Building a retro PC

[Narj]

Hi all,

I'm looking at building a Retro Gaming PC for Windows 98SE seeing as VMWare Player and VirtualBox just don't cut it.

I was hoping that I could build something in a very small case from old parts which should be cheap as chips by now.

Would anyone have any idea of what the highest end stuff I could get away with would be before Win98 refuses to recognise it? I'd hope for SLI Voodoo2 cards as well

Last time I ran Win98 I think it was on a 440BX Mobo with a P3.

Advice would be much appreciated!

 

[Narj]

Thanks for the Voodoo4/5 shout - any recommendations on a small mobo I could use that would fit in an HTPC case?

I'm hankering to play Incoming, Rogue Squadron and Red Alert again...

 

[Narj]

Rogue squadron! Now there's a blast from the past

Seriously, trying to get a load of these old games on virtual machines is stupidly frustrating. Stuff tends to run OK in DOS mode but I'd prefer it ran in Win9x mode. Also, getting sound to work properly can be a real pain.

Windows compatibility mode often turns out to be just as much of a nightmare.

If I can just build a little box that will play all these old gems I'd be happy! Maybe I'd be best off looking for an older small form factor Dell or something and just chucking the video card in there?

 

[Narj]

@PianoBasher

Why not ask in the MM if anyone has any bits laying about?

Aye I will ask a few friends what they have laying around first though, never know what I can scrounge! If no joy then I'll ask, good point!

Thanks for the suggestions peeps!

Nikumba: How did you get that working? I downloaded the ISOs already. I suspect I won't have as much joy running a load of the other games on Win7 though, especially Glide titles.