Angry Video Game Nerd - Episode Guide

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 25, 2004 (9 min)

The Nerd makes his first ever game review, and tries to tackle Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES, revealing the many flaws and issues that came with it. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 1.

In this debut from the character we now all know as The Angry Video Game Nerd, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is The Nerd's first video game victim. Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System just a year after the first in the series, it should have been equally as acclaimed. Though as it's the focus of an AVGN video, there are of course numerous shortcomings which prevent Simon's Quest from hitting the same highs as the original Castlevania.

With horrendous day to night transitions, having to throw holy water everywhere you go, and possibly the easiest boss in video game history; Simon's Quest was the perfect place for The Nerd to start dissecting the crappiest games known to man.

Although The Nerd may have a lot to rant about when it comes to Simon's Quest, the Castlevania series as a whole (Particularly Castlevania IV on the Super Nintendo) do hold a special place in his heart. And as a four part Halloween special in 2010, The Nerd revisits Simon's Quest, along with numerous other titles in the series.

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 28, 2004 (7 min)

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2006 (5 min)

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2006 (4 min)

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2006 (7 min)

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2006 (7 min)

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Aug 25, 2006 (7 min)

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Sep 1, 2006 (5 min)

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2006 (4 min)

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Sep 15, 2006 (7 min)

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2006 (4 min)

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2006 (11 min)

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2006 (13 min)

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2006 (12 min)

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2006 (11 min)

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2006 (7 min)

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Dec 25, 2006 (21 min)

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 Noah's Ark – a game built on the same game engine as Wolfenstein 3D. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 17.

This Christmas, let the Nerd remind you of the Christmas spirit by throwing Baby Moses down the Nile. If you think that's weird, just hop on Noah's Ark, where you can shoot an army of goats with sleeping pills from a slingshot. That's right folks, there's nothing holy about these Bible-based boatloads of sacrilege.

Released in 1991 by Wisdom Tree, Bible Adventures was a game that was so poorly put together that it wasn't even sold at major video game retailers. The same could be said for their next title, Bible Buffet, a game as baffling as its title would suggest. And rounding out the trilogy is Super Noah's Ark 3D, a blatant, kid-friendly knockoff of Wolfenstein 3D that was released in 1994. It's so bad that it wasn't even officially licensed by Nintendo!

Games this bad shouldn't be legal, so prepare yourself for the terror that awaits you in this episode. This just might by the Christmas that kills the Nerd! So grab your strongest cup of eggnog, because this is going to be a long one.

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: May 2, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: May 15, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Sep 8, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Dec 24, 2007 (20 min)

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: May 14, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: May 21, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jun 28, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x18 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x19 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x21 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2008 (20 min)

Episode: 3x22 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 3x23 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: May 6, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: May 19, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Jun 2, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Sep 4, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2009 (20 min)

Episode: 4x21 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 4x22 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 4x23 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 4x24 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 4x25 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: May 9, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2010 (20 min)

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jul 6, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2011 (20 min)

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2012 (20 min)

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2012 (20 min)

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2012 (20 min)

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2013 (20 min)

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2013 (15 min)

The Toxic Avenger, 'Toxie' for short, is the brainchild of Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment, who created 'The Toxic Avenger' series, 'Tromeo and Juliet', and 'Class of Nuke Em' High'.  It was low-brow, over the top, violent, and shameless; the stuff of B-movie legends that made 'The Toxic Avenger' a cult classic. Until one day, Toxie decided to premier in a children's cartoon called 'The Toxic Crusaders'.  To appeal to the children, he had to tone down the violence while putting an environmental message similar to 'Captain Planet'.  What could be more toxic than 'The Toxic Crusaders'?  How about creating a series of games that's so toxic, it requires TWO reviewers to clean-up this monstrosity! This is AVGN Episode 111

As a special treat from AVGN, Lloyd Kaufman makes a special appearance for this review!

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2013 (20 min)

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Sep 6, 2013 (20 min)

Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2013 (10 min)

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2013 (20 min)

Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2013 (20 min)

Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2013 (20 min)

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: May 28, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2014 (20 min)

Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2015 (20 min)

Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: May 13, 2015 (20 min)

Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2015 (20 min)

Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2015 (20 min)

Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2015 (12 min)

Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2016 (20 min)

Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: May 26, 2016 (20 min)

Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Aug 16, 2016 (20 min)

Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2016 (20 min)

Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2016 (20 min)

Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2017 (20 min)

Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2018 (20 min)

Episode: 13x01 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: May 8, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x07 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x08 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x09 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2019 (20 min)

Episode: 13x10 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2019 (25 min)

Episode: 13x11 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2019 (40 min)

Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2020 (24 min)

Episode: 14x02 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2020 (22 min)

Episode: 14x03 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2020 (22 min)

Episode: 14x04 | Airdate: May 13, 2020 (18 min)

Episode: 14x05 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2020 (19 min)

Episode: 14x06 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2020 (18 min)

Episode: 14x07 | Airdate: Aug 21, 2020 (16 min)

Episode: 14x08 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2020 (17 min)

Episode: 14x09 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2020 (17 min)

Episode: 14x10 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2020 (15 min)

Episode: 14x11 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2020 (35 min)

Episode: 14x12 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2020 (15 min)

Episode: 15x01 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2021 (15 min)

Episode: 15x02 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2021 (20 min)

Episode: 15x03 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2021 (27 min)

Episode: 15x04 | Airdate: May 14, 2021 (21 min)

Episode: 15x05 | Airdate: May 28, 2021 (15 min)

Episode: 15x06 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2021 (12 min)

Episode: 15x07 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2021 (10 min)

Episode: 15x08 | Airdate: Jul 30, 2021 (9 min)

Episode: 15x09 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2021 (18 min)

Episode: 15x10 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2021 (15 min)

Episode: 15x11 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2021 (31 min)

Episode: 15x12 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2021 (24 min)

Episode: 15x13 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2021 (25 min)

Episode: 15x14 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2021 (25 min)

Episode: 15x15 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2021 (27 min)

Episode: 16x01 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2022 (27 min)

Episode: 16x02 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2022 (29 min)

Episode: 16x03 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2022 (18 min)

Episode: 16x04 | Airdate: Aug 31, 2022 (18 min)

Episode: 16x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2022 (29 min)

Episode: 16x06 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2022 (26 min)

Episode: 17x01 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2023 (22 min)

Episode: 17x02 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2023 (27 min)

Episode: 17x03 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2023 (26 min)

Episode: 17x04 | Airdate: Aug 24, 2023 (20 min)

Episode: 17x05 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2023 (27 min)

Episode: 17x06 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2023 (34 min)

Episode: 18x01 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2024 (26 min)

Episode: 18x02 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2024 (20 min)

Episode: 18x03 | Airdate: May 8, 2024 (25 min)

Episode: 18x04 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2024 (19 min)

Episode: 18x05 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2024 (18 min)

Episode: 18x06 | Airdate: Aug 28, 2024 (23 min)

Episode: 18x07 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2024 (20 min)

Episode: 18x08 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2024 (20 min)

Episode: 18x09 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2024 (26 min)

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. Man, but can they put their past behind them and work together to glitch the ultimate artificial intelligence into submission?

Episode: 19x01 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2025 (24 min)

Episode: 19x02 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2025 (19 min)

Episode: 19x03 | Airdate: May 16, 2025 (25 min)

Episode: 19x04 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2025 (36 min)

Episode: 19x05 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2025

Episode: 19x06 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2025

Episode: 19x07 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2025 (19 min)

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-traveling special agent - Timecop!

Episode: 19x08 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2025 (20 min)

In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 229, The Nerd celebrates the Christmas season by being good and playing another ET game, this time on PlayStation!

Episode: 20x01 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2026 (21 min)

In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 230, The Nerd plays possibly the worst Contra game ever made: Contra Force!