James Rolfe / James D. Rolfe / Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) / Rex Viper and Cinemassacre / Screenwave - Now with not much grieving about a 41-year old man still making videos on YouTube. We're the balls on the dick.

[BrunoMattei]

I rented that once as a kid. It sucked. I'm wondering if it was planned to have a different protagonist originally, because it has very little to do with Pac-Man.

I mean, it's not a bad game, but it's not what people wanted from Pac-Man. I'm sure adventure game people would love it.

 

[Travoltron]

The history of the various Pac-Man games, ports, and clones would make an awesome video. But I don't think that's what we're going to get.

 

[Megaroad 2012]

I mean, the one thing he can do is cover Pac-Man 2: the New Adventures and that game was... Well it's not horrible but it's not what people wanted. I remember randomly getting it as a kid since it was a bargain bin title, and I remember thinking "Oh, it's not a platformer but it's a pseudo adventure game where you can sometimes control Pac-Man?" I had nothing better to do and remember beating it. It was not an enjoyable experience. The most fun you get is using the slingshot to hit Pac-Man in the face and make him cry like a bitch.

That was such a bizarro title I'd rent for the Genesis, but it'd suck me in at the same time.

 

[Michael Jacks0n]

There's only so much you can talk about with an Atari game. Plus the game, for all it's faults, still plays like Pac-Man. Which means that unless the video is padded with unfunny sketches it will focus on a variety of Pac-Man games including the arcade Pac-Man 2. Of course, Screenwave can do both and cover a variety of games with unfunny cringe sketches.

Yeah, Atari games were so simplistic that it wouldn't be practical to make a whole 20 minute video devoted to a single title. A better solution would be to make a long episode about numerous titles in a series or on a single console -- similar to how AVGN did a whole episode devoted solely to sports games off the original Atari.

 

[Pickle Dick]

The history of the various Pac-Man games, ports, and clones would make an awesome video. But I don't think that's what we're going to get.

It's either going to be that, or as @BrunoMattei has suggested, that Pac-Man 2. If its not either of those... well then gosh darn.

 

[José Mourinho]

I expect Pac-Man 2 as well, though it is one of my guilty pleasures way back in the day. Either that or Pac Man for Atari 2600 (which would be a worse case scenario) which would be very simplistic but even then given James is pretty familiar with the Atari 2600 it shouldn't be a huge deal for him.

Worst case scenario would be him covering Pac-Man ripoffs including Pac Guy or 3D Maze Man and would involve him screaming in front of his computer Commodore 64 but I doubt that will happen. ( )

 

[TrippinKahlua]

No matter what it is, the two minute shilling is going to be more well acted and show more enthusiasm from James.

And lucky for me, I’m so used to fast forwarding as soon as James begins “Thanks for-“

 

[Raging Capybara]

I'm way more excited to know what is going to be the next sponsor than the game of the next episode. They already shilled loan services, wines, and all sorts of things that your average kid who watches youtube is totally interested in. What's next? Gambling maybe, cannabis?

 

[Least Concern]

Worst case scenario would be him covering Pac-Man ripoffs including Pac Guy or 3D Maze Man and would involve him screaming in front of his computer Commodore 64 but I doubt that will happen. ( )

The gag where he sits down at his C64 to access the modern Internet is still funny to me and I'm not sorry.

 

[Megaroad 2012]

I'm way more excited to know what is going to be the next sponsor than the game of the next episode. They already shilled loan services, wines, and all sorts of things that your average kid who watches youtube is totally interested in. What's next? Gambling maybe, cannabis?

I usually skip these, but now I feel the urge to see him hawking wine and loan services.

Also I wouldn't mind him shilling weed. At least Stoned James would be more invested in whatever he's reviewing than current boring/ in it for the money dad James.

 

[Jan Ciągwa]

Maybe they can convince Mike to come back for a McDonalds ad.

 

[Pringles Can]

Maybe they can convince Mike to come back for a McDonalds ad.

I would absolutely love Mike reviewing mcdonalds with Inspector Gadget. If they ever make that video then I will have gained some respect back for the channel.

 

[Pissmaster]

I mean, it's not a bad game, but it's not what people wanted from Pac-Man. I'm sure adventure game people would love it.

Even by adventure game standards, it’s just a perplexing title. It’s hard to even really know what you can and can’t do. It’s one of those odd games that’s just full of great assets and lots of charm, but the game itself is garbage. They should have reworked it into a JRPG.

 

[BrunoMattei]

Even by adventure game standards, it’s just a perplexing title. It’s hard to even really know what you can and can’t do. It’s one of those odd games that’s just full of great assets and lots of charm, but the game itself is garbage. They should have reworked it into a JRPG.

I never liked Adventure Games so I'm just left to assume that weirdo's that enjoy them might like it? I dunno.

 

[Pissmaster]

I expect Pac-Man 2 as well, though it is one of my guilty pleasures way back in the day. Either that or Pac Man for Atari 2600 (which would be a worse case scenario) which would be very simplistic but even then given James is pretty familiar with the Atari 2600 it shouldn't be a huge deal for him.

Worst case scenario would be him covering Pac-Man ripoffs including Pac Guy or 3D Maze Man and would involve him screaming in front of his computer Commodore 64 but I doubt that will happen. ( )

Speaking of puzzle game knockoffs, it’d be fun to see him cover Qix clones. If ever you’ve browsed through a MAME set, you’ve absolutely stumbled upon Miss World Nude ‘96 and booted that crazy shit up out of curiosity, and gotten freaked out when the lady becomes a horrible monster and disco music starts playing.

I never liked Adventure Game so I'm just left to assume that weirdo's that enjoy them might like it? I dunno.

As a weirdo who do does casually like adventure games, most of them look like this:



All of the actions you can possibly do in the entire game are all laid out at the bottom of the screen. Some games list your actions when you click on an object, some have a list of commands in the manual, but you get the idea. Pac Man 2 has you control Pac Man indirectly, so you’re never gonna be sure what he’s gonna do with what when you direct him towards stuff, and a lot of the game is just getting frustrated when you try shooting your slingshot at an interesting looking object, only for him to walk right past it. The game is nearly impenetrable without a guide.

Speaking of which, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a good game where you indirectly pass commands to your player character. Like that one PS2 Konami game, Lifeline, where you speak to the protagonist and tell her what to do, but she had a ton of trouble understanding what you tried to say. Bad programming? Bad speech recognition? Bad microphones? Nope. It actually works fine.

Turns out, the designers didn’t account for accent in the English version, so you have to say EVERYTHING in a heavy Japanese accent. Then it works. It sounds super racist by modern standards and it’s the funniest oversight I’ve ever heard of.

But it’s still not great. Any game where inputs are vague are exercises in frustration.

 

[Tism the Return]

I would absolutely love Mike reviewing mcdonalds with Inspector Gadget. If they ever make that video then I will have gained some respect back for the channel.

Mike should review pastries instead, he'll show you how to eat a cookie.

 

[Pringles Can]

Mike should review pastries instead, he'll show you how to eat a cookie.

I dunno man. That video would be too hardcore for youtube. Mike would pretty much be uploading porn at that point.

 

[100% VIRGIN M00TY]

So what is it that James does other than sit on a couch and read a script in front of a camera? I can't understand how he has no fucking time for Monster Madness, he apparently loves halloween, movies, and horror, so why can't he try and get some enthusiasm for once. He is starting to sound like DSP, does it take him all night every night to pay his bills as well?

 

[PeriodicTrouble]

We got a picture of James' setup https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCinemas...osting_it_from_the_other_thread_so_that_more/

 

[Clark_Ashton]

I have no idea if it's the older or the "newer" Nerd room but it looks cramped. If this is actually the set they constructed in his garage, then they really fucked up, because it looks like a very unpractical environment to work in.