The Rocketeer (NES & SNES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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    The Rocketeer is a 1991 film from Walt Disney Pictures, based upon the comic book character of the same name Set in 1938 Los Angeles, California, The Rocketeer tells the story of stunt pilot Cliff Secord who stumbles upon a hidden rocket-powered jet pack that he thereafter uses to fly without the need of an aircraft. His heroic deeds soon attract the attention of Howard Hughes and the FBI, who are hunting for the missing jet pack, as well as the Axis operatives that stole it from Hughes. Also in 1991, a game published by Bandai came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A year later the Super Nintendo game also came out. In this review the Nerd covers both games, dons his old Nerd Shirt, and builds the ultimate transportation device: the RocketBeer.
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  • @JamesNintendoNerd
    @JamesNintendoNerd  2 ปีที่แล้ว +771

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  • @leannerose6181
    @leannerose6181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +970

    I burst out laughing when James inserted himself into the game and threw the Rocketeer over the hole 🤣

    • @zacharyessey5904
      @zacharyessey5904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I loved that part.

    • @DS-bz7de
      @DS-bz7de 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fr!

    • @moosemaimer
      @moosemaimer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There actually is a part like that in Out of This World. He should review that.

    • @StrikerEureka85
      @StrikerEureka85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i can't count how many times i wished i could do that

    • @bryankehler
      @bryankehler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best part.

  • @NorkelFjols
    @NorkelFjols 2 ปีที่แล้ว +450

    Seeing James get to actually throw the character over a tricky jump was strangely satisfying after all these years.

    • @drewwhitney7327
      @drewwhitney7327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I felt like cheering when he threw him over the long jump.

    • @ZeonEons
      @ZeonEons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol classic!

    • @Shanethefilmmaker
      @Shanethefilmmaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because we all wanted to do that.

  • @crispben
    @crispben 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2173

    Felt like an old episode except he’s clearly mocking everyone that complains non-stop about him changing. I liked it.

    • @epoch8150
      @epoch8150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      This

    • @darksideofdonny
      @darksideofdonny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Amen!!! He gets to have his cake and eat it too!

    • @Shanethefilmmaker
      @Shanethefilmmaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      Ya, but it's in such a way that you can tell he mocks out of love rather than anything malicious. Otherwise he'd have more mean spirited jokes behind it like "You want the old me back well too bad!!"

    • @alexhollon7526
      @alexhollon7526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@Shanethefilmmaker He's like a loving uncle who also likes to tease you lol

    • @heraclitusblacking1293
      @heraclitusblacking1293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      The whole point of AVGN is that the past is not as sweet as remember. It's a critique of nostalgia. Yet people are nostalgic for the old nerd. Irony.

  • @Misterixraccon
    @Misterixraccon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +970

    I dont think its about "this feels like old avgn" but about seeing james really enjoy doing it, if he keeps liking avgn we will get great episodes regardless of how they are directed

    • @AJReid-od7ut
      @AJReid-od7ut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think that’s what made Old AVGN show grid just seeing him put all his passion into it

    • @jaygooese4242
      @jaygooese4242 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I love cartoon leprechaun 3:16

    • @jaygooese4242
      @jaygooese4242 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So animation editing is awesome 😂 3:16

  • @nerobron
    @nerobron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1973

    New Nerd with Old Nerd spiced in. Gotta love how aware James is of his audience *and* what would fit into a relevant video. It's made this series practically timeless.

    • @HorrorsofCody
      @HorrorsofCody 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      🎯

    • @outerspaceman7534
      @outerspaceman7534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      What do you mean exactly by old nerd and new nerd?

    • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
      @imveryangryitsnotbutter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      It was also wise to keep the show a minimal-budget affair, instead of trying to make it a huge thing with a studio space and an entire cast of actors and special effects artists.

    • @russellj.s.257
      @russellj.s.257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just like in the 80s, Old Coke and New Coke.

    • @Omar_E11
      @Omar_E11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I feel bad for James if he's actually aware of his nitpicky, judgemental, troll infested audience.

  • @Nightosphere
    @Nightosphere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5572

    This felt like a classic episode I really enjoyed it

    • @juicejuice6675
      @juicejuice6675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Same

    • @gameboy8425
      @gameboy8425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      The AVGN we all know and love

    • @krtlkid
      @krtlkid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It sure did I just hope this trend continues.

    • @patrickblakethesaint
      @patrickblakethesaint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Agreed. I said the same thing to myself at the end!

    • @LamunesADV
      @LamunesADV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Totally agree

  • @Other_Kev
    @Other_Kev 2 ปีที่แล้ว +753

    James: "Here's the lore explanation for how my games still show up in episodes after I destroyed them"
    Nobody asked, but he delivered anyway. That's why we still love AVGN. :)

    • @daftoptimist
      @daftoptimist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It *would* be a leprechaun.

    • @pissmansfield463
      @pissmansfield463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This felt like the "Why does Kenny keep coming back after he dies" episode.

    • @insensitive919
      @insensitive919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You know at least one person asked. And I bet he's higher than a fairy right now.

    • @kecukraftwork1988
      @kecukraftwork1988 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I always just figured that the Nerd was so intoxicated, that he drunkenly repaired the games himself and simply forgot by the next day 😂

    • @asimplewizard
      @asimplewizard 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@kecukraftwork1988that's silly, it was a leprechaun. Duh.

  • @Saint_Cuthbert
    @Saint_Cuthbert 2 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    The sheer terror on his face while starting the SNES version is just incredible 🤣

    • @jimboswamps5602
      @jimboswamps5602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      The controller being squeezed and shaking too! 😂😂😂😂

    • @KawaiiKing64
      @KawaiiKing64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      The immensely powerful "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!" was absolutely brilliant XD

    • @user-eo5sn9yt1u
      @user-eo5sn9yt1u ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@KawaiiKing64 the triple whammy supreme

  • @chubbycatfish4573
    @chubbycatfish4573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +522

    15 years of watching AVGN and I have no plans on stopping.

    • @djb1317
      @djb1317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      its a tradition at this point

    • @johnc1963
      @johnc1963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You gifted me a Mike Matei sub once!

    • @alienboy1322
      @alienboy1322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Neither am I.

    • @errorbirdesther
      @errorbirdesther 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same
      I started to watch him after I watched a spongebob ytp that had him in it

    • @kademcneely6009
      @kademcneely6009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I’ve watched 15 years of AVGN in less than a month lol

  • @TimTimmahh-LinkyLink
    @TimTimmahh-LinkyLink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    This felt like an old episode. The part where James throws the rocketeer across the gap had me dying lol..

    • @ikaruga24
      @ikaruga24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same for me, it instantly brought images of the Olsen twins game with the dog :D

    • @anthonyweinersnose2583
      @anthonyweinersnose2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was the 100th like on this comment and James Rolfe is in the illuminatiatotto guy.

    • @3Rayfire
      @3Rayfire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Best part of the video. That reached me.

    • @kevins1876
      @kevins1876 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably helps he made some past memories of it with mike.

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same

  • @markthehammer
    @markthehammer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1117

    Please... Please. DON'T STOP. EVER.
    I need you to reach at least episode 1000!

    • @mattgilson697
      @mattgilson697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yesssss

    • @Pikachu2Ash
      @Pikachu2Ash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Idk about 1000 but we are pretty close to 200th.

    • @shinkiro403
      @shinkiro403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *A wild Arata-ta appears* ❤

    • @randomretroplays3123
      @randomretroplays3123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Can you imagine TH-cam without the nerd 😫

    • @Dripx-
      @Dripx- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I mean, he can do what he wants. At that rate, he'll be doing this till he's old as he'll if he were to do episode 1,000 lol

  • @bullettime8760
    @bullettime8760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    Just to remind everyone that he's been doing this since TH-cam was still in it's "prototype" phase

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Nerd has been on TH-cam since before I knew that TH-cam was anything more than a search engine

    • @tripledipterry3489
      @tripledipterry3489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@paul_warner TH-cam was never a search engine?

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tripledipterry3489 TH-cam was always a search engine

    • @quanghuyvu2649
      @quanghuyvu2649 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paul_warner he has been on here before I was born
      Yes, I was born On May 2004
      I think he started sooner than that

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@quanghuyvu2649 TH-cam wasn't around until 2005

  • @1984nightrider
    @1984nightrider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    Honestly this was a treat man, I love how you went back to more your old style. The fans really appreciate you man. P.S. Would love to have the old intro back too =)

    • @oh-not-the-bees7872
      @oh-not-the-bees7872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Then watch an older episode.

    • @jonconnor2965
      @jonconnor2965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      All thanks to me that is, I've been telling him that we all want the rage and cynical commentary. It's what makes him an angry video game nerd.

    • @segamon
      @segamon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I agree! I havnt laughed watching many of the recent episodes. But this one had me laughing quite a bit! 👍

    • @BIastProcX
      @BIastProcX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a based pfp

  • @DrViperVideos
    @DrViperVideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    In middle school my friends showed me a video of a guy smashing his head through cabinet bc he couldnt beat karate kid on NES. Over a decade later and james is still making these videos, never stop dude, youre my favorite youtuber

    • @crystalwater505
      @crystalwater505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You wanna help me now man?!

    • @MistahJay7
      @MistahJay7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One of the most funniest parts in AVGN history lol

  • @NerdyTransformed
    @NerdyTransformed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    I love the part at the end where James laughs at the absurdity of his own joke

  • @birkenomegacybertronultimate
    @birkenomegacybertronultimate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +498

    You're an absolute legend. You're 41 years old, you have 2 children, you're married and yet you still manage to make amazing videos consistently.

    • @ainteasya
      @ainteasya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Don't remind him lol

    • @Psycrovv
      @Psycrovv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He is 41 ? like me :D

    • @Sypaka
      @Sypaka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Wait.. TWO Children? I knew of one, but, wow James..

    • @jaygooese4242
      @jaygooese4242 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That lucky son of a gun

    • @-Siculus-Hort-
      @-Siculus-Hort- ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes. james is awesome.

  • @KaineHero
    @KaineHero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    Best Nerd episode in a while. James seemed more genuinely enthusiastic than usual. Love to see it

  • @GoreyBits
    @GoreyBits 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1090

    I saw THE ROCKETEER movie in theaters when I was a small child. I even had a Rocketeer action figure. I never got to play the game. From the looks of it, I dodged a bullet 😆

    • @Craxin01
      @Craxin01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      More than the character in the game can say.

    • @badnewsbruner
      @badnewsbruner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I own this steaming pile of feces on NES, got it for a birthday or somethin' as a child. Yes, you definitely dodged a bullet.

    • @zacharycollins9485
      @zacharycollins9485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You didn't beat The Rocketeer SNES version (I can't say I blame you haha). At the end of the game they have the epic showdown on top of the zeppelin from the movie! 💪

    • @mrmonsterz644
      @mrmonsterz644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I'd say you dodged a rocket

    • @leannerose6181
      @leannerose6181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Me too; saw and loved the movie in the theaters; never got to play the game; thank you James for showing me I wasn't missing much 😂

  • @nickcopeland6915
    @nickcopeland6915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The bit where he throws the Rocketeer across the gap is pure gold.

  • @radbuster4403
    @radbuster4403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    james should put himself into the actual games more often, I was howling when he threw the rocketeer dude

  • @TheSexyFerret
    @TheSexyFerret 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    The part where you throw him over the gap is pure gold 😂

    • @wingnut5404
      @wingnut5404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Has he ever gone in the games before? That was awesome.

    • @countrystud1986
      @countrystud1986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@wingnut5404 Yep, check out his Sonic 06 review from a few years back. This one was better utilized though. James is doing awesome !

    • @zyzzy-ko4ww
      @zyzzy-ko4ww 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@countrystud1986 I'd rather spin-dash through Dr. Robotnik's chest IRL than play Sonic 06 (or "Sonic Oh-NO!", if you prefer).

  • @personahearts358
    @personahearts358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I love how we’re getting more AVGN episodes as of late

  • @ShurekHam
    @ShurekHam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I think James actually enjoyed doing this one, it was a nice experience

    • @paul_warner
      @paul_warner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      pretty sure he enjoys all of them, it just shines a little more in some episodes

  • @SocratesRR90
    @SocratesRR90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The music at 11:26 was actually pretty cool lol. Nice descending bass line there.

  • @MariktheGunslinger
    @MariktheGunslinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    This feels like a great fusion of the new and old AVGN episodes. James, ya still got it.

    • @eins2001
      @eins2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Where is your pfp from

  • @GLJosh
    @GLJosh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    I thought this episode could have really used "where did you learn to fly?"

    • @Kyss007
      @Kyss007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I mean, in what situation does that not come in handy?

    • @henrijs1733
      @henrijs1733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?
      WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FLY?

    • @JadedJester739
      @JadedJester739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you hear that? Its the sound of Cinemassacre dropping the ball lol

    • @zyzzy-ko4ww
      @zyzzy-ko4ww 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Where did you learn to fly!" is a running gag in Cybermorph (Atari Jaguar game).

  • @nextabe1
    @nextabe1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I really love when James gets to flex his knowledge of old movies.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's barely 30 years old.

    • @ps92809
      @ps92809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RabblesTheBinx I mean thats kind of old for a movie

    • @perrycoffey5410
      @perrycoffey5410 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can you use a real word instead of a idiotic slang word called flex

    • @jaydub2546
      @jaydub2546 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@perrycoffey5410 flex is a real word...

    • @gunsharck
      @gunsharck 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jaydub2546Yes as in a flex cable not the way you zoomers use it 🤡🤡🤡

  • @CliffuckingBooth
    @CliffuckingBooth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    11:17 I haven't seen this for about 25 years now. Now it all came back...
    Thanks AVGN

  • @recorderdude
    @recorderdude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1621

    One of the best nerds this year bar none, and with one of the worst games to boot! You still got it after all these years.

    • @dexterbelinario3492
      @dexterbelinario3492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Verified person 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

    • @edchampagne1806
      @edchampagne1806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      not hard to improve on garbage

    • @Dankcatvacs
      @Dankcatvacs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ruby Williams what really

    • @Zontar82
      @Zontar82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      one of the worse, fbomb randomly anywhere and not very thought

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@edchampagne1806 why are you watching then? 😂😂😂😂😂 dork.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +601

    The cut aways, the animation, the classic look, and the references. Oh man, this is a real throwback. Great episode, man!

    • @ThalesWell
      @ThalesWell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reference to the movie being a throwback

    • @countrystud1986
      @countrystud1986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Absolutely agree. And yet people still find things to complain and hate about. This episode feels like one from 8 years ago which is already instantly rewatchable. I do appreciate even the small inclusion of different camera angles like this; nothing too crazy, but really gives it a bit of life. We are so lucky he keeps giving us this content!

  • @dvettbald732
    @dvettbald732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I remember this game as a kid, I also remember being frustrated and that’s when my anger started lol

  • @muticere
    @muticere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    10:38 feels like that would have been a cool place for a Pat the NES Punk cameo, have him peek through the door and flip out.

  • @Highretrogamelord
    @Highretrogamelord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    The SNES version of The Rocketeer is actually a port of a DOS game.
    There is also a game that is loosely based on The Rocketeer. It is called Rocket Ranger.

    • @mikedavis1476
      @mikedavis1476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I loved that game!! Couldn’t remember the name of it... kind of hard I never could beat it but definitely a interesting game.. I played it on nes

  • @BigJewishNuts
    @BigJewishNuts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    Thanks James, you’ve helped me while coping with chemotherapy and the pandemic. Keep it going, you’re a legend!
    EDIT: Thank you all for the wonderful responses! I am currently in remission and feeling stronger every single day ❤️

  • @RNCV-uf7wu
    @RNCV-uf7wu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The "Demon on the toilet" line killed me
    Great episode, had a very old school feel to it

  • @bernardolanderos9118
    @bernardolanderos9118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    15:26 Hong Kong 97 ENGINE XD

  • @DanVasc
    @DanVasc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1120

    Respect to James and the team. Thanks for listening to the fans, my guys.

    • @l4ndon4rm0r6
      @l4ndon4rm0r6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Long live mike!

    • @legionarybooks13
      @legionarybooks13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Dan, they need to bring you on as a guest vocalist for Rex Viper!

    • @louisdellalucca8969
      @louisdellalucca8969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dan! I’m a huge fan of yours! Your covers are all masterpieces!!!

    • @Henkbelder
      @Henkbelder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@l4ndon4rm0r6 Mike left cinemassacre

    • @l4ndon4rm0r6
      @l4ndon4rm0r6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No he didn't bro quit playing

  • @perryco34
    @perryco34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    Like how meta he’s being with the “old” references.

    • @lucaswakefield4511
      @lucaswakefield4511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No.

    • @knowtheplan472
      @knowtheplan472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes.

    • @GreenSabre187
      @GreenSabre187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@knowtheplan472 Yes. 😌

    • @Selrisitai
      @Selrisitai 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't like meta. It basically is another way of saying, "Hey, all this stuff? It doesn't matter. It's _just_ a game, movie, show, fiction. None of it matters."

    • @p.cepsalas_7010
      @p.cepsalas_7010 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪs ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴛʀᴀsʜ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ

  • @steveulinski98
    @steveulinski98 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    11:33 "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??!!!!!!!!" The most powerful delivery of that line in Nerd history.

  • @Valientlink
    @Valientlink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Really missing the old Cine crew, but this was a great episode, lots of throwbacks to the old style

  • @InquisitorSinCross
    @InquisitorSinCross 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    After all these Years Jekyll and Hide still haunts AVGN. Stay strong, James.

  • @whoisthisgit
    @whoisthisgit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1525

    Personally, I miss the old camera angles the most of all.

    • @OnlyVocals
      @OnlyVocals 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Personally, I hate clout chasers in disguise.

    • @creeke_alley
      @creeke_alley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Sians 5769 YOU WHAT

    • @LalitoTV
      @LalitoTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      What i miss the most from old videos is the poor lighting
      It made everything so much more cozy

    • @Shadowwolf-1337
      @Shadowwolf-1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      avgn still tries to keep his jokes fresh even in 2021, unlike SOME youtubers i used to love

    • @Run187
      @Run187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@OnlyVocals irony..

  • @NegaNova
    @NegaNova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The Super Nintendo part was pretty frickin' hilarious hahahah. Thank you James. You're amazing.

  • @worldofthought8352
    @worldofthought8352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Get over there!"
    I see the Angry Nerd is the reverse Scorpion.

  • @bregowine
    @bregowine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    Missed this style man, never stop making them like this every now and then! Much appreciated. Keep up the great work

  • @blaisetelfer8499
    @blaisetelfer8499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    "The Rocketeer in 16-bit has to be better"
    *Flashbacks to Wizard of Oz on the Super Nintendo*

  • @SuperCaleb360
    @SuperCaleb360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how this one feels like an older episode

  • @awesomechris2840
    @awesomechris2840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This has been one of my more favorite modern AVGN episodes ive seen in a while! 🤣

  • @muusi5708
    @muusi5708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I like this "simpler" episodes better than the huge ones.

    • @gravitywaves2796
      @gravitywaves2796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I tend to agree, that said the fear and loathing episode blew my mind though.

  • @DanielTGaming
    @DanielTGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1224

    Definitely a big step-up for the new AVGN episodes. I love it.

    • @crazeverseben7583
      @crazeverseben7583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hey daniel t, love your videos.

    • @anthonyweinersnose2583
      @anthonyweinersnose2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James is in the illuminati! You people serve the dark lord.

    • @NormanReaddis
      @NormanReaddis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think i had a bad case of deja Vu here but i think i already watch this episode?

    • @WeezeBadfishHalen4
      @WeezeBadfishHalen4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@NormanReaddis I thought the same. They played it in a James and Mike episode

    • @BRIAN_IVERSON_20
      @BRIAN_IVERSON_20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anthonyweinersnose2583 ok

  • @AlbertWesker-bd3hk
    @AlbertWesker-bd3hk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Nerd breaks the game and my mind instantly goes, ‘’Play the game Civvie!!!!’’.

  • @senateboy0909
    @senateboy0909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    He's like Benjamin Button, he keeps getting younger as he ages.

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +553

    Nice return to form I feel, with the extra effects and animations!

    • @DrumsTheWord
      @DrumsTheWord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Salvador Pais Haha! This is TH-cam comments in a nutshell.

    • @CodingAbroad
      @CodingAbroad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Salvador Pais err yes it is! 417 believe it too

  • @THESCUMMBAR
    @THESCUMMBAR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    12:45 "Imagine you're playing an Indiana Jones game and when you start it up you are the classroom teaching" LOL. That's basically how Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure starts.

    • @scottydu81
      @scottydu81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A point and click Indy game? Is it any gouda?

    • @LordHorst
      @LordHorst 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottydu81 It's one of the best LucasArts adventures.

  • @herculejoestar5809
    @herculejoestar5809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Easily one of the best episodes

  • @AegisAuras
    @AegisAuras 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This felt like a classic episode.
    There was a nice calm backstory to the game at the beginning. Just hearing James explain stuff is satisfying. Then it slowly ramps up with more anger throughout.
    I like it when a lot of the jokes are referencing how ridiculous the game mechanics would be if implemented in the setting of the franchise’s canon.
    It doesn’t even bother me if most of the shots are just of the gameplay and the couch. For me, that’s where the heart of AVGN is.

  • @johnc1963
    @johnc1963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    This was a great episode, it felt a lot like the old ones.

    • @OnlyVocals
      @OnlyVocals 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It didn't. Maybe you should go watch an older episode and compare it to this slop. James fell off. Sad.

    • @blackjaguar324
      @blackjaguar324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Minus the guitar guy.

    • @_PuppetMaster86
      @_PuppetMaster86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@OnlyVocals How positive. You must hate James.

    • @Tarento7386
      @Tarento7386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@OnlyVocals Don't you have a facebook page to update? O....

    • @CodingAbroad
      @CodingAbroad 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OnlyVocals looking through the other comments I think many would disagree

  • @HeShoeTooBig
    @HeShoeTooBig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    For anyone else who was thinking "didn't he do this already?"
    That was James and Mike Mondays. 3 years ago. THREE YEARS ago.

  • @blagosvirakolo
    @blagosvirakolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “He’s gonna take you back to the past...”

  • @herculejoestar5809
    @herculejoestar5809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'll never not miss the intro so weird not having one

  • @shintridentch.387
    @shintridentch.387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    "You may know me as the AVGN, But today i'm the AVPN", yep james just threw the most genuine dad joke

    • @meangene8678
      @meangene8678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      im not even mad about it either tbh

    • @TripleBMusic
      @TripleBMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      James is the ultimate Segue Man

    • @ouijasilverstar9027
      @ouijasilverstar9027 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Makes sense. James is a father of two children.

    • @Toni7926
      @Toni7926 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I almost missed out on this, but enjoyed this joke. - also father of two.

    • @feardatd7961
      @feardatd7961 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and then he proceed to laugh right after.

  • @Eightbitdark
    @Eightbitdark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The part when he said "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!!" To the SNES version, its beautiful. Keep it up James!

    • @p.cepsalas_7010
      @p.cepsalas_7010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪs ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴛʀᴀsʜ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴇʀᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ

  • @latasian0182
    @latasian0182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is one of the best episodes in awhile. So funny 😂. Felt like seasons 1-4, classic AVGN goodness. Thanks for the awesome content James!

  • @The_Loreseeker
    @The_Loreseeker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I feel 15 years younger watching this, reminds me a lot of the Nerd I knew back then.

  • @Yoshi1up
    @Yoshi1up 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    11:36 the snes controller turned into a baby rattle

  • @paradygmshift7826
    @paradygmshift7826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I like how James has been moving back towards the more classic style of AVGN.

    • @FZero2daMAX
      @FZero2daMAX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      A blessed return honestly, he seems a little more like himself here.

    • @Andrew-fi1sd
      @Andrew-fi1sd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Excuse you, i think you mean AVPN

    • @someguy12932
      @someguy12932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep soon he will go back to the angry Nintendo nerd days

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because its the best.

  • @jorgehenao3603
    @jorgehenao3603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    14:32 AHÍ TIENE SU HIJUE&/%/&TA ROCKETEER!!! JAJAJAJA

  • @BokiJuda
    @BokiJuda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    9:17 - I still haven't found a better shooter than this game

  • @Fretburn333
    @Fretburn333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Today is Dimebags birthday. At 1:58 James says “Watch it go” and then smashes the game. I know he’s a Pantera fan so I think this is a little Easter egg for Dime.

    • @hughneutron5303
      @hughneutron5303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      having a blacktooth grin in his honor as we speak!

  • @tmoney920
    @tmoney920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Felt that “what were they thinking” in my soul 💀

  • @bradleynoble9008
    @bradleynoble9008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:43 reminds me of most of Smash Ultimate's World of Light Adventure mode until you get to the final boss where you get three lives.

  • @DrAmazing
    @DrAmazing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember renting the SNES version. We figured out the thing with the little screen pretty quick, and we had a turbo controller so all the shooting and flying sections were way easier. But we couldn't get past this next bit where a guy above you was dropping bombs and you had to dodge past them. The character just moved so slow that it seemed impossible.

  • @corruptlogic8479
    @corruptlogic8479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    This is a great episode. It's like he's genuinely angry. Brings me back to season 5-6 nerd

    • @Keurgui1
      @Keurgui1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was thinking the same thing, been a minute since we seen him get actually frustrated with a game that warranted it

  • @thedarkwolfv7233
    @thedarkwolfv7233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Can we just all appreciate that James still pumps out the AVGNs for us after all these years of growing up with him.

  • @fjccommish
    @fjccommish ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The SNES game is like that recent Star Wars game. You're a Jedi, but you spend the whole game climbing walls, running up and down ramps, solving puzzles.

  • @Raul-yg5oz
    @Raul-yg5oz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:48 not gona lie for an 8 bit game those trees look amazing

  • @claudiasolomon1123
    @claudiasolomon1123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Anyone else notice how often James cites Contra when describing how a game should be made??
    If he did a series about how great Contra was that would be so rad.

    • @sergiowinter5383
      @sergiowinter5383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He could talk about what made great classics great, like he does with movies, becoming the Dr. Jekyll of Mr. AVGN

    • @JoeyJ0J0
      @JoeyJ0J0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He made a video about his personal history with Contra 1

    • @lfccavalheiro
      @lfccavalheiro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dunno... I really hate Contra games, so I wouldn't be excited about that.

    • @Zeburaman2005
      @Zeburaman2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      To James, Contra is what Legend of Zelda is to Mike: the quintessential gaming cornerstone against which every other game is to be measured.

    • @SuperTimLand
      @SuperTimLand 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Crackerjack idea old chap

  • @Xylluk
    @Xylluk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Ever since that James and Mike Monday Rocketeer episode, I've been waiting for this day, and now it's finally here...

    • @Mr.Quackerjack
      @Mr.Quackerjack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Was it everything you’d hoped it would be?

    • @thelyokomemelord
      @thelyokomemelord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here. I've been waiting for this episode.

    • @brentonhaley7092
      @brentonhaley7092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @lazybacon7520
      @lazybacon7520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was one of the best ones, and I kept thinking "this HAS to be a Nerd episode" while watching

    • @yekker2245
      @yekker2245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I had strong deja vu that this game was already covered on avgn but I guess it was a Monday episode that I'm thinking about

  • @shawarmageddonit
    @shawarmageddonit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be any more early '90s pieces of NES bovine droppings left to tear asunder...
    This was just what we needed.

  • @COMMANDRofAWESUM
    @COMMANDRofAWESUM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Never stop making these videos James. Pure gold.

  • @caliklepto1316
    @caliklepto1316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    this feels like an old school episode. love it

    • @deg6788
      @deg6788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes he went back to the basics

    • @arbaltgerbalt7712
      @arbaltgerbalt7712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can tell he didn't edit it though

    • @graveyardclassics
      @graveyardclassics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it does

    • @chebop_s
      @chebop_s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True

    • @DanielLoveMetallica
      @DanielLoveMetallica 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@arbaltgerbalt7712 I mean James is allowed help. He stated he gets final say on the final edits and scripts that he still writes.

  • @Bardic_INKspiration
    @Bardic_INKspiration 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    5:56… in every single platformer that I have played in my life, yes. I’ve always wanted to do that.
    I also laughed way too hard at this.

  • @wesw1985
    @wesw1985 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bet that leprechaun and the glitch gremlin are living together behind the dresser.

  • @Goodroosters
    @Goodroosters 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One thing I love about coming back to AVGN videos is that I don't think I've ever disliked a single one. Like I don't think I've ever come to watch a new one and gone "ah man, the Nerd has kinda gotten stale after so many years"

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1275

    AVGN going strong, never quit my guy.

    • @loderfeuer2742
      @loderfeuer2742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      This Guy is a living Legend

    • @zombiewarrior88
      @zombiewarrior88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      But proto......

    • @OnlyVocals
      @OnlyVocals 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It's actually the WORST it's ever been. James checked out long ago.

    • @soap07230
      @soap07230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hey proto, any Dino Nuggies?

    • @_gorezone_
      @_gorezone_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@OnlyVocals But you're still here watching, so...

  • @hobomeatballthemovies323
    @hobomeatballthemovies323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    James Rolfe is a class act. I find him genuine and erudite.

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “Imagine you are playing Indiana Jones and starts at the classroom…”
    Well. Last Crusade game for DOS starts EXACTLY at the school and after send you to Indy’s apartment. I’ve never arrived to the interesting places besides pointing and clicking everything in the screen.

  • @mattyskier
    @mattyskier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Absolutely loved it James! Thanks for the amazing episode!

  • @jamesesterline
    @jamesesterline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    0:24 James's showing off the dad jokes he's had for the past few years, I like it.

    • @ZombieRain0
      @ZombieRain0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And the New Balance shoes!

  • @toasTr0n
    @toasTr0n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I loved the parts with The Nerd "inside the game." Serious Nick Arcade vibes.

  • @MikuFan3931
    @MikuFan3931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:59 Get… OVER THERE!
    11:33 WHAT WERE THEY THINKIIIIIIING?!

  • @loki.odinson
    @loki.odinson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rocketeer: "Where did you learn to fly?"

  • @forrestredd2706
    @forrestredd2706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I understand that your love of filmmaking has influenced a lot of your recent AVGN episodes, but sometimes, this traditional template feels like home. Episodes like this one are the ones I watch on repeat late at night. This feels like old school AVGN.

  • @georgecheverie7279
    @georgecheverie7279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    The fact that the nerd has admit that most of the NES library has aged and being filled with generic movie games despite him growing up on the console shows how unbiased he is

    • @stevenclark5173
      @stevenclark5173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Don't let Pat Contri hear you say that.

  • @Koopa126
    @Koopa126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:29 Best "What were they thinking!?" outburst yet!

  • @EvilRiceGuy
    @EvilRiceGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    11:42 WHAT?!?!?!

  • @furonguy42
    @furonguy42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Honestly, that plane race minigame had so little to do with anything, that I thought the start of the SNES segment was some sort of skit about putting in the wrong game.

  • @CodingAbroad
    @CodingAbroad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This episode is back to form. Please keep this old style up nerd ☺️

  • @MrBroon
    @MrBroon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The “People Banging in the alley” reference from the cinemassacre podcast…..😂😂😂😂😂