The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004–present)

1. S01E01Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)May 25, 2004 10.0The Nerd makes his first ever game review, and tries to tackle Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest for the NES, revealing the many flaws and issue
2. S01E02Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES)May 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
3. S01E03The Karate Kid (NES)April 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.
4. S01E04Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES)April 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.
5. S01E05Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)June 21, 2006—The Nerd prepares to go all "cowabunga" and ninja, as he reviews the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES.
6. S01E06Back to the Future (NES)July 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.
7. S01E07McKids (NES)August 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 ch
8. S01E08Wally Bear and the NO! Gang (NES)September 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.
9. S01E09Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu (NES)September 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” S
10. S01E10Top Gun (NES)September 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 impossi
11. S01E11Double Dragon III (NES)September 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
12. S01E12Friday the 13th (NES)October 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.
13. S01E13A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)October 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.
14. S01E14The Power Glove (NES)November 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.
15. S01E15Chronologically Confused About Bad Movie and Video Game Sequel TitlesNovember 28, 2006—The Nerd discusses the naming of sequels for various movie and video game franchises he has seen or played.
16. S01E16Rocky (SMS)December 14, 2006—The Nerd pumps himself up for a fight, to prepare himself for reviewing the Sega Master System video game based on Rocky.
17. S01E17Bible Games (NES & SNES)December 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 Noa

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Part 1January 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 Mu
2. S02E02Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Part 2January 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 Mu
3. S02E03Atari 5200February 13, 2007—The Nerd finds attempts to play the Atari 5200. However, after struggling to set up the console, he is unable to play any games as both the
4. S02E04Ghostbusters (NES)February 27, 2007—Part 1 of 3. If there’s something bad, and you don’t like it, then you need the Nerd. He’s soon tackling something worse than ghosts, when h
5. S02E05Ghostbusters: Follow-Up (NES, Atari 2600, SMS) (Part 2)March 20, 2007—Part 2 of 3. The Nerd is once more being called out to bust down more bad games based on Ghostbusters, as he looks at those made for the NES
6. S02E06Ghostbusters: Conclusion (NES & Genesis) (Part 3)April 3, 2007—Part 3 of 3. It’s a third outing for the Nerd against more bad games based on Ghostbusters, as he reviews two more made for the NES and Gene
7. S02E07Spider-Man (Atari 2600, NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance)April 17, 2007—The Nerd has his hands full, swatting down bad video games based upon comic book character Spider-Man, created for the Atari 2600, NES, Game
8. S02E08Sega CDMay 2, 2007—The Nerd reveals how some console add-ons were never worth owning, as he takes a look at the Sega CD – an add-on for the Sega Genesis – and
9. S02E09Sega 32XMay 15, 2007—The Nerd finds out what another add-on for the Sega Genesis is like – the 32X – and tries out some of the games that were made for it, inclu
10. S02E10Silver Surfer (NES)June 5, 2007—Another superhero has had a bad game made about them, so the Nerd delves in to find out just what it’s like to play Silver Surfer for the NE
11. S02E11Die HardJune 19, 2007—The Nerd fins the front cover of the Die Hard game to be a little controversial due to it depicting a skyscraper being blown up which he adv
12. S02E12Independence DayJuly 4, 2007—The Nerd reviews Independence Day for Playstation 1 and it's basically an average flight simulator like any other video game that involves f
13. S02E13The SimpsonsJuly 17, 2007—The Nerd reviews Bart vs. The Space Mutants and Bart vs. The World, two licensed Simpsons games for the NES. He cites bad controls and ludic
14. S02E14Bugs Bunny Birthday BlowoutAugust 7, 2007—The review starts off in the same fashion as a Looney Tunes short film. The Nerd reviews Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout which is nothing more
15. S02E15Atari PornAugust 22, 2007—The Nerd does a brief history lecture on General George Armstrong Custard, only cause he's about to review one of the adult theme games for
16. S02E16Nintendo Power MemoriesSeptember 4, 2007—The Nerd does a tribute to the magazine Nintendo Power by showing selected ads that were made exclusive to the magazine, the posters, the wa
17. S02E17Fester's QuestSeptember 18, 2007—Dressed as every member of the Addams Family, the Nerd reviews Fester's Quest, an overly long and overly difficult game that he deems is not
18. S02E18The Texas Chainsaw MassacreOctober 10, 2007—The Nerd goes to a small yard sale run by a hillbilly. All of the games on sale were all bad ones. The one that caught the Nerd's attention
19. S02E19HalloweenOctober 31, 2007—Sometime after the Nerd escape from Leatherface, the crazed fan, and the red neck. He's now safe at home, but isn't in a good mood cause he
20. S02E20Dragon's LairNovember 20, 2007—Due to popular demand, the Nerd reviews Dragon's Lair. Not the arcade classic, but the poorly programmed and extremely difficult NES version
21. S02E21An Angry Nerd Christmas Carol: Part 1December 18, 2007—The Nerd receives a crappy present which is a NES game of Home Alone 2. So he decides to review the game only to find the choice of enemies
22. S02E22An Angry Nerd Christmas Carol: Part 2December 24, 2007—The Nerd is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past who shows him his childhood of when he played the NES as a kid and when he first got his
23. S02E23Chronologically Confused About the Legend of Zelda TimelineJanuary 8, 2008—The Nerd does a review on the time-line of Legend of Zelda in the same fashion as his previous review on confusing titles to sequels of movi
24. S02E24RamboJanuary 22, 2008—With the upcoming release of the fourth Rambo movie, the Nerd reviews Rambo for the NES. The game suffers from four problems which are: conf

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Virtual BoyFebruary 19, 2008—The Nerd investigates the infamous handheld that gave us headaches...in 3D!
2. S03E02The Wizard of OzMarch 4, 2008—The Nerd plays the Super Nintendo adaption of the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie. Something that can't be made into a good game. Mainly due to the
3. S03E03Double Vision: Part 1March 25, 2008—The Nerd does a review on the two competing consoles to the Atari 2600 Intellivision and Colecovision. He starts his review on Intellivision
4. S03E04Double Vision: Part 2April 8, 2008—The Nerd does a follow up to the previous review by showing us the features of the Colecovision. The controllers aren't any different from t
5. S03E05The Wizard and Super Mario Bros 3April 22, 2008—The Nerd decides to review a good game for once which is Super Mario Bros. 3. Before he reviews it, he talks about the movie The Wizard whic
6. S03E06N.E.S. Accessories!May 14, 2008—The Nerd reviews all the crap Nintendo tried to market along with the NES. Zapper guns, LaserScopes, Roll'n Rocker, and other accessories on
7. S03E07The Indiana Jones TrilogyMay 21, 2008—In honor of the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the AVGN reviews the games based on the original trilogy. Rai
8. S03E08Star TrekJune 11, 2008—In a Star Trek theme review, the Nerd dons a yellow Starfleet uniform and decides to review a couple Star Trek related games, cause reviewin
9. S03E09SupermanJune 26, 2008—The Nerd reviews two of the earlier Superman theme games. The first one for the Atari 2600 is not just bad in graphics but is confusing to n
10. S03E10Superman 64July 8, 2008—The Nerd complies to his fan requests to review Superman 64 which he decided to pull everyone's leg by reviewing the Superman game for Commo
11. S03E11Batman: Part 1July 22, 2008—AVGN gets dressed up like Batman to review a series of games based on the Caped Crusader. First up, a Commodore 64 game, which sucks and is
12. S03E12Batman: Part 2August 11, 2008—The Joker holds AVGN hostage and forces him to play the NES, Game Boy and Sega versions of Return of the Joker. They all suck. It enrages th
13. S03E13Deadly TowersAugust 19, 2008—As a special incentive, the AVGN has his fans write his dialogue as he sets out to rant and rave about an NES game he wishes never existed.
14. S03E14BattletoadsSeptember 3, 2008—The Nerd and his guitar guy from behind the couch, Kyle Justin, join forces to play Battletoads on Nintendo proving that, with just one play
15. S03E15Dick TracySeptember 19, 2008—Game on the chopping block this week: Dick Tracy on Nintendo. The world's most popular yellow-coated detective in the world's most frustrati
16. S03E16DraculaOctober 15, 2008—In this special Halloween episode, the Nerd reviews games that star one of the most popular icons in horror film: Count Dracula.
17. S03E17FrankensteinOctober 28, 2008—The Nerd and his diabolical creation, Franken-Nerd, play games dedicated to that other popular horror movie icon: Frankenstein.
18. S03E18CD-i: Part 1 - Hotel MarioNovember 12, 2008—After spending $700 on a CD-i and games, the Nerd reviews Hotel Mario.
19. S03E19CD-i Part 2: Zelda Wand of GamelonNovember 25, 2008—The Nerd now reviews one of the three Zelda games for the CD-i. Out of the three he decides to play Zelda: Wand of Gamelon first cause the N
20. S03E20CD-i Part 3: Faces of Evil and Zelda's AdventureDecember 9, 2008—In the third and final video in the Nerd's CD-I series he plays through Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda's Adventure. Link: The Faces of Ev
21. S03E21Bible Games 2December 23, 2008—It's Christmas time once more, and this time the Nerd decides to play more Bible games. This time most of the ones he's reviewing are offici
22. S03E22Michael Jackson's MoonwalkerJanuary 7, 2009—The Nerd reviews one of the first Genesis games he ever played which is Moonwalker. He expressed that at the time anything with Michael Jack
23. S03E23Milon's Secret CastleJanuary 27, 2009—When it comes to secrets, Milon's Secret Castle is filled with them. When the Nerd tries to play this game, he finds it to be unusual that t

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Atari Jaguar: Part 1March 16, 2009—The Nerd gives us a history on Atari's library of game consoles. Along with show casing most of the consoles Atari manufactured for the mark
2. S04E02Atari Jaguar: Part 2March 25, 2009—The Nerd reviews some of the Jaguar games, he saves his criticism for Cybermorph due to the obnoxious green female head and the fogging atmo
3. S04E03Metal GearApril 8, 2009—The original Metal Gear is hailed a classic by video game buffs and is considered to be one of the best games on the NES. The Angry Video Ga
4. S04E04OdysseyApril 21, 2009—The Nerd reviews the very first home video game console in existence: the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. Watch as he and a hilarious special guest p
5. S04E05X-MenMay 6, 2009—The Nerd pays his respects to the X-Men by reviewing their library of video games. He finds the two on NES to be inferior... it's LJN, what
6. S04E06The TerminatorMay 19, 2009—Being a big fan of the Terminator movies, the Nerd decides to give the video games a try. He dislikes the NES game for not offering enough l
7. S04E07Terminator 2June 2, 2009—The Nerd's arch-nemesis LJN strikes again. Having license all home console versions of the Terminator 2 game, the Nerd checks them all out,
8. S04E08TransformersJune 17, 2009—The Nerd lists all the different formats a gamer would play for video games, and then shows an unlikely format for the first Transformers ga
9. S04E09Mario Is MissingJuly 1, 2009—The idea of Luigi being in his own game fore once sounded like a cool idea to the Nerd. Only to discover that "Mario is Missing" for the NES
10. S04E10Plumbers Don't Wear Ties!June 21, 2009—Watch as the Nerd tackles one of the worst games of all time. "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties" for the 3DO. A strange odyssey of a game consisting
11. S04E11Bugs Bunny's Crazy CastleAugust 5, 2009—Bugs Bunny gets revenge on the Nerd by forcing him to play not one, not two, not three, not four, but FIVE Crazy Castle games! It's a pie-th
12. S04E12Super PitfallAugust 20, 2009—Pitfall for Atari 2600 was a classic, however the NES game Super Pitfall is a horse of a different color. The Nerd dislikes how the level la
13. S04E13GodzillaSeptember 4, 2009—The Nerd loves Godzilla, but unfortunately for him the movies were hard to find growing up and the available video games were all terrible.
14. S04E14Wayne's WorldSeptember 24, 2009—The Nerd isn't sure how any game company can create a video game based off of the movie Wayne's World when all the movie is just about two g
15. S04E15Castlevania: Part IOctober 8, 2009—In honor of the Halloween season, the Nerd decides to treat himself to the Castlevania series by reviewing every game for the Nintendo, Supe
16. S04E16Castlevania Part II: Simon's Quest and Dracula's CurseOctober 21, 2009—Continuing his Castlevania marathon, the Nerd decides to revisit the horrors of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest by doing a fresh, new review o
17. S04E17Castlevania Part IIINovember 5, 2009—The Nerd continues to revisit the Castlevania games. In this one, he covers Super Castlevania IV. He also covers the dreaded Nintendo 64 Cas
18. S04E18Castlevania Part IV: Bloodlines and Symphony of the NightNovember 19, 2009—It's the final part of the Nerd's Castlevania marathon, so he decides to cover Bloodlines and Symphony of the Night. He also discusses the f
19. S04E19Little Red HoodDecember 3, 2009—Out of all of the NES games in his collection, the Nerd decides to review the one that stands out like a sore thumb which has an unusual slo
20. S04E20Winter GamesDecember 23, 2009—It's the middle of winter at the Nerd's house, and to keep himself occupied from being cold is by reviewing Winter Games for the NES. The Ne
21. S04E21Street Fighter 2010January 6, 2010—What better way to kick off the year 2010 than by playing Street Fighter 2010? The Nerd strives to beat this ridiculously hard game that has
22. S04E22HydlideJanuary 20, 2010—Within the NES collection of the Nerd lies a game called Hydlide, the pronunciation of the name is debate-able. The Nerd points out that whi
23. S04E23Ninja GaidenFebruary 4, 2010—Ninja Gaiden is one of the Nerd's favorite games, but its extreme difficulty has prevented him from beating it. This game is so hard, you'd
24. S04E24SwordquestFebruary 18, 2010—The Nerd does a history lecture on the Swordquest games which were not just your average Atari action genre games but were actually games us
25. S04E25Pong ConsolesMarch 6, 2010—The Nerd does a lecture on the game Pong a very simple concept for a game that ended up spawning to many spin-offs and remakes. In this case

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Action 52April 30, 2010—After getting so many request to review Action 52, the Nerd has no choice but to give what his fans want. The game is an unlicensed NES game
2. S05E02CheetahmenJune 6, 2010—The Nerd reviews the 52nd game on Action 52 titled the Cheetah Men, which came with it's own single volume comic and a preview to a line of
3. S05E03Game GlitchesJuly 7, 2010—The Nerd is about to enjoy playing the NES Pac-Man, only to discover that it contains game glitches. He tries to blow the dust out of it and
4. S05E04Zelda II: The Adventure of LinkAugust 4, 2010—The Nerd is surprised to get a lot of requests to review the second Zelda game which he comments is a good game. But decides to review it si
5. S05E05Back to the Future Re-RevisitedSeptember 3, 2010—The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the Back to the Future video games and also revisits Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES), Who Framed Roger
6. S05E06Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Re-RevisitedOctober 6, 2010—After being surprised that people ignored his warning and played the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde game for the NES. The Nerd reluctantly decides
7. S05E07Lester the UnlikelyNovember 3, 2010—The Nerd randomly picks a Super Nintendo game to review which turns out to be Lester the Unlikely. The Nerd knows that the game isn't going
8. S05E08How the Nerd Stole ChristmasDecember 8, 2010—The Nerd who appears only as an illustration is frustrated that the citizens of Gameville have all the good games, while he is stuck with th
9. S05E09Day Dreamin' DaveyJanuary 5, 2011—The Nerd reviews a NES game called Day Dreamin' Davey which features a very bland story about a kid who keeps falling asleep and is amazed b
10. S05E10Star WarsFebruary 3, 2011—The Nerd has a bad feeling about this!
11. S05E11R.O.B. the RobotMarch 3, 2011—The 100th episode has arrived! Nintendo's first accessory meets the Nerd! Featuring music by John Jennings Boyd and Lachlan Barclay.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Steven Spielberg GamesApril 6, 2011—The Nerd begins an epic journey through the world of games based on Spielberg films!
2. S06E02The Making of an Angry Video Game Nerd EpisodeJuly 6, 2011—Follow the Nerd as he makes an episode from start to finish!
3. S06E03Kid KoolAugust 3, 2011—Kid Kool is anything but cool.
4. S06E04Nintendo World ChampionshipsAugust 26, 2011—The rarest and most widely sought NES game ever.
5. S06E05Dark CastleOctober 5, 2011—The Nerd is back with a foul wretched Sega Genesis game from the depths of hell!
6. S06E06Bible Games IIIDecember 8, 2011—The Nerd returns just in time for the Holidays with another round of Bible games from Hell!

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Schwarzenegger GamesJuly 23, 2012—After a 6 month hiatus, the Nerd is back. And to honor his return to reviewing bad and challenging games, he decides to review some Schwarze
2. S07E02Ghosts n' GoblinsOctober 23, 2012—After doing an autograph signing at a convention, the Nerd receives a petition to review the NES game Ghost N' Goblins. While he comments th
3. S07E03Atari SportsDecember 17, 2012—The Nerd has for a while not done a review that's entirely dedicated towards sports games. The reason being of course is that he's not a big
4. S07E04Ikari WarriorsMarch 6, 2013—The Nerd reviews Ikari Warriors for the NES. While the game at first appears to be a decent shoot 'em up game it's actually a really hard ga
5. S07E05Toxic CrusadersApril 30, 2013—The Nerd reviews the Toxic Crusaders games for the Gameboy, Genesis, and NES. The games are so bad, he invited over the creator himself, Llo
6. S07E06Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureJune 30, 2013—LJN rises again with a shitty game and James has to review it.
7. S07E07Tiger Electronic GamesSeptember 6, 2013—After clearing up the 7-year mystery of Taxman, the Nerd looks at an abundance of Tiger Electronic handheld games. You remember those, right
8. S07E08Alien 3October 21, 2013—In light of the Halloween season, and to promote the Cinemassacre's Monster Madness reviews of the Alien franchise, the Nerd reviews Alien 3
9. S07E09AVGN Games!November 20, 2013—In an ironic change of pace, the Nerd decides to review video games based on himself. Yeah, over the years, an abundance of AVGN games have
10. S07E10Wish List (Part 1)December 17, 2013—This Christmas, the AVGN takes us back to the past... before internet, and you had to buy things out of store catalogs. It's a holly jolly d
11. S07E11Wish List (Part 2)December 19, 2013—Concluding his little Christmas wish-list tribute to the fans, the Nerd reviews some more big requests, like the Three Stooges, Boy and His

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Big Rigs: Over the Road RacingMarch 18, 2014—Due to popular demand, the Nerd breaks away from console games and decides to review a PC game from the current millennium. Big Rigs: Over t
2. S08E02Desert BusMay 28, 2014—After ten years of reviewing crappy games, and yet another one about driving a bus through a desert for 8 hours, the Nerd considers giving u
3. S08E03E.T. Atari 2600October 10, 2014—Here's the review everybody's been waiting for: E.T. for the Atari 2600. Taken right from the AVGN's critically-acclaimed movie, he goes ove
4. S08E04BeetlejuiceOctober 15, 2014—LJN made a Beetlejuice game too. The Nerd criticizes it for all the usual LJN shortcomings and foibles they include with all their games, as
5. S08E05Tagin' DragonDecember 11, 2014—For twelve consecutive days, the AVGN does mini-reviews of requested games. On the first day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: a gam
6. S08E06AlfDecember 12, 2014—On the second day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: ALF on Sega Master, and a game called Tagin' Dragon.
7. S08E07CrazyBusDecember 13, 2014—On the third day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: crazy CrazyBus, ALF on Sega Master, and a game called Tagin' Dragon.
8. S08E08Ren & Stimpy: Fire DogsDecember 14, 2014—On the fourth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: Ren and Stimpy: Fire Dogs, crazy CrazyBus, ALF on Sega Master, and a game called
9. S08E09Rocky and BullwinkleDecember 15, 2014—On the fifth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: Rocky and Bullwinkle. Ren and Stimpy: Fire Dogs, crazy CrazyBus, ALF on Sega Mast
10. S08E10Mary-Kate and Ashley "Get a Clue"December 16, 2014—On the sixth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: Olsen Twins on GameBoy, Rocky and Bullwinkle. Ren and Stimpy: Fire Dogs, crazy Cr
11. S08E11V.I.P. With Pamela AndersonDecember 17, 2014—On the seventh day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: V.I.P. with Pamela Anderson, Olsen Twins on GameBoy, Rocky and Bullwinkle. Ren
12. S08E12Lethal WeaponDecember 18, 2014—On the eighth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: Lethal Weapon on Nintendo, VIP with Pamela Anderson, Olsen Twins on GameBoy, Roc
13. S08E13Porky'sDecember 19, 2014—On the ninth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: Porky's on Atari, Lethal Weapon on Nintendo, V.I.P. with Pamela Anderson, Olsen T
14. S08E14HyperScanDecember 20, 2014—On the tenth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: a slow-loading HyperScan, Porky's on Atari, Lethal Weapon on Nintendo, V.I.P. wit
15. S08E15Universal Studios Theme Parks AdventureDecember 21, 2014—On the eleventh day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: Universal Studios on GameCube, slow-loading HyperScan, Porky's on Atari, Letha
16. S08E16LJN Video ArtDecember 22, 2014—On the twelfth day of Shitsmas, the Nerd was forced to play: a crappy LJN game system, Universal Studios on GameCube, slow-loading HyperScan

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Hong Kong 97March 26, 2015—The Nerd stumbles across a super rare Super Famicom game that is said to be the worst game ever made. He's reviewed some horrible titles bef
2. S09E02Darkwing Duck Turbografx 16May 13, 2015—Unable to find any games shitty enough for a review in the cartridge department, the Nerd turns to a console he's yet to cover: The Turbogra
3. S09E03SeamanJuly 28, 2015—The Nerd talks about a game on the Sega Dreamcast, the final Sega home console, and while he doesn't have much beef with it, he gets to revi
4. S09E04The CrowOctober 30, 2015—On Halloween night, the Nerd finds a flaming bag of shit on his doorstep. And in that bag is The Crow for Sega Saturn. Not based on the 1994
5. S09E05Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-ZeroDecember 22, 2015—The Nerd is a big Mortal Kombat fanatic, and yet he never checked out a little N64 game called Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. In light

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Mega Man GamesApril 6, 2016—When the Nerd plays through some Mega Man X games which are more graphics and text than game play, he considers calling it quits (again). Bu
2. S10E02PaperboyMay 26, 2016—The Nerd delivers an NES classic, the infamous Paperboy. The game about delivering newspapers and having to avoid getting hit by every singl
3. S10E03Beavis and Butt-HeadAugust 16, 2016—Television-to-video game adaptations more often than not are monumental disasters, and nobody knows this better than the Nerd, who decides t
4. S10E04Berenstain BearsOctober 18, 2016—When attempting to review video games based on a beloved franchise from his childhood, the Nerd stumbles upon evidence of a parallel univers
5. S10E05Sega Activator Interactor MenacerDecember 20, 2016—The Nerd and his clumsy pal Keith wreck the halls with some interactive Sega gear. These VR wannabes rank up with the Power Glove, Roll'n Ro

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Mighty Morphin Power RangersMarch 27, 2017—The Nerd goes "Mighty Morphin" bad, as he takes on a collection of games for the Famicom, NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, Nintendo 64, and Game
2. S11E02Sonic '06April 20, 2017—For the first time in his series, the Nerd tackles a game from a later generation of consoles that does nothing to the reputation of a certa
3. S11E03Planet of the ApesJuly 4, 2017—While clearing up his game room and getting stranded on another planet, the Nerd questions why a bad game has trashed a particularly good cl
4. S11E04Game Boy AccessoriesAugust 15, 2017—Another selection of accessories receives a good thorough look from the Nerd. This time, its a collection of accessories for the Game Boy, i
5. S11E05Treasure MasterSeptember 20, 2017—Treasure is truly lacking within another bad game designed to be used in a contest, as the Nerd finds out what it's like to play Treasure Ma
6. S11E06Wrestling GamesOctober 4, 2017—The Nerd wrestles with a ton of bad NES and SNES games based on wrestling, including WWF WrestleMania Challenge, WWF Royal Rumble, WCW Super
7. S11E07PolybiusOctober 25, 2017—The Nerd takes a look at arcade classic Polybius, while he also delves into the urban legend surrounding the mentioned side-effects of the p
8. S11E08RoboCop GamesNovember 19, 2017—Following his time with Polybius, the Nerd is reborn as "RoboNerd", whose prime directives are to play bad games, and keep gamers safe from
9. S11E09Sonic '06 Part 2November 30, 2017—The Nerd has some unfinished business, as he continues on with his review of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) for the Xbox 360.
10. S11E10Charlie's AngelsDecember 6, 2017—The Nerd won't be making a call to Charlie's Angels anytime soon, as he plays a bad GameCube game based on them.
11. S11E11Star Wars: Masters of Teras KasiDecember 13, 2017—Another bad Star Wars game has emerged, so the Nerd must channel the force to help him review Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi for the PlayS
12. S11E12Lightspan AdventuresDecember 22, 2017—The Nerd has rotted out his brain with such an insane amount of bad games, that this Christmas he gets himself a PlayStation with a compilat

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01EarthBoundApril 17, 2018—When the Nerd finds a copy of Nintendo Power exuding a belief that EarthBound was a rotten game, he later finds reviews that show how glamor
2. S12E02Dirty HarryMay 24, 2018—The Nerd question whether his next bad game "feels lucky", as he looks at a NES Game based on the Dirty Harry movie series that featured onl
3. S12E03Drake of the 99 DragonsSeptember 5, 2018—No meditation can prepare The Nerd for his first review of a bad Xbox game, Drake of the 99 Dragons - a game featuring well-made "Saturday c
4. S12E04Tomb Raider GamesSeptember 5, 2018—While the Tomb Raider franchise has featured a variety of good games, the Nerd decides to raid the tombs of three that do Lara Croft no just
5. S12E05Resident Evil SurvivorOctober 11, 2018—For the annual Halloween Special, the Nerd reviews Resident Evil Survivor for the PlayStation.
6. S12E06Super Hydlide and Virtual HydlideOctober 12, 2018—The Nerd returns to the Hydlide franchise with Super Hydlide for the Sega Genesis and Virtual Hydlide for the Sega Saturn.
7. S12E07Amiga CD32November 19, 2018—The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the Amiga CD32 console. Watch as the Nerd dives head first into some of the worst video games ever. The Am
8. S12E08The Town With No Name (CDTV)December 4, 2018—Continuing from the previous episode, the Nerd tackles the CDTV game The Town with No Name. Due to not owning the actual console that it was
9. S12E09Home Alone GamesDecember 14, 2018—The Angry Video Game Nerd plays the Home Alone games with Macaulay Culkin! Sure, the Home Alone movie games have been covered before on AVGN

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Chronologically Confused about Kingdom HeartsJanuary 24, 2019—The Angry Video Game Nerd is chronologically confused about the Kingdom Hearts timeline. With Kingdom Hearts 3 on the horizon, the AVGN will
2. S13E02Video Game MagazinesMarch 13, 2019—The AVGN pulls out and reviews as many video game magazines as he can find, except for Nintendo Power. From Atari Age, to GamePro, to some l
3. S13E03Aladdin Deck EnhancerApril 11, 2019—The AVGN reviews the Aladdin Deck Enhancer! In this Angry Video Game Nerd (episode 167) the Nerd gets the gift that keeps on giving from Ala
4. S13E04Pepsiman (PS1)May 8, 2019—Pepsiman!! Episode 168 of the Angry Video Game Nerd pits the AVGN vs. Pepsiman, the Japanese PlayStation classic. There was so many junk foo
5. S13E05Superman 64 ReturnsJune 5, 2019—The AVGN already covered Superman for the N64 about 11 years ago. Well, it's back... with a vengeance! Superman 64 was released for Nintendo
6. S13E06Life of Black Tiger with Gilbert Gottfried (PS4)July 31, 2019—Life of Black Tiger: Angry Video Game Nerd episode 170. The AVGN is playing the most modern game he's ever played before on the PlayStation
7. S13E07Chex QuestAugust 21, 2019—In this AVGN the Nerd covers Chex Quest, a pack-in game for Chex Cereal from 1996. This is Angry Video Game Nerd episode 171. Chex Quest is
8. S13E08Jurassic Park: Trespasser (PC)September 25, 2019—In this AVGN the Nerd reviews Trespasser, a Jurassic Park FPS PC game from 1998. The game was billed as a "digital sequel" to the 1997 film
9. S13E09The Immortal (NES)October 16, 2019—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 173: The Immortal for NES. The review part was filmed in one continuous shot. The Immortal is an isomet
10. S13E10Spawn GamesNovember 27, 2019—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 174: Spawn Games. Todd McFarlane's character Spawn was crazy popular in the 90s. Popular enough to 'spa
11. S13E11The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)December 11, 2019—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 175: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. People love this game. People say it's the greatest game for t

Season 13 ranked & reviewed

1. S14E01Raid 2020January 15, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 176: Raid 2020. 11 years ago the Nerd said he might review Raid 2020 in the year 2020, and now that tim
2. S14E02Mortal Kombat 1 PortsMarch 11, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 177: Mortal Kombat 1 Ports. Mortal Kombat is the ultimate arcade fighting game, developed by Midway in
3. S14E03Mortal Kombat Rip-OffsApril 8, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 178: Mortal Kombat Rip-Offs. Mortal Kombat was a defining moment for fighting games. With it came a to
4. S14E04Dennis the Menace (SNES)May 13, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 179: Dennis the Menace. Hey! Mr. Wilson!! Here's the Nerd playing the 1993 Super Nintendo game Dennis t
5. S14E05The Incredible Crash Dummies (NES)June 30, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 180: The Incredible Crash Dummies... or "Crash Test Dummies" if you prefer (not the 90s band). The game
6. S14E06Bad Final Fight GamesJuly 30, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 181: Bad Final Fight Games. The Nerd reviews the bad Final Fight games. That's right, there's bad final
7. S14E07Mission: Impossible (N64)August 21, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 182: Mission: Impossible. The game is an action-adventure shooter developed by Infogrames and loosely b
8. S14E08Ecco the Dolphin (Sega Genesis)September 30, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 183: Ecco the Dolphin. Ecco is an action-adventure game originally developed by Ed Annunziata and Novot
9. S14E09Countdown Vampires (PS1)October 29, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 184: Countdown Vampires for the PlayStation 1. Countdown Vampires is a survival horror game developed b
10. S14E10The Legend of Kage (NES)November 13, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 185: The Legend of Kage for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Kage is an action game that was released
11. S14E11Taito Legends (PS2)November 30, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 186: Taito Legends. These Taito compilations are for the PlayStation 2 and include 68 games total. (Vol
12. S14E12The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive ManDecember 15, 2020—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 187: The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man. The Nerd reviewed the first two Simpsons NES games 13

Season 14 ranked & reviewed

1. S15E01Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown (GBC)March 15, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 188: Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown. The Nerd just wants to watch Shrek... but he ends up reviewing one of
2. S15E02Darkman (NES)March 30, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 189: Darkman. Darkman is a 1990 kinda-superhero, total-revenge movie by Sam Raimi. It bridged the gap b
3. S15E03Fear and Loathing in Vegas StakesApril 30, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 190: Fear and Loathing in Vegas Stakes. The Nerd has set out to Last Vegas with his trusted attorney to
4. S15E043DO Interactive MultiplayerMay 14, 2021 7.5Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 191: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. The 3DO gaming console has been talked about before on AVGN, in the P
5. S15E05Corpse Killer (3DO)May 28, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 192: Corpse Killer (3DO). Corpse Killer is a game released for the Sega CD, Sega CD 32X, 3DO, Sega Satu
6. S15E06Sega Game Gear VHS TapesJune 18, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 193: Sega Game Gear VHS Tapes. In the 1990's Sega and Howard Johnson's hotels teamed up for a weird pro
7. S15E07Carmageddon 64 (N64)July 9, 2021—Carmageddon is a vehicular combat video game released for personal computers in 1997. It was later ported to other platforms, and spawned a
8. S15E08Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (Sega Genesis)July 30, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 195: Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. Also known in Japan as "Hello! Pac-Man." Pac-Man 2 is a side-scroll
9. S15E09The Rocketeer (NES & SNES)August 20, 2021—The Rocketeer is a 1991 film from Walt Disney Pictures, based upon the comic book character of the same name Set in 1938 Los Angeles, Calif
10. S15E10Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! (Sega Genesis)September 10, 2021—Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 197: Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! (for Sega Genesis). Greendog is a platform game developed by Se
11. S15E11Commodore 64September 25, 2021—This is episode 198 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), a review of the Commodore 64 and a bunch of it's licensed and weirder games. The Co
12. S15E12Freddy & Jason (Commodore 64)October 27, 2021—This is episode 199 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), a review of the Commodore 64 horror games. Freddy and Jason are back with a review
13. S15E13LJN History & Movie GamesDecember 7, 2021—This is episode 200 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), a review of every game published by LJN. This is part 1 of 3, with the others comin
14. S15E14LJN Sports and Marvel GamesDecember 10, 2021—This is episode 200 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), a review of every game published by LJN. This is part 2 of 3, with the final coming
15. S15E15LJN Wrestling and Other GamesDecember 21, 2021—This is episode 200 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), a review of every game published by LJN. This is part 3 of 3, the final part! Makin

Season 15 ranked & reviewed

1. S16E01The Last Ninja (NES)March 17, 2022 5.0This 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 Ni
2. S16E02Contra How I Remember ItApril 28, 2022 7.0This 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
3. S16E03Purr Pals (Wii)June 23, 2022—This is episode 203 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)! The Nerd auditions a handful of Wii games before landing on a game he just had to s
4. S16E04Hudson Hawk (NES)August 31, 2022—This is episode 204 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)! When it comes to movie-based games, you’d think The Nerd covered them all by now, b
5. S16E05DOOMOctober 31, 2022—This is episode 205 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)! In this episode of AVGN, the Nerd wants nothing more than to play DOOM on his Commo
6. S16E06GarfieldDecember 22, 2022—This is episode 206 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)! In this episode of AVGN, the Nerd talks about everyone's favorite Lasagna Eating Or

Season 16 ranked & reviewed

1. S17E01Kid IcarusFebruary 24, 2023—This is episode 207 of the Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)! Let's take a look back at an alleged NES Classic, Kid Icarus. Does it stand up with
2. S17E02Earthworm Jim TrilogyApril 28, 2023—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 208, The Nerd opens up a can of worms and takes a gross out look back at the Earthworm Jim series! Often ha
3. S17E03Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull + More (PC, N64, GEN, NES)July 1, 2023—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 209, The Nerd dons his leather hat and whip again to pick up where he left off in 2008, playing more bad ga
4. S17E04A Boy and His BlobAugust 24, 2023 6.0In 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 q
5. S17E05Beating Jekyll and HydeOctober 28, 2023—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 211, The Nerd has his final confrontation with the NES game that has tortured him his entire life: Dr. Jeky
6. S17E06Final Fantasy VI (SNES)December 22, 2023—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 212, The Nerd crosses another game off his bucket list with the Super Nintendo RPG classic, Final Fantasy I

Season 17 ranked & reviewed

1. S18E01The Goonies 1 & 2February 26, 2024—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 213, The Nerd heads under the Goon Docks to dig up buried treasure, but instead of One Eyed Willie's gold h
2. S18E02My Horse PrinceApril 19, 2024—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 214, The Nerd gets a new cell phone and tries out mobile gaming for the first time with My Horse Prince, a
3. S18E03What Is the Best Castlevania?May 8, 2024—The Nerd celebrates 20 years of Angry Video Game Nerd in AVGN episode 215, with the series that started it all and this time he's going to d
4. S18E04SimCity (SNES)June 25, 2024—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 216, The Nerd plays a Super Nintendo classic as he tries to achieve a lifelong dream of getting a Megalopol
5. S18E05Glover (N64)July 29, 2024—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 217, The Nerd performs a magic trick by sticking his hand in the N64 shelf and pulling out the only 3D plat
6. S18E06Deja Vu (NES)August 28, 2024 8.0In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 218, The Nerd wakes up with a throbbing headache and his memories missing, so he searches his NES library f
7. S18E07Nosferatu (SNES)October 28, 2024 3.0In 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 t
8. S18E08Blaster Master (NES)November 26, 2024—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 220, The Nerd is grabbing his A.I. Controller and jumping down the Sunsoft frog hole to play the NES classi
9. S18E09Game Glitches: The Legacy SequelDecember 20, 2024—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 221, The Nerd seeks out his old foe the Glitch Gremlin to help him defeat an even greater threat in A.I. Ma

Season 18 ranked & reviewed

1. S19E01Gex TrilogyFebruary 24, 2025—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
2. S19E02Video Game CommercialsMarch 4, 2025—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 yea
3. S19E03Dragon's Lair Re-RevisitedMay 17, 2025—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
4. S19E04Metroid: Original TrilogyJune 25, 2025—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,
5. S19E05Mario Paint with GWARJune 29, 2025—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
6. S19E06Werewolf: The Last WarriorOctober 27, 2025—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 227, The Nerd battles his primitive urge to curse while playing through Werewolf: The Last Warrior on NES,
7. S19E07Timecop (SNES)November 8, 2025—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
8. S19E08E.T. Interplanetary Mission (PS1)December 18, 2025—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 229, The Nerd celebrates the Christmas season by being good and playing another ET game, this time on PlayS

Season 19 ranked & reviewed

1. S20E01Contra Force (NES)February 6, 2026—In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 230, The Nerd plays possibly the worst Contra game ever made: Contra Force!
2. S20E02ToeJam & Earl with Scott the Woz (Sega Genesis)March 25, 2026—
3. S20E03Crash Bandicoot Games with CaddicarusJuly 17, 2026—Angry Video Game Nerd episode 232. The Nerd takes a look at the wild history of Crash Bandicoot, from the original PlayStation classic to th

Season 20 ranked & reviewed