# ClabRetro YouTube channel

7 Hacker News commenters recommended ClabRetro YouTube channel and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Long-form retro computing videos showing hardware projects step by step, failures included, that fans watch as soon as they post.

## Why people recommend it

- Retro hardware fans can't get elsewhere (2 comments): "I love watching this channel as a 20-something who never had a chance to see/touch the hardware he's working with." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50122486)) "If you find this sort of thing interesting... you'll definitely like his channel!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357191))
- Hard-mode projects shown with failures (2 comments): "I'm really pleased he's embraced long form videos showing the steps (and the failures) along the way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358163)) "clabretro does it all on hardmode too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48363388))
- Favorite channel, watched on every upload (2 comments): "ClabRetro on YouTube is one of my few "drop everything and watch a new video" creators." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50123112)) "one of my favorite youtube channels" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48036195))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ClabRetro YouTube channel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clabretro-youtube-channel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).