20 years ago AVGN launched his YouTube channel

[Ikagura]

No new episodes in a long while now.

I wonder what's in the oven...

He's having a family so I cannot blame him for taking more time.

 

[ThatOneLum]

can't believe that it's legit been 2 decades since that series started.

it's kind of crazy to think that something so big was grown from just a couple of friends goofing around.

I know that people have a bad opinion on the post-screen-wave era but honestly at this stage I'm just glad that James had the opportunity to make the good stuff he did make. Might even rewatch some of the classic episodes in honour of the anniversary.

 

[Ikagura]

I know that people have a bad opinion on the post-screen-wave era but honestly at this stage I'm just glad that James had the opportunity to make the good stuff he did make. Might even rewatch some of the classic episodes in honour of the anniversary.

Sorry but what's Screen-Wave?

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

Sorry but what's Screen-Wave?

One of the companies he worked for.

 

[ThatOneLum]

Sorry but what's Screen-Wave?

It's the multi-channel Network that runs the channel for James. They've been involved with writing and producing the nerd and other Cinemassacre stuff since like 2017.

Technically it's Screenwave not Screen-Wave but I was being trigger happy with my hyphens.

 

[bombatomba77]

Lol, just finished listening to the AVGN copycat episode. I enjoy some of the more cinematic episodes but not really the lore ones, so much. He had these great moments of brilliance that I used to think really hid a creative personality, but he could only get through to people by playing the Nerd. Now I think was creatively tapped out probably ten years ago (with the occasional moment of brilliance), which I get. I wrote on a website for about eight years and to this day could care less if I ever write creatively again. Now I write a lot of technical documentation and tutorials, and that suits me just fine.

But despite that, I still have to recognize how much he contributed to the direction of gaming content on Youtube (and possibly helped spark the collecting bug for people who wouldn't have otherwise), even though I really think when he started out, the trait that drew so many people to him was his swearing

 

[Psychonara]

I think people are a little too harsh on James for the quality of his current content with Screen Wave. Not to say I don't enjoy a good tear down or riff on modern AVGN, but it was never exactly "high art," so people really need to calm down and give the guy a break.

Though honestly, in this age of "The Cinemasscare Truth" and "Slob Era" of AVGN, I do kinda think Irate Gamer fans had something of the last laugh in a way. Chris Bores always maintained a certain autonomy over his admittedly derivative product and only makes an Irate Gamer thing when he feels like it and when he has the time between doing FNAF toy unboxings and protecting America from evil spirits.

What a legend.