The Happy Video Game Nerd: Difference between revisions

[[File:HVGN.jpg|frame|How can you be angry at that face?]]

 

[[So Cool Its Awesome|Let's talk about some games that are great]]

[[Entry Pimp|I'd rather let other people know]]

* ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' (Game Quickie)

* ''[[DuckTales (video game)|Duck Tales]]''

* ''[[Enemy Zero]]''

* ''[[Eternal Darkness]]''

* ''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]'' (in what he called "a confession" -- watch the review, you'll see)

* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' Tobal No. 1 Sampler [[Final Fantasy VII]] CD Demo VS [[Final Fantasy VII]] (Gettin’ Super Nerdy)

* ''Ghoul Patrol'' (Game Quickie)

* ''[[Goof Troop]]''

* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] 10''

* ''[[Metal Storm]]''

* ''[[The Ninja Warriors]]''

* ''[[Resident Evil Gun Survivor|Resident Evil: Survivor]]'' (Is It Really That Bad?)

The Happy Video Game Nerd (HVGN) is a deliberate attempt to contrast the trend of [[Caustic Critic|Caustic Critics]] on the Internet, and it's also a way to bring up old retro gaming classics that [[Needs More Love (Sugar Wiki)|deserve a little more attention]]. Surprisingly, James Rolfe - The Angry Video Game Nerd himself! - [[Colbert Bump|subscribes to Derek's YouTube account]].

 

 

Compare ''[[Wiiviewer]]'', ''[[Classic Game Room]]''.

* [[April Fools' Day]]: He's done something on April Fools' Day every year since starting as the HVGN, one of only two occasions (the other, of course, being Halloween) for which this is the case:

** 2008: He posted [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBlotxX0qOQ&feature=channel_video_title an audio-only vlog] ripping into the AVGN (originally titled "Sick to death of hearing about the Angry Nintendo Nerd") that was actually a parody of the infamous Armake21 vlog ripping into the [[Irate Gamer]].

** 2010: He switched shows with the Gaming Historian, another Retroware personality. Derek talked about ''[[Shenmue]]'', while Norman reviewed ''[[Ristar]]''. This is also the only April Fools prank to date in which Derek does ''not'' break character, [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|at least not explicitly]].

** 2011: His friend and bandmate Calvin hijacked his show, and did an improvised quasi-review/playthrough of ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''.

** In his reenactment of the Bugs Bunny AVGN episode with Nightshade, at the point in the dialogue where AVGN punched Bugs, instead Nightshade punches HVGN.

* [[Bowdlerise]]: In a special video produced before his review of the 2010 ''Splatterhouse'' game, HVGN explored the changes made to the original ''Splatterhouse'' -- including the Bowdlerized elements -- in its transition from the arcade to the TurboGrafx-16.

** He also appears in the [[Board James]] review of "Loupin' Louie", a [[Live Episode]] filmed at PAX 2011, and is identified by an onscreen caption. It's the first time he has ever appeared in a [[James Rolfe|Cinemassacre]] video, and Derek naturally joked about it being "the much anticipated [[The Angry Video Game Nerd|AVGN]]-HVGN [[Crossover]]".

* [[Caustic Critic]]: Inverted, as his reviews are (generally) positive in tone.

* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: [[In-Universe|His basic shtick]] is showcasing retro gaming's [[Ensemble Darkhorse|ensemble darkhorses]].

* [[Follow the Leader]]: So relentlessly, cheerfully [[Lampshaded]] that he seems to have escaped the wrath of even AVGN's fervent fanbase. (As pointed out above, AVGN even subscribes to his [[YouTube]] account.)

** When HVGN discovers that Darkwing Dark can deflect knifes, he gleefully imagines who would [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|win in a fight]] -- then realized it's pretty much no-contest.

* [[Halloween Episode]]: Much like the Angry Nerd, Derek likes to review horror-themed games in late October, as well as in May under the same logic as Christmas in July.

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