Video Game Magazines - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

The AVGN pulls out and reviews as many video game magazines as he can find, except for Nintendo Power. From Atari Age, to GamePro, to some lesser known gaming magazines, the 80s and 90s were filled with great reads. The walkthroughs, reviews, previews, ratings... and the terrible ads. This is episode 166 of the Angry Video Game Nerd season 13.
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[@JamesNintendoNerd]

There wasn't an AVGN episode in February... so we're going to release two in April. Our goal is to upload one or two episodes a month from now on. Sorry for the delay. Oh, and just in case you missed it, we covered Kingdom Hearts in January: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y33Te6GEbq6gmMk Thanks for watching.

[@itsthegasman449]

Yes! More nerd!

[@TheShadowblade14team]

Awesome!

[@matthewbartke4424]

That lack of a February video was ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@HashBandit]

Blessed arth we

[@calebproductions1264]

@Cinemassacre can you do Thomas the Tank Engine on SNES and mega drive plz?

[@grizzlywhisker]

All the old school fans will notice the Metroid music at the beginning and how it was always the tune that played when the old "Screw Attack" logo would show.

[@EGance]

My thoughts exactly! Beautiful!

[@RenegadeJade]

Considering that whole bit was a callback to the Nintendo Power video, which was still the time when the Screwattack logo was put up front

[@jjvictor66]

Got that in an instant, miss the old top ten with Craig and Tom :(

[@spaceinvader7047]

I remember, it makes me feel old

[@Smartacus420]

I was like WTF did I click an old video wait a sec....

[@NintendoFan]

"Nintendo Power" is one of my favorite AVGN episodes, so it's nice to see a sequel after so many years. That throwback at the beggining was a great touch. :)

[@JustinEvitable80]

Nintendo Power is my favorite.

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

As soon as I heard the music I knew it was coming

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Same

[@ZixXxy]

Can’t agree anymore!

[@rawh7466]

i heard the music and almost fucking cried

[@latch78]

I was about 13 years old when the Turbo Grafx 16 was still fairly new. One of these magazines had a contest where you cut out a section of the page, write your info in the form and mail it to them and they draw winners. Well, I won a turbo Grafx 16 console! They mailed that ish to me....was the best time

[@Chaos89P]

Hope you still have that ish, because it's now considered an underrated gem of a console.

[@GoldInk-ds5up]

GG

[@crazisaturn2274]

If you still have it, hang onto it for a long time.

[@Sonicracer100]

That's pretty rad!

[@legoharleyquinn8234]

Lad

[@ImSquiggs]

10 years later and I still get giddy whenever a new Nerd video comes out.

[@freakyfornash]

Yeah, and me too, kind of like how we all went giddy when we got a new video-game magazine every month! XD

[@951753147963]

Don't we all

[@kenrickkahn]

Me and you both!!

[@epicboy7275]

Me too

[@danielrosamond7838]

Yup. Still watch the old ones if I'm hungover on a Sunday lol

[@sylvesterharris5282]

The image of the kid surfing through the Galaxy screaming "ASSSSSSSSS!" is now forever sketched in my brain now

[@brocq18]

Etched*

[@SmaMan]

In space, no one can hear you AAAAASSSSSS!!!

[@slowgaffle]

@@brocq18 *slow clap* nice.

[@RDSArcade]

@@SmaMan Bruh...😂😂😂😂😂

[@RDSArcade]

@@SmaMan After envisioning that myself, I'm pretty sure no one wants to either. Lol 😂😂 😂😂 😂

[@kalebkelso1]

"But the kids grown up now, so he can handle it" I'm dead, lolololol

[@stevenmartinez6213]

Kaleb Kelso that was hilarious

[@LiquidArmProduction]

Oh, you died since being in the magazine? I’m sorry.

[@unfortunatebeam]

Ha! You wish!

[@andrewpowell1734]

But what the art SAID was funny.

[@JamesEKing]

What is the kid died like 2 years after he sent in the drawing ... Its a slim chance, yet a dark reality

[@JMiles-wl1nq]

This is my favorite episode of The Frustrated Electronic Entertainment Geek.

[@swagzagoon2596]

This needs more recognition.

[@Ronnik927]

The FEEG lol

[@filipeandrei5039]

Le Enraged Virtual Entertainement Conoisseur

[@TheGary108]

F E E G

[@jjboi6008]

FEEG

[@pasta_and_butter499]

Imagine being his daughter doing your homework, them suddenly hearing your dad screaming "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!!!!"

[@burp2019]

would be a normal thing by this point

[@BigAL68xyz]

I'm sure she's heard a lot worse

[@LadyCoyKoi]

You mean the part where he screams out AAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!!!!! LMAO!

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

@@LadyCoyKoi Well, R.I.P. Ears. She's going to press F twice for respect.

[@Burn_Angel]

Neighbours: What's that? James' daughter: Oh, it's just dad screaming in the basement.

[@ionutdenes]

I discovered the Nerd when I was 15. I loved it so much. Now I'm 27 and still hyped everytime I see a new AVGN episode coming out. James Rolfe, keep up the good work man!

[@pappaOfswe]

Same but I was 14 when I discovered him. He stands for some damn great times during the years.

[@Thallien]

dude same

[@jarrilaurila]

i was 22. now 34. I took a 3-4 year pause from his videos, but now i enjoy this again.

[@BlinJe]

Same man. He's the OG. Others have come and gone, some might be better or funnier sometimes, but no one is the Nerd. I'll always respect him as the trailblazer, and it's great to see his style and writing mature over the years while keeping the original flavour!

[@harukatakahashi8822]

I'm turning 28 tuesday

[@PopADoseYo]

13:47 "Wow! Woow! Look at this kid, he's saying AAAASSSS!" Lost it!

[@RDSArcade]

Have you played the Tiger Electronic version of N.A.R.C.? You'd be saying "AAAASSSS" too! Lol 😂😂 😂

[@aviehu]

The edit was perfect

[@PopADoseYo]

@@aviehu Right! The way his face transitions into the kids is perfect.

[@jeramiahx]

I remember that ad, It was in a poster set of 4.

[@JendralHizuPung]

that should be no.1, not no.2 😂

[@A_Dopamine_Molecule]

5:08 perfectly sums up the KZbin mobile app experience.

[@jackofalltrades6129]

Oh don't remind me

[@widowmaker5544]

it sums up current youtube forcing you to waste money on premium

[@NiteGrite]

True

[@L.L.2045]

@@widowmaker5544 correct.

[@gappergob6169]

If you watch video half an hour or more daily, yt premium is worth it. It's cheap.

[@notfred2319]

That Rayman poster still makes me laugh. "No arms, no legs, *HUGE FEATURES*

[@twistedaxles9126]

*SUCCC*

[@FourthDerivative]

You know what they say about guys with no arms ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@zoolg6939]

Why isn't Rayman in Smash yet?

[@philkessel8162]

?

[@OikPoinFive]

NotFred ahh yes rayman staring dustin hoffman

[@escopeto7849]

0:00 YES! He recreated the opening from the Nintendo Power review! You da man James, I love your consistency!

[@streetrat48]

It's honestly why he's my favorite KZbinr, the work he puts in, the way he flawlessly can callback episodes, or like here, recreate the intro from a previous video to a new one on the same subject, is just fucking amazing. James is a goddamn workhorse.

[@tedoyle99]

It was hilarious 0:09 @Escopeto

[@ruthmcnally310]

AAAASSSSSSSS!!!!

[@ScruffsX]

nypad5 saw it coming a mile away 😂

[@TheMikirog]

Too bad his weird head swing is a bit stiffer, but otherwise I loved the callback.

[@Doc51499]

“Every other page is an ad” I guess some things never change

[@rossfromfriends8468]

At least you could turn the page lol now you have to watch it sometime

[@keijijohnson9754]

Mineta is thanos - No that’s cable TV in a nutshell. It’s just as our even worse there than on KZbin... Actually it IS just as worse.

[@hudde814]

@Mineta is thanos More like Shitty Mobile Games in a Nutshell

[@unfortunatebeam]

Advertising was way worse then than now, now you can avoid it easier or block it more

[@Heroic_hard_hat]

@@hudde814 1% CaN't rEAcH PInK ColOr

[@kmac7863]

“Tim Allen” Link had me dying!

[@chickenvasquez78]

12:04 Aaeeegghhh????

[@kenanlemener3861]

@@chickenvasquez78 i'm not gonna lie,Tim Allens would be a great actor for link

[@thema1998]

​@@kenanlemener3861 Tim Allen is 71. Isn't he too old to play Link? 😆

[@ChristienBizzle]

**Shows a pile of video game magazines as Metroid music plays** AVGN: "AAAAAASSSSSSSS!!!" XD

[@derekstronf1837]

Hilarious as all hell!

[@potawatadingdong]

Just like in the original episode.

[@connordavidson1998]

Classic James Rolfe! 😂

[@NeoArashi]

I love how you made a 2019 version of that “AASSSS!” intro from the Nintendo Power Episode :)

[@jeffreystevens902]

Nothing beats the original though.

[@chusganzerla14]

12 years later... that's amazing.

[@DeadMansMixtape]

I knew what it was gonna be as soon as I heard the start of that jingle 😂

[@NeoArashi]

Cory223I Same. Especially when I heard the Metroid music XD

[@isaachamilton7976]

Was actually kinda scary this time too.

[@Alias_Anybody]

My evening just became 200% better.

[@heymonkey65]

So does my afternoon.

[@happydawg2663]

Best evening ever!

[@truepatriot3768]

You got ❤from avgn , now it's 400% better

[@user-xf8xk6hw9m]

mine too.

[@bentendo64-incredibox40]

It's 10:29 where I live and I'm watching avgn

[@walnzell9328]

I have an old Playstation Magazine copy from when the Playstation 2 was just coming out. One of the little subtitles on the left hand corner was, "Is Playstation Dying?" That makes me chuckle every time I look at it.

[@dosdoomguy2285]

I got PSM subscription somehow as a little kid but it went out of print only a few issues latter

[@miyuruify]

It just feels like we grew up with AVGN as a show in 90's

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

He's been on for 15 years. Damn, hard to believe

[@praisethesun69]

@singular on1 Same here :D

[@quebeckfilms5797]

Every new nerd video feels like watching a video from 2006 and I love it, it takes me back and still stays fresh

[@thepowerofIandI]

the golden age of youtube.

[@dr.mantistobboggan4065]

Like it says He's gonna take you back to the past

[@diegobm1009]

ikr I saw the flametrower of elon in the intro and had to check the date of this video

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

@@thepowerofIandI More like dark age. It was less commercialized to be sure, but it was no golden age, especially when video editors weren't what they are today, content was sparse and the majority just garbage. There were only a handful of channels making decent content, but those were more professional people with experience in production.

[@thepowerofIandI]

That’s exactly why, content was more humanized and you got to watch it grow on its own without the influence of bullshit editors and adverts. Yeah it was a dark age, but with it came gold that shined bright

[@jdmaine51084]

OMG the "ASSSSSSSSS" transition to the drawing in the magazine was spot on James. Classic.

[@slumchemist880]

i had to replay that part numerous of times..dont know why it was so fucking funny lol

[@ThoRCX]

James is probably the only person who can still make me laugh just by screaming AAAASSSSS!!!

[@Mrignoreyou]

Lol that's my favorite part of the video

[@DIYNEEDS]

5:10 is literally KZbin 2019 in a nutshell

[@nutstv1903]

it's 5 mid rolls in a 10min and 1 second video

[@DoomKid]

AdTube

[@blackheartedbronymerc7209]

I know right.

[@AugustReviewsGenesis]

And 2020

[@HendogYT]

Or 7:20.

[@mrrandomdude4291]

90s: input cheat code. 2019: input credit card info.

[@solarfreak1107]

Yup, goddamn lootboxes are ruining gaming these days.

[@9kay]

Shiiiieeett

[@Baltimore_Hood_Vines_2014]

How original and funny.

[@SaraqaelGuardian]

I really miss cheat codes on game, it was fun to find all this secret things and weird modes on the games

[@foufoufun]

@@solarfreak1107 Not only that, DLCs back then were actual cheat codes unlocking new content.

[@onizuka]

80's and 90's game mags are something that will be forever missed.

[@noahdavis7406]

I still get gameinformers. Though I'll admit, I was more excited for them when I was younger.

[@lonewolffang]

I still have some of the magazines he was holding. Holy shit.

[@matthieuchristian500]

As well as Heavy Metal fanzines imo !

[@freakyfornash]

@@noahdavis7406 That became my video-game magazine in the late 90's/early 2000's, once I lost interest in Nintendo Power and Game Pro a few years earlier, which was very good too.

[@kenrickkahn]

@Daniel 1 Me too! I remember the 9.9.99 magazine with the orange color on the front cover of Gaming Informer.. I remember Seeing games I wanted badly in the late 90s and early 2000s .. miss being a kid..

[@m0rShh]

No video game company today would ever tell you how to fix something yourself. Good on Atari for having some respect for the consumer's intelligence.

[@hondamanvtec2894]

But Atari is Shit 💩♨️

[@cristianotesta3027]

They started to disrispect us with the CD 32

[@user-gj6lm9zv9s]

I forgot to tell you how to fix e t

[@TheSultan1470]

Look at this guy going around fixing stuff. And probably breaking it

[@Wrenchy247]

​@@cristianotesta3027Atari didn't make the CD32, Commodore did

[@supermariof0521]

NERD: Can you imagine playing a game with those gloves? MARIO PARTY PLAYERS: Should we tell him?

[@julianhardy4777]

(Shows a Pile of magazines) AVGN:AAAASSSS! Talk about a throwback to the Nintendo Power episode.😃❤👍

[@nickmoreno3885]

The kids grown up now, he can handle it. *It's shit.*

[@KyleAnvilSlinger]

Bagel doggie

[@DrakoDragonis]

TBH I'd be rather proud to see shitty art I'd submitted as a kid being critiqued by the Nerd :P

[@Toongamer]

They're all probably gonna see it thinking "Yeah, not our best, sorry about that..."

[@b00ts93]

I spit out my juice

[@jmorris023]

yeah that was amazin'

[@bagofgroceries]

That ScrewAttack tribute at the beginning was pretty cool.

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

Might as well shove some screws up your ass! That is a reference to the Nintendo Power episode, Not Shitattack.

[@Vajuras]

@@AnonymousFrogNG Wrong

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

@@Vajuras What do you mean wrong?

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

@Keith Ray Yeah, and all rainbows featured represent LJN. They the same

[@isetmfriendsofire]

@Soldier Boi It's definitely a direct reference to the "Nintendo Power" episode. See for yourself.

[@feartheoldblood]

13:48 If you played tiger electronic video games, you being screaming AAASSSSSS too.

[@lerp5555]

Well said

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

Those are actually Acclaim handheld games. Why did Acclaim have the rights to the Simpsons? All the Simpsons video games I saw BITD were made by Acclaim.

[@mariehassett247]

13:53

[@dannywapbang]

@@MarthaRoseQuartz You'd think Fox Interactive (formerly Fox Video Games) would make them.

[@kusipaa]

WHERE DID THE EPISODE NUMBERS GO?? Chronologically confused.

[@Angel_Investor_Music]

The episode number is in the description. Also there is an AVGN playlist with all the episodes in the chronological order.

[@kusipaa]

Angel Investor MUSIC Yeah lol but it isn’t in the title so i made a little reference to his older episodes.

[@carterwhaley948]

Ruthless good reference tho

[@Stuntmachine14]

Nice reference!

[@biolj]

Ruthless he’ll bring back the numbers with a picture of Mario

[@cerulee]

"This kid's holding a ninja star and whipping out a yo-yo right as he's about to be brutally murdered by a skeleton." Wow, Terraria sure had a long-ass development time.

[@johnjohn7188]

That line got me good. Lol

[@tschrky303]

Man I miss playing Terraria. Such a great game.

[@SmashTom]

For a second I thought it was StarTropics ._.

[@myst9900]

thats Star Tropics dude not Terraria

[@myst9900]

@@SmashTom it was and it is a good adventure game.

[@alexhardline2208]

Me : "Yo I'm diggin' that Super Metroid musi-" Nerd : *_"AAAAASSS"_*

[@shinythe_slurpysludge]

It's a reference to the Nintendo Power episode.

[@spacemanmonster23]

I was totally waiting for it!! Nerd Delivers!!

[@penitentman4862]

This might be my favorite episode. “Look at this guy he’s sayin aaaaaassss!”

[@ComradeCowboy3141]

me: Hey James how do I solve this math problem? AVGN: AAAAAAAAAADDD!!

[@drshamimmohammed615]

I CANT BREATHE HHHAH

[@gamerboyofficalyt]

lol

[@lmalvaes]

Lol

[@SkebtheOne]

@@drshamimmohammed615 then open your mouth and inhale air

[@SneakiestChameleon]

I love how they used the Bimmy screenshot while spelling Billy correctly just below it.

[@bobtom1495]

Oh hey SneakiestChameleon, didn't expect to see you outside of good ol' Ghostler...

[@bobtom1495]

Anyways, see you later tonight on the show, not sure if a Troll War 4 will happen or not, but we will just have to wait and see. Personally, if a Troll War 4 does happen, I think it'll just be between the TTS people and RG people and nothing more...so...BRING IT ON...TROLL WAR NOW...

[@Anthony_Is_Jawsome]

That line with the kid saying “aaaaasssss” made me choke on my soup. That was hilarious.

[@SE7EN306]

Anthony_Is_Jawsome Watch every avgn video and then come back here and realize what you have done

[@anitamihholap5926]

James is not a kid..

[@Anthony_Is_Jawsome]

Anita Mihholap I was referring to the kid in the magazine not James...

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

13:50

[@wtfriley6D9]

200th like

[@j23_stuff]

"Tim Allen playing Link"...then the zoom in and classic grunt sound...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Vishiaeq]

I lost it when you said the kid in the magazine was yelling AAAASSSSSS LMAO

[@ToadToad7]

"We took the worst garbage on TV and made a great game out of it?! " OMFG, that KILLED me!!XD

[@8ight8ight12]

What a stupid thing to say.

[@Moechtegernpilot1]

Ljn?

[@RealRuler2112]

I *REALLY* hope he reviews that game & Socks the Cat in upcoming episodes... =)

[@ShinSeikiEvan]

Whoever wrote that tagline obviously did watch the show. It SUCKED!

[@garfieif8187]

@@8ight8ight12 Stupid? It was genius.

[@KombatGod]

7:04 those are the kind of jokes that remind me that James Rolfe is a dad.

[@vermillvexx]

KrossoverGod He is.

[@HolyPetRel]

@@vermillvexx... yes, that's.. why he said that.

[@Rumble_Pak]

Jesus I read that as "...that reminds me that James Rolfe is dead."

[@dericjacob6500]

@@Rumble_Pak me too

[@Chaos89P]

@@ch33zybreadtrellie4 I think his second daughter was born by the time this video was published.

[@rizkaarifiandi5670]

"You know that boy ? he turns up to be a pizza boy" i always burst in laughter

[@angryfoxzd5233]

0:01 AAAAASSSSSS who could forget that iconic yell.

[@CrimsonDalek]

The throwback intro to the Nintendo Power episode was amazing.

[@emenefer]

Houdini riGHt

[@TFitz1]

James is the almighty OG of KZbin. These new age youtubers got nothing on this man!

[@EternalGaming786]

He can snap one Nintendo and make em all disappear. >:3

[@cooperchipman5003]

Not even PewDiePie?

[@cooperchipman5003]

@@VixXstazosJOB K thanks

[@BruceLeon83]

YEEEEEESSSS!😎

[@BruceLeon83]

@@VixXstazosJOB you know it boi.

[@ebtv445]

00:09 Top 10 Scariest Jumpscares Ever Honorable Mention:

[@xanderbreak]

I know im late, but its the same intro for the nintendo power episode

[@ProGremlinPlayer]

I shidded myself

[@ajbayaua1325]

Kfm ultra should have this one

[@chusganzerla14]

Man...that Metroid music at the begining was really nostalgic...reminded me of "screwattack era".

[@chusganzerla14]

@Liquid Snake neither would I!

[@seatspud]

Man, how time flies... Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end...

[@adknows8789]

ScrewAttacc

[@uncletrash3278]

Whats the outro song? Sounded pissed 🤟🏻😎

[@aaroncampbell9850]

“ Look at this kid he’s saying ASSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!” *James 2019*

[@UltrashadowGames]

Best line ever

[@jamersonbailey2072]

That shit made me laugh so hard.

[@vasiliypupkin3239]

I laughed 🤣

[@Gyrbae]

Made me laugh really hard because it does look like he's screaming *AAAAAASSS!!!*

[@jamesedward3619]

What a terrific episode. That was on the same level of quality as classic AVGN episodes. Great to see the Nerd back in top form.

[@jamesedward3619]

@@RedHairdo Definitely way better than most of the latest stuff of the past few months or years. Completely agree. Best episode since "Atari Sports" I'd say.

[@cleanassfrd3703]

James Edward people have been saying “I’m glad we got AVGN back” for years now

[@jamesedward3619]

@@cleanassfrd3703 Probably, but I haven't.

[@jamesedward3619]

@MrMarioDuck I thought it was alright, but still wouldn't put it on the level of the classic era. I'm glad you enjoyed it though.

[@ghostchaser1631]

I used to read GamePro and EGM all the time and loved them. I also used to read Game Informer and Game Fan magazines and while the latter was canceled indefinitely the former disappeared for a while and later reappeared as Game Stop's official magazine and I have an ongoing subscription to it now as a PowerUp Rewards member. Thanks for the trip down memory lane Nerd, it was fun seeing some of these mags again.

[@PEACEWALKER1992]

0:09 The Irony, back then I loved AVGN for making nostalgic Videos, now it feels nostalgic itself just watching AVGN. Like this throwback to the Nintendo Power Episode. Ahh the memories :) Great Episode, James!

[@Serros13]

AVGN is like wine, instead of getting old he's getting better with age. Thank you James.

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

Wine made from fermented rat piss, steaming goat diahrrea, and smelly gasoline, all distilled in a toilet from a taco place, of which the tacos are sprayed by skunks and made with chilis that were grown 10 years ago, where they were jizzed on over that time.

[@applejewsy]

Appreciate you putting out so much content recently!

[@scrambled5948]

He's also going to be in the upcoming documentary "in search of darkness"

[@piotrsegal9528]

And James and Mike have never got below a specific quality level, despite being on the Internet for more than ten years.

[@whoisthisgit]

Er, so, how come this video is over two years old already? How did that happen!?

[@azurneon]

I know right?

[@GothicSnowLeopard]

Time flies

[@qleppeq]

@@GothicSnowLeopard so fast

[@ikelldagay1801]

Times flied faster than Big Ricks going in reverse

[@qleppeq]

@@ikelldagay1801 more faster

[@francisjo3]

ASSSSSS!!!!! I'm already laughing my ass off 10 seconds into the video. James, you're a legend!

[@ragalthor]

So...you could say you are an assman?

[@isaacthelastn7687]

I immediately smiled when i saw that! Long live the nerd

[@dolphchu8482]

Glad that you still make videos you are one of the few people I still watch from when I was younger.

[@Ndlanding]

@fred's long, hard, throbbing ego Consistently shite, you mean! It's YOU who hasn't grown up.

[@oscarstrokosz2986]

One of the few video game personalities who weren't exposed as white supremacists.

[@SynsityGW]

@@oscarstrokosz2986 Well that was that time that said he didn't like them remaking Ghostbusters, I'm sure he got a few white supremacy accusations for that one

[@miyuruify]

"guy with backwards hat, wearing pajamas, carrying a fncking gun." That's the guy i want to be.

[@masterjosh778]

The kind that doesn't spell no-no words too though right?

[@juggalouniversity8386]

TOOLATE

[@pizzahighfive2612]

Video game magazines had so much cool art. I remember ripping some pages and using them as posters for my room.

[@Randomark3087]

"It's like Tim Allen playing Link." 😂😂

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

*Link:* I'm Link the sword man Taylor and this is my assistant Al Goron. *Al:* Glad to be here Link. *Link:* On today's show we are gonna try to steal Ganon's triforce right under his nose. *Al:* The triforce in his posession is the Triforce of Power, his most deadly weapon. *Link:* And you know what I like to say to get things done. *Audience:* MORE POWER!!!

[@ExplorerDS6789]

I don't think so, Link.

[@Jestr_44]

Shanethefilmmaker 😂😂😂😂

[@metalslugfest]

Link Allen, the Hero of Tool Time!

[@eowritesnow8922]

Ahugh!

[@420Impeller]

12 years later and the AAAASSSS intro is back!

[@kdwqrx]

it scared me back then and it scared me now

[@THER0CK86]

its my favorite avgn moment ever xD

[@TheScribe1.0]

KmOj me too.

[@OYEntertainment]

Oh man, brought back a classic!

[@Jigglysaint]

@@kdwqrx Honestly, I was expecting him to yell something different because we all knew he was going to say AAAASSSS.

[@dmansuperich2800]

Love the reference to the Nintendo Power episode in the beginning

[@NickWeissMusic]

Greatest intro sequence yet, literally spit out my beer when I saw the double beer cymbal crash, absolutely hilarious

[@edowelm]

The intro throwback, "SomecallmeJohnny" on the video when AVGN talks about videogame reviews on Internet, "What a nerd" being himself on a magazine... So many awesome references. Great video ♥

[@galaxy_kitten95]

With SomeCallMeJohnny, it’s even more special because they’ve actually met in person before! But still, I couldn’t help but smile when he referenced John’s reviews. 😊 Someone should tweet this to him.

[@edowelm]

@@galaxy_kitten95 I follow Johnny since he started his VS series. He's awesome and SGB too ♥

[@rayminishi689]

I mean, AVGN and SomeCallmeJohnny live in the same state and head to the same conventions! So it naturally would happen.

[@papal1500]

Any real AVGN fan knew what was gonna happen in the beginning! Love you james!

[@jaxsterminator8634]

Stergilas He meant "knew."

[@jaxsterminator8634]

Stergilas Oh, it was a joke? My bad!

[@Czesnek]

The k is silent.

[@theanimefan00]

Yooor language is fckedup man!

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I was half expecting to see something about being associated with Screw Attack again

[@retroninja8570]

13:47 - ASSSSSSS!!! - That got me good lol

[@PowerUpJohn]

that jumpscare in the beginning is still awesome years later

[@jacobmonks3722]

Nice Metroid music in the beginning, I guess the Nerd was feeling a bit nostalgiac in lieu of the Screwattack name change. 1:35 I can only imagine SomecallmeJohnny's face when he sees this clip.

[@benni_97at]

It's a reference to the Nintendo Power episode

[@vennril]

I actually scrolled down to see if it's a re-upload, because all the old episodes from the ScrewAttack era started with that sound.

[@LorcantheHedgehog]

And Johnny's face will be his Amiibo face

[@daltonlelong9012]

He also subscribed to somecallmejohnny

[@benni_97at]

@Pentex Sucks But this Scene with the AAAAAASSSSSSS!!! was a throwback to the Nintendo Power Episode

[@tokutickler]

The Nerd is back. All is well again!

[@shinythe_slurpysludge]

Without him, the world would be pure anarchy due to shitty games.

[@Lunethzero]

That throwback in the beginning was awesome

[@andresbeltran6158]

That ScrewAttack sound, oh men, the memories

[@MrKristhianwho]

AVGN: Look at this kid he's saying "AAASSSSSSSSS" 😂

[@kammyabhainn3053]

kris who 😂 funniest bit

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

Those magazines are eeeeaaaasssssss , what were they thinking

[@stentor9579]

Damn the screw attack intro hit harder then i was expecting

[@TimmyTickle]

It's a reference to the start of his Nintendo Power video

[@AlyphRat]

James is the only person who can fool me twice, he scared the shit outta me back then, scared me now.

[@ArtisChronicles]

Taluigi I loved it haha

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

It's like making a reference to LJN, not not reviewing the game itself.

[@mralexander3297]

12:01 "Tim Allen playing link" + Home Improvement sound effect 😂😂😂, that made my day

[@Cheyenne_Hayden]

The really interesting thing about "Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill" is that it was never released and is considered to be one of the most coveted pieces of videogame lost media.

[@subjectnether959]

The Nintendo power sequel I've been waiting for. Thanks James

[@Felix-Felix]

I half-expected Screw Attack logo at the beginning but then AAAAASSSSSSSSS Thank you for the best chuckle i had this week

[@MegamanStarforce2010]

A reference to the Nintendo Power episode 10 years ago!

[@FoxyGrandpa7]

that opening gave me a ton of early AVGN nostalgia.

[@mywhychromosome]

My favorite thing is, James has this particular, kind of 55% committed way of saying, "--What were they THIN-KING?!", Lollll. It is, truly...the greatest. All hail!

[@foxboy1985]

Nerd i wanna say thank you for keeping my childhood alive and just as epic as i remember lol

[@jeffb.6642]

E.T. on the cover: "Might as well have had a sign that said 'The end is near'."

[@hcsp1]

1:40 AVGN referenced a SomecallmeJohnny review. MIND BLOWN!

[@haydens.2755]

I KNOW IT'S SO AWESOME

[@Extremedude9000]

Our Johnny’s all grown up

[@Extremedude9000]

And look, he’s subscribed to him, and all of his videos just recommend more Johnny videos. Looks like the AVGN is a Johnny fan.

[@dylansmith5206]

You something! Johnny and Jame Rolfe (As Himself Or The Nerd) should possibly see doing a crossover review in the near future! Either on a film or a bad game (Johnny really should see about reviewing more bad game in the near future as well)!

[@csf017]

Wow. This really shows how far Johnny really made it.

[@xbox1addict786]

"He's saying ASSSSSSSSSS"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Krostian17Chile]

when I'm feeling down, like nothing really matters anymore, I come to this video, to the exact moment 13:49, and I feel alive again

[@Thollis1987]

Good for you❤

[@superrazor7617]

If you pause it at the right moment it looks like the nerd and the kid are the same

[@therenegadeinfluencer]

As soon as I saw the magazines and heard the intro music I was just waiting for the "AAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS" part haha

[@thestickopia4619]

Ya

[@Cartoonguy133]

Me too.

[@nspcrazy1122]

5:38 I get lt. It's a reference to the famous Hotel Mario line & I quote, "You know what they say: All toasters toast toast.".

[@segundovargas]

...What kind of shitty toasters did Mario use?

[@vjsm]

I doubt it, its just a piece of toast, thats not a reference since theres no actual link beside it being a piece of burnt toast

[@ReeseKaine]

But toasters DON'T toast toast. TOAST toast toast.

[@joshkeller4780]

But you put bread into a toaster, not toast.

[@hadolfitler3316]

Lol its saying either you or them are toast, you know like the phrase meaning your a goner? And it's probably burnt as a way of emphasizing the phrase

[@BioBazrad]

"It's a guy getting his nuts kicked in!" SUDDEN DEATH

[@xAngoryx]

7:39 Are we all really going to ignore the kid in the back seat who didn't get the gameboy or gameboy light and he's contemplating jumping out of the moving car? hahahhahahahah

[@dmm121182]

I would totally buy an Angry Video Game Nerd magazine. "Cinemassacre Monthly" has a nice ring to it. Also, James Rolfe may not have an Academy Award, but he's far more talented than most of the people who do.

[@CJUGames]

05:04 for the KZbin experience without adblockers.

[@henrik747]

I clicked on the timestamp and was thrown right to an ad 🤣

[@ChouhouinNeko]

yes

[@redtoad6559]

Ad ad Ad Ad Aad AADD AAAAAAAADDDDDDD

[@ScarA]

13:48 had me literally in tears. 🤣

[@donovansdenofgames4573]

Even better, it was #2 on the countdown

[@eraser400]

The beginning of this vid was like a throwback! The Metrod/ScrewAttack music, as well as the old vid clips in the intro. Good Stuff!

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

If you were a game developer, would YOU make a throwback to LJN? Then you'd know that answer

[@mikdan8813]

*Bubonic the Blowfrog and his sidekick, Snails.* Still better than what Paramount's doing, tho ;)

[@LuxAeterna22878]

Fudgy Dragon and Sir Constipary?

[@wrs6565]

My favorite Lame Pro was "Illegal Alien 3". Imagine that flying today!

[@lordfriedrick7911]

And better than ALL the OC Sonic characters

[@wrs6565]

@@LuxAeterna22878 "Samurai Mow-Down" (accompanied by picture of characters running over Samurai Showdown with a lawn mower)

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@wrs6565 I saw their their top four list of video game hunks in this video, and please don't hate me for this, was inspired to do a LEGITIMATE list of that subject which I might send to an actual video game magazine.

[@kirionDK]

The magazines on the floor... that music... I knew ass was coming... still exceeded expectations.

[@Purppura1]

It was asstounishing

[@RaDicAL808]

ASSSSSSS

[@Agustin-xs6ug]

4:32 "imagine if you couldn't read"

[@GeeManFinn]

The part about mullets is the funniest shit I heard in a long time. "Look at this Joe Cool summbich"

[@micktee316]

Is that Jane from PLUMBERS DON'T WEAR TIES in the advert at 13:08 ?

[@HarryScuderia]

Mick Timoney looks like her

[@goodbadbill]

I thought it was her too.

[@AidenJustPlayin]

Looks like her

[@SultanNizi3000GT]

Identical twins? Or the same person?

[@DoomKid]

It's not her, Very similar though!

[@Afong.]

I actually DID get a video thumb from Street Fighter II on SNES. It was a Japanese version, and we didn’t have a manual, so I kept repeating Hadoken on my own way. This caused a lot of friction and heat, eventually leading to a big blister on my thumb. Good memories though. The final bosses’ names are all shuffled compared to the ones canon now.

[@ShadowSumac]

What version of the Street Fighter II did you play? Western or Japanese?

[@KamronA]

Back when I was a kid I used to play against my uncle in Street Fighter II on SNES for hours and he developed video game thumb. Big ass blisters on his thumbs while I only had sore thumbs but no blisters lol.

[@acorahil]

13:53 best transition ever