Crying Nintendo Kid

Stephen "Steve" Lewis Bassoli (born: ), better known online as Crying Nintendo Kid (sometimes abbreviated to CNK), is an American former YouTuber who uploads videos mainly based on gaming and nostalgia.
==Content==
Steve's content mostly consists of old home videos from the 1980s and 1990s showcasing numerous parts of his childhood and him growing up. He has film from as early as 1981, when he was a baby. He has also done livestreams and unboxings.
==History==
Steve created his account on September 26, 2006 under the name 'smulzie'. Nothing was uploaded at first. His first public video was uploaded on June 8, 2013. The channel went inactive until 2017.
Steve then uploaded the video that would make him famous. He originally posted it to Reddit and it did not gain much traction, so his brother suggested he post it on a bigger platform.https://youtu.be/932MGgaqBk4?t=102 He then uploaded it to YouTube on November 26, 2017. This was the "Crying Nintendo Kid" video, a home video from 1988 in which then 7 year old Steve received a Nintendo Entertainment System as a gift from his parents. In only about a day, it had gained nearly 1 million views and lots of positivity from viewers. Steve then earned the name Crying Nintendo Kid online.
From there, Steve didn't post too often and the growth of his channel slowed. He later began posting more home videos in late 2020, and his channel began to grow quickly again. His channel now holds tens of videos from his childhood and college years.
In March 2024, he deleted his channel along with his Instagram account.
==Trivia==
*The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is his favorite console.
==Channel milestones==
===Subscriber milestones===
*1,000 subscribers: February 2018
*5,000 subscribers: November 28, 2020
*10,000 subscribers: August 15, 2021
===Video view milestones===
*5 million video views: March 16, 2022
==Gallery==
CNK 1981.png|1981: Bassoli as an infant.
CNK 1988.png|1988: 7 year-old Bassoli as seen in the famous "Crying Nintendo Kid" video.
CNK 1999.png|1999: Bassoli as he was graduating high school.
CNK 2010.png|2010: Bassoli as he was proposing to his future wife.
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2006