David Murray , better known online as The 8-Bit Guy, is an American YouTuber and game developer for retro home computers. He is known for his videos discussing and repairing vintage electronics from the 1980s-2000s. He joined YouTube on July 25, 2006. Murray grew up in Texas. As a child, he got his first computer, a Commodore VIC-20. He graduated from Mansfield High School in 1993. Murray was employed at AST Research and worked in technical support. He later became employed to Samsung in 1997