AVGN: "My Horse Prince" | Red Cow Arcade

[@DiosBabilonia]

By the way, the "Japanese" knives were made in China by a Chinese company.

[@karlimo4034]

Everything is Chinese nowadays. We all came from a Chinese factory.

[@RxYouth]

You know John is a true enigma when Frankie can't even pull off a half-assed impersonation of him

[@brianhutcherson1700]

Lol just hold your nose and talk 😂

[@ad206]

You guys have spent 2 or 3x longer thinking about this video than James spent thinking about this video.

[@seangentry2943]

And I'm so thankful they did

[@IDHLEB]

This episode looks like a giant nervous breakdown

[@gianniyuma8852]

I like the neighbor. He seems genuine and little known fact: is the Big Show's second cousin. No, not really, but that's almost believable right? His vague resemblance in appearance and sound makes him more interesting

[@VideoGameAutopsy]

James needs to put an end to that Curious George haircut and finally embrace his status as a bald man.

[@DmitryChmelyov]

What he really needs to put an end to is the Nerd character.

[@miker.9138]

Or at least get a better rug.

[@DatDudeVince]

@@DmitryChmelyov He wont cause he has no skills to get a job, and without the AVGN videos that channel would completely die.

[@dannysummers4591]

​@@DatDudeVincehe's a good carpenter, just as long as he's dealing with tough 1980's furniture

[@DatDudeVince]

@@dannysummers4591 Yeah, that tough 80's wood.

[@Mephianse81]

The fake laughter always fucking sucks

[@BlastMaster]

HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK

[@coryfusting9294]

"I think we can finally stop edging our audience" 😂

[@AInWisco]

I can't wait for this AVGN episode to be the opening scene of a multi-hour breakdown of where AVGN went MORE wrong.

[@xtraflo]

Just when we thought James couldn't get any lazier - he breaks out the Phone to start filming....

[@goregrindisthebestgenre]

James wants his cake and to eat it too. He doesn’t want a “real job” but he doesn’t wanna spend time on all his videos when he could be spending it with his kids. Well, he’d spend even less time with them if he worked a 9-5 so he should really appreciate the position he’s in and realize the videos need effort put in to retain an audience.

[@infjmale91]

I think this is just the lifecycle of, especially, older KZbinrs. Back when the monetization wasn't very popular so they just danced between getting crazy cheques every month. Then, once they dry up (after 5-10 years); they haven't adapted to change so just end up being lazier & lazier while still expecting the same respect. Only very few creators make it big as long as AVGN & even then that's likely ALL the money they will earn in their life (won't get a IRL job).

[@mr.awesome6011]

The man has no time for anything yet he always seems to have time for fucking Rex Viper🙄

[@infjmale91]

@@mr.awesome6011 The heart gets what the heart desires. That's where his true passion is, not video games. Mike Matai is the ACTUALLY AVGN. You should watch his live streams.

[@pladampa]

​@@mr.awesome6011Exactly 💯

[@Rukushin]

the point of the video was to film it on a mobile and act like it was a mobile game ad, james has done multiple parody episodes in the past this is nothing new, u can consider it low effort but moist critikal who is one of the most popular youtubers on the platform literally just sits infront of a webcam and talks for 8 minutes completely unedited, so shut the fuck up lmao

[@TheBlackKnight1o1]

"Brevity is the soul of wit? More like my ASS is the HOLE of SHIT!"

[@RedCowArcade]

🤣

[@AnneHathawayRules]

I have never waited with baited breath for anything as much as I have this 😂

[@homerhat420]

John is a truther. You can tell he knows what's up.

[@AoiShoudou]

That’s why Red Cow should try to invite John to the podcast, he is the most likely person from the Cinemassacre Universe to agree. I would love to see EJ and John laughing together

[@sikkableeat5614]

I can't see that clip of James chugging soylent without laughing out loud.

[@karlimo4034]

He went soyboy for that money and doesn't even have an X account.

[@Alexander84129]

James, if you’re listening, I will produce your content for 500k a year!

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

Me too! I got two VCRs laying about and can tape stuff to my ceiling!

[@testshietchannel]

​@@mr.selfimprovement3241 can you get trough tough 80s wood?

[@PCFROMVCS]

Doug Walker went full bald gracefully a few years ago. He needs to have a talk with James

[@putsitinmybottos]

Well to be honest he was already bald to begin with

[@samsquanch1996]

People can say and think whatever they want about Doug, but at least he still puts in effort to make quality content, unlike James who barely does anything these days.

[@HEYitzED]

@@samsquanch1996Exactly. What Doug does isn’t exactly my thing anymore, but he tries his ass off and shows some passion. James looks like he would rather be doing anything else.

[@Tony_3XL]

The balding is so distracting.

[@karlimo4034]

@@Tony_3XL It is! Dude has the money for implants, for a shave, for whatever he prefers, but not even his wife is there to tell him: "honey, let´s do something about that hair". That woman is useless and James is like a small child that needs adult command.

[@charlestonson2200]

If James got into streaming as the Nerd when it was first started then he would be a millionaire. But that would require James to actually be into gaming.

[@karlimo4034]

Not as the nerd, just as James. James and Mike Mondays should have been streaming content, but dude can't do anything without the comfort zone of his editings and scripts. Mike went out because of this, he knew streaming was the future but Jamed is really stuck in the past like his character.

[@azn1011]

call me crazy, but the Big Rigs and Hong Kong '97 are some of my favorite episodes. and i completely gave up on James after the Monster Madness plagiarism scandal. that was really the straw that broke the camel's back for me. and i completely agree with EJ about the length of the newer AVGN episodes; they're too damn long. an episode of AVGN needs to be like 10-15 minuets, tops.

[@RedCowArcade]

I like them very much

[@azn1011]

@@RedCowArcade big frankie fan, btw

[@jpenir]

To this day I'm still shocked how bad the AVGN moxie was

[@Ridiculousman3]

It was terrible. It would have been better if he didn't try and make an epic movie and just made an actual b-movie. He tried making a Hollywood movie with KZbin money😅

[@RockoEstalon]

@@Ridiculousman3 Even if it has a good budget, the script itself was bad and in hindsight is pretty "curious" how in the movie he portrays himself as this dude who's super famous and would do anything for his fans.

[@samsquanch1996]

Took years to make. James thought it would get him to Hollywood but as it turns out, James clearly doesn't have what it takes to be a real filmmaker. Being a filmmaker takes a lot of dedication and most importantly, time. He doesn't have what it takes to be a rockstar either.

[@RockoEstalon]

@@samsquanch1996 He seems to have lost all sense of self-awareness.

[@danielwhitingjr2854]

It's a B movie the fuck you wanted? It might be better than Doug Walker's whole aura as it actually has a plot and some emotional arc. He reviewed the game in the desert with the extras and crew. It's a bad Kevin Smith movie same as Yoga Hosers. You can watch it and it's dumb fun. Really repetitive bad fun!!!

[@YuzoKoshiroSan]

His latest Castlevania-video was really okay, pretty good compared to the rest before, but it won't change the channel's direction anymore. The damage has been done.

[@reiddutchess9955]

Yeah that video was a genuine James video, in my opinion. It sucks that only 1 out of every 10 videos he uploads now are good.

[@TheSuckoShow]

I really want that to be the new direction but I'm sure he'll be back to fake-yelling at games he's never played a month from now.

[@opaljk4835]

I thought there were some kinda weird takes in it. But at least he really likes CV.

[@Zontar82]

agreed

[@GamingManual]

That was a genuine James vid, but it was still lacking somehow. I can't put my finger on it. It was slightly disorganized or something, IDK.

[@OSW]

This vid's editing is so tight! The original patreon version is 40m and this version is 24m including clips! Really clever edits to keep throwing info & gags at you. Well done Frankie 🤘🙂

[@eddiemontanez8492]

Jay!! I love u guys, osw the best channel in utube

[@cheeverbeaver]

Big Frankie fan btw

[@KrazyHonky]

This vid is pathetic ..there talentless people just whine about a good KZbinr who makes a show that will be remembered long after the whiners are gone

[@KrazyHonky]

​@@eddiemontanez8492how they just whine about a good dude ...they create nothing

[@GackFinder]

Mark HamiII turned to the dark side

[@DrPooks]

Give him a cloak and Biden would pass as a scary Emperor.

[@johnxina-uk8in]

We live in an alternate timeline where he killed Vader and joined Palpatine

[@cabinessence_timely_hello]

He actually looks quite sick! Idk made me genuinely worried...

[@GackFinder]

@@cabinessence_timely_hello Why wouId you worry about Mark HamiII?

[@cabinessence_timely_hello]

@@GackFinder i don't want him to die

[@ryanbenson4610]

Can we still blame Screenwave? I liked turning my odd middle age anger at them instead of James.

[@pladampa]

Of coarse, blame the slobs. James is to blame too though.

[@sashizakura9124]

Nope. Can't blame them forever. They've backed off to let James make a fool of himself all on his own - which he's become quite good at.

[@DLAbaoaqu]

Absolutely, but Rolfe isn’t immune to criticism though.

[@RockoEstalon]

@@DLAbaoaqu Not only he isn't but with the abscense of Screenwave it has become quite clear that, while being highly unlikable people, they were not the issue.

[@HEYitzED]

@@sashizakura9124I almost feel like they backed off just to prove a point. The show got even worse with them gone. At least during their era it was like watching a train wreck. Now it’s like watching paint dry.

[@Specter227]

I feel like this episode could work IF: a) it was a part of a larger episode centered around visual novels b) he went all meta with it and made a critique on modern-day KZbin: James/Nerd is burned out, but he needs to fulfill his sponsorship contracts, so he just makes a low-quality review using old J&MM footage, etc., etc. As is, I find it so utterly baffling that it's honestly kind of fascinating to me. I'd love to read some behind-the-scenes on this one.

[@battango]

Talking about your second point: lack of structure is one of the greatest sins of modern-AVGN in my opinion. The "narrative" episodes have either zero pay-off, or they botch the pay-off, and often there is no narrative conceit behind the episode whatsoever. For example, AVGN 200 could've been a season-long arc, where he goes into LJN games, the history of LJN, and realises there's a reason that games coming out badly. He could even relate this to his own work as the Nerd - maybe having a mea culpa for the AVGN-movie. Then he could've followed it with a season looking at "good" games, where he was unable to contain his frustration, and eventually got AVGN-pilled back into raging again. What's frustrating is that the germ of these ideas does exist within the episodes we actually get, but the scripts feel like sub-first draft level nonsense, which has been rushed out the door. So many episodes are a kind of un-structured soup with skits mixed in, and half way through you have no idea where it's supposed to be going, and want to escape.

[@RustyNickels]

Bimmy used to seem so annoyed with shitty games that he almost seemed depressed as a result and it made the stuff he said and did so much funnier. For example, "You'd rather drown in gasoline." His anger felt genuine while his laughter doesn't. Now it feels like he's trying to turn the Nerd into the Joker or something. What is he thinking?

[@ChalkiePerfect]

Bring back Cooper.

[@Bumbleoni]

Didn't the Kamikoto knives being sold on KZbin turn out to be a scam?

[@hansjuker8296]

Before they they had a thing called Gensu knives...also fake.

[@InfernosReaper]

Like 10 minutes of research into this stuff tends to be enough to figure out if they're worth taking on as a sponsor or not. At least people got knives with this one. There are people who paid real money for fake Scottish nobility titles, even though that particular scam got exposed over a decade ago.

[@erikchabek7659]

When I see James now I think of Robocop with his helmet off

[@alantaylorfc]

Now's a great time for him to make a sequel to his Robocop games Nerd video, involving a helmet removal scene.

[@erikchabek7659]

Genius!

[@redacted2275]

​@@alantaylorfcNah, a convenient gag only for the sake of it is Irate Gamer level of video...

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

LMAOOOOOO hahahahahah

[@DLAbaoaqu]

I can honestly say this was the first Nerd video I couldn’t finish. He’d put out some good stuff in recent years-THE TOWN WITH NO NAME, EARTHBOUND, and CONTRA come to mind-but he’s obviously been struggling. He should bow out when he can, he seems to want to do so. I would, it beats having your show become another SIMPSONS or FAMILY GUY.

[@MutatedStates]

I think what’s extra sad is how much AVGN is a reminder of how old and uncool we all are getting. How being stuck in the past, unable to move on, caged by the demand of his self created format, that it is at times comical in the way that it dispenses our own fears of being caught in the same way. At some base intuitive level I feel that our collective love/hate with James is based from that.

[@theCarbonFreeze]

Agreed 100%. To see the epitome of "cool" (despite the nerd shtick, James did seem cool back in the day) turn into a sad, ugly, balding, tired guy is really REALLY disturbing.

[@MutatedStates]

What I’m trying to say is that it comes for us all and that’s why we watch it in the way that we do.

[@RockoEstalon]

​@@MutatedStates This reads a lot like self-projection. James is 43, people don't become uncool, stuck in the past borefests at 43 in this day an age. I would say that it's indeed sad to think this is the same dude I started watching back in 2007 and really wish he would just put and end to the character.

[@SilverSpade92]

I disagree with this whole premise. James being uncool now is not an age thing. I think that's quite ageist. Being stuck in the past is not some inevitable part of aging, and I think the problem with James is that a lot of his fans feel like they've outgrown him. It's not that he's older that's the problem, but rather how he pretends he isn't. It just doesn't work. It feels inauthentic and lame. Frankie and E.J. are pretty cool. They feel authentic.

[@MutatedStates]

@@RockoEstalon kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHjVl5uprd2gmqcsi=wCCFTVmM1WzG10Bk

[@Rav_Ram]

What was worse: the episode OR the comments for two weeks straight asking for a review on it?

[@karlimo4034]

Lesson learnt: never let customers design your menu.

[@tommyjones1357]

I’m gonna miss you guys responding to every comment. Enjoy the moon, Redcow. 😎

[@doomscrivener]

Big ups for the A Talking Cat!?! cameo. I’ve literally watched that movie 20-30 times. It’s always the Rifftrax version but I could watch it straight and still have a good time. It’s not just a bad movie. It’s like a mad scientist created it in a lab. It’s a work of evil genius. I love it.

[@fshoaps]

Why does Bimmy always do the "Yeahhhh" (0:39)

[@chalie091892]

Man, no wonder this upload took a bit, there are so many clips! Thanks for putting in the time on this edit Frankie 👍

[@DrPooks]

Don't they have slobs now?

[@seazonegranec]

Since his kids are grown now (as in, not babies, as far as I'm aware), the whole 'no time' thing is probably because he edits through the night (he did mention he's a 'night owl'). But as everyone points out in the comments, you should treat the video production as your 9-5 job. I'm a single father with 100% custody and somehow I manage to take care of my daughter while working full time, spending time with her, taking care of the house and whatever's left for my hobbies, like most people with regular jobs. It's difficult, for sure, but again, most people have to do it. He lacks efficiency and just doesn't seem to care other than 'it's better than a regular job'. We all understand it, but if he wants to keep an audience then do something else instead of AVGN. He always seemed more sincere when talking about movies anyway. I get that he's burned out of content in general, but in that case he should take some actual time off to rest. The older videos work as passive income anyway. Big Ryan fan btw

[@grandmasterestrada1592]

Cinemassacre was a lot more fun when he did his movie reviews, Monster Madness, and even random stuff like his TMNT Pizza Party special with his friends. James himself seems to be going through a midlife crisis, and seems to be uncomfortable that his legacy is the Nerd, and not as a film maker. That may be why he has also fallen out of love with the Nerd in general. He resents that it wasn't a springboard into bigger things. In contrast, Doug Walker seems relatively content with the Critic being what he's remembered for.

[@RxYouth]

I think the "lacks efficiency" is the biggest problem here. He probably does spend a lot of time doing some of this stuff, he just goes about it so completely back-asswards and in such convoluted ways that everything takes him so much longer than it ever needs to be. Altho this is also a guy who considers running small normal errands throughout the day as part of his job. Also to your other point, what about his wife, where is she in all this? As far as we know she doesnt really work and should be able to take on the parental role for James to accomplish whatever he needs or wants to, especially since he's the sole bread winner in the family. His kids should both be full time students by now too. There's just really no excuse at this point to still be crying about having no time or using muh kids as a crutch or shield.

[@karlimo4034]

Dude has a gigantic problem solving issue in his brain or something. Nobody talks about the GTAV neighbor nerds video where he starts by saying this: I wanted to play GTAV on my 360 but the console was broken, so I went to play it on my PS4 but the capture card wasn't compatible with it, so I bought me a PS5 but it wasn't capture footage either, so I went and bought me an Xbox Series and now everything works like a charm. Like dude bought 3 different GTA Vs and 2 damn consoles so he could capture the gameplay. Like dude... Just connect your PC to the tv with a HDMI cable, get the game from Steam and capture everything using OBS software. Dude overcomplicates EVERYTHING!!! Imagine the time it took to buy games, consoles, move this, connect that, just to capture GTAV gameplay!!!

[@RxYouth]

@@karlimo4034 oh yeah, the way he does everything is so backasswards and inefficient its insane. He always talks about having "no time" yet the way he goes about it all causes him to waste much more time than if he just learned to do it correctly or paid a little for better gear. Look at his entire BTS video from a few years back, its beyond crazy, starts off saying the audio isn't working correctly which is an easy fix, zip tying tripod lights to the ceiling, keeping the camera locked down on a piece of wood, thats bolted down, problems with capturing footage, shows his old outdated teleprompter, just so many little things and then he complains how it takes too much time to move lights or change camera angles, all of which would be an easy fix. There's tons of examples of this stuff over the years tho, he even claimed running personal errands during the day is part of his job and takes up lots of his time or how he spent lots of time just transferring files. This is also the guy who hired a production company that shouldve taken care of all the technical issues so he could focus on the creative aspects yet instead he farmed out lots of the creative stuff while he tinkered with all these small technical issues. From his book we learned he's super ahhtistic tho which I had speculated for years after he mentioned he went to special school (not class but school) for 7 years. If you've never been on the cinemassacre truth sub I'd highly recommend it, there's some amazingly creative people there and the memes can be top notch if you know the lore and you'll probably learn a lot of stuff too. It's the only sub I still occasionally visit and people there put in a lot more time and effort and produce more laughs than anything Bimmys done in years. That BTS vid was actually a direct result of the subs criticisms, hence why he called us fans of the "asshoIeish variety"

[@InfernosReaper]

@@karlimo4034 Or he could just buy another 360 and have another 360. 5 minutes on ebay and a few days wait at most. There are options. I used to think these hyperbolic ordeals were just bits he came up with for content, but maybe he really is that blind to the more simple solutions and *no one* even tries to advise him anymore

[@richardtheconquerer]

18:41 holy shit, he IS Kevin Smith. He's even from New Jersey originally I think.

[@InfernosReaper]

not born, but definitely raised

[@mramisuzuki6962]

@@InfernosReaper James was simply born in UPENN hospital which is common back then before Cooper and Virtua was a thing in South Jersey. Kevin Smith was born in NJ.

[@CoffeeStain-Music]

There has been nothing interesting enough to comment on with Cinemassacre in a while but this Horse Prince episode was like a prime 2021 slob era episode. So bad. Got the old subreddit hopping again.

[@corona1688]

I love that you guys pointed out the fake laughing! It's something that bothers me with his newer videos when I watch them..

[@SKMCTV]

“Babe wake up, Red Cow just posted a Bimmy video.”

[@illuminatedGaming33]

Babe: "I don't think we should see each other anymore"

[@Enigmasith]

Clearly he has no passion for this anymore. Some people dont realize how good they have it till its gone.

[@TRWM735]

I've always been of the opinion that AVGN has stayed pretty steady in terms of quality for years. To me it's always been 7/10 entertainment with the occasional Gem episode, and the occasional 'just ok' one.I think the Quality drop in Cinemassacre content has been almost exclusively related to the other content on the channel. This horse Prince Episode broke that for me though. Its the only AVGN episode I've ever turned off before the end. I agree with all of your critiques, but the thing that really put me off was the lazy sound editing. If you watch older AVGN videos James rarely has background music playing when he's on camera, and then when the camera goes back to the game, the BGM plays. Here the soundtrack just plays through even when James is on camera, which makes sense as this is essentially a reaction video. What most KZbinrs do here is edit the BGM to be lower in the audio mix when the face is on camera giving the illusion that the viewer is seeing the content from the 'Stars' perspective. The fact that wasn't done here dissapointed me, as its something I learnt to do early on as a content creator, and here there's a channel with over 3 million subscribers seemingly just lazily putting an unedited BGM track on a sound layer and thinking its OK to put out.

[@RxYouth]

You think the Shrek episode was a 7/10?

[@TRWM735]

@@RxYouth That would fall under the 'Just OK' category I also mentioned.

[@sendoh873]

The sad thing is that James and Mike played this game on a James & Mike Mondays episode several yrs ago, and that James & Mike Mondays episode was better than the AVGN episode

[@deludedreality89]

I missed these Bimmy analysis videos.

[@DarkseidJoshua]

I like that James is just focusing the bulk of his energy on new AVGN episodes rather than trying to spread himself and the channel thin. James isn't young anymore, so a couple of AVGN episodes a year is more attainable than trying to stay current on a platform that is fast changing and let's face has a lot harsher community than it used to back in James's hey day.

[@InfernosReaper]

The thing is if his production process weren't a dumpster fire that's heavily reliant on outsourced "creatives" he could experiment and do other things while still putting out Nerd content. Hell, if he fixed his process issues, he could probably make a new Nerd movie faster and on a much lower budget, like most other creators, like Ashens, seem to be able to do

[@MangaMattReviews]

This AVGN episode feels like it should have been a tax write off.

[@thejoeycage]

James is in his Halloween 5 era.

[@AntLeonardi01]

He did the horse prince thing with Mike already and it was way better

[@BlainkSaint]

I've been waiting for this video to come as soon as avgn dropped the horse prince review 😂

[@rogangamer]

21:38 haha that part is perfect timing.

[@AAAAAAAA-ss6gn]

The idea of the AVGN playing some weird early 2000's anime dating sim sounds hilarious on paper. They definitely could have used a more interesting narrative for the whole thing, imagine if the nerd started being a little bit hesitant towards the game and ended up being into it. The concept is there, they just need a better way to do it

[@putsitinmybottos]

Big dawg, there is no way in hell that the writing team is ever gonna write something like that for avgn. You're better off just making it up in your head honestly

[@YakAlmighty]

True, my favorite avgn episode is plumbers dont wear ties which is similar to this game in the choice making dating format. But the avgn is no longer the same

[@bestudesu4833]

James doesn't want to play the nerd anymore and it's obvious. He should have followed the route of Mike and left while the getting was good and started streaming. He could do it from home and at a very flexible schedule. Probably too late now.

[@nicks4802]

You guys are my go-to for avgn controversy

[@Channeleven2345789]

Oh but come on guys, he's a father now and everyone knows that as a father he is exempt from making bad videos and criticism. Everyone should just kiss his ass 24/7.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

James is simply not a good enough actor to convince us he cares anymore. His excitement once was genuine, now its gone and he simply cant fake it.

[@SpyCatsMusic]

I gotta say: Nerdrotic had once mentioned my channel, but my comment appearing there on a Red Cow Arcade video about avgn REALLY made my day ❤

[@shinramiddlemanager7949]

I made a new year's resolution to stay away from everything AVGN related and only catch up with the notable lowcow moments through your podcast (as I knew you couldn't resist covering them). Heard whispers of this video so excited to hear what it was finally all about.

[@DeeJayFahrenheit]

My greatest achievement of 2024? Having my Bimmy Conehead picture used in a Red Cow Arcade video at 23:16 🍾🥂

[@RedCowArcade]

Ah that’s you! Hell yeah!

[@robertcherryman6906]

10:14 THIS is one of the reasons I love this channel. Very subtle critiques that many of us feel in the back of our minds, but don't acknowledge or think much about until someone says it out loud. So often, you say out loud something that I have thought but never been able to put to words why I don't like. I feel like AVGN should like in the modern world but constantly be looking backwards. But it is not like he is stuck in a time warp. Look no further than Mike, the inspiration for the AVGN character. He plays and obsesses over retro games but he still owns a smartphone. I never thought it was funny or made much sense for AVGN to have ancient technology. I think him not knowing much about modern VIDEO GAMES is totally fine, but not knowing what a iPhone is too far.

[@gremlin5813]

"pours glass of wine* Gentlemen of culture we meet again.

[@SuperNicktendo]

I took time off from making videos because I realized that I didn't really plan my videos. I just wrote them and filmed them and I just couldn't scale the way I wanted it. Been learning how to do that and since I've just stopped doing anything youtube related and I just don't miss it. I'm sure I'll pick it up again, but it's been nice not to hold myself to an unnecessary deadline which forces me to cut corners and not actually grow my content. Especially when it's just some stuff I want to do instead of what I feel other people want to make. Which is what James is currently going through. Can't manage his time and he can't take a break to re-adjust the character. He's still stuck in his 20s. The character needs to just grow up. the AVGN dad era would be refreshing. Complaints about modern gaming being difficult to get into with a kid and a wife and other responsibilities of a guy in his 40s.

[@matthewhibner1092]

The reason why we always ask for more Bimmy coverage is because it makes for a good podcast. Look how many times EJ laughed this time, instead of being monotone and irritated by bad media. Bimmy-talk brings out the best in EJ and the jokes just start rolling fast and hard. Your videos would be so much better if you made jokes in eight directions. What were they thinking?

[@billysunshine9100]

Talking about James forced laughing….EJ does it in every single recording

[@RedCowArcade]

Why do people say it’s forced? There’s zero evidence of that.

[@billysunshine9100]

@@RedCowArcade ugh

[@SINfromPL]

​@@RedCowArcadepeople? That's just a single assholish hater. I don't remember ej ever fake laughing

[@billysunshine9100]

@@SINfromPL Sorry, it’s true, I think he does as a nervous tick

[@Dariothehungry]

Nah man, you're straight up trippin ​@billysunshine9100

[@brokencigarette3017]

The cringe level of Cinemasacre videos are inversely proportional to the hilarity levels of the Red Cow response videos.

[@Toygains]

When your hobby becomes a job this is usually the result. Just took some time.

[@reeee-turn]

The AVGN character's anachronism was never shied away from during the show's "vintage" era or whatever you want to call it. He showed Xbox 360 and Wii boxes in those episodes, so we can conclude that it never denied that the show existed in the current year. The Pong Consoles episode had a sincerely funny punchline that contrasted the simplicity of Pong with the carnage and mayhem of modern Grand Theft Auto games. Bimmy's current handlers (whoever they are) have no ability to understand the comedic approach of earlier uploads. There is a way to make 2024 Cinemassacre respectable even if relevance to the current KZbin audience isn't very possible. What they're doing is not respectable and not relevant.

[@robertcherryman6906]

My understanding was that he was like the real Mike. He was obsessed with the retro games, but he would still own a smart phone and use the internet. He wasn't living in 1980s culture beyond video games and maybe movies. I am really glad these two acknowledged that point because it always bothered me when he would make that joke but I never would think anyone else noticed it.

[@Charlescy5]

What surprise me the most, are his fans, look at this comment from his latest episode: "I can't believe this series is as old as I am lol. This has to be the most consistent and rewatchable series on the internet". I was like did you see his episode with the horse prince?.

[@SpencerEzell]

Really enjoy your content and commentary guys

[@Phil_Picklez]

that's one of the most standout things that I can't stand with the new AVGN stuff is the overacting of laughing across them

[@travtotheworld]

Here's some ideas James could try to reinvigorate the channel (Justin, I know you read these comments. Feel free to steal these): 1) Actually do an episode-by-episode review series of Family Matters (or similar show). Allison Pregler does that with Baywatch and Baywatch Nights and its pretty fun. 2) Talk about his favorite MST3K episodes. I presume he watched the show because he's mentioned it and obviously the classic Nerd episodes drew some inspiration from it. 3) Do a "First Time Watching" series on The Simpsons. There's tons of nostalgia-within-nostalgia that could come from those early episodes. 4) Ranking every Schwarzenegger movie (or Stallone movie, or Van Damme move, etc...). He could get a few episodes out of this and would play to his wheelhouse of 80s/90s movies. Possible collab with Doug Walker. 5) Legos. I'm sure he played with them, and I'm sure his kids play with them. Share Lego memories and compare/contrast Legos then and Legos now. 6) Discuss the history of Halloween costumes and/or review the Halloween costumes he and his friends wore as kids. 7) Roll out a few more board game reviews, even if they don't fit into the "continuity" of the Board James series. Granted, he may have already covered all the unusual games he has personal experience with, but it might be interesting just to hear him cover Scrabble or Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit. 8) Do an episode on the Y2K bug and how it impacted culture. Granted I haven't looked for it, but as much as millennials and gen x-ers reference it, I don't think I've ever seen anyone do a systematic breakdown of the phenomenon around it. 9) Get meta. He's one of the grand daddies of KZbin creators. Do a retrospective on how its changed and evolved over the years. The thing you'll notice about these suggestions is that they all make more use of James than of The Nerd. Frankly, the character has run its course. Maybe, MAYBE, there's still something out there for that character to cover well, but it's time to really branch out more into the James-as-a-personality content. Honestly, that time was probably many years ago.

[@VenomSnakeMGS]

Well said. I honestly have always enjoyed his more James centered videos, and these are some pretty good ideas. I hope they take a few of them lol.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

The running theme here is stuff James is actually passionate about or has knowledge of. That's the biggest thing missing, he needs to stick to stuff he has actually history with. Board James was great, but your probably right about him having used up all the good material in that area.

[@gunsrtheanswer]

Sorry. He can't. No time.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

@@gunsrtheanswer is it 5:40 already?

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

It's sad when content creators can't even come up with their own content, and instead make their content criticism of those who are far more successful than them.

[@BrownElectrons]

Yeah I know aye, who even is Red cow arcade to question our lord and savior Bimmy? Anyway watch my AVGN rip off content!

[@husky4805]

Big brown electrons fan btw

[@killerdrigo]

Inviten a Cesarito, He is the best ❤🎉

[@YujiNakaSonic]

Leaving a comment here for when they do eventually make an Austin Powers reboot

[@ShiningEternity]

I also like the idea that the Nerd probably can't even afford newer systems and games. Then bring up the idea of donations and his new found stardom being the path to introduce him to technology and other things he otherwise wouldn't of had access to.

[@raxigar9176]

Yeah, the fake laughing was the thing that stood out the most for me. I could get past the balding, but every time he started that exaggerated laughter and it kept going I was wincing.

[@spikefishnetwork1118]

Doing the shorts for mobile games is a neat idea. Maybe throw in some psp and Gameboy games in as well. Possible title Minnies with Bimmy. 😂

[@thisisthelukas]

1:00 I'm so glad you put in that bit about fixing the Jekyll and Hyde audio--no matter how endearing the episode is, I can't watch it because I'm so put off by the audio mixing and how the clarity changes radically from scene to scene.

[@ToLa-qe1pg]

There are theories on the truth sub that his current affect and the personality changes since "classic AVGN" might be due to medication, what do you guys think?

[@eye_made_this]

Maybe, but also he’s no longer a 20 year old. It reminds me of Jay and Bob, they seem like they are doing impressions of their older selves, same with James.

[@DrPooks]

Unlikely. There are very few prescription medications that would permanently change your affect and personality so consistently for so long. In theory, recreational drugs have a greater reputation for altering their user's nature for good. But I don't think that's the case with James here either.

[@J-ayJ]

@@DrPooks There are quite a number of prescribed medications that DO in fact as you said, have a great potential to permanently change your affect and personality- quite consistently. I can't say for sure about many outside a few that I personally know can do this (out of the more likely several) that after you stop the meds, but so long as your on them they absolutely are capable of that sort of thing. To include the potential even more so as your dosages increase over time especially. This goes for both illicit and prescription drugs. Start takin' cocktails of pills prescribed out the ass in as many colors as the rainbow, and before ya know it- you might get weird, fat, and just plain "all f*cked up." To end up dead on the toilet, just as our late great Elvis Presley. To much of anything wasn't ever good for anyone. 🖖

[@firstweekofwinter]

Thank you for watching this, guys. I really can't stand watching the Nerd for years now, it feels so forced, fake, aimless, pointless. The last episode I liked, I liked only because of the topic - the Gameboy accessories. And worst part of that episode was James overacting and yelling "I want to be sedated by the gameboy". His whole shtick became so old and tired, I commend you guys for investing the effort to actually watch it and even analyze it.

[@goregrindisthebestgenre]

In all seriousness, I loved James Rolfe for so long. Cinemassacre was my favorite KZbin channel from ages like 10 to maybe 23. But the new content is so bad that it kinda turns me off from the channel in general. Listening to the old stuff isn’t as fun knowing how bad Cinemassacre would become. Neighbor Nerds is just pathetic. As bad as Video Rentals or whatever it was called.

[@briantroxell7874]

John’s laugh makes me think of the guy at the end of the thriller video. He has the same laugh.

[@melancholoid]

Awesome Vid! Thank You very much for Your Work! Greetings from Germany

[@CreepyBoris]

You guys gotta do a 10 year anniversary review of the AVGN Movie!

[@jumpyluweegee339]

My Friday just got better. A new Red Cow Arcade takedown of Bimmy? Yes please.

[@Sevenigma777]

That thumbnail James used was ridiculous! I legit left a comment on that video talking about that thumbnail before I had even started watching the video.

[@colt5189]

Maybe James should ask Keeps to sponsor him?

[@DeeJayFahrenheit]

...or Miracle Grow!

[@thousandyeargems4360]

His last castlevania holds no merit because he still hasnt played the GBA ones haha, Aria of Sorrow is probably the strongest castlevania game

[@VenomSnakeMGS]

Yeah I was a little disappointed he didn't talk about the GBA games. Aria of Sorrow is my favorite game in the series. Maybe he will revisit it for the 30th anniversary :P

[@RockoEstalon]

The video was half-assed with stuff Mike recorded apparently. It's obvious he didn't play the games.

[@AllardRT]

Eh. Nah. Classicvanias and Metroidvanias shouldn't be discussed as if they're one and the same.

[@KeroChief]

Not even the same as the era of Castlevania James grew up with lol. Aria of Sorrow is totally different.

[@thousandyeargems4360]

@@KeroChief dawg it's still Castlevania through and through, just not linear

[@MASTERFOXZ]

He's looking more and more like George Costanza with each video.

[@mr.selfimprovement3241]

In the Hong Kong episode, James was actually laughing at his own script (most likely what Mike wrote) - it was genuine, and real.... like the laughing of a overgrown baby, lmao. You can use it as a barometer against all his bad acting later. 🤣

[@RogueVinyl]

This was such a joy to see in my feed 😁

[@sashizakura9124]

God, that awful, desperate fake laughing...Also, you'd think he would've realized that having that bright light shining right on the top of his head was going to accentuate his bald spot. I'm not one of the ones who's always harping on his hair, but I really wonder if this isn't a repeat of the crustache incident - where he's being purposefully defiant about doing something about it, and it's literally become this...glaring...problem as a result. I suspect James has a touch of pathological demand avoidance as a comorbidity of the ADHD, given how stubborn he is about taking good advice. I'm with you guys about Justin, btw. For whatever his personal flaws may be, he's honestly tried to help James bring in more money off of his content (for better or worse). He was doing his job, but Bimmy seemingly sabotaged all efforts by being awkward and uninteresting. If you've ever seen the WATP episode about the Cinemassacre Toast Crunch Podcast, they were right on about Justin practically kicking James under the table to get him to talk about video games he plays, among many other ways he tries to get that clueless dork to promote himself to his audience. James either can't comprehend it, or is deliberately digging his heels in to NOT give his audience what it wants...and I suspect it's the latter.

[@JM_-ix7yh]

I absolutely love the editing! really funny video.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

I tried watching his video but couldn’t stomach it after 5 minutes. It’s okay to do a second take, James.

[@After4th]

It's like he's Abe Simpson with technology and Applejack doing farm chores.

[@bobdeinterlace]

Interesting to see how much James has regressed over the years as a video creator. He always seemed in on the joke in the old episodes, now he's become the joke. Big Ryan fan btw.

[@ItsTeezoUBZ]

I think he did this video as a Meme . Castlevania was next which was awesome, A passion piece for him i believe

[@pancito8292]

I think is the other way around: Horse Prince flopped so hard that he had to scrap something safe quickly. And even then, that Castlevania video was a retread of his previous work.

[@PineVinyl]

You guys, the editors you picked have been impressive, but whoever the slob is that put this masterpiece together… well done. You guys obviously always had well edited stuff but the added snark in these new ones has been fun.

[@RedCowArcade]

They do a great job! But in this case, I edited this one (Frankie). We actually always have a credit in the description. Thanks so much!

[@PineVinyl]

@@RedCowArcade ha! As I was writing I thought, I bet Frankie saved this one for himself! Ha ha! Well done to you

[@travtotheworld]

@@RedCowArcade So, what you're saying is, you got some help, but every episode is 100% all you.

[@miker.9138]

The first AVGN video I didn't watch. I saw the title and thumbnail and scrolled on.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

That's kinda sad actually. That's how you know the shark has officially been jumped.

[@theCarbonFreeze]

I stopped watching 10 years ago but i enjoy seeing the downfall here and on Cinemassacre truth. (Not that i wish ill on James but its kinda fascinating seeing the cracks in a once seemingly ineffable internet icon and realizing he was always kinda nutty all along)

[@MrXabungle]

You're lucky not to sit through like I did.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

@@theCarbonFreeze same here kinda, I didn't watch anything from like '14 until recently. It's like seeing a band that used to be good make one shitty album after another. Like, can't you just do the good stuff? Cause it used to be great, no its like you said, kinda fascinating in its terribleness.

[@cacophonic7]

"[The Angry VIdeo Game Nerd] was never Meryl Streep" Understatement of the century. 🤣