Angry Video Game Nerd

10 Best Episodes of Angry Video Game Nerd - Season 1

The titular Nerd character is an ill-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of profanity, frequent displays of explicit gestures, and heavy consumption of beer, particularly Rolling Rock or Yuengling, to "soothe the pain". A particular characteristic is his favorable comparison of extremely repulsive and painful, usually firmly scatological, acts to playing the games he reviews. Varying amounts of physical comedy are mixed into the verbal abuse.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jul 18, 2023.

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Angry Video Game Nerd - S1E3

#15 - The Karate Kid (Season 1 - Episode 3)

James talks about The Karate Kid for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

The episode was rated 7.29 from 35 votes.

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#14 - Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (Pilot) (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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Why is Castlevania 1 and 3 a bloody good time and Castlevania 2 worthy of a stake to the heart? The Angry Nintendo Nerd reveals why.

The episode was rated 7.29 from 38 votes.

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#13 - McKids (Season 1 - Episode 7)

The Nerd reviews "McKids" a promotional game from the fast food chain McDonalds.

The episode was rated 7.43 from 30 votes.

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#12 - Top Gun (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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The Nerd reviews a flight simulating NES game which is based off of the movie Top Gun. For an older flight simulating video game there isn't much to offer since it's made for the NES, but the confusing controls and lack of music makes the Nerd irritated. His main complaint goes to the landing the plane sequence which always results in the plane crashing into the ocean despite that the Nerd did his best to steer the plane in the correct coordinates. For the finale the Nerd reviews the sequel Top Gun: Second Mission. Which he likes how it's game play is a lot more fast pace, but complains that the missile kill you at a far range giving you less time to avoid them.

The episode was rated 7.51 from 35 votes.

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#11 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Season 1 - Episode 4)

The Nerd reviews a video game release of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

The episode was rated 7.56 from 36 votes.

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#10 - Wally Bear and the NO! Gang (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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The Nerd observes the cartridge to the game Wally Bear, and is confused by the label that says "Press Here" which is literally part of the actual label of the game. The game itself isn't too exciting for a game that is trying to teach kids the dangers of drugs. The most ironic thing about the game is it has a hot-line that contains a recording of what is suppose to be Wally Bear telling kids about the dangers of drugs. The hot-line is still active to this day despite that the game was released 14 years ago. The Nerd suspects that the recording lays dormant in some guy's dusty basement. The fact alone that an old recording still being active in an abandon area is very haunting.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 30 votes.

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#9 - Double Dragon 3 (Season 1 - Episode 11)

The angry video game nerd rants about the flaws of Double dragon III.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 26 votes.

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#8 - Rocky (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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The Nerd is having a Rocky marathon at his apartment as a tribute to Rocky 6 coming to theaters. While five of the movies are being played on various media players in his apartment, the Nerd reviews the Rocky game for the Sega Master System. while the look of the game looks good, the game in general is too hard for a boxing genre game. No matter how many times the Nerd goes through the second match of the game, he's unable to proceed to the final match. In conclusion, the game doesn't hold up as well as Super Punch Out does.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 28 votes.

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#7 - Back to the Future (Season 1 - Episode 6)

The Nerd reviews both the original Back to the Future NES game as well as the Back to the Future Parts 2 & 3 NES game. For the first game the Nerd's main complaint about it is the clock collecting mini games and the odd choice of enemies that consist of bees and hula hoop girls. For the other game the Nerd finds the layout of the alternate 1985 level to resemble nothing from what is depicted in the second movie itself.

The episode was rated 7.80 from 35 votes.

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#6 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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After getting rid of Jason, the Nerd appeared to be free from his torture. Only to discover that he's being visited by Freddy in his dreams. In the dream world Freddy forces the Nerd to play the Nightmare on Elm Street game for the NES. With the generic Halloween monsters and the campy music, it was far from being as great as it's movie counterpart. The Nerd's main complaint is that the main character in the game has no weapons except for the dream sequences. The Nerd will have to think of something fast if he wants to get rid of Freddy and get out of his own ...

The episode was rated 7.97 from 30 votes.

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#5 - The Power Glove (Season 1 - Episode 14)

The Angry Video Game Nerd will tell you why the power glove is so bad.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 30 votes.

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#4 - Friday the 13th (Season 1 - Episode 12)

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Jason Voorhees is pissed off that the Angry Video Game Nerd is talking smack about his NES video game. Instead of killing him, he makes the Nerd suffer by playing the game.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 32 votes.

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#3 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Season 1 - Episode 5)

The Nerd grabs a beer and decides to review the first Ninja Turtles game for the NES. For a game that's based off of a kids show, it's not kid friendly when the platforms in the levels make it tricky for you to jump on and the rapid re-spawning of the enemies. The Nerd's main complaint is the electrifying seaweed which makes swimming under water more difficult than it seems. Not to mention that at some points in the game you're unable to get any of the turtles out of the water upon the land levels despite how they're able to swim in the underwater levels.

The episode was rated 8.10 from 39 votes.

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#2 - Bible Games (Season 1 - Episode 17)

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For his first Christmas review, the Nerd decides to review a few unlicensed Bible games for the NES and Super Nintendo. The most obscured game of the bunch would have to be Super Noah's Ark 3D. Only cause it's the only first person shooter where you get to play as Noah. The game is basically a clone of Wolfenstein 3D which is a better first person shooter to play. The Nerd is confused as to why there are so many goats inside the ark and the reason for Noah to be attacked by goats is a mystery.

The episode was rated 8.30 from 23 votes.

Angry Video Game Nerd - S1E15

#1 - Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel Titles (Season 1 - Episode 15)

The Nerd takes a break from reviewing games to do this special episode in which he gives out his analysis on game and movie franchises with confusing titles and chronological orders. In the first part he complains about the bundle of remakes to Street Fighter 2, the spin-offs to Mega Man, and the unreleased titles to Final Fantasy. The second part of the review is where he mentions certain movie titles with confusing sequel titles or spin-offs. Particulary the Zombie movie franchise being a sequel franchise to Dawn of the Dead without George Ramero's involvement.

The episode was rated 8.41 from 27 votes.

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