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Subscribers 88.7K

Videos 757

Views 23.9M

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TR Old School Gamer combines retro and modern gaming content, covering arcade classics, retro consoles, indie games with a classic soul, fangames, and nostalgia-focused gaming history. The channel features long-form videos and top lists across eras (SEGA Genesis, Amiga, PC Engine, PSP, etc.) with a clear emphasis on retro gaming nostalgia and arcade culture; uploads are frequent, with long-form videos averaging around 38 minutes and a high volume of content (757 videos) since joining in 2006, while recent uploads show similarly long runtimes and topic variety.

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88% relevance

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Videos 583

Views 35.3M

Appearances 28

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Both target retro gaming enthusiasts with strong overlap in searches like retro console lists and retro gaming top lists; their content aligns around collecting and ranking classic games, yielding an 88% overall match driven by high search alignment (100%) and solid content similarity (80%).

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Videos 1.1K

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Appearances 9

SERP 50%

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66% relevance

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Appearances 8

SERP 35%

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SERP 33%

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Discovered competitors include TechDweeb (88% match) with 265K subscribers and Kim Justice (75% match) with 97.6K subscribers, both aligning on queries like retro console lists, ne retro gems, and arcade history. Top Game X (66% match) with 24.7K subscribers and Bitvint (66% match) with 11.1K subscribers also overlap on shoot em up collections, platformer classics, and arcade history topics, while Retro Bird (62% match) with 82.2K subscribers covers retro lists and 80s-90s gaming. The top two competitors by match strength are TechDweeb and Kim Justice; all three tie to overlapping search queries related to retro gaming top lists, classic arcade content, and arcade/history topics. TR Old School Gamer has substantially more subscribers than most competitors, though not as large as TechDweeb, indicating a niche but growing position within retro gaming content.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to TR Old School Gamer?

TechDweeb (88% match, 265K subscribers) and Kim Justice (75% match, 97.6K subscribers) are TR Old School Gamer's biggest competitors on YouTube. Top Game X (66% match, 24.7K subscribers) also competes. They all share a focus on retro gaming, classic consoles, and gaming history, appealing to audiences interested in nostalgic and historic video game content.

What type of content does TR Old School Gamer make?

TR Old School Gamer creates retro gaming content, including top lists, historical retrospectives, and compilations of classic games, as indicated by video titles such as Evolution of great classics of SEGA GENESIS / MEGA DRIVE (1988 - 1996), VECTOR ARCADE Games Compilation, AMIGA's Greatest Hits, and The Ultimate Arcade Checklist. Upload frequency appears to be low with an average of 0 views per video in recent uploads, and the channel has varying weekly activity based on the listed recent titles.

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