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 modern PCs! Kinda. Sorta. Ehh, an attempt was made. Still, I'm happy to see these exist on Steam and whatnot, so let's dive in and take a closer look at The Sims Legacy Collections from 2025! ● Become an LGR YouTube member to see videos early and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLx053rWZxCiYWsBETgdKrQ/join ● LGR elsewhere online: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social ● Technical overview a ..read more

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 more releases and editions in the 2000s, plus a whole history going back 40 years to the Commodore 64 and Amiga days! ● You can still buy the newest release here: https://www.serenescreen.com/ ● LGR things elsewhere: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://bsky.app/profile/lgr-yt.bsky.social 00:00 an aquatic overview 01:24 Jim Sachs 03:54 Amiga Lagoon 05:00 real life inspiration 05:23 beta version 06:25 Micros ..read more

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 Stewart Cheifet and the Computer Chronicles TV show. 3DO, Sega CD, MiniDisc, Laserdisc, PDAs, DOS games, and much more! ● LGR things elsewhere: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Watch or download the full episode here: https://archive.org/details/episode_1023 00:00 CES 2025 happened 01:25 CES 1993 begins! 03:15 Franklin digital books 05:11 PDAs a ..read more

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: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Relevant links: https://www.pixelx86.com/ https://github.com/rasteri/weeCee https://github.com/eivindbohler/tinyllama2 https://retrodreams.ca/products/itx-llama-mainboar ..read more

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 still do individual vids on special items that trickle in through the mail over on LGR Blerbs, but these long mailbag videos are done for the foreseeable future on LGR. Hopefully the reasons I provide in the video make sense! ● LGR links: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● All background music licensed from: https://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 LGR Mailbag vide ..read more

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 a festive drink and join me in watching this seasonal retro computing goodness! ● LGR things elsewhere: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Watch or download the full episode here: https://archive.org/details/Christma1985 00:00 a clone-tastic intro 01:58 Xmas 1985 begins! 02:58 Jingle Disk, eggnog 04:50 shopping mall Radio Shack 07:05 softwa ..read more

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 the main LGR vintage computer collection downstairs where lots of rain water leaked through, each causing water and mold issues. This part of the cleanup process is unboxing the moldy boxes, evaluating the damage, and cleaning the surfaces of things! Internal cleaning and testing is for later. ● Western NC is still recovering! Do consider helping out helpful organizations: https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list ..read more

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 unbox a fat one, set it up, go through its peripherals, and play some games. Different place, different rules! *unused not guaranteed due to sketchy eBay sellers ● LGR links: https://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.twitter.com/LazyGameReviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Background music licensed from: https://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 Intro - The PlayStation 2 01:00 A Little History & Context 04:14 Th ..read more

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 collection downstairs where lots of rain water leaked through, resulting in moisture and mold issues. This first part of the cleanup process is unboxing the moldy boxes, evaluating the damage, and cleaning the surfaces of things! Internal cleaning and testing will occur later. ● Western NC is still recovering, please consider donating to helpful organizations: https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-don ..read more

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 what happened to the LGR retro collection, vintage computers, video games and such. So here’s an update! Of course the most important thing to me is that myself, my family, and my friends here are safe. But I am also deeply thankful it was not any worse in terms of items destroyed or damaged. The majority of old hardware and software survived, and LGR videos (eventually) will continue! ● Consider donating to local or ..read more