History Awesome / TheAngryVideoGameNerd

* There was his epic fight against the possessed consoles in his review of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. Best part? The Nerd pulling out two NES Zappers and fires them like crazy, shouting "I'm the lord of the harvest! Bring it Down! Bring it Down!"

* Him successfully beating ''Ghosts and Goblins'', one of the hardest NES games ever made, after trying to for almost twenty-five years. In fact, it was the very first NES game he ever ''attempted'', on his 8th birthday.

* The Fundraiser for the AVGN Movie was set for $75,000. The end total is almost $326,000. That's over 4 times the goal James Rolfe expected. To say he was shocked at his fans' generosity is an understatement. This doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

** And later both he and Kyle Justin participating in pretty much the most epic online event ever as the two of them team up with all the video game reviewers of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses against the site's other contributers.

* During his episode on ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilSurvivor'', James shows his editing skills by incorporating himself into the first game's FMV cutscenes as well as putting together an intro that pays tribute to ''Resident Evil 2'''s intro too. Complete with blurring and interlacing effects to make it look very low quality, as if they were FMV fils straight off a Playstation disc. Takes talent to make something look intentionally shitty.

* His episode of ''VideoGame/Earthbound'', tying in various fan theories along with his extensive knowledge of cinema that originally inspired the game in the first place. The Nerd even provided his own theory we won't spoil here. James not only reviewed a classic cult game, he did it in a way that was uniquely him, fitting the themes of the game.

* During his episode on ''Resident Evil Survivor'', James shows his editing skills by incorporating himself into the first game's FMV cutscenes as well as putting together an intro that pays tribute to ''Resident Evil 2'''s intro too. Complete with blurring and interlacing effects to make it look very low quality, as if they were FMV fils straight off a Playstation disc. Takes talent to make something look intentionally shitty.

* Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself appearing in the Film/HomeAlone Games episode and playthrough of ''The Pagemaster.'' Macaulay F'n Culkin!!!'' And not just as a tiny cameo, either. He actually reviews the games with the Nerd.

* Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself appearing in the Film/HomeAlone Games episode. And not just as a tiny cameo, either. He actually reviews the games with the Nerd.

* His episode of ''Earthbound'', tying in various fan theories along with his extensive knowledge of cinema that originally inspired the game in the first place. The Nerd even provided his own theory we won't spoil here. James not only reviewed a classic cult game, he did it in a way that was uniquely him, fitting the themes of the game.

* Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself appearing in the Film/HomeAlone Games episode.

* Creator/MacaulayCulkin himself appearing in the Franchise/HomeAlone Games episode.

* During his episode on ''Resident Evil Survivor'', James shows his editing skills by incorporating himself into the first game's FMV cutscenes. Complete with blurring effects to make it look very low quality. Takes talent to make something look intentionally shitty.

* During his episode on ''Resident Evil Survivor'', James shows his editing skills by incorporating himself into the first game's FMV cutscenes. Complete with blurring effects to make it look very low quality. Takes talent to make something like intentionally shitty.

* His episode of Earthbound, tying in various fan theories along with his extensive knowledge of cinema that originally inspired the game in the first place. The Nerd even provided his own theory we won't spoil here. James not only reviewed a classic cult game, he did it in a way that was uniquely him, fitting the themes of the game.

* The Polybius "review" for the 2017 Halloween special. There are several VisualEffectsOfAwesome through the video, including the fact that James Rolfe apparently ''made an entire Polybius cabinet, complete with an actually working screen,'' just to sell it even further.

* The Nerd's utter ecstasy in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero'' when he lures an enemy into being crushed by a falling pillar...[[FunnyMoments only to then get crushed himself when he tries to cross]].

* The guitar guy's awesomely dramatic "I'M GOIN' BEHIND THE COUCH!" in the ''Battletoads'' review.

* The Polybius "review"for the 2017 Halloween special. There are several VisualEffectsOfAwesome through the video, including the fact that James Rolfe apparently ''made an entire Polybius cabinet, complete with an actually working screen,'' just to sell it even further.

** And after that, when [[spoiler:ROB supposedly kills the Nerd and transforms every game into either ''Gyromite'' or ''Stack-Up'']], the Nerd starts recalling many of the shitty games he reviewed, thinking "No more (name of game)?". His self-answer to that? [[spoiler:[[LetsGetDangerous "I WON'T FUCKING]] [[TheGlovesComeOff HAVE IT!!"]]]] Cue Awesome.

* After discovering that the modern ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' video games are so much cooler than the ones he played as a kid, the Nerd lets out a "FUCK!" set to Godzilla's roar, trashes his cartridge racks in rage, and proceeds to realize that, since he's used all the swears in existence, he needs to ''make up a new one''. Which is bleeped out, because "it's that bad". [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGD43KPBFZc He said "scunt".]]]]
* James/The Nerd has the Nintendo World Championships Gold Cartridge, possibly ''the'' rarest video game cartridge in existence. [[spoiler:WHICH HE JUST FUCKING ANNIHILATES WITH A HAMMER! Only in-universe, thank the lord.]]

* Him [[spoiler: successfully beating ''Ghosts and Goblins'', one of the hardest NES games ever made]], after trying to for almost twenty-five years. In fact, it was the very first NES game he ever ''attempted'', on his 8th birthday.

* The end of the second part of the AVGN Wish List episode, which has the Nerd playing "Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage" on the SNES. He finds the game to be, while not necessarily the best he's ever played, a rather decent game and perhaps the best Spider-Man game he's ever played. When he looks at who made the game, he's in for a shock: on the box of the game, he sees [[spoiler:the '''LJN logo'''. The fact that LJN of all companies could make a decent game like that is actually a pretty awesome moment in and of itself.]]
** The effect is lessened once you learn that [[spoiler:LJN]] never made a game in-house. Instead, they always outsourced their games to different developers. Instead of finally making a decent game, they finally got a decent developer, which is awesome in its own way.

** At the end, he returns to 2016, only to find [[spoiler:Bugs Bunny has taken the Nerd's job following his TenMinuteRetirement]]. What else should ensue but another epic beatdown.
* The Nerd testing if it's possible to break a window with nothing but a newspaper as shown in ''VideoGame/{{Paperboy}}'' [[spoiler:[[RealityIsUnrealistic and succeeding]]]]!

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDuy7wM8Gk&t=8m30s While reviewing]] the Power Glove for the {{NES}}, he subjects himself to playing ''VideoGame/TopGun''... ''again''. As many times as he tried [[NintendoHard and failed to do so in the past]] -- and this is probably the first ''accidental'' CMOA -- he finally lands the plane on the carrier at the end of the level using the Power Glove.