The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004)

The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design. The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega. Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.

Last episode

Timecop (SNES)
Nov 08, 2025

Seasons

Sep 10, 2011

1. Ninja Baseball Batman

2. Atari Sports

3. Ikari Warriors

4. Toxic Crusaders

5. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Mar 23, 2012

87. AVGN appears in Pop Fiction

AVGN appears in the latest Pop-Fiction episode.

Mar 27, 2012

88. Nerd Log – The Point of No Return

No turning back.

Mar 28, 2012

89. AVGN: Bugs Bunny Outtakes

Apr 01, 2012

90. Sonic Memories

James recounts some cherished memories of Sega's beloved Hedgehog, Sonic.

Apr 04, 2012

91. AVGN: The Making of Crazy Castle

Making of Crazy Castle bonus feature.

Apr 11, 2012

92. AVGN First Game Reviews (1989 – 1991)

Apr 18, 2012

93. AVGN Outtake Compilation

Feb 13, 2012

94. Cinemassacre Mailbag #3

Apr 25, 2012

95. Nerd Room

May 03, 2012

97. Double Dragon Memories

May 05, 2012

98. Nerd Log – Greetings from the Studio

May 09, 2012

99. Hanging Out In The Nerd Room

James and Mike take a look around the Nerd room.

May 13, 2012

100. AVGN: Battletoads Outtakes

May 15, 2012

101. AVGN: Spiderman Commentary

May 24, 2012

102. AVGN: Texas Chainsaw & Halloween Outtakes

May 25, 2012

103. AVGN Movie Update

Filmmaking advice and Cinemassacre updates from James.

Jan 10, 2012

104. MAGfest X - AVGN Panel

You want the first details of the AVGN movie? James divulged them at his panel at MAGfest X. Catch the whole thing here.

Jun 21, 2012

105. AVGN TooManyGames PANEL 2012

Jul 05, 2012

106. AVGN Memories: Mortal Kombat

The Nerd gets nostalgic for all things Mortal Kombat – well, the original trilogy anyway.

Jul 30, 2012

107. Con Bravo 2012: Doug & James

Con Bravo was my first appearance at a gaming convention outside the USA. It took place in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. I was glad to be there. My schedule was jam-packed with interviews, panels and autograph signings, one of which was taking place at A&C Game Store in Toronto. Unfortunately, my wife and I spent the first day sitting at the airport waiting for our flight which was delayed perpetually. Turns out, after hours and hours of waiting, the flight was straight out CANCELLED. No one was there in person to help us rebook our flights. Their customer service was shit. After waiting on hold on the phone and struggling to get any wi-fi access out of our laptop, we found out there were no more flights open until the next day. Eventually, we chose to rent a car and drive. I wasn’t going to let anyone down! Since we missed the first day, my schedule got really crammed. Furthermore, my main panel got cancelled, because the line at the autograph signing was never-ending.

Aug 29, 2012

108. The Nerd’s Anger Management (AUDIO)

This is a 32 minute guide to relaxation and inner peace. It’s something I always thought about doing as a joke, sort of like something Andy Kaufman would’ve done. It’s kind of along the lines of reading the Mega Man 2 book out loud. It’s also something that you can genuinely enjoy and use to help yourself relax or drift away to the land of sleep.

Oct 03, 2012

109. The Nerd's Memories of Super Mario Kart

The Nerd revisits the classic kart racer that started it all.

Nov 07, 2012

110. Mike talks about the AVGN experience

Impromptu video where Mike Matei discusses his involvement with the AVGN videos, and gives his outside perspective of AVGN and James Rolfe’s other films. See James’s inside story with <a href="http://cinemassacre.com/2008/12/20/cinemassacre-200/">Cinemassacre 200</a> and <a href="http://cinemassacre.com/2010/06/21/the-dragon-in-my-dreams/">The Dragon in my Dreams</a>.

Nov 10, 2012

111. 'Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie' – Trailer

“Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie” is a passion project by independent filmmakers James Rolfe and Kevin Finn, based on the popular web series. The film is being produced outside the studio system, entirely funded by fan donations. Principle photography took place in Spring of 2012, in the Los Angeles area, with Jason Brewer as the DP. Additional filming is taking place on the East Coast. Editing is in its early stages. The film is inspired by the famous Atari video game burial of 1982. Atari produced a game based on the biggest blockbuster movie of that year, E.T., and rushed it to meet the deadline for the Christmas shopping season. It was a commercial failure and millions of unsold game cartridges were buried in a desert landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Coincidentally, it’s not too far from Roswell, the landing site of a different kind of E.T. The Trailer features music by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Gallactica, The Walking Dead).

Nov 17, 2012

112. AVGN Live event / Trailer premiere

Coverage of the live event hosted by James Rolfe, celebrating the release of the AVGN Movie Trailer on November 9th 2012, at the historic Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where The Blob was filmed.

Nov 21, 2012

113. Alien Storm (Genesis)

Dec 07, 2012

114. AVGN Volume 6 DVD Walkthrough with James Rolfe

AVGN Volume 6 is officially here and James is here to give you a personal walkthrough of it's contents.

Dec 19, 2012

115. What the hell is Super Mario 4 Rambo?!

James Rolfe and Mike Matei check out a strange NES cart sent in as a donation.

Dec 23, 2012

116. James wants to know 'What's the best Christmas movie?'

It's a simple question but James has all his favorites broken down by category.

Jan 14, 2013

117. Magfest 2013 AVGN Panel

Mar 14, 2013

118. AVGN: Ikari Warriors Outtakes

Apr 08, 2013

119. AVGN Adventures – Official Debut Teaser

Apr 17, 2013

120. AVGN Adventures – Gameplay Trailer

Apr 18, 2013

121. AVGN Movie Update April 2013

Jun 04, 2013

122. AVGN Movie TEASER – Landfill excavation

As the whole internet knows, the Atari landfill, resting place of the worst game of all time, will be excavated after 30 years.

Mar 12, 2012

123. Cinemassacre Mailbag #4

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Apr 23, 2012

124. Cinemassacre Mailbag #5

Jul 15, 2012

125. Cinemassacre Mailbag #6

People were enjoying AVGN even since they were a sperm cell in their dad's ball sack.

Jun 08, 2012

126. Cinemassacre Mailbag #7

Aug 26, 2012

127. Cinemassacre Mailbag #8

Prepare to laugh so hard you'll do physical damage to yourself.

Sep 24, 2012

128. Cinemassacre Mailbag #9

Lets hope that James doesn't get caught at Walmart.

Oct 25, 2012

129. Cinemassacre Mailbag #10

We now get off at faster speeds with DSL modems.

Sep 09, 2011

130. AVGN - Ninja Gaiden OUTTAKES