# The 8-Bit Guy: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, The 8-Bit Guy has 1,460,000 subscribers, 294,748,214 total views, and 345 videos. It ranks #47,021 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [The 8-Bit Guy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/). 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 The 8-Bit Guy is “Sci-Fi Tech that Came True!”, a long-form video published Oct 26, 2026.
- These are The 8-Bit Guy’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jan 12, 2023 and Oct 26, 2026 (47 long-form videos and 1 Short).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 306,280. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “How the Apple \]\[ Works!” (1,196,381 views, Oct 12, 2023). Least viewed: “Second Reality Demo for Commander X16” (137,785 views, Sep 20, 2024).
- Median length: 18:27 for 47 long-form videos.
- In this sample, The 8-Bit Guy’s consecutive uploads were a median of 30 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 111 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sci-Fi Tech that Came True!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/1UNKDYqHnLk/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 180,044 | 15:15 | 1.44x |
| [I made something... Very Different.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/RmgeFTAk2a8/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 266,958 | 25:14 | 1.41x |
| [5 Monitors on a Commodore 128!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/ul5hC3PY1Yg/) | 2026-06-20 | Long-form | 222,266 | 19:15 | 1.01x |
| [I made an even faster "Random Maze!"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/cPZdKogq63k/) | 2026-05-21 | Long-form | 138,985 | 4:57 | 0.63x |
| [I made an adjustable Solar Fence!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/FfQE_stzsKg/) | 2026-05-06 | Long-form | 176,790 | 18:24 | 0.81x |
| [What if everything still ran on vacuum tubes?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/mEpnRM97ACQ/) | 2026-04-05 | Long-form | 305,704 | 23:02 | 1.24x |
| [Commodore Vic 20 Restoration #retro #retrogaming #commodore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/4-rTZO1mmtc/) | 2026-03-23 | Short | 168,670 | 1:29 | - |
| [How the Tandy Color Computer Works.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/r2Tq8jdS6mY/) | 2026-02-06 | Long-form | 301,427 | 28:39 | 1.37x |
| [2026 State of the Channel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/nNVIeTqR60M/) | 2026-01-09 | Long-form | 142,367 | 13:30 | 0.67x |
| [Quarx Part 2 - C64 and PET versions](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/Tbuy31n8Ac0/) | 2025-12-23 | Long-form | 141,954 | 23:46 | 0.65x |
| [I made a new VIC-20 Game - Quarx!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/5C3WbpViEL4/) | 2025-11-22 | Long-form | 221,281 | 14:15 | 0.91x |
| [How the Hercules Graphics Card Worked](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/hblpFQ2ObCg/) | 2025-10-22 | Long-form | 422,842 | 19:41 | 1.57x |
| [Commodore 128 Alternate Universe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/xCPc6cdXA9c/) | 2025-09-11 | Long-form | 217,042 | 12:21 | 0.81x |
| [How the TI-99/4A Home Computer Worked](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/-0Jtv8hvau4/) | 2025-08-26 | Long-form | 479,274 | 27:28 | 1.65x |
| [Updates on Arcade, Commander X16, and Petscii Robots.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/25IN1oEtBxM/) | 2025-07-13 | Long-form | 206,746 | 18:57 | 0.77x |
| [Commodore VIC 20 in an Alternate Universe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/4mNwo-ev9kU/) | 2025-06-16 | Long-form | 272,553 | 15:43 | 0.99x |
| [IBM Music Feature and Speech Adapter Cards](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/NASXn3znKQ0/) | 2025-05-26 | Long-form | 197,224 | 16:27 | 0.68x |
| [Self-Driving Car? Does it Work?!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/bzpqi8wUwHY/) | 2025-04-24 | Long-form | 155,314 | 37:23 | - |
| [The Franklin Ace 1000 - An Early Apple II Clone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/bs88-m9Du1Y/) | 2025-03-26 | Long-form | 390,919 | 24:43 | 1.05x |
| [Building an official "Stealth" Apple IIgs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/jg21h02_zWM/) | 2025-02-24 | Long-form | 266,091 | 16:07 | 0.81x |
| [How the ISEPIC cartridge works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/EpWPEgllids/) | 2025-01-13 | Long-form | 306,855 | 8:09 | 0.8x |
| [How Atari 8-Bit Computers Work!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/WDAZAgrzNoo/) | 2024-12-08 | Long-form | 1,005,651 | 34:01 | 2.47x |
| [We Built an Arcade!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/91cUhy-NHX8/) | 2024-10-28 | Long-form | 903,185 | 20:31 | 2.41x |
| [Second Reality Demo for Commander X16](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/_67sF4onNQM/) | 2024-09-20 | Long-form | 137,785 | 13:46 | - |
| [2024 Product Reveals for the Commander X16](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/MBVIHhTdBww/) | 2024-09-20 | Long-form | 276,327 | 25:53 | 0.75x |
| [8-Bit Guy's Final Solar Video](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/DIeZu3qcUUY/) | 2024-08-20 | Long-form | 352,143 | 32:44 | 0.95x |
| [How Cathode Ray Tubes Work.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/3A-Td0i4_Kc/) | 2024-06-23 | Long-form | 468,505 | 18:33 | 1.18x |
| [Samsung TV Repair and Upgrade!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/Gmos_hAJhXs/) | 2024-05-17 | Long-form | 415,794 | 10:25 | 1.06x |
| [My take on The Atari 400 Mini](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/dCvPALlXf6k/) | 2024-04-27 | Long-form | 257,692 | 12:08 | - |
| [The 6502 CPU Powered a Whole Generation!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/acUH4lWe2NQ/) | 2024-03-27 | Long-form | 783,216 | 25:17 | 1.72x |
| [Repairing Martin Galway's Commodore 128](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/ocbO-Jhim-w/) | 2024-02-22 | Long-form | 396,653 | 18:05 | 0.87x |
| [Can I survive the arctic blast without power?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/qTKVcMHe5PA/) | 2024-01-22 | Long-form | 345,162 | 26:17 | 0.77x |
| [Let's look at the MEGA65 Retro Computer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/8qHdTKjPXww/) | 2024-01-08 | Long-form | 311,686 | 14:23 | 0.69x |
| [Changes coming for 2024](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/t2ESLQHOIhw/) | 2024-01-01 | Long-form | 385,721 | 24:08 | 0.74x |
| [This RTS runs on an 8-Bit Computer!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/HP4ObKlCe6w/) | 2023-12-16 | Long-form | 276,062 | 15:35 | 0.53x |
| [The Commodore 65 - A Rare Prototype](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/OoHxDe3Gc9E/) | 2023-11-27 | Long-form | 512,434 | 18:52 | 0.98x |
| [My Dream Computer is Finally on Sale!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/mPuP1L7vnr0/) | 2023-10-22 | Long-form | 631,146 | 18:27 | 1.19x |
| [How the Apple \]\[ Works!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/VStscvYLYLs/) | 2023-10-12 | Long-form | 1,196,381 | 39:08 | 2.36x |
| [Big Solar Test - 24 Hours without power!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/W3lSjuLAAVQ/) | 2023-08-22 | Long-form | 529,738 | 32:29 | 1.24x |
| [What are Dumb Terminals?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/cRM7mUqLiws/) | 2023-07-30 | Long-form | 642,200 | 14:16 | 1.51x |
| [Big Commander X16 Update!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/Qv40woqW6d4/) | 2023-07-05 | Long-form | 344,716 | 14:50 | 0.81x |
| [Petscii Robots - The FINAL Update](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/3kyf3aOIu_U/) | 2023-05-30 | Long-form | 381,206 | 30:30 | 0.76x |
| [The History of Cursor Keys](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/BytowtVycc0/) | 2023-04-30 | Long-form | 764,986 | 15:45 | 1.53x |
| [Commander X16 2023 update](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/nyByDNQuMMI/) | 2023-04-01 | Long-form | 469,974 | 43:56 | 0.94x |
| [The Vintage Barbie Camcorder](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/i1J_Sd7gtSM/) | 2023-03-07 | Long-form | 291,069 | 12:26 | 0.67x |
| [The Evolution64 - Is it worth the money?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/qCCZfsiihQc/) | 2023-02-01 | Long-form | 530,170 | 15:15 | 0.93x |
| [I made a port of Xixit to the X16](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/Eq89B-traSA/) | 2023-01-24 | Long-form | 223,465 | 11:31 | - |
| [8-Bit Guy goes to C.E.S. Las Vegas](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@the8bitguy/videos/zTVVtZqeh9E/) | 2023-01-12 | Long-form | 202,669 | 10:44 | - |

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