# LGR
**LGR**, short for Lazy Game Reviews, is a YouTube channel run by the American creator Clint Basinger that covers retro computers, vintage technology, and PC gaming through reviews, retrospectives, restorations, and thrift-store finds. The channel was created on March 9, 2006, adopted its current name after originally being called Lazy Game Reviews, and had reached about 1.82 million subscribers and more than 617 million total views across roughly 1,295 videos by October 2026.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) • [4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Host | Clint Basinger (born 1986), who runs the channel as his full-time job[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) • [2](https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews/about) |
| Channel created | March 9, 2006; first video uploaded August 25, 2007[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) |
| Scale (October 2026) | 1,820,000 subscribers; 617,925,159 total views; 1,295 videos[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) |
| Signature series | Oddware, LGR Thrifts, and Tech Tales[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) |
| Most watched video | "Running Doom on a Calculator! TI-83 Plus Games Tutorial" (2017), 7,299,840 views[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) |
| Side channels | LGR Foods (cooking) and LGR Blerbs (shorter, less polished videos)[8](https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2023-08-24-interview-with-clint-basinger-lgr.html) |
| Patreon support | 2,544 paid members contributing about $7,241 per month[2](https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews/about) |
## Host and channel identity
The channel is the work of Clint Basinger, an American YouTuber born in 1986 who is known for videos about video games, most notably [The Sims](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-sims), along with old computers and software.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) The channel description credits Basinger as producer and "main guy," with Luke Basinger as camera operator at conventions, and notes that the channel was formerly known as Lazy Game Reviews and is now simply "LGR."[5](https://open.subsub.io/channels/lgr/view) Basinger describes the channel's focus as "retro technology and computers," saying he enjoys researching origin stories and using vintage hardware.[2](https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews/about)
Despite the G in the name, the channel covers more than retro gaming: its catalog includes hardware, software, oddware, vintage cameras, and restoration and build videos alongside a large amount of Sims content.[3](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/)
## History
Basinger created the channel on March 9, 2006, but his earliest video appeared a full year later, on August 25, 2007: a short skit featuring two LGRs. His first retro gaming video, a review of the [Sega CD](https://www.edgepedia.org/sega-cd), was posted on April 15, 2008. His earliest big hit was his sixth video, "LGR – The Sims 3 Quick Review – Top 5 Reasons To Buy," posted on June 2, 2009, which received over 750,000 views and began a long run of Sims coverage.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr)
In interviews, Basinger has described the channel's early years as exploratory. He began using YouTube in 2006 to share skits, stop-motion videos, and music videos made for college classmates and work friends; when YouTube's Content ID system took down much of that copyrighted material, he shifted to original content. The turn toward vintage technology was, in his words, accidental: he posted about whatever interested him, and when one or two old-tech videos did well, he made more of them.[3](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/) He has uploaded at least one video a week since June 2009, according to one retrospective.[9](https://articles.retroware.com/2021/05/15/who-is-lazy-game-reviews/)
## Series and content
Three regular series anchor the channel. **Oddware** covers old technology Basinger finds bizarre or amusing, from forgotten gadgets like the Action Replay device to a 1994 Keytec Magic Touch Screen and a 2003 Deja View Camwear camera-glasses rig.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) • [4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) **LGR Thrifts** follows him into local thrift stores in search of interesting finds; episode 51 appeared in early 2026 after a two-year gap.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) **Tech Tales** covers stories from the history of technology, such as the Y2K problem.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr) • [11](https://tech-fairy.com/list-of-my-favorite-retro-computing-youtube-channels-you-may-want-to-check-out/)
Beyond these series, the channel produces retrospectives on games and hardware, restoration and repair videos (such as fixing up a 2003 woodgrain Dell Inspiron 600M laptop or a 1999 Hewlett-Packard Pavilion PC), and unboxings of vintage machines. Recent uploads in 2026 included a look at the Sierra Screamin' 3D graphics accelerator from 1996 and a [Nintendo 64](https://www.edgepedia.org/nintendo-64) retrospective marking the console's thirtieth anniversary.[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) Commentators note that the channel occasionally covers newer things with retro roots, such as Flight Simulator 2020 and [Doom Eternal](https://www.edgepedia.org/doom-eternal), alongside its vintage core.[9](https://articles.retroware.com/2021/05/15/who-is-lazy-game-reviews/)
## Production
Basinger shoots with a pair of Panasonic Lumix GH5 cameras in 4K at 60 frames per second, a choice made because gameplay footage and computer monitors both run at 60, which simplifies editing. He describes audio as his biggest production concern, using an array of Zoom recorders (H2n, H4n, and H6) and spending most of his production time dealing with hums, ground loops, and the changing audio profile of rooms full of old hardware.[3](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/) [Ars Technica](https://www.edgepedia.org/ars-technica)'s Lee Hutchinson, a senior technology editor, has described the channel's videos as reliably produced and often set to [smooth jazz](https://www.edgepedia.org/smooth-jazz).[7](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/lgrs-clint-basinger-plumbs-the-depths-of-retro-computing-and-his-youtube-comments/)
As the collection outgrew his home, Basinger rented a separate studio and storage facility, a change he also made to separate work life from home life after finding that working from home had become overwhelming.[3](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/) By 2026 the operation had moved into a dedicated warehouse, workshop, and storage building, documented in the August 2026 video "Touring the LGR Warehouse!"[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) • [6](https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social/post/3msqxzhgggk2i)
## Support and side channels
Basinger runs the channel as his full-time job, with ad revenue from monetized views as his main income and Patreon as what he calls a "fail-safe"; he states a goal of avoiding corporate sponsorships as much as possible. His Patreon offers perks such as personalized signed 5.25-inch floppy disks and had 2,544 paid members contributing about $7,241 per month as of late 2026.[2](https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews/about)
He maintains two side channels. LGR Foods hosts video recipes, mainly sandwiches and noodle bowls, and LGR Blerbs carries shorter, less edited videos with more experimental content; LGR Blerbs had about 216,000 subscribers and 24.4 million total views as of October 2026.[3](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/) • [12](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgrblerbs/)
## Reception and reach
The channel's most watched video is "Running Doom on a Calculator! TI-83 Plus Games Tutorial" from February 2017, with 7,299,840 views, followed by retrospectives and unboxings such as "Why did old PCs have key locks?" (3,929,788 views) and "Brand NEW IBM PC AT + Model M! Unboxing & Setup" (3,786,997 views).[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) Know Your Meme's entry, written earlier, listed the same Doom-on-a-calculator video at over 6.1 million views.[1](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr)
Engagement runs above category norms: in late 2026 the channel averaged 34.4 likes and 3.7 comments per 1,000 views, against category averages of 24.2 and 1.2 respectively.[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) Among technology review and gadget channels tracked by Trari, LGR ranked 41st of 163 by subscribers, well behind leaders such as Unbox Therapy (25.6 million subscribers) but with a distinct niche: a 2026 industry roundup listed LGR among popular tech reviewers with about 1.8 million subscribers and roughly one upload per week, noting that a specific niche can create strong community bonds and long watch times.[4](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/) • [10](https://air.io/en/trending/14-most-popular-tech-reviewers-on-youtube-in-2026) Channel-similarity analyses place it alongside Techmoan, The 8-Bit Guy, Modern Vintage Gamer, and Retro Game Corps in the retro-computing niche.[11](https://tech-fairy.com/list-of-my-favorite-retro-computing-youtube-channels-you-may-want-to-check-out/)
Basinger has also observed that YouTube's recommendation system began pushing his decade-old videos to new viewers, creating what he described as a snowball effect of people exploring the back catalog.[3](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/)
## References
1. [Lazy Game Reviews / LGR, Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/lazy-game-reviews-lgr)
2. [LGR | About | Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews/about)
3. [LGR brings retro gaming and tech to life on YouTube: An interview with Clint Basinger, Creator Handbook (March 2, 2020)](https://www.creatorhandbook.net/lgr-brings-retro-gaming-and-tech-to-life-on-youtube-an-interview-with-clint-basinger/)
4. [LGR: subscribers, views and new videos, Trari (October 2026)](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgr/)
5. [LGR – YouTube Channel Analytics, SubSub](https://open.subsub.io/channels/lgr/view)
6. [LGR building update post, Bluesky (August 10, 2026)](https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social/post/3msqxzhgggk2i)
7. [LGR's Clint Basinger plumbs the depths of retro computing, Ars Technica (September 22, 2020)](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/lgrs-clint-basinger-plumbs-the-depths-of-retro-computing-and-his-youtube-comments/)
8. [The Clinterview – A Chat With LGR, ctrl.alt.rees (August 24, 2023)](https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2023-08-24-interview-with-clint-basinger-lgr.html)
9. [Who is Lazy Game Reviews?, Retroware (May 15, 2021)](https://articles.retroware.com/2021/05/15/who-is-lazy-game-reviews/)
10. [Most popular tech reviewers on YouTube, AIR Media-Tech (2026)](https://air.io/en/trending/14-most-popular-tech-reviewers-on-youtube-in-2026)
11. [List of my favorite retro computing YouTube channels, Tech Fairy](https://tech-fairy.com/list-of-my-favorite-retro-computing-youtube-channels-you-may-want-to-check-out/)
12. [LGR Blerbs: subscribers, views and new videos, Trari (October 2026)](https://www.trari.com/en/c/lgrblerbs/)
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