About this season
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 video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design. The series began as a feature on YouTube and later became a program on ScrewAttack Entertainment before moving to GameTrailers exclusively. The show was renamed The Angry Video Game Nerd to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo and due to the fact he started reviewing games from non-Nintendo consoles such as those made by Atari and Sega. Rolfe's character, "The Nerd" is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of anger, profanity, and habitual consumption of alcohol while reviewing video games.
Episodes (8)
1. Gex Trilogy
Aired 24 February 2025 • 22 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 222, The Nerd is looking at the only video game mascot series starring a gecko! Originally 3DO's answer to Mario and Sonic, Gex would go on to spawn two sequels with Enter the Gecko and Deep Under Cover. Do the Gex games hold up as platforming classics or are they simply petrified gecko crap?
2. Video Game Commercials
Aired 4 March 2025 • 19 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd 223, The Nerd takes a look back at some of his favorite retro video game commercials after referencing them for years.
3. Dragon's Lair Re-Revisited
Aired 17 May 2025 • 25 min
The Nerd revisits a game that he couldn't even get past the first screen on in the past, now with the sole purpose of beating it - Dragon's Lair for the NES!
4. Metroid: Original Trilogy
Aired 25 June 2025 • 36 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 225, The Nerd takes a look back at the Metroid series' early beginnings with the original Metroid for NES, Metroid II: Return of Samus on Game Boy, and Super Metroid on SNES!
5. Mario Paint with GWAR
Aired 29 June 2025 • 22 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 226, The Nerd pulls out the SNES Mouse to play a Nintendo classic with very special guests Grodius Maximus and Sawborg Destructo of GWAR!
6. Werewolf: The Last Warrior
Aired 27 October 2025 • 23 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 227, The Nerd battles his primitive urge to curse while playing through Werewolf: The Last Warrior on NES, before succumbing to his fate and transforming into a Swearwolf!
7. Timecop (SNES)
Aired 8 November 2025 • 19 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 228, The Nerd goes back to the future with a game based on a movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a time-traveling special agent, Timecop!
8. E.T. Interplanetary Mission (PS1)
Aired 18 December 2025 • 20 min
In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 229, The Nerd celebrates the Christmas season by being good and playing another ET game, this time on PlayStation!