The Official Angry Video Game Nerd Discussion Thread

[strassy]

Not his fault that he's been copied so much. He's copied because he's entertaining. The only way he wouldn't be copied is if he weren't entertaining, and we don't want that.

Good review. Funny stuff.

as i said, only one of my qualms about the angry nintendo (or now i guess "video game") nerd is really his fault.

the video game nerd imitators are THE WORST. it really gets at me when you see some video of some geek, who isn't pretending to be a geek, drones on in a monotone voice inspersed with failed attempts at humor and edginess. it's kind of like watching the obese, acne ridden girl in high school say she hopes to someday be a model.

again, the angry nintendo/video game nerd is quality...just not all the wannabes

[Soviet Conscript]

it's kind of like watching the obese, acne ridden girl in high school say she hopes to someday be a model.

are you saying obese acne ridden girls can't be models? *sigh* i thought better of you man.

[Lerxstnj]

are you saying obese acne ridden girls can't be models? *sigh* i thought better of you man.

That's why there is MTV's show, MADE.

[7th lutz]

Double Vision Part 2 is up. He talks about the Colecovision in part 2. Here is the link: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32647.html.

[Soviet Conscript]

That's why there is MTV's show, MADE.

really? i havn't watched MTV since they stopped playing music.

[Fuzzball24]

it's kind of like watching the obese, acne ridden girl in high school say she hopes to someday be a model.

Acutane and liposuction is the only choice, lmao. Anyways, anybody else think that AVGN isn't as funny as he used to be?

[strassy]

i haven't watched that much of his new stuff. i think the reality of the situation is that you can only work the "i am playing crappy video games and getting pissed off" angle for so long.

[ryborg]

i think the reality of the situation is that you can only work the "i am playing crappy video games and getting pissed off" angle for so long.

Why not? His writing is excellent and every video is very entertaining in its own way. That's like saying MST3K shouldn't have worked for 11 years because all they did was watch crappy movies and make fun of them.

[boatofcar]

Actually, I think AVGN's videos have gotten better. They're not as funny, but he reviews the games more seriously.

I agree with everyone else that it's a shame he's inspired so many lame ripoffs, but that's the way it always works.

[Dreamc@sting]

I agree the rip-offs suck but..I don't mind the hault in attempting to be funny, just his reviews on games and his honest opinion can be funny enough. I laughed quite a bit at this VB video because it's so true!

[Oobgarm]

The best video he's done. I hope there are more like it in the future.

[DefaultGen]

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[wallydawg]

haha I love how he duct taped it to his head, that was great.

[PDorr3]

I love the virtual boy, I find the gimmicky 3d effects to be entertaining, playing VB in the dark is quite cool. I just got my complete waterworld in the mail today, cant wait to play it and see just how bad it is.

[bcks007]

the IRATE Gamer, is another great video gamer reviewer, in fact i would say, i like his videos better then the Angry Video Game Nerd, just barely i guess.

http://youtube.com/user/Irategamer

Anybody seen his stuff? Yes its tad on the copy side, buts its very good, and not nearly as much cussing.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

the IRATE Gamer, is another great video gamer reviewer, in fact i would say, i like his videos better then the Angry Video Game Nerd, just barely i guess.

http://youtube.com/user/Irategamer

Anybody seen his stuff? Yes its tad on the copy side, buts its very good, and not nearly as much cussing.

While there are currently, and have been in the past, discussion threads about this Irate Gamer ... I ALWAYS have to ask people who think he's good if not better : how the hell can you watch something that - no, not like your description describes, not a "tad" but BLATANTLY, SHAMELESSLY rips off every single thing that AVGN does.

Everything from his "name" to his theme song, right down to the room that he stands in ... I mean, doesn't that strike you as a wee bit, I don't know ... pathetic?

It's pretty obvious that he loves what James was doing so much so, that he's hoping to catch unsuspecting viewers that have never seen the AVGN's "shtick" and trick them into thinking that he was the originator.

There's really nothing more shameless than stealing material from another performer.

[Slate]

I'm glad he didn't bash the virtual boy a whole lot. It isn't that bad, really. But the "it DOES look like shit" part made me laugh. It almost looked like it was really in that movie!

[Nero 99]

the IRATE Gamer, is another great video gamer reviewer, in fact i would say, i like his videos better then the Angry Video Game Nerd, just barely i guess.

http://youtube.com/user/Irategamer

Anybody seen his stuff? Yes its tad on the copy side, buts its very good, and not nearly as much cussing.

he is ok i guess but hes not even in the same leugue as AVGN.

[HYB]

haha I love how he duct taped it to his head, that was great.

I agree, Oh man it was entertaining.

I really want a Virtual boy to myself just because it's so bad, and easy to collect.

[DigitalSpace]

I watched the video yesterday and enjoyed it. Almost makes me want to hunt down a Virtual Boy for Wario Land (which is definitely the best game on the system), Vertical Force, and Galatic Pinball.