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The Best Episodes of The Angry Video Game Nerd

Every episode of The Angry Video Game Nerd ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Angry Video Game Nerd!

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The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful

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10.0/10(1 votes)
#1 - Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)
S1:E15/25/2004
The Nerd makes his first ever game review, and tries to tackle Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest for the NES, revealing the many flaws and issues that came with it. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 1.
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8.0/10(1 votes)
#2 - Deja Vu (NES)
S18:E68/28/2024
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 218, The Nerd wakes up with a throbbing headache and his memories missing, so he searches his NES library for clues in hopes to solve the mystery and end this bad case of Déjà Vu!
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7.5/10(2 votes)
#3 - 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
S15:E45/14/2021
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 191: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. The 3DO gaming console has been talked about before on AVGN, in the Plumbers Don't Wear Ties episode. But, the Nerd is back to review some of the other awful games for the system, however, there are a few gems in there too. The "REAL" 3DO Interactive Multiplayer was a game console hardware platform originally released in 1993 (with the first models released by Panasonic and other models released by other companies in 1994.) Cheap production cost of CDs led to a large amount of shovelware being released for the system. In this review, the Nerd covers Gex, Road Rash, DOOM, Way of the Warrior, Crash N Burn, Soccer Kid, Battle Chess, Street Fighter II, Alone in the Dark, Cyberia, PO'd, Demolition Man, Virtuoso, a bunch of American Laser Games stuff (Mad Dog McCree and Crime Patrol), and more.
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7.0/10(1 votes)
#4 - Contra How I Remember It
S16:E24/28/2022
This is episode 202 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) and The Nerd is talking Contra! After years of playing nothing but crappy games, The Nerd's dreams are fulfilled through a wish on a monkey's paw, allowing him to finally play something good. Contra for NES is one of those games that everyone has nostalgia for and the AVGN is no different, so he's taking us back to the past to relive a series near and dear to his heart. While focusing on the original Nintendo Entertainment System classic and it's sequel Super C, The Nerd also checks out Contra Arcade, Operation C, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Contra: Hard Corps, Contra: Legacy of War, C The Contra Adventure, and Contra 4. -- Contra is a run-and-gun shooter game originally developed and published by Konami for arcades in 1987, before coming to homes on the NES in 1988. Also known as Gryzor and Probotector in some regions.
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6.0/10(1 votes)
#5 - A Boy and His Blob
S17:E48/24/2023
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 210, The Nerd is opening up a bag of jelly beans and flipping through the pages of Nintendo Power, in his quest to beat the David Crane NES classic, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia!
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5.0/10(1 votes)
#6 - The Last Ninja (NES)
S16:E13/17/2022
This is episode 201 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), which starts off Season 16. The Nerd promised himself in 2006 to review The Last Ninja on NES one day, and today's the day! The Nerd learned during Episode 200 that bad games aren't really made to be bad, that developers probably have decent excuses and issues... but, will he cut The Last Ninja any slack?? -- The Last Ninja is an action-adventure game originally developed and published by System 3 in 1987 for the Commodore 64. But The Last Ninja on the Nintendo Entertainment System is actually the second game in the series Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance.
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The 20 WORST Episodes of The Angry Video Game Nerd

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#7 - Nosferatu (SNES)
S18:E710/28/2024
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 219, The Nerd digs up another vampire game for Super Nintendo but instead of Dracula, this one's based on the classic silent horror film based on Dracula: Nosferatu!
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#8 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES)
S1:E25/28/2004
The Nerd takes on reviewing the extremely difficult Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the NES, in which even the first level is almost impossible to complete.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#9 - The Karate Kid (NES)
S1:E34/8/2006
The Nerd tries out his best moves, as he sees if The Karate Kid for the NES is as any good as the movie it is based on.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#10 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES)
S1:E44/28/2006
The Nerd wonders if someone framed him to tackle a bad video game, as he takes on the NES game based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#11 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
S1:E56/21/2006
The Nerd prepares to go all "cowabunga" and ninja, as he reviews the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#12 - Back to the Future (NES)
S1:E67/21/2006
The Nerd certainly travels back in time, as he takes a look at two bad NES games based on the Back to the Future series.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#13 - McKids (NES)
S1:E78/30/2006
There is nothing he can love about bad video games, as the Nerd reviews M.C. Kids for the NES – a video game based on a popular fast food chain.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#14 - Wally Bear and the NO! Gang (NES)
S1:E89/1/2006
The Nerd finds out what is bad about Wally Bear and the NO! Gang for the NES, a game aimed at teaching kids to not take drugs.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#15 - Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu (NES)
S1:E99/8/2006
The Nerd takes a look at the poor quality behind the game Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu for the NES. First appearance of “guest reviewer” Shit Pickle, a cartoon pickle with feces as hair.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#16 - Top Gun (NES)
S1:E109/15/2006
The Nerd tackles two more bad NES games based on another film – Top Gun – and finds out how some elements of their gameplay are just impossible to do.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#17 - Double Dragon III (NES)
S1:E119/22/2006
The Nerd finds out what was bad in the third entry in the Double Dragon video game series – Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones for the NES.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#18 - Friday the 13th (NES)
S1:E1210/13/2006
The Nerd prepares for Halloween by taking a look at why the NES game based on Friday the 13th is more frustrating than scary.
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#19 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)
S1:E1310/31/2006
It’s Halloween, and the Nerd isn’t really that scared when he reviews the NES game based on the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#20 - The Power Glove (NES)
S1:E1411/15/2006
The Nerd finds out how good (or bad) Nintendo’s Power Glove is, by using it to play a variety of games on the NES.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#21 - Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel Titles
S1:E1511/28/2006
The Nerd discusses the naming of sequels for various movie and video game franchises he has seen or played.
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#22 - Rocky (SMS)
S1:E1612/14/2006
The Nerd pumps himself up for a fight, to prepare himself for reviewing the Sega Master System video game based on Rocky.
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#23 - Bible Games (NES & SNES)
S1:E1712/23/2006
It’s Christmas, so the Nerd sees how bad a number of unlicensed religious-themed games were on both the NES and SNES, including Super 3D Noah’s Ark – a game built on the same game engine as Wolfenstein 3D.
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#24 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Part 1
S2:E11/25/2007
The Nerd tackles his first movie review and sits down to watch the third entry in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film trilogy – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Parts 1 & 2 included.
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#25 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Part 2
S2:E21/25/2007
The Nerd tackles his first movie review and sits down to watch the third entry in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film trilogy – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Parts 1 & 2 included.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)" is the best rated episode of "The Angry Video Game Nerd". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/25/2004. This episode scored 2.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Deja Vu (NES)".