James and Mike Play Bart's Nightmare: The Complete Saga

[@wjrg7180]

Bart's Nightmare: trying to find homework while everything is trying to kill you James' Nightmare: Mike explaining Bart's Nightmare

[@theguardian8317]

hahahaha. Let me try as well Bart's Nightmare: Bart trying to grab his homework while asleep James' Nightmare: James trying to understand Mike while asleep

[@shenloken2]

Doing homework is actually more fun than this game.

[@cameronheidelauf9623]

@@shenloken2 no it's not

[@troywright359]

Mikes Nightmare: James explaining Jekyll and Hyde

[@AdamF8]

Yes its a notoriously difficult game but it is beatable ive done it 10 times the worst levels is maggie in the temple and bartzilla climbing the tower

[@NEMOsleeps24]

The rules of this game are so convoluted they actually sound like a game kids would come up with on the playground "You have to shoot watermelon seeds at the TV to figure out where your homework is"

[@emelielager5453]

Yes! It reminds me of when AVGN tries to come up with a more ridiculous video game concept than the one in Attack of the Mutant Penguins! 🤣

[@handsomebrick]

And it isn't even 100 percent, there's just a really good chance that your homework is where the arrow points you, sometimes it's wrong.

[@azmanabdula]

@@handsomebrick And you didnt have to do shoot the tvs the pages are random

[@Mattm182]

@@azmanabdula wow thanks for setting us imbeciles straight.

[@MusicalMuse444]

No, the paper sheets appear on their own.

[@drdankenstein1753]

James' face while Mike tries to explain the fish-pillow thing is priceless.

[@giantsquidy3491]

I've seen people say James is calm and patient because he has kids. I think he's obtained these virtues from playing games with Mike.

[@rockyroad3052]

Cause Mike is badhole or the gamea

[@InfinityDz]

what do you mean?

[@jakelejoin4552]

Nah more like the nerd let’s him have a creative anger outlet

[@tonyballou]

"Sometimes, you just need the mailbox to give you some gum, but it won't give you the gum!!" If I ever have to plead insanity, I'll start by quoting this episode! Foolproof.

[@jamesc8968]

I have waited my whole life to see someone beat this game thank you. What an epic saga that took one man to the brink of insanity, emerging as a disheveled hero with well flattened couch cushions.

[@JamesNintendoNerd]

This video was filmed over several different sessions over many months. The first section was before I had lived streamed it. The second section was after I had streamed the game. (Which I did many times) And the final section is the final live stream. If you'd like to see my streams live, like the Bart's Nightmare section at the end of this video, you can Follow here www.twitch.tv/mikemateilive

[@chrisharrington838]

I knew it

[@MrJmd116]

Lol I just commented I’ve seen mike beat this before so whys he acting like he doesn’t know what to do? Lol then i saw this. “Mike the graphics are great Matei

[@DeadDie44]

14:17 here's where they find out that you gotta jump on the page, in case you were wondering

[@johnrazeo4156]

That was driving me crazy!! Haha

[@viletrenchfoot2281]

Came here to say the same lol

[@andykishore]

Thanks.

[@JuampyRabino]

Thaaaaaank you.

[@SuperSaiyanRoshii]

"I'm actually getting somewhere...well I'm not getting somewhere but I'm not dyin." - James

[@The-Great-Gonzo]

That pretty much sums up this POS game.

[@paulieswalnut]

Pretty much sums up my existence. 😅

[@rogero8443]

How serious and tired Mike gets makes me laugh at how frustrating this game is. I also love how much effort Mike put in to understand this game enough to explain it, and he explained it pretty well. James was able to understand it too, which was impressive in it's own right. All in all skills were shown here.

[@brograb898]

I love how seriously Mike takes this and James is just checked out

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

I feel like James' face pretty much sums up how we all felt playing this game as kids: "I have no idea what's going on and I don't particularly care to do the legwork involved in finding out."

[@Mysticfateee]

The game sounds like it was made by a bunch of high people so you can't really blame him

[@theguardian8317]

James became famous because of his nerd character but really he is more of a film guy than a games guy. Mike actually IS like the average gamer

[@kejiri3593]

@@theguardian8317 I mean i think they make a good team. So i like them both that way : D

[@blackidna]

It's like looking at a child explaining the game he's playing to his non-gamer dad.

[@caiofonseca1025]

31:50 "Hang on! I gotta whip the devil" I cracked myself so hard. I'm definitely using this line whenever i'm in the midst of a conversation and the devil tempt me.

[@Humongous420]

I spotted that page blowing by every time they started over.... it about drove me nuts seeing them miss those pages haH I loved this game!

[@calebfindley4663]

I had the same feeling. I wanted to scream!

[@nabollo]

They even read about the pages *on the box*

[@mrsrobophile]

Same here. I owned this and loved it.

[@EduardoCorrochio90]

Same!

[@cadavre82]

Har a lot of fun with this back in the day. I thought it was very creative. Back then ya got a game and you played it enough to figure out out.. you didnt have every game at your. disposal. Drives me nuts how feeling critical they are.. especially knowing they have played so many games that ya gotta figure out.. like Mike loves zelda and when that came out if you didn't have Nintendo power or whatever you'd never in a million years know where the secret caves were and where to put a bomb to open up an area.. yet it's the best game of all time. Haha come on guys. Just play the game and if you need some tips get online and see what you have to do since you dont have a manual.

[@azalea_k]

Ah, again we see Mike's other Cinemassacre character: "The Jaded Video Game Masochist".

[@MrYoungbreezy82]

😂😂😂😂💯

[@TheCastellan]

or mascot for blood pressure. XD

[@Norman-Bates]

masochist noun A person who derives sexual gratification from their own pain or humiliation

[@daytimesky]

Fun fact: The programmer for Bart's Nightmare, Bill Williams, called the game "Bill's Nightmare" because he hated working on it so much. I wonder how much control he had over this game. I know that Alley Cat and Mind Walker and Necromancer, games he developed, mixed different gameplay styles together, kinda like how this game does. But those games had good play control and mechanics, and this doesn't.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

He left video games because of it

[@daytimesky]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 I knew it was his last game, but he left because of it?! Damn. (I looked it up, too, to make sure you were right!) That sucks. He created Alley Cat, one of my favorite games when I was a kid.

[@noahdreifus6021]

Daytime Sky it was the last game he ever did he became a pastor afterwards

[@supergeoff]

That's True

[@rhysm.5915]

I wish it was Fred Fuchs.

[@TerminallyNerdy]

James face during the Part 2 Explanation is PRICELESS

[@anthonyam202]

james always looks like hes never played a video game in his life

[@AceJackal253]

Mike likes to think he knows everything while knowing nothing.

[@sixtyfps]

Stoned

[@Kranekick1985]

Bet there's a big ass bong behind the couch.

[@raulsalcedo8332]

It's a nightmare to play this shitty game! The only thing that could have made it worse is if, imagine, there existed a sequel, called "Bart's Inferno!"...... Only this time, all the effort that went in to creating that game from scratch, were done entirely by a single guy within the confines of a trap house(a run-down inner city projects' apartment complex) which the locals have taken to calling said trap house, Fucholand! Because that man who'd have inhabited the trap and who'd have created _that_ monstrosity is none other than *Fred Fuchs!!*

[@jpCharm1]

Seriously. I think it is quite obvious at this point that he is much more of a movie guy than a video game guy

[@Biffsnoofy]

"Yeah, cause the whole explanation - you sound like a raving lunatic..." lol

[@MrYoungbreezy82]

Lol

[@schwarzerritter5724]

I am one of the people who actually like this game. It is not good in any traditional sense, but it is unique enough to stand out.

[@paulpjr3224]

It's because you had patience and figured it out like me. The game is cool when you know what you are doing but James and Mike just have no idea what to actually do and don't have patience. I loved the Ichy and Scatchy part of the game.

[@JohnKelly2]

Because you read the manual

[@schwarzerritter5724]

@@JohnKelly2 Like the majority of my games, I bought it used and without manual.

[@ewmhop]

Spent hours upon hours on this game with my cousins as kids. Most of the mini games are easy, just Temple of Maggie is hard as hell.

[@alanwake5927]

I think the exact same thing

[@thehodgepodgemelange2697]

This is one of the most harrowing and valiant efforts in gaming I have ever seen. Way to go, Mike!! You're the best.

[@jamiedavis2588]

The second half of the video felt like mike was James algebra tutor and he’s helping study for mid terms

[@JPain7]

This was Mike’s funniest video, watching him slowly fall into insanity only to finally beat it. The rage punches on the couch made me howl laughing

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

Idk if we watched the same video, he never beat it. That wouldn't even be on KZbin har har

[@patrickcorrelliiii4063]

It’s like “piff piff piff”

[@Eliphasleviathan93]

"Hang on, I gotta whip the devil" - Mike

[@lisvender]

Making Christians proud

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

This should be some hip slang for something.

[@chakir348]

Yeah that 11 inch devil

[@thenow]

This was actually one of my favorite games as a kid. My mom actually liked watching me play this. She liked the music and the hilarious sound of hitting that damn saxophone. Making Homer as King Kong turn back to normal was such a satisfying feeling. Frustrating, but fun for me.

[@Caucy]

Same, I loved it too. Didn't know that it was generally unliked.

[@BertholdBarth]

I hit the sax on purpose because of that sound, too.

[@ericfelds6291]

That’s a legit cute memory thanks for sharing

[@KennyMcCormick99]

EXACTLY!! I could beat every level except the one where Bart is Indiana Jones and you have to jump across the ledges somehow perfectly before they fall out underneath you?? I could NEVER figure that out without the Internet!!

[@gkf411]

James: "... the whole explanation you sound like a raving lunatic."

[@atomicpuppet]

Barts Nightmare is the definition of "WHAT DO I DO?! WHERE DO I GO?!" game

[@Vidiot-Savant]

"Hold on! I gotta whip the devil" - Mike Matei

[@JMan1380]

Whip the Devil is my 80s metal cover band.

[@thephilb]

Lol I used to play this game at my Nana's when I was really little. Hillarious seeing two grown men just as confused playing the same game I was at 5 20 years later. But I was too young to understand any video game so I never really got frustrated with how confusing the game is.

[@Theraot]

"I will start with something possitive: I have never played this." -- Mike Matei

[@ccqsnake]

These two remind me of that scene from Zoolander when they are trying to figure out how to turn on that damn computer.

[@Ansemrp]

at 49:00 The growing concentration and anxiety in Mikes face when he's so close to victory. "Here comes the Homework!"

[@patrickcorrelliiii4063]

I’m so entertained by the fact they never played this before. Just watchin them work things out and explain what to do and at the same time say it’s all horrible is rlly funny

[@travisb1330]

“To the left, right?” Loved this reference from Pilot Wings 64 episode! “How’d we end up in Washington DC?”

[@KubinWielki]

The sheer relief of Mike's, when he has finally beaten the game, is only comparable to the relief of a tortured man who lived long enough to be freed from captivity, and brought home.

[@jss302]

that was so satisfying when Mike finally beat it!! I love how you did this video in the "stages"

[@lookoutpiano8877]

And every time I got the feeling like our heroes were defeated. But, then they just dusted off their armor, picked up their swords, and tried to tear the dragon a new asshole.

[@lookoutpiano8877]

@@A2Z83 Now that you mention it, I think that might have actually happend on an episode of The Simpsons. I can't recall what one, though...

[@ljones121]

@@lookoutpiano8877 it did, the camp krusty episode so bart could go to a really bad summer camp

[@RoshDroz]

@@A2Z83 lol. Nice catch

[@Your_Degenerate]

I watched it in stages too so it worked out nicely.

[@aaronsherlock2005]

It's like Mike is like a mad scientist after discovering something, spent hours working on it, no sleep....almost going insane thinking about it. Great to to see the return 😃

[@grunerd]

It's like you can see Mike getting 5 years older the more he explains of the game... Poor fella.

[@raulsalcedo8332]

And all that editing can put a real strain on someone

[@retroroy1983]

Mike does look like he’s not sleeping well too.

[@yourex-wife4259]

A mans slow descent into madness

[@lukethedrifter3363]

Cocaine is a helluva drug

[@Non-Giving-UpSchoolGuy]

"This game is my Vietnam." - Mike, probably

[@zedorda1337]

Mike just googled everything he didn't "figure" any of it out on his own.

[@issacdragon3834]

@@zedorda1337 almost impossible it seems.

[@wiictvchannel1112]

@@zedorda1337 I don't blame him.

[@osiris7127]

They figure the game out at about 14:30...

[@Achoouken]

Nah, they didnt. They werent even close to figure it out by 14:30.

[@lookoutpiano8877]

@@Achoouken Fair, but they were chippin' away at the mysteries of the universe man. The mysteries of the universe.

[@sarahrotar8854]

Thank God!! Like, was this game THAT hard to figure out? I had it as a kid and I thought it was pretty obvious right away!

[@EdwardGutierrez90]

Lol thanks

[@guitaristofra]

@@sarahrotar8854 Well I rented it multiple times as a kid (such different times) and I was never able to figure it out. So yes, it can be that hard to figure out. They are adults, though :D

[@xbaxdark]

Bart's shooting spitballs, not pits or seeds, spitballs were a hall mark of a trouble making kid in the 80's/90s. This is actually one of the better games on the snes (far from the best though), really glad to see you guys made a chapter 2 for it.

[@MrAces023]

If you get that blue suit that principle Skinner is carrying it gives you temp invincibility

[@x12are12x]

AVGN Idea: Tree house of horrors review for October Monster Madness.

[@AndyKusanagi86]

actually the entire Simpsons catalog, save for the Konami arcade and Hit & Run, is AVGN-worthy. and i think he covered some of them before.

[@Chillionaire]

This game is such a clusterfuck to explain and play but hilarious to watch.

[@fallouthirteen]

I played this game once. Borrowed it from a friend, no instruction manual, before internet to look things up. Imagine figuring it out under those constraints. Think best score I got was in the C range.

[@fernandolemon9204]

Reminds me of Attack of the Mutant Penguins for the Jaguar. Remember that shit from way back?

[@thedangerwich5476]

Watching Mike play through this was about the most satisfying thing I've watched in a week.

[@matteusmag]

I remember renting this game as a kid and having no clue what to do.

[@bryanbighatbear2562]

@@issacharezechias2209 yea..."cause dumb"..hahaha

[@yourex-wife4259]

Wouldnt he want to wake up so he could finish his essay? Also, for some reason I find this game really creepy.

[@williamhiers1280]

@kaleel clark Same. Except I played it on SNES.

[@user-ef3up2yd6o]

for sure there's a creepy air about it. i think it's that weird whistling music

[@ElBribri]

The game is exactly like that one episode were Homer created an internet webpage with stolen images.... Just a bunch of random stuff all thrown together at you at the same time

[@litigioussociety4249]

It would have been really funny, if the game had a dancing Jesus in it.

[@ignatz20xx]

26:40 - I am quite amused how Mike can explain the mechanics of the game with a straight face as James is heavily focused only to say Mike sounds like a raving lunatic at the end. Of course after beating the game on stream, Mike should know the game like the back of his hand after the hell he went through trying to beat it. This game truly was Mike's White Whale or an equivalent to James's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

[@GreenBeast0G]

41:23 you can hear James just smashed all those buttons randomly. Loll

[@aschlamishowsup]

He was pressing ALL the buttons

[@TheDedFace]

This is one of my favorite Simpsons games. The difficulty and confusion level cemented its place in my brain as a game that I needed to replay as an adult and complete. Mission accomplished btw, after 10 years.

[@EpischeMusik]

It all made sense when Mike streamed this, but seeing him struggle explaining things made me realize how weird this game is. "Gotta whip the devil ... Jump over the fish to get 3 pillows to get a continue ... see the shield around the homework" lmao

[@KrimsonKracker]

Seasons 3-8 will ALWAYS be regarded as the proverbial "golden years" among Simpsons die hards. Other seasons had their moments for sure, but the overall quality, cleverness, creativeness, quotability, and simply memorability will NEVER be as strong as those 6 seasons. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

[@SynthStreet]

I take my hat off to Mike! Beat that game!

[@irishtommygaming]

No one seems to know that Mike has played the game before!

[@jzaroh2004]

@@irishtommygaming Either Mike was trolling James (troll level = Masterclass), or this was recorded at a different point in time?

[@Robman0908]

Dslbnz it was recorded over multiple sessions

[@joshfleming7178]

I love the wild arms music in the background it's a nice touch

[@helloaddax]

1 hour runtime?! Thank you guys! Great way to end a long Monday.

[@juicybear1986]

This game is really fun. It takes getting used to for sure but once you understand what's going on it's honestly a blast. I've gotten all the pages before. It's just a matter of learning the mechanics in every minigame.

[@williammoore1030]

Congrats dude the end of the video was the best part. I could feel his frustration.

[@voodooking9056]

Owned this game from release and back then, games were few and far between. The cryptic nature .. regarding everything .. and randomness really gave this game ridiculous replay value. The mini games were by far the best part, Bartzilla and I&S being my favorite.

[@Okinseira]

The Gum Explanation and James's bewildered looking at the camera 28:01

[@CoreyHart13]

Man i miss this show. It was one if the mkdt entertaining lets plays to watch. To see them on the couch added a cool element

[@zorochii]

A: "Hi, I've got a doctorate in engineering, have one hundred diplomas under my belt, I'm the head of investigation at three universities. What have you been doing all this time?" B: "I've been playing Bart's Nightmare. I think I know what most of it does." A: "Wow, my respects dude, now I feel like I've accomplished nothing in life."

[@lapelcelery42]

"All that time I spent on learning the veterinary sciences and saving the lives of cute little puppies was for nothing."

[@hoodwink578]

We didn't get to see the Godzilla, King Kong, and Mothra level.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

The Godzilla level is better than many of the Godzilla games James reviewed.

[@jonathanmarois9009]

Mike had so much patience to explain all that to James. How uncharacteristic of him..

[@Maesterful]

He doesn't come across as impatient to me, just over enthusiastic sometimes

[@NickSayre]

"Backwards flippin' frog! Flippin' frog freak!"

[@Gamesta100]

I'm glad I have The Simpson's Arcade game on PS3. Used to love playing the arcade machine as a kid. I Ioved Virtual Bart as a kid.

[@alantaylorfc]

It's such bullshit that it's not available anymore.

[@ohdannnyboy5803]

Yeah, nearly up there with Turtles Arcade for me.

[@jhansen2027]

I picked it up too. Sad that I missed X-Men though :(

[@headman82]

I wish I would have bought Simpsons arcade and x-men arcade when I had the chance. Hopefully they will get a re-release at some point

[@rs72098]

This game came out during the 90s, when reviewers constantly ranted about games not being challenging enough, as well as gamers. The result was lots of games that were almost impossible to beat.

[@Dog-999i]

Apparently time constrains were put onto the developer. According to Wikipedia, the developer had such a bad experience working on this game that he quit the video game industry!

[@nickc247]

How many people were yelling, "Get the paper!" ?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@katherineelizabeth3608]

mike: i've heard this game is bad me: but.. this was my favourite game growing up :(

[@JuampyRabino]

Mike's explanation of the hub level should become a stand up bit.

[@Canadas_Very_Own]

I love Mikes reaction when he finally beats it!

[@MrAces023]

Itchy and Scratchy get the mallet hide in the corner and ya can get the the whole level with out getting hit 😂 no body puts my Butterfinger in the corner 🤣

[@stephenhartley2853]

"bart can spit out the seed" lol

[@jacobcardiff8757]

That feeling is the nerd.. and he is in all of us.

[@matthewbanes6591]

Congrats Mike. I love how shocked Lisa looks when you get an A and I was sad you didn't comment.

[@danielbetancourt1483]

The fact that we get 3 Cinemassacre videos a week makes me cry tears of joy

[@mattford6848]

Daniel Betancourt Umm we only get two a week not three the only time we see three Cinemassacre videos a week is either when James drops a new Nerd episode or does an in depth look at something from or about a movie or a tv show he really likes.

[@danielbetancourt1483]

@@mattford6848 They'e just introduced Mikes Retail Reviews on Wednesdays as well my friend

[@YosefASelim]

Jesus H Christ... ... James playing videogames is like a senior trying to use a smartphone. 🤣🤣🤣

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

"You play video games like old people fuck!!"

[@confusedkemono]

When you think about it, in every game the skateboard powerup is like a ticket to die

[@Curlyheart]

Besides lego island

[@Legoisjustsogood]

When James explained the game at beginning it almost sounded like he was talking about A Nightmare On Elmstreet

[@VoxFelis]

"Why does Mike look tired and angry?...ah"

[@606808909]

Because he has never heard of PIPS. Now he realised he is an embarrassment to his friends and family........pits,are you fucking kidding me ????????

[@roboraygun]

Lol I love that you guys did this in parts! Your guys experience is totally the same as my childhood experience with this game! Couldn’t figure it out... then you figure it out but it’s still so unforgiving! I actually never beat it all the way... I was in the same “this looks cool... but it’s so hard!” I’m gonna have to go back and watch Mike’s play through for the ending now! Also I was gonna say “if you play it long enough you get all the secrets” but then you showed me the bubblegum YOU CAN CONTROL?! Mind blown even after all these years! Love your vids! Thanks for all you guys all do! Edit: (aww I finally just finished and saw how bad the last page was! What a trooper! It was all “yes! I got a 3rd pillow... so I can torture myself with more Indiana Jones!”)

[@vgsquirrel]

One of the hardest games from my childhood. Great video guys!

[@rfbarrington]

I have a pretty traumatic memory regarding this game. When I was a kid, my grandmother kept an NES at her house for me and my cousins. This was one of the (very few) games she had. One day, the cartridge wouldn't work, so I asked my grandmother to fix it. She accomplished this by "cleaning it out" with her long, yellow toenails. I haven't been the same person since.

[@bloodofredmoon]

When James says the game reminds him of Doctor Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, it sounds like a new AVGN episode should be in the works for this game :)

[@phillynch392]

"He shoots piss??" lol

[@daakrolb]

I played the hell out of this game when it came out. I was a teen... and it was fun as hell. Great memories.

[@ChristopherMcLarenExperience]

This deserves so many more views, so much content in this.

[@nocturnalc00l]

How long ago was this recorded? I swear I watched a stream of Mike beating this game like a month or so ago.

[@helintonhell18]

Yeah thata true, he even got an A+

[@davebrooks129]

Yes I watched it too

[@frederickrigialdi134]

Yes I totally watched that too. I was hoping I wasn’t going crazy. Haha

[@mikedsfitnessjourney3400]

Yep Mike beat it a few months ago but now saying he never played so must of been recorded months and months ago

[@Icarus811]

Ya this must be old cause I watched mike play this and I had to look it up to make sure and he did. So idk why he was saying that other then this being recorded before he did the stream.

[@CineScarborough]

I love how jealous Lisa looks at Bart's A+ in the end cutscene. Very in-character.

[@spain1983carlos]

The Indiana Jones part is really frustrating 😆

[@simon4shizzle]

The hardest part of the entire game wasn’t the main street scene - it was the damn Indiana Jones level, for those who know the game... that was the worst and most difficult part

[@HouseJambo]

Loved this game growing up, one of my favorites!

[@GoldieTamamo]

Wow, major street cred for using 'From Anxiety to Impatience' from Wild Arms in your transitions. Love that game.

[@Derbster1981]

Watching Mike play the game was the most tense moment I’ve had in a long time!! 😱😱😱

[@MariusKarlsen-f9w]

how can you not love this game both Virtual Bart and Barts Nightmare are fantastic games

[@Tactical-92Yankee]

The "pits and seeds" shtick had me crackin up. Unintentional comedy gold from the funniest team on KZbin.

[@SteinVidarAndersen]

"He shoots piss?" XD

[@gatmog2007]

Mike's sigh of frustration when James tries the "Indiana Jones" level and dies in seconds.

[@OrkishEngineering]

Love the Simpsons. Love avgn. It's a dream come true! Except that it already happened

[@owen800xl]

Not saying I think the game is great, but this was sadly the best Simpsons console game for a long time... until PS2 era. As a HUGE Simpsons fan in the 90's, it had to do.

[@FirestoneX]

I played this and Virtual Bart all the time when I was a kid.

[@loviatar_gaming]

Everyone hates this game but I grew up with it and i adore it