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Just so everyone knows, Mike still owns half of cinemassacre; (Or at least Him and james are "equal partners" with Screenwave owning a portion) which is definitely worth milllions at this point. James knows and appreciates his contribution, some other comment also said he wanted to credit him but Mike declined

man, Mike is very humble about this, this makes me like him more

Humble Mike

This makes me feel like he quit because he maintained his passion while James burned out. He probably felt that if James didn't even care any more, then why should he continue to expend all his energy into Cinemassacre?

0:08:24 muh kids

AVGN is not the same without him. It´s nothing special anymore. Just more of the same.

Shit Pickle isn't just a pickle, but he's a pickle that's been up Dorothy's ass. 🤣

Unicorn was from the original shit pickle animation which Mike animated. Pretty sure Mike just forgot about it 😂 That's some deep ass lore.

Mike was the real AVGN

You don't know what you got till it's gone. We miss you, Mike

we all owe mike a debt of gratitude, Mike Matei rules so hard, viva la bandido

Saying it was all one guy or the other is just not an appropriate way to look at why the AVGN worked. It was a team effort.

It's always the guy behind the curtain making sure everything works, that gets no appreciation until it's too late.

Avgn in the Wizzard Of Oz game "and how do i get under this flame?" Mike the Lion "Piss on it" 😁 These are the moments that i miss in the avgn series because since you left there it's not like it was anymore.

lol LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like sticking your dxxk in a cheerio? Not sure if that's a good joke to be telling no matter how you look at it. lol must have some micro issues to be looking at cheerios that way. Lets hear about the awesome Vectrex instead. Sorry for typos

Really good compilation...lots of lore explained over the last 10 years on mikes streams. Congraduration.

There is no heterosexual explanation for the amount of times Mike defends James

After hearing Mike talk about all this stuff, I wonder if they are actually still friends today in 2024

Never understood the hate for Mike, he defintively is a key part and the heart of the show, AVGN is not as good without him.

This is a legendary post

James and Mike really were a great duo. Mike was the true nerd and James performed it well and added a lot of creativity. It just doesn’t work without that dynamic

This is really eye opening. Mike should have at LEAST been credited as a writer or maybe even head writer as well as having the gameplay credited to him. I also didn't know that Mike was the one that really pushed James to continue making avgn. That being said, nobody could play the Nerd like James. The show wouldn't be the same if Mike was the frontman. He is very much a behind the scenes guy. It very clear that Mike is the real nerd of the duo, but that sort of personality doesn't appeal to most people. James had a way of describing the game that didn't come off as too nerdy, but instead like a friend you are hanging out with. I respect both of them, but AVGN is clearly more of Mike's child rather than James's or at least 50/50 effort. James should have been credited as creating the idea and starring as the Nerd as well as setting up shots/filming. However, most of the other credits most likely belong to Mike (writing, producing, playing the actual game). It is clear AVGN took a nose dive in quality after Mike left. His influence on the series especially those early days is extremely important.

As somebody who has dreams of being a film director who also makes RUclips videos, I am going to say that I NEED to find my own Mike, especially if I have another job to support myself

We all know Mike is the Angry Video Game Nerd IRL.

I always figured it was Mike getting the gameplay footage, and adding in commentary at the weird aspects of the game, and James would put that into his own spin.

Mike was always the real Angry Nerd. James only cared about games he grew up with

13:47

the length of this video HAS to be intentional

All I’m hearing about this video is that Mike was the nerd and James was the actor Edit : glad Mike got out of it he deserves the spot light Idk why everyone hated him

Mike likes asssss

hes modest af mike is the real avgn i promise :-)

Gotta be honest, even tough people are saying that he is the real AVGN (wich I agree), I jus't can't picture him playing the role, that would be like writing a great character but choosing the wrong actor to play it. However, Mike is a smart guy and he saw the potential in James encouraging him to go on with the show and that's why the show worked. James has a very interesting personality, the way he talks is unique, his facial expressions are priceless and even his voice tone is more convincing when he swears. They were a great team and it's such a shame that they're not working together anymore.

1:05:28 lol nice

omg sega cadash looks so shit

I love Mike so much. I feel like the channel has completely shifted since he left, I hope he comes back one day. He was my favorite

James is a great actor, great guy. I think he stopped being interested in games around college, but all the memories and how good of an actor he is basically makes up for it.

The insane thing is that somebody put untold hours of work into making this video, as if it contained revelations of the highest importance or something, and stuck timestamps in the description for, presumably, the "serious researcher." Holy KEK! Autism, man -- it's a hell of a drug! I mean, yeah, we know the score. Mike was a HUGE part of what made the Nerd the Nerd. Would it be better if Mike started regularly writing scripts again? Undoubtedly. But it looks like those days aren't coming back, so just let it go. I very much enjoy watching Mike's streams, though -- it's about as close to classic AVGN as you're likely to get. I still watch James' vids from time to time. They're kinda comfy, but not really so passionate as the early stuff for obvious reasons.

When Mike left Cinemassacre, I followed him to watch his game streams. Then it seemed to me that it was just a coincidence, but it turned out that it was not a coincidence. AVGN left and I followed him.

13:48 Is he saying that the AVGN movie is ASS here? Because I agree

Mike IS the true AVGN. James is just an actor playing out the stuff Mike wrote and dreamed up.

He was really creepy to underage fans when I remember correctly and became a huge problem for James image

Anyone know what game he's playing at 31:24?

I would like to see Mike's view on Ecco the Dolphin, since James and his shit crew clearly didn't finish it. Mike woulda!

Thank you so much for making this. I'm genuinely laughing my ass of at AVGN material again for the first time in over a decade.

Clearly i had misjudged Mike in years past. I found him annoying at times but now i have a much greater respect for him. Its obvious in hindsight how much he contributed to making the show what it was. My apologies, Mike. I was wrong. If AVGN had been named Angry Video Game NerdS it might still be great today

Wonder if he'd still be doing AVGN and save it from being bad if he was properly credited and got the respect he deserved.

Damn, kinda wish I hadn’t gone down the cinemassacre rabbit hole and just remained ignorant. This is like finding out Santa doesn’t exist as a kid.

Such a shame that Mike doesn't like to act. He's a better actor than James imo. Also considering the fact that Mike was the producer of AVGN series he could create a show of his own. I guess he doesn't strive as much to get recognition so he won't ever do such a thing.

"all jame's thing. i just did..." mike's way too humble

It occurs to me that video games could have used 10 or 20 more years in the commodore/nes phase to really get developers to learn how to make interesting and fun licensed games