@Jeff Knox It certainly didn't help that the filming was delayed, and the release coincided with the actual excavation of the Atari cache inside that Arizona landfill. So the alien conspiracy thing kind of lost any impact it would have had. It was an overlong badly produced film with an ET review tacked on at the end.
Oh, he's some guy credited in one of the Dracula games the Nerd reviewed in that episode. He also programmed AVGN Adventures :P. ...Also, his last name means "Fox". Not "Fucks".
What's with all the hate towards AVGN all of a sudden? He's a pioneer of gaming. Without him, video game reviewers and let's player probably wouldn't exist. He's still funny, he's still creative, and he's still great at what he's been doing for 11 years.
***** Picky assholes came out of the woodwork to insult big UA-cam users. I don't quite understand where they came from but it has grown although died down some the past month.
***** You're right. James paved the way for other online reviewers. Would the Nostalgia Critic, Cinema Snob, Linkara and all the others do reviews if not for him?
That might be why people like the Angry Video Game Nerd so much. He may be known for his rageaholic fits , but there are plenty of times where he actually comes off as intelligent, like a true nerd.
But don’t forget, even though we want him to do that, he will only take you back to the past. Not to the present or future-except for that one episode for the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which was on that old console call Didj.
It has not gotten better with age at this point. Don’t call me a hater because I have been a fan since the Nintendo Nerd days. His older work is the real AVGN.
@@ace-x6m A lot of his newer work just tries to be creative, which isn't bad but also doesn't end up feeling like classic nerd; which had you laughing your ass off, getting invested in the review portion, and singing the theme song every time you watched an episode.
+MermDaddy At least EA gives us good games like Dead Space and Mass Effect. What do we get from Activision? CoD, CoD, CoD, CoD, Destiny, more CoD, Guitar Hero, CoD, CoD, and even more CoD. And oh yeah, did I mention CoD?!?!
ChidoriSnake i mean cods fun but activision also publishes all blizzard games, transformers games (very fun), geometry wars, prototype etc... they publish alot of games but they really only have 1 mainstream series with Cod. so maybe do some research. you'd be surprised.
That cartoon was pretty good and had a lot of originality in. Its kind of funny since it didn't really tie with the movie but, people still enjoyed it.
I liked it too. People these days are now demanding to much, this is a typical AVGN episode where he reviews a bad game pointing out flaws while cussing the problems as always. The only point i get from these guys is that when he feigns anger it does not feel natural, but besides that, this video represent what i expect from a regular Nerd episode. I hope there are more in a monthtly basis.
I liked it as well, james wasn't trying to best anything, just make a normal review with some laughs... But... I would of liked to see beetlejuice sense this is a Halloween Ep... Dahh well awesome vid in the end.
I liked the episode too. I had quite some laughs in this episode because for me it felt fresh and back to the older episodes were there weren't over-the-top effects and what not.
***** It's funny... When I saw the EP, I pictured that's what they where gonna do... Because they did something like that for the adams family and all that, but hey. James just made a movie and the review was great to see outta the blue.
I have never been disappointed with an AVGN episode. This one was as good as all the others. In fact, I may actually like it better then the older ones. There is less unnecessary swearing, which I like. While it was funny before when I was younger, it kind of grew old. These new ones have a perfect balance of the old AVGN and the newer one. I like it.
VixXstazosJOB Well... every character has to evolve. There hasn't been a single character going on for 10 years on a regular basis that stays the same every iteration or chapter, right?
idk the episodes leading up to the movie were awful. Toxic Avengers, ikari warriors etc. Seems like now that the movie is out of the way we will get good episodes again.
***** I wanted to fault Ikari Warriors but it seemed like an episode where they were just kinda having fun for their own sake, goofing around while the camera was on, which I can take or leave, myself.
Nerd brought up a great point about the "made by LJN" thing. Like, Pokemon is technically developed by GameFreak, but we don't say it's not a Nintendo game or that Nintendo didn't make it. CyberConnect2 developed Asura's Wrath, that doesn't mean it's not a Capcom game. Platinum developing Bayonetta doesn't make it any less of a Sega game, nor does their development of the recent Metal Gear titles mean those aren't Konami games. So yeah, everyone who whines about him saying "made by LJN" can eat a bowl of fuck and stop playing semantics games.
Steve Perrin Part of the process of making a game is finalizing it, deciding it's good enough for the consumer, packaging it, branding it and releasing it, all of which LJN did with these games. So yes, they did have a hand in making and selling the games, they looked at pure shit and said "Yeah, this is good" and slapped it on store shelves, they are just as much to blame. Again, do you insist Pokemon isn't made by Nintendo? I bet not.
ElFreakinCid "Again, do you insist Pokemon isn't made by Nintendo? I bet not." Well yes...cos they don't make it. Again, this is simple English. I mean let's use your flawed thinking and twist it slightly. When The Nerd did his NES peripherals (power glove, power pad, etc) he also covered the Rolling Rocker and pointed out (correctly) how it was made by LJN...but didn't blame the fact Nintendo licensed it and ONLY blamed LJN. So what are we doing here, blaming the people that MADE the actual product or the people that slap their name on it to sell? To repeat once again, LJN did not make any games. So let's put the blame on those that did make this crappy games like Rareware, etc.
Steve Perrin Congratulations then, you're the only person on planet Earth to say Pokemon is not a Nintendo game. Also, way to focus only on that one sentence. Here's a better idea: Just accept that LJN is just as much to fucking blame for these pixelated atrocities. LJN hired the developers. LJN was who each game was submitted to for finalizing. LJN looked at these games and went "Yep, this is good." LJN published them. LJN released them under their rainbow of doom. They're LJN games, and LJN is to blame. Deal with it.
ElFreakinCid You are right, LJN did hire the developers, LJN may have also passed the games for release, LJN did publish them too...But LJN didn't make the games. Also prove I am the "only person on the planet" that says Pokemon is nit made by Nintendo, and if that us the case, that would make the the only person on the planet that is right then.
As many people have noted...James' sideburns are getting larger and larger in each video. I believe this is because James is actually the Wolf Man. Yeah, he's just undergoing a very slow transformation into a werewolf that takes months instead of seconds. Werewolf transformations always begin with the sideburns, that's where the hair begins to cover the entire face.
Ceem Play And they forever will be, because people like you will always insist the new stuff is them worse then the old :P Seriously, the recording quality is better then ever, the acting has improved by quite a bit, the lighting is _much_ better, etc. The old episodes hold nostalgic value to me as well, but I really do think the newer ones are better :P
Ceem Play Those were special episodes and not very common. They were cool, but if they became mandatory for every episode, it would lose the charm really quickly :/
why is everyone hating AVGN now!?! He's still so much better than other you tubers nowadays! I dont get why it matters if his older videos are better than his newer ones! WOW, haters, Wow! i really would like to see if you could do better , or even me at this point! this guy is amazing, he actually inspired me in some way to make video game commentaries, videos, parodys, greatest moments, etc!
Tom Wolf He has been around for a long time and is still going so newer people are mad that he is still getting attention. I still enjoy him, but it would be nice to see him try other things in addition to the nerd.
Dear James, I would like to congratulate you on making the AVGN movie, even if the news are late, you worked hard on this and we all should pay James back in some way, this project has been in the process since 2006 and he has came a long way since then. This note is to James and all the diehard fans out there, like myself.
crazyjohnb22 I know right, people don't know how hard it is to make a movie, with the budgets especially. I hope James will read this comment. And people call the movie crappy, but it was awesome to me. Anyways James did a good job, especially with the new baby. To James.
But now you understand the haters. He began a project in 2006, eventually let it cut into his other projects, regularly used it as an excuse for cutting into said projects, released teasers and trailers FOR YEARs... and THAT is the context in which the movie would be judged.
We need Ricoshit 2: Electric boogaloo. Valve needs to expand the story a lot and see what's on the god damned ship in Ricoshit 1: Season 1: Episode 2!!!
Sam Rosenbalm They do still teach it in school, but with my dyslexia, it's looks to me like a bunch of scribbles. PS: Not offense taken. At least you didn't take the piss like my old teacher used to. Stupid old cow!
The one thing I took away from this video is listening to the soundtrack to Mary Poppins while watching Requiem for a Dream. I tried it and it was fucking awesome.
AVGN IS AND ALWAYS will be my favourite.. I’ve been watching him for years .. he’s the original game reviewer ... people need to stop hating on him he’s accomplished a great amount to be doing it for so many years and still doing so well
LJN was a toy company. My guess is they didn't hold the developers to a very high standard. They just wanted to cash in as quickly as possible after a movie's release date, knowing that the popularity of the movie would be enough to drive game sales.
mochalex they actually were purchased by Universal studios to be their video game publisher at this time. Universal only cared about getting movie licenses and releasing shifty titles that were sure to be hits due to their tenuous connections to popular movies. As a result, development times were rapid, quality was a second or third consideration to profits, and Universal really didn’t give a fuck.
To the people complaining about "overreacting" or "The nerd not being the same as he used to be". Seriously, look at his older episodes, he is the same, funny, angry and bad-games hater as he used to be. Is this his best episode? No. Is it bad? No way. The only new episodes which I don't like are the "Whish list", the rest are just as good as the old ones.
Cinemassacre you know I really enjoy your videos but do you have to smash Games like that, I don't mind when you get angry at Games but I'm not a fan of seeing you smash and poop 💩 on old games, as a collector I find that desturbing, it's as if you are destroying a part of history.
+frozen222 I feel like the show has become more contemplating and mature, probably because Rolfe isn't a college boy anymore. People miss the days when he was actually nerdy.
+DarthRushy Well I'm sure he can't scream as much anymore since he's a dad now, last thing he'd want is for his kid to walk into the video game basement while he's cussing out the camera lol
he feel asleep and woke up in LJN Headnickels greated by a shit telling him "conglaturation Mr. Fuchs you're our new manager" he responded by making Bill and Ted's Excellent Adveneture
Hm, well in Kid Kool he gave all of the 7 Deadly Sins of the game really creative names, so I thought he should've done the same here,too. But yeah, I also think it's funnier that way. I'm simply thinking of a creative name for the bad music. If he won't do it then I will ;)
Username0123456789 Most of the other parts in AVGN have not been played by Mike. In fact, I think that Kevin has appeared in more nerd reviews than Mike has.
We need a review of "Sonic The Hedgehog 2006" by AVGN. Even if it is a XBOX360 and PS3 game, it's still a bad game, and James reviews games like that, in a hillarious way but everything he tells about it, it's fair and true. The game is not old and it's not from his generation but I really want to see it.
He could do modern gaming. I often see him reviewing games of his child hood or back in the (20 century) 80's, 90's or 70's or (21 century) very early 00's
It would be nice to see Beetlejuice as guest in this episode! You know, like the ninja on ninja gaiden, the lion on wizard of oz, bugs bunny on crazy castle, etc... Those were a nice touch to the reviews! I'm not saying this is a bad episode, in fact I liked it! Just a small feedback from a long time AVGN fan.
I remember that game so well .I asked my dad to bring it back to the shop(since it was my christmas present from my aunt)So the shop assistant asked my dad what was wrong with that game and he answer was the game was to scary for 10 year old me. Guess wich game i took instead??? Ghost 'n'goblins. True story
What if Goldeneye was just Rare looking back at all these movie-licensed, LJN-published mistakes and wanting to break the chain? BTW isn't it just so ironic that the developers behind such travesties as this would go on to make quite possibly the greatest movie-licensed game of all time?
Rare is back to making games not fit to deficate on. I always thought they, and the "good" games they made were overrated. Never cared much for DKC. Killer Instinct was OK, but there were better fighters at the time. GoldenEye was probably their best. Banjo and whatnot, fuck those games. After that? Kinect turds. Or we can call them "Motion Feces".
Wow, the star-relation speech was freaking epic. I really love when you suddenly switch atmosphere into something bigger and add those scary sounds. Just like you did with the satanic Mario-stuff.
For months people are like: "Please make a new AVGN!!", "Waiting for new AVGN", "When you gonna make a new AVGN?" Then he makes one and people are shitting all over it. You asked for a new one.
Yeah, uh, after having completed an actual movie, I don't see that happening anytime soon. It'd be pretty silly, too. The plot of the proper movie worked because of the ET game's legacy.
***** ya and if makes a second movie the fans will like it because we all know how shitty LJN is except that one game in a vid he reviewed a spiderman game with a red cartage was made by LJN and avgn liked it
It would be a good idea, however he'd need casting members, equipment, shooting locations, all the good stuff. you could probably say all the LJN games he's played is a hint that he MAY make it a movie you could expect sometime by 2020.
I just noticed one of the items purchasable at the shop is called "bird man." Did this game foreshadow the Birdman movie that Michael Keaton (who played Bettlejuice) would go on to star in 2014?
Alpha Centauri no, but Betelgeuse...kind of a gray area there; it is one of the stars in Orion, which is one of the best-know and most easily-recognizable constellations, I'll give you that.
@ Alpha Centauri isn't a star. It's a star system. The stars in the Alpha Centauri are Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman and Proxima Centauri. Pretending to be smart, doesn't mean you are a nerd. It just means you're pretending to be smart.
The beginning should say: "Dedicated to all those who was whining for a new AVGN episode all the time" ^^. Told you he will be back. More patience people!
And yet, they're still whining... because he's somehow not good enough for them anymore. Well, some of them. Judging from the "likes" on this video, the crybabies are very much the minority.
Ah, a death threat. You know that's illegal? I think I'll report your comment. But at the same time, I'll post it on twitter too for my friends to see and laugh at. Good day, sir.
Emperor of Cartoons Someone sounds a little hot and bothered over that response LOL actually, no, you're not right, I'm not even watching these anymore, I'm just commenting, you ignoramus. If this is how you fanboys act, then I'm glad I don't like AVGN anymore so I don't have to be like you. I can tell you're just desperate for thumbs up, besides all credibility in your stupid comment was flushed down the toilet when you said You are sensibilities (hi sensibilities!) You ragequitted in record time too!
James, I'm saying this as a long time (since 07) viewer of your work. I feel like it may be time to hang up the nerd shirt, man. You've done some amazing things with this character, and you've even managed to make a great feature film, which is an incredible accomplishment. You've been very successful with the Nerd as a regular series, but lately, it seems like you're grasping for straws. If you want my opinion as a loyal viewer of all of your stuff (Bullshitman, Board James, Monster Madness, etc.), the material I like best is the stuff where I learn stuff. For example, the AVGN about Pong Consoles. Or the NES Accessories. Or Double Vision. Ever think about going in that direction? Whatever you choose to do, I'll continue to watch your work and support your efforts as best I can. Yours is an inspiring story, and I wish you even greater success going forward. Thanks for all the hard work, James! You're the best.
This has to be the most sincere, fan-to-filmaker/youtuber/artist comment I have ever seen, I personally like the kind of unknown stuff idea, after all James just made a whole movie, so expectations are just really high right now, I personally hope he knows how to keep his fan-base amused, but like you said, whatever he decides to do, I will always support his work.
I agree on the part where you said "when he talks about the stuff and we learn" I love when he delves himself deeply into what we are watching. I'll watch him no matter what though. James and Mike have made me laugh for a long time, and I owe him my views and respect, just for that.
I 100% agree with this comment. On the off chance that james ever reads this, I've grown up to your work and I used to like all the cursing but now I enjoy your other non-avgn stuff more because I always learn something from your videos. I love your monster madness, it taught me a lot about horror history and obscure movies, I love your reviews of games off the nerd, and even james and mike plays can be informative at times. I felt like this video was mainly just derivative off of other videos you have done, the format of calling each "element" of the game a different name like Kid Kool, etc. I'm not sure if you notice this, but that's what it felt like to me. Of course, if you enjoy doing it- don't stop! This isn't really a "ragghhh this sucks stop it now please" post but rather somebody who feels like if you need to let it end, let it end. I worry that you're under the guise of "how am I going to end this" that long running series like the simpsons and etc have to face. No matter how you end it, people would get mad/sad that AVGN ended. Anyways, I just wanted to say I love your stuff and am absolutely digging this year's monster madness! Good luck with the kid!
Bellum Blade No I agree. James is getting dangerously close to having people see him only as a one-dimensional person who's a single character. You know, like how when you look at Daniel Radcliffe all you can see is Harry Potter? He's getting into the uncomfortable area where people are gonna start referring to him, himself, as "The Nerd". No, actually, he's already within that area, and when you get into that area, it's time to call it quits and do something else. So that you don't get labled with a single thing for your entire career. As a film maker, it's very bad for James to become a one dimensional maker who's known only for AVGN videos. I'd rather him have a pleasent career then whine him into making more AVGN. I may like his AVGN stuff but I'm not THAT desperete for it that'd I'd rather ruin his career and life then not have it.
Was anybody else disappointed Mike didn't show up dressed as Beetlejuice? I know I was. Regardless, great review as always, James. I've never played this one but I get the feeling that I really shouldn't bother. Also, LJN games had some amazing music in them, like any game that had Tim Follin as the composer. Plus, David Wise usually did some great work musically with most RARE developed LJN/Acclaim produced games.
I'm sorry but how is this worse than his original videos? I can understand if it's overrated, because AVGN doesn't come out that often and people are relieves to see it, or because the fans are denying anything the people complaining say, but how is this actually worse? I'm going to compare this to his typical 2006/07 video since we're talking about his original videos (and if you want to go before that it won't get better). So you're saying that better quality video/audio, better acting, and a better script make it worse? This episode was funny and original, the whole long explanation of the comparison between the game and the star was funny, and the detail of the review was much better. I still like AVGN. If you have any objections, please let me know. If you want me to compare this to a specific AVGN, link the video.
Like many of the games he plays, people look back on the older episodes with nostalgia. The newer stuff isn't worse, it's just different. Different is a scary word to gamers, who tend to hate change.
+Drew Fobbe Some people simply prefer his older episodes, it's perfectly normal that not _everyone_ thinks the newer stuff is better. Preference to older stuff doesn't always have to do with "nostalgia", sometimes old stuff is just genuinely better (and no, I am not talking about AVGN episodes in particular now, okay?). Compare "Sonic The Hedgehog" for the SEGA to the so-called "Sonic '06 for the XBox 360 for example, that's definitely a case where an older product was better.
senzu sensei He also has a newborn to take care of and a wife to spend time with, so even though the movie is done, James still doesn't have as much time to devote to the AVGN as he used to.
Does he talk about the random captions at the top of the screen in the video? I must have missed it, but I needed him to address the "Beljie" and "Eteuc" in the game. I'm confused.
+Starweardo It has to do with the youtube frame rate. If you were to actually play it on an NES, it would spell out properly. When you combine the two it spells BEetLeJuIcE.
It was so hard for me to get past 12:57. I kept laughing when he said numbnuts. Then I found out Laughing Joking Numbnuts stood for LJN I fucken lost it
Crispy Toast Nightmare on Elm Street would be a good start, I mean you do punch spiders and snakes in that game. There's also the WWF games even though the ones on SNES aren't remotely as bad as "standard fare".
That'll show those bastards who's boss. Those venomous fuckers can poison your body, but they will never poison your spirit! SCREW THE VENOMOUS COCKSUCKERS! They deserve to die by the fists of justice!
I actually think this was a solid episode. It was a thorough review of the game and it had the typical AVGN moments. Maybe it wasn't groundbreaking but then again, he recently showed the movie through the whole USA so it's kind of expectable that it is not necessarily a master piece. I ain't complaining.
yeah it's actually the first episode after a while that gave me a bit of the AVGN vibe the older episodes did. my guess is that now that's done with the movie he's focusing more on these reviews
So just because its the AVGN its an automatic like... Thats the problem with mindless fans, no matter what material is getting out they eat it...even if its shit... AVGN should stop, hes really out of it now
The LJN logo reveal wasn't a surprise if you saw the NES accessories episode.
Joseph Hall that's right because it was in the episode
It is if you hadn't seen it in a while
My thought exactly
"To get a cloud to move vertical, I had to turn into a skeleton to shoot a fireball at a beehive". I'm full of laughs on that one.
HIT ME UP IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR REWARD 🎁🎉
All I see is comments telling people to stop hating on AVGN but I don't see any hate
queen slushy Me too
They probably deleted the comments they made to avoid any further backlash
Same.
@Jeff Knox It certainly didn't help that the filming was delayed, and the release coincided with the actual excavation of the Atari cache inside that Arizona landfill. So the alien conspiracy thing kind of lost any impact it would have had. It was an overlong badly produced film with an ET review tacked on at the end.
@@trans8010 it was cheesey, im pretty sure that's exactly what he was going for and it was enjoyable imo.
Can't help but notice that the LJN letter was signed by Fred Fuchs.
Oh shit yeah.
Oh, he's some guy credited in one of the Dracula games the Nerd reviewed in that episode. He also programmed AVGN Adventures :P.
...Also, his last name means "Fox". Not "Fucks".
EarthPhantomTS no, it means fucks. don't doubt me.
fred fox?
so fred focks
Justin A
Fred Pukes
A video game about an Italian plumber ?? sounds like a stupid idea.
mario
you don't say??
Or a bear, a bird and a mole that work together to defeat a witch? Maybe Rare needed practice before that, and the practice was Beetlejuice.
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How about a game about an elf with a fairy. Sounds like a fucking terrible idea.
What's with all the hate towards AVGN all of a sudden? He's a pioneer of gaming. Without him, video game reviewers and let's player probably wouldn't exist. He's still funny, he's still creative, and he's still great at what he's been doing for 11 years.
Hey man who is he a😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😬
***** Picky assholes came out of the woodwork to insult big UA-cam users. I don't quite understand where they came from but it has grown although died down some the past month.
Pretty sure lets plays would still exist. And people like the critic would have brought this kinda thing to the table regardless
***** You're right. James paved the way for other online reviewers. Would the Nostalgia Critic, Cinema Snob, Linkara and all the others do reviews if not for him?
ExplorerDS6789 Probably the critic would
Watching this classic AVGN episode days before Beetlejuice Beetlejuice finally arrives in theaters. Hopefully James uploads a review of the sequel.
I think he said FU and didn't do it
The movie title in Brazil literally translates to "Ghosts Have Fun" lol
Brasileiro? Eae!
Supa du macaco! Uma delicia!
podecre
Sim, clássico da Sessão da Tarde!
Kkkk serio?
Oh man, this is gold. Anyone notice that the letter was signed by Fred Fucks? That's hilarious. XD
lol I've already watched this video several times and just noticed that
KaijuX Fred Fuchs
Jeremy W no its fred fucks
its fred fuchs not Fred fucks
@@robloxminor2307 no
I'm surprised he went into such detail about a star.
BlackFoot Sanji
No,I've been watching him for years.
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That might be why people like the Angry Video Game Nerd so much. He may be known for his rageaholic fits , but there are plenty of times where he actually comes off as intelligent, like a true nerd.
Better than playing this big piece of fuck.
i love when he just goes off on these random tangent conspiracy theory ...
The LJN letter was signed by the great Fred Fucks!
It's Fred fuchs
Sir_Britain I was JUST aabout to make a comment about this!
JsRetroVideoGames So insightful.
CODmonkeyGames *flautist
theblargh151 I hate all of you
I've seen this episode 167 times, and it keeps getting funnier every time I see it.
It gets even funnier when you realize it's really about the current mayor of Chicago.
I feel this for Ikari Warriors.
Same here. I never get tired of it. Makes me laugh at work!
Way darker then I remember
Oh no 😱 1:18
I always love how James decorates his basement for Halloween. Gets the right mood going in all his spooky vids.
2:20 The "Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose" line will always stay iconic for me
"I've seen 'The Exorcist' 167 times & it keeps getting funnier every fuckin' time!...".
Well, now they have to make a game for the movie sequel then you have to make a sequel to this video reviewing that.
I would love to see that
Lol I literally just saw the sequel, it reminded me of this
Yes, yes, yes, yes. That.
Mind blown
But don’t forget, even though we want him to do that, he will only take you back to the past. Not to the present or future-except for that one episode for the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which was on that old console call Didj.
Avgn is as good of a UA-cam series as there is. It has gotten better with age. Ignore your haters James, keep doing great work.
What haters?
Wait, is there any AVGN hater?
It has not gotten better with age at this point. Don’t call me a hater because I have been a fan since the Nintendo Nerd days. His older work is the real AVGN.
Your profile picture makes me mad.
@@ace-x6m A lot of his newer work just tries to be creative, which isn't bad but also doesn't end up feeling like classic nerd; which had you laughing your ass off, getting invested in the review portion, and singing the theme song every time you watched an episode.
That letter at the end sounds exactly like the same one EA issues to their bought out companies...
EA still isn't as bad as Activision at least.
+Alex Watts EA is a million times worse than Activision...
+MermDaddy Actually, my Dad would agree with Alex; not just because he works there.
+MermDaddy At least EA gives us good games like Dead Space and Mass Effect. What do we get from Activision? CoD, CoD, CoD, CoD, Destiny, more CoD, Guitar Hero, CoD, CoD, and even more CoD. And oh yeah, did I mention CoD?!?!
ChidoriSnake i mean cods fun but activision also publishes all blizzard games, transformers games (very fun), geometry wars, prototype etc... they publish alot of games but they really only have 1 mainstream series with Cod. so maybe do some research. you'd be surprised.
James and crew totally rock at making these. The writing is noticeably top-notch here.
LJN is actually a group of demons that like to torture nerd.
Friendly_Sith does it stand for lets jack nerds? Lol
That joke was fucking garbage
spiderknight89 nope it stands for laughing joking numbnuts :3
R A R E E V A oh.......
No, it was fucking car-bitch
Always wished the cartoon series would've spawned a game since I watched the living shit out of that as a kid
I liked that cartoon too. Anyway, there was a game based on it on the Game Boy.
***** Yeah, there was.
*****
CBS cares! *rainbow whoosh*
so awesome seeing Alpha watch an AVGN video :D
That cartoon was pretty good and had a lot of originality in. Its kind of funny since it didn't really tie with the movie but, people still enjoyed it.
I guess I'm in the minority for thinking this was not only a good review but a funny episode...?
I liked it too. People these days are now demanding to much, this is a typical AVGN episode where he reviews a bad game pointing out flaws while cussing the problems as always. The only point i get from these guys is that when he feigns anger it does not feel natural, but besides that, this video represent what i expect from a regular Nerd episode. I hope there are more in a monthtly basis.
I liked it as well, james wasn't trying to best anything, just make a normal review with some laughs... But... I would of liked to see beetlejuice sense this is a Halloween Ep...
Dahh well awesome vid in the end.
I liked the episode too. I had quite some laughs in this episode because for me it felt fresh and back to the older episodes were there weren't over-the-top effects and what not.
John Comeau I was expecting to see Mike dressed as Beetlejuice pop up at the end :(
***** It's funny... When I saw the EP, I pictured that's what they where gonna do... Because they did something like that for the adams family and all that, but hey. James just made a movie and the review was great to see outta the blue.
"Welcome to our team of Laughing Joking Numbnuts." That letter was the best damn part. I couldn't breathe. lol
The captions at the music part:
"Cheery chiptune music that's not at all dark or mischievous."
"What kind of horseshit is this? This doesn't set the tone at all!"
His thoughts exactly.
I have never been disappointed with an AVGN episode. This one was as good as all the others. In fact, I may actually like it better then the older ones. There is less unnecessary swearing, which I like. While it was funny before when I was younger, it kind of grew old. These new ones have a perfect balance of the old AVGN and the newer one. I like it.
I disagree! the whole idea of the AVGN is to be angry and swearing comes into it!
VixXstazosJOB Well... every character has to evolve. There hasn't been a single character going on for 10 years on a regular basis that stays the same every iteration or chapter, right?
Where can you see the AVGN movie? Was it only at comicon and some other places or can you watch it on his website?
idk the episodes leading up to the movie were awful. Toxic Avengers, ikari warriors etc. Seems like now that the movie is out of the way we will get good episodes again.
***** I wanted to fault Ikari Warriors but it seemed like an episode where they were just kinda having fun for their own sake, goofing around while the camera was on, which I can take or leave, myself.
Nerd brought up a great point about the "made by LJN" thing. Like, Pokemon is technically developed by GameFreak, but we don't say it's not a Nintendo game or that Nintendo didn't make it. CyberConnect2 developed Asura's Wrath, that doesn't mean it's not a Capcom game. Platinum developing Bayonetta doesn't make it any less of a Sega game, nor does their development of the recent Metal Gear titles mean those aren't Konami games. So yeah, everyone who whines about him saying "made by LJN" can eat a bowl of fuck and stop playing semantics games.
Well all the examples you gave as just as wrong as saying LGN made games too.
It's not "semantics" is basic English.
Steve Perrin Part of the process of making a game is finalizing it, deciding it's good enough for the consumer, packaging it, branding it and releasing it, all of which LJN did with these games. So yes, they did have a hand in making and selling the games, they looked at pure shit and said "Yeah, this is good" and slapped it on store shelves, they are just as much to blame. Again, do you insist Pokemon isn't made by Nintendo? I bet not.
ElFreakinCid "Again, do you insist Pokemon isn't made by Nintendo? I bet not."
Well yes...cos they don't make it.
Again, this is simple English.
I mean let's use your flawed thinking and twist it slightly.
When The Nerd did his NES peripherals (power glove, power pad, etc) he also covered the Rolling Rocker and pointed out (correctly) how it was made by LJN...but didn't blame the fact Nintendo licensed it and ONLY blamed LJN.
So what are we doing here, blaming the people that MADE the actual product or the people that slap their name on it to sell?
To repeat once again, LJN did not make any games. So let's put the blame on those that did make this crappy games like Rareware, etc.
Steve Perrin Congratulations then, you're the only person on planet Earth to say Pokemon is not a Nintendo game. Also, way to focus only on that one sentence.
Here's a better idea: Just accept that LJN is just as much to fucking blame for these pixelated atrocities. LJN hired the developers. LJN was who each game was submitted to for finalizing. LJN looked at these games and went "Yep, this is good." LJN published them. LJN released them under their rainbow of doom. They're LJN games, and LJN is to blame. Deal with it.
ElFreakinCid You are right, LJN did hire the developers, LJN may have also passed the games for release, LJN did publish them too...But LJN didn't make the games.
Also prove I am the "only person on the planet" that says Pokemon is nit made by Nintendo, and if that us the case, that would make the the only person on the planet that is right then.
What a missed opportunity after breaking the game to say 'Nice fuckin model!'
shut up old fuck
+Ronaldo Killergod he's a better old man than you ever will be
+Ronaldo Killergod eat dils
I thought he was building up to that, too.
+HellChuggapri1 me too haha
"Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose."
-AVGN
As many people have noted...James' sideburns are getting larger and larger in each video. I believe this is because James is actually the Wolf Man. Yeah, he's just undergoing a very slow transformation into a werewolf that takes months instead of seconds. Werewolf transformations always begin with the sideburns, that's where the hair begins to cover the entire face.
***** Or even better...Werewolf James hosts Monster Madness!
James is a victorian
The comparison of the game to the star Betelgeuse just blew my mind, man...:-)
AVGN RULES
***** Ah yes, it's been years since the great war :)
Alex Jones thank you Alex Jones
Ceem Play And they forever will be, because people like you will always insist the new stuff is them worse then the old :P Seriously, the recording quality is better then ever, the acting has improved by quite a bit, the lighting is _much_ better, etc. The old episodes hold nostalgic value to me as well, but I really do think the newer ones are better :P
Ceem Play Those were special episodes and not very common. They were cool, but if they became mandatory for every episode, it would lose the charm really quickly :/
"Bouncing Bullshit" is now my favorite phrase in AVGN history, and probably the internet in itself.
Bouncing Bullshit. Teehee! xD
"I've seen The Exorcist 167 times, it keeps getting funnier every fucking time"!
why is everyone hating AVGN now!?! He's still so much better than other you tubers nowadays! I dont get why it matters if his older videos are better than his newer ones! WOW, haters, Wow! i really would like to see if you could do better
, or even me at this point! this guy is amazing, he actually inspired me in some way to make video game commentaries, videos, parodys, greatest moments, etc!
Tom Wolf He has been around for a long time and is still going so newer people are mad that he is still getting attention. I still enjoy him, but it would be nice to see him try other things in addition to the nerd.
im sure he does
LightlySaltedNuts Who me or Tom? Or you?
probally the last one king k rool! lol donkey Kong Country is amazing! (thumbs Up) :D
LightlySaltedNuts Spy cooks fluff yeti tulu
HE'S BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER AFTER THE MOVIE
AND HE STILL HAVE THE FUCKING SIDEBURNS.
YEAH! AVGN IS BACK MOTHERFUCKERS!
hes back and he fucking sucks balls.
JazukaiX *mmmmffffpppphhhttmmmmmm*
JazukaiX no, but it seems all fanboys are all sucking AVGN's balls. Your all in line with mike matei LULZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POW!!! PING!!!
Dear James,
I would like to congratulate you on making the AVGN movie, even if the news are late, you worked hard on this and we all should pay James back in some way, this project has been in the process since 2006 and he has came a long way since then. This note is to James and all the diehard fans out there, like myself.
Thank you. I love to see a positive comment
crazyjohnb22 I know right, people don't know how hard it is to make a movie, with the budgets especially. I hope James will read this comment. And people call the movie crappy, but it was awesome to me. Anyways James did a good job, especially with the new baby. To James.
But now you understand the haters. He began a project in 2006, eventually let it cut into his other projects, regularly used it as an excuse for cutting into said projects, released teasers and trailers FOR YEARs... and THAT is the context in which the movie would be judged.
i realized that when i saw far cry 2 xD
Honestly, why do people do internet arguments, they are useless.
"bouncing bullshit"
More like: Ricoshit
Perfect
We need Ricoshit 2: Electric boogaloo. Valve needs to expand the story a lot and see what's on the god damned ship in Ricoshit 1: Season 1: Episode 2!!!
Cyborg Wolf Ricochet is good though 😒
"Sincerely, Fred Fucks"
Damn, that guy will never die!
if someone watches this in 10,000 years they won't understand the betelgeuse joke
those morons😜
I don't think UA-cam would survive 10k years anyway.
If we're still here in 10000 years mankind truly failed
"What's this ancient nerd talking about? Betelgeuse is a nebula, not a star! Pshh, they must have been so ignorant back then."
Thumbs up if youre watching in 12020! You know how we says years now? Good for you.
There is not a single channel on youtube where you won't see the typical "old episodes were better" comments
Amen!
Get this to the top so all the nostalgiafags can get their heads out of their asses
***** The "fact"?
you really have a high opinion of yourself don't you.
You name something current and there's always going to be someone out there who says that whatever came before it is better.
Well said
Here lies LJN (1970-2000)
At least they did something great of note by producing the ThunderCats toys.
it actully lasted to 2004 would you belive it
They were a pretty decent toy company. They just published several of the worst video games ever and that's what defines their legacy! 😅
13:27 No... it can't be... is that... FRED FUCKS ?
Oh god he everywhere!!!
Oh god its fred fucks, omg its fred fuck, fred fuck, fred fucks XD
Oh my god, it's Fred Fucks!
13:27 Does that read "Sincerely, Fred Fuchs?"
*****
Thanks. I have real trouble when it comes to reading joined up writing.
vjpearce Joined up writing? It's called cursive. Don't they teach that in school anymore? This world just keeps getting stupider, no offense.
Sam Rosenbalm
They do still teach it in school, but with my dyslexia, it's looks to me like a bunch of scribbles.
PS: Not offense taken. At least you didn't take the piss like my old teacher used to. Stupid old cow!
Sam Rosenbalm I never learned cursive in school. It was something you coud choose to learn in third grade I think
The one thing I took away from this video is listening to the soundtrack to Mary Poppins while watching Requiem for a Dream.
I tried it and it was fucking awesome.
Requiem for a dream? I feel sorry for you
@@LumiNyte "I feel sorry about you?" I feel sorry for you.
AVGN IS AND ALWAYS will be my favourite.. I’ve been watching him for years .. he’s the original game reviewer ... people need to stop hating on him he’s accomplished a great amount to be doing it for so many years and still doing so well
No one is hating on him wtf are you talking about
A few years ago, people actually were.
@@DrJones20 people say he’s lost his touch and hate on him
@@greenbanana1001 They don't know what they're talking about
LJN was a toy company. My guess is they didn't hold the developers to a very high standard. They just wanted to cash in as quickly as possible after a movie's release date, knowing that the popularity of the movie would be enough to drive game sales.
mochalex they actually were purchased by Universal studios to be their video game publisher at this time. Universal only cared about getting movie licenses and releasing shifty titles that were sure to be hits due to their tenuous connections to popular movies. As a result, development times were rapid, quality was a second or third consideration to profits, and Universal really didn’t give a fuck.
Just a publisher,slapped their logo on the packaging
@@treyjohnson4035Some games have two publishers. Marble Madness was made by Rare and published by Milton Bradley in the US and Atari in Europe
@@nickmanzo8459not anymore James bought LJN
The Betelgeuse analogy was stellar.
The door's that way.
I see what you did there
Am I the only one who expected this episode to have Mike as Beetlejuice (doing a ton of crazy shit in it?) just like in the Batman episodes?
No, you're not the only one. That would have been awesome!
Lol i love those videos where something crazy happens
Whats the other episode where he does that "well call this" thing?
Kid Kool
Kid kool. He does seven deadly sins in it
James should be fronting a ska band with those sideburns.
Well then. Didn't expect you to be here. Pleasant surprise.
Reel Big Fuck Farts, Mighty Mighty Butt Tunes, Less than Jack Shit... I could do this ALL DAY!
Spider's Gaming Arcadia Voodoo Glow Skunks would be a good one too.
If you are the same Freako that does that "art" on Hentai Foundry, Im a fan ;)
Brett Hicks holy shit, small world.
Rare also made Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye, Blast Corps, Jet Force Gemini, Banjo Tooie, DK 64, Conkers Bad Fur Day, Perfect Dark...
+Devan Shouse AKA a few of the greatest video games of all time...
How many of those were contracted by LJN?
+Zupple None of them, actually...
Devan Shouse Exactly. It's a curse man, i'm telling ya
Laughing Joking Numbnuts
that now makes me wonder...
if LJN was the EA of the old school days
Ea is Ljn 2.0
At least indie games are good nowdays...and every now and then a good game comes around to remember people why EA sucks XD
Maybe LJN was renamed by EA
No, EA were the EA of the old school days.
no LJN later went and became THQ
I dont think we ever realized how meta this episode was when it was new. The Freeform Fuckery monologue is pure gold
This was one of the best episodes I have seen in years. All of the terminology used to describe the game's flaws was genius. Bravo James. Bravo.
To the people complaining about "overreacting" or "The nerd not being the same as he used to be". Seriously, look at his older episodes, he is the same, funny, angry and bad-games hater as he used to be. Is this his best episode? No. Is it bad? No way. The only new episodes which I don't like are the "Whish list", the rest are just as good as the old ones.
I really enjoy the Wish List episodes but nonetheless I respect your opinion and you like what you like and I like what I like. :)
Maybe the reason people don't like it IS because it's just like his old stuff. There is such a thing as repetitiveness.
Then say "I don't like the nerd anymore because it's always the same" not "I don't like the nerd anymore because he changed"
IVAN3DX
But I never said that, I'm just speaking for the opposition. I have no problems with the nerd's latest videos. I'm glad he's back.
InsulinRunner Sorry, I didn't mean to say it as it was something you said.
Ehaaaaaaaaaaattttttt???? Battletoads rules!!!!
Gamethony Nerdtano!
It doesn't rule for co-op!
It's kinda bad :/
i guess everyone watches avgn
***** There's also Battletoads and Double Dragon, which pretty much fixes that problem.
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Cinemassacre you know I really enjoy your videos but do you have to smash Games like that, I don't mind when you get angry at Games but I'm not a fan of seeing you smash and poop 💩 on old games, as a collector I find that desturbing, it's as if you are destroying a part of history.
Do drake of the 99 dragons
Please please please please please please please please do drake of the 99 dragons
Cinemassacre
Of all the scry things during the halloween season. LJN is the scariest shitload of fuck all over.
People are saying AVGN changed a bit? Only difference I see are the silly sideburns.
+frozen222 I agree. They should just chill out!
Zach Schunk :D
+frozen222 I feel like the show has become more contemplating and mature, probably because Rolfe isn't a college boy anymore. People miss the days when he was actually nerdy.
+DarthRushy Well I'm sure he can't scream as much anymore since he's a dad now, last thing he'd want is for his kid to walk into the video game basement while he's cussing out the camera lol
frozen222 He still screams a lot, just in a different way.
4:36 - that part looks like a real torchure!
You. Off my planet. Now.
That was the best pun I've seen in a good week.
Love the fact that in AVGN's world Fred Fuchs is the CEO of JLN
he feel asleep and woke up in LJN Headnickels greated by a shit telling him "conglaturation Mr. Fuchs you're our new manager" he responded by making Bill and Ted's Excellent Adveneture
Hm, I can come up with a better name for the game's bad music rather than just simply..."Bad Music". Let's see..."Diabetic Audio Shitdrops".
What about "Awful Audio Abominations"?
Oh, right. I didn't count the fact that all of the names should be alliterative.
Hm, well in Kid Kool he gave all of the 7 Deadly Sins of the game really creative names, so I thought he should've done the same here,too. But yeah, I also think it's funnier that way. I'm simply thinking of a creative name for the bad music. If he won't do it then I will ;)
or Monstrously Massive Musical Malformations.
+MaximumGames ALLITERATIONliteration
literation...
i missed these videos for so long. it's good to have you back james.
I must admit that I was waiting for someone dressed as Beetlejuice to show up and play the game with you after you said his name the third time.
Or at least some rendition of the Danny Elfman Beetlejuice theme while he demolishes the cartridge.
Username0123456789 Most of the other parts in AVGN have not been played by Mike. In fact, I think that Kevin has appeared in more nerd reviews than Mike has.
We need a review of "Sonic The Hedgehog 2006" by AVGN.
Even if it is a XBOX360 and PS3 game, it's still a bad game, and James reviews games like that, in a hillarious way but everything he tells about it, it's fair and true.
The game is not old and it's not from his generation but I really want to see it.
I know, but a review would be better
Sonic Boom is uglier .____.
2006 was only 8 years ago. James said he'll only stick to games that are 10+ years old.
***** Sonic boom so bad, it's good. get that Joke?
He could do modern gaming. I often see him reviewing games of his child hood or back in the (20 century) 80's, 90's or 70's or (21 century) very early 00's
“To get a cloud to move, I had to get a skeleton to shoot a fireball at a beehive.”
Well, looks like I have a new Facebook bio. 👍 💀 🐝
It would be nice to see Beetlejuice as guest in this episode! You know, like the ninja on ninja gaiden, the lion on wizard of oz, bugs bunny on crazy castle, etc... Those were a nice touch to the reviews! I'm not saying this is a bad episode, in fact I liked it! Just a small feedback from a long time AVGN fan.
Couldn't disagree more.
To tell the truth I also wanted that... that or some plot with the Betelgeuse giant red star. Or maybe the sandworm could eat the game at the end.
Agreed! :D
Yeah when he said beetlejuice 3 times that was supposed to summon beetlejuice. Still I liked the catchphrases on-screen, a nice new addition!
Yes if the original actor plays him otherwise no.
I remember that game so well .I asked my dad to bring it back to the shop(since it was my christmas present from my aunt)So the shop assistant asked my dad what was wrong with that game and he answer was the game was to scary for 10 year old me. Guess wich game i took instead???
Ghost 'n'goblins.
True story
T hat was even harder!
That game was even harder!
What if Goldeneye was just Rare looking back at all these movie-licensed, LJN-published mistakes and wanting to break the chain?
BTW isn't it just so ironic that the developers behind such travesties as this would go on to make quite possibly the greatest movie-licensed game of all time?
To be fair, Donkey Kong Country was already that for general licensed games. Movie games, yeah, that'd be right.
What game?
They all needed a better publisher.
Rare is back to making games not fit to deficate on. I always thought they, and the "good" games they made were overrated. Never cared much for DKC. Killer Instinct was OK, but there were better fighters at the time. GoldenEye was probably their best. Banjo and whatnot, fuck those games. After that? Kinect turds. Or we can call them "Motion Feces".
Nikki Seven Solos Fuck Banjo? Them's Fightin' words.
Banjo Kazooie was quite possibly the best 3D platformer ever made.
I just realized: what if he sneezed in the middle of smashing a game?
LOL would of felt bad for him honestly hahaha
Y0mAMa5957 Would have*
YipYapYoup *would of
Y0mAMa5957 I am pretty sure they're props not the actual cartridge. even bad old games are pretty expensive.
***** wuld af
Sincerely, Fred Fuchs
*Fred Fucks
Wow, the star-relation speech was freaking epic.
I really love when you suddenly switch atmosphere into something bigger and add those scary sounds. Just like you did with the satanic Mario-stuff.
For months people are like: "Please make a new AVGN!!", "Waiting for new AVGN", "When you gonna make a new AVGN?"
Then he makes one and people are shitting all over it. You asked for a new one.
I’m an Astronomy nerd, so I had the thought that he’d bring up the star of Betelgeuse, and sure enough, he did lol.
I'm serious James. You need to make a AVGN movie where you go back in time to put a stop to LJN once and for all.
Yeah, uh, after having completed an actual movie, I don't see that happening anytime soon. It'd be pretty silly, too.
The plot of the proper movie worked because of the ET game's legacy.
***** ya and if makes a second movie the fans will like it because we all know how shitty LJN is except that one game in a vid he reviewed a spiderman game with a red cartage was made by LJN and avgn liked it
It would be a good idea, however he'd need casting members, equipment, shooting locations, all the good stuff. you could probably say all the LJN games he's played is a hint that he MAY make it a movie you could expect sometime by 2020.
ztykowork wait you need a cast and equipment to make a movie....Jeez maybe James should hire you..seem pretty bright
David R well i am pretty good with acting, although my voice doesn't seem to compliment that. perhaps one day.
Does anyone else remember the nerd briefly playing this in the "Nes acessories" episode?
Yeah....
Yeah xD
Drinkin Rolling Rock on the Roll n Rocker!
+kniferaffe Rocksception.
kniferaffe With The Rock!
I was literally re-watching that like three days ago and was hoping he would review it
I just noticed one of the items purchasable at the shop is called "bird man." Did this game foreshadow the Birdman movie that Michael Keaton (who played Bettlejuice) would go on to star in 2014?
If the game would be 3D The Nerd could say "NICE FUCKIN' MODELS!"
He's not losing his hair, it's just migrating to the sides of his head.
You have proven the "nerd" part of your name with that rant about the Betelgeuse star :)
Alpha Centauri no, but Betelgeuse...kind of a gray area there; it is one of the stars in Orion, which is one of the best-know and most easily-recognizable constellations, I'll give you that.
Beetlejews. There I can spell it fucking wrong too
@ Alpha Centauri isn't a star. It's a star system. The stars in the Alpha Centauri are Rigil Kentaurus, Toliman and Proxima Centauri. Pretending to be smart, doesn't mean you are a nerd. It just means you're pretending to be smart.
@@Z4J3B4NT lol
The beginning should say: "Dedicated to all those who was whining for a new AVGN episode all the time" ^^. Told you he will be back. More patience people!
If it weren't for you I wouldn't have thought there was going to be an episode before Christmas. Thanks for giving me accurate hope. :)
Bryce Sweeney Anytime! :D
And yet, they're still whining... because he's somehow not good enough for them anymore. Well, some of them. Judging from the "likes" on this video, the crybabies are very much the minority.
shuichiboy
I agree! No matter what you do, you can't please some people..
The music sounds like it's from Action 52!
Being angry and constantly swearing for 10 years only gets you so far, James.
ebkdan
I DON'T NEED SAFETY GLOVES, BECAUSE IM HOMER SIMP-
Ah, a death threat. You know that's illegal? I think I'll report your comment. But at the same time, I'll post it on twitter too for my friends to see and laugh at. Good day, sir.
Emperor of Cartoons
Your*
*****
His hellish comment is gone to hell. Hell.
Emperor of Cartoons
Someone sounds a little hot and bothered over that response LOL actually, no, you're not right, I'm not even watching these anymore, I'm just commenting, you ignoramus. If this is how you fanboys act, then I'm glad I don't like AVGN anymore so I don't have to be like you. I can tell you're just desperate for thumbs up, besides all credibility in your stupid comment was flushed down the toilet when you said You are sensibilities (hi sensibilities!) You ragequitted in record time too!
James, I'm saying this as a long time (since 07) viewer of your work.
I feel like it may be time to hang up the nerd shirt, man. You've done some amazing things with this character, and you've even managed to make a great feature film, which is an incredible accomplishment. You've been very successful with the Nerd as a regular series, but lately, it seems like you're grasping for straws.
If you want my opinion as a loyal viewer of all of your stuff (Bullshitman, Board James, Monster Madness, etc.), the material I like best is the stuff where I learn stuff. For example, the AVGN about Pong Consoles. Or the NES Accessories. Or Double Vision. Ever think about going in that direction?
Whatever you choose to do, I'll continue to watch your work and support your efforts as best I can. Yours is an inspiring story, and I wish you even greater success going forward.
Thanks for all the hard work, James! You're the best.
This has to be the most sincere, fan-to-filmaker/youtuber/artist comment I have ever seen, I personally like the kind of unknown stuff idea, after all James just made a whole movie, so expectations are just really high right now, I personally hope he knows how to keep his fan-base amused, but like you said, whatever he decides to do, I will always support his work.
Speak for yourselves.
James i'm not with these guys..
Keep doing what you love to do, I need more AVGN in my life! :)
I agree on the part where you said "when he talks about the stuff and we learn" I love when he delves himself deeply into what we are watching. I'll watch him no matter what though. James and Mike have made me laugh for a long time, and I owe him my views and respect, just for that.
I 100% agree with this comment. On the off chance that james ever reads this, I've grown up to your work and I used to like all the cursing but now I enjoy your other non-avgn stuff more because I always learn something from your videos. I love your monster madness, it taught me a lot about horror history and obscure movies, I love your reviews of games off the nerd, and even james and mike plays can be informative at times.
I felt like this video was mainly just derivative off of other videos you have done, the format of calling each "element" of the game a different name like Kid Kool, etc. I'm not sure if you notice this, but that's what it felt like to me.
Of course, if you enjoy doing it- don't stop! This isn't really a "ragghhh this sucks stop it now please" post but rather somebody who feels like if you need to let it end, let it end. I worry that you're under the guise of "how am I going to end this" that long running series like the simpsons and etc have to face. No matter how you end it, people would get mad/sad that AVGN ended.
Anyways, I just wanted to say I love your stuff and am absolutely digging this year's monster madness! Good luck with the kid!
Bellum Blade
No I agree. James is getting dangerously close to having people see him only as a one-dimensional person who's a single character. You know, like how when you look at Daniel Radcliffe all you can see is Harry Potter? He's getting into the uncomfortable area where people are gonna start referring to him, himself, as "The Nerd". No, actually, he's already within that area, and when you get into that area, it's time to call it quits and do something else. So that you don't get labled with a single thing for your entire career.
As a film maker, it's very bad for James to become a one dimensional maker who's known only for AVGN videos. I'd rather him have a pleasent career then whine him into making more AVGN. I may like his AVGN stuff but I'm not THAT desperete for it that'd I'd rather ruin his career and life then not have it.
He's back!!!!!
Well, that escalated quickly..
Blaze it
Jacob umm u wot m8
TheSoxviper
Yay for Mad World!!
I just realized this videos almost 10 years old.
Was anybody else disappointed Mike didn't show up dressed as Beetlejuice? I know I was. Regardless, great review as always, James. I've never played this one but I get the feeling that I really shouldn't bother. Also, LJN games had some amazing music in them, like any game that had Tim Follin as the composer. Plus, David Wise usually did some great work musically with most RARE developed LJN/Acclaim produced games.
Yeah I kept waiting but no beetlejuice oh well good to have the nerd back with his bizarre parallels between a game and something random
Holy shit, that would have actually been really great.
I'm sorry but how is this worse than his original videos? I can understand if it's overrated, because AVGN doesn't come out that often and people are relieves to see it, or because the fans are denying anything the people complaining say, but how is this actually worse? I'm going to compare this to his typical 2006/07 video since we're talking about his original videos (and if you want to go before that it won't get better). So you're saying that better quality video/audio, better acting, and a better script make it worse? This episode was funny and original, the whole long explanation of the comparison between the game and the star was funny, and the detail of the review was much better. I still like AVGN. If you have any objections, please let me know. If you want me to compare this to a specific AVGN, link the video.
+Organist Reading your argument, I feel like this is way more true than I saw it before... Thanks man =)
Like many of the games he plays, people look back on the older episodes with nostalgia. The newer stuff isn't worse, it's just different. Different is a scary word to gamers, who tend to hate change.
+Drew Fobbe that i have to agree on god for bid if anything changes they throw a hissyfit
+Drew Fobbe
Some people simply prefer his older episodes, it's perfectly normal that not _everyone_ thinks the newer stuff is better.
Preference to older stuff doesn't always have to do with "nostalgia", sometimes old stuff is just genuinely better (and no, I am not talking about AVGN episodes in particular now, okay?).
Compare "Sonic The Hedgehog" for the SEGA to the so-called "Sonic '06 for the XBox 360 for example, that's definitely a case where an older product was better.
I don’t see any hate comments down here.
And if there are, why would there be any hate?
i still miss the 30 minute angry video game nerd reviews
hes just getting back in the groove. The next month video should probably be like 20-25 minutes
he did make a movie which isn't easy.
senzu sensei yea who could forget that shit stain
senzu sensei
He also has a newborn to take care of and a wife to spend time with, so even though the movie is done, James still doesn't have as much time to devote to the AVGN as he used to.
Didn't he use to upload twice a month too ?
3:22 Missed your chance to call it Perpendickery.
"To get a cloud to move, I had to get a skeleton to shoot a fireball at a beehive!".
I've seen this LJN joke 167 times and it keeps getting funnier every time I see it!
Does he talk about the random captions at the top of the screen in the video? I must have missed it, but I needed him to address the "Beljie" and "Eteuc" in the game. I'm confused.
I came to the comments just for this, but no one else picked up on it. It's weird.
+Starweardo Good point, maybe you have to collect all the letters of Beetlejuice or something?
I'd say that, but then again, I don't see any letters in the game and that writing only shows up when he hits something/gets hit.
+Starweardo It has to do with the youtube frame rate. If you were to actually play it on an NES, it would spell out properly. When you combine the two it spells BEetLeJuIcE.
Ah, that makes so much sense.
It was so hard for me to get past 12:57. I kept laughing when he said numbnuts. Then I found out Laughing Joking Numbnuts stood for LJN I fucken lost it
Vinny or Joel from Vinesauce needs to play LJN games for their streaming. Vinny's reaction would be the usual "good game" spoken in monotone.
And Joel as usual would use his classic dong expansion jokes and Hokuto no Ken references. If there are some references in LJN games, of course.
I wonder which LJN games would best fit for the expand dong, skeleton, and Hokuto no Ken jokes?
Crispy Toast Nightmare on Elm Street would be a good start, I mean you do punch spiders and snakes in that game. There's also the WWF games even though the ones on SNES aren't remotely as bad as "standard fare".
That'll show those bastards who's boss. Those venomous fuckers can poison your body, but they will never poison your spirit! SCREW THE VENOMOUS COCKSUCKERS! They deserve to die by the fists of justice!
Crispy Toast I prefer the PKM of Justice but fists work too.
I actually think this was a solid episode. It was a thorough review of the game and it had the typical AVGN moments. Maybe it wasn't groundbreaking but then again, he recently showed the movie through the whole USA so it's kind of expectable that it is not necessarily a master piece. I ain't complaining.
***** Age is an illusion that people get obsessed over.
***** old? how is he old? Just because has a wife and kids he's old?
yeah it's actually the first episode after a while that gave me a bit of the AVGN vibe the older episodes did. my guess is that now that's done with the movie he's focusing more on these reviews
InsomniacOvrLrd Exactly. Kids don't know what "old" is.
I fully expected the Nerd to fall through the floor when he missed the cartridge.
The welcome letter being signed by Fred Fuchs was a nice touch
Why so many dislikes??? This is James Rolfe AKA AVGN!!! What are you guys THINKING!!!!
Maybe their from Ljn?
@Aftershock WG LOL probably 😂😂😂
So just because its the AVGN its an automatic like...
Thats the problem with mindless fans, no matter what material is getting out they eat it...even if its shit...
AVGN should stop, hes really out of it now
^ just because you told him to stop doesn't mean he will that's how haters are you guys should just stop
***** how is he looking desperate!? He is just trying to entertain his fans!
I loved the part where you compared the game to the star. Reminded me of when you compared Super Mario Bros. 3 to Hell
I was completely expecting Mike Matei to make an appearence as Beetlejuice. Now I'm disappointed.
Maybe there’re other Beetlejuice games he could review.
It's impossible for Mike to honk his crotch because of his monster member.
Rewatching this now is like a key point in the nerd cinematic universe