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Tiny cartridges, substantial adventures on Game Sack
Joe Redifer's small-memory tour fits Mario, Metroid and Zelda into a surprisingly compact history of console games.
In short
On YouTube, Game Sack has 328,000 subscribers and 133,958,238 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 258,846 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "The MOST IMPRESSIVE small memory CARTRIDGE GAMES", with 185,153 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,923 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 75 of 100 in category "Gaming news, reviews and commentary". On Instagram, @gamesackjoe has 11,383 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
328,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
133,958,238
▲ 258,846 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,173,562 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,173,562 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
17,593
on a typical day: 37,820
Videos on the channel
567
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
408
a new long video usually gets 120,266 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
172,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@gamesackjoe · The account on Instagram
Followers
11,383
no change in the last 2 days
Posts
571
Views per Reel
8,591
usually, by 5 recent Reels
Likes per post
581
usually, by 15 recent posts
5.1% of followers
5.1% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Gaming news, reviews and commentary | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,277 of 2,442 | 32 of 38 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Gaming news, reviews and commentary
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just vibe-coded the LAUNCHER on the Sega Genesis! | Reel | October 15, 2026 | 10,668 | 545 | 21 |
| With all of the 70mm IMAX hubbub lately I figured I'd upload this old video I… | Reel | July 26, 2026 | 2,261 | 87 | 7 |
| This is how I did the intro for Game Sack starting in 2024. I had the idea, but… | Reel | July 11, 2026 | 8,358 | 620 | 33 |
| A few pictures from July 2000 at my job as head projectionist at the Mann… | Carousel | June 7, 2026 | - | 574 | 16 |
| The evening of November 16 2006 the PlayStation 3 was about to have its midnight… | Carousel | May 16, 2026 | - | 595 | 31 |
| Nintendo only ever used cartridges (and cards). | Carousel | May 10, 2026 | - | 1,487 | 195 |
| The "What were you like in the 90s" craze is HOT, and I'm cashing in on it.… | Reel | March 14, 2026 | 10,591 | 949 | 65 |
| Youtube just sent this to me in an email. Why? It's so incredibly wrong. I have… | Photo | January 28, 2026 | - | 491 | 20 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 5 Reels, 6 carousels and 4 photos.
As of November 9, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
October 27, 2026 4x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 137,556 views a day, 4 times a normal day (34,734).
This week on the channel +262K views this week
Strider, Final Fight and Willow: every Capcom CPS-1 game on Game Sack
Episode 471 walks through Capcom's whole late-80s arcade board, and takes in the CPS "1.5" games along the way.
The video drawing the most views now
Lots of DIFFERENCES in these ports!
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 99,465
- Video views, pace per day
- 8,229
- Views on its first day
- 75,346
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Gaming news, reviews and commentary | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,923 of 5,393 | 75 of 100 |
| By views gained this week | 3,962 of 5,274 | 66 of 100 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,842 of 5,043 | 66 of 100 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Gaming news, reviews and commentary
Views gained this week in the category Gaming news, reviews and commentary
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 328,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 328,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 132,873,329 views → November 11, 2026: 133,958,238 views · average: 37,410 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lots of DIFFERENCES in these ports! | November 8, 2026 | 38:08 | 99,465 | 8,229 | 75,346 | 3,982 | 607 |
 The MOST IMPRESSIVE small memory CARTRIDGE GAMES | October 25, 2026 | 41:29 | 185,153 | 1,179 | 96,897 | 4,532 | 597 |
 The rest of the world MISSED OUT! Or did they? | October 11, 2026 | 28:04 | 123,942 | 109 | - | 3,875 | 513 |
 EVERY Capcom CPS1 Game | September 27, 2026 | 49:19 | 210,038 | 463 | - | 5,482 | 759 |
 The Games of Arc System Works | September 13, 2026 | 42:03 | 182,273 | 96 | - | 5,129 | 626 |
 Surprise Livestream September 8 2026 | September 9, 2026 | 2:38:11 | 55,811 | 14 | - | 1,520 | 83 |
 The DIFFERENCES in these games are SURPRISING | August 30, 2026 | 38:29 | 205,672 | 131 | - | 5,718 | 562 |
 Looking for something GOOD to play? Try these! | August 16, 2026 | 30:10 | 119,501 | 112 | - | 5,709 | 691 |
 The Eye Toy. BAD IDEA! | August 2, 2026 | 33:44 | 61,005 | 63 | - | 3,597 | 536 |
 These Games Make GREAT First Impressions! Is the rest of th… | July 19, 2026 | 29:45 | 76,976 | 59 | - | 4,460 | 678 |
 Games that make the consoles look WEAK! | July 5, 2026 | 25:25 | 121,031 | 154 | - | 5,892 | 785 |
 The BIGGEST, Most MEMORY INTENSIVE Cartridge Games on Each … | June 21, 2026 | 49:14 | 314,250 | 545 | - | 9,843 | 1,360 |
 3D Franchises that went 2D | June 7, 2026 | 32:33 | 87,352 | 76 | - | 4,783 | 573 |
 Games that are BETTER than their ARCADE versions! | May 24, 2026 | 36:35 | 109,892 | 135 | - | 5,510 | 676 |
 They're STILL Making NEW GAMES for these ANCIENT Consoles?? | May 10, 2026 | 35:04 | 109,284 | 135 | - | 5,363 | 486 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 36.6 in the category: 27.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 4.6 in the category: 2.3
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 137,443
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Console Crunch #6 - Game Sack | February 22, 2021 | 3:36:16 | 2,259,519 |
 Console Crunch #5 - Game Sack | November 18, 2020 | 3:32:01 | 2,153,177 |
 Console Crunch # 4 - Game Sack | August 24, 2020 | 3:47:59 | 2,135,825 |
 Console Crunch #7 - Game Sack | January 5, 2022 | 3:44:13 | 2,008,973 |
 Games That Push Hardware Limits Crunch 1 | April 27, 2022 | 3:23:04 | 1,822,002 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Retro Videogames | February 7, 2023 | 0:55 | 126,112 |
 Gamecube classics on Switch 2 compared to the real console … | June 15, 2025 | 0:40 | 45,310 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 137,556 views a day, 4 times a normal day (34,734).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +185K views this week
Tiny cartridges, substantial adventures on Game Sack
Joe Redifer's small-memory tour fits Mario, Metroid and Zelda into a surprisingly compact history of console games.
This week on the channel +262K views this week
Strider, Final Fight and Willow: every Capcom CPS-1 game on Game Sack
Episode 471 walks through Capcom's whole late-80s arcade board, and takes in the CPS "1.5" games along the way.