History Heartwarming / TheAngryVideoGameNerd

* Also, during the {{Battletoads}} review, after Kyle Justin tearfully tells The Nerd about how he's been [[BehindTheBlack behind the couch]] the whole time, you see for a split second that AVGN was [[KayFabe actually touched]] before he grudgingly allows Kyle to join in the review.

* The behind-the-scenes video of the first AVGN vs Nostalgia Critic "Final" Battle are both heartwarming and hilarious. Watching the two actors getting along and laughing together is strangely aww-inducing. Especially when the Nerd sics a [[EverythingsCuterWithKittens kitten]] on the Critic.

** As of December 2011, it's reached '''$170,000''', almost a ''full $100,000 clear'' of the original target, and it seems very likely that it will reach and surpass that. James mentions in a [[http://youtu.be/Dmyhb5rczvE video thanking donators]] that the movie may now end up being ''completely'' fan-funded thanks to their efforts, ensuring his team full creative control in the process.

** And before that, when the Nerd is taken back to the past, there is actual late 1980s-early 1990s home video footage of him and his sister playing video games (with his father taking out the trash [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments in his underwear]]); his playing ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and losing, with his "This isn't fair!"; and his family gathering together for gift-unwrapping, when he got a Super Nintendo console and {{sque|e}}aled in glee, "My first 16-bit machine!" Awww!

** And before that, when the Nerd is taken back to the past, there is actual 1990s home video footage of him and his sister playing games (with his father taking out the trash); his playing ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and losing, with his "This isn't fair!"; and his family gathering together for gift-unwrapping, when he got a Super Nintendo console and {{sque|e}}aled in glee, "My first 16-bit machine!" Awww!

* The end of his Wii Salute, as well as the end of The Nerd Christmas Carol. The latter got [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by his declaration of only reviewing good games lasting for about four seconds before he counterdeclared "Fuck that, let's do some shitty ones!", complete with holding up a Virtual Boy.

** To elaborate, ROB [[spoiler: tells him that he aims to destroy every bad game, except for Gyromite and Stack Up. The Nerd realizes that all his troubles will be over...but he decides to stop ROB anyway]]

**** Let's not forget this line:

* Also, during the [[BattleToads Battletoads]] review, after Kyle Justin tearfully tells The Nerd about how he's been [[BehindTheBlack behind the couch]] the whole time, you see for a split second that AVGN was [[KayFabe actually touched]] before he grudgingly allows Kyle to join in the review.

* The entire ''{{VideoGame/Swordquest}}'' review. It's notably a ''lot'' more respectful than many of his other reviews, and the ending really cements it.

** As of December 2011, it's reached $170,000, almost a full $100k clear of the original target. It's been said that donations are going so well that the movie may end up being ''entirely'' fan-funded, a profound gesture to a guy who's used to making stuff on a shoestring budget.

* The entire SwordQuest review. It's notably a ''lot'' more respectful than many of his other reviews, and the ending really cements it.

* His latest Cinemassacre 300 offering, "[[http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/06/21/the-dragon-in-my-dreams/ The Dragon in My Dreams.]]" really delves into the psyche of James Rolfe as a person who's chasing his own "dragon", so to speak. It shows what inspired him to be a filmmaker in the first place, and it's an emotional, tear-jerking short that somehow makes up for all the negativity that his FanDumb and BrokenBase are causing lately.
** Wow. I didn't even ''flinch'' at {{Bambi}}'s mom's death, and that made me cry. Wow.

* The ending of the SwordQuest review.

-->'''AVGN'': THIS IS MY REAL HERO! [Grabs Mario plush]

* [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Him going off at "Your mother sucks cocks in Hell!"]]

* Also, during the [[BattleToads Battletoads]] review, after Kyle Justin tearfully tells The Nerd about how he's been [[BehindtheBlack behind the couch]] the whole time, you see for a split second that AVGN was [[KayFabe actually touched]] before he grudgingly allows Kyle to join in the review.

* Let's not forget: [[http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/06/21/the-dragon-in-my-dreams/ The Dragon in my Dreams.]]

->'''AVGN'': THIS IS MY REAL HERO! [Grabs Mario plush]

** To elaborate, ROB [[spoiler: tells him that he aims to destroy every bad game, expect for Gyromite and Stack Up. The Nerd realizes that all his troubles will be over...but he decides to stop ROB anyway]]

* Also, during the [[BattleToads Battletoads]] review, after Kyle Justin tearfully tells The Nerd about how he's been [[BehindtheBlack behind the couch]] the whole time, you see for a split second that AVGN was [[KayFabe actually touched]] before he grudgingly allows Kyle to join in the review.

*** And to top it off, the last shot of the review is that of Simon's Quest which reminds us where it all started.

** To elaborate, ROB [[spoiler: tells him that he aims to destroy every bad game, expect for Gyromite and Stack Up. The Nerd realizes that all his troubles will be over...but he decides to stop ROB anyway]]

** To elaborate, ROB [[spoiler: tells him that he aims to destroy every bad game, expect for Gyrmotie and Stack Up. The Nerd realizes that all his troubles will be over...but he decides to stop ROB anyway]]

* The 100th Episode ends with him [[spoiler:hugging all his shitty games, having fought for them beforehand.]]

* In his Godzilla review, he praises the newer Godzilla games, saying he should have been born later for these games. Even better is that it is rather obvious that it isn't the Nerd speaking, but James himself.

* His latest Cinemassacre 300 offering, "[[http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/06/21/the-dragon-in-my-dreams/ The Dragon in My Dreams.]]" really delves into the psyche of James Rolfe as a person who's chasing his own "dragon", so to speak. It shows what inspired him to be a filmmaker in the first place, and it's an emotional, tear-jerking short that somehow makes up for all the negativity that his FanDumb and BrokenBase are causing lately.