Mike really doesn't get the credit he deserves and this just shows how instrumental he has been for cinemassacre

A lot of people do not realize how important Mike Matei is for AVGN/Cinemassacre

I loved it when Mike did his own videos on the Cinemassacre channel when James was making the film. I honestly don't understand why he got so much hate. He made great content.

"Well, we sat down, played some games, and uh recorded it."

Cinemassacre is how I found your channel about a year ago Pat!!

i love this behind the scenes type stuff.

These videos are great, keep it going.

You got Alien Storm and Alien Syndrome mixed up. Alien Storm is a side scrolling beat 'em up like Streets of Rage. Alien Syndrome is the overhead game you talked about.

I'm really glad Mike is getting more visibility, especially with how much effort he puts into all things Cinemassacre. Both he and James seem like really great people, so I'm glad this has worked out so well for them! Pat is pretty cool too- of course.

The most insightful and informative interview for about james and mikes start i have seen.... this is awesome!!!

board james is probably the best shit they've done

Wow, think about it, had it not been for Mike, most of us probably wouldn't have subscribed to the Cinemassacre channels. You probably wouldn't even be looking at my or any other comment talking about it on here now that I think about it. I probably wouldn't have talked about it ever really.

james and mike's channel is one of if not the only channel i can rewatch there videos again. just like your favorite tv show/ movie

Random fun fact: if you use iOS 1 - 5's old KZfaq app, the Cinemassacre channel still shows up as "jamesnintendonerd".

This was really interesting! I've always wondered how Mike's role effected AVGN and this explains a lot. I remember a few years ago people would accuse Mike of "riding on James' success", which is hilarious now knowing how much work he's done in the background. I thought it was funny when he talked about how they needed to keep the website and channel going and James basically just waited for Mike to suggest doing his own videos lol. Which were awesome, btw!

Turkey Hill Peach Tea represent! I like the evolution that Cinemassacre has taken, they found a way to approach LPs in a way that still benefits via their skills in editing and information, as well as maintaining their humor. Bootsy's soothing walkthrough of Battletoads was nice as well.

Cinemassacre and Pat's channel are always a fun watch.

This is bad ass. Mike is a good friend to James. Very supportive and encouraging and didn't want any of the spot light. Much love to James and Mike. Great podcast again by Pat.

Im so glad you didnt let James stop making the videos Mike, thank you so much. Love AVGN & Cinemassacre...and definitely love Pat the NES Punk, all three of you guys totally ROCK !!!

James, Mike, Bootsy, Pat, Omega Sin, and John Tron (old stuff) have all been a great joy and very entertaining in my life for the past 2 years. I appreciate all you guys for the time you guys put in.

James and Mike Mondays is my favorite part of Mondays haha

Awesome 'cast, Pat. I think a lot of people don't realize how much Mike has put into Cinemassacre and the channel over the years, as well as the other frequent contributors (Bootsy, Kyle).

Way to Go mike ! By the time I see 2 mill I'll be 65 years old & dead. lol

So cool to see Mike Matei and Pat Contri in a video together! You guys make a great team!

ian is probably jealous that you're podcasting with other men

This was a fantastic idea , good job to Pat and Mike

More please! These are great.

I wish Mike would sell copies of the title cards

Mike seriously doesn't get enough credit for all the success that Cinemassacre has had as a whole. Without him I don't think it would be as successful as it is, even with the Nerd videos

Pat thanks so much for video, I can't thank you enough for the entertainment u have provided over the years. u might not have the subs of the bigger KZfaqrs but your channel is second to none. love the passion man. once again thank you

Thank you for your channel pat. You always have a lot of content and I always enjoy it. You may only have about 185,000 subs but I think you do a great job.

I do remember when Mike was "new" as he face of Cinemassacres video's for a time; the videos were a bit rough with him at the helm but they were good, the hate was present and a bit overblown, but now he's an accepted mainstay for the channel. And for the better I say.

Love your videos pat. You deserve to get to those 200,000 subs!

I must admit that Mike Matei has come a long way. As most, I also didn't know what to think about his video creations at first during James's absence. But his personality has grown on me. I especially like watching some of his live streams. It is rare to have such talented and well liked guys like the Cinemassacre people whom seem to have such dedication and talent besides being such good friends as seen in their videos. I truly hope that their success continues for many more years to come.

Mike is my favorite out of the whole group, i can relate to him more :)

It took me a while to warm up to Mike, but I have to be honest...I have a lot of respect for him now. Never thought I'd say that, but he just to a while to figure out camera presence.

Thanks for hanging in there Mike

This would be a great regular podcast. You guys should definitely do more... Or have Mike guest on the CUP.

thank you for doing this podcast, pat! and thank you mike for making videos for cinemassacre other than avgn episodes. i look forward to JMM every week and any other updates. thank you for all this great content!

Mikes had good intentions and knew that in today's time you cant just abandon your channel for 6 months as it could easily be forgotten with the over saturation in the gaming category. Every category for that matter. I'm not part of a gaming channel but we've added that content into it to fill in the gaps when we cant do our channels priority content which is investigating. It's taken since '12 when we started it to reach the 550 subs we have now. Plus, investigating at well known places isn't free. Our investigation next weekend is costing $500. Not including gas and food. Now if we can get James and Mike to Retropallooza!

Great conversation/interview! This is the kind of podcast I like. Much better than the 5 minutes videos with Ian complaining for 3 minutes with a poorly articulated rant.

This is awesome! Glad you guys teamed up!

Love when you guys pop up on each other's channels. Now if you can get Metal Jesus in the mix, the trifecta will be completed!

It seems every so often in American culture a duo comes along that revolutionizes its respect field of entertainment. James & Mike deserve that praise.

I Always like AVGN or James and Mike Mondays,I've been watching their videos, Since 2006

Good to hear the background on 'James & Mike Mondays'..it looked like they were just blatantly jumping on the bandwagon in the beginning of that series.

mr mikematei is great, ive been watching his streams and catching up on all these AVGN & cinemassacre videos over the years

Its hard to understand why Pat has less than 500k subs at this point with the amount of work he puts in and being good at talking about games

I feel both of you are just as important, yes, James is the AVGN, but you're the unsung hero, you go and take care of things when James can't, making your own videos, convincing James to continue the AVGN, it's really big, so good job on 10 years of Cinemassacre Mike. And James as well.

Interesting interview, thanks for posting it Pat.

i think i could listen to mike and pat talk all day about games

Thanks Pat and Mike, this is a really interesting podcast...make more!

How about "Mike & Pat Tuesday" with them playing games? I'd watch!

Do more like this!!! I really enjoyed the back story to these guys! :)

Thanks for doing this interview, Pat. Great idea.

props to Mike. He is really a backbone of AVGN. all the title cards, back up work etc just for friendship (when someone has a goofy idea to do something, would you as a friend jump in just to do it... Not too many would do so much work for it). To clarify: James have done a huge work himself, and Mike obviously has helped a lot during different stages of where they are now.

Mike's best character was the Klingon... LMAO!

Love the interview stuff to get more insight on the other youtube gamers Pat, awesome idea for the podcast :)

Poor Mike. He was very unappreciated when he first started showing himself without James. I have so much respect for Mike its sad to hear what he had to go through. :(

i was one of those 16k people. i've been a huge youtube fan since the beginning because before that there wasn't much. they also got me into retro gaming and inspired me to buy an nes and grab a few popular games(i have 7 i believe) along with me still owning my old n64 genesis and stuff.

You got yourself one more subscriber here Pat, keep going!

man, I remember Mike's Game Glitches, I love that series! I've never missed one. Great set of interviews!!

10:22 I just realised Pat was describing Alien Syndrome not Alien Storm

Its crazy to think that Mike is so humble to know that the audience wants to see James and wants to help him but James knows how important Mike is and wants his best friend to be on screen as well. It's clear they just want to have fun and build their life around delivering entertainment. Especially after 10 years, they know what their roots are and have stuck to it. A great example of "if it's not broke, why fix it?"

It sucks you got the backlash you did back then, Mike. I always liked your videos!

Pat love the show and Mike you rock! Keep it up!

I found AVGN back in 2007. 9 years ago seems like such a long time ago.

Thank you guys Keep em coming

I appreciated those solo videos by you Mike. James is no undoubtedly the star of the channel but your LPs with Bootsy seem to be doing good and I really like seeing you two on the channel as well. I also tune into your livestreams every once and a while and I like those too

The first time I found out who Mike was was with the "Game Glitches With Mike Matei" videos, as he mentioned in this video. I really miss those videos, I feel like that's an another thing that can work out as a returning series. Like that can be one of Mike's side projects, similar to "You Know What's Bullshit" and "Board James" with James.

I found pat online before mike and james, Cant believe its been 10 years all!

Great interview, thanks to you both for doing this :)

Pat and Mike should make a weekly Podcast. Pat and Mike Tuesdays.

I love Mike, he never gets the credit he deserves.

Nice insight from one of my other favorite youtube content creators.

What a great podcast lots of good stuff they were talking about

These podcasts are awesome to listen.

this is great stuff could listen to it forever..

This story made me care so much more for Mike's input into the Nerd. I just thought he was the main side character, but he's half the channel,

This is so encouraging. It's awesome.

Mike’s reviews are very good. Nice conversation.

Damn! I didnt think James and Mike Mondays had been going for 2 years.

Pat is the guy, but Ian is the guy "behind" the guy and it needs him there.

Great questions, great interview.

Mike is a pretty funny guy who doesn't nearly get the amount of credit and respect that he deserves. If it weren't for him, we probably wouldn't have the Angry Video Game Nerd (at least beyond the original few videos) and subsequently all the people that James inspired with his show. KZfaq would be a very different place. If it weren't for AVGN, I probably wouldn't have found Pat's videos and became a fan of his work.

Huge fan of you having other guests on the podcast..

Insightful video, Mike has done a lot for Cinemassacre.

very nice podcast with Mike...I want more!!!

This guy is super talented. Great work Mike.

Great questions, Pat!

i love when pat put arcde games and talk about them...he need to to that more

Ian. Is the man know one would bring what Ian brings to the table Ian and pat is just classic.

Really good interview. Would be nice to see interviews with other celebrity/friends.

Early KZfaq days I remember when I could say "hey you heard of KZfaq?" and they'd be like "what's that??". Crazy to think back on that, now everyone from child to grams have KZfaq.

I remember when it was James and Mike Play, and it had PAC-MAN in the intro

Is this what Ian looks like in focus?

Awesome video! Great interview!

James and Mike Monday is a lot of fun

You should finally play *THE GUARDIAN LEGEND* on your channel! Probably my most favourite NES game of all time!

It is genius to take something so common as playing games and making it watchable. Bootsy playing the shark pervert was hard to watch but hilarious.