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[[File:HVGN.jpg|frame|How can you be angry at that face?]]
{{quote|''"[[All The Tropes:Complaining About Shows You Don't Like|Had enough with games that you hate?]]
[[So Cool Its Awesome|Let's talk about some games that are great]]
[[Entry Pimp|I'd rather let other people know]]
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* ''[[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)
* The ''[[
* ''Ghoul Patrol'' (Game Quickie)
* ''[[Goof Troop]]''
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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]].
Episodes of HVGN can be found on [https://web.archive.org/web/20120708202020/http://retrowaretv.com/happy-video-game-nerd/ Retroware TV] (the show's official home) as well as HVGN's [http://www.youtube.com/user/lophatjello YouTube account].
Compare ''[[Wiiviewer]]'', ''[[Classic Game Room]]''.
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* [[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]].
** 2009: The obligatory "[[Know When to Fold'Em|Goodbye Forever]]" video, in which [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSeVpXHEArE&feature=channel_video_title he announces his new rapping career]. His band Starship Amazing even made an actual rap EP, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110712014634/http://music.starshipamazing.com/album/thatz-a-rap which can be found here].
** 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]]''.
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* [[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.
* [[The Cameo]]: A few.
** He has a quick appearance in [[That Guy With The Glasses]]' review of ''[[
** 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.
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