ARCADOLOGIE, run by Olivier Pauwels (@arcadologie), is a French-language channel from France covering vintage arcade games, cabinets and their history. With about 1,760 subscribers and roughly 460 median views, it posts about 13 videos a year, mostly short cabinet clips. Sponsored integration rates are $150 to $250 per video.
French retro arcade channel with a loyal niche audience and low rates
- Median of 461 views per video across 30 recent uploads
- Shorts make up 72% of uploads, which keeps integration costs low
- Audience is about 85% French-speaking, with most viewers in France
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- short cabinet showcase clips, long-form arcade reportage, pinball gameplay demos
- Tone
- enthusiastic, informative
- Language
- French
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Phone, natural light
- Typical length
- under 60 seconds for most uploads, with occasional long reportages over 30 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Recent titles are about arcade cabinets and pinball; one title, 'MAGA USA 2026: Make Arcade Great Again?', touches on US politics only in passing.
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Platforms
| Platform | Followers | Median views | Uploads, 90d |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 1.8k | 461 | 0 |
Benchmark score: 33 / 100
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Recent videos
▶Cruis'N Blast arcade dual cabinet · 799 views
▶MAGA USA 2026: Make Arcade Great Again? · 420 views
▶Kahoats arcade machine · 424 viewsLast three uploads, latest 196 days ago.
Parfois, par le plus grand des hasards, certaines informations qu'on pensait oubliées ressortent ! Tel un archéologue, mais avant tout en qualité de passionné, ARCADOLOGIE cherche, dépoussière, regroupe toutes les données concernant un jeu, une borne, son créateur, et vous propose de (re)découvrir le jeu vidéo d'arcade... autrement ! Concepteurs, designers, graphistes, programmeurs, compositeurs... De leur conception à leur disparition des salles d’arcade, ARCADOLOGIE revient sur l'histoire des jeux vidéo d'arcade sous tous les angles... sans compromis ! Découvrez : ARCADOSTORY ! Un jeu de
About ARCADOLOGIE
ARCADOLOGIE is a French-language YouTube channel run by Olivier Pauwels, covering the history of arcade video games from their design to their disappearance from arcades. The channel mixes short showcase clips of cabinets, card games and pinball machines with occasional long reportages, such as a 2025 trip through arcades in Japan's Kansai region. Content is informational and enthusiast-driven, and the channel links to its own game-card project and merchandise shop.
The channel had about 1,760 subscribers and a median of 461 views per video across its last 30 uploads, with a mean of 618. Audience estimates suggest viewers are mostly adult French-speaking retro gaming fans, mainly in France. Based on the channel's own figures, a sponsored integration is priced at $150 to $250 per video. That works out to a CPM of $20 to $35 per 1,000 views, which is higher than the $10 to $30 typical for paid ads.
Brands in retro gaming, collectibles or French-language tech accessories who want a small, engaged audience should consider booking this channel.
Written from ARCADOLOGIE's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. ARCADOLOGIE can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about ARCADOLOGIE
How much does ARCADOLOGIE charge for a sponsored video?
Based on its recent view counts, a sponsored integration with ARCADOLOGIE is priced at $150 to $250 per video. Because most uploads are Shorts, the cost stays low relative to long-form channels. Rates are estimates from public channel data.
What does ARCADOLOGIE post about on YouTube?
ARCADOLOGIE posts about the history of arcade video games, including cabinets, pinball machines and arcade card games. Most uploads are short showcase clips, with longer reportages on arcade culture in Japan and the US. The content is in French, with some English-language audio.
How do I contact ARCADOLOGIE for a brand deal?
Contact details for ARCADOLOGIE unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked directly through Starbooked, so check whether this channel is boosted before reaching out by email.
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