The Ultimate mid-90s DOS / 486 DX2 66 MHz Gaming Computer

Constructed from mostly NOS components, this sexy 66 MHz 486 DX2 system was built specifically to play DOS and Win 3.1 based computer games from the early to mid-1990s.

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[nightone]

Dude this is so cool! I want to make a setup like this so I can stay up all night long playing old 90s games. I remember I used to play these games until I fell asleep and then right when I woke up I would hop on my computer again and turn the volume down low so my parents didn't hear me playing again. Nostalgia

[Daehawk]

90s truly were the best of everything.

[Christopher-N]

*Gaming Retro:* If I may suggest, when you upload a video about a specific computer, would you mind listing it's specs in the video description (memory, cards, et cetera)? If someone was curious, or wanted to build their own, they'll have a better idea of what to consider.

[Thunderbird]

I also had a DX2-66 Mhz back then as a child. In the beginning this machine was absolutely awesome, but compters aged so extremely fast back then. It was very sad when my friend with a DX4-100 was able to play games like Diablo or Wing Commander III while I wasn't :)

[laszloposzmik]

This computer looks like a brand new pc in a showroom or computer shop during the early 90s... I really loved that era. I still have many computer shops' price list as i regularly checked how the price is going down month by month and to hunt for the best price / value computer on the market! :) Suddenly, Cyrix came with their 486 DX2 66 CPU which was much cheaper then the Intel and the AMD version and i bought it around early '95. Same year, the 1.2 GB Seageta Barracuda finally reached an affordable price. How big storage capacity was back then! I could not belive it.

[davebrogan]

What a beautiful machine. They key hanging from the key lock is an especially nice touch! I’m currently rebuilding my long-lost gateway 486 dx2-66v tower. Looking forward to finishing it and loading these awesome 90s games again!

[brostenen]

The golden age of computer games, started on the C64 around 1985, to Amiga from 1987 and to PC from around 1992. It stopped around 1996. Basically 85 to 96 is the golden age of computer gaming.

[CarbonitePlays]

Oh God hearing the motherboard POST beeps and the HDDs chugging / spinning up is the absolute pinnacle of nostalgia for this 90s kid...

[gssisaac]

My first computer was 486 DX2 66 when I was 13. I knew all of the stuffs and games you showed. I realized that I completely forgot Transport tycoon but I instantly remember as soon as I heard the MID sounds and the saw the MICROPROSE logo!

[elguitarTom]

I loved the look on old computers and the Amiga 500 / 1200.
Magical times. And the games were awesome

[Nintendobit]

I remember that area, and the technology was accelerating fast at that time.
You'd almost have to buy a new computer each year to keep up.

[Matt-dkwl]

Awesome compilation! The 90's were so transformative for the PC gaming industry. CD ROMs, scanners, super early digital cameras, BBSs, ONE GIGABYTE hard drives, the list goes on! I still remember installing a STB Powergraph 64 and seeing 'real' 3D for the first time. Sure there was the Nintendo64 and PlayStation but... there was just no comparison in quality between PC and Console. Great game list by the way! I'd like to suggest MechWarrior 2 and StarTrek TNG A Final Unity to your list.

[RaptorCOTS]

10:25 - these were the most beautiful pixels I have ever seen. Thank You for that video and a huge throwback to times when there was no 4K, no 60fps, no internet and consoles were for kids while PCs for MEN!
I'm 1983 by the way ^^

[ShaveCave]

Man thats cool...That is the golden age my techno brother!!

[Christopher-N]

Oh, yes. I love under monitor power centers, with their neon lamp rocker switches. My 486 DX was a 40 MHz machine; pushing the turbo button reduced it to 16 MHz, slow enough for some of our 8088-1 games, but not slow enough for others (while some games didn't use this for timing, rendering them unplayable until emulation came along). Sadly, my 486 was scrapped, along with my Vendex Headstart LX-CD (the 8088-1).
I still have my P5, though it needs its sound card repaired/replaced, along with the monitor.

[MuTheGuardian]

Oh my gosh the DX2 66, SMARTDRV!!!! beautiful!

[Braynnorth]

90’s PC gaming was one hell of a era. So many games that would make you go out and buy a home computer.

[MyDailyTip]

My favorite Dos game was Executive Suite. Very simple word game, but still fun. I also got into programming in Basic on my Commodore Vic 20 and later the 486. I got onto Aol 1 0 dial up internet on my 486! I rebuilt everything in the late 90's with a new motherboard and guts. Was my computer until mid 2000's. I ran my internet business on that PC through 2005.

[nick]

This brings back memories of this computer. I had one back in the 90's too. Nice video.

[efpcvintageplanet]

Start to play with PC on 1994 with a 486dx2 66 Ms-Dos 5.0 & Windows 3.1 system. Syndicate the first title I fell in love with, than Doom, Heretic and Myst on Windows 3.1. Glorious days❤