Action 52 (NES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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Published 2011-07-21

Action 52 was created by Active Enterprises released in 1991 for the NES and a 1993 port for the sega Genesis. Action 52 was a compilation of games mostly filler and many with similar objectives. Plenty of duplicate titles with very minor differences, the game itself was incredibly broken with many glitches leaving quite a few of the titles unplayable. The main title of the cart being Cheetah men which was intended to feature a possible fresh franchise series that never ended up taking off despite some merchandise and comic books being made. Cheetah men itself was very poorly constructed and contained numerous glitch's such as getting stuck in mid jump on top of poor level design. Plenty of the games on the cart were space shooter's and some games had other issues such as never ending, not being able to win, game freezes, misleading game titles, and numerous other issues which resulted in it's poor reviews. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 90

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All Comments (21)

@gezi5927 4 years ago

“Hey, what’s your favorite game” “Alfred n’ the Fettuc”
@Gyrbae 3 years ago

A game called Streamers where you're a clown climbing up the platform sounds like a social commentary.
@Loomy9x 3 years ago

Fun fact: there’s an entire section in the national video game museum dedicated to action 52 and cheetahmen 2, and has this specific episode playing in the section
@haronka 3 years ago

Out of any episodes this one has the biggest rewatch value
@luhnatico 4 years ago

They spent all their talent on Billy Bob's climbing animation.
@humanbn1057 7 years ago

U wonder how many kids asked their parents for this game at Christmas and their parents said "$199! If you get that you don't get any other games!". And this is the only game cartridge they got that year. Dun DUn DUUUUNNNN.....
@midasredding8106 3 years ago

I like how he has to clarify that it’s not just the toaster that makes the game cartridge hot
@syok4929 2 years ago

This is my favourite AVGN episode. It's like going on a journey with the nerd.
@TomBent9 7 years ago

$199.99 in 1991 is equal to $349.58 in todays dollars. Which just puts the shit cherry on the poop sundae.
@TheMugenhead 4 years ago

So that's why Billy Bob didn't appear in The Town With No Name. He was in Action 52 instead. He entered in the wrong game. XD
@Murr248 1 year ago

22:07 funnily enough, If you play long enough, the tower actually does reach into outer space.
@azdelasas 1 year ago

"Dad, why is my sister's name Rose?" "Because your mother loves roses" "Thanks dad" "No problem, Alfredo also known as Alfred n the fettuc"
@Larry.R 4 years ago

21:36 "In Action 52, you cannot jump down. You will hit the air so hard, you will die." This is the exact reason why the idea of going skydiving absolutely terrifies me.
@ghostfreely7493 4 years ago

"Fuck this game, please do a review of it. You asshole. Thanks" I remember 12 year old me dying of laughter, and I still die of laughter to this day. Spencer wherever you are thank you for writing one of the funniest emails to James so he could review Action 52.
@alfredosteffen 3 years ago

08:37 -- Wow, that hurts. Thanks a lot Nerd!
@vortaheadthebeast8072 2 years ago

The guy who made the nintoaster didn’t know he would make the one of the most iconic items in Avgn history
@Lucols4 8 years ago

The games go from weird to batshit crazy progressively, like the designer's minds were melting one shitty game at a time.
@TheNamelessScholarOfficial 9 years ago

I am 100% sure that creators of action 52 hated children.
@MitsuruAndDd 1 year ago

4:54 this line is so underrated. he says it so calmly
@gamingintrospection 21 days ago

This is the most rewatchable AVGN episode, within a series that is filled with 100s of very rewatchable episodes. I can't count how many times I've marvelled at the jokes, creativity and pacing of Action 52. Platinum grade comedy by James.