User:Robloxian56/AVGN
Seasons
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 17 | May 25, 2004 | December 23, 2006 | |
2 | 24 | February 13, 2007 | January 22, 2008 | |
3 | 23 | February 19, 2008 | January 27, 2009 | |
4 | 25 | March 16, 2009 | March 6, 2010 | |
5 | 12 | April 30, 2010 | April 6, 2011 | |
6 | 5 | July 7, 2011 | December 7, 2011 | |
7 | 11 | July 24, 2012 | December 19, 2013 | |
8 | 16 | March 19, 2014 | December 22, 2014 | |
9 | 5 | March 26, 2015 | December 22, 2015 | |
10 | 5 | April 6, 2016 | December 20, 2016 | |
11 | 12 | March 23, 2017 | December 22, 2017 | |
12 | 9 | April 25, 2018 | December 15, 2018 | |
13 | TBA | January 23, 2019 | TBA |
S1
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Time | Original release date | |
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1 | 1 | "Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest" | 9:26 | May 25, 2004 April 8, 2006 (YouTube) | (Original) |
The Nerd makes his first ever game review, and tries to tackle Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES, revealing the many flaws and issues that came with it. Notes: This episode was originally created on May 25, 2004 and previously only available as a part of a film compilation tape with other short films created or directed by James Rolfe.[2] | |||||
2 | 2 | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" | 6:29 | May 28, 2004 April 8, 2006 (YouTube) | (Original) |
The Nerd takes on reviewing the extremely difficult Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the NES, in which even the first level is almost impossible to complete. Notes: This episode was originally created on May 28, 2004 and previously only available as a part of a film compilation tape with other short films created or directed by Rolfe.[2] This is the first time James Rolfe appeared on screen as the Nerd.[3] | |||||
3 | 3 | "The Karate Kid" | 4:29 | April 8, 2006 | |
The Nerd tries out his best moves, as he sees if The Karate Kid for the NES is as any good as the movie it is based on. | |||||
4 | 4 | "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" | 3:46 | April 28, 2006 | |
The Nerd wonders if someone framed him to tackle a bad video game, as he takes on the NES game based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. | |||||
5 | 5 | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" | 7:05 | June 21, 2006 | |
The Nerd prepares to go all "cowabunga" and ninja, as he reviews the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES. | |||||
6 | 6 | "Back to the Future" | 6:43 | July 21, 2006 | |
The Nerd certainly travels back in time, as he takes a look at two bad NES games based on the Back to the Future series. | |||||
7 | 7 | "McKids" | 7:07 | August 30, 2006 | |
There is nothing he can love about bad video games, as the Nerd reviews M.C. Kids for the NES – a video game based on a popular fast food chain. | |||||
8 | 8 | "Wally Bear and the NO! Gang" | 3:46 | September 1, 2006 | |
The Nerd finds out what is bad about Wally Bear and the NO! Gang for the NES, a game aimed at teaching kids to not take drugs. | |||||
9 | 9 | "Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu" | 4:20 | September 8, 2006 | |
The Nerd takes a look at the poor quality behind the game Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu for the NES. First appearance of "guest reviewer" Shit Pickle, a cartoon pickle with feces as hair. | |||||
10 | 10 | "Top Gun" | 7:35 | September 15, 2006 | |
The Nerd tackles two more bad NES games based on another film – Top Gun – and finds out how some elements of their gameplay are just impossible to do. | |||||
11 | 11 | "Double Dragon 3" | 4:10 | September 22, 2006 | |
The Nerd finds out what was bad in the third entry in the Double Dragon video game series – Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones for the NES. | |||||
12 | 12 | "Friday the 13th" | 12:22 | October 13, 2006 | |
The Nerd prepares for Halloween by taking a look at why the NES game based on Friday the 13th is more frustrating than scary. | |||||
13 | 13 | "A Nightmare on Elm Street" | 13:27 | October 31, 2006 | |
It's Halloween, and the Nerd isn't really that scared when he reviews the NES game based on the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street. | |||||
14 | 14 | "The Power Glove" | 12:28 | November 15, 2006 | |
The Nerd finds out how good (or bad) Nintendo's Power Glove is, by using it to play a variety of games on the NES. Notes: Up until this episode, the show was known as "The Angry Nintendo Nerd", before Rolfe changed the name to allow him to focus on games on other systems. | |||||
15 | 15 | "Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel Titles" | 11:34 | November 28, 2006 | |
The Nerd discusses the naming of sequels for various movie and video game franchises he has seen or played. | |||||
16 | 16 | "Rocky" | 9:46 | December 14, 2006 | |
The Nerd pumps himself up for a fight, in order to prepare himself for reviewing the Sega Master System video game based on Rocky. | |||||
17 | 17 | "Bible Games" | 21:29 | December 23, 2006 | |
It's Christmas, so the Nerd sees how bad a number of unlicensed religious-themed games were on both the NES and SNES, including Super 3D Noah's Ark – a game built on the same game engine as Wolfenstein 3D. |
S2
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Time | Original release date | |
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18 | 1 | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – Part 1" | 11:14 | January 25, 2007 | |
Part 1 of 2. The Nerd tackles his first movie review and sits down to watch the third entry in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film trilogy – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. | |||||
19 | 2 | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – Part 2" | 10:47 | January 15, 2007 | |
Part 2 of 2. The Nerd concludes his review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. | |||||
20 | 3 | "Atari 5200" | 10:39 | February 13, 2007 July 25, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd finds attempts to play the Atari 5200. However, after struggling to set up the console, he is unable to play any games as both the standard Atari 5200 joystick and Trak-Ball controllers don't work. | |||||
21 | 4 | "Ghostbusters" | 17:29 | February 27, 2007 August 6, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 1 of 3. If there's something bad, and you don't like it, then you need the Nerd. He's soon tackling something worse than ghosts, when he reviews Ghostbusters for the NES. | |||||
22 | 5 | "Ghostbusters: Follow-Up" | 11:27 | March 20, 2007 August 26, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 2 of 3. The Nerd is once more being called out to bust down more bad games based on Ghostbusters, as he looks at those made for the NES, Atari 2600 and Sega Master System. | |||||
23 | 6 | "Ghostbusters: Conclusion" | 13:11 | April 3, 2007 September 8, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
It's a third outing for the Nerd against more bad games based on Ghostbusters, as he reviews two more made for the NES and Genesis. | |||||
24 | 7 | "Spider-Man" | 10:32 | April 17, 2007 September 22, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd has his hands full, swatting down bad video games based upon comic book character Spider-Man, created for the Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. | |||||
25 | 8 | "Sega CD" | 13:12 | May 2, 2007 November 18, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd reveals how some console add-ons were never worth owning, as he takes a look at the Sega CD – an add-on for the Sega Genesis – and finds out what the games made for it are like. Notes: This episode features the full-length theme song. | |||||
26 | 9 | "Sega 32X" | 9:04 | May 15, 2007 | (GameTrailers) December 6, 2008 (YouTube)|
The Nerd finds out what another add-on for the Sega Genesis is like – the 32X – and tries out some of the games that were made for it, including Primal Rage and Doom. | |||||
27 | 10 | "Silver Surfer" | 11:17 | June 5, 2007 December 8, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Another superhero has had a bad game made about them, so the Nerd delves in to find out just what it's like to play Silver Surfer for the NES. | |||||
28 | 11 | "Die Hard" | 9:03 | June 13, 2007 January 21, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Action is certainly lacking, as the Nerd reviews another bad game that won't easily die – Die Hard for the NES. | |||||
29 | 12 | "Independence Day" | 6:09 | July 3, 2007 July 4, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
To protect the independence of good games from bad ones, the Nerd takes on the PlayStation game based upon Independence Day, and is soon wishing aliens could destroy this one. | |||||
30 | 13 | "The Simpsons" | 13:17 | July 17, 2007 February 3, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd will be saying more than "D'oh!" as he takes a look at two terrible NES games based on the hit cartoon series The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants and Bart vs. the World . | |||||
31 | 14 | "Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout" | 8:43 | August 7, 2007 February 16, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
There's nothing looney about the Nerd's next review of a bad video game, as he attempts to find fun within Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout for the NES. | |||||
32 | 15 | "Atari Porn" | 10:03 | August 22, 2007 | |
The Nerd finds himself reviewing a collection of rather badly-made, controversial, adult-rated games that were created for Atari systems, including Custer's Revenge, Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em, and Bachelor Party. | |||||
33 | 16 | "Nintendo Power" | 14:42 | September 4, 2007 June 4, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Taking a break from bad video games, the Nerd spends his time recalling his fondest memories of reading the Nintendo Power magazine. | |||||
34 | 17 | "Fester's Quest" | 9:25 | September 18, 2007 July 1, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Creepy and spooky don't seem to cut it, as the Nerd reviews two bad games based on The Addams Family, made for the NES and Genesis. | |||||
35 | 18 | "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" | 12:46 | October 9, 2007 October 8, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd faces the horror of a bad video game for his Halloween that he wishes he could cut apart with a chainsaw, as he reviews the Atari 2600 game based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. | |||||
36 | 19 | "Halloween" | 16:05 | October 30, 2007 October 30, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Halloween is upon him, so for his nightmarish night the Nerd must review three very bad Halloween-themed video games for the Atari 2600. | |||||
37 | 20 | "Dragon's Lair" | 9:22 | November 20, 2007 July 15, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd struggles to be a true hero, as he looks to tackling a console version of a classic game – Dragon's Lair for the NES. | |||||
38 | 21 | "An Angry Nerd Christmas Carol: Part 1" | 5:54 | December 18, 2007 December 17, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
In a two-part special, the Nerd spends his Christmas taking a look at some very badly-made games. In part 1, he focuses his attention on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York for the NES, while in part 2, he takes a look at Shaq Fu for the SNES, and three bad games for the Wii. | |||||
39 | 22 | "An Angry Nerd Christmas Carol: Part 2" | 9:42 | December 23, 2007 December 19, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 2 of 2 | |||||
40 | 23 | "Chronologically Confused About the Legend of Zelda Timeline" | 19:01 | January 8, 2008 July 19, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd tries to make sense of the chronology behind the timeline for one of Nintendo's well-known video game series – The Legend of Zelda. | |||||
41 | 24 | "Rambo" | 13:14 | January 22, 2008 August 7, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd finds himself in action hell, as he looks at three bad games for the NES and SMS, based on the Rambo film series. |
S3
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42 | 1 | "Virtual Boy" | 15:34 | February 19, 2008 August 24, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd reviews Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy console along with the limited amount of games that were made for the console. | |||||
43 | 2 | "The Wizard of Oz" | 11:25 | March 4, 2008 September 11, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd is wishing he was not playing another bad game, as he reviews The Wizard of Oz for the SNES. | |||||
44 | 3 | "Double Vision: Part 1" | 10:04 | March 25, 2008 September 17, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 1 of 2. The Nerd tackles reviewing two second generation consoles from the late 1970s – early 1980s. In part one, he looks at the Intellivision and the games made for it, including Utopia, Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. He also takes a look at B-17 Bomber and Bomb Squad; two games compatible with the Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module.
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45 | 4 | "Double Vision: Part 2" | 8:24 | April 8, 2008 September 25, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 2 of 2. The Nerd reviews the ColecoVision and plays the games that were made for this console, including Montezuma's Revenge, Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park, Chuck Norris Superkicks, and War Room. Guest Stars: Kyle Justin. Notes: Both parts were merged into one episode for the DVD version. | |||||
46 | 5 | "The Wizard / Super Mario Bros. 3" | 17:19 | April 22, 2008 November 8, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd takes a look at a good game for once, as he recalls how great it was to play Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES, while also taking a look back to a film in which it was featured in – The Wizard. | |||||
47 | 6 | "NES Accessories" | 13:51 | May 14, 2008 (GameTrailers) |
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The Nerd reviews several accessories for the NES to find out how good or bad they are, including the NES Zapper and Power Pad, the Konami LaserScope, the U-Force, and the LJN Roll 'n Rocker. He also spends some time using the Super Scope peripheral for the SNES. | |||||
48 | 7 | "Indiana Jones Trilogy" | 18:43 | May 20, 2008 December 12, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd dons his leather hat and whip, and delves into the holy grail of bad video games, as he looks at a collection of games based on the Indiana Jones film series, made for the Atari 2600, NES and SNES. | |||||
49 | 8 | "Star Trek" | 10:45 | June 11, 2008 May 7, 2008 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd boldly goes where no bad game should ever go, by beaming down a collection of games based upon the sci-fi series Star Trek, made for the Vectrex, Atari 2600, ColecoVision and NES. | |||||
50 | 9 | "Superman" | 11:46 | June 26, 2008 January 1, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Bad games will never be faster than a speeding Super Nerd, as he reviews two bad video games based upon Superman, made for the Atari 2600 and NES. | |||||
51 | 10 | "Superman 64" | 10:37 | July 8, 2008 January 13, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Super Nerd returns, this time to save Superman from two more bad video games. Superman: The Game for the Commodore 64, and the infamous Superman 64 for the Nintendo 64. | |||||
52 | 11 | "Batman Part I" | 11:45 | July 22, 2008 January 27, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 1 of 2. The Nerd dons his cowl and cape and prepares to beat back the darkness of bad Batman video games, including Batman: The Caped Crusader (Commodore 64), Batman (NES), Batman Returns (Sega CD and Atari Lynx), The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES), and Batman Forever (SNES). After the Nerd calls it quits, the Joker ties him up and forces him to play more Batman games. | |||||
53 | 12 | "Batman Part II" | 9:42 | August 10, 2008 January 29, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 2 of 2. Under the Joker's capture, the Nerd is forced to review Batman: Return of the Joker (NES and Gameboy) and Batman: Revenge of the Joker (Sega Genesis). The Nerd eventually has enough of the Joker's shenanigans, and fights him in a homage to the 1960's Batman series. | |||||
54 | 13 | "Deadly Towers" | 8:20 | August 19, 2008 February 28, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd finds out how deadly difficult it is to complete another bad video game, when he attempts to review Deadly Towers for the NES. | |||||
55 | 14 | "Battletoads" | 7:52 | September 3, 2008 March 17, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
As the Nerd prepares to review Battletoads for the NES, he finds himself joined by the "guitar guy" who's been living behind his couch, and who helps to show him why it's impossible to complete the game with two players. | |||||
56 | 15 | "Dick Tracy" | 14:04 | September 16, 2008 March 28, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd turns into a detective to find out why no one would want to play Dick Tracy for the NES, and soon uncovers the many flaws and problems with it. | |||||
57 | 16 | "Dracula" | 11:57 | October 14, 2008 October 2, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Halloween is approaching, but the Nerd finds it hard to see Count Dracula being scary to him, as he looks at a selection of bad games based on the vampire legend himself, including Bram Stoker's Dracula for the NES, SNES, Genesis, and the Sega CD. This episode is the first mention of Fred Fucks, the Nerd's arch-nemesis, based on the non-legibility of the name of Bram Stoker's Dracula executive producer, Fred Fuchs, in the video game credits. | |||||
58 | 17 | "Frankenstein" | 14:08 | October 29, 2008 October 13, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Halloween has arrived, and the Nerd is green with anger at finding out that there are bad video games on the NES and SNES that have been based on another horror legend – Frankenstein. | |||||
59 | 18 | "CD-i Part I" | 7:57 | November 12, 2008 April 14, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 1 of 3. The Nerd begins his three-part review of the Philips CD-i by giving a brief overview of the console itself, and playing Hotel Mario. | |||||
60 | 19 | "CD-i Part II" | 12:35 | November 25, 2008 April 20, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 2 of 3. The Nerd reviews Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon for the CD-i. | |||||
61 | 20 | "CD-i Part III" | 14:15 | December 9, 2008 April 28, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 3 of 3. The Nerd finishes off his review of the CD-i by playing Link: The Faces of Evil (Which is similar to The Wand of Gamelon), and Zelda's Adventure. | |||||
62 | 21 | "Bible Games II" | 17:00 | December 23, 2008 December 19, 2009 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
It's Christmas, and for this year the Nerd finds himself reviewing another collection of badly-made, religious-themed video games for the NES, CD-i and Game Boy, including Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land, Noah's Ark, and King James Bible. Notes: This was the first AVGN episode to be filmed in 720p HD and produced to be shown in widescreen. | |||||
63 | 22 | "Michael Jackson's Moonwalker" | 10:04 | January 7, 2009 July 14, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd tries to moonwalk his way around another bad game, as takes a look at Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the Genesis. | |||||
64 | 23 | "Milon's Secret Castle" | 11:33 | January 27, 2009 September 14, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
The Nerd finds no secrets to make a bad game look good, when he reviews Milon's Secret Castle for the NES. |
S4
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Time | Original release date | |
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65 | 1 | "Atari Jaguar Part I" | 8:23 | March 16, 2009 August 14, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 1 of 2. The Nerd spends some time taking a look at the Atari Jaguar, including some of the games made for it such as Tempest 2000, Alien vs. Predator, and Doom, and an add-on – the Jaguar CD. He also takes a look back at the history of Atari, and the competition between different consoles for superior processing capabilities. | |||||
66 | 2 | "Atari Jaguar Part II" | 14:21 | March 25, 2009 | (GameTrailers) August 25, 2010 (YouTube)|
Part 2 of 2. The Nerd concludes his review of the Atari Jaguar by attempting to play the Jaguar CD add-on. Unfortunately, he is unable to get the Jaguar CD to work properly. | |||||
67 | 3 | "Metal Gear" | 13:17 | April 8, 2009 November 10, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd brings out his codec and stealth gear, as he tries to navigate his way around Metal Gear for the NES, while also discussing the game's sequels in Chronologically Confused About Metal Gear Sequels. | |||||
68 | 4 | "Odyssey" | 10:58 | April 21, 2004 November 26, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd finds out what the Magnavox Odyssey console is like, by trying it out along with some of its games. | |||||
69 | 5 | "X-Men" | 14:11 | May 6, 2009 November 27, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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There's a mutation of bad video games to review, as the Nerd looks at those based on the X-Men, made for the NES, Genesis and video arcade machines. | |||||
70 | 6 | "The Terminator" | 14:54 | May 19, 2009 January 7, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd attempts to terminate some more bad games in his reviews, as he looks at a selection of NES, SNES, and Sega CD games, based on The Terminator. | |||||
71 | 7 | "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" | 13:25 | June 2, 2009 January 11, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The bad games are back, as the Nerd looks at a selection of NES, SNES, Genesis, and Game Boy games, based upon Terminator 2: Judgment Day. | |||||
72 | 8 | "Transformers" | 12:43 | June 17, 2009 January 18, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Video games are transforming into truly bad ones for the Nerd, as he looks at two for the Commodore 64 and the Famicom, based upon Transformers. | |||||
73 | 9 | "Mario Is Missing!" | 9:30 | January 1, 2009 February 15, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Mario is a great icon in gaming, but the Nerd takes a look at NES and SNES versions of two games he stars in that were not so great – Mario Is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine. | |||||
74 | 10 | "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties" | 20:38 | July 21, 2009 March 8, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Another console comes under the Nerd's gaze, as he takes a moment to review the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, and finds out how horrendously bad one of its games is – Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. | |||||
75 | 11 | "Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle" | 16:58 | August 5, 2009 March 15, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd finds himself in another cartoon battle with a familiar face from the past, as he tries to avoid reviewing the bad games from the Crazy Castle series, made for the NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. | |||||
76 | 12 | "Super Pitfall!" | 11:07 | August 20, 2009 March 22, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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A bad game filled with flaws and issues leaves the Nerd wanting to be out of its pit, as he tries out Super Pitfall for the NES. | |||||
77 | 13 | "Godzilla" | 15:46 | September 4, 2009 April 14, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Japan's legendary giant monster can't avoid being put into a number of video games, as the Nerd takes a look at a selection of bad ones based upon Godzilla for the NES, Game Boy, SNES and Super Famicom – such as Godzilla: Monster of Monsters and Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters – and a trio of good ones for the Xbox and the PlayStation 2. | |||||
78 | 14 | "Wayne's World" | 12:15 | September 24, 2009 May 3, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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While the Wayne's World films were popular in the 90s, the Nerd shows off the games made for the NES and SNES that truly were not worthy of being adaptations of these. | |||||
79 | 15 | "Castlevania Part I" | 10:08 | October 8, 2009 October 3, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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In a four-part special, the Nerd spends his Halloween by taking a look at various games from the Castlevania series. First off, the Nerd plays the originalCastlevania for the NES. | |||||
80 | 16 | "Castlevania Part II" | 12:47 | October 21, 2009 October 12, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers) |
Part 2 of 4. The Nerd re-visits Castlevania II: Simon's Quest and reviews Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse for the NES. | |||||
81 | 17 | "Castlevania Part III" | 12:52 | November 5, 2009 October 20, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Part 3 of 4. The Nerd reviews Super Castlevania IV and Castlevania: Dracula X for the SNES, and Castlevania 64 for the Nintendo 64. | |||||
82 | 18 | "Castlevania Part IV" | 9:48 | November 19, 2009 October 27, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Part 4 of 4. The Nerd concludes his four-part Castlevania reviews by playing Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PlayStation. | |||||
83 | 19 | "Little Red Hood" | 14:54 | December 3, 2009 May 3, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The woods today are filled with bad games, but the big bad Nerd has to venture into them if he's to complete his review of Little Red Hood for the NES. | |||||
84 | 20 | "Winter Games" | TIME | December 23, 2009 December 20, 2010 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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It's Christmas, and the Nerd spends it this year by seeing what kind of virtual sportsman he can be in Winter Games for the NES. | |||||
85 | 21 | "Street Fighter 2010" | 17:56 | January 6, 2010 June 10, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd prepares to fight against more bad games, as he takes a look at a selection of bad Street Fighter games for the NES, TurboGrafx-CD, and Sega Saturn, including one based on Street Fighter: The Movie. | |||||
86 | 22 | "Hydlide" | 8:28 | January 20, 2010 June 14, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd ponders on whether it's worth it to review an RPG that has similarities to The Legend of Zelda – Hydlide for the NES. | |||||
87 | 23 | "Ninja Gaiden" | 15:40 | February 4, 2010 June 14, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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To hone his ninja skills against bad games, the Nerd takes on reviewing Ninja Gaiden for the NES. | |||||
88 | 24 | "Swordquest" | 9:12 | February 18, 2010 July 2, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd looks back to the history behind the Swordquest series of games for the Atari 2600, and one of the most elaborate contests created around a video game – a contest which offered $150,000 of real treasures as prizes. | |||||
89 | 25 | "Pong Consoles" | 12:00 | March 6, 2010 July 18, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd spends some time looking over different versions of video game consoles that were designed to play the Pong video game, including the good ones and totally bad ones. |
S5
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90 | 1 | "Action 52" | 26:50 | April 30, 2010 July 21, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Part 1 of 2. The Nerd prepares himself to tackle not one game, but a huge variety of badly-designed video games that were put into one cartridge – Action 52 for the NES. | |||||
91 | 2 | "Cheetahmen" | 20:25 | June 9, 2010 August 11, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Part 2 of 2. The Nerd concludes his review of Action 52 by taking a look at one game in particular in its selection – Cheetahmen. He also takes a look at the unreleased Cheetahmen II game for the NES, along with the Genesis version of Action 52 with its own version of Cheetahmen. | |||||
92 | 3 | "Game Glitches" | 16:07 | July 8, 2010 September 2, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd reviews various glitches and bugs that can be found in games both past and present, including Pac-Man, Metal Gear, Punch-Out!!, Mega Man 5, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. | |||||
93 | 4 | "Zelda II" | 15:07 | August 4, 2010 November 15, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd prepares to travel to Hyrule, as he takes on the quest of reviewing the sequel to The Legend of Zelda – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the NES. | |||||
94 | 5 | "Back to the Future Re-Revisited" | 23:04 | September 3, 2010 December 1, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd takes a trip down memory lane, as he revisits some of his previous reviews he made on games such as Top Gun, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Back to the Future. | |||||
95 | 6 | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Revisited" | 16:40 | October 7, 2010 October 31, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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For Halloween this year, the Nerd decides to give a much longer and more in-depth review of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the NES. | |||||
96 | 7 | "Lester the Unlikely" | 10:44 | November 4, 2010 December 26, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd finds it highly unlikely his next bad game is gonna surprise him, as he reviews Lester the Unlikely for the SNES – a video game with a problematic protagonist and difficult gameplay. | |||||
97 | 8 | "How the Nerd Stole Christmas" | 12:07 | December 6, 2010 | |
As Christmas approaches, the Nerd embarks on a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and takes a look at three bad NES games – Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage, Circus Caper, and Fist of the Northstar. | |||||
98 | 9 | "Day Dreamin' Davey" | 14:00 | January 5, 2011 December 30, 2011 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd wonders if he's daydreaming about his next bad video game, as he takes to reviewing the different flaws and styles of gameplay found in Day Dreamin' Davey for the NES. | |||||
99 | 10 | "Star Wars" | 22:28 | February 3, 2011 February 9, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The force is with the Nerd, as he helps to fight back against the dark powers of bad games made for the Atari 2600, Famicom, NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64, all based on the Star Wars series of movies. His reviews of these games include Star Wars: Jedi Arena, Super Star Wars, and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. | |||||
100 | 11 | "R.O.B. the Robot" | 18:52 | March 3, 2011 March 15, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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To mark the 100th episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, the Nerd takes on reviewing two bad NES games – Gyromite and Stack-Up – while dealing with the unwelcome help of Nintendo's R.O.B.. | |||||
101 | 12 | "Steven Spielberg Games" | 21:18 | April 6, 2011 April 12, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd finds himself facing a deluge of bad games for the NES, Genesis, SNES, Sega CD, 3DO, and Atari 2600, all based on movies connected to Steven Spielberg, including Jaws, and Jurassic Park. |
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102 | 1 | "The Making of an Angry Video Game Nerd" | 35:05 | July 7, 2011 May 1, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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James Rolfe gives fans of the Angry Video Game Nerd a behind-the-scenes look at how an episode of the web series is made, by showing what is done when reviewing a game. In this case, a review by the Nerd of Barbie for NES. | |||||
103 | 2 | "Kid Kool" | 8:14 | August 3, 2011 May 7, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd finds nothing cool about his latest review of a bad video game – Kid Kool for the NES – as he showcases the many flaws in its gameplay. | |||||
104 | 3 | "Nintendo World Championships" | 17:02 | August 26, 2011 May 16, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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The Nerd attempts to get his hand on a good copy of Nintendo World Championships for the NES – a series of Nintendo games on one cartridge, used as part of a contest in the 1990s – but soon questions whether it's worth it in the end. | |||||
105 | 4 | "Dark Castle" | 12:07 | October 6, 2012 October 1, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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It's Halloween again, and the Nerd spends it by reviewing both the Genesis and CD-i versions of Dark Castle. He soon shows off how horribly difficult the game is, even on its easiest setting. | |||||
106 | 5 | "Bible Games III" | 14:14 | December 7, 2011 December 11, 2012 (YouTube) | (GameTrailers)
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Christmas has arrived, and the Nerd finds himself once again reviewing a selection of badly-made, religious-themed video games for the Game Boy, Genesis, and NES, including Spiritual Warfare and Bible Adventures. |
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[edit]Starting with this season, episodes no longer aired on GameTrailers
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107 | 1 | "Schwarzenegger Games" | 22:26 | July 24, 2012 | |
The Nerd is back, as he tackles a selection of NES games based upon movies that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, including Total Recall, Last Action Hero, and Predator. | |||||
108 | 2 | "Ghosts n' Goblins" | 17:04 | October 24, 2012 | |
The Nerd attempts to show his fans how to play and beat the video game he got as a kid – Ghosts n' Goblins for the NES. | |||||
109 | 3 | "Atari Sports" | 12:42 | December 18, 2012 | |
The Nerd takes a look at a variety of sport-themed games made for the Atari 2600, including football games, baseball games, boxing games, soccer games, and golf games. | |||||
110 | 4 | "Ikari Warriors" | 20:39 | March 6, 2013 | |
The Nerd revives his old friend, "guitar guy", to help him review Ikari Warriors for the NES, and find out what it's like to play it with two players. Guest Stars: Kyle Justin. | |||||
111 | 5 | "Toxic Crusaders" | 14:42 | April 30, 2013 | |
The Nerd shows why bad video games shouldn't be based on TV shows and movies, as he reviews the Game Boy, Genesis, and NES versions of Toxic Crusaders. Guest Stars: Lloyd Kaufman, co-founder of Troma Entertainment. | |||||
112 | 6 | "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" | 17:52 | June 30, 2013 | |
Nothing excellent is likely to be found when going back in time, as the Nerd reviews the NES game based upon Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure. | |||||
113 | 7 | "Tiger Electronic Games" | 18:39 | September 6, 2013 | |
The Nerd casts his eye on a selection of hardware by Tiger Electronics, including a selection of LCD handheld games and wristwatch-styled games, plus two portable consoles – the Game.com and the R-Zone. | |||||
114 | 8 | "Alien 3" | 10:17 | October 21, 2013 October 22, 2013 (YouTube) | (Cinemassacre)
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It's another Halloween, and the Nerd tries to find something scary that could pop out of his NES game cartridge, when he takes a look at Alien 3. | |||||
115 | 9 | "AVGN Games!" | 21:55 | November 20, 2013 | |
The Nerd takes a break from bad games to look at a collection of titles based around his life, featuring those for the PC and iOS, as well as two special ones made for the Atari 2600 and NES. The Nerd finishes off with a review of the then-newly-released Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures for Steam. | |||||
116 | 10 | "Wish List: Part 1 – Sonic the Hedgehog & more!" | 15:07 | December 17, 2013 | |
In a two-part Christmas special, the Nerd takes a look back at department store wishlist catalogs before tackling a wishlist of games that fans wish for him to review, including Skate or Die!, Where's Waldo?, The Three Stooges, Home Improvement, Sonic Blast, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Bubsy 3D. | |||||
117 | 11 | "Wish List: Part 2 – Bubsy 3D & more!" | 15:27 | December 19, 2013 | |
Part 2 of 2 |
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[edit]Episodes 5 to 16 were released as part of the "12 Days of Shitmas" event in December 2014.
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118 | 1 | "Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing" | 15:44 | March 19, 2014 | |
Travelling back to the Noughties this time around, the Nerd takes on Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing for PC – a poorly-made video game considered by reviewers as one of the worst to have been made, due to the many design flaws, bugs and glitches that were in it. | |||||
119 | 2 | "Desert Bus" | 15:30 | May 28, 2014 | |
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of AVGN, The Nerd takes a quick look at various games within Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors for the Sega CD – a video game cancelled before it was released and designed as a joke on various game genres – before focusing on one game in its collection that's as bad as Big Rigs – Desert Bus. He then takes a look at a hacked redaction of the NES game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, which focused on fixing a number of flaws and issues he complained about in his review of the original game. | |||||
120 | 3 | "E.T. Atari 2600" | 7:00 | October 10, 2014 | |
Taken from Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, this episode focuses on the Nerd's review of one of Atari's worst video games they ever made – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. | |||||
121 | 4 | "Bettlejuice" | 13:53 | October 14, 2014 | |
It's another Halloween, and the Nerd considers why anyone would want to play the NES game based on Beetlejuice. | |||||
122 | 5 | "Tagin' Dragon" | 3:50 | December 11, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 1. The Nerd begins his first day by unwrapping and reviewing Tagin’ Dragon – a bad game for the NES with truly difficult gameplay. | |||||
123 | 6 | "ALF" | 4:06 | December 12, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 2. The Nerd finds nothing funny with his next present, as he reviews a video game based on the American sitcom of the same name – ALF for the SMS. | |||||
124 | 7 | "CrazyBus" | 4:06 | December 13, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 3. For the third day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds himself reviewing CrazyBus – an unlicensed Venezuelan game/app that was made for the Sega Genesis, and features little in the way of good gameplay. | |||||
125 | 8 | "Ren & Stimpy: Fire Dogs" | 5:16 | December 14, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 4. For the fourth day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds he has a copy of The Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs for the SNES amongst his presents – a video game with bad gameplay, that does no justice to Ren & Stimpy. | |||||
126 | 9 | "Rocky and Bullwinkle" | 4:06 | December 15, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 5. For the fifth day of his Christmas, the Nerd plays another bad NES game amongst his presents, based upon the The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends cartoon series. | |||||
127 | 10 | "Mary-Kate and Ashley "Get a Clue"" | 4:15 | December 16, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 6. For the sixth day of his Christmas, the Nerd attempts to find what clues there are in Mary-Kate and Ashley "Get a Clue" for the Game Boy Color, that show it's a truly bad game to play. | |||||
128 | 11 | "V.I.P. with Pamela Anderson" | 4:53 | December 17, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 7. For the seventh day of his Christmas, the Nerd is lulled into a false sense of hope for a good game, as he reviews V.I.P. for the PlayStation – a bad video game based on the TV series, featuring Pamela Anderson amongst its characters. | |||||
129 | 12 | "Lethal Weapon" | 4:37 | December 18, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 8. For the eighth day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds his weapons against bad games are going dull, as he reviews a NES game based upon Lethal Weapon. Guest Stars: Mike Matei as himself. | |||||
130 | 13 | "Porky's" | 6:02 | December 19, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 9. For the ninth day of his Christmas, the Nerd smells a bad game amongst his presents, as he tackles with the confusing gameplay of Porky's for the Atari 2600. | |||||
131 | 14 | "HyperScan" | 6:32 | December 20, 2914 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 10. For the tenth day of his Christmas, the Nerd has a go with playing the HyperScan – a console designed to use special cards that need to be scanned into it in order to play its selection of games. | |||||
132 | 15 | "Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure" | 11:29 | December 21, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 11. For the eleventh day of his Christmas, the Nerd questions why he needs to walk around a virtual version of a real theme park, as he tries out Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure for the GameCube. | |||||
133 | 16 | "LJN Video Art" | 8:43 | December 22, 2014 | |
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 12. For the twelfth and final day of his Christmas, the Nerd wonders what use there is to make art with LJN Video Art, and recalls some of the better art games made in the past including Mario Paint. |
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134 | 1 | "Hong Kong 97" | 12:46 | March 26, 2015 | |
The Nerd takes a look at a horrible game that never left Japan, and featured so many things that were wrong with it – Hong Kong 97 for the Super Famicom. | |||||
135 | 2 | "Darkwing Duck" | 13:49 | May 13, 2015 | |
Finding a bad video game to review is hard, so the Nerd turns his attention towards the TurboGrafx-16, and a game based on the Darkwing Duck cartoon series. | |||||
136 | 3 | "Seaman" | 17:24 | July 28, 2015 July 29, 2015 (YouTube) | (Cinemassacre)
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Growing your own sea life sounds cool, but the Nerd shows how a virtual way of doing it can never be truly good, when he has a go at Seaman for the Dreamcast. Notes: This episode was dedicated to Leonard Nimoy, the narrator for the English-language version of Seaman, who died that year. | |||||
137 | 4 | "The Crow" | 9:43 | October 30, 2015 | |
Another Halloween arrives, and the Nerd spends it tackling another bad game that has truly poor gameplay – The Crow: City of Angels for the Sega Saturn. | |||||
138 | 5 | "Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero" | 12:02 | December 22, 2015 | |
Christmas has arrived, and the Nerd has received a copy of a bad game to look forward to – Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero for the Nintendo 64. |
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139 | 1 | "Mega Man Games" | 25:06 | April 6, 2016 | |
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cinemassacre YouTube channel, the Nerd updates his gaming room and tackles a collection of bad games in HD. More precisely, a collection of bad Mega Man games for the PC, PlayStation and PlayStation 2. This includes the DOS versions of Mega Man and Mega Man III, Mega Man Legends for the PlayStation, and Mega Man X7 for the PlayStation 2. | |||||
140 | 2 | "Paperboy" | 16:05 | May 26, 2016 | |
Extra, extra – the Nerd tackles reviewing Paperboy for the NES, while answering the question of whether a rolled up newspaper can truly break a window, and if you can throw one into a mailbox while riding along on a bicycle. | |||||
141 | 3 | "Beavis and Butt-Head" | 14:18 | August 16, 2016 | |
It's time for the Nerd to snicker and make dumb comments, as he takes a look at two bad games made for the SNES and Genesis, based on the Beavis and Butt-Head adult cartoon series. | |||||
142 | 4 | "Berenstain Bears" | 19:41 | October 18, 2016 | |
It's Halloween again, and the Nerd tackles three bad games for the Game Boy Color, Atari 2600 and Genesis, based on the children's series of books and cartoons about the Berenstain Bears. | |||||
143 | 5 | "Sega Activator and Aura Interactor" | 11:51 | December 20, 2016 | |
For Christmas, the Nerd takes a look at a series of Genesis accessories for its games, including the Activator, Aura Interactor, Menacer, Victormaxx Stuntmaster, TeeV Golf, and Batter Up! Baseball bat. Guest Stars: Nathan Barnatt as Keith Apicary. Notes: This episode featured a total budget of $3,614, according to the episode's commentary, making it the most expensive to be made in the series to date. Amongst the costs were Barnatt's travel fees, the use of breakaway props, and the accessories that had to be acquired on eBay. |
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144 | 1 | "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" | 20:15 | March 23, 2017 | |
The Nerd goes "Mighty Morphin" bad, as he takes on a collection of games for the Famicom, NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy, based around Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. | |||||
145 | 2 | "Sonic '06" | 16:47 | April 20, 2017 | |
For the first time in his series, the Nerd tackles a game from a later generation of consoles that does nothing to the reputation of a certain blue hedgehog – Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360. | |||||
146 | 3 | "Planet of the Apes" | 12:34 | July 4, 2017 | |
While clearing up his game room and getting stranded on another planet, the Nerd questions why a bad game has trashed a particularly good classic movie, when he reviews Planet of the Apes for the PlayStation. Notes: This episode was made to commemorate the then-upcoming release of War for the Planet of the Apes. | |||||
147 | 4 | "Game Boy Accessories" | 16:15 | August 15, 2017 | |
Another selection of accessories receives a good thorough look from the Nerd. This time, it's a collection of accessories for the Game Boy, including good ones – like the Game Boy Camera and the Game Boy Printer – bad ones, and even a patented one that was aimed for use in hospitals. | |||||
148 | 5 | "Treasure Master" | 10:03 | September 20, 2017 | |
Treasure is truly lacking within another bad game designed to be used in a contest, as the Nerd finds out what it's like to play Treasure Master for the NES. | |||||
149 | 6 | "Wrestling Games" | 11:55 | October 4, 2017 | |
The Nerd wrestles with a ton of bad NES and SNES games based on wrestling, including WWF WrestleMania Challenge, WWF Royal Rumble, WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling, and Saturday Night Slam Masters. | |||||
150 | 7 | "Polybius" | 22:18 | October 25, 2017 | |
The Nerd takes a look at the arcade classic Polybius, while he also delves into the urban legend surrounding the mentioned side effects of playing the game. | |||||
151 | 8 | "RoboCop Games" | 13:52 | November 19, 2017 | |
Following his time with Polybius, the Nerd is reborn as "RoboNerd", whose prime directives are to play bad games, and keep gamers safe from them. These include a selection of NES games based on the original RoboCop film series. | |||||
152 | 9 | "Sonic '06 Part 2" | 13:34 | November 30, 2017 | |
The Nerd has some unfinished business, as he continues on with his review of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360. | |||||
153 | 10 | "Charlie's Angels" | 9:41 | December 6, 2017 | |
The Nerd won't be making a call to Charlie's Angels anytime soon, as he plays a bad GameCube game based on them. | |||||
154 | 11 | "Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi" | 8:47 | December 13, 2017 | |
Another bad Star Wars game has emerged, so the Nerd must channel the force to help him review Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi for the PlayStation. Notes: This episode features brief footage of Star Wars Episode I: Racer for the Nintendo 64, but James Rolfe did not include a review of it for this episode. The episode was made to celebrate the then-upcoming release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. | |||||
155 | 12 | "Lightspan Adventures" | 15:37 | December 22, 2017 | |
The Nerd has rotted his brain with such an insane amount of bad games, that this Christmas he gets himself a PlayStation with a compilation of video games from the Lightspan Adventures series to help restore it. |
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156 | 1 | "EarthBound" | 39:35 | April 17, 2018 April 25, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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When the Nerd finds a copy of Nintendo Power exuding a belief that EarthBound was a rotten game, he later finds reviews that show how glamorous the game was and reveals a fanbase for a title he now has to play. So he does – via the Super NES Classic Edition – and provides an insight about the game's various flaws but well-thought out gameplay. | |||||
157 | 2 | "Dirty Harry" | 11:38 | May 24, 2018 June 24, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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The Nerd questions whether his next bad game "feels lucky", as he looks at an NES game based on the Dirty Harry movie series that featured only three levels. | |||||
158 | 3 | "Drake of the 99 Dragons" | 13:29 | September 5, 2018 September 25, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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No meditation can prepare the Nerd for his first review of a bad Xbox game, Drake of the 99 Dragons – a game featuring well-made "Saturday cartoon" artwork that was intended to be the basis for a comic book series and animated show, but was foiled by its glitches, poor gameplay, controls, cutscenes, voice acting and graphics. | |||||
159 | 4 | "Tomb Raider Games" | 18:57 | September 5, 2018 October 2, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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While the Tomb Raider franchise has featured a variety of good games, the Nerd decides to raid the tombs of three that do Lara Croft no justice, and that were made for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and N-Gage. | |||||
160 | 5 | "Resident Evil Survivor" | 22:16 | October 11, 2018 October 30, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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For the annual Halloween Special, the Nerd reviews Resident Evil Survivor for the PlayStation. | |||||
161 | 6 | "Super Hydlide and Virtual Hydlide" | 20:14 | October 12, 2018 November 6, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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The Nerd returns to the Hydlide franchise with Super Hydlide for the Sega Genesis and Virtual Hydlide for the Sega Saturn. | |||||
162 | 7 | "Amiga CD32" | 28:23 | November 19, 2018 November 20, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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The Nerd takes on Commodore's failed console the Amiga CD32. The games he plays include Dangerous Streets, Super Putty, Morph, Naughty Ones, Beavers, Gloom, Diggers, Oscar, Bubba 'n' Stix, Surf Ninjas, Kang Fu and Zool. | |||||
163 | 8 | "The Town with No Name" | 15:52 | December 4, 2018 December 5, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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Continuing from the previous episode, the Nerd tackles the CDTV game The Town with No Name. Due to not owning the actual console that it was made for, he is forced to play it on the Amiga CD32. | |||||
164 | 9 | "Home Alone Games with Macaulay Culkin" | 19:03 | December 14, 2018 December 15, 2018 (YouTube) | (Amazon)
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It's the Nerd's obligatory Christmas episode and he gets a surprise from Macaulay Culkin, or rather the Pizza Boy. The two sit down to review several Home Alone related games in the hopes of finding a good one. When they fail, they decide to set up traps for the terrible ones to stop them once and for all. Guest Stars: Macaulay Culkin as himself. |
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165 | 1 | "Chronologically Confused about Kingdom Hearts" | 10:28 | January 23, 2019 | |
The Nerd examines the scattered and drawn-out chronology of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. | |||||
166 | 2 | "Video Game Magazines" | 14:59 | March 13, 2019 | |
The Nerd takes a look at some of the lesser-known video game magazines from the past, excluding Nintendo Power. Magazines covered include: Atari Age, Game Players, VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, GamePro and Electronic Gaming Monthly. | |||||
167 | 3 | "Aladdin Deck Enhancer" | 21:45 | April 10, 2019 | |
The Nerd takes on the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, an infamous NES upgrade system with its own selection of games, and gets help from the likes of Aladdin and the Genie modeled after the Disney animated movie. | |||||
168 | 4 | "Pepsiman" | 23:16 | May 8, 2019 | |
The Nerd attempts to review Yo! Noid, but gets interrupted by the arrival of Pepsiman who forces him to review the game of the same name. However, Pepsiman turns out to be evil and the Nerd gets the help of the Pepsi TV Game Guy who must use the power of Mentos to defeat him. Guest Stars: Mike Butters as the TV Game Guy and Xander Arnot as Pepsiman | |||||
169 | 5 | "Superman 64 Returns!!" | 19:09 | June 5, 2019 | |
The Nerd revisits the infamous Superman 64 11 years after first reviewing it. | |||||
170 | 6 | "Life of Black Tiger" | 23:21 | July 31, 2019 | |
The Nerd decides to tackle a modern game for the PS4, Life of Black Tiger. He is so horrified at its incompetence that he sets out to look for the programmer who turns out to be recurring arch-nemesis Fred Fucks. Together, they must complete the game. Guest Stars: Gilbert Gottfried as Fred Fucks[3] | |||||
171 | 7 | "Chex Quest" | 16:25 | August 21, 2019 | |
The Nerd takes a look at the Chex Quest video game from 1996 as well as its sequels and discovers that despite its bizarre and commercial premise, it is actually a well-made Doom copy. | |||||
172 | 8 | "Jurassic Park: Trespasser" | 24:21 | September 25, 2019 | |
The Nerd tries to get away for a vacation and ends up crashing onto an island full of people in inflatable dinosaur costumes and the game Trespasser for PC. Due to the game's notorious design, he gets help from Shesez of Boundary Break. Guest Stars: Seamus Blackley as himself | |||||
173 | 9 | "The Immortal" | 13:19 | October 16, 2019 | |
Shot in one continuous take, the Nerd explores a hidden dungeon in his house, while reviewing the NES port of The Immortal. |
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