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The Angry Video Game Nerd: Season 5

11 episodes Premiered Apr 30, 2010 Updated Oct 19, 2026
Previously on The Angry Video Game Nerd

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Angry Video Game Nerd Season 4.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (8): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Action 52

Apr 30, 2010 · 27 min

After getting so many request to review Action 52, the Nerd has no choice but to give what his fans want. The game is an unlicensed NES game compiled with 52 games. This seem to be

S5·E2 Core

Cheetahmen

Jun 6, 2010 · 20 min

The Nerd reviews the 52nd game on Action 52 titled the Cheetah Men, which came with it's own single volume comic and a preview to a line of action figures that never got made. It l

S5·E3 Core

Game Glitches

Jul 7, 2010 · 16 min

The Nerd is about to enjoy playing the NES Pac-Man, only to discover that it contains game glitches. He tries to blow the dust out of it and even try playing it on different NES co

S5·E4 Core

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Aug 4, 2010 · 15 min

The Nerd is surprised to get a lot of requests to review the second Zelda game which he comments is a good game. But decides to review it since the game was known for being harder

S5·E5 Core

Back to the Future Re-Revisited

Sep 3, 2010 · 23 min

The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the Back to the Future video games and also revisits Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES), Top Gun (NES), Back to the

S5·E6 Core

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Re-Revisited

Oct 6, 2010 · 17 min

After being surprised that people ignored his warning and played the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde game for the NES. The Nerd reluctantly decides to revisit the game to give it a more ex

S5·E7 Core

Lester the Unlikely

Nov 3, 2010 · 11 min

The Nerd randomly picks a Super Nintendo game to review which turns out to be Lester the Unlikely. The Nerd knows that the game isn't going to be fun just by seeing the main title

S5·E8 Core

How the Nerd Stole Christmas

Dec 8, 2010 · 12 min

The Nerd who appears only as an illustration is frustrated that the citizens of Gameville have all the good games, while he is stuck with the bad games. So the Nerd decides to ruin

S5·E9 Core

Day Dreamin' Davey

Jan 5, 2011 · 14 min

The Nerd reviews a NES game called Day Dreamin' Davey which features a very bland story about a kid who keeps falling asleep and is amazed by basic objects. The Nerd's main complai

S5·E10 Mytharc

Star Wars

Feb 3, 2011 · 22 min

The Nerd has a bad feeling about this!

S5·E11 Mytharc

R.O.B. the Robot

Mar 3, 2011 · 19 min

The 100th episode has arrived! Nintendo's first accessory meets the Nerd! Featuring music by John Jennings Boyd and Lachlan Barclay.

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