Angry Video Game Nerd

The Angry Video Game Nerd (abbreviated AVGN or The Nerd and formerly, Angry Nintendo Nerd), is the main character and title of a series of farcical retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe (born July 10, 1980).[2] [3] The show generally revolves around retro game reviews that involve bitter rants against games he deems to be of particularly low-quality or poor design.[4] Such games are often associated with movie tie-ins.

The series began as a feature on YouTube, and later joined ScrewAttack Entertainment, which would later have three of its features, including the AVGN, transferred to GameTrailers exclusively. The show, formerly known as The Angry Nintendo Nerd, was renamed because the show started reviewing games on other consoles, and also to prevent any trademark issues with Nintendo.[5]

The Nerd is a short-tempered and foul-mouthed video game fanatic. He derives comic appeal from excessive and inventive use of profanity, frequent displays of explicit gestures, and a habitual consumption of beer (mostly Rolling Rock, but sometimes Yuengling). A particular characteristic, which has become something of a trademark of his character, is for him to describe, in great detail, extremely repulsive and painful, usually firmly scatological acts, and to claim that he would rather endure them than to play the game that he is reviewing. Varying amounts of physical comedy are mixed into the verbal abuses.