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.

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Seasons: 20
Episodes aired: 235
Latest aired: S20E04
Total runtime: 2d 13h

Timeline when each season aired

Season 1 May 2004 – December 2006 17 episodes
Season 2 January 2007 – January 2008 24 episodes
Season 3 February 2008 – January 2009 23 episodes
Season 4 March 2009 – March 2010 25 episodes
Season 5 April 2010 – March 2011 11 episodes
Season 6 April 2011 – December 2011 6 episodes
Season 7 July 2012 – December 2013 11 episodes
Season 8 March 2014 – December 2014 16 episodes
Season 9 March 2015 – December 2015 5 episodes
Season 10 April 2016 – December 2016 5 episodes
Season 11 March 2017 – December 2017 12 episodes
Season 12 April 2018 – December 2018 9 episodes
Season 13 January 2019 – December 2019 11 episodes
Season 14 January 2020 – December 2020 12 episodes
Season 15 March 2021 – December 2021 15 episodes
Season 16 March 2022 – December 2022 6 episodes
Season 17 February 2023 – December 2023 6 episodes
Season 18 February 2024 – December 2024 9 episodes
Season 19 February 2025 – December 2025 8 episodes
Season 20 February 2026 – August 2026 4 episodes

Seasons

S01E01 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)

May 25 · 9min find the promo

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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.
S01E02 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES)

May 28 · 6min find the promo

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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.
S01E03 The Karate Kid (NES)

April 8 · 4min find the promo

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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.
S01E04 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES)

April 28 · 4min find the promo

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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.
S01E05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)

June 21 · 7min find the promo

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The Nerd prepares to go all "cowabunga" and ninja, as he reviews the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES.
S01E06 Back to the Future (NES)

July 21 · 7min find the promo

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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.
S01E07 McKids (NES)

August 30 · 7min find the promo

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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.
S01E08 Wally Bear and the NO! Gang (NES)

September 1 · 5min find the promo

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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.
S01E09 Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu (NES)

September 8 · 4min find the promo

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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.
S01E10 Top Gun (NES)

September 15 · 8min find the promo

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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.
S01E11 Double Dragon III (NES)

September 22 · 4min find the promo

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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.
S01E12 Friday the 13th (NES)

October 13 · 11min find the promo

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The Nerd prepares for Halloween by taking a look at why the NES game based on Friday the 13th is more frustrating than scary.
S01E13 A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)

October 31 · 13min find the promo

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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.
S01E14 The Power Glove (NES)

November 15 · 12min find the promo

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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.
S01E15 Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel Titles

November 28 · 11min find the promo

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The Nerd discusses the naming of sequels for various movie and video game franchises he has seen or played.
S01E16 Rocky (SMS)

December 14 · 7min find the promo

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The Nerd pumps himself up for a fight, to prepare himself for reviewing the Sega Master System video game based on Rocky.
S01E17 Bible Games (NES & SNES)

December 23 · 21min find the promo

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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.