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Seasons[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
117May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)December 23, 2006 (2006-12-23)
224February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)
323February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)
425March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)March 6, 2010 (2010-03-06)
512April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06)
65July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)
711July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
816March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)December 22, 2014 (2014-12-22)
95March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22)
105April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)December 20, 2016 (2016-12-20)
1112March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)
129April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15)
13TBAJanuary 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)TBA

S1[edit]

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11"Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest"9:26May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25) (Original)
April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08) (YouTube)

The Nerd makes his first ever game review, and tries to tackle Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES, revealing the many flaws and issues that came with it.

Notes: This episode was originally created on May 25, 2004 and previously only available as a part of a film compilation tape with other short films created or directed by James Rolfe.[2]
22"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"6:29May 28, 2004 (2004-05-28) (Original)
April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08) (YouTube)

The Nerd takes on reviewing the extremely difficult Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the NES, in which even the first level is almost impossible to complete.

Notes: This episode was originally created on May 28, 2004 and previously only available as a part of a film compilation tape with other short films created or directed by Rolfe.[2] This is the first time James Rolfe appeared on screen as the Nerd.[3]
33"The Karate Kid"4:29April 8, 2006 (2006-04-08)

The Nerd tries out his best moves, as he sees if The Karate Kid for the NES is as any good as the movie it is based on.

Notes: This episode was intended to be the last to be made by Rolfe, before the online series took off.[1]
44"Who Framed Roger Rabbit"3:46April 28, 2006 (2006-04-28)
The Nerd wonders if someone framed him to tackle a bad video game, as he takes on the NES game based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
55"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"7:05June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21)
The Nerd prepares to go all "cowabunga" and ninja, as he reviews the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES.
66"Back to the Future"6:43July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21)

The Nerd certainly travels back in time, as he takes a look at two bad NES games based on the Back to the Future series.

Notes: The DVD version of this episode edited out clips from the first Back to the Future film.
77"McKids"7:07August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30)

There is nothing he can love about bad video games, as the Nerd reviews M.C. Kids for the NES – a video game based on a popular fast food chain.

Notes: This is the first episode to feature the Nerd's theme song, created by Kyle Justin.
88"Wally Bear and the NO! Gang"3:46September 1, 2006 (2006-09-01)

The Nerd finds out what is bad about Wally Bear and the NO! Gang for the NES, a game aimed at teaching kids to not take drugs.

Notes: The DVD version of this episode and its re-release feature an additional scene in which the Nerd calls the Wally Bear hotline.
99"Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu"4:20September 8, 2006 (2006-09-08)
The Nerd takes a look at the poor quality behind the game Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu for the NES. First appearance of "guest reviewer" Shit Pickle, a cartoon pickle with feces as hair.
1010"Top Gun"7:35September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15)

The Nerd tackles two more bad NES games based on another film – Top Gun – and finds out how some elements of their gameplay are just impossible to do.

Notes: The DVD version of this episode and its re-release remove the Kenny Loggins song Danger Zone.
1111"Double Dragon 3"4:10September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)
The Nerd finds out what was bad in the third entry in the Double Dragon video game series – Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones for the NES.
1212"Friday the 13th"12:22October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)

The Nerd prepares for Halloween by taking a look at why the NES game based on Friday the 13th is more frustrating than scary.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as Jason Voorhees.
1313"A Nightmare on Elm Street"13:27October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)

It's Halloween, and the Nerd isn't really that scared when he reviews the NES game based on the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Guest Stars: Mike Matei as Freddy Krueger (voice provided by James Rolfe).

Notes: While the DVD edition contained new music in place of that from Nightmare on Elm Street, an edited edition for ScrewAttack featured both an alternate opening and ending to the episode, along with the song "Welcome to My Nightmare" by Alice Cooper over the end credits. The review itself is featured on the second disc of Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy.
1414"The Power Glove"12:28November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15)

The Nerd finds out how good (or bad) Nintendo's Power Glove is, by using it to play a variety of games on the NES.

Notes: Up until this episode, the show was known as "The Angry Nintendo Nerd", before Rolfe changed the name to allow him to focus on games on other systems.
1515"Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel Titles"11:34November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)
The Nerd discusses the naming of sequels for various movie and video game franchises he has seen or played.
1616"Rocky"9:46December 14, 2006 (2006-12-14)

The Nerd pumps himself up for a fight, in order to prepare himself for reviewing the Sega Master System video game based on Rocky.

Notes: Both the Season 1 DVD and the YouTube re-release feature an alternative ending to the review, involving the Nerd throwing the game off the stairs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Some elements of the review were edited out for the DVD version.
1717"Bible Games"21:29December 23, 2006 (2006-12-23)

It's Christmas, so the Nerd sees how bad a number of unlicensed religious-themed games were on both the NES and SNES, including Super 3D Noah's Ark – a game built on the same game engine as Wolfenstein 3D.

Notes: This review was divided into two parts for the ScrewAttack website.

S2[edit]

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181"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – Part 1"11:14January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25)

Part 1 of 2. The Nerd tackles his first movie review and sits down to watch the third entry in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film trilogy – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.

Notes: Due to violating the terms of use, the review was removed from YouTube; it was made available on both the Cinemassacre and ScrewAttack websites as a direct result, with the former combining both parts into one episode. Much of the episode was not included on the AVGN Volume 2 DVD due to copyright reasons.
192"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III – Part 2"10:47January 15, 2007 (2007-01-15)
Part 2 of 2. The Nerd concludes his review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.
203"Atari 5200"10:39February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13) (GameTrailers)
July 25, 2008 (2008-07-25) (YouTube)

The Nerd finds attempts to play the Atari 5200. However, after struggling to set up the console, he is unable to play any games as both the standard Atari 5200 joystick and Trak-Ball controllers don't work.

Notes: This episode was the first to be featured on GameTrailers, and the first to include the standard intro sequence used on the web series.
214"Ghostbusters"17:29February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) (GameTrailers)
August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06) (YouTube)

Part 1 of 3. If there's something bad, and you don't like it, then you need the Nerd. He's soon tackling something worse than ghosts, when he reviews Ghostbusters for the NES.
Guest Stars: Kyle Justin (voice-only).

Notes: Both the YouTube and DVD versions feature a mimic version of the Ghostbusters theme, while due to copyright issues, clips from the movie were replaced with still images for both versions.
225"Ghostbusters: Follow-Up"11:27March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20) (GameTrailers)
August 26, 2008 (2008-08-26) (YouTube)

Part 2 of 3. The Nerd is once more being called out to bust down more bad games based on Ghostbusters, as he looks at those made for the NES, Atari 2600 and Sega Master System.

Notes: Due to copyright issues, both the YouTube re-release and DVD versions saw the clips from Ghostbusters being replaced with artwork by Mike Matei.
236"Ghostbusters: Conclusion"13:11April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03) (GameTrailers)
September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) (YouTube)

It's a third outing for the Nerd against more bad games based on Ghostbusters, as he reviews two more made for the NES and Genesis.

Notes: Both the DVD and YouTube re-release version feature different soundtracks to the original, while copyright issues meant that clips from the Ghostbusters' movie were replaced by still images from its poster.
247"Spider-Man"10:32April 17, 2007 (2007-04-17) (GameTrailers)
September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22) (YouTube)

The Nerd has his hands full, swatting down bad video games based upon comic book character Spider-Man, created for the Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance.

Guest Stars: Kyle Justin as Spider-Man.
258"Sega CD"13:12May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02) (GameTrailers)
November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18) (YouTube)

The Nerd reveals how some console add-ons were never worth owning, as he takes a look at the Sega CD – an add-on for the Sega Genesis – and finds out what the games made for it are like.

Notes: This episode features the full-length theme song.
269"Sega 32X"9:04May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15) (GameTrailers) December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06) (YouTube)
The Nerd finds out what another add-on for the Sega Genesis is like – the 32X – and tries out some of the games that were made for it, including Primal Rage and Doom.
2710"Silver Surfer"11:17June 5, 2007 (2007-06-05) (GameTrailers)
December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08) (YouTube)
Another superhero has had a bad game made about them, so the Nerd delves in to find out just what it's like to play Silver Surfer for the NES.
2811"Die Hard"9:03June 13, 2007 (2007-06-13) (GameTrailers)
January 21, 2009 (2009-01-21) (YouTube)
Action is certainly lacking, as the Nerd reviews another bad game that won't easily die – Die Hard for the NES.
2912"Independence Day"6:09July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) (GameTrailers)
July 4, 2009 (2009-07-04) (YouTube)
To protect the independence of good games from bad ones, the Nerd takes on the PlayStation game based upon Independence Day, and is soon wishing aliens could destroy this one.
3013"The Simpsons"13:17July 17, 2007 (2007-07-17) (GameTrailers)
February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03) (YouTube)
The Nerd will be saying more than "D'oh!" as he takes a look at two terrible NES games based on the hit cartoon series The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants and Bart vs. the World .
3114"Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout"8:43August 7, 2007 (2007-08-07) (GameTrailers)
February 16, 2009 (2009-02-16) (YouTube)

There's nothing looney about the Nerd's next review of a bad video game, as he attempts to find fun within Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout for the NES.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as Bugs Bunny.
3215"Atari Porn"10:03August 22, 2007 (2007-08-22)

The Nerd finds himself reviewing a collection of rather badly-made, controversial, adult-rated games that were created for Atari systems, including Custer's Revenge, Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em, and Bachelor Party.

Notes: Due it's suggestive nature, this episode is not available on YouTube. It is currently available through the Cinemassacre website.
3316"Nintendo Power"14:42September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04) (GameTrailers)
June 4, 2009 (2009-06-04) (YouTube)

Taking a break from bad video games, the Nerd spends his time recalling his fondest memories of reading the Nintendo Power magazine.

Guest Stars: Kyle Justin.
3417"Fester's Quest"9:25September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18) (GameTrailers)
July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01) (YouTube)

Creepy and spooky don't seem to cut it, as the Nerd reviews two bad games based on The Addams Family, made for the NES and Genesis.

Guest Stars: Kyle Justin as Cousin Itt.
3518"Texas Chainsaw Massacre"12:46October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09) (GameTrailers)
October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) (YouTube)

The Nerd faces the horror of a bad video game for his Halloween that he wishes he could cut apart with a chainsaw, as he reviews the Atari 2600 game based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as Leatherface and Chop Top; and Steven J. Klaszky[citation needed] (credited as Jimmie Jim Slugg) as the hillbilly.
3619"Halloween"16:05October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30) (GameTrailers)
October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30) (YouTube)

Halloween is upon him, so for his nightmarish night the Nerd must review three very bad Halloween-themed video games for the Atari 2600.

Guest Stars: Michael Mulvey and Lil' Liam Mulvey as "the kids"; Mike Matei as Michael Myers; and Nicole Mulvey as "the neighbor".
3720"Dragon's Lair"9:22November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20) (GameTrailers)
July 15, 2009 (2009-07-15) (YouTube)
The Nerd struggles to be a true hero, as he looks to tackling a console version of a classic game – Dragon's Lair for the NES.
3821"An Angry Nerd Christmas Carol: Part 1"5:54December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18) (GameTrailers)
December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17) (YouTube)

In a two-part special, the Nerd spends his Christmas taking a look at some very badly-made games. In part 1, he focuses his attention on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York for the NES, while in part 2, he takes a look at Shaq Fu for the SNES, and three bad games for the Wii.

Guest Stars: Co-founder of ScrewAttack.com, Stuttering Craig, as the Ghost of Christmas Past; and Handsome Tom as the Ghost of Christmas Present (Part 2).
3922"An Angry Nerd Christmas Carol: Part 2"9:42December 23, 2007 (2007-12-23) (GameTrailers)
December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19) (YouTube)
Part 2 of 2
4023"Chronologically Confused About the Legend of Zelda Timeline"19:01January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08) (GameTrailers)
July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19) (YouTube)

The Nerd tries to make sense of the chronology behind the timeline for one of Nintendo's well-known video game series – The Legend of Zelda.

Notes: According to James Rolfe, who introduces the episodes, this episode was a previously unreleased episode originally written in November 2006.
4124"Rambo"13:14January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22) (GameTrailers)
August 7, 2009 (2009-08-07) (YouTube)
The Nerd finds himself in action hell, as he looks at three bad games for the NES and SMS, based on the Rambo film series.

S3[edit]

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421"Virtual Boy"15:34February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19) (GameTrailers)
August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) (YouTube)

The Nerd reviews Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy console along with the limited amount of games that were made for the console.

Notes: This episode was originally planned to include a review of Jack Bros., but at the time of production, James Rolfe did not own the game in his collection. A review of the game was later included for both the DVD and YouTube editions. Due to copyright reasons, a clip from the film Waterworld was deleted from both versions.
432"The Wizard of Oz"11:25March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04) (GameTrailers)
September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (YouTube)

The Nerd is wishing he was not playing another bad game, as he reviews The Wizard of Oz for the SNES.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as the Cowardly Lion.
443"Double Vision: Part 1"10:04March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25) (GameTrailers)
September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) (YouTube)

Part 1 of 2. The Nerd tackles reviewing two second generation consoles from the late 1970s – early 1980s. In part one, he looks at the Intellivision and the games made for it, including Utopia, Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. He also takes a look at B-17 Bomber and Bomb Squad; two games compatible with the Intellivoice Voice Synthesis Module.
Guest Stars: Kyle Justin.

Notes: Both parts were merged into one episode for the DVD version.
454"Double Vision: Part 2"8:24April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) (GameTrailers)
September 25, 2009 (2009-09-25) (YouTube)

Part 2 of 2. The Nerd reviews the ColecoVision and plays the games that were made for this console, including Montezuma's Revenge, Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park, Chuck Norris Superkicks, and War Room.

Guest Stars: Kyle Justin.

Notes: Both parts were merged into one episode for the DVD version.
465"The Wizard / Super Mario Bros. 3"17:19April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22) (GameTrailers)
November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08) (YouTube)

The Nerd takes a look at a good game for once, as he recalls how great it was to play Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES, while also taking a look back to a film in which it was featured in – The Wizard.

Notes: For copyright reasons, re-releases of this episode do not feature the review of the movie, although it is still mentioned in the game review. The episode's opening segment consisted of a medley of fan-made theme song renditions.
476"NES Accessories"13:51May 14, 2008 (2008-05-14)

(GameTrailers)

November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24) (YouTube)
The Nerd reviews several accessories for the NES to find out how good or bad they are, including the NES Zapper and Power Pad, the Konami LaserScope, the U-Force, and the LJN Roll 'n Rocker. He also spends some time using the Super Scope peripheral for the SNES.
487"Indiana Jones Trilogy"18:43May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20) (GameTrailers)
December 12, 2009 (2009-12-12) (YouTube)

The Nerd dons his leather hat and whip, and delves into the holy grail of bad video games, as he looks at a collection of games based on the Indiana Jones film series, made for the Atari 2600, NES and SNES.

Note: The DVD version adds reviews of both Last Crusade games.
498"Star Trek"10:45June 11, 2008 (2008-06-11) (GameTrailers)
May 7, 2008 (2008-05-07) (YouTube)

The Nerd boldly goes where no bad game should ever go, by beaming down a collection of games based upon the sci-fi series Star Trek, made for the Vectrex, Atari 2600, ColecoVision and NES.
Guest Stars: Mike Matei as a Klingon and a Metron.

Notes: James Rolfe included a brief review of the Vectrex for this episode.
509"Superman"11:46June 26, 2008 (2008-06-26) (GameTrailers)
January 1, 2010 (2010-01-01) (YouTube)
Bad games will never be faster than a speeding Super Nerd, as he reviews two bad video games based upon Superman, made for the Atari 2600 and NES.
5110"Superman 64"10:37July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08) (GameTrailers)
January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13) (YouTube)

Super Nerd returns, this time to save Superman from two more bad video games. Superman: The Game for the Commodore 64, and the infamous Superman 64 for the Nintendo 64.

Notes: James Rolfe included a brief review of the Commodore 64 for this episode. It was also technically the last episode to have filming done in Rolfe's gaming room in New Jersey, before production focused on its new site in Pennsylvania.
5211"Batman Part I"11:45July 22, 2008 (2008-07-22) (GameTrailers)
January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27) (YouTube)

Part 1 of 2. The Nerd dons his cowl and cape and prepares to beat back the darkness of bad Batman video games, including Batman: The Caped Crusader (Commodore 64), Batman (NES), Batman Returns (Sega CD and Atari Lynx), The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES), and Batman Forever (SNES). After the Nerd calls it quits, the Joker ties him up and forces him to play more Batman games.
Guest Stars: Mike Matei as the Joker.

Notes: The opening sequence for these episodes was specially themed around a parody of the 60's Batman TV series opening, and was animated by Matei.
5312"Batman Part II"9:42August 10, 2008 (2008-08-10) (GameTrailers)
January 29, 2010 (2010-01-29) (YouTube)

Part 2 of 2. Under the Joker's capture, the Nerd is forced to review Batman: Return of the Joker (NES and Gameboy) and Batman: Revenge of the Joker (Sega Genesis). The Nerd eventually has enough of the Joker's shenanigans, and fights him in a homage to the 1960's Batman series.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as the Joker.
5413"Deadly Towers"8:20August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19) (GameTrailers)
February 28, 2010 (2010-02-28) (YouTube)

The Nerd finds out how deadly difficult it is to complete another bad video game, when he attempts to review Deadly Towers for the NES.

Notes: This episode was made through fan-based input requested by Rolfe, asking for fans to submit their experiences with the game and the dialogue they would use for the review. Those whose input was chosen for the review, were credited at the end of the episode.
5514"Battletoads"7:52September 3, 2008 (2008-09-03) (GameTrailers)
March 17, 2010 (2010-03-17) (YouTube)

As the Nerd prepares to review Battletoads for the NES, he finds himself joined by the "guitar guy" who's been living behind his couch, and who helps to show him why it's impossible to complete the game with two players.

Guest Stars: Kyle Justin.
5615"Dick Tracy"14:04September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16) (GameTrailers)
March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) (YouTube)

The Nerd turns into a detective to find out why no one would want to play Dick Tracy for the NES, and soon uncovers the many flaws and problems with it.

Notes: The YouTube version was edited with an additional minute of content.
5716"Dracula"11:57October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14) (GameTrailers)
October 2, 2009 (2009-10-02) (YouTube)

Halloween is approaching, but the Nerd finds it hard to see Count Dracula being scary to him, as he looks at a selection of bad games based on the vampire legend himself, including Bram Stoker's Dracula for the NES, SNES, Genesis, and the Sega CD. This episode is the first mention of Fred Fucks, the Nerd's arch-nemesis, based on the non-legibility of the name of Bram Stoker's Dracula executive producer, Fred Fuchs, in the video game credits.

Notes: James Rolfe included a short review of the Commodore VIC-20 for this episode. A scene that was featured in one of the reviews was edited out in the DVD version for copyright issues.
5817"Frankenstein"14:08October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29) (GameTrailers)
October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13) (YouTube)

Halloween has arrived, and the Nerd is green with anger at finding out that there are bad video games on the NES and SNES that have been based on another horror legend – Frankenstein.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as Franken-Nerd.
5918"CD-i Part I"7:57November 12, 2008 (2008-11-12) (GameTrailers)
April 14, 2010 (2010-04-14) (YouTube)
Part 1 of 3. The Nerd begins his three-part review of the Philips CD-i by giving a brief overview of the console itself, and playing Hotel Mario.
6019"CD-i Part II"12:35November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25) (GameTrailers)
April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20) (YouTube)
Part 2 of 3. The Nerd reviews Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon for the CD-i.
6120"CD-i Part III"14:15December 9, 2008 (2008-12-09) (GameTrailers)
April 28, 2010 (2010-04-28) (YouTube)
Part 3 of 3. The Nerd finishes off his review of the CD-i by playing Link: The Faces of Evil (Which is similar to The Wand of Gamelon), and Zelda's Adventure.
6221"Bible Games II"17:00December 23, 2008 (2008-12-23) (GameTrailers)
December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19) (YouTube)

It's Christmas, and for this year the Nerd finds himself reviewing another collection of badly-made, religious-themed video games for the NES, CD-i and Game Boy, including Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land, Noah's Ark, and King James Bible.

Notes: This was the first AVGN episode to be filmed in 720p HD and produced to be shown in widescreen.
6322"Michael Jackson's Moonwalker"10:04January 7, 2009 (2009-01-07) (GameTrailers)
July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14) (YouTube)
The Nerd tries to moonwalk his way around another bad game, as takes a look at Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the Genesis.
6423"Milon's Secret Castle"11:33January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27) (GameTrailers)
September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14) (YouTube)
The Nerd finds no secrets to make a bad game look good, when he reviews Milon's Secret Castle for the NES.

S4[edit]

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651"Atari Jaguar Part I"8:23March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16) (GameTrailers)
August 14, 2010 (2010-08-14) (YouTube)
Part 1 of 2. The Nerd spends some time taking a look at the Atari Jaguar, including some of the games made for it such as Tempest 2000, Alien vs. Predator, and Doom, and an add-on – the Jaguar CD. He also takes a look back at the history of Atari, and the competition between different consoles for superior processing capabilities.
662"Atari Jaguar Part II"14:21March 25, 2009 (2009-03-25) (GameTrailers) August 25, 2010 (2010-08-25) (YouTube)
Part 2 of 2. The Nerd concludes his review of the Atari Jaguar by attempting to play the Jaguar CD add-on. Unfortunately, he is unable to get the Jaguar CD to work properly.
673"Metal Gear"13:17April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08) (GameTrailers)
November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10) (YouTube)
The Nerd brings out his codec and stealth gear, as he tries to navigate his way around Metal Gear for the NES, while also discussing the game's sequels in Chronologically Confused About Metal Gear Sequels.
684"Odyssey"10:58April 21, 2004 (2004-04-21) (GameTrailers)
November 26, 2010 (2010-11-26) (YouTube)
The Nerd finds out what the Magnavox Odyssey console is like, by trying it out along with some of its games.
695"X-Men"14:11May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06) (GameTrailers)
November 27, 2010 (2010-11-27) (YouTube)
There's a mutation of bad video games to review, as the Nerd looks at those based on the X-Men, made for the NES, Genesis and video arcade machines.
706"The Terminator"14:54May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) (GameTrailers)
January 7, 2011 (2011-01-07) (YouTube)

The Nerd attempts to terminate some more bad games in his reviews, as he looks at a selection of NES, SNES, and Sega CD games, based on The Terminator.

Notes: Because of the game being reviewed, the opening intro sequence, designed by Mike Matei, was themed around the opening credits for The Terminator.
717"Terminator 2: Judgment Day"13:25June 2, 2009 (2009-06-02) (GameTrailers)
January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11) (YouTube)

The bad games are back, as the Nerd looks at a selection of NES, SNES, Genesis, and Game Boy games, based upon Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Notes: Like the previous episode, the intro sequence, designed by Mike Matei, was themed around the opening credits for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
728"Transformers"12:43June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17) (GameTrailers)
January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18) (YouTube)

Video games are transforming into truly bad ones for the Nerd, as he looks at two for the Commodore 64 and the Famicom, based upon Transformers.

Notes: James Rolfe included a short review of the Famicom and the Family Computer Disk System for this episode.
739"Mario Is Missing!"9:30January 1, 2009 (2009-01-01) (GameTrailers)
February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) (YouTube)
Mario is a great icon in gaming, but the Nerd takes a look at NES and SNES versions of two games he stars in that were not so great – Mario Is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine.
7410"Plumbers Don't Wear Ties"20:38July 21, 2009 (2009-07-21) (GameTrailers)
March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) (YouTube)
Another console comes under the Nerd's gaze, as he takes a moment to review the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, and finds out how horrendously bad one of its games is – Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.
7511"Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle"16:58August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05) (GameTrailers)
March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) (YouTube)

The Nerd finds himself in another cartoon battle with a familiar face from the past, as he tries to avoid reviewing the bad games from the Crazy Castle series, made for the NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as Bugs Bunny/Woody Woodpecker; and Kyle Justin as himself.
7612"Super Pitfall!"11:07August 20, 2009 (2009-08-20) (GameTrailers)
March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) (YouTube)
A bad game filled with flaws and issues leaves the Nerd wanting to be out of its pit, as he tries out Super Pitfall for the NES.
7713"Godzilla"15:46September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04) (GameTrailers)
April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14) (YouTube)

Japan's legendary giant monster can't avoid being put into a number of video games, as the Nerd takes a look at a selection of bad ones based upon Godzilla for the NES, Game Boy, SNES and Super Famicom – such as Godzilla: Monster of Monsters and Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters – and a trio of good ones for the Xbox and the PlayStation 2.

Notes: James Rolfe included a brief review on the Godzilla movies for this episode. The last three games featured, were not given a detailed review in the episode.
7814"Wayne's World"12:15September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24) (GameTrailers)
May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) (YouTube)

While the Wayne's World films were popular in the 90s, the Nerd shows off the games made for the NES and SNES that truly were not worthy of being adaptations of these.

Notes: Due to copyright issues, clips from the Wayne's World films and a clip from Borat were edited out of the DVD version.
7915"Castlevania Part I"10:08October 8, 2009 (2009-10-08) (GameTrailers)
October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03) (YouTube)
In a four-part special, the Nerd spends his Halloween by taking a look at various games from the Castlevania series. First off, the Nerd plays the originalCastlevania for the NES.
8016"Castlevania Part II"12:47October 21, 2009 (2009-10-21) (GameTrailers)

October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12) (YouTube)
Part 2 of 4. The Nerd re-visits Castlevania II: Simon's Quest and reviews Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse for the NES.
8117"Castlevania Part III"12:52November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05) (GameTrailers)
October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20) (YouTube)
Part 3 of 4. The Nerd reviews Super Castlevania IV and Castlevania: Dracula X for the SNES, and Castlevania 64 for the Nintendo 64.
8218"Castlevania Part IV"9:48November 19, 2009 (2009-11-19) (GameTrailers)
October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27) (YouTube)
Part 4 of 4. The Nerd concludes his four-part Castlevania reviews by playing Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PlayStation.
8319"Little Red Hood"14:54December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03) (GameTrailers)
May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) (YouTube)
The woods today are filled with bad games, but the big bad Nerd has to venture into them if he's to complete his review of Little Red Hood for the NES.
8420"Winter Games"TIMEDecember 23, 2009 (2009-12-23) (GameTrailers)
December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20) (YouTube)
It's Christmas, and the Nerd spends it this year by seeing what kind of virtual sportsman he can be in Winter Games for the NES.
8521"Street Fighter 2010"17:56January 6, 2010 (2010-01-06) (GameTrailers)
June 10, 2011 (2011-06-10) (YouTube)

The Nerd prepares to fight against more bad games, as he takes a look at a selection of bad Street Fighter games for the NES, TurboGrafx-CD, and Sega Saturn, including one based on Street Fighter: The Movie.

Notes: James Rolfe included a short review of the TurboGrafx-16 for this episode. In addition, the episode's opening sequence featured a montage of the title cards created by Mike Matei used in the past series of episodes between 2006–09.
8622"Hydlide"8:28January 20, 2010 (2010-01-20) (GameTrailers)
June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14) (YouTube)
The Nerd ponders on whether it's worth it to review an RPG that has similarities to The Legend of ZeldaHydlide for the NES.
8723"Ninja Gaiden"15:40February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04) (GameTrailers)
June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14) (YouTube)

To hone his ninja skills against bad games, the Nerd takes on reviewing Ninja Gaiden for the NES.
Guest Stars: Kevin Finn as "a ninja".

Notes: Following this episode, James Rolfe switched from using the NES Top Loader, to the Nintoaster – a specially designed NES made out of a household toaster, that was given to Rolfe by its creator, Richard Daluz.
8824"Swordquest"9:12February 18, 2010 (2010-02-18) (GameTrailers)
July 2, 2011 (2011-07-02) (YouTube)
The Nerd looks back to the history behind the Swordquest series of games for the Atari 2600, and one of the most elaborate contests created around a video game – a contest which offered $150,000 of real treasures as prizes.
8925"Pong Consoles"12:00March 6, 2010 (2010-03-06) (GameTrailers)
July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18) (YouTube)
The Nerd spends some time looking over different versions of video game consoles that were designed to play the Pong video game, including the good ones and totally bad ones.

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901"Action 52"26:50April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30) (GameTrailers)
July 21, 2011 (2011-07-21) (YouTube)

Part 1 of 2. The Nerd prepares himself to tackle not one game, but a huge variety of badly-designed video games that were put into one cartridge – Action 52 for the NES.

Notes: Due to copyright issues, a scene in the review was edited out for the DVD version.
912"Cheetahmen"20:25June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) (GameTrailers)
August 11, 2011 (2011-08-11) (YouTube)
Part 2 of 2. The Nerd concludes his review of Action 52 by taking a look at one game in particular in its selection – Cheetahmen. He also takes a look at the unreleased Cheetahmen II game for the NES, along with the Genesis version of Action 52 with its own version of Cheetahmen.
923"Game Glitches"16:07July 8, 2010 (2010-07-08) (GameTrailers)
September 2, 2011 (2011-09-02) (YouTube)

The Nerd reviews various glitches and bugs that can be found in games both past and present, including Pac-Man, Metal Gear, Punch-Out!!, Mega Man 5, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario World, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Guest Stars: Kevin Finn as the Game Graphic Glitch Gremlin.

Notes: The opening sequence for this episode was deliberately glitched, to keep it in line with the episode's theme.
934"Zelda II"15:07August 4, 2010 (2010-08-04) (GameTrailers)
November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) (YouTube)

The Nerd prepares to travel to Hyrule, as he takes on the quest of reviewing the sequel to The Legend of ZeldaZelda II: The Adventure of Link for the NES.

Notes: James Rolfe included a short review of The Legend of Zelda for this episode.
945"Back to the Future Re-Revisited"23:04September 3, 2010 (2010-09-03) (GameTrailers)
December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01) (YouTube)
The Nerd takes a trip down memory lane, as he revisits some of his previous reviews he made on games such as Top Gun, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Back to the Future.
956"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Revisited"16:40October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) (GameTrailers)
October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31) (YouTube)

For Halloween this year, the Nerd decides to give a much longer and more in-depth review of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the NES.

Notes: The title card made for this episode is based upon a poster for the 1931 film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
967"Lester the Unlikely"10:44November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) (GameTrailers)
December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26) (YouTube)
The Nerd finds it highly unlikely his next bad game is gonna surprise him, as he reviews Lester the Unlikely for the SNES – a video game with a problematic protagonist and difficult gameplay.
978"How the Nerd Stole Christmas"12:07December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)

As Christmas approaches, the Nerd embarks on a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and takes a look at three bad NES games – Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage, Circus Caper, and Fist of the Northstar.

Notes: This episode features many hand-drawn illustrations created by Mike Matei. In addition, composer Bear McCreary arranged a special parody of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" , incorporating NES-styled audio elements, for this episode.
989"Day Dreamin' Davey"14:00January 5, 2011 (2011-01-05) (GameTrailers)
December 30, 2011 (2011-12-30) (YouTube)
The Nerd wonders if he's daydreaming about his next bad video game, as he takes to reviewing the different flaws and styles of gameplay found in Day Dreamin' Davey for the NES.
9910"Star Wars"22:28February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) (GameTrailers)
February 9, 2012 (2012-02-09) (YouTube)
The force is with the Nerd, as he helps to fight back against the dark powers of bad games made for the Atari 2600, Famicom, NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64, all based on the Star Wars series of movies. His reviews of these games include Star Wars: Jedi Arena, Super Star Wars, and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.
10011"R.O.B. the Robot"18:52March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03) (GameTrailers)
March 15, 2012 (2012-03-15) (YouTube)

To mark the 100th episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, the Nerd takes on reviewing two bad NES games – Gyromite and Stack-Up – while dealing with the unwelcome help of Nintendo's R.O.B..

Notes: The intro for this episode features clips from previous episodes along with a montage of all the title cards created for it by Mike Matei. Until the 139th episode, this was the last one to feature a title card by Matei, due to personal opinions on their usage.[2] The music for this episode was created by John Jennings Boyd and Lachlan Barclay.
10112"Steven Spielberg Games"21:18April 6, 2011 (2011-04-06) (GameTrailers)
April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12) (YouTube)

The Nerd finds himself facing a deluge of bad games for the NES, Genesis, SNES, Sega CD, 3DO, and Atari 2600, all based on movies connected to Steven Spielberg, including Jaws, and Jurassic Park.

Notes: A teaser for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie was shown at the end of the episode, intended to advertise the movie before unforeseen difficulties in filming pushed back its release date.

S6[edit]

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1021"The Making of an Angry Video Game Nerd"35:05July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07) (GameTrailers)
May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01) (YouTube)
James Rolfe gives fans of the Angry Video Game Nerd a behind-the-scenes look at how an episode of the web series is made, by showing what is done when reviewing a game. In this case, a review by the Nerd of Barbie for NES.
1032"Kid Kool"8:14August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03) (GameTrailers)
May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07) (YouTube)
The Nerd finds nothing cool about his latest review of a bad video game – Kid Kool for the NES – as he showcases the many flaws in its gameplay.
1043"Nintendo World Championships"17:02August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26) (GameTrailers)
May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) (YouTube)

The Nerd attempts to get his hand on a good copy of Nintendo World Championships for the NES – a series of Nintendo games on one cartridge, used as part of a contest in the 1990s – but soon questions whether it's worth it in the end.
Guest Stars: Pat Contri as "Pat the NES Punk".

Notes: Contri helped co-write this episode. This was the last episode to be filmed in 480p.
1054"Dark Castle"12:07October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) (GameTrailers)
October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01) (YouTube)
It's Halloween again, and the Nerd spends it by reviewing both the Genesis and CD-i versions of Dark Castle. He soon shows off how horribly difficult the game is, even on its easiest setting.
1065"Bible Games III"14:14December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07) (GameTrailers)
December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11) (YouTube)

Christmas has arrived, and the Nerd finds himself once again reviewing a selection of badly-made, religious-themed video games for the Game Boy, Genesis, and NES, including Spiritual Warfare and Bible Adventures.

Notes: This is the first episode to be filmed in 1080p HD.

S7[edit]

Starting with this season, episodes no longer aired on GameTrailers

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1071"Schwarzenegger Games"22:26July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
The Nerd is back, as he tackles a selection of NES games based upon movies that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, including Total Recall, Last Action Hero, and Predator.
1082"Ghosts n' Goblins"17:04October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
The Nerd attempts to show his fans how to play and beat the video game he got as a kid – Ghosts n' Goblins for the NES.
1093"Atari Sports"12:42December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)
The Nerd takes a look at a variety of sport-themed games made for the Atari 2600, including football games, baseball games, boxing games, soccer games, and golf games.
1104"Ikari Warriors"20:39March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)

The Nerd revives his old friend, "guitar guy", to help him review Ikari Warriors for the NES, and find out what it's like to play it with two players.

Guest Stars: Kyle Justin.
1115"Toxic Crusaders"14:42April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)

The Nerd shows why bad video games shouldn't be based on TV shows and movies, as he reviews the Game Boy, Genesis, and NES versions of Toxic Crusaders.

Guest Stars: Lloyd Kaufman, co-founder of Troma Entertainment.
1126"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"17:52June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30)
Nothing excellent is likely to be found when going back in time, as the Nerd reviews the NES game based upon Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure.
1137"Tiger Electronic Games"18:39September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)
The Nerd casts his eye on a selection of hardware by Tiger Electronics, including a selection of LCD handheld games and wristwatch-styled games, plus two portable consoles – the Game.com and the R-Zone.
1148"Alien 3"10:17October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21) (Cinemassacre)
October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22) (YouTube)
It's another Halloween, and the Nerd tries to find something scary that could pop out of his NES game cartridge, when he takes a look at Alien 3.
1159"AVGN Games!"21:55November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)
The Nerd takes a break from bad games to look at a collection of titles based around his life, featuring those for the PC and iOS, as well as two special ones made for the Atari 2600 and NES. The Nerd finishes off with a review of the then-newly-released Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures for Steam.
11610"Wish List: Part 1 – Sonic the Hedgehog & more!"15:07December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)
In a two-part Christmas special, the Nerd takes a look back at department store wishlist catalogs before tackling a wishlist of games that fans wish for him to review, including Skate or Die!, Where's Waldo?, The Three Stooges, Home Improvement, Sonic Blast, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Bubsy 3D.
11711"Wish List: Part 2 – Bubsy 3D & more!"15:27December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
Part 2 of 2

S8[edit]

Episodes 5 to 16 were released as part of the "12 Days of Shitmas" event in December 2014.

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1181"Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing"15:44March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)
Travelling back to the Noughties this time around, the Nerd takes on Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing for PC – a poorly-made video game considered by reviewers as one of the worst to have been made, due to the many design flaws, bugs and glitches that were in it.
1192"Desert Bus"15:30May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of AVGN, The Nerd takes a quick look at various games within Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors for the Sega CD – a video game cancelled before it was released and designed as a joke on various game genres – before focusing on one game in its collection that's as bad as Big RigsDesert Bus. He then takes a look at a hacked redaction of the NES game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, which focused on fixing a number of flaws and issues he complained about in his review of the original game.

Notes: This episode served as a precursor for the AVGN movie, that was later released that year.
1203"E.T. Atari 2600"7:00October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)

Taken from Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, this episode focuses on the Nerd's review of one of Atari's worst video games they ever made – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600.

Notes: Although basically a clip from the movie, this episode differs from it in that it featured actual footage from the game; in the movie, the game was represented by specially-made animation of the game, due to a lack of licensing rights to the original version.
1214"Bettlejuice"13:53October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
It's another Halloween, and the Nerd considers why anyone would want to play the NES game based on Beetlejuice.
1225"Tagin' Dragon"3:50December 11, 2014 (2014-12-11)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 1. The Nerd begins his first day by unwrapping and reviewing Tagin’ Dragon – a bad game for the NES with truly difficult gameplay.
1236"ALF"4:06December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 2. The Nerd finds nothing funny with his next present, as he reviews a video game based on the American sitcom of the same name – ALF for the SMS.
1247"CrazyBus"4:06December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 3. For the third day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds himself reviewing CrazyBus – an unlicensed Venezuelan game/app that was made for the Sega Genesis, and features little in the way of good gameplay.
1258"Ren & Stimpy: Fire Dogs"5:16December 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 4. For the fourth day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds he has a copy of The Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs for the SNES amongst his presents – a video game with bad gameplay, that does no justice to Ren & Stimpy.
1269"Rocky and Bullwinkle"4:06December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 5. For the fifth day of his Christmas, the Nerd plays another bad NES game amongst his presents, based upon the The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends cartoon series.
12710"Mary-Kate and Ashley "Get a Clue""4:15December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 6. For the sixth day of his Christmas, the Nerd attempts to find what clues there are in Mary-Kate and Ashley "Get a Clue" for the Game Boy Color, that show it's a truly bad game to play.
12811"V.I.P. with Pamela Anderson"4:53December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 7. For the seventh day of his Christmas, the Nerd is lulled into a false sense of hope for a good game, as he reviews V.I.P. for the PlayStation – a bad video game based on the TV series, featuring Pamela Anderson amongst its characters.
12912"Lethal Weapon"4:37December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18)

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 8. For the eighth day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds his weapons against bad games are going dull, as he reviews a NES game based upon Lethal Weapon.

Guest Stars: Mike Matei as himself.
13013"Porky's"6:02December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 9. For the ninth day of his Christmas, the Nerd smells a bad game amongst his presents, as he tackles with the confusing gameplay of Porky's for the Atari 2600.
13114"HyperScan"6:32December 20, 2914 (2914-12-20)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 10. For the tenth day of his Christmas, the Nerd has a go with playing the HyperScan – a console designed to use special cards that need to be scanned into it in order to play its selection of games.
13215"Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure"11:29December 21, 2014 (2014-12-21)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 11. For the eleventh day of his Christmas, the Nerd questions why he needs to walk around a virtual version of a real theme park, as he tries out Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure for the GameCube.
13316"LJN Video Art"8:43December 22, 2014 (2014-12-22)
12 Days of Shitsmas Part 12. For the twelfth and final day of his Christmas, the Nerd wonders what use there is to make art with LJN Video Art, and recalls some of the better art games made in the past including Mario Paint.

S9[edit]

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1341"Hong Kong 97"12:46March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
The Nerd takes a look at a horrible game that never left Japan, and featured so many things that were wrong with it – Hong Kong 97 for the Super Famicom.
1352"Darkwing Duck"13:49May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13)
Finding a bad video game to review is hard, so the Nerd turns his attention towards the TurboGrafx-16, and a game based on the Darkwing Duck cartoon series.
1363"Seaman"17:24July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28) (Cinemassacre)
July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29) (YouTube)

Growing your own sea life sounds cool, but the Nerd shows how a virtual way of doing it can never be truly good, when he has a go at Seaman for the Dreamcast.

Notes: This episode was dedicated to Leonard Nimoy, the narrator for the English-language version of Seaman, who died that year.
1374"The Crow"9:43October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Another Halloween arrives, and the Nerd spends it tackling another bad game that has truly poor gameplay – The Crow: City of Angels for the Sega Saturn.
1385"Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero"12:02December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22)
Christmas has arrived, and the Nerd has received a copy of a bad game to look forward to – Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero for the Nintendo 64.

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1391"Mega Man Games"25:06April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Cinemassacre YouTube channel, the Nerd updates his gaming room and tackles a collection of bad games in HD. More precisely, a collection of bad Mega Man games for the PC, PlayStation and PlayStation 2. This includes the DOS versions of Mega Man and Mega Man III, Mega Man Legends for the PlayStation, and Mega Man X7 for the PlayStation 2.
1402"Paperboy"16:05May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)
Extra, extra – the Nerd tackles reviewing Paperboy for the NES, while answering the question of whether a rolled up newspaper can truly break a window, and if you can throw one into a mailbox while riding along on a bicycle.
1413"Beavis and Butt-Head"14:18August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)
It's time for the Nerd to snicker and make dumb comments, as he takes a look at two bad games made for the SNES and Genesis, based on the Beavis and Butt-Head adult cartoon series.
1424"Berenstain Bears"19:41October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
It's Halloween again, and the Nerd tackles three bad games for the Game Boy Color, Atari 2600 and Genesis, based on the children's series of books and cartoons about the Berenstain Bears.
1435"Sega Activator and Aura Interactor"11:51December 20, 2016 (2016-12-20)

For Christmas, the Nerd takes a look at a series of Genesis accessories for its games, including the Activator, Aura Interactor, Menacer, Victormaxx Stuntmaster, TeeV Golf, and Batter Up! Baseball bat. Guest Stars: Nathan Barnatt as Keith Apicary.

Notes: This episode featured a total budget of $3,614, according to the episode's commentary, making it the most expensive to be made in the series to date. Amongst the costs were Barnatt's travel fees, the use of breakaway props, and the accessories that had to be acquired on eBay.


S11[edit]

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1441"Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"20:15March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)

The Nerd goes "Mighty Morphin" bad, as he takes on a collection of games for the Famicom, NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy, based around Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Notes: This episode's intro is designed as a parody of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers theme song, while the episode was made to celebrate the then-upcoming release of the film Power Rangers.
1452"Sonic '06"16:47April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)
For the first time in his series, the Nerd tackles a game from a later generation of consoles that does nothing to the reputation of a certain blue hedgehog – Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360.
1463"Planet of the Apes"12:34July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)

While clearing up his game room and getting stranded on another planet, the Nerd questions why a bad game has trashed a particularly good classic movie, when he reviews Planet of the Apes for the PlayStation.

Notes: This episode was made to commemorate the then-upcoming release of War for the Planet of the Apes.
1474"Game Boy Accessories"16:15August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
Another selection of accessories receives a good thorough look from the Nerd. This time, it's a collection of accessories for the Game Boy, including good ones – like the Game Boy Camera and the Game Boy Printer – bad ones, and even a patented one that was aimed for use in hospitals.
1485"Treasure Master"10:03September 20, 2017 (2017-09-20)
Treasure is truly lacking within another bad game designed to be used in a contest, as the Nerd finds out what it's like to play Treasure Master for the NES.
1496"Wrestling Games"11:55October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)
The Nerd wrestles with a ton of bad NES and SNES games based on wrestling, including WWF WrestleMania Challenge, WWF Royal Rumble, WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling, and Saturday Night Slam Masters.
1507"Polybius"22:18October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)

The Nerd takes a look at the arcade classic Polybius, while he also delves into the urban legend surrounding the mentioned side effects of playing the game.

Notes: This episode was originally released as a series of mini segments on the "Cinemassacre Plays" channel, October 19–24, and in the form of a daily found footage diary. The full release of this episode included an extended ending scene.
1518"RoboCop Games"13:52November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
Following his time with Polybius, the Nerd is reborn as "RoboNerd", whose prime directives are to play bad games, and keep gamers safe from them. These include a selection of NES games based on the original RoboCop film series.
1529"Sonic '06 Part 2"13:34November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30)
The Nerd has some unfinished business, as he continues on with his review of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360.
15310"Charlie's Angels"9:41December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
The Nerd won't be making a call to Charlie's Angels anytime soon, as he plays a bad GameCube game based on them.
15411"Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi"8:47December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)

Another bad Star Wars game has emerged, so the Nerd must channel the force to help him review Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi for the PlayStation.

Notes: This episode features brief footage of Star Wars Episode I: Racer for the Nintendo 64, but James Rolfe did not include a review of it for this episode. The episode was made to celebrate the then-upcoming release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
15512"Lightspan Adventures"15:37December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)
The Nerd has rotted his brain with such an insane amount of bad games, that this Christmas he gets himself a PlayStation with a compilation of video games from the Lightspan Adventures series to help restore it.

S12[edit]

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1561"EarthBound"39:35April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17) (Amazon)
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25) (YouTube)

When the Nerd finds a copy of Nintendo Power exuding a belief that EarthBound was a rotten game, he later finds reviews that show how glamorous the game was and reveals a fanbase for a title he now has to play. So he does – via the Super NES Classic Edition – and provides an insight about the game's various flaws but well-thought out gameplay.

Notes: This episode was not originally intended to be an AVGN episode, but rather a personal review for James Rolfe to enjoy. It was later edited to be one and advertised by Rolfe on Cinemassacre's YouTube channel, with the video initially made available on Amazon Prime a week before it was released on YouTube.
1572"Dirty Harry"11:38May 24, 2018 (2018-05-24) (Amazon)
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) (YouTube)
The Nerd questions whether his next bad game "feels lucky", as he looks at an NES game based on the Dirty Harry movie series that featured only three levels.
1583"Drake of the 99 Dragons"13:29September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05) (Amazon)
September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) (YouTube)
No meditation can prepare the Nerd for his first review of a bad Xbox game, Drake of the 99 Dragons – a game featuring well-made "Saturday cartoon" artwork that was intended to be the basis for a comic book series and animated show, but was foiled by its glitches, poor gameplay, controls, cutscenes, voice acting and graphics.
1594"Tomb Raider Games"18:57September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05) (Amazon)
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02) (YouTube)
While the Tomb Raider franchise has featured a variety of good games, the Nerd decides to raid the tombs of three that do Lara Croft no justice, and that were made for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and N-Gage.
1605"Resident Evil Survivor"22:16October 11, 2018 (2018-10-11) (Amazon)
October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30) (YouTube)
For the annual Halloween Special, the Nerd reviews Resident Evil Survivor for the PlayStation.
1616"Super Hydlide and Virtual Hydlide"20:14October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) (Amazon)
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) (YouTube)
The Nerd returns to the Hydlide franchise with Super Hydlide for the Sega Genesis and Virtual Hydlide for the Sega Saturn.
1627"Amiga CD32"28:23November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19) (Amazon)
November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20) (YouTube)
The Nerd takes on Commodore's failed console the Amiga CD32. The games he plays include Dangerous Streets, Super Putty, Morph, Naughty Ones, Beavers, Gloom, Diggers, Oscar, Bubba 'n' Stix, Surf Ninjas, Kang Fu and Zool.
1638"The Town with No Name"15:52December 4, 2018 (2018-12-04) (Amazon)
December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05) (YouTube)
Continuing from the previous episode, the Nerd tackles the CDTV game The Town with No Name. Due to not owning the actual console that it was made for, he is forced to play it on the Amiga CD32.
1649"Home Alone Games with Macaulay Culkin"19:03December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14) (Amazon)
December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15) (YouTube)

It's the Nerd's obligatory Christmas episode and he gets a surprise from Macaulay Culkin, or rather the Pizza Boy. The two sit down to review several Home Alone related games in the hopes of finding a good one. When they fail, they decide to set up traps for the terrible ones to stop them once and for all.

Guest Stars: Macaulay Culkin as himself.

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1651"Chronologically Confused about Kingdom Hearts"10:28January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
The Nerd examines the scattered and drawn-out chronology of the Kingdom Hearts franchise.
1662"Video Game Magazines"14:59March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)
The Nerd takes a look at some of the lesser-known video game magazines from the past, excluding Nintendo Power. Magazines covered include: Atari Age, Game Players, VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, GamePro and Electronic Gaming Monthly.
1673"Aladdin Deck Enhancer"21:45April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)

The Nerd takes on the Aladdin Deck Enhancer, an infamous NES upgrade system with its own selection of games, and gets help from the likes of Aladdin and the Genie modeled after the Disney animated movie.

Notes: Gaming Historian makes a cameo with the Nerd briefly watching his video on the Aladdin Deck Enhancer. The video also features brief appearances from Game Sack, Erin Plays, Bobdunga, Ircha Gaming, JLuv81, Candi's Classic Game Shrine, Stop Skeletons From Fighting, Cannot Be Tamed, Radical Reggie, Pixel Game Squad, Rocco Botte, John Riggs, Rerez, RGT 85, and Game Dave.
1684"Pepsiman"23:16May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)

The Nerd attempts to review Yo! Noid, but gets interrupted by the arrival of Pepsiman who forces him to review the game of the same name. However, Pepsiman turns out to be evil and the Nerd gets the help of the Pepsi TV Game Guy who must use the power of Mentos to defeat him.

Guest Stars: Mike Butters as the TV Game Guy and Xander Arnot as Pepsiman
1695"Superman 64 Returns!!"19:09June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)
The Nerd revisits the infamous Superman 64 11 years after first reviewing it.
1706"Life of Black Tiger"23:21July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)

The Nerd decides to tackle a modern game for the PS4, Life of Black Tiger. He is so horrified at its incompetence that he sets out to look for the programmer who turns out to be recurring arch-nemesis Fred Fucks. Together, they must complete the game.

Guest Stars: Gilbert Gottfried as Fred Fucks[3]
1717"Chex Quest"16:25August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)
The Nerd takes a look at the Chex Quest video game from 1996 as well as its sequels and discovers that despite its bizarre and commercial premise, it is actually a well-made Doom copy.
1728"Jurassic Park: Trespasser"24:21September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)

The Nerd tries to get away for a vacation and ends up crashing onto an island full of people in inflatable dinosaur costumes and the game Trespasser for PC. Due to the game's notorious design, he gets help from Shesez of Boundary Break.

Guest Stars: Seamus Blackley as himself
1739"The Immortal"13:19October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
Shot in one continuous take, the Nerd explores a hidden dungeon in his house, while reviewing the NES port of The Immortal.
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dvddocumentary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1AGChmOStc&t=3m38s
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/cinemassacre/status/1156256430825115693