Those of a certain age must know that the famous AVGN (Taiwanese translation: Angry Gamer/Chinese translation: James the God of Spray) has curbed the frequency of violent videos in recent years, but it is still the first person to produce films about nostalgic games! Continuing the previous Switch Wii U port, Zhongzhu has launched his own new work: “Real 8-bit NES cartridge” “Angry Video Game Otaku 8-bit”!
PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC and even NES versions are available simultaneously!
Nostalgic gamers, get your controllers ready because Retroware and Mega Cat Studios have announced that Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is coming soon! This new 8-bit style action side-scrolling platformer will be available in the second quarter of 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series The NES physical version will be published by Limited Run Games, allowing you to actually experience this new game on your old console.
“Angry Gamer 8-bit” returns with extreme fury. This time Nerd (Angry Gamer himself) will go on a killing spree in an 8-bit pixel world full of zombies, mechanical skeletons, and ghostly reapers! Classic side-scrolling operation, run, jump, slide, shoot, and feel the true 8-bit gaming experience! Moreover, this is not just an 8-bit game – it will actually be released on NES cartridge version, allowing old-school players to bring back their childhood memories. It’s time to take out the dusty NES machine!
Play through a variety of levels inspired by the AVGN universe, each with unique enemies and level designs full of throwbacks to classic Nerd films! Explore different routes, pick up powerful props, and finally face the powerful boss! The bosses Nerd will face this time are all classic enemies from “Angry Arcade”. This pixel battle is definitely the revenge battle that fans dream of! If you have seen his big movies, you will feel more alive!
These days, we can still see game manufacturers launching NES physical cartridges, which is really crazier than when Nerds scolded games. How about waiting for the game to be released and see how Nerd himself will complain about his 8-bit game?