Jan 2007
Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom pay tribute to ten cool game characters: #10: Guile from "Street Fighter II", #9: Mega Man, #8: The King from "Katamari Damacy", #7: Earthworm Jim, #6: Ryu Hayabusa from "Ninja Gaiden", #5: Solid Snake from "Metal Gear Solid", #4: Lara Croft from "Tomb Raider", #3: Dante from "Devil May Cry", #2: Cloud from "Final Fantasy VII", and #1: Duke Nukem.
Apr 2007
Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom list their picks for nine video game characters (and one real life person) that rub them the wrong way: #10: Wario, #9: Superman, #8: Michael Jackson, #7: Dr. Robotnik, #6: The Ruffians from "Viva Pinata", #5: the Burger King, #4: Bowser, #3: Psycho Mantis, #2: Jack Thompson, and #1: The dog from "Duck Hunt".
Tue, May 8, 2007
Handsome Tom and Stuttering Craig list their favorite and least favorite video game peripherals. In the worst category: R.O.B. the Robot, The Power Glove, The Laser Scope, Ultimate Kickboxing, and the U-Force. In the best category: Guitar Hero's guitar, the Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak, the Game Genie, the Dance Dance Revolution pad, and the Trance Vibrator.
Mon, Aug 27, 2007
Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom rank the ten best ninjas in video games: #10: Jago from "Killer Instinct", #9: Thomas from "Kung Fu", #8: Joe Musashi from the "Shinobi" series, #7: Goemon/Kid Ying from the "Mystical Ninja" series, #6: I-Ninja, #5: Sub-Zero from the "Mortal Kombat" series, #4: Strider Hiryu, #3: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, #2: Gray Fox from "Metal Gear Solid", and #1: Ryu Hayabusa from the "Ninja Gaiden" series.
2007
Handsome Tom and Stuttering Craig pick their favorite years for the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo: #10: 1998 (Sega Dreamcast doesn't show), #9: 2004 (the debut of the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP), #8: 2000 (the debut of PS2 and XBox), #7: 2003 (the announcement of Halo 2), #6: 1997 (PCs gain more power), #5: 1999 (the PS2 is revealed and the Dreamcast is released), #4: 2006 (the Nintendo Wii debuts), #3: 1995 (The Sony Playstation and Sega Saturn are revealed, Ultra 64 is announced, and the Virtual Boy is showcased), #2: 2001 (the Gameboy Advance is released, and Sega quits the console business and makes games for Nintendo), and #1: 2005 (the XBox 360 debuts).
Sun, Dec 30, 2007
Stuttering Craig and Handsome Tom list ten memorable AVGN moments from 2007: #10: The "Nintendo Power" song cover, #9: The Nerd grading "Ghostbusters"'s ending screen, #8: The Nerd's rant on easy deaths in "Silver Surfer", #7: The moment when Frankenstein leaves the TV and comes after The Nerd, #6: The Nerd eats his own shorts after playing "Simpsons" NES games, #5: The Nerd destroys the Sega 32x peripheral by shooting it with an arrow, #4: The Nerd, dressed as Gomez Adams from "The Addams Family", puts the "Fester's Quest" on a toy railroad and lets a train hit it, #3: Playing "Die Hard" while explosions occur around him, #2: The Nerd beating up Bugs Bunny, and #1: The Nerd destroying his copy of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3" by slicing it in half with a samurai sword and then hammering it.