I Rank Every AVGN : Worst 7 Ever! [Every F- Grade Ep]

[@SuperAnthony3]

Not sure if anyone noticed, but I did George Lucas this video a bit and made some little alterations that I wanted to fix or improve from my earlier vids :)

[@phooeyfudge]

You thought Vegas stakes was bad? Hold your horses

[@InsaneKorean77]

I see what you did there.

[@JoshButterballs]

lol! you watched video too!? me watch worst abgee en vide too!

[@m8rs558]

Oh no

[@wastelandvagrant251]

Yeah, like, WTF dude???? How can I take ANYTHING else seriously in this video if he opens with such faux pas!!!

[@aquatictrotsky1067]

Now that all the F- episodes are done, it's only up from here!

[@SuperAnthony3]

I don't know, a lot of fans don't like Shrek :)

[@Spilia4]

I think grouping the episodes like this is a lot better of a watch than the individual format to be honest. There's a lot of momentum as the rankings continue here instead of waiting for days-weeks between!

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I mean doing the short ones allows me to focus, improve and get things out quicker to people who want them and then I can keep bundling them up later. It makes it a lot more manageable for me this way too. So my strategy was always that the individual ones don't have to prevent me from sending out the longer ones later.

[@anth636]

New episode just released, and my first thought was “for fucks sake, why can’t you just be normal?!”

[@SuperAnthony3]

I take it you weren't a fan?

[@elliotCloud-f6d]

Nice reviews always been a fan of AVGN and being reminded of the past videos is fun and comparing what made a good video kind of reminds of when series go on for long enough to remind you why you prefer the older episodes. Good stuff you can tell you have a strong appreciation for the series. Rewatching the older episodes again has really made myself appreciate his older content and the impact and entertainment he has made. Nice compilation.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Thanks much! Yea, I've definitely watched many of the episodes many many times over for years.

[@nevenpatrk9661]

One thing that I notice in all of these videos is how disinterested James sounds in them in comparison to the old AVGN videos. You could tell that James had been playing this character for so long that he wasn't as passionate about it as he was when he started.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, that's definitely one of the major issues with modern AVGN

[@nemesis3587]

That's funny Keith Apicary is perfect guest for a slapstick episode or any other episode but he couldn't used his potential. Same for Gilbert Gottfried, so much potential but completely wasted. RIP Gottfried.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, well Keith is also a tough sell if you're a nerd fan who is completely unfamiliar with him - and that's the risk of all guests to be honest. Something about being in that really small room, too, threw me off.

[@Sly88Frye]

32:28 I actually forgot about that part when I first watched that review. I don't do reaction videos as much as I used to because the KZbin shorts I upload or what actually got my channel to where it is now, but when I do reaction videos one of the top series I do reactions to is AVGN and even on the episode of AVGN when he was doing that review of I think it was called Green Dog it was at tropical game on the Sega Genesis, he did that joke where he shouts "Happy birthday, fuck you!" And then he laughs after that. In my own reaction I pointed that out and even somebody commented about how great it was that I totally called him out. I mean what is with James like not remembering what he's done before? I've noticed that he like literally does not remember what he has done in the past and proceeds to actually do the things that he makes fun of

[@SuperAnthony3]

Interesting, how do you like shorts? I've spoken to folks with reservations about shorts, in terms of their perception of the "quality" of the viewers and subscribers, as in, how invested they are in the channel. For me, I like to use shorts to show off parts of videos that others didn't get a chance to see - got a lot of views for some of my mario content.

[@names_are_useless]

Red Cow cameo!? Can't say I was expecting it.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'm not so sure I'd call it a cameo =D But when I heard James say mountain, I couldn't help but think of their video

[@IDHLEB]

All we need is a proper explanation why James is so goddamn lethargic these days. Because he doesn't write episodes anymore, he doesn't film them, he doesn't edit them, his voice acting is audibly sleepy, so what does he actally DO? And don't get me started on his family, most people have families and normal 8-hours jobs, but Cinemassacre is supposed to be his day-job.

[@SuperAnthony3]

No time

[@billyboleson2830]

Nostalgia Critic did a better fear and loathing parody then James 😂

[@SuperAnthony3]

Maybe James can try a review of The Wall then! :)

[@Nintendoes2]

KZbin content has become so stale we've resorted to ranking anything that pops in their minds at that moment. How creative.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'll check out your channel to check out your creativity.

[@thenewcultking600]

I genuinely think that james can make more experimental stuff. Hell, hes already done it.... with Board James. But sadly he stopped making them, I genuinely think board james is probably his best stuff...

[@SuperAnthony3]

He can but I do think they need to be clear, tight and focused. Mr. Bucket and Dream Phone worked but some of the later ones kind came off rails and became incoherent imo.

[@Bryan-T]

Looking forward to this series.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Thanks! Excited to keep making these!

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

8:51 but he shit in a bag and gave it to a kid in the texas chainsaw episode

[@RandyTheRamRandomVideos]

Thank you i hated Vegas Stakes, So Pretentious, he is like "look guys im a FILM maker"

[@benro6564]

Shesez from Boundary Break is actually really good at what he does. I would say he carried the Jurassic Park episode, but that is not true. His segment was cool, but so out of place in a low brow comedy show

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I wasn't critiquing Boundary Break itself, just didn't belong in the episode - like a lot of things.

[@DaveTheRetroGuy]

I think he could of done the sonic 06 review better heck theirs a user who already done it years back

[@SuperAnthony3]

Oh yea, he did that on James and Mike Mondays (better I think) and then in two separated parts, it was odd. I need to rewatch it! A delay with making episodes is going back and watching 2nd, 3rd, and 4th viewings - that's a bit one for me.

[@Zarathustra-rj4yz]

I love shitpickle I'm not gonna lie

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I have no problem with shitpickle, just thought he was forced into that particular episode

[@Gradedd]

i actually really liked the sega activator episode, but i can understand that some people would have just wanted an nes accesories styled episode. The hudson hawk episode is pretty average in terms of "modern avgn" but i thought it was fine and even had its funny moments. Vegas stakes is far from the worst episode in my opinion. Its honestly one of the better episodes from around that time. I am genuinly suprised that the sega game gear vhs, bad final fight games, and episode 200 arent on here since id consider those to be some of the worst episodes (200 especially since most of it is reused from older episodes.) Every other placement here is fine.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, vegas stakes is definitely a matter of taste. I personally just didn't want to sit through it. Hudson Hawk is the one I question the most in my decisions, but I do think it's a solid example of AVGN doing a parody of AVGN. I only watched the VHS episode once so far, I agree it was pretty bad, I'm not quite sure how low it belongs just yet. F tier? D tier? Episode 200, I can't say I liked it, but there were enough moments I enjoyed that I thought kept it from being F or F- (I thought the LJN sports section was strongest)

[@nijucow]

Hudson hawk wasn't absolutely horrible for me. I'd put Shrek there.

[@SuperAnthony3]

That's fair, one of my more recent videos is on Shrek

[@nijucow]

@@SuperAnthony3 also Ecco and Carmageddon. He had no idea what he was talking about and the videos seemed unfinished.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yes, sadly, there are a lot of options for bad episodes :D, I might be fitting some recent ones in there too soon

[@luke4502]

Shrek not F- tier? Stunning.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Hah, after a while, they can't be all F- :)

[@adamgingibbins2751]

Jame just made a new episode that everyone hates and is now the lowest rated episode on imdb. People hate it cuz its boring unfunny and breaks the rules of the show (cant review a game less than ten years old or a mobile game. He dose both in this episode)

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I didn't hate it nearly as much as everyone else, or at all even, but the fans hate it SO much I'm almost inclined to review it sooner than later

[@afterglow-podcast]

Smells like fellow Truther here.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I've just been wanting to rank AVGN episodes for a long time. Over 200 can't all be good. Pretty amazing to me James was even able to milk as much as he did.

[@YujiNakaSonic]

Just in time for the new worst episode to drop, at least the worst episode not containing a cameo from some random screen wave personality

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'm very much in the minority in my views of Horse Prince. I think it's some of the best work the Nerd has done in many years

[@ScourgeZX]

Nice!

[@wastelandvagrant251]

You shit the bed right at the start, dude....(im watching the whole thing anyway, lets see...)

[@SuperAnthony3]

I mean Vegas Stakes sucks... in virtually every way

[@After4th]

Irate Gamer did a better Genie.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Did he? Which episode?

[@After4th]

@@SuperAnthony3 The Disney Aladdin SNES game.

[@Deadguy2322forreal]

Sequel trilogy Luke Skywalker IS equal to Shit Pickle.

[@powerviolence29]

The only episodes I hate are shrek and green dog

[@SuperAnthony3]

those are popular ones to hate, which are your favs?

[@powerviolence29]

@@SuperAnthony3 12 days of shitsmas,box cover art,big rigs,sea man, earthbound,final fantasy 6,batman games,bugs bunny,home alone

[@powerviolence29]

Paperboy

[@seantaft3853]

A lot of the issues are the screenwave people. It's not that they're characters in thr AVGN universe, it's that they were writing episodes and clearly are inept at writing.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I don't know, James wrote the AVGN movie. I think James can write when it's tight and focused but when he has too much of a leash he can write some things that go off rails too. Also, when he saw the script for Jurassic Park Trespasser, he should have torn it to shreds, but didn't. Still think he's put out a ton of amazing stuff though, so I am looking forward to the day where I can review the very top episodes!

[@brad_hensil]

Not only does Screenwaves writing not work in James’ style, they’ve also been caught with plagiarism

[@acfreak55]

I feel so sorry for Gilbert. this is one of the last things he does in his life.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Honestly, I could be wrong, but I bet he had fun doing it and a lot more fun than his experience doing SNL, which he apparently hated as far as I know.

[@nathanforester5993]

His last voice role was in Smiling Friends.

[@MrPurple656]

@@nathanforester5993kind of weird since James Rolfe also had a cameo in smiling friends.

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

God, how little energy James had in the Life of Black Tiger, why tf did he not react to Gilbert's jokes He hsd more energy into the fucking Hudson Hawk episode than with a legendary comedian😂

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I just think James is out of his depth with that one

[@Dariothehungry]

Definitely prefer the longer format all compiled. Ill look forward to the 6 hour ultimate compilation of all tiers 😂

[@SuperAnthony3]

Based on this video it would be more like 18 hours! :) Which is why I can't do them all at once right away :)

[@HelloMyNameIsRED]

Black Tiger is my least favorite episode, but I gotta say i think it's weird how episodes like "Lester the unlikely", "Dragons lair" and "MC Kids" always gets a pass when it comes to the worst AVGN episodes.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'd say at least two of those are considered classics. Interesting.

[@HelloMyNameIsRED]

@@SuperAnthony3 i can see McKids being considered a classic since it was at the start of his career, but in my opinion, it along with the others mentioned they all feel kind of "uninspired".

[@SuperAnthony3]

I think McKids might be my least favorite of those listed. Dragon's Lair I always remembered liking each time I watched it. "Lester the unlikely" is an interesting one for me - I remember very much not liking it the first time I saw it, then enjoying it in future viewings. I'm gonna have to rewatch it again to recall exactly why. My guess is that I probably didn't think James added much insights but then I later just enjoyed it for the sake of how poorly designed that game was.

[@BoydWillemsen]

I agree with you on most part, but the 'swimming in the septic tank' wish made me laugh out loud. It's nonsense, but it's the kind of vile, petty wish the Nerd would wish for.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Well, I felt like a difference between my favorite and lesser favorite AVGNs had to do with character motivation. I know, for instance, why he'd be frustrated by spending money on an NES cart that is supposed to pack 52 games into one, but they're all terrible - While the line "swimming in a septic tank" can be funny on it's own, I'm not sure why The Nerd got upset with the genie at all

[@nessthecat1]

Keith in the AVGN is actually a professional actor. While abit off-topic, I do agree the Sega Activator Episode was off to me.

[@keryst]

This was great! I actually like the Gilbert Gottfried episode... I just wished they would have done away with the stupid skits and just had them sitting and talking, sort of like the Troma episode.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Thanks! I like Gottfried himself and did have some moments that entertained which is why I did rank this higher than some of the others.

[@Jenkinsmum]

I've noticed the drop in quality of later AVGN episodes. The formula is becoming a little stale. For the Kingdom Hearts plot point episode, it should be noted that AVGN shouldn't try to mimic Gaming Sins. What I want to see in AVGN are obscure and horrible games that are a nightmare to play such as "Medal of Honor Underground" (GBA) and "Airborne Hero D-Day Frontline 1944" (PC).

[@huskaroar6869]

Best episodes for me - The Batman games , Ninja Gaiden, The crossover with the Nes punk, the avgn games, Ghost and goblins, to name a few

[@DuderinoManqueador]

What do you mean no one watched Hudson Hawk? I sure did -_-

[@FreeNintendo21]

And it finally arrived. All the AVGN episodes that deserved the grade of F-. Episodes that drag for the sake of drag. When I review a game, I use my time wisely and try to make the content work.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Debatably others deserve F-, but there's a solid F Tier still coming. Thanks for all the continued following and support!

[@Tonatiub]

I dont think the Hudson Hawk episode was that bad; Id put it above all the ones you have ranked so far

[@SuperAnthony3]

I think that's fair, I don't know that re-ranking is ever in the cards. That said, I think each episode serves a purpose. Hudson Hawk for me was one of the biggest examples of trying recreate the magic of AVGN by almost being a parody of other episodes. From that standpoint, it's why I ranked it pretty low. The other ones, like Jurassic Park were like, so bad it's good.

[@vinimill]

Yeah, that's the kind of video I was hoping for this series, a long video talking about every episode that you put in F-. Great stuff, keep going with the small ones and then the long ones

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I'm glad you get it! The small ones allow me to focus and make things feel manageable while getting content out to current and new fans, while then bungling these big ones allow people to binge in a way many want.

[@jeremiahhester6408]

That Jurassic Park episode was so painful to get through. That's the most Screenwave written episode I've seen. Well any episode that involves a KZbinr is definitely screenwave.

[@SuperAnthony3]

It was almost like they took all their tricks and combined it into one.

[@CharlieMagneAwesomeness101]

Seriously I hate the Vegas stakes episode so much I hade to do my own version of avgn Vegas stakes episode by recutting and re editing the video with no god awful fear and loathing and keep the avgn reviewing 2 Las Vegas games and that’s it, my own fan cut of avgn Vegas stakes is so much better than The Final Cut we got

[@SuperAnthony3]

Cool, is it up somewhere?

[@SuperAnthony3]

Looks like you just posted, hope you don't get struck, I'll check it out

[@CharlieMagneAwesomeness101]

@@SuperAnthony3 it’s on my main channel

[@noahnorman6877]

Unpopular opinion: the Life of Black Tiger episode is actually pretty good, especially due to the fact they were able to get Gilbert Gottfried to play Fred Fuchs in one of his last acting roles before he passed away in 2022.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Interesting. I think it had potential but would have been better if they were both younger and chose a more interesting game.

[@billyweed835]

To be fair, while I get your point, I don't think getting all up-in-arms about the Nerd as a character is the real issue: The Nerd has always had a way firmer separation from James Rolfe then most reviewer personas, that's one of his reasons tends to age better then guys like Doug Walker, but even the old chronologically confused videos are...Barely in character, it's basically just James talking. I get the problem IE James openly admitting he didn't engage with the main subject of the video, how it makes you as a viewer painfully aware that "Oh, James has cowriters and isn't the only one manning this ship", but I think that's a bjt off. Alot, hot take,it would have been better of they had just had James play the original Kingdom Hearts, and do an AVGN on it. It's an RPG that is, at thus point, over 20 years old, it has a bunch of strange and dated mechanics to riff on, it could work.

[@SuperAnthony3]

This issue to me isn't that "James" didn't engage with the material, though I do think that manifests in a worse product, the issue is that it's not coherent because the "character" didn't watch the material, in the case of Kingdom Hearts and then goes on tangents about the IP.

[@MrUKRAINEC]

Las vegas stakes episode is my favorite, lol.

[@SuperAnthony3]

When I finish this years from now perhaps I'll also learn that my favorite was your least favorite :)

[@Brave-Octopus]

AVGN under screenwave went full quantity over quality. Thankfully recent ones have been decent and its back to only a few a year instead of almost twice a month

[@SuperAnthony3]

Honestly, I think his last few episodes have been some of his worst content

[@evanberry396]

I’ve been on an avgn binge lately and you listed off some of the biggest stinkers he has in my opinion, you have good editing btw

[@SuperAnthony3]

Thanks! I'm learning!

[@RoyStantz]

All these recent AVGN episode are patently ridiculous, and are not good enough to be called a return to form; that ship has already long sailed. The reality of the situation James has found himself in is that the damage has already been well and truly done; goodwill has been washed away by years of rushed episodes and creative changes.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Well, honestly, I would also add James squeezed a lot out of that lemon. I mean 214 episodes from a simply joke and premise 20 years ago? Not sure where he could possibly even go from here.

[@RoyStantz]

@@SuperAnthony3 Like I said, the ship had sailed, and all the goodwill was washed away by so many changes behind the scenes.

[@x7heDeviLx]

I wonder where you would rank your content comparably.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Oh my Films are a work of pure art - jk

[@nijucow]

Also I think that Shit's Kitchen was created for a Hell's Kitchen game episode, but it was cancelled for some reason. So they shoveled it in another episode, because they were so proud of this skit.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea some people have theorized that. Is there evidence that they were planning a Hells Kitchen episode? It would make a lot of sense.

[@nijucow]

@@SuperAnthony3 I'm just speculating.

[@BSzili]

Dude, the Trespasser episode... My mind completely erased it as self-defense, so I initially mistook it for the Black Tiger one. That episode is a masterpiece in comparison, but only because it has Gilbert Gottfried.

[@RetrofIex]

… and then there was Horse Prince

[@SuperAnthony3]

Instant classic!

[@Juanknes]

Easily the worst. It was hard to watch.

[@hanzfantasma8172]

Let’s se how would you react to flippin’ Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Part 3 where he actually beat the game. It was pretty disappointing and a little bit unnecessary! Also I heard bad things about the Sega Game Gear VHS episode that SPOILER ALERT: even the user GoldenFox Pictures considered it as the very worst episode after Life of Black Tiger and Action 52 (Which happens to be his most controversial opinion).

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'll say this D&H 3 ranks low on my list and D&H Revisited ranks high

[@runjimrun]

He just released a new episode on a mobile game, just saying...

[@bp-it3ve]

and it was awful

[@SuperAnthony3]

Yea, I watched about 70% of it. To be honest, I think I may have actually kind of liked it.

[@runjimrun]

I watched almost 10 minutes and could not watch further. Again the 20+ min episode with ExpressVPN and a game I don’t know. I expected an upward trend after the previous video, which I enjoyed. I can imagine it is funny that the nerd uses an iPhone for the first time, but they could capitalize more on it.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Those ExpressVPN ads seem to be getting longer and longer. If I'm being honest, first impressions, I think I prefer this episode over the Goonies one. Goonies felt closer to "let's try to impersonate past nerd episodes" which is why I ranked Hudson Hawk so low. This, for me personally, did get more of a laugh out of me even if all he did was show a weird game without adding too much to it.

[@runjimrun]

Just watched it entirely and indeed it isn't as bad as I initially thought. At least there is acting in it and some old school jokes. Still feels a bit like an outlier. Would have been more fitting reviewing shitty Flash games from Newgrounds.

[@UnderTheSkin13]

I couldn't watch the black tiger episode when it came out. I watched every other avgn episode from start to finish, even the deck enhancer, but black tiger? Nah. Didn't even know how it ends.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Hah, I don't blame you. I honestly don't recall if I finished it or not the first time I watched.

[@bgjerpe]

I Watch hudson hawk. And i still watch it now and then. it should be a cult Classic.

[@SuperAnthony3]

What did you think of the NES game?

[@i_used_adblock_to_watch_this]

I'm curious how far you plan on taking this series? Because he still coming out with new episodes.

[@SuperAnthony3]

He's releasing them very slowly :) jk. As I get toward the end, I can create that very very long video and insert the "newer" episodes he did. Some of his multi part episodes can also get combined into 1 for me in terms of ranking.

[@MovieEggman]

AVGN Season 9 was the last good season.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I didn't really want to say that because I didn't want to give away too much, but... yea, that's exactly right

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

12:19 You mean Ko-Ko's list, right?

[@SuperAnthony3]

Who?

[@BrownElectrons]

The slob tier. Good stuff ant

[@SuperAnthony3]

Good title!

[@Eien.]

Eh, couldn't finish your vid. An F- review of F- episodes.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'm sorry for your painful loss, you will be missed.

[@usagiwerd6664]

Definitely a vidoe

[@SuperAnthony3]

true

[@NakedSnake85]

Great video 💪🏽 Need more🔥

[@SuperAnthony3]

Thanks, they'll always be a staple for me as they're fun to do!

[@SuperAnthony3]

Not sure if you caught my latest on My Horse Prince and a new one will be coming soon

[@dinosaurgods]

I do not like your content. And I didn't need to make a boring video about it. Cheers and good luck in all your future videos.

[@SuperAnthony3]

I'm hurt!!!!

[@imposterblues]

wild to have anything but videos from the past 5 years in here honestly.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Sadly, for me personally, while I love the first half of the AVGN catalog, I'm not sure I like much about the second half. As I keep rewatching, I hope to find some gems

[@LilDemonkulous]

​@SuperAnthony23MJ him beating the shit out of bugs bunny still makes me laugh because episodes like that are GENUINELY funny and not like he's got a formula down and he will stick to it

[@i_used_adblock_to_watch_this]

Looks like you're going to have to add another video to the f tier which sucks cuz I know you just finished that tier. 😂 Horse Prince is definitely f tier. I haven't watched it nor will I. I can't wait to hear your commentary on it.

[@SuperAnthony3]

Why haven't you watched it?

[@i_used_adblock_to_watch_this]

@@SuperAnthony3 I'm not going to willingly subject myself to that atrocity.

[@shipped_my_pants_3000]

In And subscribed before 1 million views

[@SuperAnthony3]

Hah, awesome! Let me hope it gets to over 2k views first! :)