Tag:Retro

Nvidia lets you relive GeForce 8800 GTX launch with free demo, and it’s good nostalgic fun, complete with Crysis

We try out GeForce 8800 GTX - 20 Years of a Legend, and enjoy looking round a room full of PC hardware Easter Eggs, even if the interface is a bit clunky.

Preserving the PC’s rich gaming heritage: GOG talks to us about big boxes, old graphics standards, and more

We talk to GOG about the challenges involved with resurrecting retro PC games, from CD soundtracks and old 3D graphics APIs, to bringing back big boxes.

Classic Dune games won’t be rereleased any time soon – GOG tells us the messy reasons why

From the original game to Emperor: Battle of Dune, the first four titles based on Frank Herbert's desert world are tangled in a web of licensing rights.

Microsoft entertains resurrecting 3D Pinball for Windows 11

3D Pinball is now in the Windows team's matrix of "things to think about", as fans call for the classic retro game's return.

The 3dfx Voodoo story: as the legendary graphics card tech turns 30, we talk to cofounder Ross Smith

We chat to Ross Smith about how 3dfx started, where the Voodoo name came from, why Diamond Multimedia laughed at them, and loads more.

Big PC game boxes are back, as GOG leans into nostalgia for physical media

You'll have to print your game box, but GOG gives you the files to do it if you buy one of its new Preservation Program titles, including Myst and Descent.

Commodore 64 gets Cyberpunk 2077 treatment in this gloriously grimy C64U special edition

Sporting a fantastically detailed paintjob, this Cyberpunk 2077-themed Commodore 64 Ultimate is littered with nods to CD Projekt Red's epic RPG.

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.

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.