List of Angry Video Game Nerd episodes
Angry Video Game Nerd is an American web series of comedy-themed retrogaming reviews, created by and starring James Rolfe. The show revolves around reviews that involve acerbic rants about low quality video games. From the beginning of season 2, new episodes were aired first on GameTrailers.com, but are since now aired at Cinemassacre.com, with episodes later being re-aired on Rolfe's own YouTube channel. Episodes are usually scheduled for release on the first or second Wednesday of each month; originally, Rolfe's early work schedule allowed for two episodes per month, but other work commitments changed this to its present arrangement.
The only Angry Video Game Nerd episode, although still available for viewing, that never officially made it to/remained on YouTube in its original form was Atari Porn, which was removed after the site flagged it for inappropriate content per its community guidelines. On November 21, 2023, a heavily censored version was officially uploaded to the Cinemassacre YouTube channel, under the name Atari Pork. The two part review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 was removed for copyright issues, however an edited version was reuploaded in 2020 as one video. Two other episodes were later removed for using movie clips from copyrighted films – Rocky and Super Mario Bros. 3 – but were later reuploaded to YouTube after being amended and changed to comply with the website's policies.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2004–06)
Season 2 (2007–08)
Season 3 (2008–09)
Season 4 (2009–10)
Season 5 (2010–11)
Season 6 (2011)
Season 7 (2012–13)
Starting with this season, episodes no longer aired on GameTrailers.Season 8 (2014)
Episodes 5 to 16 were released as part of the "12 Days of Shitsmas" event in December 2014.''Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie'' (2014)
At the end of the Spielberg Games review, it was implied that E.T. would be reviewed in The Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie. Eventually, at TooManyGames 2011 and Magfest 2012, Rolfe confirmed that he would review E.T. in the film. E.T. programmer, Howard Scott Warshaw, also makes an appearance in the film. The film premiered July 21, 2014.Season 9 (2015)
Season 10 (2016)
Season 11 (2017)
Season 12 (2018)
Season 13 (2019)
Season 14 (2020)
Season 15 (2021)
Season 16 (2022)
Season 17 (2023)
Season 18 (2024)
Season 19 (2025)
Season 20 (2026)
Related videos
Cinemassacre
The following collection of videos features appearances by either James Rolfe, or his character The Nerd:| Episode name | Length | Release date | Episode Summary / Notes |
| Wizard of Oz 3: Dorothy Goes to Hell | 23:00 | June 11, 2006 | James Rolfe and Mike Matei take part in a spoof, animated sequel of both The Wizard of Oz and Return to Oz. Notes: Although technically not a video involving the Nerd, two characters from the film would later go on to feature in the AVGN series. |
| The Anger Begins | 1:28 | September 29, 2006 | Footage from a 1988 home video of a young James Rolfe, getting angry at his Super Mario Bros. game on his birthday. |
| AVGN Extra - E3 2007 | 3:42 | July 21, 2007 | The Nerd recalls the events of GameTrailers flying him to E3. |
| What Was I Thinking? | 10:16 | November 10, 2007 | A short biopic included on the AVGN Volume 1 DVD. |
| Top Ten Nerd Moments 2007 | 9:23 | January 1, 2008 | A look back to the top ten best moments from the 2007 series of Angry Video Game Nerd. |
| AVGN responds to the Nostalgia Critic! | 2:02 | June 12, 2008 | The Nerd decides to make his response to the rants made by the Critic, as part of their feud. |
| AVGN: E3 recap 2008 | 5:32 | July 19, 2008 | The Nerd heads out to the E3 event for 2008, and takes a moment to recap some of his favorite games. |
| AVGN: PROMO – Deadly Towers: Special Episode | 2:26 | July 20, 2008 | As the Nerd prepares for his upcoming review of Deadly Towers for the NES, James Rolfe takes a moment to challenge viewers and fans of the Angry Video Game Nerd to help with writing the episode. |
| Bad Movie Review | 7:28 | July 28, 2008 | As part of an agreement with the Critic, the Nerd prepares to tackle reviewing a bad movie – Ricky 1. |
| Chronologically Confused About AC/DC | 5:19 | September 30, 2008 | The Nerd rants about the inconsistency of available songs on the band's international albums and those in its native Australia. |
| Frankenstein Outtake | 0:30 | November 4, 2008 | A look at the outtakes made during production of the AVGN Halloween special of Frankenstein. |
| Cinemassacre 200 | 23:04 | December 20, 2008 | An autobiographic film. |
| My NES Collection | 6:15 | March 7, 2009 | James Rolfe gives an overview to viewers of his collection of NES games. |
| Mike and I playing Odyssey | 5:53 | April 27, 2009 | James and Mike play the Odyssey in preparation for the AVGN episode Magnavox Odyssey |
| Ghostbusters Xbox 360 Review | 6:46 | August 13, 2009 | James Rolfe gives his review of Ghostbusters: The Video Game for the Xbox 360. Notes: This video included a brief cameo by Rolfe's character, the Nerd. |
| Crazy Castle Outtake | 4:42 | August 20, 2009 | A collection of outtakes made during production of the AVGN episode that reviewed the Crazy Castle series. |
| The History of Super Mecha Death Christ | 6:57 | November 25, 2009 | The Nerd gives viewers the history behind Super Mecha Death Christ 2000 BC 4.0 Beta. |
| Top 20 AVGN Rants | 15:48 | March 17, 2010 | As he takes a break, the Nerd takes this moment to pick his personal top 20 favourite rants he has made. |
| Holiday Memories | 13:30 | December 7, 2010 | The Nerd decides to revisits the holiday specials from the past four years that he made. |
| Hanging Out in the Nerd Room | 15:13 | December 15, 2010 | James Rolfe and Mike Matei take a walk around the Nerd Room used for filming of Angry Video Game Nerd. Notes: Before the episode was posted onto YouTube, it was originally available as part of the AVGN DVD Vol. 4. |
| Chronologically Confused About TMNT DVDs | 7:40 | April 26, 2011 | The Nerd rants about various issues with the DVD availability of both the 1987 and 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. |
| TMNT Tournament Fighter Challenge SNES | 5:36 | June 21, 2011 | James Rolfe and Mike Matei take part in a challenge – playing TMNT Tournament Fighter as part of the Turtle Tuesdays series. |
| Ninja Baseball Bat Man | 3:31 | July 29, 2011 | The Nerd takes a moment to review an arcade classic – Ninja Baseball Bat Man. |
| Contra Memories | 7:13 | November 2, 2011 | James Rolfe takes a moment with viewers to recall his memories of playing and beating the original Contra video game for the NES. Notes: This video later spawned five more segments titled Nerd Memories published by GameTrailers.com. |
| SNES vs. Sega Genesis, Parts 1 and 2 | 26:45 | August 14, 2012 August 16, 2012 | In a two-part video special, James Rolfe talks about his experiences with the 16-Bit Wars and the two consoles involved – the SNES and Genesis. Notes: A combined version of the two parts was later released on August 17, 2012. |
| The Nerd's Anger Management | 32:26 | August 30, 2012 June 28, 2017 | In this audio only video, the Nerd shows the viewer how to relax. |
| Mike talks about the AVGN Experience | 17:46 | November 8, 2012 | Mike Matei discusses his involvement with the AVGN videos, and gives his outside perspective of AVGN and Rolfe's other films. |
| Abandoned AVGN Episode: Secret Scout | 4:32 | December 5, 2012 April 30, 2014 | James Rolfe gives viewers and fans of Angry Video Game Nerd a look at an abandoned, unfinished review for Secret Scout for the NES. Notes: Prior to its release on YouTube, the video was a part of the AVGN Volume 6 DVD. |
| Magfest 2013 AVGN Panel | 13:03 | January 15, 2013 February 19, 2013 | James Rolfe goes to Magfest 2013 and asks the audience several questions, re-enacts quotes from various AVGN episodes, and allows them to play some video games that he reviewed. |
| The Original Nerd Room | 4:15 | December 13, 2013 May 20, 2014 | James Rolfe returns to his childhood room where he filmed the first two AVGN episodes almost ten years earlier, and gives a brief overview. |
| Nerd Room Tour 2013 | 8:35 | December 13, 2013 May 30, 2020 | New overview of the Nerd room for the Season 7 DVD. |
| Video Games!! – Board James with AVGN | 11:18 | September 5, 2015 | The Nerd helps Board James review a number of video game related board games. |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – The Game: The Movie Trailer | 3:57 | November 24, 2015 | A Cinemassacre short spoofing the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde NES game. |
| THANK YOU!! 2 million YouTube Subscribers! | 2:04 | March 8, 2016 | James/The Nerd does a shout out to his fans regarding his upcoming 10th anniversary of broadcasting on YouTube. |
| AVGN Auction for Charity | 7:02 | April 12, 2016 | James Rolfe announces an auction charity event to viewers and fans of Angry Video Game Nerd, in which the proceeds from the sales of various props and other items will go to Shriners Hospitals for Children. |
| AVGN Script Collection PART 1 for charity | 30:56 | April 20, 2016 | In a three-part video, James Rolfe and Mike Matei go over AVGN scripts. |
| AVGN Script Collection PART 2 for charity | 25:18 | April 27, 2016 | In a three-part video, James Rolfe and Mike Matei go over AVGN scripts. |
| AVGN Script Collection PART 3 for charity | 25:31 | May 4, 2016 | In a three-part video, James Rolfe and Mike Matei go over AVGN scripts. |
| AVGN Presents "ASTRO BASTARDS" Trailer | 4:30 | December 22, 2016 | The Nerd gives a presentation of a Cinemassacre short. |
| AVGN Anime Transformation | 0:41 | February 7, 2017 | A brief anime style short to an AVGN theme. |
| Medusa Heads | 1:18 | April 3, 2017 | A Cinemassacre animated short involving the Nerd, using audio from the "Castlevania, Part 1" episode. |
| AVGN Zelda II – Cinemassacre Animated | 1:12 | June 18, 2017 | A Cinemassacre animated short to Zelda II, with audio excerpts from the related AVGN episode. |
| Top 10 AVGN Episodes | 9:51 | August 4, 2017 | James Rolfe gives his personal opinion of the 10 best AVGN episodes. |
| AVGN Anime Part 2 | 1:41 | November 27, 2017 | A follow-up to AVGN Anime Transformation. |
| Top 10 AVGN Moments of 2018 | 8:58 | December 31, 2018 | The channel's top 10 moments of the year. |
| Cinemassacre Rental Reviews – Kazaam Review | 23:39 | April 19, 2019 | The CGI genie from the AVGN episode "Aladdin Deck Enhancer" makes an appearance. |
| AVGN Commercial & Trailer Reel | 22:00 | December 18, 2019 | A compilation of AVGN related trailer spoofs. |
| AVGN's Yule Log of Video Games | 1:02:00 | December 22, 2019 | A montage of the Nerd burning various poor games over an open fire with Holiday music playing. |
| Top 2019 AVGN Moments | 12:30 | December 31, 2019 | A 2019 recap. |
| AVGN in Duck Hunt | 4:59 | April 22, 2020 | The Nerd appears in an animated homage to Duck Hunt in the style of Looney Tunes. |
| AVGN 1&2 Deluxe – Release Trailer | 1:24 | October 30, 2020 | Promotion for the upgraded rerelease of Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures I & II. |
| AVGN 1&2 Deluxe – Extended Trailer | 1:49 | November 17, 2020 | A more in depth trailer for Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe |
| The Making of AVGN 1&2 Deluxe – Video Game Documentary | 23:23 | November 27, 2020 | A documentary of the repackaging of the Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures games. |
| Why Batman Returns is a Christmas Movie | 12:24 | December 11, 2020 | The Nerd does a brief commercial in an otherwise non-AVGN review. |
| AVGN Holiday Memories 2006–2020 | 27:35 | December 22, 2020 | A montage of Nerd Holiday episodes. |
| Top 10 AVGN Moments of 2020 | 12:34 | December 29, 2020 | Annual Top 10 countdown of 2020. |
| Dragon Quest's Timeline - Chronologically Confused | 22:16 | February 4, 2021 | Another Chronologically Confused audio/visual narrative, though this one features James instead of the Nerd character. |
| AVGN 1&2 Deluxe Coming Soon to Xbox and PlayStation!! | 1:03 | February 26, 2021 | Update of AVGN 1&2 Deluxe. |
| New 'Rex Viper' song coming THIS Friday!! | 1:47 | March 2, 2021 | James Rolfe uses his "Big Rigs" Trucker persona to promote the musical group Rex Viper and their upcoming Back to the Future video. |
| Rex Viper - Nintendo Power of Love | 5:31 | March 5, 2021 | The Rex Viper video premieres on Cinemassacre feat. James Rolfe. The Nerd doesn't appear but it satirizes the Back to the Future video game published by LJN with which the Nerd has long been associated. |
| Michelangelo Crashes an AVGN Panel | 9:09 | June 4, 2021 | Voice actor Robbie Rist at an AVGN panel. |
| Rex Viper - Hearts on Fire | 6:04 | July 15, 2021 | Cinemassacre collaborates with Rex Viper again; this time with a cover of John Cafferty's "Heart's on Fire" from the soundtrack of Rocky IV. Displays training montages from various video games including The Karate Kid and Rocky. |
| Rex Viper - Eye of the Tiger Electronics | 5:59 | September 17, 2021 | Rex Viper does a cover of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" in relation to the Tiger Electronics LCD games. Includes clips of the Nerd from the "Tiger Electronic Games" episode. |
| James' Most Memorable AVGN Moments | 16:54 | November 19, 2021 | A retrospective on Nerd history. |
| The AVGN Nerd Room Game Booth - How Was it Made? | 6:33 | February 14, 2025 | Mini-doc on a replica of the Nerd Room used for MAGFest. |
| Angry Video Game Nerd - Every Halloween Episode So Far | 6:24:06 | September 26, 2025 | A collection of every Halloween episode up to this point |