A post expressing surprise that a YouTube video’s upload date is listed as “20 years ago” is gaining attention on X.
AVGN Will Also Celebrate 20 Years on YouTube in 2026
The post that’s currently generating buzz comes from gaming content creator Joey Ferris. “I never thought I’d see a message on YouTube saying ‘Uploaded 20 years ago,’” he wrote, expressing his surprise at how time has flown.
The image attached to the post is from a video featuring the first episode of Cinemassacre’s game review series “The Angry Video Game Nerd” (hereinafter AVGN), titled “Dracula II: The Curse of the Seal(Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest), which was uploaded to YouTube on April 8, 2006.
AVGN is a series in which the “Angry Video Game Nerd”—played by James Rolfe—introduces various titles, primarily retro games, in a “rant-style” format laced with insults. In Japan, the series has become popular thanks to fan-translated Japanese versions posted on platforms like Niconico.
In 2026, the channel celebrated its 20th anniversary on YouTube, and an official retrospective video featuring James Rolfe and Mike Matei was released. The two, who have worked together for many years, discuss the channel’s history and their memories related to the videos.
Incidentally, the very first video uploaded to YouTube was “Me at the Zoo,” published on April 23, 2005. It’s a 19-second clip of co-founder Jorde Karim talking about elephants at a zoo—and it’s been over 21 years since it was posted.
Furthermore, the first AVGN video that’s been making headlines recently was actually produced in 2004, before it was even uploaded to YouTube. Now, even videos that defined YouTube’s early days are marked as “20 years ago,” which really brings home just how long the history of internet culture has been.
