TV series
The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design. The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega. Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.
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The Angry Video Game Nerd premiered May 25, 2004. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design. The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega. Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.
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Episode 1
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 213, The Nerd heads under the Goon Docks to dig up buried treasure, but instead of One Eyed Willie's gold he finds something worse than the Fratellis: Goonies 1 and 2!
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Episode 2
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 214, The Nerd gets a new cell phone and tries out mobile gaming for the first time with My Horse Prince, a dating sim starring an anime girl and a talking horse with an attractive human face!
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Episode 3
The Nerd celebrates 20 years of Angry Video Game Nerd in AVGN episode 215, with the series that started it all and this time he's going to decide what the greatest Castlevania game of all time is for good!
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Episode 4
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 216, The Nerd plays a Super Nintendo classic as he tries to achieve a lifelong dream of getting a Megalopolis and Mario statue in SimCity, at any cost!
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Episode 5
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 217, The Nerd performs a magic trick by sticking his hand in the N64 shelf and pulling out the only 3D platformer starring a glove and a ball: Glover!
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Episode 6
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 218, The Nerd wakes up with a throbbing headache and his memories missing, so he searches his NES library for clues in hopes to solve the mystery and end this bad case of Déjà Vu!
Directed by James D. RolfeWritten by James D. Rolfe
Episode 7
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 219, The Nerd digs up another vampire game for Super Nintendo but instead of Dracula, this one's based on the classic silent horror film based on Dracula: Nosferatu!
Directed by James D. RolfeWritten by James D. Rolfe
Episode 8
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 220, The Nerd is grabbing his A.I. Controller and jumping down the Sunsoft frog hole to play the NES classic, Blaster Master!
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Episode 9
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 221, The Nerd seeks out his old foe the Glitch Gremlin to help him defeat an even greater threat in A.I. Man, but can they put their past behind them and work together to glitch the ultimate artificial intelligence into submission?
Directed by James D. RolfeWritten by James D. RolfeGuest stars Kevin Finn, Nicolette Shutty
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