Apologies in advance

If you don't see a lot of content on here, it's probably because I'm not in the mood. You see, my great grand mother recently got a heart attack. And though she's fine, I'm sort of out of the weather at the moment when it comes to creativity. So, sorry.

Nostalgia Critic vs Angry Video Game Nerd

Nostalgia Critic vs Angry Video Game Nerd

Once upon a time, there was a man named Doug Walker. And another one named James Rolfe. Both would become great assets to the videogame community on the World Wide Web, giving us entertainment of the top shelf whilst they give us even more greatness on their respective sites.
The Angry Video Game Nerd was a character whose origins could be found under a different name. As James Rolfe, creator of The Cinemassacre, had created the Angry Nintendo Nerd as something to show his friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4we8iFk-fY

When eventually the series was put on Youtube, the ANN exploded in to stardom, eventually making his way on to Screwattack.com and as an extension the big videogame site known as Gametrailers. 
Then there was the Nostalgia Critic. Once again we find an origin in the great video wasteland known as Youtube. Here it was the purpose to do satirical reviews of nostalgic movies of the past and present.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/52-transformers-the-movie-review

Since then, the Nostalgia Critic has evolved in to a brand new character whilst the persona seen in that video turned in to a bum. No, seriously.  Doug Walker himself left Youtube because of various copyright claims from the major film companies whilst they really had no claim, what with the law protecting mister Walker and all with the fair use thing.
At the dawn of these two characters, nobody would ever have suspected the greatness that would soon follow.

You could say that the feud started in a simple review. Though there is no sign of the feud here, it’ll become a vital part of the feud in the end. Here we see the great Nostalgia Critic as we have known him for over a hundred videos so far.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/160-cloverfield-review

It was funny, informative and brilliant at the same time. This man was promising to become one of the greatest of the internet, suited to be a part of the hall of fame. In the meantime, James Rolfe continued to torture himself with shitty games and entertain us with us own movies and movie reviews.

However, neither of them counted on their fans stirring up the heat beneath them. As AVGN fans came to the NC’s videos and commented things that only ended up antagonizing the Critic in to creating the following video:

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/161-angry-video-game-nerd-rant

And so it begins.

Soon after, the AVGN responded in his own forum at Screwattack.com saying: "I've seen some of his videos. His Cloverfield review was hilarious, and if I'm not mistaken, I think he also did the "5 second movies" also. Those put me to tears. So yes, call me a fan of his." This caused the Nostalgia Critic to rant once more against the AVGN:

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/162-angry-video-game-nerd-rant-part-2

A little while later, the AVGN put up a video of the nostalgic movie: The Wizard two weeks before the Nostalgia Critic was scheduled to do so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TWQz8TMsc0

This did not go over lightly. Once the Nostalgia Critic learned of this act, he immediately went in to a psychopathic rage and created another rant aimed towards the greatest nerd of all time. Because it seemed that the Critic had announced this review way before the AVGN put up his review.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/207-avgn-wizard-rant

Where after he posted his own review of the movie on That Guy With The Glasses.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/215-the-wizard

The tension was building up greatly. It was almost so tangeable that could cut it with a knife if you wanted to. You could feel the rage of the Critic burn through the screen. And then it finally happened. The moment that we’ve all been waiting for. That one video that would set the entire internet on fire, causing a ripple of enthusiasm and fan boy glee through every viewer. James Rolfe, the AVGN, responded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHWunsTLYa0



This, of course, did not go unnoticed.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/386-avgn-response-response

The game was on, the glove had slapped the cheek and the challenge had been made. What was going to happen next? So far, fans of both Doug Walker as James Rolfe have been following this feud with great interest. As this was an event of so badass proportions, their heads were going to explode. Yet, this was not enough. Two days had passed and still there was no response. The Critic was furious. And so he traveled forth in to the great beyond to challenge the AVGN in person. As also seen in the video that followed was Captain S.

Created by PBC Productions,  The new adventures of Captain S followed Chad Belmont through 10 episodes of awesomeness  where he picks up the mantle of video land defender and fight against a powerful nemesis.

http://www.pbc-productions.com/CaptainS/Episodes.html

As both James Rolfe and PBC productions were partnered with Screwattack, a crossover happened soon enough. Because the Nerd and the Hero teamed up to save Christmas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNAF0GGssbM

And so the Nostalgia Critic and the AVGN meet, with Captain S … visiting.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/529-the-battle-of-epic-proportions

It truly was a battle of Epic Proportions. Yet, it would definitely not be the last. Still, we’re a long way from that point. The AVGN has accepted the challenge and he will review a shitty movie. However, he in return has demanded that the Critic reviewed a shitty game. The shit was going to hit the fan, literally and figuratively. First came the Angry Video Game Nerd with his review of a movie with personal nostalgic value. This was of course Ricky 1, a spoof of the great movie Rocky with Sylvester Stallone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMxy_ydnMM

After that the Critic put on some new threads, dusted off his SNES and plopped in a real fucker of a game: Bebe’s Kids.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/994-video-game-review

The sheer suckiness of both these subjects almost tore a hole through the Space Suck continuum, but we all managed to hold on to your buts and not say bye bye to Kansas.
Then came the video we’ve all been waiting for. Almost anyways.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/1810-nc-vs-avgn-last-showdown

Yes, folks. The Nostalgia Critic was on his merry way to kick some nerd ASS. The internet started living and breathing this one fight. We lived and planned towards this one event. It was going to be HUGE. And then, there it was. In all it’s glory, basking us in awesomeness.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/2023-avgn-vs-nc-final-battle

We came.

After that, it all seemed over. It ended on a nice note of possibly more to come. Yet we never really got news that suggested another battle would come. It was kind of like a cliffhanger in a horror movie. I for one really didn’t expect something new to come out of this.

And so Cinemassacre went its own way and kept on growing in to an even greater site. James Rolfe became a source of inspiration and information for all with his vast knowledge of not only movies but also about movie making. Monster Madness, retrospectives and reviews followed one after another as the character known as the AVGN kept on as well.
That Guy With the Glasses kept on growing as well, adding more and more members to its roster like Linkara and Angry Joe. It even start building up to this super secret one year anniversary video. Sure, we were all pretty exited about it. From what little information we were given, it promised to be a good video. Truth be told, I didn’t really expect anything of it. And as I started watching it, I almost turned it off at the beginning because I wasn’t in the mood. And then … Just watch.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6719-1-year-anniversary-video

OH MY GOD. This has to be greatest video ever created for the internet. The sheer epicness that it holds would make even Chuck Norris shed a single tear. It’s so beautiful to watch and unfold, seeing all those people you’ve been watching together in a single room. Bringing forth memes and staples of their respective series, these people have brought us a brawl that would be remembered for years to come. Yet, it does not end here. In the final moments of this epic brawl, Ask ThatGuy joins the party by exclaiming that it’s best to work together, because us viewers eat crossovers up. So, following this video a while later was a review of the shitfest known as: The Making of Coming out of their shells tour.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/8124-cntmnt

And with that, the feud came to an end. For months we followed this feud go on, evolve in to something great. It was an enjoyment to watch and a damned shame to see it end. However, we’ve all learnt many things and we’ve discovered some great new people. We will remember it with fondness. We also hope that perhaps in the future, something would still come out of it.

Doug Walker: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/
James Rolfe: http://www.cinemassacre.com/
PBC Productions: http://www.pbc-productions.com/
Screwattack: http://www.screwattack.com
Gametrailers: http://www.gametrailers.com

And don’t forget to check out the websites of some of the contributors at That guy with the Glasses like Spoony, The Game Heroes and Linkara!

That has been Puddle Jumper with a Nostalgia Critic vs. Angry Video Game Nerd retrospective. See you later!

tHop - The Last Airbender

tHop
The Last Airbender

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thelastairbender/

With a very questionable director helming this movie, fans all over the world are holding their breath when it comes to the live action adaptation of one of the best cartoons of day.
The trailer is promising that the movie will show exactly what many of the fans wanted. Action. Everything in the movie seems to be catering to this as well as many aspects of the cartoons have been altered and actors were horribly miss cast. Most if not all of the quirky humor seems to have been stripped right out of the movie and the personalities of many characters seemed to have been changed to fit this. The actor playing Aang is not exactly the best match for the job either, as he has this serious vibe to him all the way from his looks to his voice. Plus, besides having no hair on his nogget, the kid doesn’t look anything like Aang.
Despite all of the flaws noticed in the latest trailer, the movie appears to be doing the action right. Everyone seems like they have been fighting for a long time and the special effects don’t look like they jumped straight of the ninetees. Like DRAGONthismovieisBALLS EVOLUTION. Not only that, but the sets and the CG sets all look beautiful. So do the effects that are littered all over the trailer.

Still, it all lies in the hands in one of the most questionable directors in the entire fucking world. This man has never made a good movie before in his life. Fuck The sixth sense. That movie was good up until the pay off. It didn’t make a lick of sense as throughout the entire movie they do their best to make sure that last part is complete and utter bullshit. Signs was the most acceptable movie out of the bunch and even that is stretching the limits. Unbreakable was garbage, the Village was shite on a film reel and The Happening … well, it ain’t happening. There’s more movies, sure, but they suck as well.
Uwe Boll has a better rap sheet than this guy. I mean, at least Uwe Boll has made movies that are entertaining to watch. Sure, you’d might be entertained for all the wrong reasons, but at least you’re being entertained.
Buuuuut, M. Night Shyamalan seems to be doing a pretty good job on The Last Airbender so far. If he can deliver the movie that this trailer is promising, this might still work out. Maybe he has the best adaptation on his hands. Well, maybe that explains it. He didn’t write the source material.

tHop - Twilight Saga: Eclipse

THop:
Twilight Saga: Eclipse

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=65441

The trailer promises a significant upgrade when it comes to the Twilight Saga. For once, there is going to be note worthy action and added action that wasn’t seen in the book. In other words, the brutal killings of the new vampires in Seattle. If the Twilight Saga should ever be given a chance then it has to be with this part of the quadrilogy.  To me, this is as good as the series is ever going to get. And I’ve read all books. This IS the best that this series is going to get. Just because it caters to as many audiences as possible. And, in this installment, the author’s greenhorn writing isn’t as utterly apparent as before. And, as far as I can tell from this trailer, it’s going to be done remarkably well. Well, it’s a trailer after all. These kind of things are made to make the biggest shitnugget in the world look like Hitchcock quality material.

As with the previous two installments in the saga, I’m not expecting them to actually try acting. I mean, the actor playing Jasper seemed like he was physically hurting from trying to act. Not to mention the other “actors” in this flick. In my opinion, the only ones that are able to act halfway decently are the Blacks and Charlie’s actors.
I’m just hoping that the final half of the movie is going to be about fighting and preparing to fight these new vampires because the script isn’t going to be of much importance here. Seeing as the next movie is going to make as much sense as half the porn on the internet.

tHop before: Bad Boys 3

THop before: Bad Boys 3

Right, so, there haven’t been many trailers for me to hop over lately so I decided to talk about news instead. Before you read on then, I’d like for you to read this little article over at comingsoon.net.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=65370

Announcements 04/19/2010

Hi everyone.

Frequent visitors, thank you very kindly and newcomers: Welcome to the entertainment!

So yeah, there haven't been any good trailers lately and frankly, I think I might have to go back a few weeks in the trailer databases for the the next tHop. I'm going to wait and see for a few more days for that one. As for Reviews; I got two reviews lined up. One is The Saboteur and the other one is Dragon Age: Origins. These might take awhile though as I'm planning something for these two that require a bit more thought than usual. Here we'll see a return of a character I created a while back. Lastly, I got some artwork lined up to be released. So keep an eye out for those :)

Don't forget to check out tehpwnshop.wordpress.com and I'll see you later!

Line in the Sand 1.5

Now, I'm not the only one who is tackling these topics. There are several other individuals that are willing to address these issues, and many others like it. That is why I'm currently writing this add-on to the main Line in the Sand article, to promote the following individuals for their commendable job in trying to inform the masses.

First up is Daniel Floyd, a man who once made a video as a class project that talked about an important issue in gaming. Since then he had made several more videos concerning different issues in the gaming world. Very informative videos, to say the least. Definitely worth a watch -

http://screwattack.com/user/Daniel-Floyd

Next up is a man more commonly known as Moviebob, though many know him as The Game OverThinker. Again, an admirable individual who had made over 30 videos that contain plenty of information that should benefit those with little knowledge. Many accuse him of only giving information that us gamers already know, but that's actually a good thing in my opinion. As this is a very good step in to the gaming world that isn't filled with wrong information and intent to spread lies as propaganda.

http://screwattack.com/shows/The-Game-OverThinker

These two individuals alone should have given you enough thought. Check out their videos, think and spread the word. Gamers have been sitting on their asses long enough.

To be continued in Line in the Sand 2: Judgement Day, no more.