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Season 2019
Datel released the PC Action Replay cheat device in 1998, complete with VHS tape and parallel port dongle. It was awful. Didn't stop them from bringing it to the USA in the form of the PC Game Shark!
Datel released the PC Action Replay cheat device in 1998, complete with VHS tape and parallel port dongle. It was awful. Didn't stop them from bringing it to the USA in the form of the PC Game Shark!
Assembling a Nintendo Entertainment System-style model from Retro Power! It's a kit built with a Raspberry Pi in mind, so you can have the fun of making a Lego model while also getting a functional case.
Assembling a Nintendo Entertainment System-style model from Retro Power! It's a kit built with a Raspberry Pi in mind, so you can have the fun of making a Lego model while also getting a functional case.
Spacetec IMC was responsible for a range of successful Spaceball 3D input devices. NASA even used one to control their Mars rovers! Then they came out with a PC gamepad in 1996, and eh.
Spacetec IMC was responsible for a range of successful Spaceball 3D input devices. NASA even used one to control their Mars rovers! Then they came out with a PC gamepad in 1996, and eh.
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Kodak DisplayMaker: $2,000 Video Graphics System from 1988
Episode overview
In 1988, Kodak introduced the Display Maker system as a digital alternative to analog presentations. No need to rely on overhead projectors and expensive 35mm slides anymore! Of course, no one bought one.
In 1988, Kodak introduced the Display Maker system as a digital alternative to analog presentations. No need to rely on overhead projectors and expensive 35mm slides anymore! Of course, no one bought one.
The first retail releases of SimCity launched on February 2, 1989 for the Macintosh and Amiga, with the IBM PC following later. And from that point onward, computer gaming was irreversibly changed!
The first retail releases of SimCity launched on February 2, 1989 for the Macintosh and Amiga, with the IBM PC following later. And from that point onward, computer gaming was irreversibly changed!
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Animorphs: How Those Weird Covers Were Made Using Elastic Reality
Episode overview
Even if you never read an Animorphs book or watched the Nickelodeon TV show, chances are you've seen at least one of the trippy book covers. And using Elastic Reality software from 1994, we can make our own!
Even if you never read an Animorphs book or watched the Nickelodeon TV show, chances are you've seen at least one of the trippy book covers. And using Elastic Reality software from 1994, we can make our own!
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Kidtech My First Keyboard from 1994: It's Peanut Butter-Proof!
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Kidtech's My First Keyboard from the mid '90s cost a hundred bucks and claimed to not only be peanut butter proof, but spill proof and resistant to sticky fingers as well! So let's put that to the test on LGR.
Kidtech's My First Keyboard from the mid '90s cost a hundred bucks and claimed to not only be peanut butter proof, but spill proof and resistant to sticky fingers as well! So let's put that to the test on LGR.
Found a new old stock IBM 5140 to unbox and set up! MS-DOS 3.21, monochrome CGA graphics, and even an attachable printer that goes around back. Will do a more in-depth video on it later, but for now let's enjoy it like it's 1986.
Found a new old stock IBM 5140 to unbox and set up! MS-DOS 3.21, monochrome CGA graphics, and even an attachable printer that goes around back. Will do a more in-depth video on it later, but for now let's enjoy it like it's 1986.
If you were a professional that needed to plop arrows onto a CRT TV screen in the 80s, the FOR-A Video Pointer was the device for you! Yep, it cost nearly $1,000 to superimpose pointers over composite video. WORTH IT.
If you were a professional that needed to plop arrows onto a CRT TV screen in the 80s, the FOR-A Video Pointer was the device for you! Yep, it cost nearly $1,000 to superimpose pointers over composite video. WORTH IT.
Gameplay and overview of the seventh game pack for The Sims 4. What the heck is going on the town of StrangerVille? And why are all those wide-eyed sims ranting about a mother? Let's see!
Gameplay and overview of the seventh game pack for The Sims 4. What the heck is going on the town of StrangerVille? And why are all those wide-eyed sims ranting about a mother? Let's see!
Review and retrospective on the RTS game Empire Earth from 2001! Half a million years of human history (and possible future) is covered in this PC gaming classic from Rick Goodman, designer of Age of Empires.
Review and retrospective on the RTS game Empire Earth from 2001! Half a million years of human history (and possible future) is covered in this PC gaming classic from Rick Goodman, designer of Age of Empires.
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Nick Click: The 90s Nickelodeon Digital Camera Experience
Episode overview
Unboxing and testing the Mattel Nick Click from 1999! Take digital photos and turn yourself into your favorite NickToons using the included Nickelodeon software package. DO THE NICK CLICK.
Unboxing and testing the Mattel Nick Click from 1999! Take digital photos and turn yourself into your favorite NickToons using the included Nickelodeon software package. DO THE NICK CLICK.
The LGR Woodgrain 486 PC is due for an upgrade... to the year 1992! I've got a boxed copy of Microsoft Windows 3.1 and a brand new Microsoft Mouse to enjoy so let's install everything on
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The LGR Woodgrain 486 PC is due for an upgrade... to the year 1992! I've got a boxed copy of Microsoft Windows 3.1 and a brand new Microsoft Mouse to enjoy so let's install everything on top of MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.0 and have fun with Lode Runner and Print Shop Deluxe.
Time to clean up and restore this late 90s Gateway computer. 3dfx Voodoo 3, Sound Blaster 128, and Windows 98, oh yes. Join me in getting this unloved machine back to factory fresh condition!
Time to clean up and restore this late 90s Gateway computer. 3dfx Voodoo 3, Sound Blaster 128, and Windows 98, oh yes. Join me in getting this unloved machine back to factory fresh condition!
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Time Traveling with Christopher Lloyd in Rescue the Scientists!
Episode overview
Doc Brown needs your help for Edutainment Month 2019 commences! Taking a look at Rescue the Scientists -- a puzzle platformer from Redwood Games in the vein of Word Rescue, Math Rescue, and Pickle Wars.
Doc Brown needs your help for Edutainment Month 2019 commences! Taking a look at Rescue the Scientists -- a puzzle platformer from Redwood Games in the vein of Word Rescue, Math Rescue, and Pickle Wars.
Vintage computer hardware, oddware, PC games, electronics, and strange old tech. Awesome donations as always, thank you so much!
Vintage computer hardware, oddware, PC games, electronics, and strange old tech. Awesome donations as always, thank you so much!
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How the 60-Year-Old IRS Computer System Failed on Tax Day
Episode overview
On Tax Day 2018, the IRS electronic filing system went down. Turns out the government's computers were still partially relying on code 60 years old written for gigantic IBM mainframes like the Martinsburg Monster. What happened?
On Tax Day 2018, the IRS electronic filing system went down. Turns out the government's computers were still partially relying on code 60 years old written for gigantic IBM mainframes like the Martinsburg Monster. What happened?
House of the Dead 2 was already pretty excellent, but when you take away the lightgun and replace it with a computer keyboard? Genius! Is it edutainment? Eh who cares, let's review it.
House of the Dead 2 was already pretty excellent, but when you take away the lightgun and replace it with a computer keyboard? Genius! Is it edutainment? Eh who cares, let's review it.
From the co-creator of Sierra's Quest For Glory games comes the original Castle of Dr. Brain from 1991 for DOS PCs! And you know it pretty quickly from the sheer quantity of puns on offer.
From the co-creator of Sierra's Quest For Glory games comes the original Castle of Dr. Brain from 1991 for DOS PCs! And you know it pretty quickly from the sheer quantity of puns on offer.
Introduced to the public by none other than Bill Gates at CES in 2007, the $1,500 OQO Model 02 was the world's smallest computer to run the latest full version of Windows! Too bad that was Windows Vista.
Introduced to the public by none other than Bill Gates at CES in 2007, the $1,500 OQO Model 02 was the world's smallest computer to run the latest full version of Windows! Too bad that was Windows Vista.
Unboxing, setting up, and testing out a Star Micronics NX-2420 dot matrix printer! And yes, it is capable of printing in color on either single sheet printer paper or fan-fold tractor feed paper. Classic.
Unboxing, setting up, and testing out a Star Micronics NX-2420 dot matrix printer! And yes, it is capable of printing in color on either single sheet printer paper or fan-fold tractor feed paper. Classic.
Released in 1984 the DECtalk DTC-01 was *THE* classic 80s speech synthesizer, used for everything from weather stations to movies. Today on Oddware we have the DECtalk PC from 1991, an ISA card for converting text to speech on MS-DOS PCs!
Released in 1984 the DECtalk DTC-01 was *THE* classic 80s speech synthesizer, used for everything from weather stations to movies. Today on Oddware we have the DECtalk PC from 1991, an ISA card for converting text to speech on MS-DOS PCs!
Join me as I go out thrifting, in search of retro tech and interesting goods at various discount shops! In a post-Marie Kondo thriting world, let's see what kinda gear sparks joy out there.
Join me as I go out thrifting, in search of retro tech and interesting goods at various discount shops! In a post-Marie Kondo thriting world, let's see what kinda gear sparks joy out there.
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IT WORKS! Going Nuts with New Color Dot Matrix Printer Ink from the 90s
Episode overview
Putting the Star Micronics NX-2420 color dot matrix printer through its paces. Nearly 30 years old and still going strong, at least with new old stock 4-color ink ribbon from Nu-Kote! Greetings hot dogs.
Putting the Star Micronics NX-2420 color dot matrix printer through its paces. Nearly 30 years old and still going strong, at least with new old stock 4-color ink ribbon from Nu-Kote! Greetings hot dogs.
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Dot Matrix Printer Printing a Color Hot Dog Banner. In Real Time.
Episode overview
As requested by... a shocking number of folks after the last video, ha.
As requested by... a shocking number of folks after the last video, ha.
Taking a look at the eighth expansion pack to Cities Skylines! Does the new university gameplay improve the simulation and is it worth the asking price? Find out in this overview of Campus!
Taking a look at the eighth expansion pack to Cities Skylines! Does the new university gameplay improve the simulation and is it worth the asking price? Find out in this overview of Campus!
Digital Equipment Corporation built plenty of terminals in the 70s and 80s, but we're focusing on the VT320-C2. Amber monochrome, LK201 keyboard, and a favorite of libraries for online card catalogs. And now for BBSs!
Digital Equipment Corporation built plenty of terminals in the 70s and 80s, but we're focusing on the VT320-C2. Amber monochrome, LK201 keyboard, and a favorite of libraries for online card catalogs. And now for BBSs!
Every year it seems every other channel has E3 2019 coverage, but what is it like to actually be there at the show? Cuz there's a lot more than just gameplay demos and PR speak. Let's go t̶h̶r̶i̶f̶t̶i̶n̶g conventioning!
Every year it seems every other channel has E3 2019 coverage, but what is it like to actually be there at the show? Cuz there's a lot more than just gameplay demos and PR speak. Let's go t̶h̶r̶i̶f̶t̶i̶n̶g conventioning!
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Tempest Replicade: Playable Mini Arcade Machine by New Wave Toys
Episode overview
Yay Tempest! At home! But tiny! It's a 12-inch/30cm tall 1/6 scale replica of the 1981 Atari arcade cabinet, designed and sold by New Wave Toys. And it even comes with a little coin door and tiny quarters!
Yay Tempest! At home! But tiny! It's a 12-inch/30cm tall 1/6 scale replica of the 1981 Atari arcade cabinet, designed and sold by New Wave Toys. And it even comes with a little coin door and tiny quarters!
Gameplay and overview of the seventh ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶p̶a̶c̶k̶ expansion pack for The Sims 4. Mermaids, diving, volcanoes, oh my! And how viable is off the grid living? Let's jump into it!
Gameplay and overview of the seventh ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶p̶a̶c̶k̶ expansion pack for The Sims 4. Mermaids, diving, volcanoes, oh my! And how viable is off the grid living? Let's jump into it!
Argh! Time! It's passing!
Thanks so much to everyone who's watched for a decade :)
Argh! Time! It's passing!
Thanks so much to everyone who's watched for a decade :)
AHHHH!! Talk about a lifelong dream come true. Bought myself an Atari Missile Command arcade cabinet from 1980. The woodgrain cabaret version, even. And it even comes with a working coin door and normal-sized quarters!
AHHHH!! Talk about a lifelong dream come true. Bought myself an Atari Missile Command arcade cabinet from 1980. The woodgrain cabaret version, even. And it even comes with a working coin door and normal-sized quarters!
No joke, this place is truly mind-blowing! Taking a tour of Computer Reset in Dallas, Texas. It's a closed down vintage computer shop that's been largely abandoned and has stayed
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No joke, this place is truly mind-blowing! Taking a tour of Computer Reset in Dallas, Texas. It's a closed down vintage computer shop that's been largely abandoned and has stayed relatively untouched for years. Enjoy the mountains of computer hardware and software.
Setting up and trying out Sega's ONLY digital camera: the Digio SJ-1 from 1996! Meant for use with things like the Sega Picture Magic, PriFun, and NEC PC-9821 computers, the Digio is one fascinating piece of 90s retro tech.
Setting up and trying out Sega's ONLY digital camera: the Digio SJ-1 from 1996! Meant for use with things like the Sega Picture Magic, PriFun, and NEC PC-9821 computers, the Digio is one fascinating piece of 90s retro tech.
Confession time: I never really did anything with my YouTube subscriber rewards... time to change that. Let's open them out of their boxes, add better framing components, and mount them in the LGR office!
Confession time: I never really did anything with my YouTube subscriber rewards... time to change that. Let's open them out of their boxes, add better framing components, and mount them in the LGR office!
While diving into the Computer Reset warehouse, this oddly-configured IBM PCjr stood out from the crowd. Because Sierra Online! Yep, turns out this is the "Ken Williams Super-Junior," used by Sierra QA in 1989.
While diving into the Computer Reset warehouse, this oddly-configured IBM PCjr stood out from the crowd. Because Sierra Online! Yep, turns out this is the "Ken Williams Super-Junior," used by Sierra QA in 1989.
Assembling my own custom IBM PC XT clone! The Monotech NuXT is an Intel 8088 motherboard with 640K RAM, XT-CF card interface, SVGA graphics and much more. A completely functional Turbo
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Assembling my own custom IBM PC XT clone! The Monotech NuXT is an Intel 8088 motherboard with 640K RAM, XT-CF card interface, SVGA graphics and much more. A completely functional Turbo XT system in a MicroATX form factor, including Adlib sound and a 5.25" 360k floppy drive.
Happy Monday! Got a straightforward video here that's the result of the most recent Patreon Q&A session. 50-something inquiries submitted by patrons on all sorts of topics, and read using the NuXT Clone PC and Norton Commander ????
Happy Monday! Got a straightforward video here that's the result of the most recent Patreon Q&A session. 50-something inquiries submitted by patrons on all sorts of topics, and read using the NuXT Clone PC and Norton Commander ????
Audible (yes, that one) used to make hardware! And their first Oddware offering was the $199 Mobile Player from 1997, capable of playing up to two hours of digitized spoken word audio downloaded from their website.
Audible (yes, that one) used to make hardware! And their first Oddware offering was the $199 Mobile Player from 1997, capable of playing up to two hours of digitized spoken word audio downloaded from their website.
LGR review of Ion Fury by 3D Realms: the first full game to be made using the Build Engine in over 20 years! Classic gameplay reminiscent of late-90s FPS classics, just a real treat for retro PC gamers.
LGR review of Ion Fury by 3D Realms: the first full game to be made using the Build Engine in over 20 years! Classic gameplay reminiscent of late-90s FPS classics, just a real treat for retro PC gamers.
Gameplay and overview of the FIFTEENTH stuff pack for The Sims 4. What kind of stuff is packed within this pack of stuff? What exactly is a Moschino? Does anyone care anymore? Whatever, photography.
Gameplay and overview of the FIFTEENTH stuff pack for The Sims 4. What kind of stuff is packed within this pack of stuff? What exactly is a Moschino? Does anyone care anymore? Whatever, photography.
Thermaltake's Circle Fire 5.25” Professional Multimedia Kit is from the “anything goes” era of PC case mods. It’s got backlit VU meters, an integrated speaker, LED peak indicators, and a fiery hot rod paint job. Ahh, 2004.
Thermaltake's Circle Fire 5.25” Professional Multimedia Kit is from the “anything goes” era of PC case mods. It’s got backlit VU meters, an integrated speaker, LED peak indicators, and a fiery hot rod paint job. Ahh, 2004.
In the mid-2000s, Acer started sponsoring the Ferrari Formula One team. And they also sold Ferrari-branded computers and peripherals! This is one of them, the Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi from 2005.
In the mid-2000s, Acer started sponsoring the Ferrari Formula One team. And they also sold Ferrari-branded computers and peripherals! This is one of them, the Acer Ferrari 4005 WLMi from 2005.
Sure, the Apex 100 is just another retro computer, sold alongside the Epson Equity in the late 80s as a low-cost alternative aimed at retail chains. But it also has several thoughtful
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Sure, the Apex 100 is just another retro computer, sold alongside the Epson Equity in the late 80s as a low-cost alternative aimed at retail chains. But it also has several thoughtful design elements that set it apart from similarly cheap PCs back then!
Vintage computer hardware, oddware, PC games, electronics, and strange old tech. Excellent donations as always, thank you so much!
Vintage computer hardware, oddware, PC games, electronics, and strange old tech. Excellent donations as always, thank you so much!
Gameplay and overview of the eighth game pack for The Sims 4. What kind of spells and potions are on offer as a Spellcaster? Does all this stuff break the balance of the game or is just me? Let's dive in!
Gameplay and overview of the eighth game pack for The Sims 4. What kind of spells and potions are on offer as a Spellcaster? Does all this stuff break the balance of the game or is just me? Let's dive in!
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The Unofficial 1997 Need For Speed Addon: We All Need Extra Speed
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This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
This episode has no summary.
Join me as I go out thrifting: an endless search for retro tech and interesting goods at various discount shops! It may not be the biggest haul ever, but there's always something fascinating to take a look at along the way.
Join me as I go out thrifting: an endless search for retro tech and interesting goods at various discount shops! It may not be the biggest haul ever, but there's always something fascinating to take a look at along the way.
Doom 2: Hell on Earth. Released by id Software and GT Interactive on October 10th, 1994! Looking back at the history of its release, its new monsters, and that fantastically super shotgun.
Doom 2: Hell on Earth. Released by id Software and GT Interactive on October 10th, 1994! Looking back at the history of its release, its new monsters, and that fantastically super shotgun.
In 2002, Essential Reality released the $150 P5 glove controller to the market. A so-called "3D virtual controller," it detects hand motions, finger movements, and gripping, translating them to mouse inputs! In theory.
In 2002, Essential Reality released the $150 P5 glove controller to the market. A so-called "3D virtual controller," it detects hand motions, finger movements, and gripping, translating them to mouse inputs! In theory.
In the early-2000s PC gaming world, few titles were more hyped up than Black & White! It was the first game from Lionhead Studios, headed by Peter Molyneux of Populous fame. And it featured a whole lotta cow slapping.
In the early-2000s PC gaming world, few titles were more hyped up than Black & White! It was the first game from Lionhead Studios, headed by Peter Molyneux of Populous fame. And it featured a whole lotta cow slapping.
It may look like industrial equipment, but the Monorail PC was sold as a low-cost Windows 95 PC for first time computer buyers in the mid 90s! Probably the first desktop with an integrated color LCD monitor, too.
It may look like industrial equipment, but the Monorail PC was sold as a low-cost Windows 95 PC for first time computer buyers in the mid 90s! Probably the first desktop with an integrated color LCD monitor, too.
Pointing a camera at a CRT TV is one thing, but recording computer monitors is a bit different. I've received lots of questions about this over the past decade, so here we are! These are my current tips and tricks for filming CRT monitors.
Pointing a camera at a CRT TV is one thing, but recording computer monitors is a bit different. I've received lots of questions about this over the past decade, so here we are! These are my current tips and tricks for filming CRT monitors.
Gameplay and overview of the eighth expansion pack for The Sims 4. Time to head off to college and seek that higher educational content! Like an abundance of robots, keg parties, and stress-filled exams. Let's jump into it!
Gameplay and overview of the eighth expansion pack for The Sims 4. Time to head off to college and seek that higher educational content! Like an abundance of robots, keg parties, and stress-filled exams. Let's jump into it!
Ever wanted to play the original DOOM on your digital camera? I sure have! At least ever since I learned about Digita OS cameras like the Kodak DC260. We'll also play some MAME arcade games and MP3s, too!
Ever wanted to play the original DOOM on your digital camera? I sure have! At least ever since I learned about Digita OS cameras like the Kodak DC260. We'll also play some MAME arcade games and MP3s, too!
It's time for Christmas LGR! Festivities begin this year with the 1996 holiday version of Interpose: a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up by Twilight Zone Software and Webfoot
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It's time for Christmas LGR! Festivities begin this year with the 1996 holiday version of Interpose: a horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up by Twilight Zone Software and Webfoot Technologies. This "X-mas Edition" is only a teaser for the full game, but it's still surprisingly good stuff for a free holiday-themed MS-DOS title.
Christmas LGR continues! This time it's Hyper Princess Pitch from Remar Games in 2011: a free top-down arcade shooter inspired by classics like Smash TV And Operation: Carnage. Santa
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Christmas LGR continues! This time it's Hyper Princess Pitch from Remar Games in 2011: a free top-down arcade shooter inspired by classics like Smash TV And Operation: Carnage. Santa plans to make the world happy by delivering presents to all the boys and girls of the world, and that JUST ISN'T OKAY.
Join me as I go out thrifting: an endless search for retro tech and interesting goods at various discount shops! It's almost the end of the decade, so what better time to thrift.
Join me as I go out thrifting: an endless search for retro tech and interesting goods at various discount shops! It's almost the end of the decade, so what better time to thrift.
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