/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10570629
Here's my build. It's the family PC we had from around 2003 until 2007 and it originally ran Windows XP with a 633mhz Celeron and shit-tier integrated video with 256MB of RAM, needless to say it couldn't run anything worth a damn.

Since then I've upgraded it to a Pentium III 1GHZ, 512MB of RAM, added a DVD drive, and gave it a Soundblaster Live along with a GeForce 4 MX 4000 which was a shittastic card in its time but it can play Quake III Arena and UT99 like a champ which is good enough for me. Also runs Halo 1 and UT2K4 fairly well all things considered.

>>10425863
I'm happy I kept my grandma's old PC around and gave it some love and work to turn it into a pretty competent little gaming PC for 2001 standards.

For the uninitiated though I'd suggest looking into emulators before taking the plunge on real hardware. Regularly check thrift stores and recycling centers (as long as they're not dicks about offering scrap to the general public like some are), and be prepared to have your patience tested as older hardware and OS's are significantly less-stable than modern systems are and you're never going to get an ideal system for every game in every era (though I'd personally recommend a Pentium III and a cheap Nvidia card from the early 2000's to start with, or a Voodoo card if you're lucky enough to find or afford one, getting a Soundblaster Live or another cheap card with DOS/MIDI support is also a good idea).

>>10279748
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>How many of you own a dedicated retro machine for PC gaming?
I got one. It's running a Pentium III 1ghz, 512mb DDR RAM, Windows 98SE, a 16GB CF-IDE adapter with a 120GB IDE HDD, a DVD burner, a Linksys wifi USB adapter for browsing TheOldNet and CleanTalk, a Soundblaster Live, and a GeForce 4 MX 4000 (considered an absolute-dogshit card at the time but it runs UT99 and Quake III Arena like a champ which is good enough for me).
>Is it worth the effort?
To me? Yes it was, only because this was once our family PC from around 2003 to 2007 where it originally had Windows XP and a Celeron 633mhz with only a basic CD drive, 256MB of RAM, and a 10GB HDD. Mostly just used for my mom and grandma to do their taxes but also had fond memories of playing Runescape and Mall Tycoon on it, it was never powerful enough to play anything more complex or demanding very well though but I kept it in my closet for years and over time found a nice Daewoo CRT monitor and Altec Lansing speakers at a thrift store, then found a really nice old Zenith keyboard in my grandpa's workshop after he'd passed-away and I felt an overwhelming desire to restore the system and turn it into a retro gaming PC to compliment my console collection so I upgraded the Hell out of it with everything seen in my earlier paragraph and use it to play basically any PC game made before 2004. I also enjoy emulating Japanese home computers on it since it feels more authentic despite the old emulators' inaccuracies.

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Good thread for once.