One could even argue that his show is a precursor for online shows in general, as it predates YouTube by nine months, along with the ripple effect left by the Nerd continuing to extend into the present day with the advent of the Analysis Channel and also the video essay being an indirect result of the Nerd's influence on online content creation. Many a number of reviewers who have since popped up on the Internet owe much to the Nerd, with his rage, vulgarity and sketch comedy being turned into the bread and butter of countless Caustic Critic personas to come, almost to the extent of forming a subgenre. He's regarded as one of if not the most influential figure in pioneering the format's structures and conventions, to the extent that he's considered the Trope Codifier of the Mid-Review Sketch Show. The Nerd (and Rolfe by extension) is extensively respected for the impact his videos had on online video reviews for years to come, with the show being seen as a Gateway Series for the medium to transition to the mainstream. Note, however, that a handful of episodes are not so much about a single shitty game as they are about a certain console or accessory (there are even a few that aren't about video games at all.) Aside from giving reviews, the Nerd has also given a bit of video game history, such as a summary of the infamous Console Wars. The Nerd also gets frequent unwanted visits from the stars of the games he plays, from Bugs Bunny to Freddy Krueger. His reviews inevitably spiral downward into a barely coherent rant peppered liberally with Cluster F-Bombs and scatological references, culminating in a violent frothing rage that would make even the Hulk piss his pants. The Nerd holds a specific torch of hate towards licensed games, especially ones published by LJN Toys, which he sees as manipulating hopeful and oblivious kids into buying complete trash.

He plays weird, old, and, more often than not, Nintendo Hard games, some of them with the worst Fake Difficulty imaginable. James Duncan Rolfe created, writes and plays the Angry Video Game Nerd note formerly the Angry Nintendo Nerd before he stopped focusing on just the NES and realized he couldn't sell T-shirts with someone else's trademark on them, a chronically ill-tempered and foul-mouthed gaming geek with a huge collection of bad video games, and a predilection for Rolling Rock beer.

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