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Coverage of retro tech, PC gaming, and more! Classic computers, Oddware, games, thrifting, Tech Tales, etc. __________ Formerly known as Lazy Game Reviews. It is now simply "LGR."
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How 1990s Magic Eye 3D Images Were Made
Exploring how N.E. Thing Enterprises came up with and created Magic Eye pictures in the 90s! Their 3D illusion books, posters, calendars etc were everywhere for years. But did you...
LGR – Doom: The Dark Ages Review
Reviewing the newest Doom game from id Software and Bethesda, now with shield based parrying and medieval melee combat! A wild departure from previous games, but is it for the...
The Weird Keyboard 262 Companies REFUSED to Make
This odd 90s thing is the Datadesk Trackboard. No wait, it's a LittleFingers trackball board? Both are similar yet VERY different! Diving into the rabbit hole of computer history in...
Sony's Internal PC MiniDisc Data Drive: MDM-111
Get a total 45% off the Fanttik E1 Max screwdriver! https://amzn.to/4hZ59TZ First click the "Apply Coupon" checkbox before adding to cart, then use the code LGRE1MAX during checkout for the...
The 1994 Computer Dealers Expo via Computer Chronicles
Video tour of the huge COMDEX convention show floor and its many marvels through the lens of Stewart Cheifet and the Computer Chronicles TV show, with LGR commentary along the...
Building a New LGR Gaming PC! Ryzen 9800X3D
This build was made possible by video sponsor Jawa: https://jawa.link/LGR So after the stupid hurricane last year wrecked my gaming PC (and my home) I've been wanting to build a...
Crosscountry USA 30 Years Later: Trucker Edutainment Done Right
Looking back at the 1995 Home Edition of Cross Country USA for MS-DOS PCs! This update to the original 1985 Apple II edutainment game has you traveling from state to...
Minisforum X1 Pro: Reviewing this BEAST of a Mini PC
Review of the Minisforum AI X1 Pro from 2025! A new Windows 11 mini computer built around the beefy AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 12-core processor, with 64GB RAM...
Tamagotchi CD-ROM: The 1997 Digital Pet on PC
I missed out on Tamagotchi in the 1990s but I vividly remember the hype and being curious about them. So when I came across this CD-ROM version for Windows 95...
HP Mini 1000: The Windows XP Netbook 16 Years Later
LGR retrospective on the HP Mini 1000, one of the more popular PCs from the short-lived era of the netbook! If you could even call it an era. In hindsight,...
LGR - The Sims 1 & 2 Legacy Collection Review
The rumors were true! EA re-released the first two Sims games for Windows PCs to mark the 25th birthday of the series. And they even fixed them to work on...
The Fascinating History of the Marine Aquarium Screensaver - An LGR Retrospective
To many, SereneScreen Marine Aquarium screensavers are most well known by the versions for Windows XP. Or perhaps the Aquatic Life version on Roku 4K devices. But there were many...
The 1993 Consumer Electronics Show via Computer Chronicles
CES 2025 happened. So let's go back to the Consumer Electronics Show 1993 instead! A tour of the convention show floor and many of its marvels through the lens of...
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...
This is The End of LGR Donation Unboxing Videos
I'm calling it, folks! For a multitude of reasons which I go into at the end of the video, this is the final "donations unboxing" thing on LGR. I may...
The 1985 Computer Chronicles Christmas Buyer's Guide 🎄
Going back to 1985 with The Computer Chronicles for Christmas! Their holiday buying guides from the mid 80s into the 1990s are some of my favorite cozy TV episodes. Grab...
Cleaning hurricane damaged Retro Oddities, Modern Tech
When Hurricane Helene hit my home in Asheville, North Carolina in September 2024, two oak trees fell through the roof and wrecked the place. Including my upstairs living room and...
Unboxing a PlayStation 2 Console 24 Years Later!
Opening up a boxed and unused* PlayStation 2 built in 2000! Sony released the system over two decades ago and for whatever reason this felt like the right time to...
Cleaning hurricane damaged Retro Computers & CRTs
When Hurricane Helene hit my home in Asheville, North Carolina in September 2024, two oak trees fell through the roof and wrecked the place. Including the main LGR vintage computer...
What happened to the LGR collection in NC
Two trees cleaved through my house after Hurricane Helene blew through my mountain home of Asheville. While I’ve shown that the damage to the structure is intense, many have asked...