LJN History and Movie Games (Episode 200) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
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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 coming very soon. LJN has been a thorn in the Nerd's side for 15 years now. With the sudden rights falling into his hands, the Nerd has decided to remake every LJN game as good as possible. However, he'll need to review every LJN game ever made (while Back to the Future gets re-developed.) Thankfully, the Nerd has already reviewed a lot of the LJN library... but, there's a lot of garbage he hasn't played yet to complete the 67 LJN titles released.
PART 1: • LJN History and Movie ...
PART 2: • LJN Sports and Marvel ...
PART 3: • LJN Wrestling and Othe...
Download the Back to the Future fake NES game made by Sam:
files.cinemassacre.com/avgn20...
Sam Beddoes as the Game Designer:
freakzonegames.com/
/ freakzonegames
(He also did the background music!)
(AND designed the real AVGN video games!!)
Written by James Rolfe:
/ cinemassacre
Editing and Producing:
Justin Silverman: justysilverman.com
Kieran: / kieeeeern
For everything else Cinemassacre:
cinemassacre.com/
Little disclaimer: This episode was split into 3 parts because it's runtime is over an hour long in total. This made it easier to edit as we go. Also, Episode 200 was not made to sell a video game. The BTTF game you see (made in Unity by Sam) is just a plot device and not a "real" releasable game. Regardless, Sam's Unity files will be put online for free at the end of the 200 saga, next week. However, there is an upcoming 8-Bit NES AVGN game coming late next year, but it is completely unrelated to these episodes. Sorry if anyone was a little confused!
#AngryVideoGameNerd #LJN #AVGN200 #Cinemassacre - Hry
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200????
WOOOOOOOO
200 LETS GO!!!
Congrats on making it to 200 !!!!!!!!!!
Yes
200th is finally here everybody 🙌 👏 😊
If this makes you feel nostalgic, the 100th episode, "R.O.B. the Robot," came out 10 years ago on March 3, 2011 on GameTrailers.
Still the best.
Most of the intro is over 10 years old I recon
I remember that day like it was yesterday. Man, 10 years ago 🥲
@@mamefan i still kinda wish AVGN ended there ngl.
@@mamefan That one goes to the Earthbound episode imo..
To everyone asking if he owns LJN, the certificate is signed by Fred Fuchs lol
Fred Fuchs himself. Of course he owns it
I should have knew it
Can’t be disputed!
@@Bman32x not only that, but Fred Fuchs placed that strict Christmas deadline on both the Nerd and Sam, so that means the actors’ likenesses and music among other things are thrown out the window.
So basically, yes.
This episode has that distinct LJN style.
More like Action 52
and an interesting "timer"
Once again, following that video game rainbow; I should've stuck to pastels.
@@Tomoya778 Wow, they KNEW it was BAD
I love how your shelves are beginning to buckle and bend at the sheer number of video games that they support! Especially at 2:28
James has so many games he could actually implement the Dewey decimal system without being overly ambitious.
they’re just cheap
He might need to do something about those...
Maybe he should open a game museum like John Hancock did... no wait.
Impressive. Considering the games collectively are less than 1 GB in size.
It’s crazy to think a show that started 17 years ago as a joke became a long running series with 200 episodes
And imagine how many videos he’s made overall
@Santa 🅥 its SANTA!!!
@Santa 🅥 I know you aren’t the real Santa.
And James is getting a wicked receding hairline LOL
And now it's turned into a joke!
This is a massive achievement. The person that pioneered user generated content is still around today providing us with hours of entertainment. If you told me back when James made episode 100 that he'd make 100 more videos I wouldn't have believed you. Here's to 200 more.
200 more? Lol idk about that, but either way I wouldn’t mind it! AVGN has been my childhood 😂
Congrats to James!
He started when I was 9 (I know apparently it was filmed a while before but was only released 2004). Im 26 now, nearly 27. He has been doing this for nearly 20 years.
@@alucardian101 I been watching since day 1 and I’m 37 now and I never imagined that AVGN could ever possibly become 40 years old and I hope he never stops these episodes
@@Southpoint2019 I'm not saying I want it to end btw haha but if it stops, I'm grateful for 17 years of fun. Here's to many new adventures with this absolute unit of a show.
The fact that LJN is responsible for the creation of SAINTS ROW and all of the Cars games is truly insane
explains how the saints row reboot flopped harder than cyberpunk
James saying "Super Intendo" never gets old lol.
Wow - I never really noticed until you pointed it out. Now, I can’t un-hear it!
@@keycadearcadecontrollers467 same
He always pronounces "during" as "DOOR-ing", and the way he says "graphics" is a little odd, too. Must be a New Jersey thing.
I wonder if its super intended
Super Intendo Chalmer
"How can I live up to the massive duty that has fallen upon me?"
I half-expected a massive doody to fall on the Nerd, then roll credits.
Too witty for this show these days... and that's saying something.
@@adamsharp3468 Blame the Screen wave guys.
he subverted my expectations!!!!
...
I think that was the joke
I remember when I found out where LJN ended up, I realized some of those guys made the Smackdown vs Raw games in the 2000s and it blew me away
I was more shocked atlas made games for ljn considering they have made some of the best games since becoming their own studio and publisher
@@jamescarpenter855 i mean ATLUS is kinda like Square Enix where they do great styuff but also have some questionable stuff
also i always thought ATLUS was a publisher instead of a development house
The sum of the parts is greater than the whole lol
I didn't know the company who made those plug & play consoles of the early 2000's was the founded of one of the worst game publishersof the NES and SNES era. And I didn't know he formed THQ, one of my favorite publishers of WWE games up to 2011!
Maximum Carnage on SNES was amazing. But he had already very briefly mentioned it
One of the LJN devs James did not mention is Westone, who developped Jaws. They’re more well known for creating the Wonder Boy/Monster World series.
Jaws was a fun game, dang it!
Wow. Didn't know that.
I thought Atlus developed that game.
I thought Sega developed those games in house?
@@Xx1SailorScoutxX Atlus subcontracted development out to Westone, and they made Jaws in about a month. I actually like this game, call me weird but it's not bad.
Wow
It's pretty neat that from LJN to THQ, wrestling kept being one of the string in the whole weave, from WWE toys to games.
I think more game over screens should have the lines "YOU ARE DEAD. YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD. GAME OVER" Best rant about a game over screen the Nerd ever made!
A pic with a nuke conveys the message as well 😂
Game over man! Game over!
It reminds me of the Casino Games rant, pretty similar to that LOL
In 2009, "Raid 2020? Maybe I'll review that in the year 2020."
James is true to his words and here we are with his 200th episode with the Angry Video Game Nerd.
I just wanna say thanks James, thanks for those 15 years of entertainment you've given us on CZcams.
I didn't think he'd actually still be around to review Raid 2020 in 2020
@@FurryMcMemes The Nerd is true to his words.
It’s great that he sticks to them decades later, we’ve waited 11 years for Raid 2020 and we finally got it.
Before CZcams he had 2 or 3 years on ScrewAttack
@@chrisbeach423 He began the Cinemassacre website in 2000 and AVGN in 2004 with Castlevania: Simon's Quest.
New reviews:
T2 arcade (Game Boy) 15:33
Beetlejuice (Game Boy) 16:35
Bill & Ted (Game Boy) 18:07
Alien 3 (Game Boy) 18:58
Alien 3 (SNES) 19:23
True Lies (SNES) 19:58
True Lies (Game Boy) 21:16
Warlock (SNES) 21:48
Cutthroat Island (SNES) 23:12
14 old reviews and 9 new reviews
Thanks bro
Pinned
thank you very much. I was lost seeking, trying to find the beginning of new reviews, doubting my memory all the while
It's sad that this playlist is even needed, but thank you
Thank you! No wonder I was confused and thinking I “missed” so many episodes that I didn’t remember.
Im glad there is gonna be a part 2 considering the montage took up most of the episode
@@rognawellbutrin345 why should i expect that? I enjoyed the episode im just saying itd be lame if the whole episode was a montage
And it most likely will be
Considering its his last episode I see why there's a flashback montage
@@n64freak38 i enjoyed the flashback and part 2 is great as well. Im just glad its not majority flashback. Thatd be lame
@@n64freak38 "his last episode"? What do you mean by that?
Who would have thought the 200th episode would mostly be a clips episode. It reminds me of 80s and 90s sitcoms.
There's two more parts
He gonna take you back to the past in more ways then we thought.
like a show's finale
@@PrematureMailbox True, but he already did most of the LJN wrestling and Marvel games as well in earlier episodes.
If AVGN = Seinfeld can we say LJN = Newman?
Honestly, LJN's arc is pretty much like a TV sitcom archnemesis to the Nerd for years no matter how bad the previous games are and it's legendary.
And pretty much like a long-running sitcom it loses its charm and love.
I like your profile picture
Oh hello to meet you here, friend.
@@marianokaz1503 So many bitter people...
@@marianokaz1503 Except AVGN still has the charm, it's just that the comedy has limits.
I still remember when episode 100 came out.. This is such an achievement, James! Can't wait to see 100 more episodes!
A clip show? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!
Was I the only one expecting “You know we all love horror here at cinemassacre , but you know what’s the real horror? Having your private data harvested, express vpn..”
yes
BRUH! 🤣🤣🤣
I thought the real horror would be LJN
Lol
That would be a Linus level segue.
6:26 "In the eighties, I remember playing these toys"
He's so used to playing video games he forgot how to play with normal toys.
Toy James
Typo on the teleprompter by the caveman.
What was he thinking?!
In the 80's the NES started as a toy too, so you were still playing toys with the NES games.
I dunno about you, but I put my hotwheels and majorettes away at like 19.
With all these half assed reviews and old clips put together in this episode, the Nerd wasn't doing an LJN game, he was making Action 52.
Did LJN design Nerd's hairline as well?
I started watching this series when i was like 10 years old, now i'm on my way to getting a Masters Degree and a House. Thanks for all the memories James.
I started watching him when I watched a spongebob ytp and in the ytp plankton on the harmonica played the avgn theme song
I started watching when the democrats became president. Now... what has happened again?
@@oliverliu5065 hopefully we make it thru these 4 years of brandon so i can keep watching avgn 😂
TOO WHOLESOME! I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!
I remember way back when you could only watch these on Game Trailers.
Seems like ages ago.
YO game trailers was AMAZING
I remember watching on ScrewAttack!
@@bigthecat100 me to!
The dark ages
@@bigthecat100 yep 😂 those really were the days
After all these years, he's slowing transforming into David Cross.
Happens to the best of us lol
Who?
Who?
@@magacop5180 your mom
Who tf is David Cross?
Angry Video Game Nerd was like a father figure for me thank you for all these years
Here is to 200 more!
hey proto!
Cheers 🍻
@@ShortFatOtaku aye m8, miss ya.
Love your stuff, though I kinda hope the need ends at 300 if he keeps going
Buuuuuut proto the earth on has 17 years left do to cow farts duuuuuh
Ain't gonna lie, was a lil let down by the amount of recycled footage, relevant though it was, after getting particularly excited for this.
Aint gonna lie, was a lil let down by his hairline
I believe you are missing the point. I love it fixing whats broken. Problem solving at its finest. I cant wait to see how the games shoulve been made.
I scrolled through it, it was sad
@@MagikarpBeast That's age for you and a little bit cruel...
Same here. With all the hype about it being episode 200 all we really got was a episode of old footage. And dont think this episode was edited right to hit the nostalgia feels. There was points in the episode where i legit forgot it was a anniversary episode and thought i was watching the actual old AGVN video.
If you wree to actually own LJN and remake the games, you'd be a legend.
The fact that The Nerd owning LJN was a realistic thought in your mind, even if only for a second, is a testament to the awesomeness and influence of Mr. Rolfe.
Surprised no one’s mentioned this, but there’s still plenty of LJN games that he’s already covered that were not shown in this episode. So, get ready for more clip shows
Dont go there lol....oh wait part two
Well it's going to be three parts right?
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Playing the second level of Cutthroat Island made me appreciate the Turbo Tunnel in Battletoads.
Well, the developers (not Rare) were just robbing the Turbo Tunnel gameplay.
*The Nerd* vs *LJN* is the greatest rivalry in anime history.
It's a shame AVGN's hairline couldn't take part in the 200th episode celebration :)
Wow, episode 200 finally arrives and you guys decide to make it a clip show. Wild.
I swear Nostalgia Critic made a joke about that like 10 years ago too.
Well, this is only part /1/ of /3/ as said in the description. Very likely the other eps won't have as many clips, this is very likely just the Recap Episode as he is intended to talk about /every/ LJN game.
@@JerseyChileno And just to think that the 100th episode, "R.O.B. the Robot," came out 10 years ago on March 3, 2011 on GameTrailers.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I miss how funny AVGN used to be.
Same
The current jokes hold up too though. I was laughing at both equally during this episode.
This is bittersweet. I'm glad AVGN has reached 200 episodes :) but I'm sad there will be no more LJN videos to torture the Nerd :( lol
Fun fact: The "game over, man!" used in Alien3 SNES is actually Bill Paxton, rerecording his line for this game specifically.
Huh neat
Incorrect.
Oh. It's a compilation episode. Whose idea was this? What were they thinking?!
Well, there are some games he hasn't reviewed yet so it ain't all flashbacks to previous episodes.
I see what you did there
The fact 100 episodes over 10 years happened twice is insane
Me: Oh right... those old reviews, so nostalgic!
Also me: *Literally watches all those episodes every week
I never would've guessed this show would carry on this many years. That's some serious dedication!
It's also a decent paycheque.
Yea cant believe its finally over ::sadface::
@@the_kombinator Can't let people have a win huh? lol
I am honestly surprised there was even an end to LJN games. The thought of the nerd actually finishing that collection never even occurred to me!
Electronic Arts and Soyuzmultfilm will also come to an end.
Makes sense that LJN and the Nerd would be the end of each other. Its poetic justice.
@@masterofremakes64 one can only hope for the dissolution of EA
@@SplendidCoffee0 Soyuzmultfilm is bad because of new Prostokvashino and "Well, Just You Wait! Holidays".
Why didn't you play the theme song to celebrate 200 episodes?
Just think, in less than three years, James will have been doing this show for approximately 20 YEARS. Do you think he'll treat it as an occasion, or just put out a normal video?
What's the point anyway... The whole crew is gone 😩
@@user-njyzcip then why are you here?
it's hard to say. I could see him doing either one. Probably a regular episode, though.
This is a huge achievement. Congratulations on episode 200 James!
@Santa 🅥 SANTA! CAN I HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS!!!!!
It's not like he's doing them anymore.
it is spelled conglaturation
JAMES WE WANT TO HEAR THE WHOLE THEME SONG
search it. Theres an ep where its the entire thing... This a 200th specail theme..
little did I know this was an Friends recap episode
6:31 I like how the LJN logo appeared as he said "toys"
Crazy how far this series has come since 2004. Mad props to James for keeping it going this long. Here's to 200 more!
Basically 3 generations of game consoles have been developed since then too, so there will always be old games to talk about
Far is one way of describing it...
@@kbottrill1 4 generations
I find it weird how James is one of the oldest and most iconic youtubers yet only has 3,5 million subs.
CZcams was a smaller platform at the height of his popularity. Also, his type of content is not the most advertiser friendly which is why he always has sponsors lately. I can bet CZcams is not really promoting his content.
I feel you, James and Mike are people who helped make youtube into the thing it is by making quality content for years. Unfortunately, today's audience and algorithm favors poorly made "lets plays" and reaction videos by uncreative young people because the audience is usually pretty young. Despite the platforms popularity now, people want to watch someone they can relate to and most young people can't relate to nintendo games or nintendo history.
Can’t believe you hit 200 episodes, thanks for the content man
Is your profile picture Hunter s. Thompson?
I love horror, but also love you, Nerd. For almost 2 decades, you've given us countless hours of entertainment. I hope to see you around for many years to come. Us viewers can't thank you enough for your hard work, and enthusiasm.
Seeing Atlus at the beginning was pretty interesting as well, being that both Persona and SMT are pretty popular now
Atlus for instance developed Friday the 13th.
@friend Yep, Rare made Nightmare on Elm Street and Who Framed?
Old Atlus fans have a history with that company makimg or publishing mixed games, we know most of them are kinda bad but we loved exploring unique ideas amd concepts they had, they had a certain charm to them that no one else has.
@@Nicszerg ...And Karate Kid, it seems.
I wish the nerd cited at least the PS2 era classics like SMT Nocturne and Persona 3, as they were milestones for said console, and he has covered a few games from this generation before.
@@neodeckard5158 he might not be very familiar with atlus. He talked about how great Rare became later down the line, but only mentioned atlus by name
15 years, 200 Episodes, wow. The day James leaves CZcams will be one of the worst days in CZcams history.
No CZcams will collapse and be in shambles
I think you made three mistakes in a word «best».
@@WhiteTiberium?
That's be honest, he's already checked out and is simply doing fan service bits now. This episode was clearly displaying that he lost any magic he might have had left.
Same as Smosh that Died was sad days
15:00 "Terminator 2 (Game Boy)"
Man, that game was super powerful for the hardware. Shame there weren't any more Gameboy games like that ever since.
ATLUS?! PERSONA ATLUS?! They really stepped it up. Thanks Sega!
this show is years old, yet it still manages to collect a major audience. congrats on 200 episodes!
more than years , almost decades!
So this episode is the compilation of AVGN LJN reviews
There are also LJN games never reviewed before
There's going to be two more parts
In other words it's mostly a clip show.
Skip the advertising @ 1:35 yw
So it’s a clip show then ? 😂
A clip episode to celebrate your 200th video?
Nostalgia never had a face before you came around.
Cheers, mate.
Crazy to think how long we've had AVGN in our lives. Not much else to say, except.... thank you for everything you've put into making all of this!
Owning LJN is like holding the deed to an abandoned, derelict amusement park.
"I invented clip shows." -- Jameson Rolfe
This Jack Friedman guy was pretty much responsible for my upbringing. I owned toys and gadgets from all of his companies. Well done. My friend. Thanks for taking my allowance for all those years.
So for episode 200 we get a clip show? Sounds about right.
I love the intro for this episode, as it takes us on a journey through the show's history. That'd be awesome if it became the intro for every new episode, but with the AVGN Adventures theme in the background.
This is basically a clipshow of past times.
I'm 20 min in, I'm praying for something
Yea i am disappointed.
@@belstar1128 its a three parter, stay tuned
Honestly disappointed that most of this episode is just a compilation of episodes I watched over and over.
This is only part 1 of 3
@@ANashProductions Still stands. This wasn't that interesting to watch.
Waaah waaah 😉
I thought this was a new episode. It's not
AVGN is still by far the only CZcamsr who's vids I get excited for.
Great, uh, clip show, man...
Where is the theme song?
wait. so it's a clip show?
Was expecting more than a LJN critics compilation for the 200th…
It's a three parter. As well as a anniversary episode,let it breathe man.
Cinemassacre does a clip show for the 200th episode? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?
200th Episode and all we get is a clipshow?
A compilation for episode 200? What a copout lol
"You're dead".
"Live with it".
Gotta say.....wasn't expecting a clip show.
Best magic trick ever. Could definitely fool Penn and Teller.
How awesome would it be if James could display that "FU" trophy on his shelf.
I can picture Allison introducing him. "And now, let's hear a warm welcome for the Angry Videogame Nerd!"
Anyone else bothered by James's receding hairline.
Could have done without the clip show of older content tbh. At least some new content was peppered in there. Hoping the later parts have less footage recycling.
Oh boy! A clip show!
Really? A clip show? What was he thinking???
PART 1: czcams.com/video/a9io5dyRvmI/video.html
PART 2: czcams.com/video/JvHtXn7uQ6I/video.html
PART 3: czcams.com/video/Sqif27k-_Hg/video.html
Download the Back to the Future fake NES game made by Sam:
files.cinemassacre.com/avgn200/AVGN%20Episode%20200%20-%20Mock%20BTTF%20Game%20by%20Sam%20Beddoes.zip
NEW REVIEW SHORTCUTS
15:32 T2 Arcade GB
16:33 Beetlejuice GB
18:06 Bill & Ted GB
18:55 Alien 3 GB
19:23 Alien 3 SNES
19:58 True Lies SNES
21:15 True Lies GB
21:47 Warlock SNES
23:11 Cutthroat Island SNES
See now I'm just sitting here wondering if that Back to the Future game is gonna be the real thing or not.
50/50
The early build looks promising............
Ok, I gotta be honest, without retaining myself, I actually think, it looks amazing! Esp the soundtrack!
Calling it now. At the last minute all licenses are pulled and it becomes the original game lol.
Yes it's real and i definitely will be licensed all title "Back to the Future," it's gonna be great like the episode of the nerdo.
Honestly, same.
Been watching since Back to the Future. Have enjoyed many, many years of AVGN. My only disappointment on episode 200 is that it is partially a clip show...
Worry not, this is a multi part episode! We're just getting warmed up and primed with this part 😁
@@DanIsNotHomeTo quote another of my favourite CZcamsrs "Wow wow wow wow wow!". "Well, ok then". "Fair enough!" 😁 In that case, I look forward to the next part. I'm guessing it was difficult to put episode 200 together?
@@30somethingmanchild If I had to make some wild guesses.. it could be that AVGN loves Back to the Future that much that he wanted to lovingly imitate it's 3 part layout.. even the to be continued at the end is almost an exact from the end of BttF part 1 hehe
Also, maybe 3x 20 minute part videos nets gets him more CZcams monies vs 1x 60 minute video.. that's just wild speculation on my part since I really have no idea how CZcams monetisation works at all
James is losing that hairline really fast. I expect the end of avgn very soon.
based
You know that feeling when you've slept on a creator, but give them a chance? I now have something to binge watch 😃
I just realized I've been following James since I found the original Angry Nintendo Nerd videos in the mid 2000s, longer than many franchise or series I've followed in my life; James has been a consistent part of my upbringing well into adulthood and I just have to appreciate that, it's been such a ride!
I'd have loved it if James actually did end up being given ownership of the LJN trademark and started publishing games as an indie studio. Sigh, a man can dream...
AVGN Adventures 3: an LJN Game.
LJN could have been a publishing label between EA and Soyuzmultfilm.
Angry Video game nerd new and older episodes are always watchable one of the best on CZcams!
You know you’re getting old when your receding hairline matches that of The Nerd