James Rolfe is better known by his handle The Angry Video Game Nerd. His videos, which are reviews of very bad early-era video games, have gotten well-over 75,000,000 hits on the internet. His entire archive can be found on his Myspace: www.myspace.com/thenintendonerd or over at his exclusive home: www.screwattack.com.

How did the Angry Video Game Nerd get started?

I make a lot of short videos for comedic purposes, and one thing I decided to do for a quick little joke in 2004 was to pick on an old NES game (Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest) which is regarded as a classic game, but there sure were things in it that are annoying. During the course of the review, I got more involved than I thought. I complained about every detail I could find and felt the need to swear which later became a character trait of the Angry Video Game Nerd.

What was your first experience with a video game?

Probably Odyssey or Atari.

What's it like knowing that your videos get more views then most cable T.V. shows?

Nice, but too bad we don’t get the kind of money that they get on TV.

Is there any large difference between your "Angry Video Game Nerd" persona and your "real" self?

Yes. Totally different person. AVGN is a character. You'd be surprised how many people actually think that a person like the AVGN would really be allowed to run around society.

Was your video game collection always as large as it appears in the videos, or is it large now due to fans sending you old games?

Alot of it was given by Mike Matei[an actor in many AVGN videos]. Many of the nes games are from fans. A lot of the consoles. Atari, 5200, top loader, turbo grapx, Panasonic 3do too.

What was it like getting to go to E3 2008?

Great. You can see the videos of the event at www.screwattack.com.

What games are you currently playing (on current consoles)?

Don’t really have time with this AVGN filming schedule.

How long does it take, on average, to make a new "Angry Video Game Nerd" video?

Aprrox. 30 hours.

What's on your iPod?

Lots of stuff. Black Sabbath, Guns and Roses, Judas Priest, ACDC, Zeppelin, Rob Zombie, Pink Floyd, The Offspring, The Who, Misfits, Van Halen, Ramones..etc.

What's on your Tivo/DVR?

A bunch of old horror movies.

What are some of your favorite games?

On NES: Zelda, Super Mario 3, Contra, Mega Man 2, Castlevania 3, Double Dragon 2, Punch Out, Metroid. On SNES: Mario Paint, Zelda: Link to the Past, Super Metroid, F-Zero, Super Castlevania 4, Final Fantasy 3 (6 in Japan), Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2, Super Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat 2, Killer Instinct, TMNT 4, Super Mario World, Star Fox.

Any ideas floating around for upcoming game reviews?

About 10 million. For one thing we get about 1000 requests everyday. And you can go to www.screwattack.com/forums and look at the thread for Game Suggestions. But besides that, we already have videos lined up into 2009.

Any words of advice for people?

Fuck Shit Ass and Balls.