One of the best things about being a fairly long subscriber to James’ channel has been to see him grow, come into his own. I love the sense that every video is just James being James, not necessarily trying to follow a trend or style. He’s just doing whatever interests him. I also LOVE when he gets personal and tells stories or gets into a small tangent about a passion of his. It’s cosy and makes you feel like you just popped over to a friend’s house and you’re just goofing off on a Saturday, if that makes sense.
The part about that "going to a friend" vibe is really spot on. It really feels like these videos are truly himself. They're not quite what i'm used to from other RU-vidrs and i really like it!
Thats what i love about nitro rad. Watching his video it just felt like chilling in your friend house while playing some video game and goofing around. I love this dude.
This was a very surprising video since you don't typically cover games like this, but it was wildly entertaining! I'd love to see more retro game reviews if you ever feel like it.
I'd love to do something like this for the Wizards and Warriors games someday. Though I'm sure those ones are gonna be a LOOOOT harder than this was.... But I grew up with Ironsword, and could only ever see most the game via Game Genie. So unfairly difficult, but MAN those games have so much personality!
@@NitroRad Would also enjoy more retro game reviews. Admittedly NES has never been my cup of tea, I preferred 5th & 6th gen consoles (N64/PS1 or GameCube/Xbox/PS2/Dreamcast) but will enjoy whatever you decide to review.
Wow this is literally perfect timing for me. I’m about to go on stage to perform an Addams Family show tonight. So this is just really funny coincidental timing! I know that nobody cares but it’s fun for me!
In most games, the assortment of wild creatures in the house would be weird. In a game about the Addams Family… it seems completely like what they’d have in their house. Gotta love a series that can make that work
That spoiler warning for the movie without a hint of cynicism towards people who haven't seen it yet is wonderful and a great example of why I love your channel. Incredible video!
Honestly this video's such a neat clean package, feels like a proper modern take of the retro reviews of yesteryear (AKA AGVN clones lmao) with your own style that makes it enjoyable to watch like a lot of your content. Wouldn't mind seeing more videos like these!
Personally I just found this channel and I will say he is more enjoyable than current AVGN. I mean it seems he actually plays the games unlike The Nerd.
Despite playing as Gomez, this game kinda feels like a simulation of being an ordinary person who randomly stumbles upon the Addams Mansion and everything deadly it's filled with
Man your intro really takes me back. Id do the exact same thing with my own dad, but instead of old nes games that no one knew or cared about, we mainly scouted for old early xbox and gamecube games that no one knew or cared about. Man gaming on a budget was certainly an adventure.
Man, I never beat this game as a kid either! The freezer was the room I was always stuck on the most because of that stupid jump! I also felt like that money gate at the end would have made me just rage quit gaming entirely as a kid if I got that far. With that said, I loved everything in this video, James! That song at the end with the money run was perfect! Keep up the amazing work!
Oh my god the money song. Get the money get the money The editing in this is so good, I would love to see more videos like this. It was really cool to see a new style of video from you! As someone who loves doing no bench runs in Hollow Knight, I think I'll have to give it a shot.
Never played this one, but the Super Nes Adam's Family game was something of a childhood guilty pleasure of mine. Just really loved the crazy mansion and all its secrets, even if the game itself was hard to the point of masochism.
"You're not getting james rolfe you're getting james me" Dont sell yourself short, you're just as great as The Nerd, thanks for the amazing video as always man!
That was surely a welcomed change of pace from your usual format, it's interesting to see much older videogames covered in details, not in an "AVGN-clone style" but in a more relaxed way! Also your freestyle is lit!
Dude, I can't believe you made a video on this game!!! Addams Family is my favourite game on NES, and the only one that I still enjoy playing every once in a while. It just has a unique atmosphere that I always love to come back to. All the fantastic background art (and the weird looking character portraits too), the open-world exploration, I love everything about this game. Even the slightly wonky gameplay, including how you can't help taking damage so often, is rather unique. Neither me or my dad could beat it when I was a kid, and only much later, playing on an emulator, I've found instructions online on how to access a hidden room in the black painting upstairs, and then I could finally get to the ending. This video still feels like a birthday present to me (even if my birthday is in October). I'm so happy you picked this game. I've watched the first half of it so far, and it's already been a blast. Now continuing to the rest. Thank you Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaames!!!! Edit: Oh, by the way, me and dad found out about the secret music sheet door by ourselves.
Despite the length this video felt fast paced but in a good way because you made the jumping between footage quick and the way it all flows is really good. I love how well the editing in the introduction just flows especially, like how you hold up the cartridge and then get a close up shot of you holding it in that same position then bring it down. with the music lining up too, Really good.
Videos like this are why I love this channel so much, it just feels so chill and friendly. Feels like I'm part of a conversation, two dudes just kicking back and talking about games that we played.
I love how you have such a signature style to your videos. Even though you talk about video games mainly, I find I always enjoy nitro rad no matter what subject, no matter how much time has passed. I've been subscribed for years and you're videos have always been just as enjoyable and charming since I began watching
The editing is obviously phenomenal but I'd like to give a special shoutouts to the impressive audio work in all the little button pushes and sfx - the subtle background noises changing when you're talking about buying NES games and the triumphant music slowly degrading at The Reveal are both especially cool!
@@BoomingInfernape Modern AVGN definitely isn't as good as his golden age, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it sucks, at least not on average. Generally I think it's decent, and when he does more experimental stuff it tends to be great.
I love hearing these anecdotal gaming stories. This is not a game I would imagine you playing on this channel but hearing your history with it makes this video so great!
I know you made a whole Patreon video on what it took making the NES light up convincingly at the end, but I'm also in love with that transition at 26:28 you threw in there. There's something to be said about transitions that aren't just "cut from one scene to the next" that's weirdly endearing.
Just wanna say, your videos had amazing editing before, but this video was SOOO much sleeker, like seriously! It is very obvious the amount of effort you put into this video, and I can’t wait to see more
Your description of playing the newest stuff while the old stuff was still common is the most beautiful description of that period. We really would Just end up with random retro games sometimes just like that 🤣
35:36 ending: Gomez and Morticia dancing in front of the house rooms: dining room with goblin foe 10:45 32:25 hall with suits of armor foes 11:09 13:05 23:58 entrance room 11:06 18:24 greenhouse with piranha plant foes 26:22 10:54 outside the house 12:04 toy room with teddy bear foe and jack in the box 11:13 16:41 Fester's room with spiders 11:32 Wedesday's room with doll foes 11:35 22:45 Pugsley's room with piranhas 11:53 26:29 inside the tree with bat foes 12:23 bathroom with slippery moving soaps 13:10 19:23 ballroom with dragon heads spitting fireballs 13:39 15:52 snow freezer with penguin foes and snowballs 14:29 20:04 garden with piranha plants 14:34 forest with bird and goblin foes and falling apples 14:42 16:07 16:57 23:46 cemetery with ghosts 14:49 swords room 15:29 26:27 library 15:33 pond 16:32 17:00 money room 18:15 32:11 kitchen with rat foes and flying knives, forks, and pots 18:52 19:28 furnace 19:36 attic with bat and rat foes 22:50 roof with falling bricks and bird foes 23:07 chimney with bat foes 25:50 27:54 secret door in the library, 27:57 secret room, 28:36 what pulling each chain does in the secret room 28:44 river and boat in a tunnel with lochness monsters and falling rocks vault 29:02 34:22 crypt with skeletons 30:30 34:23 bar with Fester/Gordon and Tully throwing knives fight dialogues: Pugsley 12:02 26:56 Lurch 15:38 15:43 grandma 19:56 Wednesday 21:11 22:44 Thing 30:37 family: Pugsley 12:04 15:36 summon Lurch, 15:56 Lurch playing a song and couple dancing., 15:43 song played by Lurch grandma 19:51 Wesnesday 21:03 using Thing as a shield 25:22 Morticia 35:31 animals: polar bear foe 14:09 14:56, trigger bear trap for polar bear 15:06 frog 16:28 16:57 jellyfish 17:20 17:34 17:45 18:02 24:54 piranha 17:48 18:02 24:58 penguin 20:23 owl, tree has a face, piranha plants 22:27 30:15 The eyes on the portraits move. 10:08 13:59 14:56 hint 19:35 Gomez floating down on a umbrella 23:41 25:51 28:25 fog machine 25:32 using frog as a stepping stone 31:15 door that can never be opened 39:48 outside games: NES tnmt 17:36 boardgame 30:12 about Nitro: 0:40 Nitro took swimming lessons and likes pepperoni. 25:08 29:22 Really frustrated Nitro. Thanks for playing this so we don't have to. Thorough coverage. 26:17 Nitro singing "die". Nice pipes. 30:32 31:39 Nitro singing what he's playing muscle memory 36:13 9:10 Nitro: "I thought you guys are rich and you can't even afford a handyman to fix your house." Maybe the Addams like the old and weathered aesthetic. It's the Addams family. They like strange things. 11:00 Maybe the Addams just like having dangerous pet plants. 14:45-14:56 Hey, cheese is tasty. 17:32 There's corals that sting if you touch it.
I *loved* this. The callbacks to childhood/younger years really hit home and added a genuine feeling to it all. I kind of cast this game aside, despite reading about it in video game magazines. After all these years, though, this video- your work- piqued my interest. Thanks again for this. One of the faster 41 minutes on record. Time flies when we’re having fun watching.
there were a lot of platformer adventure game hybrids back in the 80s and 90s, you really do not see this genre anymore. i guess its kinda like a predescor to metroidvanias which share a lot of similiar elements such as nonlinearity, finding random objects to use on other things, ect, just without the puzzle solving aspects. would love to see a modern take on this genre, 'cause i think tis a cool idea personally.
I think there are still plenty of these types of games, it's just that they are smaller indie titles now. You probably won't see any from a major game developer. This is why 95% of modern games I play these days are either indie titles or remakes of old 80's and 90's games. 80% of modern games from major developers seem to be either 1st person shooters, walking simulators, or sports games. The only two exceptions to that are Nintendo and Sega who still make plenty of different types of games like they always have.
@@JMFSpike could you name a few? the only "modern" example i can think of is a very obscure russian gamejolt gamed called "Princess Fart" which is super unfinished, and came out in 2014.
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This is genuinely wonderful. I didn't think it was possible to do a modern-day "angry review" sort of thing, but you pulled it off!
Second time watching this video now and this one of my favorite reviews from you. It feels very personal and the chronological journey of seeing your nostalgia, your struggles, and your appreciation for the simplicity was really cool.
Nitro Rad sighing through his nose then calmly walking through the steps he would have to take to get the remaining $400,000 before resetting is the most relatable part of the video if you grew up on NES games. It takes a special kind of patience to keep your investment up after an endgame barrier like that.
This is like an allegory for life, you can get a family, an advantage, be super skilled but in the end it doesn't matter unless you've got the money. The money song is a bop though
I’ve always loved the Addams Family and found even more love when I played Fester in the musical version. I’m glad to see someone else have appreciation for it and to have a chill vibe. Great work!
It's got that ghosts and goblins kinda feel. The way you move in and out of projectiles, it's clunky and unforgiving, but something about the simplicity of remembering the patterns and jump arcs is satisfying. So once you get it down it's weirdly satisfying.
Man, what a throwback! Growing up, my family was super into horror, to the point that me and my siblings' second middle names were named after famous horror figures, and my sisters was Wednesday. Of course, we were very into the addams family, we had a NES in the basement pretty much just for this game, and i remember trying over and over to beat this game, but never getting too far. Its great to see more of this game that i never got to see!
I completely forgot about this game. I would rent this from the local store. Never even got close to finishing it. What a nightmare! You are a legend for getting through this.
this video has particularly great editing, definitely a new favourite of mine from you. i love hearing people talk about obscure stuff i would've never otherwise thought about looking into also im so excited for the plok review!! i listen to the soundtrack all the damn time lol
Certainly wasn't ever expecting a video about this game. A little different from your usual stuff, kinda walking us through the process of playing the game. Worked really well. Great video, as always.
The silent and almost immediate restart when you realized you needed $1M is an all too familiar resignation that anyone determined enough to beat a game that doesn't want to be beaten has felt
OG Zelda is surprisingly palatable. It’s the only NES game I’ve played that evokes a strong adventurous atmosphere and is really solid for most of the run. There’s a reason why games still riff on it (Binding of Isaac is a big example). Mario 3 is super good too if you’re in the mood for it.
@@solomon9655 "surprisingly palatable" makes it sound like NES games are automatically assumed to be bad, or something. There's a bunch of games from that era that are great, and a good game is a good game regardless of when it came out.
@@Jordan3DS Wrong phrasing on my part since I've personally enjoyed many NES games. I didn't meant to imply bad, but maybe unapproachable for casual enjoyment, which I'd say is true for most NES games that aren't the classics. What I meant to say was "has probably aged really well for modern audiences to enjoy". I would describe a ton of old games as really good but maybe not "palatable" for someone unfamiliar with something like archaic controls, difficulty, or direction. For example, I didn't play the OG RE4 until this year and I'd say it's great and aged well but I didn't love the controls, I'd describe them as not palatable for a modern audience. That's along the lines of what I meant.
If someone told me the family portrait room was inspiration for the Kickstarter painting gallery in shovel knight, I would not be surprised. The colours and lighting paired with the fact it’s a nes game and of course that’s where most of shovel knight’s influence came from leads me to believe this. Maybe someone at yacht club games spent hours grinding away at the adams family as a kid too.
I enjoy these older platformers even though they're frustrating. Kudos for seeing it through on real hardware. Fun to see you covering some older games. I think Plok is a pretty interesting one so looking forward to that!
The way you took so long to get back to this to finish it reminds me of my Sonic Heroes playthrough. I had beaten all the MAIN stories as a kid but could never get all the Emeralds. The local library stopped carrying the game so I couldn't borrow it anymore and was unable to play it. 10 years later a sibling found it at a thrift store and I bought it, I finally got all those Emeralds and the entire Metal Madness/Overlord portion felt so good. It felt like I had FINALLY closed the book on one of the biggest mysteries I had known (and I didn't see ANYTHING about it online prior, so I went in completely blind. The huge form Metal took caught me off guard and I was HYPED during that last battle. Well worth the wait.
As others have said, this feels incredibly like the best parts of an old AVGN video but with your own more wholesome spin into it. I always thought that the best AVGN videos were the ones where he had some history with it - they always felt the most involved and with most passion. And naturally, this episode of yours is quite much in the same vein. Thanks for this wonderful time, man
My girlfriend figured out who that guy throwing stuff from the window is! She figures it's their neighbor that Gomez always shoots golf balls into the yard of and the golf balls are what he's throwing back at you! also you can't call the cops on him cause he's the town judge lol
I really enjoyed this review/walkthrough. I’ve seen someone else review it before and that was more played for humour with not as many aspects discussed (or discovered probably). The depth of this game and its “where do I go what do I do” nature is really well-explained.
I remembered watching Wednesday it's such a good show to watch, the actor for Wednesday nailed her personality to the t. Didn't finish the whole show yet but so far loved it.
I remember getting this game from my friend back in school. We had no idea who "The Addams" were but liked that game and really wanted to know who the heck is Addams and those characters. I did enter that empty painting just because i was a kid who was smashing buttons at random. So when i was jumping - sometimes i was pressing Up as well haha!
I also have fond memories of this game. My cousin had an NES with 6 games: Mario 3, Mega Man 3, Smash TV, Captain Skyhawk, Hammerin' Harry and this one. I also remember struggling with the platforming and how you didn't have any invincibility when hit. Time ago, I remembered about it and checked out a walkthrough to see what stuff I was missing out on.
By the way, your NES looks like that because it needs the power filter capacitor replaced. Get that done and the picture will be clear as a summer sky.
I'm sure I can do some work on it to make it good as new. But since it's something I rarely use, it's been difficult to justify the investment. Hence why I never invested in a modded RGB NES compatible with SCART cables. Maybe someday tho!
this video brings back so many memories my grandma used to play it constantly when I was a kid and she was really good at it she knew all the secrets and all the hard levels she did them like it was nothing I remember coming back from school several times and she was already at the final boss that first part of the game where you get the key to the mansion is burned into my memory thank you for bringing back those beloved memories
The early 2000s really were so perfect for NES collecting. I got an NES from a local seller in the summer of 2001 and cartridges were regularly around $1 at my local thrift stores. Built up a MASSIVE collection lol
I absolutely loved this review, playthrough, and almost a bit of a walkthrough of The Addams Family. I got to hear your thoughts about the painful childhood NES gaming that I too have experienced. But, after seeing you play though this I honestly want to beat it myself now! Thank you bro this was freaking awesome. For me, the hardest game that has plagued me my entire life for NES is Solomon's Key. I still can't beat it man. Can't wait for the next video!
This video felt really stylised, different humour tone to the other videos too. I really liked it! I'm super excited to see PLOK, it was a game I rented as a kid and I stayed up trying to beat and it drove me insane
Not sure if you'll ever see this but I love how happy you are to talk about games, good or bad. There's only a couple creators on RU-vid with your enthusiasm and some of them have their positivity as a gimmick, but I love the earnest genuine happiness that's your trademark.
Wasn't expecting that Weekenders reference at the end, but I'm here for it! Great video, loved the energy and genuine nature of your memories and reactions to playing through the game. Looking forward to Plok!
What a fun video this was! I've never heard of this game before, only Fester's Quest, growing up in the 2000's without an NES my first exposure to a bulk of the system's Library was through videos by guys like AVGN & Pat the Nes Punk. This video really took me back to a simpler time when I'd binge videos about old games I'd never heard of before. :)
Hey, I don't watch your videos much, or really any long-form content on youtube anymore, but this was real excellent. Good stuff, very classic and legit.
You can really tell this game was made before the term "bullshit" had a definition in game design. It's part of the reason why I often have a hard time playing NES games and anything else from that era. I can appreciate difficulty, but it gets SO ridiculous and sometimes it's not even intentional.
I never would've guessed in a million years, not only would a Nitro Rad video on The Addams Family for NES be a thing that exists, let alone become one of my favorite videos on the channel.
thanks for tackling this very frustrating game for our sake. this game brings me back to times when i was dropped off at my aunt's house and i had to entertain myself. i have fond memories of morning waffles, care bear plushies and trying to get through this game. my aunt had an nes and while i can't imagine this is the only game she had to play, it's the only one i can remember playing while at her house. there were times where i would be stuck (and rightfully so) and i would have to ask my aunt or cousin for help advancing and overall it was just a great, frustrating time. p.s. my friend sent your channel to me when i referenced the frogger gba games and i've been binging your content for a few days now; i must say, you have a lot of content pertaining to my childhood and you make quality videos so i'm hooked. thanks for doing what you do ^-^ it is greatly appreciated.
First time checking out the channel and loved what I saw. Never played this when it was new but remember reading a ton about it back in gaming magazines so major nostalgia. Really enjoyed hearing the personal memories of experiencing it as a kid and seeing all the absurd design choices along with pointing out the cooler segments as well.
Love this video, I always love when creators I enjoy share obscure-ish games from their childhood, that's how i found a good friend of mine when we both offhandedly mentioned Radiata Stories on the PS2
