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'''LGR''' (an initialism of '''Lazy Game Reviews''') is a [[YouTube]] channel and [[web series]] created by '''Clint Basinger''' (born December 20, 1986) which focuses on [[video game journalism|video game reviews]], [[retrocomputing]], and [[Unboxing|unboxing videos]]. His YouTube channel has been compared to that of [[Techmoan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hutchinson|first=Lee|date=2020-09-22|title=LGR’s Clint Basinger plumbs the depths of retro computing—and his YouTube comments|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/lgrs-clint-basinger-plumbs-the-depths-of-retro-computing-and-his-youtube-comments/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[Ars Technica]]|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Key|first=Kim|date=2021-01-08|title=The Impractical but Indisputable Rise of Retrocomputing|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/style/retrocomputing.html|access-date=2021-04-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Get in on the new craze for digital art|url=https://moneyweek.com/investments/alternative-investments/602821/get-in-on-the-new-craze-for-digital-art|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[MoneyWeek]]|language=en}}</ref> Basinger is known for restoring a [[Hot Wheels]] PC<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Adi|date=2016-03-10|title=The Hot Wheels PC was bad, but watching a restored model run in 2016 is great|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195370/hot-wheels-pc-restored-patriot-computer|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[The Verge]]|language=en}}</ref> and reviewing expensive vintage computers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cole|first=Samantha|date=2017-07-14|title=This Ridiculous Laptop Cost $20,000 in the 90s|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbmpnm/this-ridiculous-laptop-cost-dollar20000-in-the-90s|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|language=en}}</ref> The channel is funded through YouTube advertising, and through [[Patreon]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-01-27|title=YouTube's Content Crackdown an Opportunity for Payments Startup|url=https://www.paymentssource.com/news/youtubes-content-crackdown-an-opportunity-for-payments-startup|access-date=2021-06-23|website=PaymentsSource|language=en}}</ref>
'''LGR''' (originally an initialism of '''Lazy Game Reviews''') is a [[YouTube]] channel and [[web series]] created by '''Clint Basinger''' (born December 20, 1986) which focuses on [[video game journalism|video game reviews]], [[retrocomputing]], and [[Unboxing|unboxing videos]]. His YouTube channel has been compared to that of [[Techmoan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hutchinson|first=Lee|date=2020-09-22|title=LGR’s Clint Basinger plumbs the depths of retro computing—and his YouTube comments|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/lgrs-clint-basinger-plumbs-the-depths-of-retro-computing-and-his-youtube-comments/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[Ars Technica]]|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Key|first=Kim|date=2021-01-08|title=The Impractical but Indisputable Rise of Retrocomputing|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/style/retrocomputing.html|access-date=2021-04-18|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Get in on the new craze for digital art|url=https://moneyweek.com/investments/alternative-investments/602821/get-in-on-the-new-craze-for-digital-art|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[MoneyWeek]]|language=en}}</ref> Basinger is known for restoring a [[Hot Wheels]] PC<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Adi|date=2016-03-10|title=The Hot Wheels PC was bad, but watching a restored model run in 2016 is great|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195370/hot-wheels-pc-restored-patriot-computer|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[The Verge]]|language=en}}</ref> and reviewing expensive vintage computers.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cole|first=Samantha|date=2017-07-14|title=This Ridiculous Laptop Cost $20,000 in the 90s|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbmpnm/this-ridiculous-laptop-cost-dollar20000-in-the-90s|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-18|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|language=en}}</ref> The channel is funded through YouTube advertising, and through [[Patreon]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-01-27|title=YouTube's Content Crackdown an Opportunity for Payments Startup|url=https://www.paymentssource.com/news/youtubes-content-crackdown-an-opportunity-for-payments-startup|access-date=2021-06-23|website=PaymentsSource|language=en}}</ref>


== Output ==
== Output ==

Revision as of 01:35, 16 May 2022

For other uses, see LGR (disambiguation).
LGR
Basinger at the 2021 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest
Personal information
Born
Clint Basinger

(1986-12-20) December 20, 1986 (age 38)
North Carolina, U.S.
Websitewww.lazygamereviews.com
YouTube information
Also known asLazy Game Reviews
Channel
Years active2006–present
GenreReview
Subscribers1.58 million[1]
Total views475 million[1]
NetworkMaker Studios, Retroware (formerly)
Associated actsThe 8-Bit Guy, Techmoan, Modern Vintage Gamer, Brutalmoose
100,000 subscribers2014
1,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: February 18, 2022

LGR (originally an initialism of Lazy Game Reviews) is a YouTube channel and web series created by Clint Basinger (born December 20, 1986) which focuses on video game reviews, retrocomputing, and unboxing videos. His YouTube channel has been compared to that of Techmoan.[2][3][4] Basinger is known for restoring a Hot Wheels PC[5] and reviewing expensive vintage computers.[6] The channel is funded through YouTube advertising, and through Patreon.[7]

Output

Video series include LGR Thrifts, Tech Tales, and Oddware.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "About YouTube channel". YouTube.
  2. ^ Hutchinson, Lee (2020-09-22). "LGR's Clint Basinger plumbs the depths of retro computing—and his YouTube comments". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Key, Kim (2021-01-08). "The Impractical but Indisputable Rise of Retrocomputing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. ^ "Get in on the new craze for digital art". MoneyWeek. Retrieved 2021-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Robertson, Adi (2016-03-10). "The Hot Wheels PC was bad, but watching a restored model run in 2016 is great". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  6. ^ Cole, Samantha (2017-07-14). "This Ridiculous Laptop Cost $20,000 in the 90s". Vice. Retrieved 2021-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "YouTube's Content Crackdown an Opportunity for Payments Startup". PaymentsSource. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  8. ^ McCann, Graham (2016-06-10). "Exclusive Interview with Clint Basinger of LGR". FilmGamesEtc. Archived from the original on 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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