# Nostalgia Nerd: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, Nostalgia Nerd has 593,000 subscribers, 112,305,208 total views, and 787 videos. It ranks #128,160 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Nostalgia Nerd](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Nostalgia Nerd is “There is only One Reason to buy Boltgun II”, a long-form video published Oct 14, 2026.
- These are Nostalgia Nerd’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Dec 24, 2025 and Oct 14, 2026 (16 long-form videos and 32 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 23,096. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Explain this Fossilised Keyboard” (9,704,266 views, Mar 11, 2026). Least viewed: “Boxing Day is Master System Day” (7,191 views, Dec 26, 2025).
- Median length: 19:08 for 16 long-form videos; 0:55 for 32 Shorts.
- In this sample, Nostalgia Nerd’s consecutive uploads were a median of 3 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 42 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [There is only One Reason to buy Boltgun II](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/ITdljutQV0k/) | 2026-10-14 | Long-form | 29,500 | 10:16 | - |
| [Sonic 2 on the Mega PC #retrogaming](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/ZtX3Qt4iUDs/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 16,476 | 0:15 | - |
| [When a Hard Drive got Massive for No Reason](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/Pzk7gnxCNGs/) | 2026-09-26 | Long-form | 172,000 | 19:36 | 2.63x |
| [This Shouldn't Work](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/DiXMtsMXt1k/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 58,850 | 11:07 | 1.03x |
| [Greatest Gaming Mouse of All Time](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/cXHIHOsfMks/) | 2026-09-15 | Short | 34,964 | 0:17 | 1.84x |
| [These Machines Need to be Studied](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/Qgwq53BXl6Y/) | 2026-08-31 | Long-form | 172,326 | 37:30 | 3.27x |
| [Finally, it's over](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/DO5Cjfs8gTM/) | 2026-08-29 | Long-form | 70,333 | 19:44 | 1.43x |
| [ZX Spectrum Deluxe Box](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/pxzQqFwSulY/) | 2026-07-18 | Short | 12,028 | 1:39 | - |
| [The Atari Lynx Story](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/RcjbMCRErz4/) | 2026-06-26 | Long-form | 251,732 | 57:28 | - |
| [I Have a Very Specific Dream... \| RayNeo Air4 Pro](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/_I300e-0hFU/) | 2026-06-24 | Long-form | 694,694 | 14:39 | 14.22x |
| [The Problem with Retro Computers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/4wH3h2vfisU/) | 2026-06-24 | Short | 14,361 | 1:00 | - |
| [This Museum hides SECRET GOODS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/mfl8poxJjPo/) | 2026-05-13 | Long-form | 60,353 | 16:58 | 2.06x |
| [A Game Boy for Today: Pocket Taco](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/uGQK4GPJwvs/) | 2026-04-28 | Long-form | 80,307 | 12:49 | 1.87x |
| [C64C Edition is Here!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/VHakBo9-kTU/) | 2026-04-28 | Short | 24,631 | 0:40 | 1.07x |
| [Windows on Sega Genesis](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/6vRPQlvvndI/) | 2026-04-24 | Long-form | 40,707 | 17:35 | - |
| [I Bought a 10 Year Old Steam Machine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/4KHbZRZ8Z48/) | 2026-04-16 | Long-form | 44,999 | 21:28 | 1.19x |
| [I Created a Steam #Ad for Warhammer Classics 😲](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/e1HWRJWc6sg/) | 2026-04-13 | Long-form | 9,024 | 1:43:40 | - |
| [Desk Setup Peaked 30 Years Ago](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/cqgK2I8kRlc/) | 2026-04-06 | Long-form | 30,957 | 21:44 | - |
| [30 Years of the Web Has Changed us](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/2rbPzbL1i64/) | 2026-03-20 | Long-form | 21,747 | 12:48 | - |
| [Explain this Fossilised Keyboard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/VPqrufTLoDE/) | 2026-03-11 | Short | 9,704,266 | 1:14 | >100x |
| [This Bundle Fooled Everyone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/-yBYfd-Q2l0/) | 2026-03-06 | Long-form | 85,576 | 18:41 | 1.62x |
| [Why Video Game Characters Don't Look Like Actors](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/L9t42sTcZDY/) | 2026-02-20 | Short | 25,044 | 1:16 | 1.36x |
| [When British Devs Don't Understand American English](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/uBrDyvj5iv4/) | 2026-02-18 | Short | 146,912 | 1:31 | 8.8x |
| [When you Forget a Console has no Keyboard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/kldk7iXZ3sw/) | 2026-02-16 | Short | 138,896 | 1:17 | 9.58x |
| [Computer Room Part #3](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/EUj3p9i_YOM/) | 2026-02-13 | Short | 11,807 | 1:43 | - |
| [Computer Room Part #2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/ZoIjGyeZrSs/) | 2026-02-11 | Short | 9,909 | 1:38 | - |
| [Computer Room #gamingroom #computerlab #gameroom](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/FnJjrxzRdQQ/) | 2026-02-09 | Short | 8,576 | 1:41 | - |
| [We all Craved this Gaming accessory](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/CIuS2q_7I_g/) | 2026-02-06 | Short | 16,578 | 0:54 | 1.13x |
| [Going round your rich friend's house #computers #retrotech #retro](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/6LD-lJZe8dg/) | 2026-02-04 | Short | 18,253 | 0:17 | 1.25x |
| [When Bush Glitched Windows](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/MuijX99eMbI/) | 2026-02-02 | Short | 16,817 | 0:51 | 1.29x |
| [Terminator Games were Uncomfortable to Play](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/VdrwjWOJyFM/) | 2026-02-02 | Long-form | 52,736 | 34:38 | 1.08x |
| [Why Does the Save Icon have Holes?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/2iryYt7HaNU/) | 2026-01-30 | Short | 23,518 | 0:47 | 1.73x |
| [This European Arcade is Nuts #ArcadeClub #Arcade #retroarcadegames](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/em23c5_Pou8/) | 2026-01-28 | Short | 8,620 | 0:32 | - |
| [Windows 95 was Life Changing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/wtJRMhfVFUo/) | 2026-01-26 | Short | 12,435 | 0:56 | - |
| [When the Internet used to Scream in Pain](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/xp9Fl3PJaNQ/) | 2026-01-23 | Short | 18,310 | 0:32 | 1.25x |
| [When Pinball was Illegal](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/pJID88VCSb0/) | 2026-01-21 | Short | 9,287 | 0:40 | - |
| [Games not Meant for You](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/z4iZ6oFRn1U/) | 2026-01-19 | Short | 14,859 | 0:39 | - |
| [Inside your “Electric" Dreams](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/mfvm3uPHUH8/) | 2026-01-16 | Short | 7,639 | 2:53 | - |
| [Before GTA, There was This](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/iRT8IiHflF0/) | 2026-01-14 | Short | 15,581 | 0:55 | - |
| [Commodore 64 Game Hidden Among Neon Signs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/zfxqAQT0NAk/) | 2026-01-12 | Short | 9,564 | 1:01 | - |
| [I Needed Windows 95 to Survive #bbcbreakfast #windows95 #bbc #retrotech](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/SAXHXgmY_tM/) | 2026-01-09 | Short | 22,673 | 1:04 | 1.1x |
| [Sonic on Amstrad is AMAZING](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/4o4_9F7h0FA/) | 2026-01-07 | Short | 15,325 | 0:16 | - |
| [Your School Computer Lab](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/Q8FwxLMHtTY/) | 2026-01-05 | Short | 18,421 | 0:24 | - |
| [Defragging Windows 95 is a Spiritual Experience](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/OFNRS6AYu7U/) | 2026-01-02 | Short | 23,833 | 0:53 | 1.19x |
| [Your Computer will Crash at Midnight](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/rKmc3wsqBfQ/) | 2025-12-31 | Short | 30,224 | 1:11 | 1.51x |
| [Christmas Index Catalogue Was Incredible](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/ts-bh_y22e0/) | 2025-12-29 | Short | 33,223 | 1:06 | 1.62x |
| [Boxing Day is Master System Day](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/jKIINuTEgFA/) | 2025-12-26 | Short | 7,191 | 0:49 | - |
| [When Santa's Online Grotto Went Lewd... #christmas #retrochristmas #retro](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@nostalgianerd/videos/yK4Qnch7IR8/) | 2025-12-24 | Short | 8,180 | 1:03 | - |

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