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If you haven't seen the outrageous antics of, as the memorable theme song denounces, "the angriest gamer you've ever heard," then you've fallen way too far off of the radar. On a quest to permanently rape and pillage all of the "shitty games" in his path, the Nerd also happens to be a comic genius, which makes for a fantastic amalgam of crap, and laughing about crap. What at first may come across as a simple usage of cuss words and toilet humor will quickly have you laughing so hard you'd wished you'd never heard of him in the first place... No wait... That's BS... The games are bad, the between-the-lines references are cool, and a plethora of pop-culture characters and always riveting special effects littered throughout each and every episode will have you wishing that you'd owned some of these atrocious Nintendo (and other console) titles so you could laugh even more. The series is so damn perfect and original, that it's been copied and imitated (never topped by far) by countless individuals (it makes me so damn... Irate... That many of these imitators give him no credit...) Unless you're as tightly wound as an anime turd, you will enjoy AVGN. You don't have to be a gamer to connect with your inner child, which is essentially the effect that the show has, which, I might add, it pulls off extremely well. So put that game controller down, sit back, and watch keenly as James Rolfe takes you back to the past, to examine the ultimate travesties of the video game market.

Who in this day and age hasn't been subjected to half-witted marketing schemes, especially in their younger years? And how often do these products that are being sold end up being a terrible economical decision on the consumer's part? Well, since you probably answered "nobody" and "lots of the time" to the above two questions, it's very easy to see why one of James Rolfe's earlier works has been watched by so many people.

To say the very least, Rolfe's material in this episode of "The Angry Video Game Nerd" is as humorous and original as all of the others. While most people can relate to the AVGN in one form or another (be it the fact that they play video games or that they can all appreciate that inner child of theirs) this episode adds another dimension to the spectrum; EVERYONE has been ripped off at one point or another. And most everyone has some small hatred for McDonald's restaurants...

The game play segments are just great, and where this particular episode really shines. From explaining the terrible level design, the blatant things that are ripped off from other video games, and a most anti-climactic ending, this episode is one of the better ones from Rolfe's gallery, and as long as you are not offended by crude language and toilet-oriented humor, I would definitely check it out. It definitely has proved that just because something has a popular name slapped on it, that doesn't mean that the product will be up to those same standards.

That is every name except for James Rolfe's of course...