Greetings, folks! I'm finally done with attending conventions for the season and I'm moving onto the next big projects on LGR. And the biggest one (other than a video about Long Island Retro) is the 20th anniversary for The Sims 2. I'm hoping to have a video about it out in September and I would love feedback from any who care to s...
2024-08-26 19:05:16 +0000 UTC View Post
The July 2024 episode of the LGR Wrap Up is available for viewing, so let's jump into the videos from the month as well as your questions submitted last time.
Feel free to leave any questions for next month's video in the comment se...
2024-08-21 14:37:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings, all – it's been a minute! Things have been kinda nuts lately, in no small part due to conventions.
My brother and I spent a full week in New York both hanging out in the city and then as a guest at Long Island Retro Gaming E...
2024-08-19 22:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time of year again! Another expansion for the game that refuses to die, ha. Can't believe there are sixteen of these $40 addons now... not including all the dozens and dozens of other types of packs I no longer cover.
And ...
2024-07-30 22:56:26 +0000 UTC View PostGot a certified 90s classic right here! A once-common PC that has now become a desired rarity among certain enthusiast dorks like myself.
If you saw my VCF South...
2024-07-22 20:42:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The June 2024 edition of the LGR Wrap Up is available for viewing, so let's dive into the videos from the past month as well as your questions submitted last episode.
Feel free to leave questions or discussion topics for next month's vid...
2024-07-13 20:39:18 +0000 UTC View PostAnother early 2000s oddity here on LGR this week! One that I'd never heard of before it was sent to me in the mail some months back, and boy was I intrigued to try it out and poke around its mechanisms.
The KDS PC CD Organizer was f...
2024-07-08 21:57:31 +0000 UTC View PostAnother oddity I've wanted to cover for ages! Finally it's time to talk about the Falcon haptic feedback controller by Novint Technologies. And dang, when this thing is playing a game tailor-made for the device, it one stellar experience....
2024-07-02 21:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't believe this but... I'm celebrating 15 years of LGR! And when I first starting making these videos, the retro gaming and vintage computer scene looked quite different. So let's take a look back at how much the hobby has changed in the ...
2024-06-28 13:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The LGR 15th anniversary is coming up! WTF! And I have some thoughts I wanna run by y'all. Please leave comments with your suggestions after watching the video if you decide to do so. Thank you!
https://youtu.be/wbYtqBe15fM
To clarify: I am not
2024-06-22 19:50:48 +0000 UTC
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Back again with another retro computer build! And this one is a bit outside of my usual consumer level wheelhouse in terms of hardware and software. Which is exciting and energizing stuff! Annnd also more time-consuming with some surprisi...
2024-06-10 19:12:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings to all LGR supporters! The May 2024 release of the LGR Wrap Up is now available for viewing, so let's dive into the videos from the last month along with your questions submitted last episode.
Feel free to leave questions ...
2024-06-09 01:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostA classic kind of LGR thing this time around! Taking a look at the Intermatrix MacPhone from 1984, one of the early Macintosh add-ons from the year the system debuted.
Pretty straightforward episode here! Just going over a little hi...
2024-05-29 01:21:13 +0000 UTC View PostA simpler video this time after spending two weeks making that Streets of SimCity retrospective!
And this is one that's in the same vein as the "Three Weird Mice" videos I've done, just with weird keyboards instead. And well, while ...
2024-05-22 00:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings to all $5+ patrons! The April 2024 edition of the LGR Wrap Up is here for viewing, so let's dive into the videos from the last month along with questions and discussion topics brought up last time.
Feel free to leave any q...
2024-05-16 15:51:13 +0000 UTC View PostRevisiting Streets of SimCity 27 years later – or really 14 years later for me! Yeah the last time I covered this on LGR it was 2010 when the game was 13 years old... it's now 14 years later so I think it's high time for a revisit!
<... 2024-05-13 19:54:26 +0000 UTC View PostFresh LGR Oddware! This is one of those things that I've had for I don't even know how many years and always intended to cover, yet I always forget exists. Then every so often someone will email me offering one or poke me on...
2024-04-29 19:43:27 +0000 UTC View PostHere's one I've been meaning to do for ages, and now that springtime is here and has me outdoors quite a lot again, I felt inspired to go out and shoot with this thing. For the first time in like 23 years!
The Intel Pocket PC Camera...
2024-04-24 01:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostYOU KNOW... sometimes, plans simply don't work out whatsoever. That's certainly been my experience lately.
For starters, I bought a 25-year-old printer and I regret everything, haha. Actually, I bought thr...
2024-04-17 01:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings to all $5+ patrons! The March 2024 LGR Wrap Up is up for viewing, so let's dive into the videos from the last month and all of your discussion topics.
Feel free to leave any questions for next month's episode in the comment sec...
2024-04-09 15:11:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe longest LGR game retrospective yet! UT2004 is a huge favorite and it was a must-cover for me in 2024, so seeing as it turned twenty at the end of March, here we are. My last two weeks have been utterly chock full of work on this, other tha...
2024-04-03 21:21:05 +0000 UTC View PostGot another one of these eight months later! The last one of these was in July last year.
Thanks to everyone who sent things in, or even simply offered to do so! It is all appreciated :)
Lemme know if you notice any oddities or scr...
2024-03-26 13:34:57 +0000 UTC View PostA straightforward exploration/restoration video about a sorta-halfway-classic 90s computer! I recently received this lovely Gateway 2000 desktop, a G6-233M model, and thought it deserved some attention. Naturally it was complete with some surp...
2024-03-19 19:16:09 +0000 UTC View PostBack with another funky old laptop on LGR! This one isn't as old as I typically cover, it's only from 2010, but it is absolutely off-kilter enough for a video.
This is the Libretto W100, an innovative dual 7-inch touchscreen UMPC f...
2024-03-12 21:17:30 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings to all $5+ patrons! The February 2024 LGR Wrap Up video is here, so let's dive into the videos from the last month and all of your discussion topics.
Feel free to leave any questions or talking point ideas for next month's vide...
2024-03-07 20:23:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe reviews must flow! And the spicy subject matter this time around is DUNE! The first computer game adaptation, made by Cryo Interactive and Virgin Games in 1992. I've long used this as a sound card benchmark/demonstration, but it is so much...
2024-03-04 19:20:05 +0000 UTC View PostOddware returns! I didn't realize that it had been over 4 months since the last episode, jeez. So here we are with the first one of the new year!
And dang is this thing a true oddity. Not only is the Titans Sphere basically unheard-of ot...
2024-02-20 00:49:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings to all $5+ patrons! The first LGR Wrap Up video for 2024 is here, so let's dive into the videos from January and all of your excellent inquiries.
Feel free to leave any questions for next month's video in the comment section be...
2024-02-15 00:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostBeen taking it easier this week after the big SC3K retroactive last week wiped me out, so here’s a straightforward video about a boring old computer.
And the boringness is the whole idea! These Dell OptiPlex machines are cheap and plen...
2024-02-14 00:02:14 +0000 UTC View Post32 minutes long?! Darn right it is. Whether or not this is my best game review/retrospective, I can't be the judge, that is for you to decide. But that was certainly my goal going into this project.
Ever since 2024-02-06 22:04:28 +0000 UTC View Post