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  • Опубликовано: 20 июл 2011
  • Action 52 was created by Active Enterprises released in 1991 for the NES and a 1993 port for the sega Genesis. Action 52 was a compilation of games mostly filler and many with similar objectives. Plenty of duplicate titles with very minor differences, the game itself was incredibly broken with many glitches leaving quite a few of the titles unplayable. The main title of the cart being Cheetah men which was intended to feature a possible fresh franchise series that never ended up taking off despite some merchandise and comic books being made. Cheetah men itself was very poorly constructed and contained numerous glitch's such as getting stuck in mid jump on top of poor level design. Plenty of the games on the cart were space shooter's and some games had other issues such as never ending, not being able to win, game freezes, misleading game titles, and numerous other issues which resulted in it's poor reviews. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 90
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Комментарии • 18 тыс.

  • @gezi5927
    @gezi5927 4 года назад +3640

    “Hey, what’s your favorite game”
    “Alfred n’ the Fettuc”

    • @axethannanth
      @axethannanth 4 года назад +44

      e

    • @Jeansowaty
      @Jeansowaty 3 года назад +79

      Said no one ever.

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 3 года назад +127

      “Alfredo”

    • @The_Primary_Axiom
      @The_Primary_Axiom 3 года назад +147

      Gezi5 So I think they wanted to put “Alfredo in the fettuccini” but didn’t have enough memory. So went with Alfred n the fettuc I promise you I’m right. Lol

    • @stephenfiler3204
      @stephenfiler3204 3 года назад +75

      @@The_Primary_Axiom I presumed it was supposed to be "Alfredo and the Fettuccine".

  • @Gyrbae
    @Gyrbae 3 года назад +5596

    A game called Streamers where you're a clown climbing up the platform sounds like a social commentary.

    • @crack4184
      @crack4184 3 года назад +772

      30 years ahead.
      And everybody laughed at them.
      But they were right

    • @scottski02
      @scottski02 2 года назад +368

      How 'bout another joke, Murray?

    • @theodiscusgaming3909
      @theodiscusgaming3909 2 года назад +113

      Deep

    • @neokyanyoa8061
      @neokyanyoa8061 2 года назад +173

      jerma.

    • @lilbill7385
      @lilbill7385 2 года назад +235

      Action 52 predicted tiktok and Twitter

  • @Loomy9x
    @Loomy9x 3 года назад +4706

    Fun fact: there’s an entire section in the national video game museum dedicated to action 52 and cheetahmen 2, and has this specific episode playing in the section

  • @haronka
    @haronka 3 года назад +803

    Out of any episodes this one has the biggest rewatch value

    • @diabeto1216
      @diabeto1216 2 года назад +98

      Which is ironic as each game has the smallest replay value.

    • @mattakerfeldt285
      @mattakerfeldt285 Год назад +5

      Absolutely agreed!

    • @spagootest2185
      @spagootest2185 Год назад +5

      ​@Mattress Store I think it's the Dream Phone episode

    • @Sparrows1121
      @Sparrows1121 Год назад

      Also the Castlevania videos

    • @dawoopy
      @dawoopy Год назад

      "Heh, ironic," Emperor Palpatine

  • @luhnatico
    @luhnatico 4 года назад +3106

    They spent all their talent on Billy Bob's climbing animation.

    • @KARTIKEYA007
      @KARTIKEYA007 4 года назад +53

      Billy Bob was a good game actually

    • @IndigoVoidigo
      @IndigoVoidigo 4 года назад +90

      This explains most of the Action 52 games:
      💀
      🌱
      🌱 means ground
      What I did was the protagonist dying in the air

    • @SuperMarioJustin4
      @SuperMarioJustin4 4 года назад +62

      And the Cheetahmen theme.

    • @gregcraig5706
      @gregcraig5706 4 года назад +73

      49% billy bob
      50% cheetahmen
      1% actual quality of the games

    • @mastersombrastudios6837
      @mastersombrastudios6837 4 года назад +47

      Billy Bob is a poor man's prince of Persia
      Also a shitpickle

  • @humanbn1057
    @humanbn1057 7 лет назад +2156

    U wonder how many kids asked their parents for this game at Christmas and their parents said "$199! If you get that you don't get any other games!". And this is the only game cartridge they got that year. Dun DUn DUUUUNNNN.....

    • @BosSupes
      @BosSupes 7 лет назад +162

      seriously though

    • @TheNamelessScholarOfficial
      @TheNamelessScholarOfficial 7 лет назад +81

      Aaron Agnew That would be sad.

    • @namegoeshere69
      @namegoeshere69 7 лет назад +217

      Aaron Agnew happened to me dude, conned my parents into buying this pile of shit and didn't get any more games for a while after that

    • @humanbn1057
      @humanbn1057 7 лет назад +24

      Ha! Sorry, VT. Do you still have the copy?

    • @humanbn1057
      @humanbn1057 7 лет назад +22

      Ah, that sucks.

  • @midasredding8106
    @midasredding8106 3 года назад +1031

    I like how he has to clarify that it’s not just the toaster that makes the game cartridge hot

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion Год назад +41

      And then promptly shows a device that I trust less than the toaster as his “top loader.”

    • @letcreate123
      @letcreate123 11 месяцев назад +39

      @@Thor-Orion Bro, that's an official NES model, tfym you trust it less than the Nintoaster which is an unofficial custom model

    • @JGT-yd2wx
      @JGT-yd2wx 8 месяцев назад +10

      @@Thor-Orion Tell me you're not old enough to have ever seen an official NES top loader without saying "I'm not old enough to have ever seen an official NES top loader."

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@JGT-yd2wx I’m old enough to have, but I don’t think I’ve seen one in person, my friends who had NESes had the classic model, I grew up on Sega consoles.
      I have a ton of Sega Saturn gems. Burning Rangers, all the Panzer Dragoons (yes including Saga). Got a nearly complete Genesis collection. My nostalgia isn’t Nintendo’s stuff before the N64 because Sega cut support to the Saturn in the States. It’s not EXACTLY an age thing for me, I grew up in a pretty rough area and the Genesis was more affordable than the SNES so it wasn’t until I moved in with my grandparents in the suburbs that I started seeing SNES games. I am just a few years too young to have grown up on NES, but a lot of people still had their models when they bought their SNESes because it didn’t have backwards compatibility and they all had these huge NES libraries. You’ve got to be at least 40 to have grown up on NES, so I’ll take still being in my prime over having memories of top loading NES models. Hahahaha.

    • @jeanvictor8178
      @jeanvictor8178 5 месяцев назад +11

      ​@@Thor-Orion this feels like a pre-boss dialog from a jrpg

  • @syok4929
    @syok4929 2 года назад +1159

    This is my favourite AVGN episode. It's like going on a journey with the nerd.

    • @adelin76
      @adelin76 Год назад +6

      @@uriurofferson8831 that would be the Earthbound episode in my opinion

    • @patcahill3724
      @patcahill3724 Год назад +9

      It’s one of the best and most memorable

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 Год назад +7

      I’d never be able to choose a favorite, there’s sooooooo many great episodes!

    • @Rgoid
      @Rgoid Год назад

      @Syok I feel your pain and you have my pity.

    • @Rgoid
      @Rgoid Год назад

      @@patcahill3724 I’d hate to see what you’d consider his worst.

  • @TomBent9
    @TomBent9 8 лет назад +3486

    $199.99 in 1991 is equal to $349.58 in todays dollars. Which just puts the shit cherry on the poop sundae.

    • @Deep_wolf
      @Deep_wolf 8 лет назад +168

      I can see ACTION 52 VR for $400 today. Wow, no, that not gonna happen.

    • @mr.otaku2399
      @mr.otaku2399 8 лет назад +123

      action 52 needs an all out remaster and remake and than be put on all consoles!

    • @mr.otaku2399
      @mr.otaku2399 8 лет назад +9

      Gabriel Valério at least im not the only one on this idea.We can have a completely new outlook on it with 6! im saying 6!!!!!! level 3's this time and now the jump glitch never messes up and all enemies never dissapear till you pound em to dust!I'm actually low key hyped for this to be remade now.We just need fred fuchs andsome others and were good to go!

    • @TomBent9
      @TomBent9 8 лет назад +3

      ***** Eh, its too much

    • @SoldierOfFate
      @SoldierOfFate 8 лет назад +29

      Playing Action 52 on VR would be the worst form of bloodless torture imaginable.

  • @TheMugenhead
    @TheMugenhead 4 года назад +1926

    So that's why Billy Bob didn't appear in The Town With No Name. He was in Action 52 instead. He entered in the wrong game. XD

    • @viscountrainbows6452
      @viscountrainbows6452 4 года назад +118

      🅱illeh 🅱awb

    • @pokerface4
      @pokerface4 3 года назад +97

      A52CU (Action 52 Cinematic Universe)

    • @sixtyfivekills4543
      @sixtyfivekills4543 3 года назад +60

      That's.... holy shit nice catch.

    • @Pundit07
      @Pundit07 3 года назад +41

      So, he “went turbo” basically.

    • @wolfgangfrost8043
      @wolfgangfrost8043 3 года назад +40

      You every play Three Stooges on NES? The game opens with them walking onto the title screen of Ghostbusters II & remarking that they're in the wrong game.

  • @azdelasas
    @azdelasas Год назад +435

    "Dad, why is my sister's name Rose?"
    "Because your mother loves roses"
    "Thanks dad"
    "No problem, Alfredo also known as Alfred n the fettuc"

    • @PseudoWounds
      @PseudoWounds Год назад +14

      Roflmao

    • @cartoonistanonymous
      @cartoonistanonymous 11 месяцев назад +8

      Ok that got me lol

    • @Nikku4211
      @Nikku4211 7 месяцев назад

      Alfredo and Alfred are actually pretty common names.

    • @hardtymz2517
      @hardtymz2517 4 месяца назад +1

      “I put the hot dog in your mom’s fettuc and that’s how you came into this world.”

    • @alfredoalmeida8320
      @alfredoalmeida8320 14 дней назад

      I know, right?​@@Nikku4211

  • @Murr248
    @Murr248 Год назад +197

    22:07 funnily enough, If you play long enough, the tower actually *does* reach into outer space.

    • @bradyking9778
      @bradyking9778 5 месяцев назад +34

      That’s probably the most innovative thing this game had

    • @cevatkokbudak6414
      @cevatkokbudak6414 Месяц назад +3

      thanks

    • @thema1998
      @thema1998 7 дней назад +2

      ​@@bradyking9778 Considering this game's *obvious* obsession with space, that's just sad! 😆

  • @Larry.R
    @Larry.R 4 года назад +1463

    21:36 "In Action 52, you cannot jump down. You will hit the air so hard, you will die." This is the exact reason why the idea of going skydiving absolutely terrifies me.

    • @true_neutral3378
      @true_neutral3378 3 года назад +105

      If you think you could pass through clouds, you have been lied to. Clouds do not exist, they are a government conspiracy

    • @AdriaticTokoru
      @AdriaticTokoru 3 года назад +22

      They just never stick the landing

    • @IndigoVoidigo
      @IndigoVoidigo 3 года назад +7

      Parallel Parking, You know how to parallel park?

    • @Larry.R
      @Larry.R 3 года назад

      @@IndigoVoidigo Yis.

    • @samichopthechimrea8477
      @samichopthechimrea8477 3 года назад +2

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣.

  • @ghostfreely7493
    @ghostfreely7493 4 года назад +4587

    "Fuck this game, please do a review of it. You asshole. Thanks"
    I remember 12 year old me dying of laughter, and I still die of laughter to this day. Spencer wherever you are thank you for writing one of the funniest emails to James so he could review Action 52.

    • @Puffy_Mario
      @Puffy_Mario 3 года назад +178

      This got me laughing all over again

    • @russel7766
      @russel7766 2 года назад +262

      I love how we were all too young to watch his videos but we did anyway

    • @MAN-ri5ol
      @MAN-ri5ol 2 года назад +4

      DXD l .

    • @redjed100
      @redjed100 2 года назад +184

      My late mother, who usually didn’t approve of swearing, laughed her head off at that, too.

    • @shem_badui
      @shem_badui 2 года назад +43

      @@MAN-ri5ol u forgot to say "highschool" before saying "DXD"

  • @alfredosteffen
    @alfredosteffen 3 года назад +160

    08:37 -- Wow, that hurts. Thanks a lot Nerd!

    • @AsdfgKuy
      @AsdfgKuy Месяц назад +1

      You know he means his game

  • @vortaheadthebeast8072
    @vortaheadthebeast8072 2 года назад +119

    The guy who made the nintoaster didn’t know he would make the one of the most iconic items in Avgn history

    • @100purenacl3
      @100purenacl3 Год назад +15

      He was also in the Jaguar part 2 episode when the Nerd sent a broken Jaguar CD

  • @Lucols4
    @Lucols4 8 лет назад +818

    The games go from weird to batshit crazy progressively, like the designer's minds were melting one shitty game at a time.

    • @Aladayle
      @Aladayle 8 лет назад +19

      +Lucas Garibaldi Lol maybe they were smoking marijuana and the degeneration is because they were giggling and intentionally trying to make shitty games. And it just got awful.

    • @kevinackerman4365
      @kevinackerman4365 8 лет назад +17

      +Jennifer H smoking marijuana would have made the games better not worse maybe they were droping acid

    • @Aladayle
      @Aladayle 8 лет назад +17

      Dropping acid would have made them more creative though, wouldn't it? I've heard it can do that. Then again there's always bad trips. Lol this is now a game. What drug were the creators on? XD

    • @kevinackerman4365
      @kevinackerman4365 8 лет назад +4

      Yeah they must have a really bad trip lol

    • @LadyCoyKoi
      @LadyCoyKoi 8 лет назад

      +Lucas Garibaldi They had some good drugs back then. Now-a-days we just got weed and Adderall. Back then they had cocaine, and the Mr.Heisenberg quality methamphetamine, not the crap kids take these days. Ecstasy? Pippht! That's for wussies.

  • @TheNamelessScholarOfficial
    @TheNamelessScholarOfficial 9 лет назад +452

    I am 100% sure that creators of action 52 hated children.

    • @TheNamelessScholarOfficial
      @TheNamelessScholarOfficial 9 лет назад

      Iliek true dat.

    • @averygamerdude7911
      @averygamerdude7911 9 лет назад

      Uzay Atilla They hated me more.

    • @dmitri8117
      @dmitri8117 9 лет назад +31

      Iliek Actually, it was just the CEO of the company that was greedy. The rest of the company (3 college kids with 1-2 weeks of training) all got paid less than $2000 for their 3 months of work :)

    • @renbelmont
      @renbelmont 9 лет назад

      AveryGamerDude why would they hate you more

    • @averygamerdude7911
      @averygamerdude7911 9 лет назад +1

      ToasterRabbit This is hands down the worst game I've ever played. It's probably a prime contributor to my misanthropy and my wish to die...

  • @MitsuruAndDd
    @MitsuruAndDd Год назад +92

    4:54 this line is so underrated. he says it so calmly

  • @gamingintrospection
    @gamingintrospection 22 дня назад +14

    This is the most rewatchable AVGN episode, within a series that is filled with 100s of very rewatchable episodes. I can't count how many times I've marvelled at the jokes, creativity and pacing of Action 52. Platinum grade comedy by James.

  • @AlterMannCam
    @AlterMannCam 4 года назад +1956

    3:37 is still one of the funniest moments in AVGN history.

    • @martinmespiespinosa7218
      @martinmespiespinosa7218 4 года назад +190

      11:49

    • @IndigoVoidigo
      @IndigoVoidigo 4 года назад +65

      I thought of that too but it’s missing the “va”.
      “Megalovania”
      “Megalonia”

    • @comicbookdude
      @comicbookdude 4 года назад +26

      I literally come back to this video just for this moment

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band 4 года назад +19

      I knew exactly which part you were talking about before I even clicked.

    • @reggie5507
      @reggie5507 4 года назад +46

      5:50

  • @germa2k
    @germa2k 6 лет назад +2082

    "Its a nintoaster and yes it works."
    *Iconic*

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 5 лет назад +44

      Made by RUclipsr "Vomitsaw" if you're curious.

    • @aztn19
      @aztn19 5 лет назад +22

      Austin Lucas I actually was curious about who made it and if I could be bought

    • @Phoebe5448
      @Phoebe5448 5 лет назад +16

      It's beautiful.... :')

    • @Bellatrix76
      @Bellatrix76 5 лет назад +18

      That could be the coolest thing I've ever seen.

    • @Sephlock
      @Sephlock 5 лет назад +11

      It makes toast and plays nintendo games? But can it do both at once?

  • @hikmori7
    @hikmori7 3 года назад +81

    17:40 RUclips's censored auto-captions in a nutshell currently.

  • @luckydubs8987
    @luckydubs8987 3 года назад +96

    10 years later and 3:35 still gets me everytime

    • @FitzFingers
      @FitzFingers 11 месяцев назад +9

      His reaction is perfect

    • @JohnDoe-id5ih
      @JohnDoe-id5ih 4 месяца назад +2

      Bro I was wheezingso hard I thought my heart was going to collapse. I saw this video years ago too and laughed just as hard

  • @koopatroops838
    @koopatroops838 4 года назад +4848

    The story of this game is actually very interesting the creator hired two programmers the creator had no idea what he was doing and gave them like 3 months to make it and when time was up they said well I guess were done

    • @bucketbutters866
      @bucketbutters866 4 года назад +503

      11/10 movie

    • @josheboythespeedrunner8491
      @josheboythespeedrunner8491 4 года назад +445

      Seems like sonic 06 except with experienced people

    • @koopatroops838
      @koopatroops838 4 года назад +73

      Josheboy3 62 more or less

    • @thebigsad5402
      @thebigsad5402 4 года назад +298

      Modern day equivalent would be Bethesda with fallout 76

    • @yk-lz3nr
      @yk-lz3nr 4 года назад +236

      They just had 4-5 game engines and made a different assets for them. If they'd have more programmers they'd create 999 weird games

  • @cyrus1357
    @cyrus1357 4 года назад +5545

    AVGN is the Gordon Ramsay of video games.

    • @jiffer6654
      @jiffer6654 3 года назад +314

      all he needs to be able to do is confront the game developers in person.

    • @retrostar-qe6hl
      @retrostar-qe6hl 3 года назад +82

      I never thought of it that way

    • @sirbonple
      @sirbonple 3 года назад +78

      thats actually perfect

    • @ssm4.chillpollo
      @ssm4.chillpollo 3 года назад +222

      "This game is fucking raw!!"

    • @Meanscreen82
      @Meanscreen82 3 года назад +94

      Its funny coz they are both incredibly creative with insults 😂😂

  • @rga1026
    @rga1026 3 года назад +81

    The dedication to the 52 pickup joke though, because nobody is picking those up but James

    • @theultimatetempest1918
      @theultimatetempest1918 2 года назад +13

      I wonder how many retakes it took. Some of the cards were backwards.

  • @iprobablysuck9107
    @iprobablysuck9107 2 года назад +88

    ''Lights...Camera....ACTION 52!!''
    Man, what a classic. The Nerd's reactions are on point with this one.

  • @flexmasterize
    @flexmasterize 5 лет назад +2718

    so i checked out "alfred n the fettuc" in another youtube video
    all I can say is
    *THAT'S $4 WASTED*

  • @FloraJoannaK
    @FloraJoannaK 4 года назад +1256

    Remember when bad games were more often due to incompetence, rather than greed? It was actually both for 52. Cautionary tale!

    • @silenceofthehills7610
      @silenceofthehills7610 3 года назад +51

      The same mind set is prevalent in the film industry as well.

    • @FloraJoannaK
      @FloraJoannaK 3 года назад +40

      @@silenceofthehills7610 Problem could well be the big studio system, film and game both.
      Auteur work tends to show in quality.

    • @nickrustyson8124
      @nickrustyson8124 3 года назад +25

      Nah Action 52 was for greed too, $199 in 1991, about $378.15 today

    • @juliantonnera8539
      @juliantonnera8539 3 года назад +17

      @@nickrustyson8124 read the full comment again. You did not get the joke.

    • @ARCtheCartoonMaster
      @ARCtheCartoonMaster 3 года назад +22

      It’s like the difference between _Teen Titans Go_ , a show that’s bad due to corporate greed, versus _Growing Around_ , a franchise concept that’s bad because the creator is downright incompetent at what he does.
      Knowing MrEnter, though, it’s probably both in his case.

  • @hankmellorgaming8371
    @hankmellorgaming8371 3 года назад +271

    This is the Nerd at his finest- covering complete and utter failures that never in a million years would see widespread distribution or the light of day for that matter. Good work, Mr. Rolfe. Your commentary in conjunction with all this shitty gameplay is a bonafide treat for my eyeballs. Good stuff then, good stuff now.

  • @scottmccurdy6493
    @scottmccurdy6493 2 года назад +38

    Space shooters in Action 52 are like swordfighters in Super Smash Bros.

  • @PrimeTF
    @PrimeTF 5 лет назад +2673

    It technically WAS illegal, since it's an unlicensed game.

    • @FizzleFX
      @FizzleFX 4 года назад +262

      This cartridge does not contain a single game. All I can see is colorful static

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 4 года назад +202

      Nah. Technically speaking, unlicensed games aren't illegal; or, at very least, they weren't in the '80s and early '90s.

    • @rjd-kh8et
      @rjd-kh8et 4 года назад +140

      The plagiarized music was illegal, though.

    • @scottandrewhutchins
      @scottandrewhutchins 4 года назад +17

      Not illegal.

    • @RabblesTheBinx
      @RabblesTheBinx 4 года назад +14

      @@rjd-kh8et what plagiarized music?

  • @aestheticaltwat
    @aestheticaltwat 5 лет назад +1832

    ‘Alfred ‘n’ the Fettuc’ has to be the best title of a video game ever.

  • @jonahthehedgehog6550
    @jonahthehedgehog6550 Год назад +41

    12:42 Ah! Safety pin! That'll be perfect! (One of my favorite lines)

  • @UnclePhil73
    @UnclePhil73 3 года назад +126

    10 years later and I still revisit this review. If someone asked me to describe the AVGN, I’d just tell them to watch this. Classic nerd

  • @MahoganyVinceArchive
    @MahoganyVinceArchive 7 лет назад +1080

    Fun fact: Ooze actually is the developer recommended game, cause they ran a contest after the game came out stating that whoever could beat level 5 of that game would be placed into a drawing to win around $100,000. Too bad that game kind of gives up at level 2, though

    • @robknightfilms
      @robknightfilms 7 лет назад +170

      The engine for the menu of the multicart this is based off of actually also started on game number 5. The creator of Action 52 just stole the code from another 52-game multicart.

    • @IndyJofexploringMuff
      @IndyJofexploringMuff 7 лет назад +42

      Yeah I know I read that on a Cracked article too.

    • @BottomOfTheDumpsterFire
      @BottomOfTheDumpsterFire 7 лет назад +45

      Yep and the code is premade so if one guy could get it on tape, anybody could have sent in an image. Not like Active ever had $100K but they did hire the team behind Color A Dinosaur for the Genesis version

    • @haveyboythebighuggerkid7733
      @haveyboythebighuggerkid7733 7 лет назад +1

      ViewtifulDaniel how about this. 1111111000000000000.999999999988888888. good enough.

    • @augustwest5356
      @augustwest5356 7 лет назад +41

      AngelOfTheTriad
      that is indeed a fact of the fun persuasion. It's interesting to see that game developers were as shady back then as they are now. Actually, chances are it's more the publishers fault than the designers. The publishers probably came to a few game companies and asked them to whip up 100 games between them. Two weeks later they probably came back and told them that they had to be done in an hour, no matter what. So Ithe developers probably rounded up everything they had, NONE of it finished and it was published as is. As unfinished, rushed garbage. Either that or everyone involved really fucking sucked at their jobs. Could be either scenario.

  • @bouchandre
    @bouchandre 7 лет назад +881

    "Anything pink in this games sucks"
    *shows the menu screen with every game written in pink*

  • @enzoTHEferrari
    @enzoTHEferrari 18 дней назад +4

    I fell asleep all throughout 2011, 2012, and 2013 watching AVGN. Mainly this episode, I watched it well over a hundred times.

  • @Featuring_Dinty_From_Beef_Stew
    @Featuring_Dinty_From_Beef_Stew Год назад +188

    I think the worst part of this is if this were released today, people would forgive it easier because "Oh, it's gonna be fixed with patches anyway".

    • @xamislimelight8965
      @xamislimelight8965 Год назад +18

      Or "the modders will fix it."

    • @gasterthemaster6490
      @gasterthemaster6490 Год назад +9

      ...if a game is unfixable, like this one, which is rotten at the core, then I get it.
      But something like Pokemon S&V (which was fixed), which was just glitchy, then that's fixable.

    • @anotheryoutubeaccount5259
      @anotheryoutubeaccount5259 Год назад +2

      What? It's an indie game

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 There are still plenty of Indie Games on Steam that get updates. I'm sure some don't, but wouldn't some of those be like a weird Minecraft ripoff? But back in 1990 or even most of 2005, you'd release it with as many bugs ironed out as you can, and that's it unless a later print fixes a glitch.

    • @anotheryoutubeaccount5259
      @anotheryoutubeaccount5259 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@101Volts Games were simpler and since they couldn't simply patch glitches, they were treared as fun features.

  • @StandardGoose
    @StandardGoose 9 лет назад +303

    Actually "a guy jumping on music boxes punching in the air" pretty much describes the city of Manchester perfectly.

    • @StandardGoose
      @StandardGoose 9 лет назад +51

      ***** Then you've never been to Manchester.

    • @StandardGoose
      @StandardGoose 9 лет назад +36

      You're entitled to your opinion, even though it's wrong.

    • @StandardGoose
      @StandardGoose 9 лет назад +36

      ***** Nice command of the English language, bro. Do you even language?

    • @GabrielCorpsegrinder
      @GabrielCorpsegrinder 9 лет назад +32

      Jonathon Cowley That guy is so fucking mad, I legit lol'd at your comment

    • @StandardGoose
      @StandardGoose 9 лет назад +16

      ***** And alas you never will.

  • @skeptorr
    @skeptorr 9 лет назад +2371

    This reminds me when I was a kid, and took twenty 5.25" floppies and went to my cousin to copy commodore64 games. Came back packed with dozens of new games...
    and they all sucked balls.

    • @dankmoo
      @dankmoo 9 лет назад +50

      I subscribe to you yesterday, and now your stalking me.

    • @skeptorr
      @skeptorr 9 лет назад +37

      Invader GIR
      I'm everywhere! :O

    • @dankmoo
      @dankmoo 9 лет назад +33

      SkepTorr I'd be afraid it's a Zionist conspiracy, but I'm Jewish anyway.

    • @skeptorr
      @skeptorr 9 лет назад +18

      Invader GIR
      then you have nothing to fear.

    • @dankmoo
      @dankmoo 9 лет назад +4

      SkepTorr Wait... there is?
      Awh whatever.

  • @peelslowly28
    @peelslowly28 3 года назад +20

    22:02 AVGN: "It goes on and on and on"
    Steve Perry: "....And OOOON!"

  • @JossPeura
    @JossPeura 3 года назад +43

    G-Force Fgt. still gets me every time.

    • @TheEsotericism1
      @TheEsotericism1 2 года назад +5

      ...or just G-Force😂😂

    • @BinglesP
      @BinglesP Год назад +2

      All I can think about is that movie nobody watched about talking hamsters

  • @lostuser6410
    @lostuser6410 4 года назад +547

    I can imagine the entire line of code for the cartridge is just the word “BAD”

    • @ericsmith718
      @ericsmith718 3 года назад +6

      Why is it so expensive??

    • @fivefoxesinatrenchcoat1744
      @fivefoxesinatrenchcoat1744 3 года назад +19

      @@ericsmith718 Because some dude bought his son a bootleg cartridge and all he saw was dollar signs. For some reason, he wanted in on that sweet, sweet legally grey money. I’m not joking.

    • @six_buck_dlc
      @six_buck_dlc 3 года назад +6

      @MajinTails nice lua reference, i have a better one
      if Insert == true then
      print("BAD")
      elseif
      end

    • @aretard7995
      @aretard7995 2 года назад +4

      @@six_buck_dlc 10 PRINT "BAD"
      20 GOTO 10
      RUN

    • @michaelboydston313
      @michaelboydston313 2 года назад

      @@ericsmith718 get 52 games for less than $10 a game, vs 6 for $40 a game, also money laundering I bet

  • @johnroberts4624
    @johnroberts4624 5 лет назад +312

    Micro Mike is basically a faster version of Flappy Bird

  • @thatguywholikesboos1475
    @thatguywholikesboos1475 3 года назад +24

    23:05 you want it? It's yours my friend.

  • @alanwright2920
    @alanwright2920 Год назад +276

    it’s 2022 and i’m still watching these hilarious videos lol
    edit: it’s 2023
    edit: 2024

  • @saturnsgrandpiano
    @saturnsgrandpiano 8 лет назад +1973

    "They Came..."? Who came? Whoever came, I ain't cleaning it up.

    • @AlmostAzun
      @AlmostAzun 8 лет назад +30

      11:06 Megalonia...
      THEY STOLE MEGALOVANIA
      UNDERTALE

    • @fatmeatball
      @fatmeatball 8 лет назад +108

      +EpicFacePresents ...Yeah, Undertale came before NES

    • @saturnsgrandpiano
      @saturnsgrandpiano 8 лет назад +33

      Fatmeatball Totally! Let's go with that.

    • @scottylewis8124
      @scottylewis8124 8 лет назад +41

      that's nasty -Cleveland

    • @followthewizard359
      @followthewizard359 8 лет назад +3

      Eeewwwww... ! XDDD

  • @empire0
    @empire0 9 лет назад +562

    Alfred and the Fettuc makes me laugh every time.

    • @TheLarryburns84
      @TheLarryburns84 9 лет назад +3

      why do i see you everywhere?

    • @orangotazio
      @orangotazio 9 лет назад +36

      Alfredo e le fettuccine

    • @renbelmont
      @renbelmont 9 лет назад +4

      orangotazio mamma mia

    • @orangotazio
      @orangotazio 9 лет назад +3

      ToasterRabbit la fess d' mam't

    • @renbelmont
      @renbelmont 9 лет назад +7

      orangotazio
      I dont speak chinese

  • @seereebee
    @seereebee 3 года назад +105

    This is definitely one of the best AVGN episodes

  • @gromburt
    @gromburt 2 года назад +67

    5:05 is such a priceless moment to me

    • @koreaawake1578
      @koreaawake1578 Год назад +4

      He was so close to getting cancelled hahaha

  • @nickbeilschmidt411
    @nickbeilschmidt411 7 лет назад +236

    That 'Sharks' one looks strangely similar to the underwater part in 'Jaws' by LJN...

    • @taylorholmstrom248
      @taylorholmstrom248 7 лет назад +42

      Let that be all you need to know about Action 52: it ripped off an LJN game.

    • @mreverything1143
      @mreverything1143 7 лет назад +7

      Nichole Soulbuster SKELETON TRUMPTET

    • @deoxysandmew2162
      @deoxysandmew2162 7 лет назад +19

      Great. A shit ripped off by even worse shit.
      Now that's what I call a "Deep Shit"!!! XD

    • @hayden2958
      @hayden2958 7 лет назад

      Nichole Soulbuster I know right

    • @Burn_Angel
      @Burn_Angel 7 лет назад +2

      I was thinking the same.

  • @gizmog
    @gizmog 6 лет назад +2955

    somebody help me!!! I´m marathoning all these episodes again!!! I´ve already seen them all and cannot stop!!!!

    • @sarsona_3611
      @sarsona_3611 6 лет назад +183

      There is no escape from an AVGN Marathon

    • @sten2184
      @sten2184 6 лет назад +38

      gizmog ai have marathon them 5 times...this is my sixth time...YEAH AGAIN AGAIN!

    • @gizmog
      @gizmog 6 лет назад +17

      magicmaker15 all of them in a couple of days 😝

    • @StormsparkPegasus
      @StormsparkPegasus 6 лет назад +33

      You too huh? These are great to listen to when doing things around the house.

    • @jayvage8822
      @jayvage8822 6 лет назад +3

      Chiguau x)

  • @Tippex_Official
    @Tippex_Official 3 года назад +90

    ‘It’s a nintoaster. And yes, it works’
    The best AVGN line ever uttered.

  • @superx9619
    @superx9619 Год назад +25

    Imagine getting this for Christmas when you were a kid. Your folks thought wow what a deal 52 games, little Johnny will be so happy.

  • @marynatsevina7762
    @marynatsevina7762 6 лет назад +476

    I have probably re-watched this 52 times

  • @b4tmandy
    @b4tmandy 4 года назад +488

    Almost every game reminds me of my homework in middle school when I'd rush to do it the night before it was due.

    • @thatguyknowstoomuch820
      @thatguyknowstoomuch820 2 года назад +22

      This makes so much sense because I used to do the same thing most times 🤣

    • @PETRIXXXX
      @PETRIXXXX Год назад +1

      I do that with my videos when I take too long to finish :3

    • @donaldpump3072
      @donaldpump3072 Год назад

      Me in the morning before school I'd cry

  • @Elbabino
    @Elbabino Год назад +30

    This is literally the pinnacle of entertainment, from the comedic genius to the clever editing I have yet to find any video that surpasses this one

  • @zachhaywood1564
    @zachhaywood1564 8 месяцев назад +18

    This is easily the AVGN episode I've rewatched the most.

  • @richardfromhotline130
    @richardfromhotline130 4 года назад +637

    12:50 Name: Streemerz
    Main character: Clown
    They sure predicted the future

    • @MagicMaster667
      @MagicMaster667 3 года назад +1

      Heh

    • @TankEngine75
      @TankEngine75 3 года назад +51

      Those twitch streamers aren't clowns,there the whole circus

    • @masonasaro2118
      @masonasaro2118 3 года назад +10

      i thought streemerz was that bionic commando fangame starring super joe with a grappling hook?

    • @thexdude
      @thexdude 3 года назад +10

      @@TankEngine75 What streamers do you watch then? There's streamers that are amazing, I honestly think you have to be talking about Fortnite streamers

    • @TankEngine75
      @TankEngine75 3 года назад +19

      @@thexdude I'm actually talking about those Twitch Thots not all streamers in general

  • @BunnLilah
    @BunnLilah 7 лет назад +340

    "You're supposed to fuck her, not fuck her up" lmao that was great.

    • @DrKFC69
      @DrKFC69 7 лет назад +34

      Eerrr eeerrrrr die boob lady eeerr

    • @GilesArt
      @GilesArt 7 лет назад +25

      Here comes Mrs Tits, jumping like she's on the moon!

    • @undertheredhood8720
      @undertheredhood8720 6 лет назад +1

      Ooze om my god its shit pickle

  • @PonderousEclectica4383
    @PonderousEclectica4383 Год назад +20

    For reference, $199 in 1991 is the equivalent of $433.66 today, or $328.66 when this video came out (2011)

  • @jonahthehedgehog6550
    @jonahthehedgehog6550 Год назад +17

    16:12 Because he's a baby.

  • @sirrayveltal8610
    @sirrayveltal8610 5 лет назад +212

    9:36 One of my favorite AVGN lines ever.

    • @Xr_nx
      @Xr_nx 5 лет назад +6

      Go back to cybertron

    • @Purpledlime
      @Purpledlime Год назад

      pafp

    • @sonicmegapikachux
      @sonicmegapikachux Год назад +1

      How ironic, the games are supposed to provoke Seizures in people with epilepsy or similar issues, but this game is totally opposite, you are so powerful that you provoke seizures to the game.

  • @Xantain
    @Xantain 7 лет назад +361

    "Thought you could light a room with light? No, you gotta kill vampires!"
    -James Rolfe, 2010

    • @bobhill9803
      @bobhill9803 6 лет назад +5

      In that case, Simon Belmont would have the brightest rooms in the universe.

    • @justinhiggins2090
      @justinhiggins2090 5 лет назад

      Bob hill He would've burned himself to death before you know it.

  • @KermitTFYT
    @KermitTFYT Год назад +13

    To this day I still want to see Alfred and the fedic.

  • @JoyconsRUnDriftable-dx9vv
    @JoyconsRUnDriftable-dx9vv Месяц назад +6

    The replay value of these videos needs to be studied. Over 11 years old and it refuses to fall off.

  • @creamy3598
    @creamy3598 9 лет назад +160

    *I died? BY TOUCHING THE AIR!?*

    •  9 лет назад +14

      TheEnterestingEnderman Still better than "I can't touch that *red pot*?!"

    • @trainknut
      @trainknut 8 лет назад

      TheEnterestingEnderman For some reason I read that in JonTron's voice.
      Funny, because that is an actual quote from the Nerd.

    • @creamy3598
      @creamy3598 8 лет назад

      The Arctic Gamer I just read that back in JonTron's voice after looking at your comment, you sir deserve a cookie!

    • @trainknut
      @trainknut 8 лет назад

      TheEnterestingEnderman
      :D

    • @creamy3598
      @creamy3598 8 лет назад

      ***** That comment just made my day, and for that you can have all the chocolate chip cookies! :3

  • @jamespond9942
    @jamespond9942 4 года назад +770

    "Its a nintoaster and yes, it works."
    Me: I dont need it
    I dont need it
    I DEFINITELY dont need it
    I NEED IT!!!

    • @gavinclark6891
      @gavinclark6891 4 года назад +18

      that_random_nerd_on_the_block pretty sure you can get them made online.

    • @lowbudgetprod
      @lowbudgetprod 4 года назад +14

      Pity the original one broke down back in November :/

    • @AC1.0_5
      @AC1.0_5 4 года назад +2

      ha ha you want to

    • @1secondarysmile
      @1secondarysmile 4 года назад +3

      TheTrueOJL rip

    • @wariot707
      @wariot707 3 года назад

      Spongebob reference

  • @thomasobrien1841
    @thomasobrien1841 Год назад +264

    Fun fact: this game was made by 4 people that weren’t part of any real studio, so technically Action 52 was the first indie game.

    • @chancezillathekaiju4024
      @chancezillathekaiju4024 11 месяцев назад

      nice

    • @dreadfulroses
      @dreadfulroses 9 месяцев назад +24

      nah, even commander keen predates this game by like a year or so

    • @yurifairy2969
      @yurifairy2969 9 месяцев назад +41

      This isn't true, indie games date all the way back to the Atari 2600.

    • @lilnoggin7601
      @lilnoggin7601 8 месяцев назад +4

      Another fun fact: this was one of FarSight Studios earliest games before going on to develop The Pinball Arcade.

    • @hardtymz2517
      @hardtymz2517 4 месяца назад +1

      It made by 2. Everyone on here has a different number buts there’s only one correct one. Jack Burton. Me.

  • @fallenorrisen120
    @fallenorrisen120 Год назад +12

    1:29
    Props to people like this guy for prompting James to make this episode.

  • @Skeletty1710
    @Skeletty1710 6 лет назад +1202

    Atari 5200 was a disaster
    action 52 was a disaster as well
    52 is bad news in the title

    • @ryanstenner9625
      @ryanstenner9625 6 лет назад +35

      Skeletty1710 holy shit. Your right.

    • @honor2425
      @honor2425 6 лет назад +90

      Bruno
      Area 51 is more popular anyways

    • @Narutass43
      @Narutass43 6 лет назад +106

      Don't forget DC's New 52. Still trying to undo that one.

    • @mattboy5296
      @mattboy5296 6 лет назад +95

      *looks at my account name*
      Shit...

    • @Daniel-zp2pi
      @Daniel-zp2pi 6 лет назад +16

      So the DC storyline '52' is also bad?

  • @xp1627
    @xp1627 7 лет назад +200

    Who else could see Avgn on adult swim?

    • @Minoriscful
      @Minoriscful 7 лет назад +4

      xP and mike and james mondays basicly most cinnemassacre exept the movies of james

    • @AddableStone13
      @AddableStone13 7 лет назад +30

      xP i could see "you know whats bullshit?" on adult swim

    • @Gadget-Walkmen
      @Gadget-Walkmen 4 года назад

      There would be a lot of bleeps sounds

  • @N_S_K_A_
    @N_S_K_A_ 3 года назад +19

    "its a nintoaster, and yes, it works." that's gotta be one of the most badass AVGN lines ever

  • @AllGamingStarred
    @AllGamingStarred Год назад +10

    2:01
    that's the NES lockout chip being burned alive by the demons that inhabit the cart

  • @mitchfletcher2386
    @mitchfletcher2386 5 лет назад +457

    "Hit the air so hard you will die"
    That is the greatest line I've ever heard.

    • @King_Colombia_Inc
      @King_Colombia_Inc 4 года назад +3

      Mitch Fletcher
      Your icon is the greatest icon i’ve ever seen. May 15th is right around the corner, son. 😉

    • @seriousbismuth2173
      @seriousbismuth2173 4 года назад +1

      @@King_Colombia_Inc happ birfdeh. 😃

    • @King_Colombia_Inc
      @King_Colombia_Inc 4 года назад +3

      Serious Bismuth I meant the day for Scoob. :)

    • @seriousbismuth2173
      @seriousbismuth2173 4 года назад

      @@King_Colombia_Inc lol whoops 😆

    • @anueutsuho7425
      @anueutsuho7425 3 года назад +1

      I think that's actually possible in real life. Mostly bugs though.

  • @GriffinWelch
    @GriffinWelch 4 года назад +891

    Adjusted for inflation, $199 is like $600 in 2019.

    • @readyorgormotti4714
      @readyorgormotti4714 4 года назад +215

      You can buy some fuckin masterpieces for less than $12 nowadays thanks to the indie scene.

    • @ChodeMaster
      @ChodeMaster 4 года назад +28

      @@readyorgormotti4714 THANKS TO THE INDIE SCENE HAHAHAHAHAHAH

    • @screamsinrussian5773
      @screamsinrussian5773 4 года назад +4

      @@ChodeMaster lol

    • @AnonymousGentooman
      @AnonymousGentooman 4 года назад +95

      @@ChodeMaster you ok son?

    • @shiggerator6816
      @shiggerator6816 4 года назад +57

      @@ChodeMaster What did he mean by this?

  • @dingdongfootball5331
    @dingdongfootball5331 10 месяцев назад +15

    This episode was the most recently released one when I started watching AVGN. I was 13. I’m 26 now and can still come back to this for laughs. Thank you James.

  • @Jigwally
    @Jigwally 2 года назад +52

    I just realized that Ooze really was the developers' "personal recommendation" because there was a contest for who could get to the last level, but that nobody could actually win because the game was so buggy.

    • @thema1998
      @thema1998 7 дней назад

      Does Ooze have a last level at all? 🤔

  • @volkerball85
    @volkerball85 4 года назад +108

    Eight years later, I'm still 100% jealous of that NinToaster.

  • @gamertoon8230
    @gamertoon8230 4 года назад +251

    12:47 Considering how the development process for this game went, I can see this happening during development.

  • @monroethealolantrainer732
    @monroethealolantrainer732 3 года назад +18

    21:00 "They came..."
    Where did "They" come from? A giant haystack with s**t concealed inside?

  • @BsKHacker
    @BsKHacker 3 года назад +37

    Ten years old and still a fantastic episode.

  • @windestruct
    @windestruct 3 года назад +107

    Friend: I grew up with Super Mario Bros and Duck hunt
    Me: Alfred n the fettuc

  • @thecatrooms
    @thecatrooms 4 года назад +519

    "What do you wanna play?"
    G-FORCE FGT

    • @yk-lz3nr
      @yk-lz3nr 4 года назад +26

      It was a dark times for nVidia they survived all ways possible

    • @yk-lz3nr
      @yk-lz3nr 4 года назад +4

      @Its Always Sunny In Portland Oregon Because it's about G

    • @npc-bl2vw
      @npc-bl2vw 4 года назад +15

      Jeez, ok, I was only asking.

    • @gorgeousfreeman1318
      @gorgeousfreeman1318 4 года назад +5

      @Its Always Sunny In Portland Oregon now what I read

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 3 года назад +3

      “ALFREDO”

  • @falagarius
    @falagarius 6 месяцев назад +7

    Dude seriously? The Action 52 Episode is 12 years old? I dont like aging

  • @MikeMateiIsKing
    @MikeMateiIsKing 3 года назад +24

    "It's an anomaly of game programming." Best line ever.

  • @jpkennedy2277
    @jpkennedy2277 6 лет назад +583

    I actually found out that if you Play "FIREBREATHER" for more than 5 levels, the game automatically gives you a game over!

  • @spoonman6256
    @spoonman6256 5 лет назад +135

    "Who the hell jumps up a ladder?"
    *insert Vietnam-style flashback to Skyward Sword here*

  • @jayoxy4624
    @jayoxy4624 3 года назад +15

    24:09 “NOT WALKING FINGERS!”

  • @DarkStar7X
    @DarkStar7X 2 года назад +19

    22:06 Fun fact: the building actually DOES lead into outer space as you climb further

  • @tavenalexander5469
    @tavenalexander5469 6 лет назад +212

    Man, Alfred n the Fettuc and Jigsaw are fricking amazing. They represent how the player feels while playing these games: (heart)broken and silent.

    • @tavenalexander5469
      @tavenalexander5469 5 лет назад +1

      Moolers I'd have loved to see AVGN's reaction cause the game is downright terrible lol

    • @michaelhall736
      @michaelhall736 5 лет назад

      @@tavenalexander5469 Probably so but I still want to know what they're like.

  • @Yeti547
    @Yeti547 7 лет назад +253

    I want that nintoaster

    • @LeopoldLitchenstein
      @LeopoldLitchenstein 7 лет назад +5

      You mean the Switch

    • @aquadonkey.
      @aquadonkey. 7 лет назад

      +Leopold Litchenstein ? When did i mention that its a trainwreck?

    • @Tails5121
      @Tails5121 7 лет назад

      How is it a train wreck? It isn't even out yet you moron.

    • @aquadonkey.
      @aquadonkey. 7 лет назад

      Tails5121 the guy above me mentioned something about it being a train wreck and then deleted that comment apparently

    • @LeopoldLitchenstein
      @LeopoldLitchenstein 7 лет назад +2

      AquaDonkey69 480p Me? Because the comment was replying to me and I haven't ever since announcement said anything about it being a train wreck

  • @bwhite429
    @bwhite429 Год назад +6

    With the 2022 inflation that game now costs $14,756.

  • @lordmegatron65
    @lordmegatron65 2 года назад +11

    Hard to believe that this video is over a decade old!!! I think we can all agree that this is one of AVGNs most iconic episodes!!!

  • @Lily_Orchard
    @Lily_Orchard 10 лет назад +1111

    Selling over 50 awful games for $4 each.
    Action 52 in the 80's, Steam today.

    • @Lily_Orchard
      @Lily_Orchard 10 лет назад +134

      Actually I play on PC. Just loathe Steam and it's library of shovelware.

    • @mikeymikesh6171
      @mikeymikesh6171 5 лет назад +21

      Lily Orchard you can’t really expect ANY online store to have only good games. Steam is hands down the best place to download pc games from, because the prices are good, there’s sales and stuff all the time, and they have a great refund policy. If you are a pc gamer and you “loathe” steam, you are in a very small minority. P.S. I know this comment was 5 years ago, but it had to be said. It’s not my fault no one else has spoken up.

    • @josheboythespeedrunner8491
      @josheboythespeedrunner8491 4 года назад

      Not exactly there sometimes are special gems

  • @michaelrainboy2968
    @michaelrainboy2968 6 лет назад +361

    We got a new Action 52. It's called Ouya

  • @Generic-Cat-Drawing
    @Generic-Cat-Drawing 11 месяцев назад +12

    11:10 LOL “Flying through McDonald’s Arches”

  • @twistedyogert
    @twistedyogert 3 года назад +6

    A giant Sadam Hussain? Everyone's worst nightmare.