Tag:Retro

6 of the most outlandish PC components of all time

Join us as we explore some of the PC's most extraordinary hardware, from motherboards with vacuum tubes, to SSDs made entirely out of RAM sticks.
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10 graphics cards that changed PC gaming forever

PC gaming has undergone several graphical quantum leaps in its rich history, thanks to 3dfx, Nvidia, AMD, and even IBM. Here are the big ones.
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Happy 45th birthday, Xerox Star, the computer that brought us a full GUI well before Apple and Microsoft

Building on Xerox PARC's ground-breaking work on SmallTalk, this computer's OS had a full working GUI with icons, scrollbars, and menus in 1981.
Ben Hardwidge -

I bought a 4K Blu-ray drive for my PC in 2026, here’s why

A 4K Blu-ray disc drive is now a permanent part of my setup, giving my physical game and media collection new life.
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum fans unite, we need to make this new Lego kit happen

A Lego ZX Spectrum kit is up on the Ideas page, and it looks great, including a Clive Sinclair minifig on a C5, as well as a TV playing Jet Set Willy.
Ben Hardwidge -

This Silverstone retro chassis will make your friends wonder how you can play Cyberpunk

Silverstone launches its FLP02 retro case, complete with a locking key, a turbo button, and a big red rocker switch to power it on.
Fahd Temsamani -

Maingear Retro95 uses modern hardware but matches PC aesthetics of yesteryear

The aesthetics of Retro95 feel like a trip down memory lane, but there's powerful hardware lurking under this limited edition system.
Fahd Temsamani -

A Windows 98 era 3DFX GPU is back from the dead with HDMI

A 3DFX Voodoo GPU has been reincarnated with HDMI and DVI ports, allowing it to drive modern displays without any adapters.
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MyArcade and Atari team up and launch GameStation Pro featuring 200+ retro classics

MyArcade and Atari launch the Atari GameStation Pro, a nostalgia-powered machine that brings retro gaming into the modern era.
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