Nizzotch: the videos Hacker News recommends
Not the channel's most viewed videos: the ones HN commenters kept linking with real commentary. The top pick, "Creating Prelude of the Chambered", hN recommends it as a way to demystify game creation and shows what an experienced developer can build in a 48-hour jam.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2015–2026demoHN recommends it as a way to demystify game creation and shows what an experienced developer can build in a 48-hour jam.
- 2 HN recommenders 2 months 2010–2015demoHN holds it up as a vivid example of focused game-jam productivity, and it has been used to demystify programming for students and inspire tools for recording coding sessions.
- cited 3× 0 months 2013–2022demoHN links it as a historical artifact showing what Minecraft looked like at its very beginning.
Questions
Which Nizzotch video does Hacker News recommend most?
Creating Prelude of the Chambered: recommended in 2 different months by 2 HN users between 2015 and 2026.
Is this every Nizzotch 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.