History NightmareFuel / TheAngryVideoGameNerd

* At the end of the ''Pepsiman'' episode, the TV Game Guy arrives and reveals Pepsiman is an OmnicidalManiac who wants to turn the entire world into Pepsi. While funny at first, he then reveals Pepsiman turned his ''entire family'' into Pepsi. He then takes a bullet for the Nerd and begins turning into Pepsi himself, complete with BodyHorror. It's far more disturbing than it sounds.

* His [[ChristmasEpisode holiday episode]] titled "Lightspan Adventures" has a later portion to one of the sight for sore eyes ladened games in the Lightspan Adventures library called "Welcome to the Quaddle Museum". In light of a couple of the other games that had just as much ugly animation in CGI "Kaz Mania" the Nerd himself admits that the former is just flatout nightmarish due to strong levels of quality drop and just the OffModel [[UncannyValley appearances]] of [[https://youtu.be/KKjodfe0lgE?t=485 P.K the Parrot]].

* While not to the extent of his ''Dick Tracy'' review, the Nerd is similarly terrifying in his ''Winter Games'' review. After giving up in frustration, the Nerd uses all kinds of methods to destroy the game, such as putting it in the oven, in the freezer, in the sink and doused with water, pouring alcohol on the inside of the cartridge, hitting the cartridge with his hammer and dropping it violently and disassembles the cartridge, culminating in him ''[[KillItWithFire putting the cartridge in the fireplace to burn]]''. This is not just an NES cartridge shell, but '''the real thing'''.

[[caption-width-right:350:One of the few instances where AwesomeArt can be a [[BodyHorror bad thing]].]]

* The end of the ''Dick Tracy'' review shows the Nerd at full-blown '''insanity''', and is one of his angriest and most terrifying moments on the show. He starts ''screaming'' about the NintendoHard aspect of the game so loudly that the audio clips while coming closer and closer to the screen, starts drinking beer like crazy (''wetting his clothes'' in the process), starts screaming bloody murder while pushing his face into ''a pillow'', [[ClusterFBomb a brief montage of him screaming "FUCK" in various parts of his house follows]], and even then, he pierces the cartridge with [[ThisIsADrill a drill]]. ''[[FromBadToWorse Then]]'' he looks at the cartridge, spinning because he wasn't holding it and it was still on the drill, '''with a demented stare''', at that, and the screen ''finally'' cuts to black as he destroys it with his hammer. ''While the cartridge is spinning''.

* In his ''VideoGame/HongKong97'' review, it is revealed that if you die in the game, you are treated to an image of what appears to be an actual dead man lying on the ground. Even the Nerd is [[EveryoneHasStandards creeped out by this]], wondering how anyone could be so tasteless as to put up something like that.

* Partway through the ''Earthbound'' episode, the Nerd reaches Poo's [[TrainingFromHell Mu Training]] and, somehow, begins to ''personally experience'' the training himself. As the training goes on, the Nerd's ''actual legs, arms, ears and eyes'' are torn away from him one by one, with the video's audio cutting out just as he loses his ears. As the training reaches near the end, we get the ''ghastly'' sight of the Nerd's bloodied, eyeless, earless body just silently staring at the camera as the game prepares to take the last thing: his mind. Once that's gone, the video abruptly [[SmashToBlack Smashes to Black]]. A few seconds later, the Nerd returns, fully unharmed but clearly dazed by what happened.

* The 2nd episode where he just sits and rants about ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. James said once this is the only episode where he was drinking real Rolling Rock, and was slightly tipsy. Watching him sitting there, eyes widened into the camera, and SuddenlyShouting a couple minutes in, and that SlasherSmile he makes at the end? ''<shudders>''

* Partway through ''Earthbound'' episode, the Nerd reaches Poo's [[TrainingFromHell Mu Training]] and, somehow, begins to ''personally experience'' the training himself. As the training goes on, the Nerd's ''actual legs, arms, ears and eyes'' are torn away from him one by one, with the video's audio cutting out just as he loses his ears. As the training reaches near the end, we get the ''ghastly'' sight of the Nerd's bloodied, eyeless, earless body just silently staring at the camera as the game prepares to take his mind. Once that's gone, the video abruptly cuts to black. A few seconds later, the Nerd returns, fully unharmed but clearly dazed by what happened.

* His holiday episode titled "Lightspan Adventures (PS1) (Episode 155) has a later portion to one of the sight for sore eyes ladened games in the Lightspan Adventures library called "Welcome to the Quaddle Museum". In light of a couple of the other games that had just as much ugly animation in CGI "Kaz Mania" the Nerd himself admits that the former is just flatout nightmarish due to strong levels of quality drop and just the off model [[UncannyValley appearances of P.K the Parrot]][[https://youtu.be/KKjodfe0lgE?t=485]].

** Even worse, There's no resolution to what happens. The last scene of the episode is the Nerd running away into some foliage and a shot of Jason!Nerd's blood dripping down a book.

* His holiday episode titled "Lightspan Adventures (PS1) (Episode 155) has a later portion to one of the sight for sore eyes ladened games in the Lightspan Adventures library called "Welcome to the Quaddle Museum". In light of a couple of the other games that had just as much ugly animation in CGI "Kaz Mania" the Nerd himself admits that the former is just flatout nightmarish due to strong levels of quality drop and just the off model [[UncannyValley appearances of P.K the Parrot]].

* The intro to ''Robocop NES Games'' briefly recaps what happened in the previous ''Polybius'' episode which is followed by the Nerd [[UnwillingRoboticization returning back to his couch]] - as a RoboCop. It's subtle but makes you wonder [[NothingIsScarier what exactly happened to him in the warehouse]].

You thought [[WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd a series of videos about a nerd who rages over video games]] couldn't possibly give you nightmares?

** Arguably the worst part is how subtle it is; James clearly has a good understanding of psychological horror, and it shows. The Nerd's descent is very subtle, and doesn't really start to sink in until Day 3. At first, he just describes it as an average, boring arcade game, then gradually his opinion of it improves; all throughout this, he keeps the screen hidden to avoid transmitting any effects to the viewer (though he's highly skeptical that such effects exist and he's only doing it as a precaution, constantly remarking that [[TemptingFate he doesn't feel any side-effects from the game]]. It's not until this line on Day 2 that things begin to take a turn for the worse (keep in mind that, before the cut, the Nerd said he would play one more round and then go home to upload the day's footage):

* The subject of [[MileStoneCelebration Episode 150]]: ''VideoGame/{{Polybius}}''. Yes, '''[[TheMostDangerousVideoGame THAT]]''' ''Polybius''.

*** However, this is [[LightmareFuel parodied in the alternative ending]] at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1odokf3kyd0 the owner's own YouTube channel]] where the owner is eaten and turns out that another employee is responsible for sucking the two (the Nerd and the owner) into the cabinet. But the cabinet ''does'' has a mouth that can talk.

* The intro to ''Robocop NES Games'' briefly recaps what happened in the previous ''Polybius'' episode which is followed by the Nerd [[FaceMonsterTurn returning back to his couch]] - as a RoboCop. It's subtle but makes you wonder [[NothingIsScarier what exactly happened to him in the warehouse]].

* The intro to ''Robocop NES Games'' briefly recaps what happened in the previous ''Polybius'' episode which is followed by the Nerd [[FullPotentialUpgrade returning back to his couch]] - as a RoboCop. It's subtle but makes you wonder [[NothingIsScarier what exactly happened to him in the warehouse]].

* The intro to ''Robocop NES Games'' briefly recaps what happened in the previous ''Polybius'' episode which is followed by the Nerd returning back to his couch - as a RoboCop. It's subtle but makes you wonder [[NothingIsScarier what exactly happened to him in the warehouse]].

* The intro to ''Robocop games'' briefly recaps what happened in the previous ''Polybius'' episode which is followed by the Nerd returning back to his couch - as a RoboCop. It's subtle but makes you wonder [[NothingIsScarier what exactly happened to him in the warehouse]].

* The intro to ''Robocop games'' briefly recaps what happened in the previous ''Polybius'' episode which is followed by the Nerd returning back to his couch - as a RoboCop. It's subtle but makes you wonder [[NothingIsScarier what exactly happened to him in the warehouse]].
--->'''Polybius arcade cabinet:''' Yeah! [[TastesLikeChicken It tastes like pizza.]]

*** However, this is [[LightmareFuel parodied in the alternative ending]] at the owner's own YouTube channel where the owner is eaten and turns out that another employee is responsible for sucking the two (the Nerd and the owner) into the cabinet. But the cabinet ''does'' has a mouth that can talk.

--->'''Polybius arcade cabinet:''' Yeah! [[TastesLikeChicken It taste like pizza.]]

*** However, this is [[LightmareFuel parodied in the alternative ending]] at the owner's own YouTube channel where the owner is eaten and turns out that another employee is responsible sucking the two (the Nerd and the owner) into the cabinet. But the cabinet ''does'' has a mouth that can talk.

--->'''Polybius arcade cabinet:''' [[ImAHumanitarian Yeah! It taste like pizza.]]

** In the complete video, the jump scare is followed by a "This video is unavailable" screen, which turns into a ''second'' jump scare as the sad Youtube play button morphs into the demonic-looking Nerd face from before. Then the owner of the warehouse finally shows up to check on the Nerd, but only finds the camera next to the ''Polybius'' cabinet. He is then pulled towards the cabinet as he screams in terror. DEAR. LORD. However, this is [[LightmareFuel parodied in the alternative ending]] at the owner's own YouTube channel where the owner is eaten and turns out that another employee is responsible sucking the two (the Nerd and the owner) into the cabinet. '''Even Worser''' is that the cabinet has a mouth that can talk.