

    • @badnewsbruner
      @badnewsbruner 3 роки тому +21

      I own this steaming pile of feces on NES, got it for a birthday or somethin' as a child. Yes, you definitely dodged a bullet.

    • @zacharycollins9485
      @zacharycollins9485 3 роки тому +11

      You didn't beat The Rocketeer SNES version (I can't say I blame you haha). At the end of the game they have the epic showdown on top of the zeppelin from the movie! 💪

    • @mrmonsterz644
      @mrmonsterz644 3 роки тому +18

      I'd say you dodged a rocket

    • @leannerose6181
      @leannerose6181 3 роки тому +10

      Me too; saw and loved the movie in the theaters; never got to play the game; thank you James for showing me I wasn't missing much 😂

  • @bullettime8760
    @bullettime8760 3 роки тому +231

    Just to remind everyone that he's been doing this since UA-cam was still in it's "prototype" phase

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 3 роки тому +8

      The Nerd has been on UA-cam since before I knew that UA-cam was anything more than a search engine

    • @tripledipterry3489
      @tripledipterry3489 2 роки тому +3

      @@paul_warner UA-cam was never a search engine?

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 2 роки тому +1

      @@tripledipterry3489 UA-cam was always a search engine

    • @quanghuyvu2649
      @quanghuyvu2649 2 роки тому

      @@paul_warner he has been on here before I was born
      Yes, I was born On May 2004
      I think he started sooner than that

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 2 роки тому +1

      @@quanghuyvu2649 UA-cam wasn't around until 2005

  • @bregowine
    @bregowine 3 роки тому +400

    Missed this style man, never stop making them like this every now and then! Much appreciated. Keep up the great work

  • @GLJosh
    @GLJosh 3 роки тому +285

    I thought this episode could have really used "where did you learn to fly?"

    • @Kyss007
      @Kyss007 3 роки тому +12

      I mean, in what situation does that not come in handy?

    • @henrijs1733
      @henrijs1733 3 роки тому +7

      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?

    • @JadedJester739
      @JadedJester739 3 роки тому +3

      Did you hear that? Its the sound of Cinemassacre dropping the ball lol

    • @zyzzy-ko4ww
      @zyzzy-ko4ww 3 роки тому

      "Where did you learn to fly!" is a running gag in Cybermorph (Atari Jaguar game).

  • @nickcopeland6915
    @nickcopeland6915 3 роки тому +25

    The bit where he throws the Rocketeer across the gap is pure gold.

  • @InquisitorSinCross
    @InquisitorSinCross 3 роки тому +85

    After all these Years Jekyll and Hide still haunts AVGN. Stay strong, James.

  • @claudiasolomon1123
    @claudiasolomon1123 3 роки тому +77

    Anyone else notice how often James cites Contra when describing how a game should be made??
    If he did a series about how great Contra was that would be so rad.

    • @sergiowinter5383
      @sergiowinter5383 3 роки тому +8

      He could talk about what made great classics great, like he does with movies, becoming the Dr. Jekyll of Mr. AVGN

    • @JoeyJ0J0
      @JoeyJ0J0 3 роки тому +6

      He made a video about his personal history with Contra 1

    • @lfccavalheiro
      @lfccavalheiro 3 роки тому

      I dunno... I really hate Contra games, so I wouldn't be excited about that.

    • @Zeburaman2005
      @Zeburaman2005 3 роки тому +5

      To James, Contra is what Legend of Zelda is to Mike: the quintessential gaming cornerstone against which every other game is to be measured.

    • @SuperTimLand
      @SuperTimLand 3 роки тому

      Crackerjack idea old chap

  • @radbuster4403
    @radbuster4403 3 роки тому +50

    james should put himself into the actual games more often, I was howling when he threw the rocketeer dude

  • @Eightbitdark
    @Eightbitdark 3 роки тому +72

    The part when he said "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!!" To the SNES version, its beautiful. Keep it up James!

    • @EPLStamfordBridge1
      @EPLStamfordBridge1 3 роки тому +2

      ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪs ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴛʀᴀsʜ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ

  • @THESCUMMBAR
    @THESCUMMBAR 3 роки тому +57

    12:45 "Imagine you're playing an Indiana Jones game and when you start it up you are the classroom teaching" LOL. That's basically how Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure starts.

    • @scottydu81
      @scottydu81 3 роки тому +2

      A point and click Indy game? Is it any gouda?

    • @LordHorst
      @LordHorst 3 роки тому

      @@scottydu81 It's one of the best LucasArts adventures.

  • @ShurekHam
    @ShurekHam 3 роки тому +87

    I think James actually enjoyed doing this one, it was a nice experience

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 3 роки тому +5

      pretty sure he enjoys all of them, it just shines a little more in some episodes

  • @DanielTGaming
    @DanielTGaming 3 роки тому +1220

    Definitely a big step-up for the new AVGN episodes. I love it.

    • @crazeverseben7583
      @crazeverseben7583 3 роки тому +1

      hey daniel t, love your videos.

    • @anthonyweinersnose2583
      @anthonyweinersnose2583 3 роки тому +1

      James is in the illuminati! You people serve the dark lord.

    • @NormanReaddis
      @NormanReaddis 3 роки тому +3

      I think i had a bad case of deja Vu here but i think i already watch this episode?

    • @WeezeBadfishHalen4
      @WeezeBadfishHalen4 3 роки тому +7

      @@NormanReaddis I thought the same. They played it in a James and Mike episode

    • @BRIAN_IVERSON_20
      @BRIAN_IVERSON_20 3 роки тому +2

      @@anthonyweinersnose2583 ok

  • @thedarkwolfv7233
    @thedarkwolfv7233 3 роки тому +41

    Can we just all appreciate that James still pumps out the AVGNs for us after all these years of growing up with him.

  • @SocratesRR90
    @SocratesRR90 3 роки тому +17

    The music at 11:26 was actually pretty cool lol. Nice descending bass line there.

  • @perryco34
    @perryco34 3 роки тому +329

    Like how meta he’s being with the “old” references.

    • @lucaswakefield4511
      @lucaswakefield4511 3 роки тому +2

      No.

    • @knowtheplan472
      @knowtheplan472 3 роки тому +4

      Yes.

    • @Dirty_Davos
      @Dirty_Davos 3 роки тому +2

      @@knowtheplan472 Yes. 😌

    • @Selrisitai
      @Selrisitai 3 роки тому

      I don't like meta. It basically is another way of saying, "Hey, all this stuff? It doesn't matter. It's _just_ a game, movie, show, fiction. None of it matters."

    • @EPLStamfordBridge1
      @EPLStamfordBridge1 3 роки тому

      ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪs ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴛʀᴀsʜ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ

  • @shintridentch.387
    @shintridentch.387 3 роки тому +94

    "You may know me as the AVGN, But today i'm the AVPN", yep james just threw the most genuine dad joke

    • @meangene8678
      @meangene8678 3 роки тому +6

      im not even mad about it either tbh

    • @TripleBMusic
      @TripleBMusic 3 роки тому

      James is the ultimate Segue Man

    • @ouijasilverstar9027
      @ouijasilverstar9027 3 роки тому

      Makes sense. James is a father of two children.

    • @Toni7926
      @Toni7926 3 роки тому

      I almost missed out on this, but enjoyed this joke. - also father of two.

    • @FearDatD
      @FearDatD 3 роки тому

      and then he proceed to laugh right after.

  • @nextabe1
    @nextabe1 3 роки тому +108

    I really love when James gets to flex his knowledge of old movies.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 3 роки тому +2

      It's barely 30 years old.

    • @ps92809
      @ps92809 3 роки тому +5

      @@RabblesTheBinx I mean thats kind of old for a movie

    • @perrycoffey5410
      @perrycoffey5410 Рік тому +2

      Can you use a real word instead of a idiotic slang word called flex

    • @jaydub2546
      @jaydub2546 Рік тому +8

      ​@@perrycoffey5410 flex is a real word...

    • @gunsharck
      @gunsharck Рік тому

      @@jaydub2546Yes as in a flex cable not the way you zoomers use it 🤡🤡🤡

  • @blaisetelfer8499
    @blaisetelfer8499 3 роки тому +115

    "The Rocketeer in 16-bit has to be better"
    *Flashbacks to Wizard of Oz on the Super Nintendo*

  • @whoisthisgit
    @whoisthisgit 3 роки тому +1527

    Personally, I miss the old camera angles the most of all.

    • @OnlyVocals
      @OnlyVocals 3 роки тому +81

      Personally, I hate clout chasers in disguise.

    • @creeke_alley
      @creeke_alley 3 роки тому +8

      @Sians 5769 YOU WHAT

    • @LalitoTV
      @LalitoTV 3 роки тому +146

      What i miss the most from old videos is the poor lighting
      It made everything so much more cozy

    • @Shadowwolf-1337
      @Shadowwolf-1337 3 роки тому +39

      avgn still tries to keep his jokes fresh even in 2021, unlike SOME youtubers i used to love

    • @Run187
      @Run187 3 роки тому +14

      @@OnlyVocals irony..

  • @muticere
    @muticere 3 роки тому +10

    10:38 feels like that would have been a cool place for a Pat the NES Punk cameo, have him peek through the door and flip out.

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 3 роки тому +1272

    AVGN going strong, never quit my guy.

    • @loderfeuer2742
      @loderfeuer2742 3 роки тому +28

      This Guy is a living Legend

    • @zombiewarrior88
      @zombiewarrior88 3 роки тому +9

      But proto......

    • @OnlyVocals
      @OnlyVocals 3 роки тому +39

      It's actually the WORST it's ever been. James checked out long ago.

    • @soap07230
      @soap07230 3 роки тому +3

      Hey proto, any Dino Nuggies?

    • @_gorezone_
      @_gorezone_ 3 роки тому +60

      @@OnlyVocals But you're still here watching, so...

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 3 роки тому +553

    Nice return to form I feel, with the extra effects and animations!

    • @DrumsTheWord
      @DrumsTheWord 3 роки тому +15

      @Salvador Pais Haha! This is UA-cam comments in a nutshell.

    • @CodingAbroad
      @CodingAbroad 3 роки тому

      @Salvador Pais err yes it is! 417 believe it too

  • @RNCV-uf7wu
    @RNCV-uf7wu 3 роки тому +12

    The "Demon on the toilet" line killed me
    Great episode, had a very old school feel to it

  • @johnc1963
    @johnc1963 3 роки тому +294

    This was a great episode, it felt a lot like the old ones.

    • @OnlyVocals
      @OnlyVocals 3 роки тому +5

      It didn't. Maybe you should go watch an older episode and compare it to this slop. James fell off. Sad.

    • @blackjaguar324
      @blackjaguar324 3 роки тому +6

      Minus the guitar guy.

    • @_PuppetMaster86
      @_PuppetMaster86 3 роки тому +19

      @@OnlyVocals How positive. You must hate James.

    • @GogglesPIU
      @GogglesPIU 3 роки тому +4

      @@OnlyVocals Don't you have a facebook page to update? O....

    • @CodingAbroad
      @CodingAbroad 3 роки тому

      @@OnlyVocals looking through the other comments I think many would disagree

  • @paradygmshift7826
    @paradygmshift7826 3 роки тому +54

    I like how James has been moving back towards the more classic style of AVGN.

    • @FZero2daMAX
      @FZero2daMAX 3 роки тому +15

      A blessed return honestly, he seems a little more like himself here.

    • @Andrew-fi1sd
      @Andrew-fi1sd 3 роки тому +11

      Excuse you, i think you mean AVPN

    • @GTAMAN77
      @GTAMAN77 3 роки тому +4

      Yep soon he will go back to the angry Nintendo nerd days

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 3 роки тому +3

      Because its the best.

  • @CliffuckingBooth
    @CliffuckingBooth 3 роки тому +19

    11:17 I haven't seen this for about 25 years now. Now it all came back...
    Thanks AVGN

  • @Fretburn333
    @Fretburn333 3 роки тому +35

    Today is Dimebags birthday. At 1:58 James says “Watch it go” and then smashes the game. I know he’s a Pantera fan so I think this is a little Easter egg for Dime.

    • @hughneutron5303
      @hughneutron5303 3 роки тому +4

      having a blacktooth grin in his honor as we speak!

  • @Valientlink
    @Valientlink 3 роки тому +30

    Really missing the old Cine crew, but this was a great episode, lots of throwbacks to the old style

  • @Xylluk
    @Xylluk 3 роки тому +160

    Ever since that James and Mike Monday Rocketeer episode, I've been waiting for this day, and now it's finally here...

    • @Mr.Quackerjack
      @Mr.Quackerjack 3 роки тому +3

      Was it everything you’d hoped it would be?

    • @thelyokomemelord
      @thelyokomemelord 3 роки тому +2

      Same here. I've been waiting for this episode.

    • @brentonhaley7092
      @brentonhaley7092 3 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @lazybacon7520
      @lazybacon7520 3 роки тому +1

      That was one of the best ones, and I kept thinking "this HAS to be a Nerd episode" while watching

    • @yekker2245
      @yekker2245 3 роки тому +3

      I had strong deja vu that this game was already covered on avgn but I guess it was a Monday episode that I'm thinking about

  • @corruptlogic8479
    @corruptlogic8479 3 роки тому +118

    This is a great episode. It's like he's genuinely angry. Brings me back to season 5-6 nerd

    • @Keurgui1
      @Keurgui1 3 роки тому +9

      I was thinking the same thing, been a minute since we seen him get actually frustrated with a game that warranted it

  • @dautömötive68plus1
    @dautömötive68plus1 3 роки тому +33

    I remember this game as a kid, I also remember being frustrated and that’s when my anger started lol

  • @muusi5708
    @muusi5708 3 роки тому +84

    I like this "simpler" episodes better than the huge ones.

    • @gravitywaves2796
      @gravitywaves2796 3 роки тому +15

      I tend to agree, that said the fear and loathing episode blew my mind though.

  • @garrettviewegh677
    @garrettviewegh677 3 роки тому +86

    I still can’t believe what a icon the AVGN is on UA-cam. The channel’s been around long enough to where the series has become timeless and synonyms with UA-cam. I wouldn’t be surprised if many video game review channels took inspiration from his reviews.

    • @anthonydeadman
      @anthonydeadman 3 роки тому +15

      Oooooh they did. So much so that we even had a lot of impersonators over the years who came and went. For better or for worse.

    • @benderbender-ij7ld
      @benderbender-ij7ld 3 роки тому +4

      Id be surprised if any of them even existed without him.

  • @AegisAuras
    @AegisAuras 3 роки тому +1

    This felt like a classic episode.
    There was a nice calm backstory to the game at the beginning. Just hearing James explain stuff is satisfying. Then it slowly ramps up with more anger throughout.
    I like it when a lot of the jokes are referencing how ridiculous the game mechanics would be if implemented in the setting of the franchise’s canon.
    It doesn’t even bother me if most of the shots are just of the gameplay and the couch. For me, that’s where the heart of AVGN is.

  • @hobomeatballthemovies323
    @hobomeatballthemovies323 3 роки тому +54

    James Rolfe is a class act. I find him genuine and erudite.

  • @Persephanie55
    @Persephanie55 3 роки тому +52

    5:56… in every single platformer that I have played in my life, yes. I’ve always wanted to do that.
    I also laughed way too hard at this.

  • @NegaNova
    @NegaNova 3 роки тому +14

    The Super Nintendo part was pretty frickin' hilarious hahahah. Thank you James. You're amazing.

  • @toasTr0n
    @toasTr0n 3 роки тому +104

    I loved the parts with The Nerd "inside the game." Serious Nick Arcade vibes.

  • @AkamoriRivals
    @AkamoriRivals 3 роки тому +30

    I understand that your love of filmmaking has influenced a lot of your recent AVGN episodes, but sometimes, this traditional template feels like home. Episodes like this one are the ones I watch on repeat late at night. This feels like old school AVGN.

  • @AlbertWesker-bd3hk
    @AlbertWesker-bd3hk 3 роки тому +10

    The Nerd breaks the game and my mind instantly goes, ‘’Play the game Civvie!!!!’’.

  • @EpicOdysseus
    @EpicOdysseus 3 роки тому +66

    Big step up from the recent episodes. Feels much more like a classic, pre-2014ish episode. Big fan of it. Whatever it is internally you decided to do/change, keep it up!

  • @Yoshi1up
    @Yoshi1up 3 роки тому +26

    11:36 the snes controller turned into a baby rattle

  • @Goodroosters
    @Goodroosters 3 роки тому

    One thing I love about coming back to AVGN videos is that I don't think I've ever disliked a single one. Like I don't think I've ever come to watch a new one and gone "ah man, the Nerd has kinda gotten stale after so many years"

  • @jamesesterline
    @jamesesterline 3 роки тому +118

    0:24 James's showing off the dad jokes he's had for the past few years, I like it.

    • @ZombieRain0
      @ZombieRain0 3 роки тому +3

      And the New Balance shoes!

  • @tmoney920
    @tmoney920 3 роки тому +32

    Felt that “what were they thinking” in my soul 💀

  • @awesomechris2840
    @awesomechris2840 3 роки тому +16

    This has been one of my more favorite modern AVGN episodes ive seen in a while! 🤣

  • @smellthel
    @smellthel 3 роки тому +74

    I'm so happy he's still doing this after all these years

  • @danielshivers9153
    @danielshivers9153 3 роки тому +95

    I've been an AVGN fan since day one. Recently I've felt that episodes we're getting more into being movie productions than the episodic review/ranting that we know and love. This episode brought back the satisfaction I felt in the early days. Thank you James and I look forward to your next endeavor.

  • @latasian0182
    @latasian0182 3 роки тому +9

    This is one of the best episodes in awhile. So funny 😂. Felt like seasons 1-4, classic AVGN goodness. Thanks for the awesome content James!

  • @caliklepto1316
    @caliklepto1316 3 роки тому +326

    this feels like an old school episode. love it

    • @deg6788
      @deg6788 3 роки тому +10

      Yes he went back to the basics

    • @arbaltgerbalt7712
      @arbaltgerbalt7712 3 роки тому +4

      You can tell he didn't edit it though

    • @graveyardclassics
      @graveyardclassics 3 роки тому +1

      it does

    • @chebop_s
      @chebop_s 3 роки тому +1

      True

    • @DanielLoveMetallica
      @DanielLoveMetallica 3 роки тому +11

      @@arbaltgerbalt7712 I mean James is allowed help. He stated he gets final say on the final edits and scripts that he still writes.

  • @starwindamada5313
    @starwindamada5313 3 роки тому +88

    Vimm's Lair admins: "Hey, how come everyone is suddenly downloading ROMs of The Rocketeer from the SNES vault?"

    • @JeffYPbPr
      @JeffYPbPr 3 роки тому +10

      Gotta love the lair.

  • @DrAmazing
    @DrAmazing 3 роки тому +3

    I remember renting the SNES version. We figured out the thing with the little screen pretty quick, and we had a turbo controller so all the shooting and flying sections were way easier. But we couldn't get past this next bit where a guy above you was dropping bombs and you had to dodge past them. The character just moved so slow that it seemed impossible.

  • @justascreamingcat2964
    @justascreamingcat2964 3 роки тому +108

    "We're on the SNES now."
    "Oh , so you've realized your mistakes and you're gonna improve."
    "..."
    "Right..?"

  • @TheRealityJack
    @TheRealityJack 3 роки тому +9

    I just finished rewatching all of the old classics, and I gotta say, you still got it James! This was a fun episode that felt classic in all the right ways. Keep on doing what you do best! You brought me so much joy in my life!

  • @steveulinski98
    @steveulinski98 Рік тому +4

    11:33 "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??!!!!!!!!" The most powerful delivery of that line in Nerd history.

  • @ESLTeacherTom
    @ESLTeacherTom 3 роки тому +582

    Beautiful wide-shot of your game room!

    • @seijiren5115
      @seijiren5115 3 роки тому +6

      Only thing that bad is the shotgun microphone hanger on the roof

    • @DawidO-mg8zn
      @DawidO-mg8zn 3 роки тому +1

      @@EPLStamfordBridge1 i'm sorry could you repeat that? I didn't hear you

    • @karelpipa
      @karelpipa 3 роки тому +1

      @@seijiren5115 you know AVGN is a B movie addict

  • @hermis2008
    @hermis2008 3 роки тому +46

    I missed the NES era entirely, I enjoy watching this content, it shows me the great evolution of videogames.

  • @COMMANDRofAWESUM
    @COMMANDRofAWESUM 3 роки тому +6

    Never stop making these videos James. Pure gold.

  • @reborno-o4498
    @reborno-o4498 3 роки тому +29

    James, please tackle Takeshi's Challenge. I assure you, it will give you plenty of material (and anger) to work with.

    • @roamingnyiad
      @roamingnyiad 3 роки тому +2

      I second this. Takeshi's Challenge would seem like the KING of Cryptic, which would be perfect for a Nerd review.

  • @vectorstrike
    @vectorstrike 3 роки тому +6

    12:30 "(...) they couldn't even design a horizontal side-scrolling stage (...)"
    They probably thought designing one was rocket science-level difficult!

  • @worldofthought8352
    @worldofthought8352 3 роки тому +8

    "Get over there!"
    I see the Angry Nerd is the reverse Scorpion.

  • @Kazigiri
    @Kazigiri 3 роки тому +27

    Awesome episode. This is the Nerd I've been missing. Personally, the only thing I feel missing now is the full intro.

    • @krtlkid
      @krtlkid 3 роки тому +4

      Yes the next episode should begin like that just to take us back to the past even more.

    • @philmstud2k
      @philmstud2k 3 роки тому +2

      I miss the theme song so much. That and he should have a beer in his hand.

  • @georgecheverie7279
    @georgecheverie7279 3 роки тому +155

    The fact that the nerd has admit that most of the NES library has aged and being filled with generic movie games despite him growing up on the console shows how unbiased he is

  • @mattyskier
    @mattyskier 3 роки тому +7

    Absolutely loved it James! Thanks for the amazing episode!

  • @CodingAbroad
    @CodingAbroad 3 роки тому +46

    This episode is back to form. Please keep this old style up nerd ☺️

  • @Snicker60515
    @Snicker60515 3 роки тому +162

    I actually played this game when it was new, of course I had THE POWER, which helped me finish the game. Wasn't that bad actually, but I almost didn't remember the SNES version. Overall, this episode had me rolling! Cheers James!

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish 2 роки тому +1

    The SNES game is like that recent Star Wars game. You're a Jedi, but you spend the whole game climbing walls, running up and down ramps, solving puzzles.

  • @AbcDefg-zt8xy
    @AbcDefg-zt8xy 3 роки тому +17

    13:41 - even better, I think someone should make a mod for doom where it just swaps doom the guy's screen and the gameplay screen with each other. We'd have a giant animated doom guy's face and small gameplay.

  • @MoundN
    @MoundN 3 роки тому +37

    I just love James's dedication for his work.
    It really shows..
    Thank you James Rolfe and everyone involved in this!

  • @alexisolmella3064
    @alexisolmella3064 3 роки тому

    Im your #1 fan from the Philippines, fan of yours since 2005. Sayang nawala na yung isa pang OG na SMOSH duo, kayo 2 ang #1 youtuber ko for life.

  • @furonguy42
    @furonguy42 3 роки тому +5

    Honestly, that plane race minigame had so little to do with anything, that I thought the start of the SNES segment was some sort of skit about putting in the wrong game.

  • @darklotus5309
    @darklotus5309 3 роки тому +48

    I’d love to see James laughing out of character more often. It makes things more fun

    • @lunayoshi
      @lunayoshi 3 роки тому +2

      As long as doesn't make half his episodes joking with some guy off camera, I'm for it. Those have gotten old in other people's episodes real fast.

  •  Рік тому +2

    “Imagine you are playing Indiana Jones and starts at the classroom…”
    Well. Last Crusade game for DOS starts EXACTLY at the school and after send you to Indy’s apartment. I’ve never arrived to the interesting places besides pointing and clicking everything in the screen.

  • @seanlynch145
    @seanlynch145 3 роки тому +182

    Man I love that James character the nerd plays
    He’s awesome

  • @sidiov
    @sidiov 3 роки тому +45

    The DOOM picture of a demon on the toilet was the best part of 2021 so far.

  • @senateboy0909
    @senateboy0909 3 роки тому +15

    He's like Benjamin Button, he keeps getting younger as he ages.

  • @GrumpyPete78
    @GrumpyPete78 3 роки тому +71

    As mentioned by lots of folks in the comments, this *really* felt like a classic episode. As a fan from back in 07, I appreciated all the little nuances. Thanks James!