The Revenge of the Nerds...

James Rolfe looking real pissed as the AVGN



I mentioned gaming nostalgia in my last post, but I wasn't thinking about the overpowering blast of early 1990's memories I would get when I stumbled across the Angry Nintendo Nerd. Original NES gamers beware, watching any of the following videos will make you scramble to your closet to look for your old console, praying that you haven't accidentally smashed it to bits in frustration, or sold it for five bucks to some kid at a yard sale.

Before I elaborate further, I want to put forth a disclaimer for anyone who watches these videos. The Angry Nintendo Nerd (James Rolfe) is a wrathful, vulgar and sometimes violent gamer, who works off a combination of shock value and satire. He swears profusely (an understatement) and his descriptions of what he would rather do than play some of the games he reviews are pretty graphic to say the least.

That being said, I think he's hilarious. I love watching his videos because he revives the frustration that I remember having trying to play these games. What sets the Nerd apart from other video reviews of games is the format of his videos. They run very similar to the preferred format of many of the AdultSwim cartoons: 15 minutes or less of video, a short title sequence and original theme music, and a sense of humor that my aunt likes to call "toilet comedy." Awesome.

He has gained minor success on YouTube.com and ScrewAttack.com, as well as his own website Cinemassacre.com which features his film work (including the Nintendo Nerd series). If you're not particularly interested in old school Nintendo , it might be tough to relate to these episodes. But if you love the old gaming experience, check him out. Here are my episode recommendations:

Nintendo Power (the old nintendo magazine! how awesome. A good first episode to watch)

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (the original review, of a truly horrible game from a truly great series)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I personally thought this game was sweet, but I was 6 years old. I still think it's sweet, and that the Nerd just can't handle the TMNT power)

Here's a compilation of the rest of his videos. The layout is kind of crappy, but easy enough to figure out. Enjoy!