Tiger Electronic Games - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
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- A subsidiary of the toy mongrel Hasbro, Tiger Electronics, for many years, managed to satisfy the rapidly expanding video game demands by producing and releasing a whole infestation of very low-quality handheld LCD "games" that somehow gave off the impression that you were holding an actual NES right in the palm of your hands. But the truth is, IT WORKED! Since another main facet to market economy is that the products that people buy the most are the ones that get produced the most, Tiger proceeded to milk their new money grab for all that it was worth, and even tried their hand at releasing whole video game consoles for the sake of it. The Nerd casts his eye on a selection of hardware by Tiger Electronics, including a selection of LCD handheld games and wristwatch-styled games, plus two portable consoles - the Game.com and the R-Zone. This is Angry Videogame Nerd episode 113
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Coolio
Fourth
Commenting on your 5 year old vid? Dedication at it's finest!
@@MrPoke that's what I was thinking lol
*T H E W R I S T G A M E*
cool i randomly found a slamo
@@Blizzy1300 yay a jtoh player
slamo i have one of you specie on my torso
Hi Slamo :)
6 4 B I T S
Before they wrote rule 34 all we had was rule 33: If it exists, there’s a tiger handheld version of it
XD
Actually, Rule 33 is: "Lurk more - it's never enough."
But maybe the Tiger handheld one can be Rule 33.1 instead.
HA
The Holocaust the Tiger electronic game
@@Poppy_and_ponies id play it
“Save your toilet paper, it’ll be worth a whole lot more” This was actual financial advice for 2020. Nobody took James seriously
Funny
Foreshadowing at its finest
Ironically I don't think there was ever a Tiger handheld for the one game that would make total sense: Tetris.
Funnily enough, there are lots of bootleg Game Boy with Tetris styled games, 9999 in 1 Brick Games commonly.
@@RustyLeguitoSecundarioone of the few times when a bootleg was superior to official products
-40 Years old
-Married and with two children
-Veteran Memelord entertaining us since TH-cam wasn't even a thing.
Fun fact: In 2013, this man already has one children 😉
I think it's very cool that he has a life non-related to TH-cam, building his family and all and still being a memelord.
@@beleaua4946 THEY KNIW
@Mr. Att4ck wasn't talking about you though was i
@@beleaua4946 child*
12:27 this is the clip
thanks for that
THAAAAAA WRIIIIIIIST GAAAAAAAAME
Wrist gaem
Beautiful
Awesome!
The iconic 64 bits, 32 bits, 16 bits ,8 bits, 4 bits, 2 bits, 1 bit, ½ bit, ¼ bit, THE WRIST GAAAAAAAMMMEEEE never gets old.
You have to admit, the artistry of the Tiger Electronic game is kind of impressive. I mean, these guys had to design an entire game with multiple frames of animation where every single sprite slots together on one screen. The ways they saved space and made the artwork as simplistic as possible is really interesting.
I did like looking at those screens with all the sprites at once :)
@@RusticFungus98Still a lot of sprites.
I think AVGN was just being a bit over-sensationalist here. I recently picked one up and there are a few of these that were made that had rather addicting gameplay
I mean, Nintendo did the same thing with their G&W Series, but I will agree with AVGN's point where Tiger went for a Quantity Route.
Regardless, I admire Tiger's Attempt on all of their LCD Games.
It’s so low tech, yet so fascinating in how they managed to make it work, all things considered.
10:32 He tried to warn us.
Lol :v
Thx avgn
He's time traveller
Yes , i am a brazilian speak English bad
:(
"You better save that toilet paper, it's worth a whole lot more"
“Very poor choice of words”- Heath Ledger Joker
Why not use copies of the Emoji Movie as toilet paper?
That didn't age well did it
Ironic
The nerd predicted the future
These games are the epitome of "mom, can you buy me a Game Boy?"
"we already have that other game at home"
The “ He’s gonna take you back to the past” never gets old
10:31 aged really, really well. the Nerd predicted the future 7 years before it happened.
“You might as well save that toilet paper. It’s worth a whole lot more.” -AVGN -- Well now I know why this showed up in me recommended during the coronavirus pandemic.
Damn, i was just about to comment that
Dat youtube algorithm, lol
Shit
We didn’t listen and now we will suffer because of it
Guess that means we have to use Tiger games instead now
You know what's funny, when I was 9 I was playing with my gameboy and some kid made fun of me for playing a GB games like Mario because it sucks. Meanwhile he was holding a Street Fighter Tiger Game...
Jealously perhaps?
@@Spamlum definitely jealousy
Or he was inbred
I wish I was there, so I could point at him & laugh hysterically
@@jessikamiranda2306 He was totally inbred.
Maybe he was just a dumbass.
I remember I had a ton of these things,not because I bought them intentionally,but because McDonald's gave them out as toys in happy meals.
The best thing about the most recent episodes of the show is that I now appreciate episodes from this era all the more. It was a bit past its prime here, but the passion and charm was still there.
I know! I’m only a teenager so I didn’t grow up with the beginning of Angry Video Game Nerd episodes, but going back and comparing the episodes from then to now, I’ve realized the old ones are a lot better!
The middle era of 2011 to around 2016 is underrated.
AVGN formula:
1. Ridiculous profanity laced rant
2. Drink beer
Don't ever change, Nerd.
ever
gg
Best formula for a video game reviewer I ever saw.
3.Nostalgia
and
4. perfect B-Movie atmosphere
That's why we love him :)
“There so outdated they were never in-dated”
Gets me every time
It's funny because it's all too true!
10:31 AVGN predicted the future 7 years before it happened. wow.
They're **
Their*
Their're*
Everyone I knew who got a Tiger game had received it as a gift from their much older relatives like grandparents or greataunt/uncle. I got TMNT in the early 90’s and I’m unsure if I was close to beating the game or never scored a point.
I love that "Old-school & Outdated" saying very much.
"It's proof that Jesus died in vain, and legally changed his middle name to 'Fucking!' "
I always come back for this part.
same
+Zaku Gamer 10:23
James Rolfe is truly a master of his craft.
hello Jess Ducking Christmas
64 bits
2 bits
32 bits
2 bits
16 bits
2 bits
8 bits
1 bit
4 bit
1 bit
2 bits
1 bit
Half bit
2 bits
Quarter bit
2 bits
THE WRIST GAME
It's crazy how I still see this as a "new" AVGN episode even though it came out almost a decade ago
You still this as a new episode?
WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN
@@CricetoFunni in their mind this epesode came out "recently"
Kind of like how, for me, it feels like the nintendo switch came out "around last year" even though its been around 5 years now.
same here
Feels 2 years ago at most
12:27
Watching the Nerd classics while waiting for cracked PC games to download at 8pm is just a weird feeling
9:18 - 10:48 I'm very impressed that Nerd survived this monologue and didn't laugh 😂
People 8 years ago: Wow, I like this vid!
People now: 12:27 12:27 12:27 12:27 12:27
you should've replaced "people now" with "unfunny memers"
though I will admit that some of the memes that came from that clip did give me a chuckle
@@OutlawedPoet It's my favorite AVGN video because of it's insanity.
that joke of 64 bits was funny before they overused, his face when his screams DA WRIST GAAAAME is iconic.
Get a grip and let them enjoy their jokes. You're the ones allowing yourselves to be bothered by memes.
if you click on that timestamp multiple times it sounds like a panting dog
ah someone who supports memers but 64 bits came on for u page 2 day ago
Fun fact: that Taxman game was made by HAL Laboratories.
Yes, that HAL Laboratories that worked on EarthBound and Smash Bros.
And also worked on Kirby series.
@@clarkg. Pokemon too
I'm convinced this was just the company having a laugh and giving the consumers an L
No way a company could actually make this seriously unless they're a bunch of laughing joking numbnuts
@@toogaytolift9176 computer practice
K I R B
We never actively bought any of them, we got them as toys in our McDonald's happy meals even though we never cared about them, we liked the normal toys much more.
This is honestly one of the best commentary pieces on anything related to game. Still iconic watching this video
Explain how it’s “iconic”
@@gunsharck you want me to explain why i like a youtube video from 10 years ago? jesus christ who are you? go outside bro make some friends
@@DizzyFlakes Bro thinks they're your English teacher 💀
Hong Kong 97 - The Tiger Game!
My worse nightmare has been realized
Now you mentioned it, at 13:03 he said 1997, which is Hong Kong 97 takes place in 1997
For the r-zone!
What about hydlide?
You sick fuk
I could picture the AVGN's worst nightmare. A Tiger R-Zone version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde developed by LJN now being run by Fred Fuchs. Possessed by the devil.
with e.t
Maybe not the devil but the Glitch Gremlin.
& the music is created by the same guy who did Crazy Bus.
Played using a VideoArt controller.
Ness Franklin what?
I remember when the tiger games started being included in happy meals when I was just old enough to start having self awareness
Which year was that, I was born in 1985 and I don’t remember that… everything else I do remember
@@alonzogonzalez4792 I’d say 2000-2005ish. I specifically remember a sonic game that game out as well as a Shrek one they did to promote Shrek 2
12:27 64 bits
12:29 32 bits
12:31 16 bits
12:33 8 bits
12:34 4 bits
12:35 2 bits
12:36 1 bits
12:37 0.5 bits
12:38 0.25 bits
12:40 ? Bits
4 bits is a nibble. No lie.
I BEGGED my mom for an RZone when I was little, got it, played it for 5 mins, then never played again. Thanks for taking me back to that memory AVGN
you poor thing
Ouch.
How much was it?
i feel awful for you and your mom
I had one but i never knew where it went, Note i never buy one we just had one
Funny story, my brother once asked for MegaMan 2 on Nes. My parents didn't really know what they were doing, so they bought the tiger game instead of the nes cartridge. They thought that it was the same thing. He still says that that was the most ruined Birthday ever.
RoboBoss thats worse then after saving up all winter shoveling snow to get a psp but not being to pay for a game my mom got me house of the dead...the movie
superpowerman94 what?
superpowerman94 Was that English? I can't tell.
RoboBoss I feel so bad for him. You ask for an NES game, and one of the most praised, and then you get MegaGunGuy on Tiger.
The Nintendo Fan 1889 (Awesome Name BTW) You can say that again.
8:24 It looks like Top Gun: Maverick had its own tie-game years before a sequel was ever considered. 😏
"It was like CHICKEN POX! We all got it!"
Well I've got a better comparison to make...
Most of my friends got the vaccine so I never got it. I was born in 1996.
"It's proof that Jesus died in vain and legally changed his middle name to 'fucking'!" BRILLIANT!
Rexx Vulgrim no
Joshua Rivera yes
Rexx Vulgrim no
Rexx Vulgrim i don't get it
***** wtf ?
10:24
“It’s proof that Jesus died in vain and legally changed his middle name to “fucking”” has got to be one of the best lines in AVGN history
Yes 😂😂
👍
This episode made me believe that Jesus' middle name is Fucking.
VixXstazosJOB LOLLOLLOL
YouoY Is James Rolfe Catholic?
11:24 best cameo ever including Spider-Man no way home and doctor strange 2
Whoever subtitles the nerd episodes deserves a medal
12:27 I can hear the pixelated AVGN sound.
Same
🤣🤣🤣
64bits
Same
@@user-mi8ml9qi6u 32bits
“You might as well save that toilet paper, it’s worth a whole lot more”
Look how that aged
oof
Lol
@Your friendly neighborhood dog you said it for them
Imagine if he does last of us 2
Lol
I remember when this episode came out
That was.... 10 years ago 💀
10 years and 10 days now
I reckon this is still one of the best AVGN videos, even compared to the newer collection. Up there with Ghostbusters (NES) and the console reviews, like the Sega 32X and Atari 5200.
12:27 Get ready for 64 bit wars!
Trust me, we have plenty of timestamps.
There you go! We absolutely have timestamps.
Enserio no me digas
64 bits 32 bits 16 bits 8 bits 4 bits 2 bits 1 bit half bit quarter bit the wrist game
I bet Intel CORE i11 will be 128 bit!
***** You got the R-Zone for Christmas? I'm sorry!
Has he done Plug and play Games?
Yeah but i would like to see the nerd do some plug and play (jon trons whas funny though)
I think it is pathetic as a human experience the moment when you decide to actually enjoy any of these games.
But now we have tablets laptops and ds'es.
And 3ds'es and dsi's and much more...probably
***** I concur. And I don't even have an XBox One.
12:27 legendary moment
This is by far my favorite AVGN episode.
I LOVE VIVI YOUR PROFILE PIC
64 bits
32 bits
16 bit
8 BIT
4 BITS
2 BITS
1 BIT
HALF BIT
QUARTER BIT
THE WRIST GAME
THE WRIST GAAAAAAAAAAAAMEE
Pyro552 ASS
THEEEEEEEEEEE WRIIIIIIIIIIIST GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME
Weird fact, I had a dream on the night of November 18, 2019, where there were Tiger handhelds, but those pooled a but better. They could (sort of) make 3D technology. Even the backgrounds changed.
One of them was Mario speedrunning through a public bathroom with an entrance, and exit. Sort of like a stupid version of Mario Kart.
Wanna guess why it was placed in a public washroom?
😒💩
True story.
Played, and looked a bit better. 😂
Just Dance: The Tiger wrist game.
How would that even work?
@@quate1316 Just mash buttons and wait for something to happen!
Cardboard Box ahh that makes sense
@@quate1316 Actually it could have a semi faithful adaptation. There's a bootleg game called "Street Dance" on the NES.
Just... do that on a tiger screen (you can easily fit a bunch of moving arrows on the screen and dancing characters on the side.
The main problem would be the sound because instead of anything resembling music you'd have PC speaker grade ear sodomy.
But it could genuinely be a game!
Sonlirain just not a very good one
@9:50 "People have discussions like are videogames art or something like that. I've got a better one. Are tiger games video games"
Lol 😂 genius
I can't believe this is 10 years old!
“How could you have a Mortal Kombat game without Scorpion or Sub-Zero?”
*looks at mk3*
in mk3 sub-zero was there... or a clone
@@wednesdaygeckok.7899 thanks bro
Was it really sub zero
Mk3 had some anti ninja thing against it.
@@ltnshouldplayhalomore2034 it was
11:26 best crossover in history
Hey I saw you on another TH-cam video called angry Grandma
@@n.k8557 bruh
They could make an LCD game about virtually anything. Even something as mundane as watering plants. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if such an LCD game actually existed.
14:29 Or it could sound like if Batman is having his way with Cat-Woman, giving her the old in-out-in-out-in-out thing. 😂😂
Coming here before the 64 bits blows up again.
Lol yea
Again
32 bits...
@@ABunchOfDudes 16 bits.
@@JustUncomon 8 bits
"Aaaaaahhhhhh" - Batman
"Urrrggghhh"
17:19
"Auhhh"
It sounds like he got the wrong order at McDonalds
I have fond memories of playing these as a little kid in the 90s. I had Power Rangers, Batman Forever and Mortal Kombat.
There is always part of an avgn episode that will make you literally laugh out loud. Every episode
Was this really six years ago? I remember when this video just came out. These videos are so timeless that I forget when they came out
Edit: I don’t know how the fuck people liked my scatterbrained way of talking. Thank you, guys!
Laser Blast Studios each of your sentences contradicted the last
2013 was the year I got hooked on avgn videos, also I think it was one of his best years in video releases
Cool.
@@Name-gd9yj omg so true. what a shitty post
I know it’s insane
I'm here again after Hasbro announced they're relaunching Tiger Games.
They are?
@@pissthrower4477 That's the idea. This Fall
*WHAT WERE THEY THINKIIIIING?!*
Al*land Leal Interesting.
@@al.109 are they fucking retarted?!
10:31 Predicted the future?
This episode kills of laughter everytime, and it still does to this day! 😆
wait... Tax man... was made by HAL Labs?... da fuck...
wow
no no, its not sarcasm... im just amazed, and yeah, we need Sonic 3 & Knuckles, my second favorite sonic game :3
thats a shame
Blackak Pinball Arcade was made by the guys who made the Genesis version of Action 52.
Blackak wut?
Imagine an LJN Tiger game
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I can't imagine the electrical problems....
Plumbers don't wear ties....THE TIGER GAMEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The ultimate shit
Don't you EVER say that again. That is a cursed idea even Satan Mario Bros 3 would be afraid of.
They still make those exact TIGER games today.
12:27 - 64 bits
12:29 - 32 bits
12:31 - 16 bits
12:33 - 8 bits
12:34 - 4 bits
12:35 - 2 bits
12:36 - 1 bits
12:37 - 1/2 Bit
12:38 - 1/4 Bit
12:39 - THE WRIST GAMEEE >:(
It's hard for modern kids to understand how desperate we were for video games back then.
How desperate? Kids used to play "Pac-Man" by drawing the maze on paper then using one marker as Pac-Man we'd "run" through the maze while another marker was the "ghost" chasing him. We were so desperate for games, kids would play both markers by themselves!
Another version of that was playing Super Mario by drawing out your own level on paper, then moving the papers past a pencil. The pencil eraser was "Mario" and the moving paper represented the screen scrolling. You'd move the pencil up and down to simulate jumping and if the eraser touched an enemy or pit, you died.
THAT is how desperate we were for games in the mid to late 80s and why these shitty Tiger games were popular.
+dorpth I was doing similar things even in the 90's! I recall creating my own Mario 64 at some point!
+TwistParade damn
3rd world Mario maker huehue
+dorpth Have you've been living under a rock?
Nathaniel Bac
Please tell me what in the world you're talking about.
This should be good.
Batman's moan on the GameCom is epic.
Aughh
Uaaahhh.
Immortalfire And the way the music stops when he moans make it seem like his moans are the lyrics to the music.
Immortalfire UUAGH!
Yiff~
I have no idea why this is my favorite avgn video, been watching it over and over pretty much since it came out
8:03-“revolutionalized”! 😂
Fun fact, there's an episode of Fresh Prince of Belle Air that Will play the R-Zone. Will Smith himself has played the worst video game console on TV
Man now i need to find this episode
What episode?
Ha! I remember that part. He plays it like what it is; a joke. I honestly thought it was a prop meant to mock video games. Nope, turns out it was an *actual console*
Which episode? 😃
Way to promote it!
**Three friends are having a discussion about Street Fighter 2**
Kid 1: Hey. You guys have Street Fighter 2 for SNES? It's freaking awesome!
Kid 2: I know, right?
Kid 3: I beat it 10 minutes, for real.
**Another kid walks in their conversation**
Kid 4: You squares are still playing SF2 on SNES? Pfft. You guys are so in the Dark Ages.
Kid 1: What are you talking about?
Kid 4: Tiger Electronic made a handheld system for the game. I got it right now. Wanna see?
Kid 2: A handheld port? Sure!
**Kid 4 take out system and shows them**
Kid 2: This is the hype?
Kid 4: Yeah. Awesome, right?
Kid 1: Get out.
XD
ZombiEBenoiT 1v1 me, bruh. shipment i rekt yu.
ZombiEBenoiT RUST DEN.
ZombiEBenoiT fine den retreat on aw mors iron sights
ZombiEBenoiT k den
6:04 Matt rose doing a furby impression
12:27 gave us one of the biggest memes of 2021
5:37
Ken's face on the art here perfectly summarizes the Tiger handheld gaming experience
At least Blanka’s having fun.
He looks constipated
I saw this comment exactly as it came on
@@DeanL6_ Ken looks like a disgruntled cashier and a disappointed father
Lol
"you might as well save that toilet paper, its worth a whole lot more"
aged well
Indeed.
like a fine wine
@@AvoDoesStuff_ but dosent the oldest the wine, the better?
@@caitsith1004 thats what he means
*c o v i d 1 9 i n t e n s i f i e s*
I remember having the Lion King tiger handheld, a Batman one, a Daytona 500 racing one, and I feel like there was one more but I can't quite remember. I *do* remember wanting the Jurassic Park one as a kid but never got my hands on it.
Man.
It really does feel like yesterday when I woke up at my friend's house from a sleepover, beautiful summer day, great breakfast, looking on the internet and seeing the AVGN posted a new episode.
9 years can come by and leave just as fast.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Tiger Electronics Game
Emperor Tiberius We don’t speak of such a wretched thing
October, no!
THE POWER OF AVGN COMPELS YOU!
By LJN
The nightmare
"It's proof Jesus died in vain and changed his middle name to fucking"
- Angry Video Game Nerd 2013
+12th Cublord oh god ive watched this so many times and i still laugh so hard when i hear it GOLD
On my birthday too :)
I can not believe this episode is almost 10 years old. I remember watching it the day it came out! Always will be hilarious!
The Tiger games are just turning your bathroom light on and off and calling it a "game".
10:57
The way he stares angrily at his watch with that exaggerated frown encapsulates everything I love about the nerd
12:50 ＰＯＫＥＭＯＮ ＷＡＬＫＩＥ－ＴＡＬＫＩＥＳ
Man, now I feel old...
Man. .... where can I get those Walkie talkies tbh
@@lightninggreninja4676 ebay
*Y E A*
@@tophatunited2722 In 1997, this was Tiger's belated answer to the Game Boy.
Full House: Tournament Fighter has a seriously competitive environment. I've won a few tournaments in my state, I won Nationals last year. I completely bombed at worlds though.
That's a real game?
@@rawrdino7046 very much so
This is the most rewatchable TH-cam series
I love how one of AVGN's "low budget" and plotless episodes is more popular than the ones that have an overarching story or gag, and has alot of vfx.
@@majorfanboy2005say that you actually watched an NC episode without actually watching an NC episode
I’m torn. I love the special effects episodes because I love the artistry behind them but I also like when James just talks.
A fucking "Full House" beat em up? Now I've seen everything ...
Of all shows to make a beat em up game on, they base it on one of the least violent shows of its time? And they didn't do it for Home Improvement, where there is ALWAYS someone getting seriously injured.
Next he'll probably discover a Roseanne Racing Game or a Bill Cosby Birthday Bash game or something like that xD
Anirudh Viswanathan Home Improvement on the NES or SNES
How is this 9 years ago?! It felt as of it's still fresh from yesterday
Same here. I can't be this old
In about a month,this will be a decade old.
“You might as well save that toilet paper, it’s worth a lot more...” 10:30
He foresees the future....
No wonder they brought Tiger games back. They weren't meant to be played after all.
Covid Hoarders
@@spongeman3090 Hello, Lucas
he know more than us.
I remember when games like this came in Happy Meals. Anyone else remember them?
steelers0398 I remember the Sonic ones
I had the Sonic game from McDonalds.
I remember when they were in stores and not on bullshit artificial mcdonald's advertising
Pfannkuchesindgeil I don't mean to be rude, you just posted your reply in this discussion. Besides, Platinum doesn't have a single like to his reply.
Pfannkuchesindgeil People can have likes to their comments if others agree with their opinions, find their comment to be funny, or in this case, relating to the matter at hand and if people can relate to others in given situations.
I have a tiger video poker game from the 90s and the thing still works. I play with it every once in a long while.
2:23 "They use the most primitive technology possible."
Uses 'Gauntlet' as an example.
It's kinda strange hearing him clearly in the "bit wars".
right?
Not to me.
Eyy
Same with “THE WRIST GAME!”
@@TheDash456 same
11:32 this is probably the most relatable thing in the world
Edit:Wow likes
YEP
hate cutting my fingers
Ikr
ikr
smae
There's a cancelled furby one that was meant to be a platform game. Nothing ever surfaced of the game itself just a photo of the device. It was cancelled for some reason.