Angry Video Game Nerd

Back in the old days the classic videos were great. Haven't really kept up over the years though. He certainly has a lot more going on upstairs than someone like The Nostalgia Critic so I'm sure his content is still pretty decent.
 
It’s kind of sad now because he’s so obviously burnt out but doesn’t have any other options
 
I don't follow him but his older stuff is great. Haven't caught his newer stuff. Any good?
 
BadMoneySlim said:
Have you checked out cinemassacre truth Reddit page , he has a hugely toxic fan base that basically hates everyone he’s involved with now days . It’s very entertaining stuff
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I didn’t know he was still active until I stumbled across that. The plagiarism scandal really blew it up <45>
 
Yeah, I'll still check out his new vids. He's very hit or miss these days, but still entertaining most of the time. It really makes me feel old, though. The guy has been doing this shit for damn near 20 years. Seems like just yesterday, I heard about this dude from some rando on a message board.
 
Only Here for Attachments said:
I didn’t know he was still active until I stumbled across that. The plagiarism scandal really blew it up <45>
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Lol bro the plagiarism scandal was one of the least entertaining things to me lol to me it was the backlash of bringing in the screenwave crew to write and produce shows has provided endless entertainment. Also the fact that his best friend Mike Matei randomly stepped away last year. Basically everyone involved with the channel has kinda been phased out , even the main screen wave guys have all stopped appearing in videos on the channel , with Justin Silverman alledgedly walking away from the production position entirely
 
HereticBD said:
Yeah, I'll still check out his new vids. He's very hit or miss these days, but still entertaining most of the time. It really makes me feel old, though. The guy has been doing this shit for damn near 20 years. Seems like just yesterday, I heard about this dude from some rando on a message board.
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Lol yeah it’s crazy how long he’s been around . I remember discovering him on Justin.tv , man I miss those days
 
Irate gamer was better
Even if less original

And seanbaby from cracked was better than both and around first
 
I thought his early vids were entertaining. Then seeing all the clones like Irate gamer come out of the wood work. I think that irate guy literally copied a couple of his reviews. It was amusing seeing video game beef.
 
Hell yes i keep watching. Hes been dabbling in other things throughout the years and its always usually been shit. The rental reviews with his loser friends always sucked. He needs a script.

I also always liked mike matei. A lot of people didnt like him, but he added good art, some good back n forth, and he was the better gamer.

That said, james game reviews never resonate with me if i have never played or heard of the games. So what did he do recently? He did a Contra franchise review and it was awesome. His best video for a while.

Perhaps he should do good games and come across shitty moments in the games?

Also, he can start playing ps1, xbox, and other newer system games. Theyre old enough, so hes got plenty of material




Halifax said:
Irate gamer was better
Even if less original

And seanbaby from cracked was better than both and around first
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Oh my god NO. Irate gamer was the first one i watched and after i saw james and pat do theirs, my ass never went back. Irate gamer is a sad person.
 
TrueBias said:
I also always liked mike matei. A lot of people didnt like him, but he added good art, some good back n forth, and he was the better gamer.
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I might be looking a bit too much into it, but that guy always came off as some insanely jealous egomaniac, in front of the camera. Whenever I'd see a video with him in it, he's constantly talking over people and trying to hog the spotlight, and when he's not and the camera catches him when others are doing a segment, you can see this look of irritation on his face, LOL. That guy just has a very obnoxious try hard vibe about him.
 
TrueBias said:
Oh my god NO. Irate gamer was the first one i watched and after i saw james and pat do theirs, my ass never went back. Irate gamer is a sad person.
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Shrugs*

I happened to see irate gamer first. Just enjoyed his a bit more.

He was also the bigger man in all the drama and mostly stayed out of it

In the end, the shit angry video game nerd complained about regarding irate gamer cloning him was comical because seanbaby was the original and avgn was a poor copy clone of seanbaby himself. Seanbaby unfortunately was a victim of the pre backup pre youtube age and lost everything in a server failure. He didn't really give a fuck after since he got hired by cracked to write articles instead of doing his video comedy reviews. His cracked articles on MMA nerdsplaining are considered some of the GOAT
 
Halifax said:
Shrugs*

I happened to see irate gamer first. Just enjoyed his a bit more.

He was also the bigger man in all the drama and mostly stayed out of it
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Wasn't all the drama really just created by the online community? I don't remember either guy really digging in at each other. I remember a video James Rolfe did addressing the whole thing, and he basically just said that he didn't care if others were doing similar things, and seemed to think it was kind of cool that he was influencing others. I might be missing something, though. I don't know the whole story.
 
Halifax said:
Irate gamer was better
Even if less original

And seanbaby from cracked was better than both and around first
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Yeah when I first watched the AVGN videos many years ago, that was my first thought. He totally tried to rip off Seanbaby's style and just convert it to video form.

For the longest time I didn't like him because of that.

But now I'll watch some his old stuff because he does do a great job of researching the games. I usually skip over his rants and skits though. I don't find them funny.
 
Only Here for Attachments said:
It’s kind of sad now because he’s so obviously burnt out but doesn’t have any other options
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His recent episodes have been much better. I believe after all the backlash he started writing the scripts for these recent 2 or so episodes (after Episode 200) and the quality is 100x better than most of the previous few seasons.

I'm a big fan of the series despite the dip in quality from the past couple of seasons. Glad to see he may be back to writing the scripts as these recent ones have been great. The older ones are still amazing to re-watch and I do it quite frequently.
 
HereticBD said:
Wasn't all the drama really just created by the online community? I don't remember either guy really digging in at each other. I remember a video James Rolfe did addressing the whole thing, and he basically just said that he didn't care if others were doing similar things, and seemed to think it was kind of cool that he was influencing others. I might be missing something, though. I don't know the whole story.
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There was a lot of crap thrown around, mostly by Mike Matei. They really got pissed when irate got featured by youtube way back in the day and he jumped to being #2 from nowhere overnight. Those guys manufactured stuff like an office full of catty women to get the plebs spamming hate. Irate mostly ignored it
 
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