Pixel x86: A New Mini MS-DOS & Windows Gaming PC!

Checking out the 2024 models of Pixelx86 computer systems! Each is an aluminum mini PC running DOS and Windows 98 off an SD card, playing tons of classic PC games and software from the 80s and 90s. Sound Blaster Pro and DreamBlaster compatibility, VGA output, ISA and mPCIe and more.

● LGR things elsewhere:

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● My review of the WeeCee PC:

● Background music licensed from:

00:00 the concept
01:01 Pixelx86 DX & Mini
02:20 a closer look
04:35 what's inside
05:52 WeeCee, Tiny Llama
07:58 more tech specs
11:35 power on, testing
13:33 benchmarking
15:38 general PC gaming
16:50 qualms, compromises
17:54 ITX may be better
18:14 support experience
18:52 abandonware, huh
19:38 open source credits?
20:16 outro summary

#LGR #Retro #Computer

[Hawkster]

"Things that should work just don't for some reason" sounds like a realistic recreation of old school computing.

[andrewr]

Very glad to see you getting back in the swing of things.

[bmwrijder]

The Vortex x86DX procesor is a pentium 1 based processor.
Our company also use this processor in our traffic light controller as a application processor.

[Desenrrollado]

Thanks for the upload! I hope that everything keeps going smoothly for you Clint. You're a great person and it's always nice to see your calm and cozy uploads.

* Edited to fix the word keep. Was half asleep.

[NoToeLong]

It's neat, but $500 is very tough sell, especially without any 3D acceleration. At that point you're better off with an old thin client, with some even having PCI sound cards and 3D graphics (not very good 3D, but better than nothing). Phil's Computer Lab has good videos on turning old thin clients into Windows 98 machines.

[anonymouschicken]

It's very nice that LGR is very transparent about partnerships, sendovers, and affiliates. It's nice to hear a YouTuber say that their words are fresh without company influence (not that it wasn't obvious with the good constructive criticism but still). I feel like this should be more of a standard in both Social Media but also in other media like TV.

[I_TheLandlord]

Gotta say, the retro PC crowd make some of the coolest stuff.

[wielomarian]

I wish there was that big ol' ENERGY STAR logo on boot up.

[SnipE_mS]

Eivind and the Rasteri deserve quite a bit of credit for inspiring these designs. Eivind's designs are probably some of the coolest I've ever seen for these. people should real check them out!

[SqueakyTheWolf]

I'd be more into a version of this with a Pentium III and a 3D accelerator around the original GeForce's level. That was more my childhood. A lot of games from the XP days struggle on modern hardware almost as much as the DOS stuff.

[xAxCx]

I'm very happy to see you're still going strong after the tragic loss of stuff after the storm

[frostmourne]

I appreciate that the power LED is green instead of blue. A pox on blue LEDs I say!

[infinityzr]

every "retro" product nowadays is 3x what i would even consider paying

[brick]

Looks very nice... but the price! My worthless $2 is: if you want to play old games, you can get an old laptop for $50-$100. Throw in an SD card adapter and a VGA-to-HDMI adapter, and you're good to go for most DOS games, and a lot of later Windows games (3D notwithstanding, mileage may vary). Many manufacturers still have all the drivers on their websites, which makes life a lot easier.

[HVtux]

Very nostalgic episode. I'm not sure if it was that exact monitor I had but I vividly remember my first PC monitor coming with a big rectangular power button like that. Good times.

[seumeroutdoor]

This is really cool, been waiting for something like this, Thanks!

[locust]

I imagine Clint asking Pixel about the fact that they sell Windows 98 SE with their machines, saying "That seems a little _unusual_ ..." and like in the movie Contact, the Pixel representative just says "It _is_ unusual, isn't it?" and just hangs up.

[Paulnt]

Oh man. I still have my original SimCity 2000, SimTower, and POD disks. I really should build a retro PC to play them.

[dataterminal]

Very nice. I recently got a MiSTer FPGA to run a 486 machine. It does other consoles and computers, but for me having what essentially a period correct PC for me, it's perfect. Even supports loading disk images via NFC. It was that or repurposing a thin client. Loads of options now for retro gaming on 'non-original' equipment.

[Ojisan]

Would be cool to see one additional upgraded model with some 3D acceleration chip on the custom PCB, just like how they did for the sound card. Having OpenGL support would make more games run more gooder.