Gaming Culture & Analysis Videos Hacker News Recommends

documentary#9

In Search Of A Flat Earth

Folding Ideas

“probably the best documentary I have seen on conspiracy theories.”

17 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

commentary#62

This Is Phil Fish

Innuendo Studios

“possibly the most important video on youtube - is "This Is Phil Fish"[1] by Innuendo Studios.”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

documentary#160

The Engoodening of No Man's Sky

Internet Historian

“surprisingly a well told, heart-warming (albeit quite long) video telling the story of No Man's Sky”

9 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

commentary#251

Contrepreneurs: The Mikkelsen Twins

Folding Ideas

“Folding Ideas on youtube has an excellent explanation of the business model behind the rise of EBook Spam.”

10 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

documentary#307

This is Financial Advice

Folding Ideas

“I would highly recommend "This is Financial Advice" by Dan Olson to anyone not already familiar with the community.”

9 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

commentary#308

Why Are You So Angry? Part 1: A Short History of Anita Sarkeesian

Innuendo Studios

“This video series does a pretty amazing job in describing those two groups and their motivations”

7 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

documentary#332

Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper.

People Make Games

“Watch both People Make Games video about Roblox and try to argue that the company should not deserve all the public controversy it is getting.”

9 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

commentary#414

Manufactured Discontent and Fortnite

Folding Ideas

“There's a great video[1] that goes into detail on the psychological manipulation used in Fortnite's monetization model.”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

commentary#548

The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse

Folding Ideas

“For me, the definitive analysis here is Dan Olson's[1]”

6 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

documentary#583

How Valve is Profiting from Steam's Back-Door Casinos

People Make Games

“More people need to see interviews such as those in the People Make Games video”

5 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

talk#595

Robocalypse Now: Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

GDC Festival of Gaming

“The presenter delivered the problem and solution approach so well I'd still like to work on something like this some time.”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

documentary#722

MyHouse.WAD - Inside Doom's Most Terrifying Mod

Power Pak

“Just click the link and watch. One of my favorite YouTube rides of all time.”

4 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

explainer#728

How lucky is too lucky?: The Minecraft Speedrunning Dream Controversy Explained

Stand-up Maths

“It not only exposes the cheater, it also gives some intuition into negligible probabilities.”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

documentary#778

Free to Play

Valve

“I've enjoyed this documentary a lot.”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

commentary#832

"Games as a service" is fraud.

Accursed Farms

“Just watch this video so that you get up to speed with what we are talking about”

5 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

explainer#849

Cities: Skylines | Power, Politics, & Planning: Episode 1: Parking

donoteat01

“this video (shared recently in another HN discussion) is a _fantastic_ illustration of the problems of parking minimums”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2021

commentary#967

Ross's Game Dungeon: Deus Ex

Accursed Farms

“For a deeper discussion, I can only recommend Ross Scott's review of the game”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

documentary#1165

The First Video Game

Ahoy

“Here's an hour-long, meticulously sourced, rather thoughtful video on the question”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

documentary#1225

RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island

Ahoy

“Do yourself a favor and watch this wonderful video essay historique on The Monkey Island series from Ahoy”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

interview#1269

How Gamers Killed Ultima Online's Virtual Ecology | War Stories | Ars Technica

Ars Technica

“Instead the players indiscriminately killed both the carnivores and the herbivores, because the players were human.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

commentary#1314

Space Station 13 Review | AHELP: Clown Grief Pls Ban He™

SsethTzeentach

“No SS13 discussion is complete without linking to SsethTzeentach's infamous absurd-sounding review”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

commentary#1346

What Games Are Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play Games

Razbuten

“The video has a bunch of other interesting observations.”

4 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

commentary#1390

Game Critics

videogamedunkey

“Dunkey presented a fairly well-argued idea why major publications tend to give 9+/10 reviews to games”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

commentary#1409

TUN: Un-Ruining the MMO

MrBtongue

“it's one of the best videos explaining this concept.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

other#1475

Alpha Centauri Quotes: Intro and Tech's 0-24

uvwar

“I find them to be timeless, and quite heady when listened to in sequence.”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

music#1593

Christopher Tin - Baba Yetu (Official Video) feat. Soweto Gospel Choir

Christopher Tin

“What about the greatest video game song ever produced (Baba Yetu)”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

other#1732

Colonel JD AI Codec Conversation MGS2 HD

Louie V

“You should play Metal Gear Solid 2, or at least watch the last codec call[1].”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

commentary#1771

Gambling and the desire machine | Pay to Win

Jimmy McGee

“it's a genuinely interesting exploration on the murky history of video games and gambling”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

commentary#1853

Ross's Game Dungeon: Deus Ex - Human Revolution

Accursed Farms

“is a delightful critique of the subject matter”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

comedy#1883

Raiden Warned About AI Censorship - MGS2 Codec Call (2023 Version)

CYBERGEM

“which watching is in my opinion worth your time”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

commentary#1939

Sequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X

Egoraptor

“it does make some very very good points about video game design”

3 HN recommenders · 2012–2020

documentary#1964

Why It's Rude to Suck at Warcraft

Folding Ideas

“is worth the watch”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#2053

Exclusive: Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition Analysis - The First Triple-A Game Built Around Ray Tracing

Digital Foundry

“is a good overview of why this is such a huge leap forward for developers and players alike.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

explainer#2194

Hauntology, Lost Futures and 80s Nostalgia

Jonas Čeika - CCK Philosophy

“I think this guy does a great job of explaining it through the analogy of the Fallout videogame series”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

documentary#2282

What's It Really like Working at Valve?

People Make Games

“People Make Games made an enlightening documentary on the Valve model and where it fails”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

commentary#2306

Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence

Jacob Geller

“Jacob Geller did a really interesting video essay”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

commentary#2345

Gacha Drama and the Korean Gender War

Moon Channel

“i found this video [0] and its sequel [1] very enlightening.”

1 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

commentary#2358

Deception, Lies, and Valve

Coffeezilla

“I highly recommend the videos.”

2 HN recommenders · 2025

other#2361

Deus Ex Morpheus Conversation [1080p Widescreen]

Darkangel754

“My favorite conversation in the game is probably the one with the AI Morpheus”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

commentary#2389

The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame Monetization (The Jimquisition)

Stephanie Sterling

“especially the section where he quotes from a talk by one such developer [2].”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

demo#2473

SIMCITY 3000 - MAGNASANTI - 6 MILLION - ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM.flv

tasrhgs02

“Don't miss the video”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

documentary#2777

Making Sense of VRChat, the "Metaverse" People Actually Like

People Make Games

“There's a great video[1] on VRChat”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

commentary#2911

[Highlight] StarCraft Remastered Rant

Day9TV

“day[9] (ex Broodwar pro, current caster of many games) probably makes the argument better than I can here”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

commentary#2915

Game Theory: How PewDiePie Conquered YouTube

The Game Theorists

“Here's a video with some interesting theories about how PewDiePie, and other gaming channels, are so popular”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

talk#2966

Ropecon 2019: Essi Santala, Sampo Juustila: Odysseus – Where Code Meets Light and Sound

Ropecon

“Here's a video I found years ago by one of the volunteers talking about the work they put into the electronics.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

commentary#3169

The Next Major RTS Will Fail. This Is Why.

GiantGrantGames

“makes a compelling case for why single-player campaign and mod-development experiences are often overlooked”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

commentary#3204

Cities Without People

Jacob Geller

“Jacob Geller provides a fun and effective summary within this video at 9 minutes in”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

commentary#3269

The Fall of Minecraft's 2b2t

FitMC

“it details a story of gaslighting, 3 years of player data, and some really really impressive technical work”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023