History Awesome / TheAngryVideoGameNerd

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDuy7wM8Gk&t=8m30s While reviewing]] the Power Glove for the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}, he subjects himself to playing ''VideoGame/TopGun''... ''again''. As many times as he tried [[NintendoHard and failed to do so in the past]] -- and this is probably the first ''accidental'' CMOA -- he finally lands the plane on the carrier at the end of the level using the Power Glove.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Seaman}}'' episode opens with the Nerd praising the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, mentioning that the fact he hadn't reviewed anything on it yet up to that point (''VideoGame/SonicShuffle'' not withstanding) was testament to the fact that it was a quality console with very few bad games.

* Episode 175 opens with the Nerd giving a succinct, eloquent, and ''blistering'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''Action 52'', and ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' cartridges -- paying deliberate homage to the ''[[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 Twilight Zone]]'' episode [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E145TheMasks "The Masks"]]. Every syllable that escapes the Nerd's mouth is dripping with seething disdain toward these abominations of gaming. Here are his words, quoted in full.

** In fact, the episode ends up being an effective homage to the ''Film/TheExorcist'', re-creating several shots and scenes. The old man make-up on Future James in particular is very impressive.

* The Nerd and WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic having a [[CaptainErsatz legally distinct]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wiy5FHhhwc cameo]] in the show ''[[Manga/PsychicSquad Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited]]'' back in 2013. This was covered more in detail [[https://ogiuemaniax.com/2013/02/04/the-nostalgia-critic-and-the-angry-video-game-nerd-in-zettai-karen-children-the-unlimited/ here]].

** In fact, the episode ends up being an effective homage to the Film/TheExorcist, re-creating several shots and scenes. The old man make-up on Future!James in particular is very impressive.

* The Nerd's gone and covered the terrible, WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Life of Black Tiger, claiming old [[BigBad Fred Fuchs]] must have been up to his shenanigans again...and not only does the character finally appear, but he's played by none other than [[Creator/GilbertGottfried GILBERT GOTTFRIED]]. The places the Nerd's come from since 2004...

** A meta awesome in just how James, Mike and Kyle were able to pull it off. [[https://youtu.be/JSg3yHQwTFE?t=1122 James and Mike talk about it here]], from the sheer effort needed by James in editing and practical effect to accurately recreate the older sets from homes he didn't have access to anymore, to Mike busting out the Bugs Bunny suit for a crazy stunt being put through a wall FULL of games [[note]]which required multiple attempts that didn't waste any footage thankfully, as Mike couldn't go through the wall the first two times.[[/note]] to the final set with the Nerd going through the window, both the latter with sets done by Kyle. The detail put in with such a restricted time frame is something else and is truly something special.

** And after that, when ROB supposedly kills the Nerd and transforms every game into either ''Gyromite'' or ''Stack-Up'']], the Nerd starts recalling many of the shitty games he reviewed, thinking "No more (name of game)?". His self-answer to that? [[LetsGetDangerous "I WON'T FUCKING]] [[TheGlovesComeOff HAVE IT!!"]] Cue Awesome.

* The episode where James beats the ever-living hell out of Bugs Bunny. ("I can't believe it! In my own house! Bugs Bunny! Bugs FUCKING Bunny!" ''(punches Bugs in the gut and then in the head)'') 'Bugs Bunny Birthday ''Beating''' indeed. Then Bugs came back for some payback in the Crazy Castle video, a multi-review that's so ludicrously over-the-top that words can't do it justice. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wai9CnvatBo Watch it now]]!

* His episode of ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', tying in various fan theories along with his extensive knowledge of cinema that originally inspired the game in the first place. The Nerd even provided his own theory we won't spoil here. James not only reviewed a classic cult game, he did it in a way that was uniquely him, fitting the themes of the game. He also had the balls to devote an entire segment of his video to un-sugar coated criticism of a game considered by many to be a SacredCow. Despite admitting that he thinks it really is one of the best SNES games ever made like everyone says, he still has enough integrity to point out that it's far from flawless.

* For his episode of ''[[VideoGame/{{Pepsiman}} Pepsiman]]'', managing to get Mike Butters to reprise his role as the TV Game Guy, killing Pepsiman with a Mentos bazooka ala ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''! Pepsiman himself deserves some credit by being one of the only villains in the show to have the Nerd dead to rights until Butters saves him. Also a credit to James Rolfe for managing to make ''Pepsiman'' a frightening and intimidating villain.

* Roughly the entire first two minutes, fifteen seconds of the Bartman Meets Radioactive Man episode. Even those who aren't fans of the show can easily see a genuine love of the Simpsons from everyone involved in the intro, and even the Express VPN ad.
--> '''The Nerd:''' Okay--that animated intro was ''way'' too good, how am I gonna top that?!

* Fittingly enough for the '''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''' episode, we have "[[VideoGame/DoomII The Icon of Sin]]" involved with the episode, this time actually voiced by ''John Romero'' himself! If you wanted to hear what Doom II's secret boss would have sounded like, this episode's got you covered.

* Fittingly enough for the '''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''' episode, we have "[[VideoGame/DoomII The King of Sin]]" involved with the episode, this time actually voiced by ''John Romero'' himself! If you wanted to hear what Doom II's secret boss would have sounded like, this episode's got you covered.

* The Nerd and WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic having a [[CaptainErsatz legally distinct]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wiy5FHhhwc cameo]] in the show ''[[Manga/PsychicSquad Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited]]''.