History AVGN / Tropes0ToG

** In ''DOOM'' the Nerd first defeats the Devil with his BFSG [[note]]: his Big Fucking Shit Gun[[/note]] and then proceeds to attack John Romero's head with the chainsaw when he says he can't get the game running on the Nerd's Commodore 64.

** The UsefulNotes/SegaCD review opens with a parody of a real ad for the system, in which an AngryBlackMan appears on a dimwitted kid's TV and says "Hey! You ''still'' don't own a Sega CD? What are you waiting for, ''Nintendo'' [[UsefulNotes/{{SNESCDROM}} to make one]]? You ''have'' seen the games, ''right''?" before blasting the kid with fast-paced clips from the Sega CD's library. In the parody, both characters are played by the Nerd (with the AngryBlackMan receiving a RaceLift as a result).

* [[invoked]]EightPointEight: The ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' episode is basically a big TakeThat against the game's [[invoked]]SacredCow status, as the whole thing is basically a long setup to a joke about how "the world didn't end" just because he personally didn't think the game was as good as everyone says it is.

* CasualDangerDialog: When looking at the Franchise/JurassicPark game for the 3DO, he notices that the mini-game where you're being chased by a T-Rex doesn't show any hands on the steering wheel. He guesses that the driver either has their hand on the bottom of the wheel or is steering with their knee, and then goes on to note that the driver must be pretty casual about the situation to steer like that, and imagines them doing this on a cell phone at the same time.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The ''Bayou Billy''/''Punisher'' crossover with WebVideo/PatTheNesPunk was written to be a darker look at the Nerd's anger; he insists on murdering an innocent saxophonist in ''[[VideoGame/ThePunisherNES The Punisher]]'' despite Pat's pleas to spare him, then makes fun of Pat for trying to play nice. Then to add injury to insult, he reveals that he hid his real golden NWC cartridge and destroyed a fake one, [[ForTheEvulz for no reason other than making Pat's life hell]].
** ''Polybius'' and ''Berenstain Bears''.

--->'''Nerd''': It's the Giant Claw. It's as big as a battleship! How did it get in this game? It just barged right in, like a battleship crashing into a harbor. It's taken so many hits, like bullets on a battleship! [[YouKeepUsingThatWord It's a flying battleship!]]

* CoverVersion: His ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' review features Kyle Justin performing a cover of the Nintendo Power jingle and the beginning of his "Double Vision" (UsefulNotes/{{Colecovision}} & UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}) review, Kyle does a cover of Music/{{Foreigner}}'s "Double Vision." The Angry Video Game Nerd's theme has also been covered and remixed by fans of the series countless times in nearly every single genre of music.

** Taken UpToEleven in ''Aladdin Deck Enhancer'' episode. ''And even combined with MotorMouth''.

** Taken UpToEleven in his review of Bill and Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure; combines with LeaveTheCameraRunning.

** Taken UpToEleven in the closing seconds of part 11 of his ''12 Days of Shitsmas.'' With only one more present to unwrap, he gets tempted to give himself and the viewers a sneak peek at what's inside. He only tears open the bottom left corner, but what he sees is enough to bring this trope into play. [[spoiler:For those who are curious, it's the LJN logo.]]

** Taken UpToEleven in his review of ''VideoGame/{{Ghostbusters 1990}}'' for the Sega Genesis, when he declares that the world is coming to an end due to him liking the game.

** In his ''{{Creator/Taito}} Legends'' video, he outright refuses to show ''VideoGame/OperationWolf'' due to [[UpToEleven its flashing being so bad]] (in large part due to it being a fast-paced, but primitive LightGunGame) that it legitimately could cause seizures in photosensitive viewers.

* ExcrementStatement: At times, the whole show is this trope ''[[UpToEleven amplified]]''.

** Many viewers forget that he deliberately accentuated the negative in his review of ''Castlevania II: Simon's Quest'', as pointed out on Cinemassacre's FAQ, because it was meant to be a ''caricature'' of easily-angered gamers.

** In his "Bad ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' Games'', he mentions that all you need for a North American Sega Dreamcast console to play Japanese games is an Action Replay plug-in, but he has to [[RantInducingSlight rant about the fonts used]] on the box of the Action Replay.

* {{Corpsing}}:
** The Nerd has trouble containing his laughter at many scripted gags, especially when the Lion shows up in The Wizard of Oz video.
** The [[ItMakesSenseInContext hippopotamus’s butt monologue]] from Bugs Bunny’s Crazy Castle took several takes to get right because of this.
** The song "Where Did Their Hair Go" has him fighting hard not to laugh during stage 4 of ''Ikari Warriors''.
** The episode had quite a few instances of James breaking character by trying not to laugh. He failed during the latter stages of the song - you can hear him laughing off-screen.
** In the Atari Sports episode, he cracks up at the ''Miniature Golf'' game just for how absurd it looks.
** The Nerd cracks up at a few of Creator/LloydKaufman's antics in the ''Toxic Crusaders'' episode.
** At the end of the second video (''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''), he delivers his very first "Dead. Fuckin'. Serious." and then the video ends just as he begins to laugh, but not quick enough to cut the laugh out completely.
** When he sees the infamous [[AWinnerIsYou "YOU'RE WINNER!"]] screen in ''VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing'', he completely loses it.
** He also cannot contain his laughter at the ridiculously over-the-top opening narration of ''VideoGame/HongKong97''.
** In his review of the various pornographic Atari games, he tries to hold back his laughter and lets out a few smirks due to how ridiculous the games are.
** His review of ''Life of Black Tiger'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 features Creator/GilbertGottfried playing the Fred Fuchs character that the Nerd has referenced numerous times in the past. When Gilbert starts ChewingTheScenery, James is doing his best to hold back the smile on his face, using his right hand to cover his mouth up. He's right on the verge of laughing. Gottfried himself even gives a chuckle while delivering the line.
--->'''Fred Fuchs:''' Oh, I'M SORRY. I'm just a guy who built a computer in the jungle without electricity or internet. I'm not EDUCATED ENOUGH, for the GUY who talks about BUFFALO SHIT IN HIS BASEMENT!
** The female chef in the "Shits Kitchen" segment of the ''Jurassic Park: Trespasser'' review. When The Nerd starts chewing her out over the quality of her "shit", she can be seen looking downwards with a big [[IncrediblyLamePun shit-eating]] grin on her face, attempting to stifle her laughter.
** While reviewing ''Greendog'' for the Sega Genesis, the nerd tries to stay calm and relaxed, but snaps back to his usual self after the game pushes him too far. One particular moment of rage was so spontaneous that James tries to hold back a smile on his face while you hear audible laughter from behind the camera.
** In his ''Taito Legends'' review (specifically the segment on ''Operation Thunderbolt''), you can hear the Nerd barely containing his laughter when he encounters a tank in the middle of an office building.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: The Big Rigs Commercial Guy reveals his name in the ''Life of Black Tiger'' episode: Rex Viper Rigs.

* ContinuityPorn: The dream sequence in the ''VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}'' review is fueled by this. [[spoiler:The Nerd finds himself in his own version of Magicant where he comes face-to-face with the destroyed copy of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII'', [[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Bimmy]], the trucker from the fake ''[[VideoGame/BigRigsOverTheRoadRacing Big Rigs]]'' commercial, and even the cluster of shit from his ''UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar'' review. Other brief character cameos include the Glitch Gremlin, ComicBook/TheJoker and [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Cowardly Lion]] (as played by Mike Matei), [[VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy R.O.B.]], Shit Pickle, [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], and the ninja from the ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' review, to name a few]].

** In the ''Contra How I Remember It'' episode, it's revealed that the whole reason he plays shitty games is that as a kid, he found TheMonkeysPaw and used it to wish that he could play video games for a living when he grew up. He got that wish... with the catch that the games he plays are horrible.

** The events of Episode 200 sparked another retirement of sorts. Instead of retiring from reviewing games, he retired from ''being angry''. Trying to develop his own game and experiencing the many difficulties that come with the territory made him realize that most shitty games aren't shitty on purpose or even because of developer incompetence, but due to outside factors such as ExcutiveMeddling and strict deadlines, which made him appreciate these games a whole lot more. In the next episode, he says that he's just "The Video Game Nerd" now, and jumps into the game of the episode with an open mind. Said game, ''The Last Ninja'', ends up being ''so'' unimaginably terrible (even worse than ''Jekyll and Hyde''!) that it brings him back to his old angry self, and at the end of the episode, he declares himself the Angry Video Game Nerd once again.