Oddball games and reinvented consoles on RadJunk's Hartford trip

Sam and Joe visit Retro World Expo, with portable hardware, booth encounters and unusual purchases in the mix.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

What kind of weird video games did Joe buy this time?

Joe's convention shopping comes with a familiar question: what unusual games will he bring back this time? RadJunk's only new upload, "What kind of weird video games did Joe buy this time?", takes that recurring habit to Retro World Expo in Hartford, Connecticut, and has reached about 40,000 views.

The trip also looks at creators finding new ways to play old games. The description credits @DowningsBasement, @MachoNachoProductions and @whatskenmaking with filming alongside the team. For a channel rooted in a Fort Walton Beach game store, it is a chance to take the repairs-and-pickups conversation beyond the shop counter.

The comments supply some wonderfully specific souvenirs. Viewers mention a portable N64 and classic gaming magazines; a check-in volunteer remembers saying hello and appearing briefly in the video. A custom mirror inspires another viewer to recall television repairmen adjusting sets while watching the picture in a handheld mirror. Retro technology has more than one kind of nostalgia attached to it.

RadJunk's subscriber count stayed unchanged over the week, while current daily viewing is well below its usual level. Among nearby gaming channels, Yvonne Ng and Caylus Movies had much larger weekly view gains, while FruitSnacksS and Hekya had quieter weeks.

The convention trip is not the channel's biggest source of fresh views right now. That distinction belongs to "BEHOLD- a useless console #videogames #retrogaming #nostalgia #nintendo #playstation", posted a fortnight ago and now past 125,000 views. An older Nintendo-accessory upload is also drawing viewers: the oddities extend well beyond Joe's shopping bag.

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The videos drawing views on RadJunk right now

BEHOLD- a useless console #videogames #retrogaming #nostalgia #ninten…125,617 views BEHOLD- a useless Nintendo accessory #videogames #retrogaming #ninten…108,845 views

The numbers

Here is RadJunk's week in subscribers, views and uploads.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Yvonne Ng

2,025,686

Caylus Movies

1,422,305

MrWigglesworth

308,336

RadJunk

196,085

Zealous Chuck

174,854

RaidAway+

105,317

JayMoji Deluxe

36,826

FruitSnacksS

6,954

Hekya

699

subscribers

145,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

25,759,486

views per day

7,105

typical day: 35,902

first-day views of each video posted this week

What kind of weird video games did Joe …

25,043

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Caylus Movies

159,000

RadJunk

145,000

FruitSnacksS

141,000

MrWigglesworth

140,000

Hekya

137,000

RaidAway+

137,000

Zealous Chuck

132,000

Yvonne Ng

132,000

JayMoji Deluxe

130,000

As of October 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.