Building Nostalgia: Crafting a '90s Fantasy PC with Plastic Bricks

[@JGreen-le8xx]

Keeping Gozer busy from destroying worlds with Legos. GENIUS! All jokes aside, awesome job Ladyfractic! Keep up the great work! Love watching your builds. Still though, nothing tops your 3D printed PC!

[@RetroRecipes]

Thank you so much for this - it genuinely helps the content continue. Cheers from us both!

[@only257]

@@RetroRecipes 👍 great video

[@masayoshsato7906]

Tell me where you get those storage shelves at and what kind ar them

[@pixelfingers]

Those floppy disks, VGA cable, PS/2 and audio ports made me smile. They could just sell the floppy disks - I’d buy some! 🎉

[@RetroRecipes]

Me too! Oh wait...

[@toypolloi]

I’ve reviewed a couple of their Astro boy kits on my channel and they are really lovely. Very clever uses of bricks. This set looks great.

[@iNVADER84]

Love the attention to detail of this kit. I can’t pretend to know the game/TV show but certainly took me back to my old PC days! The beige of the 90s takes me back to that smell of warm capacitors and all those gamma rays pouring out of my 19” CRT into my face. Great build Ladyfractic. Love the BG music too!

[@gregholloway2656]

So much fun! Thanks for the video, Ladyfractic. Nice that the box included the VGA cable. 😄

[@Colin_Ames]

I enjoyed watching this build because of your obvious enthusiasm , and for the attention to detail by the manufacturer. Not something I would want for myself, but I understand the appeal to others.

[@deckofcards87]

The lil VGA connectors are a nice touch. They didn't skimp on any of the details. Awesome build 😁

[@TheSwayzeTrain]

The set looks great.

[@PhillyMotoXTS]

The back of the monitor with the flip up scene is hands down the best part of this build!

[@LoftBits]

So cute! Personally, I've never heard of this game, but if someone is a fan - this would be an ultimate memorabilia.

[@CoreDreamStudios]

Welp, now I have a new alternative to Lego to enjoy. Thank you for showcasing this entire build, it was amazing.

[@EddieSheffield]

Cool! I got this kit for my birthday about a month ago. Assembled it with my son. Really nice, and generally really high quality. This is actually the third Pantasy kit we've built along with the TV and Astro Boy. Only complaint is they need to be a little more careful with the parts. Astro Boy was fine, tho the optional light kit was a bit tricky to install as the wires weren't quite long enough to route as shown in the instructions. The TV had a part that was the wrong color (ran out of what it called for but had extra in a different color), but we were able to bury it out of sight. The PC was the hardest, as it was completely missing a piece that was part of the hinged back of the monitor. Actually had to modify a Lego piece to finish. But everything else is top notch - the designs, quality of the moldings, and instructions (even with no English, I think they're better than Lego!) I do wish they had downloadable PDFs of the directions - my son and I build together working on sections in parallel so having separate copies of the manuals is handy. We requested a PDF and they did send one, but it was about a week after we finished. Should just be online. But I'm still really happy with the end result and look forward to more from them!

[@easycompzeelandold2521]

Perfect something to watch while having dinner!

[@crogger1974]

Such a cool build, well done Ladyfractic 👏 I love the attention to detail that they've gone to, right down to the colours for the PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors!

[@jimcabezola3051]

Epic '90s PC nostalgia! It was also relaxing to watch you construct this amazing creation. So whimsical. I hope you'll find more such kits to feature and build. Well...now that I've watched for content...I need to watch it again for detail. It's as entrancing watch as it is to make.

[@thehootsforce4201]

Grip seal bags are ideal for brick based toys once you want to pack them away in the box for building another day.

[@005AGIMA]

Great Sunday morning entertainment as always. Love the details on the PC and monitor. The cables blew me away lol. Such detail.

[@Kw1161]

I enjoyed this video very much. My old boss would have loved to have you assemble for my old company, as he was always complaining the everyone was too slow…😂! Have a nice week.

[@properjob2311]

that vga cable was cool

[@undergroundbass946fm]

The music on this, is incredible.. . nice work Lady Fractic and Perifractic

[@merman1974]

I was a little sceptical given the brand, but there's plenty of detail in there. I loved the monitor cable and the silver radar dish becoming the fan. The little disks are cute.

[@RetroRecipes]

Yeah the fan radar was the first thing I spotted! Ahh space Lego... And what's wrong with the brand; don't you like Pantsies?

[@talesfromthejundlandwastes5498]

Now we know what Ladyfractic is like on Xmas morning!

[@nafnist]

Puppyfractic stole the show again, but looked like a fun build.

[@stephanepiquemal8297]

If Lego makes a Turrican themed Amiga 500 build one day, I know I would not resist :)

[@MisterMsk]

This is soo COOL!

[@graemejohnson6489]

Loved the video. Thanks 😊

[@scottminutolo894]

Awesome Job! Looks Fantastic!

[@more.power.]

Hello Ladyfractic, I'm excited to join you on this Lego-style brick build from Pantasy. The combination of a classic Windows 98 PC design with retro video game and TV scenes from Chinese Paladin sounds really interesting. I'm a fan of both Lego and gaming, so this project is right up my alley. Love the way the Lego bricks bring the Windows 98 PC to life and how the scenes from Chinese Paladin are incorporated. It's a great way to merge creativity and gaming nostalgia. Thank you.

[@retro-junkie5741]

Bravo peeps!

[@hammersampson]

Great video! Next, you need to put a Raspberry Pi in there, and an LCD screen in the monitor.

[@carychiasson9834]

That was a wonderful pun from Perifractic. Did you hear about the guy getting fired from the calendar company? He took a day off

[@andresbravo2003]

I’ll give it a shoutout to Lady Fractic for making it possible!

[@gadgetman36]

Great build, well done to Ladyfractic, she's a real brick! 🧱 I found the video a bit blocky though, even in 2160p! 😂

[@syntheticgerbil]

I love this music so much

[@RetroRecipes]

retrorecip.es/music 🙏

[@ClassicRetroByte]

I could not help but notice the Mini A500 with all the disks nearby. 🥰 Maybe I should make some more disks for my Mini A500 and matching disk case, All Mini size of coarse. 🤔🤫

[@bazodee2]

I think the best part of it is the floppy drive. I mean, who doesnt like to slide thingies inside of other thingies then eject them out and push them right back in, over and over again.

[@LeeOades]

I must admit to a disproportionate amount of love for the brick vga connector 😂

[@eskey691]

I so loved this video Ladyfratic builds now has to be a thing. It looked so cool once it was all put together, tho I have to ask how long did it take you to get so fast at making lego 😂😂. Oh the dad joke at the end was a lovely touch. Looking forward to the next one so until then take care and have a great weekend 🙂 🙂

[@RetroRecipes]

I've been playing with building blocks since I was old enough to hold them. I am sometimes guilty of going too fast, skipping steps, and having to go back and fix it. But thats all part of the process 😁 - Ladyfractic

[@Zan_Jayna]

The Fractics are like a weird alternate universe version of me where my life turned out.

[@michaelcartwright1260]

Nice work Lady Fractic - TOASTY!

[@only257]

cool looking

[@peterkelly4567]

Good build, Does anybody else want to see it as a functional Windows 98 machine?

[@bitoxic]

Very well done! So much care taken to build it... also liked the demo of the computer at the end! 😁👍

[@SoulPoetryandOtherWorks]

Ask a younger me if he would like to see an assembly video of someone building a Lego kit as a form of entertainment and he would probably have laughed. However, watching Ladyfractic and hearing her soothing voice whilst fighting the urge to dance to Perifractic's incredible soundtrack whilst viewing the whole thing at an accelerated speed would have definitely changed his mind. This was an awesome build Ladyfractic, but does it play Doom, or maybe Quake? You'd probably just need another screen insert made to swap out with the Windows '98 screen. Excellent production and edit Perifractic, and it's always good to hear your voice added at the end of the episodes, along with your physical presence as well. This felt like a really family-oriented recipode. P.S. "As Fast as I Can" is beginning to become an earworm in my mind. I'm probably going to be hearing it playing in my sleep.

[@RetroRecipes]

Thank you for the kind words, Michael! The Doom/Quake insert would be a very good addition. As for production and editing, Peri and I each produce and edit our own videos until the very end where we watch them together and do a final pass through. So thank you for the compliment! - Ladyfractic

[@carriageofnoreturn.1881]

I think I might have no romance in my soul: I’d be happy with just the computer and none of the minifig scenes! Is there any hope for me?!

[@Ian-xo4vy]

That was like watching a 3D printer!

[@GeorgesChannel]

Great episode! Love this builld. :)

[@keyvanmehrbakhsh4069]

beautiful

[@itsmephil2255]

And millions of nerds and geeks around the world want a girlfriend/wife like Lady Fractic 👌🏻

[@GAMECLOSET]

Some of us do! A wonderful, caring, intelligent, charming and beautiful woman that knows how to GEEK OUT is a precious thing and I am lucky to have one in my life too! LF is simply delightful.

[@itsmephil2255]

@@GAMECLOSET hell yes

[@EugeneJrFolse]

Great idea there!, reduce the exposure of that jedi and raise the exposure of Ladyfractic. I actually used some of those old parts there and loved the video.

[@gordyboy01]

Wow, seriously hats off to all involved in the thought, design, manufacturing of such amazing products and ofc to the superwoman♀️ power of assembling it all, awesome job as always ladyfractic ✋👋👍😁. Your poor fingers must have been so sore after all that ❤. P.S shout out to puppyfractics for supervising you in the background to make sure you didn't make any mistakes 🤭😁.

[@mikeuk666]

You forgot the stealing of Lego 😉 at a poorer quality.

[@RetroRecipes]

Hi Mike. I keep seeing your comment popping up about stealing Lego, and it really made me think. After some googling, it turns out the Lego name is a trademark but their interconnecting bricks are no longer patented as it expired in 1978. Many companies have used the shape since then and even you too MikeUK can come out with your own version of MikeUK bricks and it wouldn't be stealing. As for the quality, they feel almost the same.- Ladyfractic

[@bobweiram6321]

First time I've seen someone buy a bricked device.

[@kazriko]

I wonder if they have a similar brick build from their other fantasy series Xuan-Yuan Sword.

[@rdpvader]

This reminds me of an nes game called The Legend of Kage

[@onkelhiphop]

New subscriber here I really had a nice time watching this🤘😎 by the way the time it took to build this you might as well have been building the real thing😂

[@BilisNegra]

Very nice build. I'm a tad confused, though. Aren't the internals of a CRT supposed to look like a city?

[@aaronbrenkus9126]

Love the build and it great to see building brick sets for adults. I do however find it a little more than funny that she is building a classic Windows PC while wearing an Apple shirt 😂 And now I want to build a working Building blocm CRT Monitor!

[@RetroRecipes]

I absolutely saw the irony in the outfit of choice. I am glad you saw it too. Sometimes outfits are planned out and sometimes it is whatever is in the clean pile. 😂 I didn't have my first Apple computer until I was in my early 20's with a Macbook of some sort. - LF

[@vanonderen9702]

Hi Retro Recipes, i love your videos, i saw your video "why i'm retiring my amiga, the keyboard failing and the capslock flickering is typical for: the "Byte bandit virus". Its a virus on the amiga computer itself, One or more of your disks must be infected, when you turn off the computer and back on again it must be fixed, but if you load the infected disk again, the keyboard will fail again. I hope it was just the virus, so you dont have to retire your amiga, best regards, Van onderen. P.S.: i had the virus long ago, and i got rid of it by formatting some infected disks.

[@ojbeez5260]

Careful you don't BRICK that computer...Opps ...too late!! 🤣

[@miroslavzima8856]

23:09 is this foreshadowing for your next car from the past (and the future) ? 😉

[@JimmPratt]

While the built-in scenes are very nice, this build looks like a good candidate to convert to a case for a Raspberry Pi and using a real screen / keyboard to turn it into a working LEGO-type computer. Could even run a Windows 98 emulator. :)

[@RowanDT]

25:48 Alan Partridge reference spotted!

[@RetroRecipes]

He gets quoted at least once a day in the Fractic household. It's usually me either yelling HA HAAAA ( A reference to the Irish Alan Partridge impersonator saying the phrase incorrectly) or me yelling "DAN!" anytime that name is said for other reasons.- Ladyfractic

[@masayoshsato7906]

Whete you get those display shelves

[@Plarndude]

I am very interested in watching that show and Maybe playing the game. Chinese Paladin right?

[@RetroRecipes]

The game was also known as The Legend of Sword and Fairy. If you do find this game please keep me updated! I would love to hear how it was. I imagine its pretty good since it had a big enough fan base to create a whole tv series!- Ladyfractic

[@timcook5383]

Tough day at work PF ? Your co-workers called you Stupid Pig Winker - I suppose they do know you better than us !!! :). Such fun Thank You LF

[@GAMECLOSET]

Another stellar build and video by the amazing Ladyfractic! My dear, is there anything you cannot do? Big Hug from our family to yours! (BTW, I couldn't build that sue to my lack of patience for little bricks and my huge hands fighting one another- so Mrs. Harleyfractic Sr. would tackle that task in a heartbeat. She has before when I gave up one a Halo set. HAHA!)

[@RetroRecipes]

As of now I cannot drive an 18 wheeler, even though I've always wanted to. I also cannot breathe underwater or fly unassisted. The list will continue to grow. 😂 - LF

[@GAMECLOSET]

@@RetroRecipes Learn to drive that 18 wheeler! KITT & KITTesla need a Knight Semi! 🤣😎

[@theotherchannel2279]

2:40 Ladyfractic should not move her head that fast, she might hurt herself... 😁😁

[@carychiasson9834]

There was a guy who got fired at the juice factory? He couldn't concentrate.

[@raymitchell9736]

It's cute...

[@tobyboucher8990]

OK, apologies for the pedantry, but when you're doing the fast forward video bits then the timer should be running at fast speed as well .... I know it's synced to the video run time but it still pains the OCD part of my brain!

[@RetroRecipes]

From one OCD brain to another, I completely get that. I may remove the timer all together but keep the FF>> graphic. I liked the throw back to the old VHS, and with modern technology I can customize the best parts of it. - Ladyfractic

[@vanonderen9702]

Dear Retrorecipes, your Amiga computer is not broken, its the byte bandit virus, the flickering of the capslock and the failing of the keyboard is typical for that virus, your computer might be fine!

[@wizzardrincewind9458]

Is Ladyfractic Angelina Jolies (much!) younger sister?

[@anticat900]

I like the design, not sure why there are people living inside it though?

[@linekodak]

Is the real name of LadyFractic 'Mel'?

[@bBanco]

Retro recipes please read this: There's a current problem with my C64 idk who or where to talk about this so here's my issue Apperantly there's a current issue that my C64 has. I replaced the PSU and the fuse of the C64. cause they were all wrecked and screwed. And then when i turned it on. The red LED constantly blinks i haven't tested the C64 out with the monitor because i don't have the video cable for it but it'll arrive. But Has anyone has this experience before? I ordered a new PSU for the C64 it's from a local business named Keelog E.U And i replaced the fuse with the same volt amount as the old one had. But it's a different model. But should work But then when i use my commodore 1802 monitor and turn on the C64 it displays this darkesh grayish screen that fuzzes every millisecond My model is from EU and is a breadbox model And the condition of the insides are in good quality and the wiring os in the right place. If anyone can solve with the C64 power blinking red Please help me. I'm trying my best to bring this thing back alive

[@Wanton110]

Am I tripping or was there actually a shoot'em up of the same.. game...

[@vibaek78]

While this was a cool build, it really shows why LEGO knockoffs are terrible as there was gaps all over the build. Made my inner child cry a bit. If only LEGO wasnt so damn expensive

[@RetroRecipes]

To be fair and honest, the bricks in terms of quality are almost identical to LEGO. The cause of the gaps are due to 1. My excitement to move on the next parts of the build and 2. My fingers were sore from building for hours at a time. Sorry to upset your inner child. - LF

[@scottpoerschke8807]

When is baby fractic coming?

[@-CrippledNinja-]

Not official LEGO set, but a chinese rip off. Propably someones MOC design from rebrickable. I'm not supporting this.

[@RetroRecipes]

Lego has a trademark for their name but the patent for interlocking bricks expired in 1978 according to google. Since then, there have been many companies that have sprung up in the last 30+ years using the same shape and design. It's okay to have brand loyalty but none of those companies are doing anything illegal. As for the rebrickable claim, can you show us the design you're saying they probably copied? We couldn't find anything like it when doing due diligence before accepting the product from them. Looking forward to your reply.

[@-CrippledNinja-]

@@RetroRecipes well, that wasn't the response I wanted. Just to make clear, there are pirated designs. And most are from rebrickable. Because chinese never make anything original these days. I know, I've worked with them. But you can be sure this design is not original. And yes, I do know the patent has expired long ago.

[@plan7a]

Plastic Coloured Bricks? Printed Compiled Booklets? Personal Computer in Beige? Just some ideas for this one. (LOL). Good job on the build! (And no blue screen on the computer either, so it worked perfectly). (LOL).🖥💻🖱💽

[@TimBorg]

turn it into a real PC