The 8-Bit Guy — Best Videos According to Hacker News
The 8-Bit Guy videos on HackerTube, ranked by how often Hacker News commenters recommended them. HN mostly shares this channel in threads about demoscene & retrocomputing, computer architecture & cpus, embedded systems & diy electronics and game history & retro gaming.
- videos on HackerTube
- 5
- best all-time rank
- #598
- recommended on HN
- 2015–2024
Most recommended The 8-Bit Guy videos
Each card shows the HN comment that sums it up best.
explainerCGA Graphics - Not as bad as you thought!
The 8-Bit Guy
“The 8-Bit guy did a great piece on CGA that goes into detail about how old developers abused the fuzzy smeary nature of composite signals”
6 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
explainerHow "oldschool" graphics worked Part 1 - Commodore and Nintendo
The 8-Bit Guy
“The 8-Bit Guy has some great videos about how graphics worked on the older systems”
4 HN recommenders · 2015–2019
demoColor Maximite 2 - ARM CPU that runs BASIC!
The 8-Bit Guy
“I highly recommend one for a kid that is starting to dabble with programming.”
1 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
commentaryBuilding my dream computer - Part 1
The 8-Bit Guy
“His original proposal video[0] explains it well”
1 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
tutorialHow a Character LCD works Part 1
The 8-Bit Guy
“made a great video series on character LCD screens and how to run them”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
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