Tuesday, May 25, 2010

In Love with a Video Game Nerd (Who is Angry)

If you've spent any time on YouTube searching for video game reviews, you may have at one point encountered James Rolfe, better known as Angry Video Game Nerd.  AVGN reviews retro games and game systems (NES is his favorite to review), and generally chooses games that have irked him or that his viewers have reported as extremely difficult, stupid, or plain old annoying.

One thing I have to say is that AVGN is not totally for all audiences.  There is a "language barrier" per say, that would be inappropriate for young viewers. AVGN is not afraid to express how he feels about a game, which always leads to colorful vulgarities and references to feces.  Very entertaining for the more mature audience, but not something I would show an 8 year old child.

With that being said, I'll post a few videos here if you would like to see AVGN's awesomeness, and after these vids I will talk a little about James.





Now that you have gotten a chance to see AVGN, I'll tell you a bit about James.  James Rolfe has a history in film making, participating in the 48 hour film project with some of his friends and making shorts while he was in college.  Along with James' AVGN series, he has also begun "Board James," movie reviews, and "You know what's bulls***."  One common question about James is about his relationship status (because, let's face it, a vulgar nerd is quite attractive ;) hehe).  James is married to a lovely wife, who is quite pleased with his fame from his small, joke-oriented film ventures.

I would recommend visiting James' site, http://www.cinemassacre.com/ and taking a look at some of his work.  There is something for everyone when it comes to James' videos, and all of them have a special type of entertainment.

A final example is my favorite episode of Board James, Mr. Bucket.

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