James D. Rolfe
Director
Angry Video Game Nerd (2004)
Specials
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.
Released May 25, 2004
Episode 22 min
17+
Genres: Action, Comedy, Documentary, Fantasy
Keywords: tmdb.video-game, tmdb.nintendo, tmdb.nerd, imdb.review, imdb.caustic-critic, imdb.frustration, imdb.criticism + 64 more, imdb.toilet-humor, imdb.swearing, imdb.s-word, imdb.f-bomb, imdb.explicit-profanity, imdb.explicit-swearing, imdb.loud-voice, imdb.back-in-time, imdb.angry-video-game-nerd-character, imdb.feces, imdb.pooping, imdb.screaming, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.nameless-character, imdb.gross-out-comedy, imdb.defecation, imdb.cult-film-reference, imdb.cult-tv, imdb.nerd, imdb.web-series, imdb.anger, imdb.profanity, imdb.f-word, imdb.glasses, imdb.poop, imdb.violence, imdb.blood, imdb.time-travel, imdb.retroculture, imdb.nostalgic, imdb.nostalgia, imdb.spoof, imdb.obsession, imdb.beer, imdb.parody-comedy, imdb.raised-middle-finger, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.video-game-review, imdb.yelling, imdb.pop-culture, imdb.excrement, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.farce-comedy, imdb.crude-humor-comedy, imdb.nintendo, imdb.sega, imdb.atari, imdb.jason-voorhees-character, imdb.freddy-krueger-character, imdb.bugs-bunny-character, imdb.super-mario-character, imdb.spider-man-character, imdb.gamer, tmdb.avgn, imdb.sketch-comedy, imdb.2010s, imdb.21st-century, imdb.2000s, imdb.2020s, imdb.surreal-comedy, imdb.dark-comedy, imdb.b-action, imdb.b-sci-fi, imdb.actor-playing-multiple-roles
Production Companies: Cinemassacre, GameTrailers.com, ScrewAttack
Network: YouTube
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E2 - Atari Sports
S0E3 - Ikari Warriors
S0E4 - Toxic Crusaders
S0E5 - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
S0E87 - AVGN appears in Pop Fiction
AVGN appears in the latest Pop-Fiction episode.
March 23, 2012, midnight
S0E88 - Nerd Log – The Point of No Return
No turning back.
March 27, 2012, midnight
S0E89 - AVGN: Bugs Bunny Outtakes
March 28, 2012, midnight
S0E90 - Sonic Memories
James recounts some cherished memories of Sega's beloved Hedgehog, Sonic.
April 1, 2012, midnight
S0E91 - AVGN: The Making of Crazy Castle
Making of Crazy Castle bonus feature.
April 4, 2012, midnight
S0E92 - AVGN First Game Reviews (1989 – 1991)
April 11, 2012, midnight
S0E93 - AVGN Outtake Compilation
April 18, 2012, midnight
S0E94 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #3
Feb. 13, 2012, midnight
S0E95 - Nerd Room
April 25, 2012, midnight
S0E97 - Double Dragon Memories
May 3, 2012, midnight
S0E98 - Nerd Log – Greetings from the Studio
May 5, 2012, midnight
S0E99 - Hanging Out In The Nerd Room
James and Mike take a look around the Nerd room.
May 9, 2012, midnight
S0E100 - AVGN: Battletoads Outtakes
May 13, 2012, midnight
S0E101 - AVGN: Spiderman Commentary
May 15, 2012, midnight
S0E102 - AVGN: Texas Chainsaw & Halloween Outtakes
May 24, 2012, midnight
S0E103 - AVGN Movie Update
Filmmaking advice and Cinemassacre updates from James.
May 25, 2012, midnight
S0E104 - MAGfest X - AVGN Panel
You want the first details of the AVGN movie? James divulged them at his panel at MAGfest X. Catch the whole thing here.
Jan. 10, 2012, midnight
S0E105 - AVGN TooManyGames PANEL 2012
June 21, 2012, midnight
S0E106 - AVGN Memories: Mortal Kombat
The Nerd gets nostalgic for all things Mortal Kombat – well, the original trilogy anyway.
July 5, 2012, midnight
S0E107 - Con Bravo 2012: Doug & James
Con Bravo was my first appearance at a gaming convention outside the USA. It took place in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I was glad to be there. My schedule was jam-packed with interviews, panels and autograph signings, one of which was taking place at A&C Game Store in Toronto. Unfortunately, my wife and I spent the first day sitting at the airport waiting for our flight which was delayed perpetually. Turns out, after hours and hours of waiting, the flight was straight out CANCELLED. No one was there in person to help us rebook our flights. Their customer service was shit. After waiting on hold on the phone and struggling to get any wi-fi access out of our laptop, we found out there were no more flights open until the next day. Eventually, we chose to rent a car and drive. I wasn’t going to let anyone down! Since we missed the first day, my schedule got really crammed. Furthermore, my main panel got cancelled, because the line at the autograph signing was never-ending.
July 30, 2012, midnight
S0E108 - The Nerd’s Anger Management (AUDIO)
This is a 32 minute guide to relaxation and inner peace. It’s something I always thought about doing as a joke, sort of like something Andy Kaufman would’ve done. It’s kind of along the lines of reading the Mega Man 2 book out loud. It’s also something that you can genuinely enjoy and use to help yourself relax or drift away to the land of sleep.
Aug. 29, 2012, midnight
S0E109 - The Nerd's Memories of Super Mario Kart
The Nerd revisits the classic kart racer that started it all.
Oct. 3, 2012, midnight
S0E110 - Mike talks about the AVGN experience
Impromptu video where Mike Matei discusses his involvement with the AVGN videos, and gives his outside perspective of AVGN and James Rolfe’s other films. See James’s inside story with <a href="http://cinemassacre.com/2008/12/20/cinemassacre-200/">Cinemassacre 200</a> and <a href="http://cinemassacre.com/2010/06/21/the-dragon-in-my-dreams/">The Dragon in my Dreams</a>.
Nov. 7, 2012, midnight
S0E111 - 'Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie' – Trailer
“Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie” is a passion project by independent filmmakers James Rolfe and Kevin Finn, based on the popular web series. The film is being produced outside the studio system, entirely funded by fan donations. Principle photography took place in Spring of 2012, in the Los Angeles area, with Jason Brewer as the DP. Additional filming is taking place on the East Coast. Editing is in its early stages. The film is inspired by the famous Atari video game burial of 1982. Atari produced a game based on the biggest blockbuster movie of that year, E.T., and rushed it to meet the deadline for the Christmas shopping season. It was a commercial failure and millions of unsold game cartridges were buried in a desert landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Coincidentally, it’s not too far from Roswell, the landing site of a different kind of E.T. The Trailer features music by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Gallactica, The Walking Dead).
Nov. 10, 2012, midnight
S0E112 - AVGN Live event / Trailer premiere
Coverage of the live event hosted by James Rolfe, celebrating the release of the AVGN Movie Trailer on November 9th 2012, at the historic Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where The Blob was filmed.
Nov. 17, 2012, midnight
S0E113 - Alien Storm (Genesis)
Nov. 21, 2012, midnight
S0E114 - AVGN Volume 6 DVD Walkthrough with James Rolfe
AVGN Volume 6 is officially here and James is here to give you a personal walkthrough of it's contents.
Dec. 7, 2012, midnight
S0E115 - What the hell is Super Mario 4 Rambo?!
James Rolfe and Mike Matei check out a strange NES cart sent in as a donation.
Dec. 19, 2012, midnight
S0E116 - James wants to know 'What's the best Christmas movie?'
It's a simple question but James has all his favorites broken down by category.
Dec. 23, 2012, midnight
S0E117 - Magfest 2013 AVGN Panel
Jan. 14, 2013, midnight
S0E118 - AVGN: Ikari Warriors Outtakes
March 14, 2013, midnight
S0E119 - AVGN Adventures – Official Debut Teaser
April 8, 2013, midnight
S0E120 - AVGN Adventures – Gameplay Trailer
April 17, 2013, midnight
S0E121 - AVGN Movie Update April 2013
April 18, 2013, midnight
S0E122 - AVGN Movie TEASER – Landfill excavation
As the whole internet knows, the Atari landfill, resting place of the worst game of all time, will be excavated after 30 years.
June 4, 2013, midnight
S0E123 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #4
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March 12, 2012, midnight
S0E124 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #5
April 23, 2012, midnight
S0E125 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #6
People were enjoying AVGN even since they were a sperm cell in their dad's ball sack.
July 15, 2012, midnight
S0E126 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #7
June 8, 2012, midnight
S0E127 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #8
Prepare to laugh so hard you'll do physical damage to yourself.
Aug. 26, 2012, midnight
S0E128 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #9
Lets hope that James doesn't get caught at Walmart.
Sept. 24, 2012, midnight
S0E129 - Cinemassacre Mailbag #10
We now get off at faster speeds with DSL modems.
Oct. 25, 2012, midnight
S0E1 - Ninja Baseball Batman
Sept. 10, 2011, midnight
S0E130 - AVGN - Ninja Gaiden OUTTAKES
Sept. 9, 2011, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 360 min.
Released: May 25, 2004
Last Air Date: Nov. 8, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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