The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN), portrayed by James Rolfe, is one of the most influential figures in internet culture and YouTube history. Since his debut in 2004, the character—a short-tempered, beer-drinking retro gamer—has become the gold standard for comedic reviews of 'shitty' vintage games. The meme typically captures the Nerd in various states of extreme frustration, often shouting his catchphrase 'What were they thinking?!' or using creative, scatological insults to describe poor gameplay mechanics. These templates are widely used across social media to express genuine or hyperbolic anger toward disappointing media, software bugs, or any frustrating life situation that deserves a classic Nerd-style rant.