Posted 31 March 2009 - 08:18 PM
It's less about the cursing and more about the way he continuously freaks out, as if to show us what it would be like if when we were kids frustratedly playing bad video games, we were suddenly possessed by the spirit of a drunken man-child.
It's so over-the-top... that's what's funny. Yeah, not always funny and not everyone's cup of tea, and always low-budget, but entertaining for the grain of nostalgia that comes with it. If you weren't around when the NES and Atari were popular, it's much less effective.
If you just think the words "fuck" and "shit" are inherently funny, then there are easier ways to get your laughs, I agree.