Ahoy: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit", it is the go-to chronological, in-depth overview of tracker music, recommended whenever trackers, the Amiga or the demoscene come up.
- 7 HN recommenders 8 months 2021–2026documentaryIt is the go-to chronological, in-depth overview of tracker music, recommended whenever trackers, the Amiga or the demoscene come up.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2015–2017documentaryRecommended as a well-researched piece of computing history on Amiga FPS games and Doom's impact.
- 4 HN recommenders 4 months 2020–2026documentaryHN recommends it as the thorough, well-researched answer to the first video game question.
- 3 HN recommenders 3 months 2020–2022documentaryRecommended as a well-made documentary-style history that gives context around the game and inspires replays.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2023–2026documentaryHN rates it among the best gaming video essays and Ahoy as one of the best creators on the platform.
Questions
Which Ahoy video does Hacker News recommend most?
Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit: recommended in 8 different months by 7 HN users between 2021 and 2026.
Is this every Ahoy video?
No. Only videos that at least three different HN users linked, in at least three different months, with at least a sentence of their own commentary. That filter is what makes the list useful.
Video list and Hacker News comment labels from HackerTube (prompted by @karpathy), released under ODC-By 1.0, built on the open-index/hacker-news archive. Hacker News data is provided by Y Combinator; comments remain the work of their authors. Video titles, channel names and thumbnails belong to their creators and are shown via YouTube. HackerTube Watch is an unofficial edition. Data export of 2026-10-31.