A Conversation with James Rolfe

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7 ай бұрын

Scott sits down with James Rolfe of Cinemassacre to discuss his history creating content online and what goes into it all.
James Rolfe: ‪@JamesNintendoNerd‬
This video was originally released via Card #37 of the Scott The Woz Collectible Trading Cards in late 2022.
Edited by Scott Wozniak
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@OmegaRider97 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see Scott having a pleasant conversation with his Father

@blazerlazer55 7 ай бұрын

people often neglect to capitalize when referring to Him, good on you

@magicwindow6682 7 ай бұрын

I've seen this joke before lol it's really funny

@bonehead5463 7 ай бұрын

Pffff I wasn’t even drinking anything but I sure spit it out lmao

@shigshug8581 7 ай бұрын

He's a good son.

@enorma29 7 ай бұрын

especially considering James is his actual Father. Nobody has ever believed Steve Wozniak's bs claims of being his official father.

@Garydos07 7 ай бұрын

Scott talking for two minutes at the start without cutting to James or hearing him react in any way made me think the whole video was just going to be Scott talking to himself pretending to talk to James lol

@TheWrathAbove 7 ай бұрын

Only listen with the right ear bud to get that experince

@eduardo_moya 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, it might have been nice to have a setting shot

@OptimusSatanas 7 ай бұрын

I am glad Im not the only one who thought that was kinda odd. LMAO I dont want to give scott too much shit, but you could tell he was sorta fanboying as he talked like 5 times more than james.

@supremeocumstain8760 7 ай бұрын

i was thinking the same thing😭

@AJSmith67 7 ай бұрын

lol thought that too, but this interview is actually from November 2022

@jored37 7 ай бұрын

it would have been so funny if scott just kept talking and it never cut to james for the entire video.

@SuperbbConnor64 7 ай бұрын

At 43 minutes and 30 seconds he asks a question and it only cuts to James for half a second before the video ends

@SlamBolts 7 ай бұрын

To me Scott is the only one who managed to capture the magic AVGN had, for a new generation. These two are fucking LEGENDS.

@jamyboss1345 7 ай бұрын

realist shit ive ever heard

@supersoupy4709 7 ай бұрын

real

@Kudo005 7 ай бұрын

I never got into avgn, ironically I got into his other series more, especially board james. But scott will always be a legend. Some of the stuff he puts up on this channel I actually like more than his regular channel. The vibes on Scott's stash are phenomenal 💯

@Cr3zant 7 ай бұрын

But Scott actually talks about the games instead of just spouting curses constantly and calling every game shit?

@badopinionssquid1735 7 ай бұрын

@@Cr3zant Tbf he rarely covered games that weren't shit

@hbomberguy 7 ай бұрын

i only had my left earphone in when i watched this and thought this was a prank

@wargameboy72 7 ай бұрын

The same thing happened to me!!!🙉

@markusTegelane 7 ай бұрын

James' voice comes from the left channel, you must have had your right earphone on the left ear

@AlfredFJones1776 5 ай бұрын

Ew, breadtuber

@incrediblesnn 4 ай бұрын

@@AlfredFJones1776ok boomer

@ryan55731 7 ай бұрын

The Nerd who hates Simon’s Quest meets the guy who owns Sonic Jam. Truly a match made in Madden 08 Heaven.

@jumentoqueanima 7 ай бұрын

Best comment ever.

@foxy629 5 ай бұрын

@@jumentoqueanimathe comment was Madden heaven

@AlanRedgown 7 ай бұрын

Took me a moment to realize how necessary my left earbud was for this video. When Scott asked James a question and then there was just silence, I realized something was up.

@henereye 7 ай бұрын

This is how I learned my left speaker is broken

@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024 7 ай бұрын

Oh that sucks. I have hearing loss on my left, I was wondering what happened lmao

@Haruka_May 7 ай бұрын

@@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024 For a quick fix if you're on windows 10 you can search "Mono Audio" from your start menu and there's an option to turn it on. (It combines the left and right audio channels into one)

@diegovargasdiego 7 ай бұрын

@@wdgaminganddisneyhistory6024 if you’re on IOS, there’s an option to make audio play from both sides equally

@marioysikax 7 ай бұрын

Bit weird they didn't fix this in editing, would've been easy to mirror left channel to both in post.

@hunnybiscuits 7 ай бұрын

My left ear absolutely loved the legendary voice of James Rolfe

@alyxoj1361 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, this comment alerted me that my headphones were on back to front.

@SetZor666 7 ай бұрын

@@alyxoj1361 never go back to front

@Cybercymbre 7 ай бұрын

A father and son talk, if you will.

@EditUnivers75 7 ай бұрын

@TigranK115You know what they say, all fathers are sons, but not all sons are fathers.

@esthevann 7 ай бұрын

krl tu existe fora dos comentários do jogandofoddaci

@notkimpine 7 ай бұрын

i'm getting flashbacked by pat the nes punk in a horrified face when he smashed the fake NWC cart back in 2011/2012

@richmlvcable 7 ай бұрын

100%..

@godofmediocrity7582 7 ай бұрын

@@EditUnivers75 This is a completely factual statement

@DFWandMe 7 ай бұрын

You never truly realise how much AVGN’s impacted Gaming reviews and Scott’s own show. Having a story arch that coexists with the review is how in like Chibi-Robo or the Christmas specials are some of Scott’s best

@kuro4479 7 ай бұрын

AVGN’s Jekyll & Hyde is Scott’s Chibi-Rob Ziplash

@poolpisser9000 7 ай бұрын

i honestly forgot scott's show is a game review show, feels like the games are just a side component.

@leightonpetty4817 7 ай бұрын

@@poolpisser9000I gotta hard-disagree with that one-one of the reasons I love Scott is his ability to make genuinely informative content, if it isn’t a holiday special or purely-dedicated skit.

@lukeshioshio 7 ай бұрын

I think anyone who grew up with AVGN can clearly see how much influence he has had on Scott's content

@jebreggie4225 7 ай бұрын

It kind of surprises me that some people wouldn't notice Avgn impacted online game reviews a lot, but then it probably shouldn't since there are so many people online who were basically born yesterday.

@tecpaocelotl 7 ай бұрын

Good to see father and son together.

@bankruptfilly 7 ай бұрын

Shut up

@jumentoqueanima 7 ай бұрын

Yesir.

@jacksonhart5961 7 ай бұрын

Two of the greatest gaming KZfaqrs of all time coming together? It’s a post Christmas miracle!

@LaughNStalk 7 ай бұрын

You should see the intro to "Borderline Forever"

@TheBcoolGuy 7 ай бұрын

@garfieldfan925 7 ай бұрын

@@LaughNStalkAnd It’s a Bargain Bin Christmas

@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas 7 ай бұрын

@@TheBcoolGuy fym "no"

@jumentoqueanima 7 ай бұрын

True.

@Yoshimitsu4prez 7 ай бұрын

Screen Wave might’ve kinda ruined the brand, but James still seems like such a great dude. Whenever i see him actually saying his own thoughts he’s cool

@supersanic1254 7 ай бұрын

Shame he has gotten lazy on his channel. Doesn't even write his own script anymore.

@ZyxthePest 7 ай бұрын

He's building back now that they're mostly behind the scenes. I still think he needs to build another Nerd room that doesn't feel so claustrophobic, but I legitimately think once the plagiarism thing happened, he realized he couldn't let these guys have so much power. He genuinely seems to have taken a lot of critique to heart. I know there was that video of him getting defensive, but it seems the tides have turned a bit.

@OptimusSatanas 7 ай бұрын

Bro justy stfu with the tired repeat of same old bullshit. You dont even knows who writes what and are talking out of your ass based on reddit hateboner groups.@@supersanic1254

@funky35791 7 ай бұрын

He’s a plagiarist, oh how the mighty have fallen

@ZyxthePest 7 ай бұрын

@@funky35791 He didn't plagiarize, the guy hired to write the piece did. He trusted ScreenWave to do their job they failed.

@BugsyFoga 7 ай бұрын

Always great to see James Rolfe collab with other content creators, dude definitely is pretty pleasant to be around.

@luke4502 7 ай бұрын

mmhm yup

@OldBuford 7 ай бұрын

Yes, certainly

@AoiShoudou 7 ай бұрын

Nothing but good memories

@br2134 7 ай бұрын

James is really in his wheelhouse when someone is praising him and telling him how great he is

@tinyz7575 7 ай бұрын

Somehing feels off in this section

@ryanfriscia1132 7 ай бұрын

The Angry Video Game Nerd vs The Mildly Perturbed Video Game Nerd

@nthgth 7 ай бұрын

Lmao 🤣

@kris-p-4365 7 ай бұрын

my brain cant decide if the audio is desynced of if he lost the footage and tried to ad-lib it to match lmao

@toast1612 7 ай бұрын

Crazy to see them in the same room after that insane rap battle

@OptimusSatanas 7 ай бұрын

They are talking via video link tho bro.

@danielfishburn7042 7 ай бұрын

@@OptimusSatanasis a joke

@Vrettz 7 ай бұрын

fr, but I guess real recognizes real at the end of the day. rip jontron btw.

@enflamedhuevos 7 ай бұрын

@@OptimusSatanasTf is a video link?

@crimsonlion100 7 ай бұрын

James was one of the first internet content pioneers imo. He was one of the first people (circa 2004) that showed you could make content, specifically FOR the internet, and it COULD be funny, and work out.

@ChaossX77 7 ай бұрын

That ending conversation when James talked about his book and Scott went right back to his original question was funny. He wasn't interested in helping him promote his book.

@somecallmesean_ 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad Scott gets to have the talk with his dad

@bankruptfilly 7 ай бұрын

You're the first person to come up with this joke. Congratulations you little comedian

@blackjesus6953 7 ай бұрын

if i see another scott and his dad joke imma kms

@tacobellcall911 6 ай бұрын

@@blackjesus6953do it

@EditUnivers75 7 ай бұрын

Why is Scott a ghost

@swyjix 7 ай бұрын

Gregorian

@fancypants3828 7 ай бұрын

Always has been.🔫

@BubblesZap 7 ай бұрын

These things happen

@eliasaho3 7 ай бұрын

No hes the angel

@mddowlin 7 ай бұрын

You could tell this was filmed a while ago when he still mentions Kieran was helping. Before he went on a garbage stabbing rampage and spilt all the dirt on ol Bim

@Hotsaucedeluxe 7 ай бұрын

Seeing this reminds me of the time Scott was on the Cinemassacre podcast and James wasn't even there and he was stuck talking to 2 slobs.

@sneed1208 7 ай бұрын

First time listening to a conversation, I can see why it's popular.

@WhyYouWahYoo 7 ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@oldschoolman9878 7 ай бұрын

Scott talking with the progenitor of online video game content creation, this is incredible and some would say historic. Even after seeing Scotts specials with all the cameos of gaming KZfaqrs both young and old as well as big and small, it still astonishes me just how much clout he has gained over the years. Happy New Year Scott my dude.

@chrisbeach423 7 ай бұрын

Scott and AVGN have collabed before.

@Ozzymandius1 7 ай бұрын

Not to mention one of the largest creators to commit acts of plagiarism.

@homelessend8557 7 ай бұрын

@@Ozzymandius1who, James rolfe or screenwave?

@redacted2275 7 ай бұрын

@@homelessend8557 James is the responsible one at the end of the day... stop treating the guy like a toddIer.

@homelessend8557 7 ай бұрын

@redacted2275 um what? 1. not sure how asking a question means I treat him like a toddler, so maybe that's just a problem you have 2. Again, how is he the one responsible for plaigiarism?

@widdowson91 7 ай бұрын

James is an absolute legend of KZfaq/internet culture. 2024 will mark the 20th anniversary of his original Bad NES Games video, and that's just insane.

@RupertFirwood 7 ай бұрын

I feel like my childhood is talking to my adulthood

@rustys7349 7 ай бұрын

nothing but good memories

@TigerPalmer 7 ай бұрын

Take a shot every time Scott says “like”.

@Nerdtendo6366 7 ай бұрын

The angriest gamer meets James Rolfe

@krisfarted 7 ай бұрын

Crazy that Scott went on the Cinemassacre podcast but didn’t get to do it with James and now we finally get to have a one on one between em

@pass_ 7 ай бұрын

im glad he got this interview done before 5:40

@MacenW 7 ай бұрын

Oh! It's 5:40 gotta put the kids to sleep, good night folks!

@Carnelust 7 ай бұрын

It's more like "A Conversation with Myself and James Rolfe Chiming in Every Once in a While."

@siljeff2708 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely no plagiarism took place in the making of this video

@TMIINemises 7 ай бұрын

You can tell it was all James when no plagiarism is present 😂

@TheOrangeDart 6 ай бұрын

12:06 "Sometimes I just don't even do it" When talking about editing audio. Yeah, man, we know. My left ear really enjoyed James.

@dexxpheonixgameonpointtv 7 ай бұрын

Cinemassacre was my first ever KZfaq channel I subscribed to. Still love the content. Thanks for this Scott and James.

@mw5803 7 ай бұрын

Not long into the video yet but the questions are really interesting and the video is enjoyable to watch so far, hope to see more videos with James you can really see you admire him

@Menjoood 7 ай бұрын

With James not saying a word until about 3 minutes in, I thought this was some joke interview where there's actually no guest at all.

@doomguyplays 7 ай бұрын

I got into content creation a couple of years ago and I liked this video a lot, especially the behind-the-scenes thing of content creation. It gave me great insights into this. Thanks for making this video, Scott and James.

@JackieBucks 7 ай бұрын

This is the craziest collab I've seen so far on Scott's channel 😭

@yukinagato1573 7 ай бұрын

Scott also appeared on his father's channel one time to discuss... I think Nintendo Famicom Disk System games which were used on competitions

@Curlyheart 5 ай бұрын

Your pfp...

@JackieBucks 5 ай бұрын

@@Curlyheart :3

@Curlyheart 5 ай бұрын

@@JackieBucks Twilight boutta end it all

@ChronoZero 6 ай бұрын

This video saved my life

@HerecomestheCalavera 6 ай бұрын

Uh-huh, oh cool thanks.

@DeathCrustPunk 6 ай бұрын

It has saved 540 lives. 540 of um!

@rasengdori13 7 ай бұрын

little bro was yapping for over 4 minutes let the man speak 💀

@White25390 7 ай бұрын

So cool to see James as himself (I mean, not in character) happy to see he is alright! Happy holidays!

@realGHOST2D 7 ай бұрын

Had my left headphone off and for a solid 3 minutes I thought Scott had just finally lost his mind

@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852 7 ай бұрын

Take a drink every time Scott says like.

@reinforcedpenisstem 7 ай бұрын

Inarticulate

@GamingGopher 7 ай бұрын

A blast from the past and modern day together. Didn’t expect this one

@DeanH92 7 ай бұрын

13:45 “Yeaahhhh” Big Frankie fan btw

@MicahBuzanANIMATION 7 ай бұрын

I love how chill these two guys are in real life.

@greatspaceadventure 7 ай бұрын

James might be one of the nicest and most thoughtful creators on this platform. He’s always extremely respectful and appreciative of the community and culture he helped pioneer. I’m so thankful AVGN and Cinemassacre has been around as long as it has!

@waddlebandito 7 ай бұрын

No time to edit audio and sync it

@BanditsBest686 7 ай бұрын

yeah wtf, i thought i was hallucinating seeing his mouth go out of sync with audio

@BoyGeorgiaX 7 ай бұрын

James and Ashen are really the fathers of all of this so it’s so cool to see you talking to him.

@wezznco 7 ай бұрын

Amazing interview with a hero of mine. Thanks Scott! FYI I heard James only in my left ear throughout, maybe it's just me but some centre would be ace

@eddiejeffrys1985 7 ай бұрын

The real genius 900 i.q. move would have been each chanel uploading a version that is just the audio and video of each and making us do the work to get it together lol

@stephenluna8773 7 ай бұрын

Someone needs to go through this whole video and count how many times the word "like" was used.

@rx1834 7 ай бұрын

504

@redroninx289 7 ай бұрын

No time for James' audio to be fixed, mhm yep

@erk0693187 7 ай бұрын

Must have been 5:40 when they posted it

@SudsyDiamond Ай бұрын

Is this comment meant to sound douchey or is that just me

@redroninx289 Ай бұрын

@@SudsyDiamond Take a wild guess

@SudsyDiamond Ай бұрын

@@redroninx289 i didn’t want to misinterpret but thank you for the subtle answer👍👍spread love instead

@SudsyDiamond Ай бұрын

@@redroninx289 i didn’t want to misinterpret but thank you for the subtle answer👍👍spread love instead

@brokenscart7989 7 ай бұрын

God Scott likes the sound of his own voice. Asks a question and then gives like five answers himself.

@LizaPlz 7 ай бұрын

James creative process and all his behind the scenes stuff I think is just as entertaining as the episodes themselves

@VanessaMagick 7 ай бұрын

The comment about not liking audio editing when James' audio is only in my left ear is perfect.

@dragonsfireentertainment7414 7 ай бұрын

I see a bridge connecting two eras of gaming related videos. Such a sureal feeling to see this after following these two for so long.

@BradsGonnaPlay 7 ай бұрын

Why is James only in the left Audio channel???

@Axoleah 7 ай бұрын

such a nice video of scott talking to James Rolf's left speaker for 40 minutes

@penepleto1210 7 ай бұрын

Kinda surprising the Justin Silverman allowed James to talk on his own for more than 12 seconds without holding him at gunpoint or something

@gLOLdos 7 ай бұрын

James just REFUSES to speak into my right ear

@aternias 7 ай бұрын

so good for you to interview to your dad Scott 😊😂

@OriginalMasters 7 ай бұрын

Scott, great video! It’s hard to believe you were so young when James (and Mike) debuted. Congratulations on your success. We’re late to the game, but we’ve got a unique formula and entertaining story to tell.

@HiGlowie 3 ай бұрын

Bimmy even had time to do this? April allowed this?!

@mariobrutha7192 7 ай бұрын

You can fix the audio in this video by setting your audio to mono. That fixed the issue for me.

@dumbbree27 7 ай бұрын

Since James audio wasn’t working properly, I listened to this with only my right headphone in. Absolutely hilarious experience

@CancerousZit 7 ай бұрын

Uh, um, uh, um, uh, I like you James Rolfe. The end.

@Tomtycoon 7 ай бұрын

Speaking of post production, Scott didn't ballance James his microphone stereo level. RIP headphone users.

@wondersuave 7 ай бұрын

Being the same age as Scott and also being online for so long, I can't imagine what it's like having a conversation with James Rolfe. It seems like an opportunity you'd think you'd never get

@PelinalWhitestrake_ 7 ай бұрын

Being the same age as James it's hard to imagine having a conversation with Scott. It must be so amazing.

@Master.Debater 7 ай бұрын

@@PelinalWhitestrake_ lol nice 😆

@UltraNurture 7 ай бұрын

James set the stone for gaming content creators on KZfaq. It's always great to see James collab with other KZfaqrs as he is very pleasent despite playing an Angry character.

@gremlin5813 7 ай бұрын

My left ear thanks you, Bames (the guy who duck tapes tripods to the ceiling and can't plug mics in correctly)

@cloudseven9041 7 ай бұрын

Why are you even watching if you clearly belong to the truth circlejerk

@Timic83tc 7 ай бұрын

Big left earbud fan btw

@SM64002 7 ай бұрын

James and Scott are some of my favorite KZfaqrs ever! It’s nice to see them collab!

@TheOneTrueKit 7 ай бұрын

This video is 40 mins of Scott talking and 3 minutes of James agreeing to Scott’s leading statements. WE WANNA HEAR JAMES!

@jellybean5929 7 ай бұрын

I like how it took almost 3 minutes to see James and for him to say anything. As if he’s not even there.

@HoChiMints2007 7 ай бұрын

what a heartfelt moment between Dad and Son

@roachmasta189 7 ай бұрын

Woah this is just like the rap battle

@priestfan81 7 ай бұрын

Internet legend James Rolfe. Most people would introduce him like "Hi, I'm Scott and today I have a special guest, James Rolfe" or something to that effect. Nope, just me me me 😂 I love it. I'd love to see this happen to people that aren't as nice as James.

@SINfromPL 7 ай бұрын

95% scott, 1% BJames

@treychris8944 7 ай бұрын

James is such a legend one of my favorite internet personalities ever. Scott lives up to that legacy well.

@thepagemaster2963 7 ай бұрын

i agree james is just the best.

@jimmythegamer2231 7 ай бұрын

@haveanotherpinacolada Sounds like you haven't watched any of his videos in the last 5 years

@rubenthehuman 7 ай бұрын

@haveanotherpinacolada His latest 2 AVGN videos (Jekyll and Hyde & Final Fantasy 6) are pretty good, I think some of the best stuff he's done.

@redacted2275 7 ай бұрын

@@jimmythegamer2231No, the comment could've watched the last five years and still concluded that they're bad. Use your brain.

@markus7166 6 ай бұрын

@@jimmythegamer2231 clearly you havent. His channel has been shit for the past 5 years. Its embarrassingly bad, so bad I unsubscribed and cant even watch a full episode. You are in denial.

@vrubayka 7 ай бұрын

You cant mix sound to come out of both left and right headphone? How long have you been making videos?

@snakeshadowcollectibles6835 6 ай бұрын

It's nice watching the Rolfes together.

@Ekusupuroshon 7 ай бұрын

I love Scott for his own unique content, and i have nothing but love and respect when i see him as the new generation and successor to AVGN I'm both happy and proud, having experienced both of their journey and content.

@partlyblue 7 ай бұрын

What a genuinely beautiful interview! The deep digging questions from Scott and the wise insights are a fantastic combination. Have a good rest of your day!

@Julian-hw7eg 7 ай бұрын

Those 43 minutes went by so fast

@theryankruger 7 ай бұрын

This is THE gaming event of the year, truly an amazing passing of the torch even though James is still active and awesome

@normalichu 7 ай бұрын

Amazing to see these two legends side by side! You guys are like father and son. But, uh, why does James' audio only come from the left side?

@tobyisawesome 7 ай бұрын

Look at how scott's wearing his headphones

@misterranksz3950 7 ай бұрын

Because you need new headphones bro

@normalichu 7 ай бұрын

@@misterranksz3950 No, you can easily tell because the music and Scott's audio come from both sides, but James' audio only does so from the left side. But, if you are using a device that has only one speaker, or you have your audio configuration set as mono, is normal that you didn't realize.

@brytilaar 7 ай бұрын

Hope that he makes a conversation with Doug Walker AKA the Nostalgia Critic at some point.

@johanoberg1157 7 ай бұрын

easy to fix in post too

@PetProjects2011 7 ай бұрын

I wonder if those safety videos, James worked on can be viewed anywhere.

@FilmTrekk 7 ай бұрын

Like Father, like Son 😍

@OldBuford 7 ай бұрын

Danksy is aware 🤘

@redroninx289 7 ай бұрын

Yoooooo, it's Danksy 🔥🔥🔥

@MINE_OK 4 ай бұрын

stay dank 🔥

@FilmTrekk 4 ай бұрын

@@MINE_OK 😍

@flipdiesel9652 7 ай бұрын

NOW WE'RE FUCKIN TALKIN

@thepagemaster2963 7 ай бұрын

Top tier comment 😂

@juicy_berger 7 ай бұрын

thank you for this video scott! i love avgn and you! it’s so interesting learning how both of you create content. You are BOTH content creating GENIUSES