Retro gaming across the decades, from 486 to Piledriver.
Posted by TwistedSoul21967@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 27 comments
This is my "pit" as my wife refers to it, I like to call it my office, or my museum 😮💨
Yes, it's a bit of a mess, I promise I will tidy it up at some point.
As the title suggests, I've got a machine for most of the major steps in tech from 486 to "relatively" modern.
All the machines are fully functional and I've even got two retro servers racked up, one with dual Pentium 3's and another with Dual AMD Opteron 280s for serving all my retro computer needs, like an NT/2003 Domain Controller and SMB shares, net booting, Gentoo cross-compiling etc.
My game consoles are in another room, which is still being decorated right now.
Games of all kinds, RTS, RPG, FPS, Simulation, and Racing (not a horror fan!).
Active-Signature-816@reddit
L shaped tables are the best
Accomplished_Can1651@reddit
I, too, enjoy gaming on an Epson LQ-400.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
My 4 year old loves watching it going "nyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh" as she puts it, across the sheet of paper 🤣
Only the finest retro entertainment.
monkeyboywales@reddit
Those were tanks, if I rember rightly... Caught my eye!
caioronaldsilva@reddit
so cool
Markoff_Cheney@reddit
I grow so tired of seeing so many sterile, near showcase style setups in people's basements. It is so nice to see something that looks like a real person's setup that gets used and has been curated over decades of enthusiasm. Actual clutter. One of the reasons I don't post my setup, I never want to clean up my workbench to look better in photos.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
Thank you! Yes, my setup is one made for actual use by me and my kids, trying to bring the joy of gaming to the next generation.
Vintage486Lizard@reddit
A lot of nice cases there!
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
I love my cases! I'd love to get a 486 tower with the speed display but here in the UK, man they're expensive and/or absolutely battered.
Vintage486Lizard@reddit
It's not just the UK dealing with expensive cases. They're just as bad in the US.
Hanksport@reddit
Very impressive collection of hardware! I’m a bit jealous, I moved a lot and didn’t keep any of my old hardware, but the nostalgia is good with your post.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
It has taken me 5 years to build my collection, I had similar machines when growing up but never kept any so most of these are "replica" builds of machines I used to own, some are max-spec and some are bargain bin builds from that time period.
Mattock486@reddit
Love the 'island' setup. So much easier to get at everything. Looks pretty organised to me. Nice collection of cards.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
Honestly, it's awesome and maximised useful working space.
BtotheVV86@reddit
Nice collection! I see so many great hardware in there!
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
Thanks, appreciate it! Some of these machines are replicas of machines I had when growing up and some are "hotrod" machines from that time period, but I love beige cases and the "edgy" 2000s style ones 🤣
b0ka_p@reddit
Nice collection
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
👌 thanks! Not done yet though, there's still plenty more to find and fix!
Ok_Sherbert_39@reddit
This is seriously impressive. My dreams lol.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
Thank you, it's taken me a really long time to get where I am, but I'm not finished yet!
FengWah@reddit
Very nice! Looks like a happy place to be.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
I love being in this room
Useful_Resolution888@reddit
Excellent pit.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
Thank you, I am very lucky 😅
isecore@reddit
Holy wacky wideangle, Batman!
But joking aside, that's a sweet setup. Obviously a place for happy pursuits.
TwistedSoul21967@reddit (OP)
yeah, sorry about that 1st one but that's really the only way to show it in context without it looking even more odd 😄
isecore@reddit
No need to be sorry, I would've done the same thing in your place. I also have a small dungeon filled with all kinds of junk and the only way to show it all off is to use the widest lens I have 😂