+Alex Folland: Yes, but as DarkSlayer415 alluded to (albeit in Japanese), once Kenshiro has hit you in the right pressure point(s) and hyper-confidently announced, "You are already dead", it doesn't matter if he gets killed after that; you're still gonna explode.
Puss and Boots is on the title screen to Fist of the North Star because the game is based off of an anime produced by Toei. Toei's mascot is Puss and Boots.
Im told its because he is insane. Most great artists have some serious underlying problems no offense, society is graded upon its treatment of the artists of course.
Nikolas Orava Yes. That movie was so bad that Seuss' widow even condemned it. The Cat in the Hat was released on November 21, 2003 in the United States and grossed over $133 million. The film received negative reviews; it was criticized for its storyline, characters and dialogue, while the costume design, production design and make up effects were generally praised. It was subsequently nominated for several Golden Raspberry Awards. Subsequently, Dr. Seuss's widow Audrey Geisel, who owns her husband's works, decided not to allow any further live-action adaptations of Seuss' work and Universal Studios and DreamWorks cancelled the unproduced The Cat in the Hat Comes Back based on the book of the same name.
Raging Rayquaza Yes... And surprisingly, me and my brother and sister LOVED that game. Granted we were like... 8-10, we may not have known better... But the fact is, we had so much fun with it XD
"HOW MUCH WERE THEY DRINKING, WHY IS IT SO STINKING, I'M STARING UNBLINKING, WHAT WHERE THEY THINKING!!!!!!????" -James Rolfe AKA The Angry Video Game Nerd (That stole christmas)
Fist of the north star deserved to be a standalone review with all the shitty games of the series. If James would watch the whole Fist of the North Star series he would love it!!
Pfannkuchesindgeil And no PewDiePie, or any storytime channels, like JaidenAnimations, Odd1sOut, Alex Clark, Let Me Explain Studios, and WolfyChu, I liked it back when they didn't exist.
And in that time, well the people down in Gamerville say that the nerd's heart grew three sizes that day. And with his new found Christmas spirit, he gained the strength of ten angry video game nerds plus two.
Thanks for the link to Bear's behind-the-scenes video in the Description. I was totally curious how the heck you managed to afford a renowned film composer like McCreary. So neat that _he's_ the one that reached out to _you_ to do some music. 😁
It's been almost five years sense this was uploaded, you would think the channel would have corroded!!!!' He whines and he screams, cusses and curses, drinks so much alcohol he should have personal nurses!!!!! Why has he flourished, grown, and thrived? Maybe it's because all the bad games have already arrived?!?!?!
I gotta thank the RUclips recommendations for sending me here the day _The Grinch_ releases in theaters. Never watched this AVGN episode before and it's awesome !
Fun Fact : that Fist of the North Star game is actually a SEQUEL. Actual Fist of the North Star 1 is only release in Japan, but the graphic is almost as bad as atari but bad guys ACTUALLY EXPLODE with 8-bit blood after get hit!
1:16 "Killling time on 3DO, doesn't give you enough ammo! your parents' paying 50 bucks for a game where you shoot the fuck outta ducks? Really sucks" Damn, the Nerd got bars!D
funny how this year we got Rock Band 4 and GUitar Hero Live so the Nerd's rant on music games went from being dated to relevant. funny how things work out like that~
trends come back with a vengeance. People complain about Guitar Hero Live having a bitch ton of microtransactions, but my nostalgia was heading towards Pro Skater 5, and that game didn't even WORK. Even if it did it was a pile of ass.
This was pure delight from beginning to end. Glad I found it almost 8 months early! You never know when you could use a little bit of out-of-season Christmas cheer to raise your spirits. Happy extremely early holidays to all! 🖤
@@luisreyes1963 Nah. Bear McGreary said he was a fan of the Nerd because he played a lot of NES games in the past. So he approached James offering to do for him a score for Christmas special. James sent him the lyrics and Bear finish it.
3:17 "They play their music and rhythm games, go jumping around and swinging, when those morning Christmas bells are ringing, they're rocking out in their living rooms jamming and singing. They'd sing, and they'd sing, and they'd sing, sing, sing, sing!" This one part made me laugh😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dear James, Review more anime based games one day. Dragon Power on NES, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 on PS1, Go in more depth with the Fist of the North Star NES game, Last Battle on Sega Genesis (Hokuto no Ken) and Sword of the Berserk on the Dreamcast. It would make my day. Though I doubt it would ever happen.
Dylan Carter Cause that actually is a shitty game in 2015. In 1999 it was mind blowing, But these days age hasn't been so kind to Sword of the Berserk.
+Dylan Carter I love Berserk also. But the Playstation2 Japan Only Berserk game is a thousand times better. I'm a huge fan also. But I know the difference between a well made game and a pile of shit. But I understand you're biased. We're all like that.
How much were they drinking?
Why is it so stinking?
I'm staring unblinking,
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!
My new favourite Nerd quote.
"Altered beast is a nut kicking feast I cant stand in the least"
Thats my favorite
Kugawattan move soldier
Just amazing
Kugawattan e
"Throwing soccer balls at shit sacks,what were they smoking crack?"
The people of GameVille are badass snowman builders.
Ikr? XD
The Jam Man yeah
The Jam Man who knew.
They built a snow mario
They built Mario, sonic, yoshi, Kirby, ect,
Just have to mention that Mike did an outstanding job with this one.
Hellchen317 I think even Chuck Jones would've approved
Me too.
A guy exploding after you beat him in Fist of the North Star is pretty accurate actually
“Omae wa mou shindeiru.”
“NANI?!”
*HIDEBUUUUUU!*
The one who exploded is the one who won the fight.
+Alex Folland: Yes, but as DarkSlayer415 alluded to (albeit in Japanese), once Kenshiro has hit you in the right pressure point(s) and hyper-confidently announced, "You are already dead", it doesn't matter if he gets killed after that; you're still gonna explode.
That is one violent-ass anime.
this is why AVGN should be the top channel, just look at the effort put into this
indeed!
Sadly, 10 year olds don't give two shits and would rather have some guy who plays games and screams as top channel.
NintendoFanSquirrel Funny, because I am 10, & I would much rather have a very high quality channel as the top one.
Bugs 9000 subscription worthy
Ya but I'm worred he mite stop trying after he gets popular like everyone else's.
Puss and Boots is on the title screen to Fist of the North Star because the game is based off of an anime produced by Toei. Toei's mascot is Puss and Boots.
Interesting trivia.
***** *in
zach markham Where did I make a mistake?
zach markham ohhh okay I see! thanks for pointing that out. :)
The abomination with William Shatner and Antonio Banderes is a fucking TOEI product?
That explains a lot.
I've been watching this every year on Christmas since 2010. It's my personal Christmas tradition.
Same 😊
Merry Christmas ⛄🎁
@@paulnicholas7798 Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻🎁
5:23 An Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii and Rock Band 2 all for the same house?
What kind of spoiled child are these going too?!
I would have been happier with what the nerd what have gave me lol
And a Nintendo DS, too.
Even it was real then yes
I think multiple children.
theyre rich
I find it funny that Bear McCreary went from this to doing the music in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
he also did the soundtrack for the avgn movie
I’m pretty sure at this point he had already done Battlestar Galactica. I figure Rolfe and Mattei must be friends with him.
I know this goes without saying, but Mike is a really good artist.
SolidSnake684 agreed
Im told its because he is insane. Most great artists have some serious underlying problems no offense, society is graded upon its treatment of the artists of course.
@@cheezburgrproduction how is he insane? hyperactive sure but insane?
he kinda isnt
@@cheezburgrproduction that’s just not true 1000% false
Dr. Seuss would be proud.
Atleast more proud than live action cat in the hat
Nikolas Orava
Yes. That movie was so bad that Seuss' widow even condemned it.
The Cat in the Hat was released on November 21, 2003 in the United States and grossed over $133 million. The film received negative reviews; it was criticized for its storyline, characters and dialogue, while the costume design, production design and make up effects were generally praised. It was subsequently nominated for several Golden Raspberry Awards. Subsequently, Dr. Seuss's widow Audrey Geisel, who owns her husband's works, decided not to allow any further live-action adaptations of Seuss' work and Universal Studios and DreamWorks cancelled the unproduced The Cat in the Hat Comes Back based on the book of the same name.
Nikolas Orava I actually liked that movie.
***** O.O
Angie2343 Didn't need a trivia on it, But whatever.
Oh, so the Nerd was the one who gave my Shaq Fu as a kid? Thanks bro~
+Jei Johnson kek
You actually once got Shaq Fu for Christmas?
Raging Rayquaza Yes... And surprisingly, me and my brother and sister LOVED that game. Granted we were like... 8-10, we may not have known better... But the fact is, we had so much fun with it XD
+Jei Johnson i know your feel x'D Got it too for xmass somewhere early 90's :P
I once had atari 2600 and et
North and South 5:39 isn't bad at all. XD I still play with my friends to this day!
+Friedrich Habetler Music Agreed. I had it on my Amiga 500 and it was a fun game to play with my brother!
0:19 Bear McCreary’s Humble Beginnings. He’s come a long way!
There is so much talent in this video, in every aspect. So awesome.
just found my new christmas tradition
nope, just some numbers with meaning and a word i associate with is all.
***** thatsa true but it was all weird and stuff with the regular numbers.
Hardly anybody in the West uses Roman numerals for numbers. Unless it's some old person in a village or for the Superbowl.
Chris Nilsson true.They get confusing though after 10
It's been mine for 3 years. :)
"HOW MUCH WERE THEY DRINKING, WHY IS IT SO STINKING, I'M STARING UNBLINKING, WHAT WHERE THEY THINKING!!!!!!????"
-James Rolfe AKA The Angry Video Game Nerd (That stole christmas)
He hated Christmas, it made him so pissed
The citizens had the good shit, he just had _this_
"How do you go in? Wanna know the way? Not UP not DOWN, by pressing RIGHT ,B ,and A."
As an artists and a poet, I find this impressive.
+RabbitHole20 eh. meter is kinda odd in some places.
Watch this one every Chirstmas season
Been 10 years but never gets old
Fully animated AVGN episode, lets make it happen
I almost shat my pants when I saw that Bear McCreary did the music for this episode. His stuff is amazing.
Here we are. 11 years down the road and it's that day where I HAVE to watch this.
Now 12 years
Just thought of this and had to watch it. A classic.
Fist of the north star deserved to be a standalone review with all the shitty games of the series. If James would watch the whole Fist of the North Star series he would love it!!
YOU WA SHOCK!
Absolutely
Roses are red, violets are blue
Omae wa mou shindeiru!
The good days of RUclips...
Exactly. The good old days.
Pfannkuchesindgeil the good-er old days
Pfannkuchesindgeil
And no PewDiePie, or any storytime channels, like JaidenAnimations, Odd1sOut, Alex Clark, Let Me Explain Studios, and WolfyChu, I liked it back when they didn't exist.
Rusticabcd So what? Just don't watch them. There's still plenty of good RUclipsrs that exist today.
@@Rusticabcd so basically when there was only =3
And in that time, well the people down in Gamerville say that the nerd's heart grew three sizes that day.
And with his new found Christmas spirit, he gained the strength of ten angry video game nerds plus two.
8:40
Holy shit, he has no idea what fist if the northstar is. If he found out the review effects would be insane.
Holy shit! Has it seriously been four years since this was uploaded?!
gogetassj55 *5
***** 4
Lolit052 34
***** sanic
Lolit052 sanic is love, sanic is life
Nerd needs to see the actual fist of the north star, it's the manliest anime ever.
Funny how he called it bizarre, since the second manliest anime is Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, which took heavy inspiration from FotNS.
thatd be gureen lagan
Still my favorite, thanks james and all in cinemassacre
Thanks for the link to Bear's behind-the-scenes video in the Description. I was totally curious how the heck you managed to afford a renowned film composer like McCreary. So neat that _he's_ the one that reached out to _you_ to do some music. 😁
"What were they drinking? Why is this so stinking? I'm staring, I'm blinking, what were they thinking?"
Best Rhyme Ever!!!
The greatest Christmas story of all
How did I not see this until now??!!
Merry Christmas nerd...watching this in Iraq
Same here man lol.
@@peterguerrero3459 @james mccarty I hope you all are okay
Time to watch that one again ! One of my favorites.
It's been almost five years sense this was uploaded, you would think the channel would have corroded!!!!' He whines and he screams, cusses and curses, drinks so much alcohol he should have personal nurses!!!!! Why has he flourished, grown, and thrived? Maybe it's because all the bad games have already arrived?!?!?!
Disclaimer: I love the nerds videos, I'm just poetically stating things he would agree with.
Kieran Miday almost 10 years now my friend.
it shall never end
This is pretty damn good, and i'm watching it in March of 2016 ha ha! Great job guys!
I am watching this in March too but in 2017.
September 2017
7th November 2017
December 2017
March 2019...the machines has taken over...and it fucking sucks
Hah! That's funny. Gamers don't sleep.
Not in Gamersville you do.
I gotta thank the RUclips recommendations for sending me here the day _The Grinch_ releases in theaters. Never watched this AVGN episode before and it's awesome !
Merry Christmas and happy holiday’s to everyone watching this in 2021.
awesome rhyming from Nerd :D
4:53 Smash Bros 4 characters predicted.. Oh my.
I wonder can he predict the next gen consoles
and one brawl
WiiGi | Kirby and Yoshi were there From the start..
"Altered beast is a nut kicking feast I can't stand in the least" 😂😂😂😂
3:11 "kids today having their first person shooters" AVGN predicting generations since 2010
Gaming's going to Hell because of it.
***** well most of them...
How can you predict what's already happening?
Hokinar fortnite
@@justiny.1773 Fortnite is a TPS (Third Person Shooter).
Watching this has become a Xmas tradition since this video came out. To me this is the nerds best video👏👏👏👏
Mike Matei's artwork is just awesome.
Fun Fact : that Fist of the North Star game is actually a SEQUEL. Actual Fist of the North Star 1 is only release in Japan, but the graphic is almost as bad as atari but bad guys ACTUALLY EXPLODE with 8-bit blood after get hit!
OMAE WA MOU SHINDEIRU!
Merry Christmas, still a banger to watch
I almost died laughing. "Its as much fun as wringin' the stank juice out of a turd."
10:02 Gotta love that snow Megaman.
Snow Man
I have been watching this video as a Christmas tradition for now 8 years.
Edit: This is the 9th year.
Edit: Now, I have been doing this for 10 years.
Tis the season to watch this one again.
This parody is a lot better than NC's Live Action Grinch Review.
Better than the 2000 Jim Carrey version.
never
+Bram25 Better by like twice more. That version wasn't horrible but kind of creepy.
+Jossy FTW lol yeah it was pretty dark for a kids movie, even by the non pussy parent standard hahaha
+Jossy FTW that movie scared the shit out of me as a kid
Bram25 ohh yeah.
Merry Christmas everyone from Florida! 🎅 🎄
Poor kenshiro
Julian Bigelow He's already dead
pipew2 Yeah, Fist of the North Star is like one long series of jokes but every punchline is, "And then they die."
NANI?!?!?
14 years ago and I still watch it every Christmas 🎄🎁
best Christmas special ever. Who is the narrator? such a good voice
ziljin I think it says in the description and opening credits but I may be mistaken.
okay thanks liam mulvey
omg wow, a quick youtube search, and hes a voice actor in the new final fantasy movie awesome,
I'm watching this on Christmas Eve 2017 right now.
This is actually awesome, very well written version of the original. My hats off to you James.
I've noticed that all of the game character snowmen are playable in smash 4...
James, you are psychic!
you should do an entire disney games episode
Especially Fantasia on Genesis. That one's unplayable.
The way the game sounds are mixes with the orchestral music is fantastic.
no one talking about how at 4:00 , the nerd looking thick af?
8:26 technically it's the logo of Toei Animation the same company which the dragon ball franchise
***** yeah
+Fahad “faddy” Habib and also One Piece
Kamen Raider and Super Sentai too.
Fist of the north star and Sakigake!! Otokojuku.
Fist of The North Star greatest anime series ever!
Over 7 years later and still no Beauty and the Beast Review.
1:16
"Killling time on 3DO, doesn't give you enough ammo!
your parents' paying 50 bucks
for a game where you shoot the fuck
outta ducks?
Really sucks"
Damn, the Nerd got bars!D
Can't remember how many -times- Christmases I have watched this video.
The Fist of the North Star poetry, and the reading of it, really impressed me. Nice work, everyone! :)
funny how this year we got Rock Band 4 and GUitar Hero Live so the Nerd's rant on music games went from being dated to relevant. funny how things work out like that~
trends come back with a vengeance. People complain about Guitar Hero Live having a bitch ton of microtransactions, but my nostalgia was heading towards Pro Skater 5, and that game didn't even WORK. Even if it did it was a pile of ass.
Dare I say, this is a worthy rival to the original special by Chuck Jones!
This was pure delight from beginning to end. Glad I found it almost 8 months early! You never know when you could use a little bit of out-of-season Christmas cheer to raise your spirits. Happy extremely early holidays to all! 🖤
This has become a Christmas tradition for me xD
Altered beast is a nut kicking feast I can't stand in the least
Wow, Bear McGreary??? How did you manage that?!?!?!?
The Bear McCreary? That AVGN has a lot of political pull.
@@luisreyes1963 Nah. Bear McGreary said he was a fan of the Nerd because he played a lot of NES games in the past. So he approached James offering to do for him a score for Christmas special. James sent him the lyrics and Bear finish it.
2024 AVGN needs to get a Rockband/Guitar Hero episode. it’s old enough, and there should be plenty of material!
Epic
love your videos bro
Neck
It’s always so cool to see new giant youtuber’s old comments on old videos
Happy tenth anniversary and merry Christmas~
I watch this every christmas
Best Christmas Special Ever
Sooo good. James Rolfe: Internet Legend
Altered Beast was a good game...
Definitely good 4 the time but hasn't aged well
no its a good game still
+Brandon Hardesty slow as shit like u
George Mcqueen
?
+Brandon Hardesty Altered Beast kicks ass and always will
4:52 he confirmed duck hunt for smash before smash 4 was even announced XD
3:17 "They play their music and rhythm games, go jumping around and swinging, when those morning Christmas bells are ringing, they're rocking out in their living rooms jamming and singing. They'd sing, and they'd sing, and they'd sing, sing, sing, sing!"
This one part made me laugh😂😂😂😂😂😂
1:31 Altered Beast is a nut kicking feast I can’t stand in the least! 🤣
Sad part is this is better than the Grinch movie that came out by illumination 😂
0:55 best game ever made
0:17 wait, Bear McCreary? As in The Walking Dead and Outlander composer?? That's pretty badass, I will say.
3:55 scarred me for life...
Stories From Behind the Mask no it didn’t.
A classic AVGN Christmas special =)
Fist of the North Star is the game of Hokuto no Ken. The mega drive version is cool!
James should have been a video game tester. Haha I could see everyone all nodding their heads and James all "WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING??"
Dear James, Review more anime based games one day. Dragon Power on NES, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 on PS1, Go in more depth with the Fist of the North Star NES game, Last Battle on Sega Genesis (Hokuto no Ken) and Sword of the Berserk on the Dreamcast. It would make my day. Though I doubt it would ever happen.
Javier Cano
What's that supposed to mean? Trust me, I doubt he will review anymore anime based video games.
DraculaXHunter101 The Nerd only reviews shitty games, why would he review Sword of the Berserk?
Dylan Carter Cause that actually is a shitty game in 2015. In 1999 it was mind blowing, But these days age hasn't been so kind to Sword of the Berserk.
It's still an enjoyable game for the most part. But I'm mildly obsessed with Berserk, so I'm kinda biased...
+Dylan Carter I love Berserk also. But the Playstation2 Japan Only Berserk game is a thousand times better. I'm a huge fan also. But I know the difference between a well made game and a pile of shit. But I understand you're biased. We're all like that.
i am here again, CUZ ITS CHRISTMAS!!!
8:19 That's the game about the mascot of a animation company that made One Piece
THIS is why i love AVGN
As a lover of rhyme, I find this sublime
Hahaha this is amazing
thank you for everything
I would hope to get an n64 so I can buy Rareware games, SM64 and THPS1. Probably many more.
just realized he was saying a poem
Watching this in this perfect time, Makes me feel warm deep within.
I'm playing it today an I will also in a few days from now, on 2024 christmas eve