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DOS
A golden era that got many of us hooked on gaming. Discuss DOS, DOSBox, DOS Mods, DOS games ported to modern engines/systems, etc.

Windows 95/98 Era
Gaming finally came to windows. Discuss era-specific gaming as well as running Windows 95/98 games on modern hardware.

Windows XP/7 Era
Many of these games run on modern systems, many do not. Talk about anything from this era and tell us how you run it.

Modern PC Gaming
The technological jump from 1990 to 1992 was bigger than the jump from 2010 to the present day... So, it's all modern.

8-bit + 16-bit Era (1980–1993)
Odyssey, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, Sega Master System, NES, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, SNES, Neo-Geo, Philips CD-i, Amstrad GX4000, etc.

32-bit + 64-bit Era (1993–2000)
Philips CD-i, 3DO, Atari Jaguar, Amiga CD32, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Apple Bandai Pippin, Sega Dreamcast, etc.

128-bit + DVD Era (2000–2012)
PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Wii U

Modern Console Era (2013–Present)
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, etc.

Emulators + Emulation
Discuss emulators and software for playing games here. Discuss game-specific discussions, use the appropriate console gaming category, even if you are playing with an emulator.

Books
Read any good ones lately?

Anime
A better name for this would be, "Anime & Animation." Talk about animation from Japan, China, Korea, USA etc.

Shows (TV, Online, ETC.)
Talk about Halt and Catch Fire and other shows here.

Movies
Moving pictures. We know what this is, but if I don't put something here the forum will look weird.

Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics
If it's a book filled with artwork, talk about it here.

Chiptunes and Game Soundtracks
Discuss chiptunes, MIDI, FM synth, and modern game soundtracks.

General Music
Metal, bluegrass, funk, jazz, classical, rap, industrial, disco, easy listening, techno, punk, rock, blues, Celtic, whatever you like

Builds & Projects
Building a retro or modern PC? Working on some crazy idea? Talk about it here.

CRTs, Displays, and Video Output Devices
Talk about your favorite CRTs, consumer TVs, monitors, ultrawides, as well as capture cards, scan doublers, OSSC devices, etc.

CPUs & Motherboards
Talk about any CPU or motherboard here. For instance... Intel: Socket 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 370, 423, 478, 603, 604, 771, 775, 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1200, 1366, 1700, 1851, 2011, 2066
AMD: Slot A, Socket A, 754, 939, 940, AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+, AM4, AM5, TR4, TRX40, SP3, SP5

Graphics Cards
Talk about any GPU... regardless of the interface: ISA, VLB (VESA Local Bus), PCI, AGP 1x/2x/4x/8x, PCI-E x16 (1.0 → 2.0 → 3.0 → 4.0 → 5.0). You can even talk about iGPUs if you are a wild beast.

Sound Cards, MIDI, & Synths
Talk about sound cards like the Ad Lib, SB Pro, GUS, SB16, AWE32, GUS, ESS688, Crystal CS4232, SB AWE32, Yamaha YMF724, Aureal Vortex 2, SB Live!, Turtle Beach Montego, X-Fi as well as wave table expansions, soundfonts, and MIDI modules like the MT-32, CM-64, SC-55, Yamaha MU80, Yamaha DB50XG, Yamaha TG500, etc.

Storage & Memory
Talk about any store here: Drum, Tape, MFM, RLL, ESDI, IDE/ATA, SCSI, EIDE, ATA-33/66/100/133, SATA I/II/III, mSATA, M.2 SATA, M.2 NVMe, U.2, PCIe NVMe OR Any type of RAM: DRAM, SRAM, FPM, EDO, BEDO, SDRAM, RDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR3/4/5, HBM, HBM2/3

Peripherals & Input Devices
Mice, keyboards, speakers, microphones, VR headsets, webcams, HOTAS, and other peripherals spanning interfaces from Serial (RS-232), parallel, ADB, DIN-5, and gameport to modern USB and Bluetooth

Headphones, Speakers, & Amps
Do you use headphones (in-ear, over-ear, open-back, closed-back, semi-open, electrostatic, planar magnetic) or speakers (bookshelf, floor-standing, desktop nearfield, subwoofer, soundbar, horn, full-range driver, studio monitor) with what amp? Solid-state, tube, hybrid, Class D, OTL?

Other Gear (Cases, PSUs, Lights, Fans, Etc.)
Cases, PSUs, fans, cooling, RGB nightmares, cathode tubes, cables, whatever else doesn't fit... cable management horror stories and strange things you found in a dusty thrift store?

Linux
Linux distros, software, tweaks, etc. If it's Linux, post it here.

Mac
Apple software: Apple DOS, ProDOS, System 1-7, OS 8, OS 9, MAC OS X, OS X, macOS, etc. Talk about any Apple software or operating system here.

Windows
Windows 1.0,-3.0/3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 3.1-4, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, and software for those systems.

DOS & Other
DOS, AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2 WARP, UNIX, Temple OS, eComStation, eComStation. Plan 9, Haiku, KolibriOS, ReactOS etc. Discuss any other OS and whatever software works on them.

Retro & OSR
D&D, AD&D, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu, Tunnels & Trolls, Castles & Crusades, Shadowdark, and many more old-school games

Modern Tabletop
Talk about games like Pathfinder, D&D 5E, Level Up A5E, Forbidden Lands, Dragonbane, Cypher System, Savage Worlds, Ironsworn, Cairn, VTM V5, Tales from the Loop, Blades in the Dark, etc.

The Campfire
This is our general discussion/off-topic category. Talk about whatever is on your mind.

Forum Business
Discuss forum stuff (software, ideas, etc.)