RGT 85

Shawn Long better known by his YouTuber username RGT 85 is a YouTube gaming channel and journalist focused primarily on retro video gaming as well as modern video gaming.

History
Originally the editor-in-chief of Nintendo Ethusiast, Shawn began producing videos for them in 2014. However, Shawn founded the RGT 85 channel on May 8th, 2015 and focused primarily on retro SEGA and Nintendo consoles as well as gaming news in general.

In 2016 and 2017, Shawn’s channel grew somewhat, but he gained more exposure during 2018 with a rise of subscribers. Shawn also began diversifying his content, reporting on modern gaming news as well. Shawn gain considerable in his Gamestop Nightmare video and his reporting on the Atari VCS, which resulted in some controversy.

As of 2019, Shawn has 170k subscribers.

Personal Life
Not much is known about Shawn, other than a few details he shared. Shawn originally a Pharmacist Technician and later worked for Gamestop, and the online publication Nintendo Ethusiast. Shawn is also of Italian heritage, and has stated this in numerous videos. Shawn also states he is a lifelong gamer and inspite of working for Nintendo Ethusiast, he is a SEGA fan.

Atari:
RGT 85 had a spat with Atari over tbe Atari VCS and how RGT 85 pointed out that Atari didn’t unveil any console specs and faked gameplay. Atari responded by calling RGT “fake news” and RGT uploaded another response video againsf Atari for that accusation

Trivia

 * Similar to DreamcastGuy, Beatemups, and other YouTubers part of tbe retro gaming community, RGT has been criticized by several subreddits over his content.
 * RGT 85 is friends with ReviewTechUSA, DreamcastGuy, and other retro gaming channels.
 * RGT 85 had a spat with Atari over the Atari VCS controversy that began in May 2018