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Here is the Nerd reviewing all LJN games. This is his forte. It was basic with the Nerd reviewing video games, without too much overdrawn skits (unlike "Shrek" & "Las Vegas") Also, it was nice learning about the history and the entire library of LJN. This episode is split into three parts (1 - Movie Games, 2 - Sports & Marvel Games, & 3 - Wrestling & Miscellaneous Games). I did like the twist of how the Nerd now owns the LJN trademark. The Nerd gets one of his Screenwave assistants to develop a new Back to the Future game, and it turned out to be a disaster. I do have to say that it wasn't too drawn out, and that did help make this episode better than the others from the same season. I know a lot of people hated this episode, but Episode 100 (ROB) was disliked when it came out as well. I myself don't mind clip shows. I myself enjoyed it when "The Simpsons" and "Malcolm in the Middle" did it.

(DISCLAIMER: This was the original review in December 2021. The next part is my added portion as of February 15th, 2022)

Everything said, I haven't went back to rewatch this three parter again. That's because I did not enjoy it much in retrospect. I liked the premise of the AVGN doing an LJN marathon. Clip shows are good when done right. The setup of it was good. It did remind me of an old episode. I was unhappy about the 2021 season of AVGN. The overdrawn skit episodes were terrible. Those Screenwave actors feel like props, and not engaging characters. I started enjoying the season when James went back to the basics & reviewed the Commodore 64. So, the LJN library was very exciting for me. My biggest problem with this special was that James seemed clearly burned out & lost his charm. I saw that he lost track of the game numbering farther into the special. I was disappointed with the execution. If James didn't clearly have the burnout, this episode would have been great. Even though this episode was better than the skit-heavy ones (such as "Shrek" & "Las Vegas") and the lazy rushed ones (such as "Pac-Man 2"), I wouldn't consider this episode to be one of James' finest, but not his worst either.

As a fan of the AVGN series, this is very difficult to come to terms with this. I think Irate Gamer is better than last year's season of AVGN. I'd take Wisseau-style acting of Chris Bores, every character being played by Chris Bores, & the ludicrously stupid storylines over watching a series that has completely lost its soul. For the future, James should cancel the AVGN series since it seems clear that his burnout is getting the best of him. On the other hand, James could follow the route of "SpongeBob SquarePants" and try reinventing the charm of the earlier seasons. He can focus more on the games he's reviewing themselves and get rid of all the pointless skits from these Screenwave assistants. I think rehiring Mike Matei & Kyle Justin can help with that since they knew the show during its golden years. I'm fine if Screenwave stays for filming and editing purposes, but these people shouldn't act and contribute heavily to the plot.

This episode is a huge letdown for me, since this is the big 200th episode of avgn. For me, I think modern avgn is a mixed bag, it's not good but not necessarily bad. The thing that I find wrong with this episode is that it is not interesting in the slightest. It feels like he thought 'well if I reviews LJN games, why don't i just make my 200th episode about playing every LJN game?' I don't like the idea because he puts all the games in one big episode, even though he could just make regular episodes for each game he didn't already cover before. His 100th episode didnt need this to be a good time, neither did the 10 year anniversary episode.