Awesomness of James Rolfe.

AVGN,Board James,Bull sh@# man, whatev.

Since I can't write a decent review worth leprechaun turds,
I'll write about someone who can: James Rolfe.

F@#k load of sh@#!

I honestly can't praise this guy enough because when it comes to nostagia ,James definetly knows his stuff.He comes off as being comedic and intelligent at the same time.And he doesn't try to be,he's just naturally like that.

If you don't know the AVGN, I'll give you the basic history of him.He's the main character of his own internet show where he rants on low quality and poorly designed video games.
He's a real treat to listen to because of his short temper and foul language.It's really funny to watch a grown man scream at his t.v. like that.

Sometimes iconic quest appearances will arrive unexpectedley depending on what game is being reviewed and that always made the show memorable.
Here we have Jason Vorhees forcing the nerd to play his crappy Nes game.

Oh come on, that's cruel !

My favorite episode has to be batman.Check it out here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFvtk5toGJg&feature=related

But aside from all that,James is also known as the "Bull sh@# man".What the hell does that mean ? Well he does rants on certain things or events like why do pennies exist when there's no point to them? This was so popular,it was seen live on CNN.Here it is for you curious folk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FffTJk-gFKc

There's not too many of these vids though...:(

Also, he also dons the name "Board James'' where he reviews board games from the old days.He also introduces a character named ''Mother Fu@#ker Mike",
who cheats to win at board games in any possible way.

In addition to all this James is a huge fan of old horror cinema.In fact, he's currently making a horror movie review for each day in October called ''Cinemassacre's monster madness''.Not only does he do an amazing job reviewing them, he also sets the perfect mood for Halloween with incredible atmosphere of creepiness.

When it comes to retro, James knows his stuff.That's why I'm writing about him. I can't possibly give him the credit he deserves.If you're curious to see this wacky dude, then check him on Cinemassacre.com.

Feel free to leave a comment, I'm all ears.Thanks for reading.

(By the way, he has a life,is married, and doesn't live with his mom.)

Comments

Never heard of him until now. From the description I don't think i'd enjoy his work though, a little too crass for me. God bless.

I love the angry video game nerd, and personally I enjoy all the foul language. I mean here is a guy that isnt afraid to let loose and have fun with his character, remember its just an act.

nothing wrong with an explicitive phrase or two to put invective in your dialogue now and then but AVGN cusses,swears,profanes etc. so much that it becomes seriously distracting and detractant like when we all dropped f-bombs in Junior high every 3rd word. It is just unnecessary and lessens the impact of explosive phrasing when you actually do need to pull out a f-bomb. If you still talk like that as an adult it actually seriously f***ing makes f***ing you F***ing seem F***ing uneducated. well you get my point. AVGN would be more fun to watch if it was believable dialogue. If he really talks like that on a daily basis that is just sad.

AVGN is awesome! My favorite clip was when he reviewed the Sega CD and 32X.

nice artical i love the avgn and monster maddness

masterlink,

How exactly has he ruined classic games? 90% of the games he has reviewed are legitimately terrible, nowhere near being classic other than classically bad. If anything he voices a lot of the frustration that many of us who grew up on many of those terrible games.

I don't agree with him on everything such as Simon's Quest or TMNT but for a good majority of the games he reviews, his views, while hyperbolic, are more or less true.

It's people like Masterlink that just absolutely don't even get or even understand the basic premise behind the show or the character which is very sad!

this gut ruined every classic games ever......another ahole

My favorite vid of his is the one on Cross Fire. Gosh, like he points out that commercial is burned into every brain of anyone who grew up in the 90's. The best part of the video is he puts the music from the commercial in a loop that just floods back memories of watching and re-watching that ad.

I think I just barley got that song out of my head after 20 years and then Board James made that vid and now I CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY BRAIN!!!!!!!!

MONSTER MADDNESS RULEEEEEEEEEEEES

My favorite video of his is Ninja Gaiden..the ninja master is hilarious.

He was at his best in the beginning right til the very end of Bible Games. I think it's because he was younger and looked a bit more frantic and youthful.lol Like in his TMNT review for ex. My favorite though easily has to be the FT13th review he did for Halloween.lol Anyways, I Still watch every video the guy pumps out and have been watching them since the beginning ;D And I loved the Glitch Gremlin.lol

Ha! Nah, I've seen em all and when you said he did I got confused that maybe I might be wrong. But then I realized that hell hadnt frozen over yet so this couldnt be the case. I doubted myself though, so I googled it and found some bootleg video that some fan made of an E.T. review from the nerd, but it wasnt real just a fan video. So i guess we are both right. I can handle that.

Jerk, man I coulda swore he did and since I'm stuck on a carrier w/o youtube I cannot go and check...well what matters is that I remembered he did. Why ruin a good story with facts?

This dude sounds like a stud, found my new idol. finally someone who like retro games, movies, and toys. but isnt a huge nerd living at home with mom. thanks james

James Rolfe is only a year older than me.

AVGN ftw!

that is, IF you'll change your ways and rely on nothing but positive feedback on articles that aren't good

oh how ironic, now it's my turn to be the bad guy... (eyeroll) changing your ways should hopefully make a change in your name

Hey great job though King Conker! Although the AVGN isnt retro he still introduces tons of young people to the world of retro gaming. Just ignore Benjanime's negative comments, you just need to add a little more substance to your articles and your scores will rise. (nice enough for you?)

I dont think the nerd ever reviewed E.T. Naples.

I especially liked his reviews of the first Ghostbusters, "TMNT", and Star Trek game on NES, and E.T. on Atari. Definitely a throwback and right on target as they sucked! Retro indeed, thumbs up!!

Want your mind blown? Go to hikethenorthwest.com, and yes this is the Jerk.

^ Watch his serious reviews of movies and stuff.

Ok you guys do realise that its all an act right... after that clip of that german kid getting angry at his videogame got released alot of people were inspired to chuck tantrums on the net in hopes of getting a reaction.

So yes his show is entertaining sometimes, other times it seems that he tries too hard, i personally find the nostalgia critic a more 'honest' entertainer.

AVGN is the man

That battle he had with nostalgia Critic was epic.

I'm a big fan of James' work, I first came upon the AVGN in 2007 and have been watching ever since. I actually his other videos more though. Like his movie reviews and whatnot, when he's out of character.

can't say much for the article, but the thumbnail for it makes for a decent deviantart avatar