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'''Peter Leigh''', more commonly known by the alias '''Nostalgia Nerd''', is a British presenter, [[YouTuber]], author and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitch|url=https://www.twitch.tv/nostalgianerd|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Twitch}}</ref> who documents and specialises in ageing technology and software. First appearing on [[YouTube]] in 2014,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/nostalgianerdvideos/about|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> he routinely and enthusiastically explores forgotten computers and the technology surrounding them. He often specialises in historical documentaries,{{clarify|date=June 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Charnock|first=Tom|title=Nostalgia Nerd Tackles The Atari Jaguar Story|url=http://www.atarijaguar.co.uk/2016/11/nostalgia-nerd-tackles-atari-jaguar.html|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref> but also delves into technical explanations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grossman|first=David|date=2017-09-06|title=The Weird, Stripped-Down Web Browsers of MS-DOS|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/web/a28069/ms-dos-web-browsers/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Popular Mechanics|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Frauenfelder|first=Mark|date=2020-05-25|title=Why does USB keep changing?|url=https://boingboing.net/2020/05/25/why-does-usb-keep-changing.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Boing Boing|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-08|title=You're telling me that Sonic the Hedgehog was faster in America!?|url=https://www.technobuffalo.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-ntsc-faster-vs-pal|access-date=2021-06-04|website=TechnoBuffalo}}</ref> Leigh also ventures into modern,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=New ZX Spectrum Next computer unboxed|url=https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/zx-spectrum-next-04-03-2020/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Geeky Gadgets|language=en-US}}</ref> mystery, explanation and more frivolous tech videos, with a humorous style and British wit.
'''Peter Leigh''', more commonly known by the alias '''Nostalgia Nerd''', is a British presenter, [[YouTuber]], author and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Twitch|url=https://www.twitch.tv/nostalgianerd|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Twitch}}</ref> who documents and specialises in ageing technology and software. First appearing on [[YouTube]] in 2014,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/nostalgianerdvideos/about|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> he routinely and enthusiastically explores forgotten computers and the technology surrounding them. He often specialises in historical documentaries,{{clarify|date=June 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Charnock|first=Tom|title=Nostalgia Nerd Tackles The Atari Jaguar Story|url=http://www.atarijaguar.co.uk/2016/11/nostalgia-nerd-tackles-atari-jaguar.html|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref> but also delves into technical explanations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grossman|first=David|date=2017-09-06|title=The Weird, Stripped-Down Web Browsers of MS-DOS|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/web/a28069/ms-dos-web-browsers/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Popular Mechanics|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Frauenfelder|first=Mark|date=2020-05-25|title=Why does USB keep changing?|url=https://boingboing.net/2020/05/25/why-does-usb-keep-changing.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Boing Boing|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-08|title=You're telling me that Sonic the Hedgehog was faster in America!?|url=https://www.technobuffalo.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-ntsc-faster-vs-pal|access-date=2021-06-04|website=TechnoBuffalo}}</ref> Leigh also ventures into modern,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=New ZX Spectrum Next computer unboxed|url=https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/zx-spectrum-next-04-03-2020/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Geeky Gadgets|language=en-US}}</ref> mystery, explanation and more frivolous tech videos, with a humorous style and British wit.


His most recent book, ''The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Leigh|first=Peter|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Nostalgia_Nerd_s_Retro_Tech.html?id=ru5mtAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles and Games|date=2018-11-06|publisher=Octopus Books|isbn=978-1-78157-570-3|language=en}}</ref> spent several months as a best-seller in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-27|title=Amazon.co.uk Best Sellers: The most popular items in Books|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927164251/https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=pd_zg_ts_books|access-date=2021-06-11|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> and USA.<ref name=":2" /> Covering a wide variety of retro systems with historical and gaming facts,<ref>{{Cite web|last=March 2021|first=Rob Dwiar 04|title=Best gaming books 2021: from novels to retro compendiums, and other page-turners|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-gaming-books/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=gamesradar|language=en}}</ref> it has been mentioned on the UK's [[The Centre for Computing History|Centre for Computing History]]'s website<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech Book - Shop Item - Computing History|url=http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/50492/Nostalgia-Nerd-s-Retro-Tech-Book/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.computinghistory.org.uk}}</ref> and is a reference in the museum.
His most recent book, ''The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Leigh|first=Peter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ru5mtAEACAAJ|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles and Games|date=2018-11-06|publisher=Octopus Books|isbn=978-1-78157-570-3|language=en}}</ref> spent several months as a best-seller in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-27|title=Amazon.co.uk Best Sellers: The most popular items in Books|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=pd_zg_ts_books|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927164251/https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=pd_zg_ts_books|archive-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> and USA.<ref name=":2" /> Covering a wide variety of retro systems with historical and gaming facts,<ref>{{Cite web|last=March 2021|first=Rob Dwiar 04|title=Best gaming books 2021: from novels to retro compendiums, and other page-turners|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-gaming-books/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=gamesradar|date=4 March 2021|language=en}}</ref> it has been mentioned on the UK's [[The Centre for Computing History|Centre for Computing History]]'s website<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech Book - Shop Item - Computing History|url=http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/50492/Nostalgia-Nerd-s-Retro-Tech-Book/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=www.computinghistory.org.uk}}</ref> and is a reference in the museum.


As of June 2021, his main [[YouTube]] channel has 409,000 subscribers<ref name=":0" /> and 640 videos.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nostalgia Nerd's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/nostalgianerdvideos|access-date=2021-02-04|website=socialblade.com}}</ref>
As of June 2021, his main [[YouTube]] channel has 409,000 subscribers<ref name=":0" /> and 640 videos.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nostalgia Nerd's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/nostalgianerdvideos|access-date=2021-02-04|website=socialblade.com}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Leigh was born in Norwich, England in the early 1980s. The younger of two siblings, he spent much of his childhood engaging with such British [[microcomputer|micros]] as the [[ZX Spectrum]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2020-02-28|title=The ZX Spectrum Next Arrives|url=https://hackaday.com/2020/02/27/the-zx-spectrum-next-arrives/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref> [[BBC Micro]] and models from further afield, including the [[Commodore 64]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech|publisher=Ilex|year=2018|isbn=1781575703|location=|pages=Introduction}}</ref>
Leigh was born in Norwich, England in the early 1980s. The younger of two siblings, he spent much of his childhood engaging with such British [[microcomputer|micros]] as the [[ZX Spectrum]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2020-02-28|title=The ZX Spectrum Next Arrives|url=https://hackaday.com/2020/02/27/the-zx-spectrum-next-arrives/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref> [[BBC Micro]] and models from further afield, including the [[Commodore 64]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech|publisher=Ilex|year=2018|isbn=978-1781575703|location=|pages=Introduction}}</ref>


He attended [[Cromer Academy|Cromer High School]], before studying [[Corporate law|Business Law]] and [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] at [[Paston College]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Linkedin|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterleigh/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Linkedin}}</ref> He previously worked as a [[Lead programmer|Lead Program Developer]],<ref name=":3" /> and ran a [[web development]] business in 2012.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=r/IAmA - I am Nostalgia Nerd. That 80s Computer Addicted, Youtube Chap who Just Wrote a Book about Retro Tech. Please, AMA.|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9xcp74/i_am_nostalgia_nerd_that_80s_computer_addicted/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=reddit|language=en-US}}</ref>
He attended [[Cromer Academy|Cromer High School]], before studying [[Corporate law|Business Law]] and [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] at [[Paston College]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Linkedin|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterleigh/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Linkedin}}</ref> He previously worked as a [[Lead programmer|Lead Program Developer]],<ref name=":3" /> and ran a [[web development]] business in 2012.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=r/IAmA - I am Nostalgia Nerd. That 80s Computer Addicted, Youtube Chap who Just Wrote a Book about Retro Tech. Please, AMA.|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9xcp74/i_am_nostalgia_nerd_that_80s_computer_addicted/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=reddit|language=en-US}}</ref>
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In 2018, Leigh appeared on Mexican television showcasing the retro computing scene in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-03|title=Nostalgia nerd|url=https://noticieros.televisa.com/videos/nostalgia-nerd/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Noticieros Televisa|language=es-MX}}</ref> In the same year, he appeared in several episodes of the [[Kickstarter|KickStarter]]-backed web series, Digitiser the Show, as himself.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Leigh|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm10269181/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=IMDb}}</ref>
In 2018, Leigh appeared on Mexican television showcasing the retro computing scene in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-03|title=Nostalgia nerd|url=https://noticieros.televisa.com/videos/nostalgia-nerd/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Noticieros Televisa|language=es-MX}}</ref> In the same year, he appeared in several episodes of the [[Kickstarter|KickStarter]]-backed web series, Digitiser the Show, as himself.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Leigh|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm10269181/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=IMDb}}</ref>


In 2018, Leigh wrote ''The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech''. This book was published in November 2018<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hlavaty|first=Craig|date=2018-11-15|title=Would you like to play a game? Book holds history of game systems|url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/From-Pong-to-Red-Dead-Redemption-new-book-13396124.php|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/titles/peter-leigh/the-nostalgia-nerds-retro-tech-computer-consoles-games/9781781575703/|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games|date=2019-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> by [[ILEX Press|Ilex Press]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ilexinstant.com/titles/peter-leigh/the-nostalgia-nerds-retro-tech-computer-consoles-games/9781781576823/|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games|date=2019-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> To date, it has sold approximately 50,000 copies,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-04|title=Number of Reviews as a correlate to Number of Sales|url=https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/number-of-reviews-as-a-correlate-to-number-of-sales/329779/2|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Amazon Seller Forums|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Corson-Knowles|first=Tom|date=2016-07-12|title=Amazon Book Sales Calculator|url=https://www.tckpublishing.com/amazon-book-sales-calculator/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=TCK Publishing|language=en-US}}</ref> and appeared in various scholar-related texts.<ref>{{Citation|last=Hoffin|first=Kevin|title=A Chronology of Video Game Deviance|date=2020-01-01|url=https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-447-220201004|work=Video Games Crime and Next-Gen Deviance|pages=49–72|editor-last=Kelly|editor-first=Craig|publisher=Emerald Publishing Limited|doi=10.1108/978-1-83867-447-220201004/full/html|isbn=978-1-83867-450-2|access-date=2021-06-04|last2=DeVos|first2=Elaine|editor2-last=Lynes|editor2-first=Adam|editor3-last=Hoffin|editor3-first=Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|title=KRITIK SOSIAL DALAM VIDEO GAME (Analisis Semiotika Representasi Kritik Sosial Dalam Video Game Persona 5)|url=http://eprints.upnyk.ac.id/24358/|publisher=UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN NASIONAL "VETERAN" YOGYAKARTA|date=2021|degree=other|language=en|first=Muhammad Salim|last=Pascal}}</ref>
In 2018, Leigh wrote ''The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech''. This book was published in November 2018<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hlavaty|first=Craig|date=2018-11-15|title=Would you like to play a game? Book holds history of game systems|url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/From-Pong-to-Red-Dead-Redemption-new-book-13396124.php|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Chron|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/titles/peter-leigh/the-nostalgia-nerds-retro-tech-computer-consoles-games/9781781575703/|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games|date=2019-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> by [[ILEX Press|Ilex Press]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ilexinstant.com/titles/peter-leigh/the-nostalgia-nerds-retro-tech-computer-consoles-games/9781781576823/|title=The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games|date=2019-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> To date, it has sold approximately 50,000 copies,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-04|title=Number of Reviews as a correlate to Number of Sales|url=https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/number-of-reviews-as-a-correlate-to-number-of-sales/329779/2|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Amazon Seller Forums|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Corson-Knowles|first=Tom|date=2016-07-12|title=Amazon Book Sales Calculator|url=https://www.tckpublishing.com/amazon-book-sales-calculator/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=TCK Publishing|language=en-US}}</ref> and appeared in various scholar-related texts.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Hoffin|first1=Kevin|title=A Chronology of Video Game Deviance|date=2020-01-01|url=https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-447-220201004|work=Video Games Crime and Next-Gen Deviance|pages=49–72|editor-last=Kelly|editor-first=Craig|publisher=Emerald Publishing Limited|doi=10.1108/978-1-83867-447-220201004|isbn=978-1-83867-450-2|access-date=2021-06-04|last2=DeVos|first2=Elaine|editor2-last=Lynes|editor2-first=Adam|editor3-last=Hoffin|editor3-first=Kevin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis|title=KRITIK SOSIAL DALAM VIDEO GAME (Analisis Semiotika Representasi Kritik Sosial Dalam Video Game Persona 5)|url=http://eprints.upnyk.ac.id/24358/|publisher=UNIVERSITAS PEMBANGUNAN NASIONAL "VETERAN" YOGYAKARTA|date=2021|degree=other|language=en|first=Muhammad Salim|last=Pascal}}</ref>


Leigh has appeared as a guest author in numerous national press<ref>{{Cite news|last=Perlman|first=Elisabeth|title=Computer nerds go nuts for an Acorn|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/computer-nerds-go-nuts-for-an-acorn-62tgpxhcm|access-date=2021-06-04|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> publications, as well as UK radio shows, advocating retro technology. One of which was Chris Goreham's [[BBC Radio Norfolk]] breakfast show, where he discussed the mystery of the [[Elm Hill, Norwich|Elm Hill fossilised keyboard in Norwich]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moxon|first=Daniel|title=Mystery solved! Origin of Norwich keyboard revealed|url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/molly-sole-nua-student-made-norwich-keyboard-1-6664152|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Norwich Evening News|language=en}}</ref>
Leigh has appeared as a guest author in numerous national press<ref>{{Cite news|last=Perlman|first=Elisabeth|title=Computer nerds go nuts for an Acorn|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/computer-nerds-go-nuts-for-an-acorn-62tgpxhcm|access-date=2021-06-04|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> publications, as well as UK radio shows, advocating retro technology. One of which was Chris Goreham's [[BBC Radio Norfolk]] breakfast show, where he discussed the mystery of the [[Elm Hill, Norwich|Elm Hill fossilised keyboard in Norwich]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moxon|first=Daniel|title=Mystery solved! Origin of Norwich keyboard revealed|url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/molly-sole-nua-student-made-norwich-keyboard-1-6664152|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Norwich Evening News|date=21 May 2020|language=en}}</ref>


On 3 February 2021, Leigh appeared on the UK based [[Channel 4]] [[television]] show, ''Steph's Packed Lunch'',<ref>{{Citation|title="Steph's Packed Lunch" Episode #3.23 (TV Episode 2021) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14048376/fullcredits|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=Steph’s Packed Lunch with Nostalgia Nerd|url=https://8bitboyz.com/2021/02/03/stephs-packed-lunch-with-nostalgia-nerd/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=8-Bit Boyz|language=en-US}}</ref> discussing vintage computers and their values.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Steph's Packed Lunch Twitter post|url=https://twitter.com/PackedLunchC4/status/1357002173482156033|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Twitter}}</ref>
On 3 February 2021, Leigh appeared on the UK based [[Channel 4]] [[television]] show, ''Steph's Packed Lunch'',<ref>{{Citation|title="Steph's Packed Lunch" Episode #3.23 (TV Episode 2021) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14048376/fullcredits|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-03|title=Steph's Packed Lunch with Nostalgia Nerd|url=https://8bitboyz.com/2021/02/03/stephs-packed-lunch-with-nostalgia-nerd/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=8-Bit Boyz|language=en-US}}</ref> discussing vintage computers and their values.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Steph's Packed Lunch Twitter post|url=https://twitter.com/PackedLunchC4/status/1357002173482156033|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Twitter}}</ref>


He frequently appears as a guest speaker at retro-themed events, including Play Expo<ref>{{Citation|title=YOUTUBERS OF RETRO GAMING Play Expo 2020 - Octavius, Kim Justice, Nostalgia Nerd, Top Hat, DJ Slopes|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9BBmSbi9Jc|language=en|access-date=2021-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Guest Announcement - Nostalgia Nerd - PLAY Expo Margate|url=https://www.playexpomargate.com/news/nostalgia-nerd|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.playexpomargate.com}}</ref> by Replay Events, as well as a [[Primark]] retro themed clothing event alongside [[Pac-Man]] record holder, Jon Stoodley.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Primark Retro Gaming Range — 80sNostalgia.com|url=https://www.80snostalgia.com/primark-retro-gaming-range/|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=THE PRIMARK ARCADE CALLING ALL RETRO GAMING FANS|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/317967/THE_PRIMARK_ARCADE_CALLING_ALL_RETRO_GAMING_FANS.php|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.gamasutra.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 June 2018|title=PrimarkArcade Manchester 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAuSm9-C8KU|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=YouTube}}</ref>
He frequently appears as a guest speaker at retro-themed events, including Play Expo<ref>{{Citation|title=YOUTUBERS OF RETRO GAMING Play Expo 2020 - Octavius, Kim Justice, Nostalgia Nerd, Top Hat, DJ Slopes|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9BBmSbi9Jc|language=en|access-date=2021-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Guest Announcement - Nostalgia Nerd - PLAY Expo Margate|url=https://www.playexpomargate.com/news/nostalgia-nerd|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.playexpomargate.com}}</ref> by Replay Events, as well as a [[Primark]] retro themed clothing event alongside [[Pac-Man]] record holder, Jon Stoodley.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Primark Retro Gaming Range — 80sNostalgia.com|url=https://www.80snostalgia.com/primark-retro-gaming-range/|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=THE PRIMARK ARCADE CALLING ALL RETRO GAMING FANS|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/317967/THE_PRIMARK_ARCADE_CALLING_ALL_RETRO_GAMING_FANS.php|access-date=2021-06-04|website=www.gamasutra.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 June 2018|title=PrimarkArcade Manchester 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAuSm9-C8KU|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=YouTube}}</ref>
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Nostalgia Nerd
Peter Leigh holding Silver Play button
Personal information
Born
Peter Leigh
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Presenter, Author
Websitewww.nostalgianerd.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015—present
GenreTechnology
Subscribers409,000[1]
Total views61 million[1]
Associated acts
  • Octavius King
  • Did You Know Gaming
  • Ashens
  • Kim Justice
  • Mr. Biffo
  • Slopes Game Room
  • LGR (Lazy Game Reviews)
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Last updated: 3 June 2021

Peter Leigh, more commonly known by the alias Nostalgia Nerd, is a British presenter, YouTuber, author and Twitch streamer,[2] who documents and specialises in ageing technology and software. First appearing on YouTube in 2014,[3] he routinely and enthusiastically explores forgotten computers and the technology surrounding them. He often specialises in historical documentaries,[clarification needed][4] but also delves into technical explanations.[5][6][7] Leigh also ventures into modern,[8] mystery, explanation and more frivolous tech videos, with a humorous style and British wit.

His most recent book, The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech,[9] spent several months as a best-seller in the UK[10] and USA.[11] Covering a wide variety of retro systems with historical and gaming facts,[12] it has been mentioned on the UK's Centre for Computing History's website[13] and is a reference in the museum.

As of June 2021, his main YouTube channel has 409,000 subscribers[3] and 640 videos.[14]

Early life and education

Leigh was born in Norwich, England in the early 1980s. The younger of two siblings, he spent much of his childhood engaging with such British micros as the ZX Spectrum,[15] BBC Micro and models from further afield, including the Commodore 64.[16]

He attended Cromer High School, before studying Business Law and ICT at Paston College.[17] He previously worked as a Lead Program Developer,[17] and ran a web development business in 2012.[18]

Career

Leigh first began producing YouTube videos in 2014, under the alias of RetroBait.[19] He created the Nostalgia Nerd channel shortly after, and began creating videos as a part-time hobby.[20] His early videos ranged from unboxing old tech to game reviews, before moving to in-depth system histories which propelled the channel forward. These are created in a documentary style, focused on the histories of various computer systems and consoles from the past.

In 2017, Leigh moved full-time to YouTube production.[20] He stated that, due to the time involved with research, editing and production, along with the desire to improve quality and historical accuracy; continuing his parallel career of website development alongside video production would be detrimental to both pursuits;[18] he preferring to put focus into video creation.[21]

In 2018, Leigh appeared on Mexican television showcasing the retro computing scene in the UK.[22] In the same year, he appeared in several episodes of the KickStarter-backed web series, Digitiser the Show, as himself.[23]

In 2018, Leigh wrote The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech. This book was published in November 2018[24][25] by Ilex Press.[26] To date, it has sold approximately 50,000 copies,[27][11] and appeared in various scholar-related texts.[28][29]

Leigh has appeared as a guest author in numerous national press[30] publications, as well as UK radio shows, advocating retro technology. One of which was Chris Goreham's BBC Radio Norfolk breakfast show, where he discussed the mystery of the Elm Hill fossilised keyboard in Norwich.[31]

On 3 February 2021, Leigh appeared on the UK based Channel 4 television show, Steph's Packed Lunch,[32][33] discussing vintage computers and their values.[34]

He frequently appears as a guest speaker at retro-themed events, including Play Expo[35][36] by Replay Events, as well as a Primark retro themed clothing event alongside Pac-Man record holder, Jon Stoodley.[37][38][39]

As of February 2021, Leigh has collaborated with several other significant YouTube producers, including LGR,[who?][40] Ashens,[41] Did You Know Gaming,[42] Octavius King and Slopes Game Room. He also co-hosts The Octanerdle podcast[43] with Octavius King.

Notable documentaries

Through source interviews, research and discovery, Nostalgia Nerd is known for creating content on an array of forgotten or unknown subjects related to vintage technology.[44]

Examples include the explanation and deep dive into the early 00's 96KB FPS, kkrieger. The investigation and solving of the "Fossilised Keyboard Mystery", and various historical & research documentaries; including the rise and fall of Cyrix processors, the history of the failed internet sensation, Beenz, analysis of the alternative Sega Genesis Street Fighter 2 Game and a documentary about 90's Star Trek PC Peripherals.[45]

Personal life

Peter Leigh in 2020

As of 2021, Leigh lives in Norwich, Norfolk.[46] He has two children[20][18] who have appeared in older videos.

Bibliography

Year Title Notes
2017 Attack of the Flickering Skeletons (Stuart Ashen)[47] Contributor
2018 The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech[48]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Steph's Packed Lunch Himself Discussing the revival of vintage computers, their use and how much they're worth

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Ashens and the Polybius Heist Tech supplier Credited
2021 Odd Pod: The Movie... kinda[49] Nostalgia Nerd Upcoming film based on The Odd Pod show

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2017 LGR: Choosing a Retro Gaming PC Himself 1 episode, guest
2018 Blockbusters: Video Games & The Internet Himself Panellist on the YouTube channel, Ashens
2018 Digitiser: The Show Himself
2018 Barshens Himself 1 episode
2019 Digitiser Live[50][51] Himself
2019 Did you Know Gaming Narrator 1 episode

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