The Angry Video Game Nerd 14
2020-01-15 | Comedy,Documentary | 12 episodes18 Seasons
Episode
Raid 2020 (2020)
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 176: Raid 2020. 11 years ago the Nerd said he might review Raid 2020 in the year 2020, and now that time has come. Raid 2020 is a cyberpunk action game developed and published by Color Dreams AKA Wisdom Tree for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was released in 1989. The object is to defeat all the drug dealers, defeat the drug lord Pit Bull, and eradicate drugs from the streets of America. As agent Shadow, the player faces a dystopian future world where moral collapse is inevitable. He is described as representing the last uncorrupted vestiges of law enforcement.
Mortal Kombat 1 Ports (2020)
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 177: Mortal Kombat 1 Ports. Mortal Kombat is the ultimate arcade fighting game, developed by Midway in 1992. Acclaim released four official ports in North America as part of the "Mortal Monday" campaign a year later. There were for the Super NES (SNES), Sega Genesis, Game Boy, and Game Gear systems. Mortal Kombat 1 became a best-selling game and remains one of the most popular fighting games in the genre's history. The Nerd reviews and compares each of these ports and weighs in on what made "Mortal Monday" so important.
Mortal Kombat Rip-Offs (2020)
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 178: Mortal Kombat Rip-Offs. Mortal Kombat was a defining moment for fighting games. With it came a ton of sequels and even more rip-offs trying to ride on its success. Today the Nerd reviews rip-offs such as Time Killers (arcade and Sega Genesis), Jackie Chan Fists of Fire (arcade), Street Fighter the Movie: the Game (arcade), Tattoo Assassins (arcade), and Shadow: War of Succession (3D0).
Dennis the Menace (SNES) (2020)
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 179: Dennis the Menace. Hey! Mr. Wilson!! Here's the Nerd playing the 1993 Super Nintendo game Dennis the Menace. It's a licensed game based on the movie, which is based on the old show and comic from the 50s and 60s. The game was designed by Ocean, which is basically the British LJN. The Nerd hasn't done a full review episode on an SNES game in a while, so, here you go!!
The Incredible Crash Dummies (NES) (2020)
Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 180: The Incredible Crash Dummies... or "Crash Test Dummies" if you prefer (not the 90s band). The game was published by LJN (on the NES) and was based on the cartoon, based on the public service announcements, based on the actual real-world crash test dummies that are used in car safety tests. This NES game was released in 1993 when the next gen systems were already in full swing. This game is for other systems too, like the SNES and Genesis, but The Nerd wanted to focus on the original Nintendo game by his least favorite game publisher.
