Finding a bad video game to review is hard, so the Nerd turns his attention towards the TurboGrafx-16, and a game based on the Darkwing Duck cartoon series.

The Nerd takes a look at a horrible game that never left Japan, and featured so many things that were wrong with it – Hong Kong 97 for the Super Famicom.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 12. For the twelfth and final day of his Christmas, the Nerd wonders what use there is to make art with LJN Video Art, and recalls some of the better art games made in the past including Mario Paint.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 11. For the eleventh day of his Christmas, the Nerd questions why he needs to walk around a virtual version of a real theme park, as he tries out Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure for the GameCube.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 10. For the tenth day of his Christmas, the Nerd has a go with playing the HyperScan – a console designed to use special cards that need to be scanned into it to play its selection of games.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 9. For the ninth day of his Christmas, the Nerd smells a bad game amongst his presents, as he tackles with the confusing gameplay of Porky’s for the Atari 2600.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 8. For the eighth day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds his weapons against bad games are going dull, as he reviews a NES game based upon Lethal Weapon. Guest Stars: Mike Matei as himself

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 7. For the seventh day of his Christmas, the Nerd is lulled into a false sense of hope for a good game, as he reviews V.I.P. for the PlayStation – a bad video game based on the TV series, featuring Pamela Anderson amongst its characters.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 6. For the sixth day of his Christmas, the Nerd attempts to find what clues there are in Mary-Kate and Ashley “Get a Clue” for the Game Boy Color, that show it’s a truly bad game to play.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 5. For the fifth day of his Christmas, the Nerd plays another bad NES game amongst his presents, based upon the The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends cartoon series.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 4. For the fourth day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds he has a copy of The Ren & Stimpy Show: Fire Dogs for the SNES amongst his presents – a video game with bad gameplay, that does no justice to Ren & Stimpy.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 3. For the third day of his Christmas, the Nerd finds himself reviewing CrazyBus – an unlicensed Venezuelan game/app that was made for the Sega Genesis, and features little in the way of good gameplay.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 2. The Nerd finds nothing funny with his next present, as he reviews a video game based on the American sitcom of the same name – ALF for the SMS.

12 Days of Shitsmas Part 1. The Nerd begins his first day by unwrapping and reviewing Tagin’ Dragon – a bad game for the NES with truly difficult gameplay.  

It’s another Halloween, and the Nerd considers why anyone would want to play the NES game based on Beetlejuice.

Taken from Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, this episode focuses on the Nerd’s review of one of Atari’s worst video games they ever made – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600. Notes: Although basically a clip from the movie, this episode differs from it in that it featured actual footage from the game; […]

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of AVGN, The Nerd takes a quick look at various games within Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors for the Sega CD – a video game cancelled before it was released and designed as a joke on various game genres – before focusing on one game in its collection […]

Travelling back to the Noughties this time around, the Nerd takes on Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing for PC – a poorly-made video game considered by reviewers as one of the worst to have been made, due to the many design flaws, bugs and glitches that were in it.

Part 2 of 2. The Nerd reviews more games off of the fan’s wishlist including A Boy and His Blob, The Three Stooges, Home Improvement, Pit-Fighter, Bubsy 3D, and Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage.

Part 1 of 2. The Nerd takes a look back at department store wishlist catalogs before tackling a wishlist of games that fans wish for him to review including Bad Dudes, Skate or Die!, Karate Champ, Where’s Waldo?, Sonic Blast, Sonic Labyrinth, Sonic R, Sonic Shuffle, and Shadow the Hedgehog.

The Nerd takes a break from bad games to look at a collection of titles based around his life, featuring those for the PC and iOS, as well as two special ones made for the Atari 2600 and NES. The Nerd finishes off with a review of the then-newly-released Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures for […]

It’s another Halloween, and the Nerd tries to find something scary that could pop out of his NES game cartridge, when he takes a look at Alien 3.

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.

Nothing excellent is likely to be found when going back in time, as the Nerd reviews the NES game based upon Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure.

The Nerd shows why bad video games shouldn’t be based on TV shows and movies, as he reviews the Game Boy, Genesis, and NES versions of Toxic Crusaders. Guest Stars: Lloyd Kaufman, co-founder of Troma Entertainment.

The Nerd revives his old friend, “guitar guy”, to help him review Ikari Warriors for the NES, and find out what it’s like to play it with two players.

The Nerd takes a look at a variety of sport-themed games made for the Atari 2600, including football games, baseball games, boxing games, soccer games, and golf games.

The Nerd attempts to show his fans how to play and beat the video game he got as a kid – Ghosts n’ Goblins for the NES.

The Nerd is back, as he tackles a selection of NES games based upon movies that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, including Total Recall, Last Action Hero, and Predator.

Christmas has arrived, and the Nerd finds himself once again reviewing a selection of badly-made, religious-themed video games for the Game Boy, Genesis, and NES, including Spiritual Warfare and Bible Adventures. Notes: This is the first episode to be filmed in 1080p HD.

It’s Halloween again, and the Nerd spends it by reviewing both the Genesis and CD-i versions of Dark Castle. He soon shows off how horribly difficult the game is, even on its easiest setting.

The Nerd attempts to get his hand on a good copy of Nintendo World Championships for the NES – a series of Nintendo games on one cartridge, used as part of a contest in the 1990s – but soon questions whether it’s worth it in the end. Guest Stars: Pat Contri as “Pat the NES […]

The Nerd finds nothing cool about his latest review of a bad video game – Kid Kool for the NES – as he showcases the many flaws in its gameplay.

James Rolfe gives fans of the Angry Video Game Nerd a behind-the-scenes look at how an episode of the web series is made, by showing what is done when reviewing a game. In this case, a review by the Nerd of Barbie for NES.

The Nerd finds himself facing a deluge of bad games for the NES, Genesis, SNES, Sega CD, 3DO, and Atari 2600, all based on movies connected to Steven Spielberg, including Jaws, Hook, and Jurassic Park. Notes: A teaser for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie was shown at the end of the episode, intended to […]

To mark the 100th episode of Angry Video Game Nerd, the Nerd takes on reviewing two bad NES games – Gyromite and Stack-Up – while dealing with the unwelcome help of Nintendo’s R.O.B..

The force is with the Nerd, as he helps to fight back against the dark powers of bad games made for the Atari 2600, Famicom, NES, SNES, and Nintendo 64, all based on the Star Wars series of movies. His reviews of these games include Star Wars: Jedi Arena, Super Star Wars, and Star Wars: […]

The Nerd wonders if he’s daydreaming about his next bad video game, as he takes to reviewing the different flaws and styles of gameplay found in Day Dreamin’ Davey for the NES.

As Christmas approaches, the Nerd embarks on a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and takes a look at three bad NES games – Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage, Circus Caper, and Fist of the Northstar.

The Nerd finds it highly unlikely his next bad game is gonna surprise him, as he reviews Lester the Unlikely for the SNES – a video game with a problematic protagonist and difficult gameplay.