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[[File:HVGN.jpg|frame|How can you be angry at that face?]]
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[[So Cool Its Awesome|Let's talk about some games that are great]]
[[Entry Pimp|I'd rather let other people know]]
[[Needs More Love|About the underrated classics of old]]
[[Cluster F
[[Follow the Leader|Like it's done a million times before]]
[[Inverted Trope|He's the happiest gamer you've never heard]]
[[Nintendo|He's The Happy Nintendo Nerd]]
[[Atari|He's The Happy Atari]] [[Sega|Sega Nerd]]
[[Title Drop|He's The Happy Video Game Nerd]]"'' }}
A [[Video Review Show]] that is a self-proclaimed ripoff of [[
== Games Reviewed by the HVGN ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
* ''[[Clash
* ''Crackdown'' (Game Quickie)
* ''[[D Trilogy|D]]''
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* ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''
* ''Disney's Magical Quest 2 starring Mickey & Minnie''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Enemy Zero]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Final Fantasy Mystic Quest]]'' (in what he called "a confession" -- watch the review, you'll see)
* ''[[
* The ''[[
* ''Ghoul Patrol'' (Game Quickie)
* ''[[Goof Troop]]''
* ''The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey and Minnie''
* ''Hexen 64'' (Is It Really That Bad?)
* ''[[
* ''[[Magical Doropie
* ''[[The Little Mermaid (
* ''[[
* ''The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse''
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (Game Quickie)
* ''[[Mega Man (
* ''[[Mega Man (
* ''[[Metal Storm]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Ninja Warriors]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil Gun Survivor|Resident Evil: Survivor]]'' (Is It Really That Bad?)
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* ''Sparkster: [[Rocket Knight Adventures]] 2''
* ''[[Splatterhouse]]''
* ''[[Splatterhouse]]'' Arcade VS [[
* ''[[Splatterhouse]] 2''
* ''[[Splatterhouse]] 3''
* ''[[Splatterhouse]]'' 2010 reboot
* ''[[
* ''[[Sweet Home (
* ''Sword of the [[
* ''[[
* ''Total Carnage'' (Game Quickie)
* ''[[
* ''Zoda's Revenge: [[
* ''[[Zombie Panic in Wonderland]]'' (Game Quickie)
* ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]''
He reviewed a technically-new game (''[[Mega Man (
▲He reviewed a technically-new game (''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]] 9''), but he did so because of the self-parodying [[Retraux|Old School]] feel to it; he later reviewed ''10'' as well (and was much less kind to it). He also reviewed the new ''Rocket Knight'' and ''Splatterhouse'' games, as well.
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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* [[Accentuate the Negative]]: Normally averted, but his reviews of ''[[
* [[Adorkable]]: Derek, especially when he [[Squee|squees]] over the games he reviews.
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[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
** 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
** 2011: His friend and bandmate Calvin hijacked his show, and did an improvised quasi-review/playthrough of ''[[
** 2012: He finally [[Broken Streak|failed to deliver]] his customary April Fools prank, promising in a blog released the following day that he would return in full force in future years.
* [[Big "What?"]]:
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'''Nightshade:''' *[[Beat]]* WHAT! }}
* [[Bizarro World]]: He presents himself as the exact inverse of AVGN; not only does he review retro games positively, but he drinks red wine instead of beer (at one point getting confused when someone replaced his wineglass with a beer bottle).
** 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.
* [[The Cameo]]: A few.
** He has a quick appearance in [[That Guy With
** 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
* [[Caustic Critic]]: Inverted, as his reviews are (generally) positive in tone.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: He started out aping the AVGN style as closely as possible, to the point that a few of his videos are directly "inspired" by specific episodes (the intro to ''Metal Storm'' was lifted from ''The Karate Kid''; ''Nightshade'' is a riff on ''Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout''). Over time, he's dropped most of the AVGN (and [[Bizarro World|anti-AVGN]]) elements, and now all that remains are the name itself, along with a few props (the shirt and the wine).
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The Happy Nerd wears a black shirt, as opposed to the Angry Nerd's white shirt.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: The Happy Nerd started out with the gimmick that he was the opposite of the Angry Nerd, and many of his early videos are shot-for-shot remakes of the Angry Nerd's videos, only with him extolling a good game instead of swearing at a bad one. Now, he does his own thing, although he still dresses like the Angry Nerd and drinks at the end of every review (which is actually something the ''Angry'' Nerd has generally stopped doing).
* [[Do
* [[Dramatic Pause]]: Every once in a while; often, he smiles creepily right after one.
* [[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.)
* [[Gushing About Characters You Like]]: Rick (Knife-Puncher) Taylor from ''Splatterhouse''.
** 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.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: At the end of his Metal Storm review:
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* Picks up the controller*
'''HVGN: [[Rage Quit|WHAT]] [[Nintendo Hard|THE]] [[Precision F
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Incredibly Lame Fun]]: The end of the ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]'' review.
* [[Mid-Review Sketch Show]]: There has been the occasional cut-away, especially with earlier reviews, but there is only one full-fledged instance of this trope: the ''Nightshade'' review (itself a blatant homage to ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd
* [[Needs More Love (Sugar Wiki)|Needs More Love]]: [[In-Universe|The point of the show]].
* [[New Sound Album]]: Thatz a Rap.
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** He did say, in his ''Enemy Zero'' review, that it was too frustrating (and one time that even he will say that ''Contra 4'' is too hard), so he has his standards when it comes to difficulty.
* [[Nostalgia Filter]]: Averted and/or subverted; HVGN proves that there really is some stuff in the past that is really good, some of it just got passed over.
** Played straight in his reviews of ''[[Mega Man (
* [[Pokémon
* [[Precision F
* [[Self
** "Keytars Are For Retards (So We'll Take Two)".
* [[Sequelitis]]: Invoked: Two of three of his negative reviews were sequels to games that he loves. He's also spoken poorly of several other sequels.
* [[Shout
** He also notes the trope [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]] in his review of ''[[Mega Man (
** In his ''Clash at Demonhead'' review, inspired by ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'', he takes time out of his review to praise [[Edgar Wright]] for his direction of [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World|the film version]], saying "You're [[Shaun of the Dead|three]] for [[Hot Fuzz|three]]."
* [[So Proud of You]]: [[
* [[Take That]]: In the stinger to his Final Fantasy Mystic Quest video, he deliberately pronounces "NES" as both "Enn-ee-ess" and "Ness" just to "piss everyone off".
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** In his review of ''Aladdin'', he makes a jab at the [[Irate Gamer]]'s infamous review.
* [[Take That, Audience!]]:
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'''Nightshade:''' Really?
'''HVGN:''' Yeah.
'''Nightshade:''' Like who?
'''HVGN:''' Some people (gestures at camera) on the internet.
'''Nightshade:''' (looks towards camera) [[[Beat]]] Fuck you. }}
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]: HVGN's [[In-Universe|chief argument]] as to why ''Zoda's Revenge'' was a worse game than its predecessor, ''[[
* [[Trademark Favourite Food]]: While the Angry Nerd [[I Need a Freaking Drink|drinks beer to get through shitty games]], the Happy Nerd drinks wine to celebrate good games.
* [[Video Review Show]]: A very rare example of a show that ''started out'' more sketch-heavy (naturally, given his direct inspiration), and has since moved ''away'' from that.
* [[What Happened to
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