Congrats on the million, David! Well-earned 👍 Neat idea to show a highlights reel of the past few years too, really enjoyed that sequence. Looking forward to the next time we can hang out.
I know you will probably never see this comment but I wanted to tell you that in July my daughter passed away from DIPG cancer. However a few months before she passed we had a wonderful evening sitting on the couch, eating pizza bagels, and watching one of your videos. It was the one where you told us what a typical day was like for you. She had such a good night and was so happy. She could barely speak at that time, but was able to tell me that she loved me, followed by a wink and a hug. It was a wonderful evening and your video accompanied it. So thank you for being a part of our wonderful evening. She rests with Jesus now, and that memory rests with me. I smile everytime I remember that evening.
"I never thought there were a million people that were interested in vintage computers or vintage gaming" Honestly, I'm not terribly interested in vintage computers but I'm a huge fan of your channel b/c I enjoy watching your presentation. You're an incredibly genuine dude. You don't put on airs, or try and show off how smart you are. You don't try and play a character or put on an act. Everything about you, from what you say to your mannerisms says to me that you'd act the exact same way if the cameras were off. People can tell authenticity and I think many of your fans are just responding to that. Congratulation on 1-million subs, you earned it.
So agree and nice to see others like you seeing the same thing I see. I sometimes wonder if others feel the same way I do about David just from watching his channel yet never met him in person. Well said!
It is about time someone said something like this. Absolutely. Mr. Murray is the real deal and he sticks to his guns, a real straight shooter. He could probably read the dictionary and still gain a following, just by way of his wholesome attitude and sincerity. Please, nobody tell him this or he will be getting a swelled head, and we can't have that under any circumstances. Thanks for pointing this out. בס״ד
Completely agree, what brought me to this channel was how 8 bit graphics on the nes worked and I've stayed ever since because of his presentation. I never cared, owned, or used a Commodore 64 yet I've watched some of those videos and enjoyed them very much, not because of the content but more of the presentation.
Yep, I come back because I prefer blunt and honest people. I really would like to see David and Sam from Look Mum No Computer collaborate a lot more; the clashing personality would probably entertain me endlessly. Sam is another one of those people that just feels like he'd be no different off camera than on; full wild full time. Clint and MetalJesusRocks feel 110% genuine as well. Keep it up, keep it blunt, and whatever you do, don't die all the way.
"I never thought there were a million people that were interested in vintage computers or vintage gaming" I never knew I liked it either, until I discovered Clint and through him, you! People like you, Clint, Techmoan, MVG bring it in a way that's accessible for everyone, and make people who never thought they would be into this stuff huge fans!
@@lightdark00 Clint = LGR (th-cam.com/users/phreakindee) MVG = Modern Vintage Gamer (th-cam.com/users/jimako123) If you like this channel, you are likely to enjoy these as well. 👍
17:04 - Coming from the future: Despite this, David did eventually take exactly one sponsorship offer - in his video showing the construction of a solar pergola for his studio building, he took a sponsorship offer from Ecoflow, as it happened to fit in with the video & he would've just bought them anyway if he didn't get the offer (of course, to be clear, I don't have an issue with it at all - I just felt like going back and making a note of it lol)
The reason for your success? You are authentic. The type of guy I’d see on weekends in my local Radio Shack in the 80’s (that’s a compliment) Congrats 🎈on your 1Million 👏
But seriously though. Dave would be right at home with some of the greats of 1980s and 1990s software development in a roundtable podcast. You mark my words. Grats on the gold button, Dave!
YES! Indeed. Rarely one gets to enjoy such authentic human being when it comes to americans/youtubers. This is why this channel is such a great joy to mind.
this is very right cuz in our school the I T teachers only teach stuff like coding for ids when really i want to learn abount commodore basic for experts
Congrats again mate, and it was nice to time travel back to our TARDIS meet up. I've already been to the future & am glad to confirm you're hit 2 million subscribers. Congratulations! 🎉
@@The8BitGuy Hello 8 Bit Guy Huge Fan And I Am 13. My First Computer Was Windows 7 And I Want A C64 / 64C. My Parents Wont Buy Me One. So I Will Buy My Own. 😆 I Am Working On Getting Planet X1 X2 And X3 Without That Free Stuff
@@WholesomeJenn exactly, it seems unnecesary to take photos and videos of everyday things like birthdays, family meetups, vacations and properly archive them, but it is very interesting to see photos of my parents, grandparents when they were young.
I’m 13 years old and love your content. Even though I’m younger, I really love these old computers. I went to Florida Free Play last weekend and I was surprised to see an old IBM machine that you signed. Thanks for such great content. Here’s to another million more.
I've always appreciated the "quality of video over quantity of money" mentality you've had with these videos. That's the big appeal, for me. Watching someone genuinely enthusiastic about what they're covering making high quality videos for the world. I hope this continues to be as successful as it has been!
This helps shed light on why so many people turn into corporate shills. They throw money and attention at you. Most people don't have any objections saying no sadly. It can start in small ways too. Before you know it, you're dressing up and dancing for the man as the royalties grease the gears.
"I never thought there were a million people that were interested in vintage computers or vintage gaming" There wasn't. You made them interested. Maybe it was the "How "old school" graphics worked Part 1" that hit the front page of Reddit, maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was the algorithm, maybe it wasn't. Either way, enough people came by, and you managed to keep them, and that's the hardest part.
I found this channel through my interest in modern computing. Its really interesting to see where it all started with someone who can explain the old days coherently. Its literally the equivalent of car guys listening to old racers talking about old cars or aviation enthusiasts listening to old pilots who had to deal with flying piston driven propeller aircraft its just a connection with the roots of your interests
Though he said hundred not million c. 1:15 ;] Uh he said million c. 13:50 @UsernameIt's funny how _cool retro_ lags 20-30yrs behind eh, I remember the 90s big 70s craze, I thus predicted the 80s comeback c.y2k. Alas you're right, I was early and 80s _coolness_ got a slow start. I'm guessing the 80s was up all night causing the 90s a sleepy hangover?.. ;]
When you're watching 8-bit guy, and the top comment is from LGR and 8-bit name drops techmoan in the opening minutes... The League of Extraordinary Nerds has assembled!
Big congratulations on the Mill! I was a games programmer in the 80's, I programmed Rambo, Kung Fu Master, .Zaxon, Daley Thompson's Supertest and Spy Hunter to name a few, all on the Amstrad CPC464. I worked for a Software house in N.Ireland and we were sub contracted by Ocean Software who were a subsidiary of US Gold. If you're interested I could describe some of techniques we used to get the Z80 code to be fast enough to run the games at a reasonable framerate... congrats again man!👍
Some may see a comment this as too nitpicky. I say, no way. I'm glad someone pointed this out, it's a pretty simple error if you really think about what's there, of course, but I can't say that I spotted it...
I dont even like vintage electronics I just enjoy your genuine enthusiasm for it and watch all your videos for that reason, you manage to make me want to learn more about a subject I have no interest in, which is a sign of a true teacher
I'm subbed to a number of channels I don't really have a deep interest in the produced content but the people are extremely likeable/engage-able and take pride in their work and you're drawn into their world. I've always liked computers and vintage computers tho as I crossed paths with 8-bit computers at first school and thought 'Yep, interesting stuff... I'll have more!'
This man always has a shocking secret up his sleeve, first I find out that he is Dimebag Darrel's second cousin, then that he speaks German and now that he was a part of an exchange program and lived in my friends hometown. Unbelivable!
There wasn’t a million people interested in vintage computers... your enthusiasm for old tech has captured our collective imagination. Thank you, David.
Follower of this channel since the "How Video Game Music/Graphics is Made" series. It's crazy to see this channel thrive after all these years. Congrats, David!
First time I’d ever heard of ‘Young Sheldon’ was earlier today when I connected an antenna to my tv for the first time in years, saw an ad for it during a movie. Interesting timing...
@@nickwashburn723 Not in this case. Mass media is crap and I don't consume it for the most part so it's not weird at all that I would not have heard of some t.v. show. I watch 8-Bit Guy, not CBS... lol (-;
David, I'll repeat this story on this video since it is wholly appropriate here. When we drove out to the Dallas Auto Show together a couple years ago or so, you were just under 400,000 subscribers. I said it'd continue to grow, and you said, "Nahhh, it's starting to slow down and I don't think too many more people will be interested in this kind of stuff," but I still believed in you and knew that your no-bullshit quality of video would propel you! I KNEW YOU'D GET THERE, MAN, so congratulations. I've been watching your growth for several years, and it was a great pleasure to get a tour of your house and go to the auto show with you. I've had the soundtrack CD you signed for me displayed on my bookshelf in the living room since the day you signed it!
You got me hooked man. I started watching you shoot a wasps nest with paintballs. Then I got into in electronics and started watching your restorations. I now have a C64 and C64C thank you for hooking me on retro stuff.
"If somebody wants to watch a documentary about the Commodore 64 I want that video to be just as relevant 10 years from now as it was when it was released" - The 8-Bit Guy, 2019
Regarding what you mentioned in your video, thank you for NOT begging us to subscribe and NOT plugging products. Your episodes are very entertaining and instructive. I am not at all hardware-savvy, so this is new stuff to me.
To be fair, other TH-camrs had to adapt after TH-cam made the changes it did, and monetization became more difficult. I absolutely commend David's integrity here, though. Hopefully someday, there will be a healthy balance struck that everyone can work with, but it goes to show that creator and artist spaces always seem to get altered, often negatively that cause damage, by corporations. I hope I made sense.
While I am particularly nostalgic for the 1980s computer aesthetic, I specifically watch your channel because of the engineering skill and high standard of maintenance. Whenever I'm performing computer repairs, I ask myself: "would the 8-Bit Guy be satisfied with this repair?". If the answer is no, then I continue repairs, make cable management adjustments, or simply re-perform the entire process until I'm confident that you would consider the job satisfactory. You set a high standard sir, and I use it as motivation.
The reason i watch this channel, it brings me back to a time with my father and his love for Tech. Now in those times it was was new. Majority of the stuff you look at, I've seen first hand and played with. After seeing these items again, I get to relive those memories from the early times in my life. I really can't express the joy these videos bring back to me. So thank you from the bottom of my heart! Congratulations on a million subscribers, so count me as one! Many thanks again and please keep those videos coming!
Thats really cool that they contacted you for the TV show. I've never seen the show, but its interesting to me to think about that conversation "hey, this is last minute, but we really need someone who knows what they're talking about to get us a prop and a consult".. "Idk, theres this guy on youtube we could call..."
It's kinda true for all long running channels that don't really change that much to fit the trend since the beginning. Basically, it kinda makes the gold button, or even the diamond button mean nothing, since those more or less has nothing to do with whether a channel is actually good or not. (Not that high sub count channels are bad, but they usually aren't on par quality wise with less popular but more unique channels, with very few exceptions and some kinda "turns bad" after becoming popular.)
I only knew him from 8 bit keys, so when this popped up in my recommendations, I was like, "Wtf, how is there a million people interested in old keyboards?" It still shocks me that so many people are interested in this stuff. I think it's just because this guy is such an expert and so good at what he does.
My interest in this is being able to see what people had to work with at the time and seeing how simple yet complex computing used to be. That and seeing how well someone is able to restore something.
Thanks for still being authentic after 1 mill subs :-D. It was cool to hear that you have visited my home country and also can speak German. Greetings from Norway!
Congrats on the Million! It's been around 4 years that I've been following for now, and you helped me increase my knowledge on the Commodore systems! I'm only 21, and grew up with some old systems from '95 onwards, it's always fascinated me!
Here We have a 14 year old sweed watching one of his favourite TH-camrs geting a gold playbutton. I am honored to be a 8-bit Guy subscriber. (Sorry for typo’s)
Well he opend pandoras boy when he said he speaks german... we would say "Selbstgemachte leiden"(lit. Selfmade woes) As for op he basicaly said "Congratiulations, the first Million is the hardest but thing will become cool from here on"
@Neptune X12 You might seem him in the comments section, but he's Lazy Game Reviews. Goes over old tech and games. If you like 8BG, you should check out LGR.
Congrats on 1M! Yeah, I remember around that time frame I had order my first modem from Jameco. I paid for a 1200 baud but they mistakenly sent a 2400 baud. When I called to report the mistake, they were kind enough to eat the cost and let me keep the modem. Although it's a laughable speed now, I was cruising the BBS's in style that year.
Congrats David! I always watch your channel. Even though I am never near ANY of the machines you feature in your videos, you still always seem to make every video interesting! Congrats again and keep up the great work!
Congratulations David! I've always kind of been interested in retro tech like 8-bit computers as it was stuff I saw around as a kid but was never able to really experience. I remember first finding you when you were the iBook Guy and have been watching regularly ever since. I love your video styles, casual and informative. Always makes me happy to see you've uploaded a new one!
Love your channel and videos. My favourite is the floppy drive camera one, crazy that those exist! Big respect to Warren for sharing his table with you, what a guy!
I'm glad to see that Young Sheldon went with a realistic modem and didn't have him using an early 80's Acoustic Coupler modem just because the director thought it looked cool.
Congrats man, I am happy that you keep going on with this. I love watching your restoration videos. They show that retro computers can always still have a home.
Honestly, I feel like you’re one of the best youtubers on the website, who doesn’t bother people with stupid annoying ads like most tech channels do(linustechtips is a great example of really going over the edge with the lttstore bullcrap and incredible amounts of in video ads, but he is by no means the only one doing this). It really shows them that you can make a living and create amazing quality content without shilling our to crappy mobile game companies, and I really do appreciate it. You, along with eevblog and very few others, are the only people for which I turn off Adblock, because you really do deserve it.
The fact of not wanting to fill your videos, as you comment, out of context advertising, is a gesture that honors you. Thank you very much! [I follow you from Spain]
hi there about the part you discussed about child protection you do not have to worry because I support you im younger than 13 and old enough to know that the content you make is awesome and child-friendly and I should no, im a huge fan of your channel and my parents approve this in fact, my dad is also a huge fan of you and sometimes even praises you and thinks you are a great guy so if you ever think about the child online protection thing just remember this comment and know that it will never happen thank you so much for making these videos you always make my day so special and you inspire me to use vintage technology which is my hobby ps: I emailed you about some questions I had please check it out thanks ps2: congrats on 1 million subs
I’ve been watching your videos since I was 12 and I still love every single one! Keep doing what you love David, and congratulations on 1 million subscribers!!
Thank you for not selling out for the quality of your content. I really do appreciate it, if after the new year you do, I think I can speak for all your fans that we will understand. You’ve done such great work and brought countless hours of watching for me and my family. Thank you.
Thank you for not taking the Raid: Shadow Legends money. Although it would have been worth a laugh to see you try to sound enthusiastic about a mobile game. ;)
Congratulations on 1,000,000 subs man! That plaque looks great on your wall. I agree with your idea about not putting ads in your content. I have two tiny channels but I will never put ads in my videos, like you said it takes away from the video. Here's to another 1,000,000 subs, take care!
When I worked at Radio Shack in the early 90's, we found one of those early era Tandy modems in the stock room still new in box. Had fallen behind a rack and forgotten for over a decade. It had 300 or 1200 baud switch on it and nothing more. We put it out on the sales floor in the computer section, joking that it would be worth more if we hid it for another 10 years.... few days later a customer about had a joyous meltdown in tears over it. He was a desperate technician for the cable company in our region sent out on a quest to find a 300 baud only auto dial modem in 1993. Had to be 300 baud for their teletext system, or be forced to retrofit their entire system. About crapped when a NIB exactly what he needed was found. This was when ebay and online sources of such items did not exist.
Congrats David. You deserve it, unlike that LGR guy 🤣! Keep it up, it’s wonderful people like yourself and Clint, Techmoan, and others keeping the retro scene going stronger than ever!
I'd say you're successful because of the topics themselves. It's fun watching vintage hardware get restored. It's fun seeing how much we have progressed technologically. The videos are well paced and well scripted. You use a lot of descriptive words and speak clearly, making TH-cam's auto-captioning function work really well and making your content more accessible to the deaf and blind. Not to mention the sheer passion you show. We can tell you enjoy this a lot, and it's enjoyable to watch someone who enjoys the content they create. You earned every subscriber, fair and square.
You have one of my favorite channels - Love to see videos with older technology getting revisited. Retro stuff is exciting and your way of delivering knowledge of lost times is awesome.
Das ist ziemlich cool, dass du Deutsch sprichst. Ich bin ein großer Fan dieser Show. Also I happy that this channel doesn't do stupid ads in the middle of a show.
Been watching you for years now. Love all your retro content. Eagerly awaiting the final episode of your Commodore documentary on the Amiga, the machine I grew up with.
Congrats on the million, David! Well-earned 👍
Neat idea to show a highlights reel of the past few years too, really enjoyed that sequence. Looking forward to the next time we can hang out.
LGR and 8-but guy my two fav you tubers both for weird tech and learning how to retro bright
Hi
U time traveler
17 hours ago 😂
why 17 hours ago
Congratulations! I was surprised when you passed 255 subscribers. I thought that was the maximum for 8-bits (11111111). :-P
Underrated comment
very smart comment
Don't you mean 254 subscribers? Also don't forget that overflow bit! The cheating way to get 9 bits out of a byte.
@@skilletpan5674 no reason to use a signed 8bit int when you cant have negative subscribers. Or can you?
8-bit computers generally have a 16-bit address bus, to address all those subscribers there are 65535 possibilities. ;)
I know you will probably never see this comment but I wanted to tell you that in July my daughter passed away from DIPG cancer. However a few months before she passed we had a wonderful evening sitting on the couch, eating pizza bagels, and watching one of your videos. It was the one where you told us what a typical day was like for you. She had such a good night and was so happy. She could barely speak at that time, but was able to tell me that she loved me, followed by a wink and a hug. It was a wonderful evening and your video accompanied it. So thank you for being a part of our wonderful evening. She rests with Jesus now, and that memory rests with me. I smile everytime I remember that evening.
So sorry for your loss. I hope your that evening was really fun for the both of you. :)
I’m so sorry for ur loss hope u had ur fun at that night
Im so sorry for your loss God Bless you i know that she is very happy with the Lord Jesus Christ right now :)
I'm sorry for your loss, I had a family member pass from breast cancer a while ago (1 year ago at most)
God bless you and your family
"I never thought there were a million people that were interested in vintage computers or vintage gaming"
Honestly, I'm not terribly interested in vintage computers but I'm a huge fan of your channel b/c I enjoy watching your presentation. You're an incredibly genuine dude. You don't put on airs, or try and show off how smart you are. You don't try and play a character or put on an act. Everything about you, from what you say to your mannerisms says to me that you'd act the exact same way if the cameras were off. People can tell authenticity and I think many of your fans are just responding to that. Congratulation on 1-million subs, you earned it.
So agree and nice to see others like you seeing the same thing I see. I sometimes wonder if others feel the same way I do about David just from watching his channel yet never met him in person. Well said!
It is about time someone said something
like this. Absolutely. Mr. Murray is the real
deal and he sticks to his guns, a real straight
shooter. He could probably read the dictionary
and still gain a following, just by way of his
wholesome attitude and sincerity.
Please, nobody tell him this or he will be
getting a swelled head, and we can't have
that under any circumstances.
Thanks for pointing this out. בס״ד
I just wrote almost this exact comment above. I should have read further down. Nevertheless, well said.
Completely agree, what brought me to this channel was how 8 bit graphics on the nes worked and I've stayed ever since because of his presentation. I never cared, owned, or used a Commodore 64 yet I've watched some of those videos and enjoyed them very much, not because of the content but more of the presentation.
Yep, I come back because I prefer blunt and honest people. I really would like to see David and Sam from Look Mum No Computer collaborate a lot more; the clashing personality would probably entertain me endlessly. Sam is another one of those people that just feels like he'd be no different off camera than on; full wild full time. Clint and MetalJesusRocks feel 110% genuine as well. Keep it up, keep it blunt, and whatever you do, don't die all the way.
"I never thought there were a million people that were interested in vintage computers or vintage gaming"
I never knew I liked it either, until I discovered Clint and through him, you! People like you, Clint, Techmoan, MVG bring it in a way that's accessible for everyone, and make people who never thought they would be into this stuff huge fans!
agree born in 1995 so i never used this old stuff:D but it is interesting for me where we started
We are like 5 people just in my school in sweeden that are retrogame interrested
No idea who Clint or MVG is.
@@lightdark00
Clint = LGR (th-cam.com/users/phreakindee)
MVG = Modern Vintage Gamer (th-cam.com/users/jimako123)
If you like this channel, you are likely to enjoy these as well. 👍
Lepel said it perfectly, I never would have become a vintage gaming fan without finding your channel!
17:04 - Coming from the future: Despite this, David did eventually take exactly one sponsorship offer - in his video showing the construction of a solar pergola for his studio building, he took a sponsorship offer from Ecoflow, as it happened to fit in with the video & he would've just bought them anyway if he didn't get the offer
(of course, to be clear, I don't have an issue with it at all - I just felt like going back and making a note of it lol)
Next video: retrobrighting the gold play button
Lol
Yeah. Gold is overrated. Silver is better
Zellonous the real silver play button Cody,from CodysLab, made is better than random metal that contains no silver.
@@lightdark00 real silver is better than real gold
Zellonous because it oxidizes? 🤔
The reason for your success? You are authentic. The type of guy I’d see on weekends in my local Radio Shack in the 80’s (that’s a compliment) Congrats 🎈on your 1Million 👏
But seriously though. Dave would be right at home with some of the greats of 1980s and 1990s software development in a roundtable podcast. You mark my words. Grats on the gold button, Dave!
Wow.
Enthusiastic, knowledgeable and authentic. Both the videos and the person making them!
YES! Indeed. Rarely one gets to enjoy such authentic human being when it comes to americans/youtubers. This is why this channel is such a great joy to mind.
@@vidura LGR? Anyone?
Clint is at least on par with the 8 bit guy
Well done David!
You’re like the cool IT teacher we never got at school
this is very right cuz in our school the I T teachers only teach stuff like coding for ids when really i want to learn abount commodore basic for experts
My IT teacher as also the Shop teacher. LOL
@@ACanOfBakedBeans "Will It Bandsaw?" :-/
My IT Teacher only knows how to turn off and on
Betaman ikr
Congrats again mate, and it was nice to time travel back to our TARDIS meet up. I've already been to the future & am glad to confirm you're hit 2 million subscribers. Congratulations! 🎉
Thanks... hopefully we'll get to meet up again someday!
@@The8BitGuy Hello 8 Bit Guy
Huge Fan And I Am 13. My First Computer Was Windows 7 And I Want A C64 / 64C. My Parents Wont Buy Me One. So I Will Buy My Own. 😆 I Am Working On Getting Planet X1 X2 And X3 Without That Free Stuff
Congratulations! Most deserved! Let's go for that 10 Million mark! :D
(Already did this a few weeks ago in Austin, but still. ^_^ )
You definitely deserve 1000000 subscribers too Anders. Your music is amazing!
@@benjaminbrady2385 Can't agree more !
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Overall performance
2019: “I’m still putting together the list of places to travel in 2020.”
2020: “Sooo... how about another video about retrobriting?”
Jerry Chandler ooooooof
@@ArjunRaviFunniestManOnEarth oh heck yeah
Your daughter has a frequent "c'mon daaad" look in the family photos lol.
His wife too,everytime he show his wife in the video she has 'ugh not again' face
He always looks super excited is the best part
What a nice family he has :)
She's shy, that's why. David mentioned it in the Speak 'n' Tell video.
@@WholesomeJenn exactly, it seems unnecesary to take photos and videos of everyday things like birthdays, family meetups, vacations and properly archive them, but it is very interesting to see photos of my parents, grandparents when they were young.
7:15 This part isn't speed up. It's when he realised he only had 30 minutes left.
lol
congrats on 1 Million !
Oh, Hello "Modern Vintage Gamer"!!
Hi
@@amogus7that is the real one, i actually looked at the videos tab
I love how techmoan, lgr, and the 8 bit guy are like best buddies
Techmoan, best buddy with David?
You really don't know...
hes now Moderrn Vitange gamer.
@@deathdoor Techmoan won't leave David alone.lmao
@@agnel47 tech moan huh
Now I have "Cuba Baion" in my head. 🎶
I’m 13 years old and love your content. Even though I’m younger, I really love these old computers. I went to Florida Free Play last weekend and I was surprised to see an old IBM machine that you signed. Thanks for such great content. Here’s to another million more.
You dont sound like 13 cause no one says their age whatsoever
I'm actually 12
That's neat. I do remember signing something like that last year when I was there.
@@filipstefanovski2077 ok cool,nice borderlands 2 video btw
I'm 12
I still remember subbing when you were "the ibook guy", ahh those were the days of clamshell goodness!
i remember being a 9yo back in 2014 and being obsessed over this channel lol
I’ve also been subscribed for so long.... still love the channel!
Same
Same.
Same here! iBook Guy.
I've always appreciated the "quality of video over quantity of money" mentality you've had with these videos. That's the big appeal, for me. Watching someone genuinely enthusiastic about what they're covering making high quality videos for the world. I hope this continues to be as successful as it has been!
This helps shed light on why so many people turn into corporate shills. They throw money and attention at you. Most people don't have any objections saying no sadly. It can start in small ways too. Before you know it, you're dressing up and dancing for the man as the royalties grease the gears.
"I never thought there were a million people that were interested in vintage computers or vintage gaming"
There wasn't. You made them interested. Maybe it was the "How "old school" graphics worked Part 1" that hit the front page of Reddit, maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was the algorithm, maybe it wasn't. Either way, enough people came by, and you managed to keep them, and that's the hardest part.
That's exactly how I found this channel, when the old-school graphics video hit the front page of reddit.
Nailed it. And thanks to the quality of the content, people came back for more, and then some. That's how I became a fan, at least.
I found this channel through my interest in modern computing. Its really interesting to see where it all started with someone who can explain the old days coherently.
Its literally the equivalent of car guys listening to old racers talking about old cars or aviation enthusiasts listening to old pilots who had to deal with flying piston driven propeller aircraft its just a connection with the roots of your interests
The best comment is here. He made me interested.
Though he said hundred not million c. 1:15 ;] Uh he said million c. 13:50
@UsernameIt's funny how _cool retro_ lags 20-30yrs behind eh, I remember the 90s big 70s craze, I thus predicted the 80s comeback c.y2k. Alas you're right, I was early and 80s _coolness_ got a slow start. I'm guessing the 80s was up all night causing the 90s a sleepy hangover?.. ;]
When you're watching 8-bit guy, and the top comment is from LGR and 8-bit name drops techmoan in the opening minutes... The League of Extraordinary Nerds has assembled!
tim otto ikr
Big congratulations on the Mill! I was a games programmer in the 80's, I programmed Rambo, Kung Fu Master, .Zaxon, Daley Thompson's Supertest and Spy Hunter to name a few, all on the Amstrad CPC464. I worked for a Software house in N.Ireland and we were sub contracted by Ocean Software who were a subsidiary of US Gold. If you're interested I could describe some of techniques we used to get the Z80 code to be fast enough to run the games at a reasonable framerate... congrats again man!👍
Wow, I had all your games on pirate back in the day, Thanks!
I played Kung Fu Master on Amstrad,nice game.
Congratulations 8-Bit guy.
Here’s to a million more.
SNC2319 it will happen.
Now let's bring 8-bit keys to 1M so he has to modify his wall again :)
My son was immediately agonized by that cube shirt, as the two front corners have an impossible orange/yellow configuration.
"The Geek is strong in that youngling" ;) #RaisingThemRight
Omg...
I just realised that...
A cuber, I see?
You have done well as a parent.
@@rodaki9408 yeah same here!
Some may see a comment this as too nitpicky.
I say, no way. I'm glad someone pointed this out, it's a pretty simple error if you really think about what's there, of course, but I can't say that I spotted it...
I dont even like vintage electronics I just enjoy your genuine enthusiasm for it and watch all your videos for that reason, you manage to make me want to learn more about a subject I have no interest in, which is a sign of a true teacher
There's a certain charm that many old computers and consoles have that aren't generally replicated on modern hardware.
Just The ability to turn of the system directly, is awesome
I'm subbed to a number of channels I don't really have a deep interest in the produced content but the people are extremely likeable/engage-able and take pride in their work and you're drawn into their world.
I've always liked computers and vintage computers tho as I crossed paths with 8-bit computers at first school and thought 'Yep, interesting stuff... I'll have more!'
This man always has a shocking secret up his sleeve, first I find out that he is Dimebag Darrel's second cousin, then that he speaks German and now that he was a part of an exchange program and lived in my friends hometown. Unbelivable!
Tune in next week to find he works for Mossad! I did not tell you that, please ignore this and deny I ever told you this! Byeeee!!!! Ohhhhh!!!
@@EgoShredder Are you trying to say he's a hidden cousin of Robert Maxwell?
Holy shit you weren't kidding. That's hillarious.
He's related to Dimebag???
J He is, go watch Casio Superdrums Keyboard video on his 8-bit Keys channel
There wasn’t a million people interested in vintage computers... your enthusiasm for old tech has captured our collective imagination. Thank you, David.
Follower of this channel since the "How Video Game Music/Graphics is Made" series. It's crazy to see this channel thrive after all these years.
Congrats, David!
I discovered this channel via the video about how 8-bit music was made too. It s fascinating to learn how much better the C64 was over its peers.
Me too!
Same!
I think the same
First time I’d ever heard of ‘Young Sheldon’ was earlier today when I connected an antenna to my tv for the first time in years, saw an ad for it during a movie.
Interesting timing...
The first time I ever heard of it was when David mentioned it in this video, lol.
weird how stuff like that happens sometimes isnt it
@@nickwashburn723 Not in this case. Mass media is crap and I don't consume it for the most part so it's not weird at all that I would not have heard of some t.v. show. I watch 8-Bit Guy, not CBS... lol (-;
That's the Baader-Meinhof effect
David, I'll repeat this story on this video since it is wholly appropriate here. When we drove out to the Dallas Auto Show together a couple years ago or so, you were just under 400,000 subscribers. I said it'd continue to grow, and you said, "Nahhh, it's starting to slow down and I don't think too many more people will be interested in this kind of stuff," but I still believed in you and knew that your no-bullshit quality of video would propel you! I KNEW YOU'D GET THERE, MAN, so congratulations. I've been watching your growth for several years, and it was a great pleasure to get a tour of your house and go to the auto show with you. I've had the soundtrack CD you signed for me displayed on my bookshelf in the living room since the day you signed it!
I can still remember "The iBook Guy" and when you only had like 300000 subs.
TechFlame X68 “only” 300000 :D
I remember when he was in the 5 digit range.
It’s the same channel.
The occasional old Mac videos might show he hasn't forgotten his roots...
I remember watching the iBook eBay videos
You truly are a humble man, keep going and reach for the stars!
Massive props for turning down the ad garbo. Keep it real 8-bit Guy, you're a dying breed and we appreciate it greatly.
You got me hooked man. I started watching you shoot a wasps nest with paintballs. Then I got into in electronics and started watching your restorations. I now have a C64 and C64C thank you for hooking me on retro stuff.
I need a link to that video
@@maggs131 th-cam.com/video/oR-6BiwTZX0/w-d-xo.html
@@mythos5202 thanks bro
"If somebody wants to watch a documentary about the Commodore 64 I want that video to be just as relevant 10 years from now as it was when it was released" - The 8-Bit Guy, 2019
Still relevant.
Regarding what you mentioned in your video, thank you for NOT begging us to subscribe and NOT plugging products. Your episodes are very entertaining and instructive. I am not at all hardware-savvy, so this is new stuff to me.
Thank you for not mentioning the subscription bell in every episode.
Not that the bloody thing works
Be sure to smash that bell tho and like + subscribble!
I'm so sorry.
To be fair, other TH-camrs had to adapt after TH-cam made the changes it did, and monetization became more difficult.
I absolutely commend David's integrity here, though. Hopefully someday, there will be a healthy balance struck that everyone can work with, but it goes to show that creator and artist spaces always seem to get altered, often negatively that cause damage, by corporations.
I hope I made sense.
It's pretty much natural instinct by now.
"This thing is heavy, hard to hold with one hand!"
_Holds it with one hand and zero effort_
when he said that, "that's what she said' popped into my head
His strength knows no bounds
He's just that strong, he was just editorializing for REGULAR people strength. I mean look at him, the man is clearly a beast.
That's what she said 😁
....he also very nearly dropped it clean on the floor / his foot!
While I am particularly nostalgic for the 1980s computer aesthetic, I specifically watch your channel because of the engineering skill and high standard of maintenance.
Whenever I'm performing computer repairs, I ask myself: "would the 8-Bit Guy be satisfied with this repair?". If the answer is no, then I continue repairs, make cable management adjustments, or simply re-perform the entire process until I'm confident that you would consider the job satisfactory.
You set a high standard sir, and I use it as motivation.
I'm happy I'm not the only one who does that
1:15 "... I didn't think there were more than a hundred people interested..." - hundred thousand, surely! :)
The reason i watch this channel, it brings me back to a time with my father and his love for Tech. Now in those times it was was new. Majority of the stuff you look at, I've seen first hand and played with. After seeing these items again, I get to relive those memories from the early times in my life. I really can't express the joy these videos bring back to me. So thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Congratulations on a million subscribers, so count me as one! Many thanks again and please keep those videos coming!
Thats really cool that they contacted you for the TV show. I've never seen the show, but its interesting to me to think about that conversation "hey, this is last minute, but we really need someone who knows what they're talking about to get us a prop and a consult".. "Idk, theres this guy on youtube we could call..."
I just said to myself, “wait, he doesn’t have a million subs already?”
It's kinda true for all long running channels that don't really change that much to fit the trend since the beginning. Basically, it kinda makes the gold button, or even the diamond button mean nothing, since those more or less has nothing to do with whether a channel is actually good or not. (Not that high sub count channels are bad, but they usually aren't on par quality wise with less popular but more unique channels, with very few exceptions and some kinda "turns bad" after becoming popular.)
I only knew him from 8 bit keys, so when this popped up in my recommendations, I was like, "Wtf, how is there a million people interested in old keyboards?"
It still shocks me that so many people are interested in this stuff. I think it's just because this guy is such an expert and so good at what he does.
My interest in this is being able to see what people had to work with at the time and seeing how simple yet complex computing used to be. That and seeing how well someone is able to restore something.
Thanks for still being authentic after 1 mill subs :-D. It was cool to hear that you have visited my home country and also can speak German. Greetings from Norway!
Just remember, he used to be The iBook Guy. The 8-Bit Guy is one of the best things on TH-cam hands down!
Congrats on the Million! It's been around 4 years that I've been following for now, and you helped me increase my knowledge on the Commodore systems!
I'm only 21, and grew up with some old systems from '95 onwards, it's always fascinated me!
Where do we find a prop for a show about a Proud Texan Nerd? Get another Proud Texan Nerd on speed dial!
That's just amazingly awesome. XD
Here, in this wonderful channel, I can train my english, get informations about vintage tech and meet our 8bitNICE Guy!
Congrats from Brazil!
Here We have a 14 year old sweed watching one of his favourite TH-camrs geting a gold playbutton. I am honored to be a 8-bit Guy subscriber. (Sorry for typo’s)
Honestly aside from "typo's" (just cut the ') you write better than most native English speakers.
Funny enough, I think your biggest typo is "Swede". You're intelligible though, keep it up!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Die erste Million ist immer die schwerste, jetzt wird's richtig cool :)
dAoLKo What?
@@CraigandJane1 It is German...
Well he opend pandoras boy when he said he speaks german... we would say "Selbstgemachte leiden"(lit. Selfmade woes)
As for op he basicaly said "Congratiulations, the first Million is the hardest but thing will become cool from here on"
i love learning about you as a person, your stories are so interesting!
I love when you say dates and you always specify things like:"You know, next year" for people watching this video in the future.
Brilliant.
12:45 I dunno why, but I feel pretty good knowing that LGR and 8BG have hung out before. Seems so fitting.
@Neptune X12 You might seem him in the comments section, but he's Lazy Game Reviews. Goes over old tech and games. If you like 8BG, you should check out LGR.
For those wondering: the Young Sheldon Episode is Season 3 Episode 7 "Pongo Pygmaeus and a Culture That Encourages Spitting"
I've been with this channel for 4 years, since I was 10, when I saw the Armitron video, and even before that, I watched AwesomeAirGuns.
My parents used to keep the channel in a playlist while I slept in my crib! Beat that!
@@PJ-sv4iw my mother had a smartphone implanted in her cervix so i could watch the 8bitguy in the womb
God give me a tablet in heaven to watch 8 bit guy before He sent me to earth
I've been around since the "home network tour" video or whatever it is called. It has been a long way, congrats on the 1 million!
Congrats on 1M!
Yeah, I remember around that time frame I had order my first modem from Jameco. I paid for a 1200 baud but they mistakenly sent a 2400 baud. When I called to report the mistake, they were kind enough to eat the cost and let me keep the modem. Although it's a laughable speed now, I was cruising the BBS's in style that year.
Now that’s customer service!
If only this happened to me.
Congrats David! I always watch your channel. Even though I am never near ANY of the machines you feature in your videos, you still always seem to make every video interesting! Congrats again and keep up the great work!
Congratulations David! I've always kind of been interested in retro tech like 8-bit computers as it was stuff I saw around as a kid but was never able to really experience. I remember first finding you when you were the iBook Guy and have been watching regularly ever since. I love your video styles, casual and informative. Always makes me happy to see you've uploaded a new one!
Love your channel and videos. My favourite is the floppy drive camera one, crazy that those exist! Big respect to Warren for sharing his table with you, what a guy!
Congrats David! I remember when you were still called the iBook guy!
Congratulations on 1 million. I really appreciate the caption for the Deaf, that are true captions and not the ones with errors.
Congrats! As a fan of Young Sheldon, seeing this instantly had me onto the video. Hope you continue to be amazing 🙂
I love this channel because he is such a unique person and it's refreshing.
I'm glad to see that Young Sheldon went with a realistic modem and didn't have him using an early 80's Acoustic Coupler modem just because the director thought it looked cool.
Congrats man, I am happy that you keep going on with this. I love watching your restoration videos. They show that retro computers can always still have a home.
I’m sure there’s more than a million people interested in this topic; I look forward to seeing when you get a Diamond button. 👍🏽
Won't happen. Very few channels hit that mark and he doesn't have a wide enough appeal to reach that. This is still a fairly niche topic.
@@TheNemosdaddy Buzz kill.... You don't need to state the obvious...
@@TheNemosdaddy what kind of channels got this?
@@nichderjeniche jenna, I Justine, pewdiepie.
@@TheNemosdaddy so mostly for teenagers/kids?
Great work by a gr"8"-bit guy! Congratulations, David!
Thanks for being so dang wholesome dude. Congrats on 1 mil!
I guess this makes me one in a million!
Another great video. As always, your content is outstanding! Keep it up, and we'll support you
Honestly, I feel like you’re one of the best youtubers on the website, who doesn’t bother people with stupid annoying ads like most tech channels do(linustechtips is a great example of really going over the edge with the lttstore bullcrap and incredible amounts of in video ads, but he is by no means the only one doing this).
It really shows them that you can make a living and create amazing quality content without shilling our to crappy mobile game companies, and I really do appreciate it. You, along with eevblog and very few others, are the only people for which I turn off Adblock, because you really do deserve it.
The fact of not wanting to fill your videos, as you comment, out of context advertising, is a gesture that honors you. Thank you very much! [I follow you from Spain]
honestly, I would never have bought a c64 if I'd never seen your channel! so thanks for that and thanks for all the great content!
Now you know someone who can fix a c64.
A production company asking for thing be made urgently at the last second... how I'm not surprised.
A production company employee asking a prominent youtuber to do her job for her, and he gladly complies because he's such a nice guy
moe47988 so true
hi there
about the part you discussed about child protection
you do not have to worry because I support you
im younger than 13 and old enough to know that the content you make is awesome and child-friendly and I should no, im a huge fan of your channel and my parents approve this
in fact, my dad is also a huge fan of you and sometimes even praises you and thinks you are a great guy
so if you ever think about the child online protection thing just remember this comment and know that it will never happen
thank you so much for making these videos you always make my day so special and you inspire me to use vintage technology which is my hobby
ps: I emailed you about some questions I had please check it out thanks
ps2: congrats on 1 million subs
I just love learning about older technology, even though I can never use it in the future. Something about retro computers is so satisfying!
You can reorder the old plates so they match the new design :)
Congratulations on hitting that 1M mark David!! Also, thanks for throwing my picture up there towards the end. That's awesome!
I’ve been watching your videos since I was 12 and I still love every single one! Keep doing what you love David, and congratulations on 1 million subscribers!!
Are you 13 now or 39? This is important if you want to convey your dedication
I've been watching this channel since I was 14 in 2014.
@@maggs131 almost 17 now
I personally LOVE the quality of your content, I think its amazing! always informative, always fun!
Thank you for not selling out for the quality of your content. I really do appreciate it, if after the new year you do, I think I can speak for all your fans that we will understand. You’ve done such great work and brought countless hours of watching for me and my family. Thank you.
Thank you for not taking the Raid: Shadow Legends money. Although it would have been worth a laugh to see you try to sound enthusiastic about a mobile game. ;)
Yeah, besides, Raid: Shadow Legends is now becoming a meme because almost every TH-camr I subscribed has their sponsorship.
And because the base of every one is a script, that's read but slightly modified.
Congrats! You just blew my mind with the tape on the wall when you were hanging your plaques.
Congratulations on 1,000,000 subs man! That plaque looks great on your wall. I agree with your idea about not putting ads in your content. I have two tiny channels but I will never put ads in my videos, like you said it takes away from the video. Here's to another 1,000,000 subs, take care!
When I worked at Radio Shack in the early 90's, we found one of those early era Tandy modems in the stock room still new in box. Had fallen behind a rack and forgotten for over a decade. It had 300 or 1200 baud switch on it and nothing more.
We put it out on the sales floor in the computer section, joking that it would be worth more if we hid it for another 10 years.... few days later a customer about had a joyous meltdown in tears over it. He was a desperate technician for the cable company in our region sent out on a quest to find a 300 baud only auto dial modem in 1993. Had to be 300 baud for their teletext system, or be forced to retrofit their entire system. About crapped when a NIB exactly what he needed was found. This was when ebay and online sources of such items did not exist.
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Congrats David. You deserve it, unlike that LGR guy 🤣! Keep it up, it’s wonderful people like yourself and Clint, Techmoan, and others keeping the retro scene going stronger than ever!
I'd say you're successful because of the topics themselves. It's fun watching vintage hardware get restored. It's fun seeing how much we have progressed technologically. The videos are well paced and well scripted. You use a lot of descriptive words and speak clearly, making TH-cam's auto-captioning function work really well and making your content more accessible to the deaf and blind.
Not to mention the sheer passion you show. We can tell you enjoy this a lot, and it's enjoyable to watch someone who enjoys the content they create.
You earned every subscriber, fair and square.
Ah, I remember subbing when you were the iBook Guy and I was trying to use one in 2012.
So proud of you, a real Dallas legend!
You have one of my favorite channels - Love to see videos with older technology getting revisited. Retro stuff is exciting and your way of delivering knowledge of lost times is awesome.
13:06 “And now to finally hang that plaque”
*boss music plays*
8bit guy: "wow, this thing is huge!"
TH-cam: *Demonetized*
FBI: [ COPPA violation noises ]
"Sees kids in the episode" sued for not marking "for kids"
COPPA violation noises:
Shit,shit,shit,more shit...
Hahahahaha
What is sad, this could actually happen. He is a great guy and hope nothing like this happens to him.
Das ist ziemlich cool, dass du Deutsch sprichst. Ich bin ein großer Fan dieser Show.
Also I happy that this channel doesn't do stupid ads in the middle of a show.
"This photo from 2007, that was 12 years ago" "Next year, that is 2020" Why do you do this to me? T_T
"I had no idea there were a million people interested in vintage computers out there!"
Dude, I'm sure there are several million in Texas alone
Been watching you for years now. Love all your retro content. Eagerly awaiting the final episode of your Commodore documentary on the Amiga, the machine I grew up with.
17:20 In Germany we call someone like you "Ehrenmann"
Congrats. I’ve been watching you for years
Me to buddy, great channel
I remember when he was the I book guy.
Crest 3D White Toothpaste Yes that was so long ago. Feels weird
You’re the best, David! Congrats and looking forward to your future projects
Interesting, never knew there was a computer museum in RI. 20 years later, I still miss the one in Boston!