Great video! One question - where did their hair go? 😂

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

"Sing it with me... Where did their hair gooo?!"

@duketogo25

3 ай бұрын

"Rambo Commando, Rambo Command where did their hair go..."

@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan

2 ай бұрын

A, B, B, A

I'm from a country that never got the privilege of going through the eras of Atari, until the PS1. I got a GBA when I was 10 in 2003 and the cart was one of those hundred games in one pirate carts. Back then, I never knew those games were NES games. When I was introduced to him in 2008, my thought was "Hey, I remembered this game on the GBA! It was from an old console?" To this day, I still watch him. All seasons of AVGN would always play in the background as I sleep. That's my comfort.

started watching in 2008, and to this day i still watch a couple of nerd episodes a day. usually before bed. Something about those old episodes bring a lot of comfort and help me relax so easily. James Rofle is by far my favourite youtube creator. great video dude 🤘🏻

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Consider yourself one of the lucky ones to catch him so early on. Thanks for watching, dude.

@trufreedom

3 ай бұрын

It's almost like a double dose of nostalgia!

@Sir_J4ck

3 ай бұрын

Yeah same here!

I first found AVGN around 2010, and over the years I've learned so much about the history of retro gaming watching his content. From the Odyssey to the Crash of '83, the Pong consoles to the R Zone. I owe so much to James and his way of looking back on 80's/90's gaming.

No joke. I rewatch old nerd episodes to help me sleep at night.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

You are not alone.

Interestingly enough, I discovered AVGN sometime in late 2010, by way of The Spoony Experiment. I was a fan of Spoony's content first, and discovered Channel Awesome through that, where I saw some mentions and advertisements someone called the "Angry Video Game Nerd". I decided to check it out on a whim and I'm glad I did. I believe the "Back to the Future: Revisited" was the most recent video at the time and I found it funny and wacky enough to make me watch more. While many of the videos in recent years have lost some of that original spark, I still enjoy and appreciate the full catalog of James' work and constantly revisit much of it, especially the earlier seasons. The fact that James has been doing this for 18+ years says a lot.

James is probably the only channel/creator I have never stopped watching or gotten tired of. Still to this day I watch every video (at least the AVGN’s) Every other channel has fizzled out for me, no matter how much I loved them one point, I either matured or just got tired of them.

It's 5:40

Literally Can’t think of a longer lasting KZreadr that’s been consistently good and successful on the platform. Very few start in 2006 and keep up the good work and their great ethics. James Rolfe is by far the best content creator on KZread, I will forever live and die by that statement.

I haven't been able to take James seriously since the movie. It should've been a more down-to-earth adventure with Motherfucker Mike and Bootsy. Not... what we got.

The Nerd is a huge inspiration for me. Making a whole Review Series of my own in the Nerds style is a fun project. James defiantly deserves his flowers for longevity. I know many criticize him for the change in direction or "lack of quality". I think James' AVGN Series is still very entertaining and makes me laugh. With out him we wouldn't had JonTron or even better... Scott The Woz. James has inspired many, and I hope he continues his Journey as The Nerd.

AVGN is on a roll right now.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Yes indeed.

I remember finding his Simons Quest video on Google Video during my Christmas break back in 2006. Time flies.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Wow, and time seems to fly even faster as we get older.

I started watching him in 2006 or 2007, and I believe McKids was my first episode. As a 10 year old I was very curious about stuff on KZread and I remember when there weren't that many videos on the site. I had a good internet childhood watching him, Doug Walker, and Jeepersmedia.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a nice nostalgic childhood.

The biggest problem I see with James' haters is that his new stuff is different, and isn't the same content they remember from the 2010s. His format is going to change and evolve. He's working with new technology, different people, and an expanded game list. As well, he's not the same person he was back in 2006. He has a wife and kids now. He's not associating with the same people. They want everything to stay the same, and it just doesn't work that way if your content keeps running over decades.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Well put.

I found him in 2008 while bedridden with a bad flu. I was watching my fav movies and ofc Ghostbusters was in the mix. I then was suggested his review of the NES game and.... WEll it's been almost twenty years :D

The AVGN's 20th anniversary is coming up next month.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

This was for his KZread anniversary. I'm aware that his first uploads online were on May 25th, 2004 but it wasn't on KZread, thank you.

I was in 4th grade when I discovered the Nerd. Me and another friend of mine would watch AVGN at home and talk about the show at school. I did end up getting in trouble on the last day of school in 5th grade for saying a swear word I learned from the series though.

his last episode though... still love him though...

Finally! Somebody gets it!

Are you implying that Modern AVGN isn't as good as Classic AVGN? Sure, some episodes are better than others, but he's maintained a consistency throughout the years that very few others can boast.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Not necessarily I just personally enjoyed Season's 1-10 a bit more than 11-16. I will say that so far this year and at the tail end of last year I have liked what AVGN has done quite a bit.

@levig6375

3 ай бұрын

Thats not even a debate, it's a fact. I love AVGN but most of the newer episodes starting around 2016 are quite mediocre with an occasional gem. He has basically become similar to modern Nostalgia Critic. There are many great videos detailing the decline in effort and quality.

@jovial-yt

3 ай бұрын

True,I’ve noticed that everything that’s 6+ years old is more raw.In the newer episodes,he more or less just states facts, but the older ones he jumps straight out of the gate with opinions,has a short cutscene, or both.

@SketchTurnerZero

2 ай бұрын

I love AVGN. But you have to admit, the last 10 years of his episodes aren't what they used to be. It's become too... sterile. It's like getting married and having a baby has made him too calm. Apart from all the other improvements in video, sound and light quality, the reason is the same - too sterile videos.

@jovial-yt

2 ай бұрын

@@SketchTurnerZero Exactly.

You sure we're thinking about the same James Rolfe?

Some of the newer episodes have been very good actually. Finally beating Jekyll and Hyde was both pretty hilarious and fascinating. The fear and loathing episode was funny as well.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I also really enjoyed his episode on Final Fantasy 6.

I love that we still have James around. I’ve watched it all from the beginning. Just like the rest of us, he’s had his ups and downs, bad decisions, whatever. I think we’re currently seeing him on the rise again, and having new AVGN content over the last 2 decades has been something consistent in my life when most things aren’t. I’m grateful for that.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

I concur.

thank you for making this video about avgn

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for watching!

Love avgn I was rewatching one of his older videos right before watching this one

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

They're always good for a re-watch at least once a year!

Yes certainly

My favorite was the episode he did for ghost and goblins, that game was so hard and it was a great video

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

That's a great episode!

I watch all seasons 5 times per year

Totally agree, these videos bring so much comfort and fun. Even thoigh there were a few years where the series felt like it was in decline, James has really turned things around recently and certain episodes like Contra or Jekyll and Hyde have been amazing. One of my favourite creators on the site for sure.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you too.

I have warmed up to a lot of the newer episodes over the years. The ones including Macaulay Culkin and Gilbert Gottfried come to mind. I used to only like the earlier stuff that he did because that’s where a lot of my memories were as it being a comfort food. I’ve come around on some of the other stuff I wasn’t big on over time. He regularly gets views from me just on the basis that I’ll put on seasons of his as something to fall asleep to if I can’t think of anything else to watch. An apt title that i hope someone uses for a lookback at some point is: “AVGN - How i Remember it” A title style that he has used for a few of his compilations. Fun overview here, thanks for covering it.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

I don't think you're alone with regards to feeling comfort and falling asleep to his videos. It's a testament to his creative process and aesthetics.

James still is the guy he started as, he got a big head for a while, he kinda fell with the wrong crowd for a while, but his content still shined even if behind the scenes , there was some drama, i think the movie was his worst offence, but he kept the laughs, kept the fun and sure as heck did a finer job than his friends like the critic and Pat, that guy really fell from grace the hardest with his stupid podcast and his books.

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the laughs and the fun. That's the good stuff we will always remember and attach to The Nerd. 👍

His vids are still funny but honestly I prefer his older stuff

love me some AVGN. ☺

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Me too :)

AVGN is ok; still gives me an occasional chuckle. Not like it was in 2012.

I've been on binge watch of AVGN and i think the issue is that, James simply grew up, it's hard to stay original forever as your age catches up to you and you keep fooling yourself thinking you can continue to do the same stuff over and over again without reinventing yourself or completely losing what made you great in the first place. I don't think he gotten worse over the years i think time is a b**ch

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Well said.

After watching one bad "modern" episode after another for several years I completely stopped watching his content. I can rewatch his older stuff any day and it's still pretty good though. Also it's pretty ironic how James fanbase doesn't like people criticizing him when that's exactly what his character does all the time lol

I found avgn on screwattack 2004

@TWVGH

3 ай бұрын

Yeah they were just not up on KZread yet. Crazy find for you though, that's quite unique this day in age.

James grew up and mellowed out with us. THE FUCKING NERD

Theres a certain charm of the earlier Nerd episodes, and honestly my interest in the subject matter can vary, but overall the Nerd has endless rewatch value and i have yet to see an episode i genuinely didnt like.

he isn't funny anymore

but now people are laughing at him instead of with him

He fell off. Most of the fun comes from the Jimmy's bizarre stories nowadays.

Bullshit

He wasn't funny then, he's still not funny now. I will never understand why people hold this guy up as some sort of paragon of online game reviewing. I tried watching him and he always just seemed to be trying too hard to shoe-horn in swear words.

Simp.

Get a Job instead of trying to gain clicks by putting famous KZreadrs in your Videos

YOU ARE JEALOUS 700 SUSCRIBER 🤣🤣