Hanging Out in the Nerd Room (2009)

[@psychomoth06]

Sometimes I get asked why I still buy physical media instead of just downloading everything. Well, this is why. Nobody can walk into a hard drive, look around, and say "what a cool collection!"

[@fabianelisirius6966]

my thoughts exactly

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

The problem is though that physical copies often cost more.

[@psychomoth06]

+Jackson DeStefano Actually, it's more of a mixed bag. Yes, physical copies often cost more, but they also often cost less, especially if you buy used (which I often do).

[@Marco-wp9kw]

cuz chicks dig the physical "hard" copies

[@acablikeineedataxi]

depends where you look. buying a game off the xbox live marketplace might be 60 bucks but i can get it at gamestop pre owned or something for say 40 bucks. all about looking for those deals. found a nice copy of Soul Blade on PS1 for 2 bucks when online its usually a lot more

[@weldin]

"If this room was full of DVDs it would all be DVDs." - James Rolfe, 2009

[@ShiroiLuke]

Yeah, ad libbing is f%$king hard, but even then, they aren't embarassed by it. You get like a ton of such priceless quotes from non scripted cinemassacre videos.

[@Moonbeam143]

He wasn't wrong! 😛

[@lachlansellers1838]

Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passed

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

James Rolfe's own "Press the jump button to jump" moment.

[@Suedeash]

@@ShiroiLuke I think we know by now James isn't the best at speaking impromptu lol, we still love him though :P

[@raphsav4009]

We need a 2019 tour, it's been almost ten years

[@YuzoKoshiroSan]

The room doesn't exist anymore.

[@sirpuss5887]

Really?

[@anunusualironiccircumstanc2246]

Where did he put all his games?

[@DruTubeyt]

@@anunusualironiccircumstanc2246 I believe it's a set at screenwave hq now

[@Luka1180]

@@YuzoKoshiroSan Yes, it does. However, I think they have some walls at Screenwave that recreates part of it.

[@manicmike333]

If James ever had to move it would be a nightmare. He has so much games, game systems, movies out the ass. I hope for his sake he never has to move

[@trollskullkid69]

He probably has enough money doing these videos to get a good moving company

[@mr.e6033]

Nothing compared to the Last Gamer! You should really check out his setup it's ridiculous

[@CommanderSuberox]

I’m surprised he doesn’t have a storage unit and just uses that to film in.

[@TheManwithafan]

I love casual James. He's the best and most frank guy ever.

[@hazukichanx408]

"...Yeah, 'cause they don't have any end labels... fuckin' bastards!" I'm glad that part was straight from his honest opinions. :)

[@richardc.mongler1029]

whos Frank

[@lilturk726]

I fully expect to see James' collection in a museum one day.

[@MrJayel27]

Er its more than likely his pension plan. How much is all that worth?

[@hazukichanx408]

James' collection _is_ a museum.

[@ThaYowza]

With Fred Fuchs as the co-curator

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@@ThaYowza All of the games and movies have been meticulously soaked in tiger urine to ward off other animals. And I like the smell.

[@samuelbarber4154]

"If you look here, you will see the of pre COVID society, excellently preserved by one James Rolfe, these are believed to be 'Video Games', physically stored in their cases, course, back in those days, streaming services were only starting to become commonplace in society.

[@JCDenton2000]

I love how his collection is arranged. It just has that homey, humble, nostalgic feel to it. I would love to see an update since this was over 10 years ago.

[@shaitet]

It's a set now, and I'm almost certain he won't do nothing like this again.

[@CedricsSpecialLP]

@@shaitet Nope. It‘s definitely still in his house. I think he moved houses in 2015/2016 or he just changed where each room is, since he also has a video store room.

[@darkjak224]

I could listen to these two talk about shit all day

[@MrAliquam]

Mike is so impatient in this video.

[@Magnavie]

This... This is my fucking dream room.

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

+Thebman772 Go follow your dream boy! And buy some shitty games to start with!!

[@AcidLump]

Start with the Et game. That was shit.

[@fabulousperson8092]

Thebman772 but also balanced the atmosphere of the room with modern consoles

[@dhawk1755]

Thebman772 I love these old style finished basements. I'm going to build a room that looks like this, but all the stuff I like. Definitely not going to buy all the games. A couple futons and a fridge. Fluorescent lights and linoleum!!

[@GreenDbz]

Ikr...

[@EpicMel0ns]

I love how organized it is, he was able to pick out the Jurassic park games in seconds

[@ImmortalfireTheMod]

Is hope this room is insured.

[@therealnickynurotic8930]

It'd be a nightmare to have to rebuild that collection 😲

[@maggs131]

Is hope u getting grammar lessons

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

@maggs131 the rumor come out does room is insured?

[@115spt2]

@@Her_Imperious_Condescension Is hope jamz insured hiz gayme librery EDIT: Can You even insure a collection like that?

[@JaredConnell]

@@115spt2 ya for most people itd probably be included in their home owners insurance but with James he might have a different policy since its a very high value collection and its for his business. I mean not only all those games and systems but he's got games like Nintendo world championship that are worth tens of thousands of dollars each so the entire collection must be worth a pretty penny. And since it's documented pretty well through videos like this you can pretty easily

[@mayorpear3413]

I am jealous of his collection

[@biboKralle]

Funny but true story: I grew up in the early 90's (born late 80's) and had the SNES.. but to play Sega MS/Megadrive (Europe...) I went to... my Granny's house! :D Seriously! She had them both! Even played Sonic and stuff but as we grew older she only played puzzle games like Mahjongg, which btw she STILL does (being 85) but now on a PS One. :D

[@gruenerApfel666]

+biboKralle Your Granny is awesome

[@biboKralle]

+fixed to pieces ikr? :D

[@wescarter1014]

My grandma was the same way. She had every Disney game and puzzle game for SNES

[@supermantahoo]

lol I remember James sweating like fuck in his original AVGN videos... that must be why

[@surfthestreets86]

ha yea

[@bunnyfreakz]

That's part of the charm, he so sweaty and angry.

[@im_cart8656]

that wood paneling REALLY sets the mood for some retro gaming.. he really knows how to take you to the past

[@GameBlamer]

James you have to type RUN when the game loaded after "LOAD"*",8,1:

[@TPHoarder]

At first I thought the nerd room as a game room, then as a library of games , but now I think of it as a archive room. It's amazing seeing all the things that is kept in that room.

[@lorenclark6279]

We need a 2016 tour.

[@kaiblack1093]

We need a 2017 tour.

[@Jesse-zc5pg]

We need a 2030 tour....oh wait...I`m too soon? I`m too soon!

[@ashmyblunt]

We need a 2018 tour

[@Echidnai]

@@ashmyblunt We need one in the next year, with Raid 2020

[@TreyTheWilliam]

We need a 3000 tour

[@gravity111587]

*Mike asks James a question James: "Oh well you see-" *Mike interrupts

[@cheesecakebandit2152]

Terrible interviewer

[@CommanderSuberox]

Which is why I hate Mike and I’m glad he’s now left Avgn.

[@gravity111587]

@@CommanderSuberox didn't know he left but that is great news.

[@bucwhovian8305]

This would be the perfect time to do all the Jurrasic Park games!

[@legice]

Buc Whovian I think he did a bug chunk of those already and probably is planing so release with the movie

[@Warrax22]

Buc Whovian He did most of them in AVGN Spielberg Games.

[@bucwhovian8305]

Warrax Was that really most of them, or just a select few?

[@Samsquamsh]

Nah, it's a better time to do Back to the Future 1 and BTTF 2 & 3. XoD

[@B___T985]

Every video game kid's dream come true. I'm coming over to play!

[@Thorn99855]

This place is like a legit library... but for games instead of books. The James Rolfe Classical Gaming Library

[@Harcix]

"If this room was full of DVDs, it would all be DVDs, I guess" James Rolfe

[@reesercliff]

Everytime I see that damn Commador 64 load screen it reminds me of the GTA Vice City opening

[@branaa09]

Cliff Reeser For one its Commordore 64, like the band the Commodores. How old are you?

[@reesercliff]

30

[@vivaldireal1741]

Cliff Reeser That’s literally what they were referring to in the intro lmao

[@IvanTorres-tt8ri]

Same here hahahaha it's epic.

Of all those games that he doesn't have a lot to say of, he could do some basic "Let's play" episodes that would just show them without any further need for AVGN or such. Don't know about you, but I would be delighted to see those not-so-popular old games being played just for some shits and giggles.

[@vikingzombie2487]

I always come back to this video and I idk why. Maybe because it’s pure nostalgia.

[@SoapyTaco]

not only does he have a lot of this cool stuff, he's knowledgeable about it, the sign of a true collector.

[@BOOGiNS]

So funny when James repeats what was said last by the other person when he's excited lol.

[@LittleIowaHomestead]

Please oh please do a 2018/2019 update of this video

[@LukeValentino]

Love these vids where they just hang out and go through random shit James has..

[@Codethe_Road]

James has to be one of the most passionate game collector I have ever seen. He seems to get quite a bit of joy just from maintaining the history of videogaming.

[@treystephens6166]

I bought all these movies and music to share with people but nobody ever comes over …

[@FreeggNinja3618]

A lot of people have said James isn't that into gaming but he clearly knows his stuff

[@CedricsSpecialLP]

They also think he doesn’t play video games. He maybe doesn’t have as much knowledge as Mike NOW has, but he was always more into the filming aspect. And he has beaten some very hard games. People who claim that only Mike is playing the games for the AVGN episodes are talking nonsense.

[@FreeggNinja3618]

@@CedricsSpecialLP Yeah, I think James actually does some of the playing himself too. James and Mike together have some great knowledge and skill between the two of them

[@GoogleVideoMan]

Impressive collection.

[@LittleIowaHomestead]

Please, James or Mike or James, please make another one of these videos. People love these videos! You don't even have to prepare, just talk to us like you're talking to your buddy

[@errigog2151]

The new videos surely have higher video quality, but i love the ones you guys shot with the older camera. They feel like an episode from an 80s documentary series... they take us back to the past ;)

[@ashmyblunt]

This room is like actually priceless, I can't imagine having a collection like this. I'd be proud.

[@starpier]

I would pay a ticket just to visit this room. It is a piece of history.

[@yaosio]

OMG Action Max, it took them years to get to it!

[@thebatesbuster7580]

Thxs

[@theq4602]

He should do an AVGN video on final fantasy 7.

[@joeleder]

FFVII doesnt suck though

[@YellowYoshi398]

+joe leder LOOOOOLL

[@Jarod_Schultz]

I've seen this video several times, but I just like watching it. I love seeing big collections, and I also like hearing people talk about nostalgia.

[@AJ-xc4nm]

Its literally my dream to be in that room getting a tour by James himself.

[@WhatTheAlva]

The same thing happened to me with the Nintendo 64. We just called it Nintendo, so when I heard about the Super Nintendo I was so hyped.

[@piggybackride89]

Mikes like a manager. He knows what project and items are worth pushing forth.

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Seeing this footage these days makes me miss the fact that Mike was a part of AVGN and other Cinemassacre productions.

[@nerdcave6797]

Its about time we got an update

[@realkingofantarctica]

The blunt rotations would be MIND-BOGGLING in here.

[@Luimneachturnal]

Would be nice if Mike asked a question and didn't interrupt the answer.

[@JRockBlessing]

yeah Mike annoys the fuck out of me

[@88Jazza]

Fuck he annoys me too and ruins the videos

[@Zamandu]

Guys guys guys sheesh, shut the hell up. James is just as likely to get carried away when talking about the stuff he's invested in so it's a double-edged sword. Without Mike AVGN wouldn't have continued to become what it is today to show some goddamned respect.

[@DeformedConscience]

RollingRockClock

[@sonjamie666]

DeformedConscience I want that so bad XD

[@tylerironside8109]

RailingRackClack!

[@GreenNinjaTea]

KEEP ROLLIN ROLLIN ROLLIN

[@encigarr]

GreenNinjaTea limp bizkit - rollin'

[@OperationCasual]

IM DRINKIN ROLLING ROCK... ON A ROLL AND ROCKER! (While checking my rolling rock clock)

[@euphoria_7477]

We'd love to see a tour of you collection, Mike!

[@xIGetUm]

Ⓙⓞⓔ Ⓢⓝⓔⓢ Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Mike did that already?

[@bamos1092]

Bad Joke

[@Phyrrax]

Yeah, Myst was pretty popular. Fun fact: Until The Sims came along, Myst was the best selling PC game.

[@hazukichanx408]

And to think the mainstream game industry pretty much considers adventure games a dead/niche genre. Evidently it wasn't, back then! I wonder what changed... Oh right. The mainstream game industry happened. =_= Indie gaming for life, or something.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Believe it or not, there's a port of MYST for the DS. Its apparently terrible.

[@deezy81]

I own Sega Saturn port.

[@kamithegod00]

Your collection to this day is priceless

[@kiriekya]

I love these videos. They look like the beginning of some found-footage movie, like it's going to morph into The Blair With Project later on. They really captured the atmosphere of that genre.

[@Musicradio77Network]

What a huge collection you guy. I've been collecting games for the NES, PS2 and PS3 for many years. Now I'm collecting cartoons on 8mm and Super 8 from Castle Films, Disney, AAP and more.

[@OperationCasual]

I wish you luck with your collection! :)

[@punkkid21]

Grew up on the Commodore 64 with cassettes and floppy discs. It was such a chore loading the games. Great video!

[@TotallyRadical]

The reason Simpsons arcade was never ported to home consoles back then is because Activision had exclusive rights to develop Simpsons games for home consoles, not Konami.

[@BusterMachine1]

Big Trouble in Little China the Game on Cassette on Commodore 64. :)

[@daneofurexistence]

The fact that it's the only game made for that wonderful movie saddens me.

[@BusterMachine1]

right? I love that movie so much.

[@hoodcollector]

Yup ..theirs a review by spoony of the game ..its one of his best videos every geek should watch it ..

[@CarrowMind]

James Frain Spoony did a review of that game. ;)

[@IncredibleFulk1]

James Frain Me too. But it's sad that they are going to remake it with Dwayne Johnson.

[@sachalikescoaster7717]

The nerd looks so young it's crazy to think that he's been doing this for over 10 years

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

James should have some sort of contest where the winner gets to hang out with him, Mike, Bootsy, and the rest of the Cinemassacre crew for a day and review some shitty video games with them for an episode of AVGN, all while downing bottles of Rolling Rock and Yeungling.

[@grimTales1]

+Thanos of Titan That sounds awesome! :D

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

MrGamerman001 You never know. They might just like you enough to make you a regular on set. Then you could become a fan favorite to rival even the great Bad Luck Bootsy.

[@weldin]

+Thanos of Titan There is only Rolling Rock

[@grimTales1]

Cinestar Productions Is Rolling Rock Canadian or USA? I've never come across it before (I'm in the UK)

[@weldin]

grimTales1 US.

[@AllanS420]

that room setup is just Genious

[@Ironclad43]

From 2017, I love you and your work JAMES!

[@sypter]

On the C64, after the initial LOAD "*" ,8,1 It will say "Loading" for a while, then when it comes back with "READY" type RUN and hit enter. C64 was how I initially learned my craft.

[@fat2slow]

Is there a 2015 edition we could get or is that asking to much

[@NoJokesInc]

@Thisguysgaming - It's been 3 years

[@novarza]

Speaking of VHS games anyone remember Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future? It was a 80's cartoon and the toys were space jets with a pistol grip and came with a VHS tape that you can play against and when you "died" it would eject the pilot out of the cockpit, it was pretty cool.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

I miss that room

[@MrCyssiek]

Cinemassacre Did you know that in Poland radio stations used to transmit Commodore games? So you can save them on your own casette and then play on your C64... It was very popular system here. chers!

[@johnnykapferer3813]

Imagine if people got a list of every single game and console that James has and saw how much it’s worth, cos wow that would definitely be over a million dollars. Easily.

[@petterituovinem8412]

I would loved to have hang out in James' old nerd room

[@Critterb0t]

It never ceases to amaze me what a treasure trove of old games, movies and other stuff James has in his basement.

[@SammyRenard]

considering how huge his collection got, he's set the day he retires from filming, this man's never gonna be bored.

[@dinglebingus2625]

Do a new room/basement tour for 2019!

[@NESADDICT]

When James says characters at 4:05 it sounds just like when he is talking about the Nintendo character toys to defend the NES as a kid on the SNES VS SEGA video.

[@Designandrew]

This was SIX years ago! Over half a decade!

[@Jarod_Schultz]

Nothing beats original consoles and carts/cds. Emulators are fine for those with limited money and space, but given the choice I want original hardware. Watching game room tours like this one, makes me want to collect hundreds of carts and cd games and dozens of consoles.

[@tomofthepops]

This has appearered online before because i've watched it. pretty sure it's on your website.

[@大卫-u7d]

Thomas Parker Yeah you're right. The whole time I was watching it I was thinking that I could swear I watched this before.

[@Night-Jester]

This is cinemassacre extras. They re release videos as well as chop up videos into smaller segments.

[@tomofthepops]

NightIIIJester I know that, Its what mike siad in the description that's wrong. He's said that it's never appeared online before, when it has.

[@Night-Jester]

Thomas Parker ohhh my bad you're right

[@SamoIsKing]

Thomas Parker Was it online at the time of recording though? Remember this was recording 6 years ago.

[@jakewestbrook3214]

this has been online before- just not officially. the crazy castle bloopers were also posted unofficially, but are now gone. so can those get posted officially soon because those are some of the best bloopers I've ever seen.

[@ToolShopGuy]

these are my favorite cinemassacre videos

[@kcazingy]

Man moving all that must suck.

[@jonparks2995]

why can't we all have friends like James and Mike

[@stormbreak7003]

Because people are oversensitive nowadays and people make big deals out of small things

[@mnm483]

Everyone has a pain in the ass friend like Mike

[@uuu12343]

To people that say hard casing and physical boxes are obsolete "Bullshit" - I say to myself What happens during a war or if the Internet in the Neighbourhood crashes, or heck, your own internet dies for afew hours - how are you going to enter the server? How is that server gonna run? That $100+++ games, all gone All Gone, with that hard drive server space What if steam, Xbox market or ps network dies for some absurd reason? There goes your games Also, you can't look through my 100 games collection on my server or hard drive and say "what a badass" with that amount of games but You can and will definitely say "what a badass" if you see someone with 100+ physical copy of games and even better, if you bought them cheaper than the goddamn online marketplaces

[@RetroActiveGamers]

Anyone else wish they had a room like this dedicated solely for gaming?

[@TheSrawperd]

You have to play Myst James!!!

[@MrOboema]

@6:20 its hard to see, but it looks like the C64 loaded the game correctly, but you only needed the "run" command to start the game.

[@secretsofthedeep20k]

Hanging Out in the Nerd Room (2018)... WE NEED IT.

[@Xanerithe]

Wow James collection is amazing. Every type of content James and Mike produce is great I love it all!

[@831mani]

Awesome tour video

[@Johnny-0666]

I like his basement better as the movie room 🎥

[@Mylatenightvids]

What a truely amazing collection. I'm so jealous

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

I love this kind of videos, love how the nerd room looks in this vid. No fancy stuff where all the games are held, haven't seen much box protectors either. Just selfmade bookshelfs and ordinary closets. LOVE IT. Also i want to know, what kind of tv does the nerd have? And i mean the one he always plays his NES games on. I would like to know the brand and type.

[@Totallysickofonions]

Big trouble in little China always was/is my favorite movie! I wanna see this gameplay!

[@skabcat242]

I would so like to sit back and read all his nintendo power magazines.

[@IronCoffin23]

Upload more of these, Mike. I love these.

[@sethbrownbomber]

I know I may speak for the minority, but I would love to see more AVGN reviews outside of Nintendo. I know you do them occasionally, but Im kinda burnt out on NES stuff all together. Anyways, great video, I really need to invest in the AVGN dvd's.

[@GlassICE]

OMG Nerd's Room Rules

[@ijustwanttocomment5056]

I love the vids where we just look at your stuff.

[@adrianesteves9662]

Passion is key. Never lose it.

[@gaoutlaw]

I have one of those DualStation consoles, it's pretty handy.

[@RadioactiveMooMoo]

Back in the glory days! :D

[@Luka1180]

What?? You haven't played Myst??? It's time to try it! It's one the best games of all time. The atmosphere, the gorgeous 3D environment, the amazing mystery in the story, the ancient history in it. It almost kick-started the first person point and click with an ambiguous mystery genre!

[@treetoptia-2903]

Watching in November 2024. ❤