Building a NEW (OLD) Windows 98 Gaming PC! - Hardware, Accessories & Games

RE-PC helped build a new (old) Dell Dimension XPS R400
Pentium II 400mhz, Voodoo3 3000 video card, Soundblaster 16 soundcard, 384MB ram, IBM P96 monitor and more!

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[oh-totoro]

It's amazing how well most of those games have aged! Please, please do more videos showing us some of these classic PC titles.

[Game_Glyph]

In my opinion, vintage PC games are the real hidden gems. People are just now starting to tap into their awesomeness. Jill of the Jungle, Realms of Chaos and really anything that Apogee games and Epic made in the 90's are big-time winners. I'm excited what this means For your channel dude, pump out that 90s 'tude!

[joshuarichards]

Re-PC is amazing.

They also have esoteric parts from non pc systems fairly often.

I recently upgraded my Mac G4 mystic with parts from Re-PC.

[NeverwinterKnight]

I haven't logged into my YouTube account in a very long time. I just wanted to say that this video brought me a lot of joy. Seeing that store, Re-PC, was like heaven for me. I've always considered myself to be the world's only "90s computer enthusiast", because nobody ever wants to talk about this stuff. Everybody says "Use a virtual machine or DOSbox", but it's just not the same to me. I've been wanting to do a project like this for a long time, but you know how it is. I'm still planning to do it. There's some valuable insight in this video.

[Simte]

That's my childhood dream PC right there.

[Sickentist]

this is my favorite topic you've covered in a while. I wish I still had my windows 3.1, win 98, & XP machines... really regret tossing those in the trash over the years.

[xisumavoid]

Wow this takes me back :-D I bet you'll see a fair few blue screens of death back on that 98 system!

[Imperatrixxy]

Damn, I miss Windows 98. It's one of my favourite OS's ever.

[blacklaceredroses]

I enjoyed this video so much! Never thought to build my own "old school" gaming pc, definitely added to my to-do list! Also, I would love to see dedicated episodes to your PC Gamer demo discs! OMG the nostalgia ♥

[wonderpierrot]

Oh WOW, I frequent that RE:PC store (and the one in Seattle) daily! They sell wired mice for $1, wireless mice for $2, keyboards for $2, sound cards for $1 and so on. Lots of random tech treasures, but the best thing I found there was a fully functional Grundig Satellit 700 Ham Radio for $15 (worth about $300-$500 on eBay).

[merlingt]

Nothing in the computer world has ever had an impression on me as the first time I popped a Voodoo2 into my PC and fired up Quake 2. That was the instant in time that I completely lost interest in consoles until a few years back.

[MidnightBanshi]

Such great games back in the day. 7th Guest, TIE Fighter, and Cyberwar were awesome!

[Strawberryfs]

"Crank it up to 800 x 600" and all the modern HD gamers began to cry.

[thegameguycom]

man the best thing about games back then was the great attention to music, quake 2 had such great and compelling music..

[larryladeroute]

You just opened a door. Now you'll need a 486 for Ultima VII and that 5 1/4" drive. You'll need a Roland MT-32 and an SC55...you'll love the audio. Matching monitor, keyboard, mouse. Then it gets crazy after that...more Retro PC Gaming videos are welcome. Tx.

[TarksGauntlet]

I've been meaning to do this for a while. I got so many games on floppy I have no way of installing on current computers. Would love to play them authentically too.

[DiamantSwiss]

Shows "dirty" keyboard:
*I should clean it...
**will never do.

[KyudoKun]

Man, I love watching all of your videos. The production quality is great, it's like a TV show.

[AdventureGameGeek]

If I lived in the Seattle area I'd love to browse around RE-PC, would be like a kid in a candy store :D Look forward to you reviewing more retro PC games from this time, rock on!

[blairlohnes]

So I was inspired to build one too.
AMD Athlon 700MHz
128MB PC133 SDRAM
320GB WD 5400RPM IDE HDD
3DFx Voodoo3 2000 16MB AGP
Asus A7V133
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
LG DVD Rom
LG 52x32x52x CD Burner
17 inch Dell CRT Monitor
3.5-inch floppy drive
Old Beige Case and 350 Watt PSU

Grand total $220... I guess I got a decent deal, but it's hard to tell sometimes. I went to a few stores and in the classifieds for all the parts. Everything runs great and works stable, so no complaints here. Love having 3DFx to play old games like Unreal and Monster Truck Madness.