AVGN Losing His Anger?

I've noticed a change in the Angry Video Game Nerd's most recent videos.  If you've been following them, you probably have noticed it as well.

The reviews aren't nearly as angry anymore.  I don't know if he's running out of steam or what.

Now, in the past, he's taken breaks from shitty games to go over other things, like with Nintendo Power, Chronologically Confused About Movies, and Chronologically Confused About Zelda.  Maybe that's just what this is.  Hopefully that's just what this is.  There's plenty more shitty games out there just waiting to be torn apart.  He hasn't even done most of LJN's shit, and the on-going joke is that he hasn't touched E.T. on the Atari 2600, universally regarded to be one of the worst games of all time if not the worst game of all time.

His latest videos have been more in the vein of "Here's a classic game.  It's awesome but frustrating and completely unfair in parts."  Which reviews does that statement bring to mind?  For me, it's Metal Gear and Ninja Gaiden.  Metal Gear was further back, but between that and Ninja Gaiden was the Castlevania 4-parter, where he only really bitched about Castlevania 2 and the N64 games (because, to be honest, Castlevania 1, 3, and 4 are awesome, and a lot of people hold Symphony of the Night in high regard even though it went from being a linear platformer to being an exploration roleplaying game).

Then there's his most recent video, Swordquest.  It's more of a documentary of the downfall of Atari in the Video Game Crash of 1983 more than anything else.  He barely comments on the games, except to generally describe them and make fun of old Atari graphics and sound effects.

Right now, he's just the Video Game Nerd.  Hopefully with his next video he'll become the Angry Video Game Nerd once again.

Also, I think it's about time to begin including PS1 games. He's done Independence Day, but there's so much other garbage on the PS1 that can be easily torn apart. There's also the angle of a game that's likable but with critical flaws that he could revisit. And I personally have some Gameboy Color games I wouldn't mind seeing him do a review of. As in, I'd send them to him if necessary. In case you're wondering (or in case he's reading this), I have:

• Spy vs. Spy (classic MAD Magazine feature, horrible game)
• Galaga (it's Galaga in name and ship capturing mechanic only)
• X-Men Mutant Academy (can be beaten by crouching and mashing punch, and the special moves are impossible to pull off in a fight)
• Bill Elliot's NASCAR Fast Tracks (original GB game that tries too hard to implement real racing situations like having to actually stop in your pit box)