History WebVideo / TheAngryVideoGameNerd

'''''[[TropeCodifier The]]''''' VideoReviewShow.

The Nerd (and Rolfe by extension) is extensively respected for the impact his videos had on [[VideoReviewShow online video reviews]] for years to come, with the show being seen as a GatewaySeries for the medium to transition to the mainstream. He's regarded as one of if not ''the'' most influential figure in [[TropeMaker pioneering]] the format's structures and conventions, to the extent that he's considered the TropeCodifier of the MidReviewSketchShow. [[FollowTheLeader Many a number]] of reviewers who have since popped up on the Internet owe much to the Nerd, with his rage, vulgarity and sketch comedy being turned into the bread and butter of countless CausticCritic personas to come, almost to the extent of forming a subgenre. One could even argue that his show is a precursor for online shows in general; aside from it predating Platform/YouTube by nine months, some point to the advent of the AnalysisChannel and the video essay as indirect present-day results of the show's ripple effect on online content creation.

The Nerd (and Rolfe by extension) is extensively respected for the impact his videos had on [[VideoReviewShow online video reviews]] for years to come, with the show being seen as a GatewaySeries for the medium to transition to the mainstream. He's regarded as one of if not ''the'' most influential figure in [[TropeMaker pioneering]] the format's structures and conventions, to the extent that he's considered the TropeCodifier of the MidReviewSketchShow. [[FollowTheLeader Many a number]] of reviewers who have since popped up on the Internet owe much to the Nerd, with his rage, vulgarity and sketch comedy being turned into the bread and butter of countless CausticCritic personas to come, almost to the extent of forming a subgenre. One could even argue that his show is a precursor for online shows in general; aside from it predating Website/YouTube by nine months, some point to the advent of the AnalysisChannel and the video essay as indirect present-day results of the show's ripple effect on online content creation.

* ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 [=EarthBound=]]] (SNES)

** ''Vegas Stakes'' (SNES)

* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' (NES)

Note, however, that a handful of episodes are not so much about a single shitty game as they are about a certain console or accessory (there are even a few that aren't about video games at all.) Aside from giving reviews, the Nerd has also given a bit of video game history, such as a summary of the infamous MediaNotes/ConsoleWars.

The Nerd (and Rolfe by extension) is extensively respected for the impact his videos had on [[VideoReviewShow online video reviews]] for years to come, with the show being seen as a GatewaySeries for the medium to transition to the mainstream. He's regarded as one of if not ''the'' most influential figure in [[TropeMaker pioneering]] the format's structures and conventions, to the extent that he's considered the TropeCodifier of the MidReviewSketchShow. [[FollowTheLeader Many a number]] of reviewers who have since popped up on the Internet owe much to the Nerd, with his rage, vulgarity and sketch comedy being turned into the bread and butter of countless CausticCritic personas to come, almost to the extent of forming a subgenre. One could even argue that his show is a precursor for online shows in general, as it predates Website/YouTube by nine months, along with the ripple effect left by the Nerd continuing to extend into the present day with the advent of the AnalysisChannel and also the video essay being an indirect result of the Nerd's influence on online content creation.

The success of the series enabled Rolfe to work on Nerd-related projects in different media than videos. September 2013 saw the release of ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'', a throwback to NintendoHard NES platformers developed by [=FreakZone Games=] and published by Website/ScrewAttack. It gained enough of a following for a 2016 sequel, called ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdIIAssimilation''. July 2014 then saw the premiere of ''Film/AngryVideoGameNerdTheMovie'', written and directed by him, with the film's plot involving the Nerd getting caught up in a government conspiracy after trying to disprove the old urban legend of the landfill burial of the infamous ''[[VideoGame/ETTheExtraterrestrial E.T.]]'' game, a game he had notably never covered at the time.

An independent filmmaker when he's not being the Nerd, Rolfe maintains a website at [[http://cinemassacre.com/ Cinemassacre.com]]. Rolfe does other web-based video shows, including ''WebVideo/YouKnowWhatsBullshit'', where he rants on daily annoyances (keeping his foul language and a sharp sense of observation) and ''WebVideo/BoardJames'', where he reviews board games (keeping with the game-reviewing aspect, though milder).

Note, however, that a handful of episodes are not so much about a single shitty game as they are about a certain console or accessory (there are even a few that aren't about video games at all.) Aside from giving reviews, the Nerd has also given a bit of video game history, such as a summary of the infamous UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars.

* ''VideoGame/{{Rambo}}'' (NES)

** ''Franchise/{{Star Wars|Legends}}: Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'' (N64)

** ''Franchise/{{Star Wars|Legends}}: Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire''

** ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'' (NES)

* ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' (Atari 2600)

** ''Film/HomeAlone 2: Lost in New York'' (NES)

* ''VideoGame/{{Polybius}}'' (Arcade)

* Tiger Electronic Games (including reviews of the Game.com and UsefulNotes/RZone)

[[Creator/JamesRolfe James Duncan Rolfe]] created, writes and plays the [[https://cinemassacre.com/category/angry-video-game-nerd/ Angry Video Game Nerd]] [[note]]formerly the Angry Nintendo Nerd before he stopped focusing on just the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] and realized he couldn't [[TheMerch sell T-shirts]] with [[{{ScrewedByTheLawyers}} someone else's trademark]] on them[[/note]], a chronically ill-tempered and foul-mouthed gaming geek with a huge collection of bad video games, and a [[INeedAFreakingDrink predilection for Rolling Rock beer]].

* Toilet Video (Video made for Website/ScrewAttack's Toilet Tuesday series parodying the UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} Kid)

* UsefulNotes/SegaCD
* UsefulNotes/Sega32X

* UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy

** Part 1 - UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}
** Part 2 - UsefulNotes/{{Colecovision}}

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' (UsefulNotes/{{Vectrex}}, Atari 2600, NES)

* ''VideoGame/{{Superman 64}}'' (And ''Superman: Man of Steel'' on UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}})

* UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar (and the Jaguar CD)

* [[UsefulNotes/MagnavoxOdyssey The Odyssey]]

** Day 11: ''Ride/UniversalStudios Theme Parks Adventure'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube)

* UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} [=CD32=]

* UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer

* UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}

* UsefulNotes/Atari5200

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** Part 2: ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'', ''Film/TheThreeStooges'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''VideoGame/PitFighter'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Bubsy}} Bubsy 3D]]'', ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' (NES, SNES, [=PS1=])

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan''

* ''Comicbook/{{Superman}}'' (Atari 2600, NES)

* The Making of The Angry Video Game Nerd (includes a review of the video game adaptation of ''{{Franchise/Barbie}}'' (NES))

* UsefulNotes/{{Atari 5200}}
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} Ghostbusters]]'' (NES)
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters 1984}} Ghostbusters]]'' Follow-Up (NES again, Atari 2600, and Master System)

** ''VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters 1990}}'' (Genesis)

* ''VideoGame/SilverSurfer'' (NES)
* ''VideoGame/DieHard'' (NES)

* ''VideoGame/DrJekyllAndMrHyde'' (NES, Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde); not an actual review, more of a 5-minute rant with little footage of the game shown.

* ''VideoGame/DrJekyllAndMrHyde'' re-review (NES)