History Trivia / TheAngryVideoGameNerd

*** Kieran states that management was insistent on them making an episode on ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' rather than their original choice of ''VideoGame/TheLastNinja'' to capitalize on the hype for the ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2'' movie. Kieran felt the latter made for a better and more true-to-the-show episode and won out.

* DeletedScene: Sort of. In the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' episode, the new swear word he invents at the end of the episode is comically [[CensorBox Censor Barred]]. However, he revealed at a Q&A panel that the word he spoke was "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGD43KPBFZc Scunt]]." Presumably, he left it censored because it was funnier that way.
* DevelopmentGag: In episode 144, when he reviewed the ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' games, the video starts off with 5 multi-colored nerds representing different video game consoles. This is meant to represent the early idea that different forms of the AVGN would review games for different consoles.

** In a now-deleted stream made shortly after his departure, former video editor Kieran alledged that Screenwave's management pressured the video crew to go for "topical" video subjects (usually tying into some recent movie or game release). Specific examples he gave include:
*** Kieran states that management was insistent on them making an episode on ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' rather than their original choice of ''VideoGame/TheLastNinja'' to capitalize on the hype for the ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2'' movie. Kieran felt the later made for a better and more true-to-the-show episode and won out.
*** One case where he ''didn't'' win out was the "Chronologically Confused ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', which he thought was a terrible idea due to James' lack of connection the material and argued against. [[CreatorBacklash He still regrets the episode]].

* TroubledProduction: The making of the volume 8 DVD. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7pZgd8QL_o Watch James's explanation of the whole ordeal here.]]

* WordOfGod: James has to frequently dispel rumors from some fans that he's losing interest in making the series. The biggest examples were the ''Desert Bus'' and ''Mega Man Games'' videos, which both had the Nerd briefly retiring; this led to some fans asking if those were series finales, confusing him. He said that he'll let fans know when the series will be concluding.
** A pretty big one occurred in 2011 when James Rolfe (out-of-character but dressed as the Nerd) made a special video addressing some fan concerns that he was retiring the character- a rumor likely because he was putting out less ''AVGN'' episodes at the time. He then shook his head and held up the script for the then-upcoming ''Film/AngryVideoGameNerdTheMovie''.

*** One case where he ''didn't'' win out was the "Chronologically Confused ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'', which he thought was a terrible idea due to James' lack of connection the material and argued against. [[CreatorBacklash He still regrets the episode]].

** Episode 4, where the Nerd reviews the ''Roger Rabbit'' game. It was originally going to end with an improvised skit where he complains about the title's flaws and lists things he'd rather do than play it. Unfortunately, the recording equipment malfunctioned and the audio was never recorded. The resulting footage, considered useless, was wiped out.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://avgn.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The AVGN Wiki]].

* EnforcedMethodActing:
** Several times, those are genuine reactions, and sometimes James thinks they were so good that they're worth putting into the final take. Gameplaywise, he shows that he's actually playing the game and that he wasn't staging them. If it's a new game he's never played before (Namely ''Dragon's Lair''), some of those are his actual thoughts.
** Subverted in a couple of his early videos. He admits in his 'Making an AVGN episode' documentary that in his ''Karate Kid'' video he was intentionally walking into the enemies.
** Also subverted in that sometimes it's not even him playing the game. Creator/MikeMatei mentions during his live stream playthrough of ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1989'' that he provided the gameplay footage for the review.

** Also subverted in that sometimes it's not even him playing the game. Creator/MikeMatei mentions during his live stream playthrough of ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' that he provided the gameplay footage for the review.

** Green: Debatably bad games, they're somewhat good but with serious flaws (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'', ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'')

** During the ''Earthworm Jim Trilogy'' video, he says the music that plays on the level "What the Heck?" is ''StandardSnippet/RideOfTheValkyries'', but it's actually ''Music/NightOnBaldMountain''. Even stranger, he said earlier he felt Disney ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' vibes from the level, which based one of its segments on ''Night on Bald Mountain''.

*** Kieran states that management was insistent on them making an episode on ''Sonic3AndKnuckles'' rather than their original choice of ''VideoGame/TheLastNinja'' to capitalize on the hype for the ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2'' movie. Kieran felt the later made for a better and more true-to-the-show episode and won out.

*** Kieran states that management was insistent on them making an episode on ''VideoGame/Sonic3&Knuckles'' rather than their original choice of a ''VideoGame/LastNinja'' to capitalize on the hype for ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2''. Kieran felt the later made for a better and more true-to-the-show episode and won out.
*** One case where he ''didn't'' win out was the "Chronologically Confused ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'', which he thought was a terrible idea and argued against due to James' lack of connection the material.

* ExecutiveMeddling: In 2013, Website/YouTube briefly shut down his channel, before quickly reinstating it.

** The ''Die Hard'' episode was released three days before ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard''

--->'''Fred Fuchs:''' Oh, I'M SORRY. I'm just a guy who built a computer in the jungle without electricity or internet. I'm not EDUCATED ENOUGH, for the GUY who talks about BUFFALO SHIT IN HIS BASEMENT!

* TalkingToHimself:
** The Nerd occasionally exchanges dialogue (at least as much as he can with a being whose vocabulary consists mainly of variations of [[VulgarHumor 'fuck' and 'die']]) with Super Mecha Death Christ, also voiced by James.
** With Freddy Krueger.
** With clones of himself.
** The Shit Pickle and Nerdy Turd.
** With the real Creator/JamesRolfe!
** The Bullshit Man from ''WebVideo/YouKnowWhatsBullshit?'' appears in the Tiger Electronic Games episode.
** With WebVideo/BoardJames in the AVGN Games episode.

* UncreditedRole: Kieran Fallon, one of the Screenwave Media crew, sometimes does uncredited voices or roles in a few ''AVGN'' episodes:
** He's the singer during the ''Wrestling Games'' song.
** He's Henry Jones Sr. in the ''Tomb Raider'' episode.
** He's the genie in the ''Aladdin Deck Enhancer'' episode.
** He's the lips on the ''Darkman'' VHS cover.

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: As he himself pointed out in his Tiger Electronics episode, the Nerd mistakenly referred to the NES game ''Wall Street Kid'' as "Tax Man"... and later realized there was an actual ''VideoGame/PacMan'' bootleg/knockoff game called ''Tax Man''.