PC Games Marathon - how to play, collecting & rare $$$ (Windows 98 / XP / MS-DOS)

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I’m needing a bit more time for recovery, so today is a PC Games Marathon - How to play, collecting & rare $$$ (Windows 98 / XP / MS-DOS)

[@greencontroller9692]

How are you doing? Thank you for your video

[@JoeBobTarheel]

we miss your metal smile, man!

[@timmymeredith7499]

Hope everything's going great how do you like God of war Ragnarok I think it's a masterpiece

[@Chamberz55]

Thank you this is the perfect rainy Friday marathon video. Get well soon.

[@KR11111]

Can't wait to see the results! Take your time bro, no worries 👍

[@DinkleDooper]

This is my era of PC gaming. Love it

[@ilive4retro]

I always can appreciate your retro PC videos

[@Luuw]

As a Big box PC game collector, I'm so happy to see this 😁 PC forevvveeerrrr 👌

[@errollleggo447]

Yeah me too. Only console I ever owned was a SNES and that was because of Street FIghter 2. I went through probably 7-8 pc builds from 1991 to 2011.

[@ap6878]

Me 2,got 500 plus pc games

[@Konuvis]

Same!

[@handznet]

Had megadrive. But then got 486 and my world changed.

[@AdamsBrew78]

@@handznet by age 13 I graduated from an Apple 2 clone to a 486 sx 25mhz with a 100mb hard drive. I was in heaven with that machine!

[@michaelwhitby7688]

Hey MJR can we please get more of these long compilation videos. I’m loving them!

[@tomyyoung2624]

what does this have to do with the post lmao

[@Onailim3]

Retroarch has a great emulation engine for 95-98 games. Big fan of the channel, greentings from Argentina (with LGR voice)

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

These compilation vids have been great! I hope your recovery is going well 😊

[@SkippingLobster]

Oh man that’s a sweet Les Paul. Metal Jesus really does rock 🤘😎🤘

[@glowyrm]

LOVE these compilation videos SO MUCH! You should do these even after you're recovered! I want more Metal Jesus LONG content, hours long, so I can binge and fall asleep to them :)

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it

[@fastandfurious3173]

They definitely make you fall asleep

[@cirocjones9886]

@@fastandfurious3173 Aw did Metal Jesus make you jealous? Poor speedy.

[@glowyrm]

@@fastandfurious3173 They don't cause sleep, it's just nice to fall asleep while listening to one of my favorite KZbinrs ever without having to make a giant playlist. Just pop on a 2 hour video or something and you're golden!

[@mrwings745]

Also a very relaxing calm voice thats consistent in tone and a perfect level of sound not to loud not to quite just perfect to relax and listen to. In my opinion.

[@errollleggo447]

I know about ALL these games but have only actually played about 30% of them. You had a bit of Moto Racer on the screen at the beginning of the video and I played a lot of that. The faster your computer, the faster your lap times on that game oddly. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

[@bmac2814]

I game on pc a little bit now days. Ive always been a console guy. Have been for 30 years. But for some reason I find your pc game videos so interesting to watch. Awesome content as always.

[@capn_capacitor]

Great to see the love for Star Control II at 1:13:24! November 2022 is the 30th Anniversary of the game and the original devs are making the true sequel all these years later: The Ur-Quan Masters II! Great taste in PC classics, Metal Jesus! 😉

[@colbyp2749]

Hell Yeah! Man its great to see you back! Glad your recovery is going well. Great video as always.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Appreciate it!

[@TheMultiGunMan]

I really like this video. I'm thinking about collecting retro PC games and this helps.

[@Gam3r4Fun]

That Windows 98 computer is the same my dad got in 99 for work at home and that I inherited later when he got a WinXP machine. So many memories. 🥰😇👌🏻

[@Dahlar]

Big thumbs up for C&C been playing that since probably 95'. My best memory was my dad buying the c&c domination pack with red alert and expansions and playing skirmish with my dad and friends over two phone lines in our house before Lan times. Also, love that you worked for Sierra and used to play Colonel's bequest and share tips with a bunch of office ladies who worked with my parents and the incredible machine. Hugo's house of horrors was great too like king's quest and leisure suit Larry. Excellent video Metal Jesus, it brought back some memories!

[@turbo8890]

I've been tinkering with an idea of building a Windows 98/XP machine for years now, it's a part of nostalgia for me just as much as console gaming. I've been taking some good notes from this video to get me started on the right track. Thank you!

[@Simte]

Loving this compilations, this one is my jam! I hope you recover well. Can't wait for your new content!

[@D0ctorCool]

I missed out on PC games as a kid so I love when you do deep dives into the PC game archives like this. For me, It helps to connect the evolutionary dots on how we got from A to B. Please keep them coming!

[@TheDJREKAP]

Nothing's better than making some dinner and sharing my phone screen to my 43 inch Samsung TV just to watch some awesome Metal Jesus Rocks collections + showcases. Every video is such a pleasure to watch, nostalgic, always great vibes, and always ends off with a smile on my face!! Appreciate the hard work and dedication throughout the years as I'll always be a fan and a subscriber for all of your future gaming content! Lastly, I hope for a speedy and healthy recovery my man!! Thank you!! 💯

[@Dead2you]

RE:PC is SUCH an awesome store. really helpful crew too. their collection of really old PC's in their little museum is fucking SWEET.

[@SobStory1]

Glad to see you back, man. Hope you feel better.

[@grayfiresoul]

Really appreciate these more retro and PC-focused videos. My two favorite systems are my XP gaming and DOS/3.1 machines. My collection of big box games have kept me busy.

[@volvoguy804]

I remember paying $125 for an old all-in-one Compaq in 2000 just to play Wing Commander. The guy even installed it and set the batch file up for the executable in Dos. Totally worth it!

[@xchalibur77]

I was thinking doing the same just to play Jurassic War.

[@volvoguy804]

@@xchalibur77 Do it! No regrets here.

[@xchalibur77]

@@volvoguy804 i totally get you. When you have a system just for one thing it gets a hole another meaning. It's like you know already what is it for, no need to think about it. Just like pinball tables, only one is all you need.

[@tomyyoung2624]

answer yes!

[@jedialpha2]

I'm not a big PC game guy, but I collect vinyl and console games. This is sort of a combination of the two. You get a lot of things that you don't get in console gaming, between the big art of the boxes and the extras; there is more to be nostalgic about. I get it now. Thanks for sharing your passion for PC gaming; I really enjoyed this one.

[@stooge35]

Great video! Brings back a lot of memories when I switched from console gaming to PC gaming in the mid-90s. I played a lot of games on DOS 6.0 using a 486 processor. Trying to get games to work really taught me a lot about PCs and computers and got me interested in pursuing IT as a profession.

[@dmo848]

Same here. Love tinkering

[@Guns7469]

I remember being blown away by moto racer on my brother's Compaq 98 pc.

[@cirocjones9886]

This is such an epic video! Always wanted to play these games but my family windows 98 never could, my mom wasted so much money at Office Max & Toy R us on PC games that never could install! Loved learning/seeing these games.

[@michaellong8812]

This compilation video is excellent. I loved looking back at the old big box DOS games.

[@svavar82]

Geekgasm! Thank you for existing and what you do. Appreciate it a lot. Your videos remind me how much love I have for gaming nostalgia.

[@Chepakishui]

I really appreciated seeing the Stunts footage in this video. Brings back many great memories.

[@kevinjohnson9929]

Glad to see ya back. Great video

[@silverian]

I have also that same Microsoft keyboard. I built and used Windows 98 machine to play Baldur's Gate. Final Fantasy VIII as PC version looks so rare. SSI Gold boxes bring back a lot of memories. Load game with Commodore 64 and go to make coffee.

[@NeverwinterKnight77]

Everybody needs something that they're so passionate about that they just completely geek out over. For me, one of those things is 90s computers. I love them so much, especially Windows 98.

[@rodneyabrett]

I miss shopping for PC games in this era. Those big boxes with crazy designs and artwork came in all shapes and sizes. Some of these games I bought just on the box art alone, as I knew nothing about them.

[@JP-ur3pk]

One of your best videos,you can actually see the love for your older PC games.

[@Cynbel_Terreus]

Re-Volt is such a good game had it on the N64 I think. I loved making my own levels with the track editor. Fun fact it has an online racing community.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Yep! The N64 version (and Dreamcast version) are all excellent 👍

[@tionik06]

That's so cool. When I was first learning computer repair at the age of 12, my class partnered with stRUT ( Students Recycling used Technology) and we would fix these machines using all the spare parts we had. Some were really bad with CPU pins smashed into the socket the wrong way. A few times we meticulously straitened the pins and got them to work lol. We saw almost every problem imaginable and fixed them. Now I want an old machine!

[@Melbester9]

This was such a good video MetalJesusRocks. I used to play PC games in 90s but on my older brother's Gateway desktop PC. Carmageddon was the one game I played a ton back then on PC. Tons of hours on it and seeing you make this video of all the PC games from that decade is cool. A ton of these games look good and Eidos was a great developer back then but didn't realize they made this many PC games! A lot of these games you showed I will definitely look into as well even though I'm a console gamer. Your videos on rare and retro games are amazing and I've seen many of those videos on your channel before too. Long time subscriber as well. I've always respected PC games because my best friend is a PC gamer, and he grew up in your generation back in 90s when PC was fun for games. I was always a console gamer. Really enjoyed this video despite the good length and content. Thanks dude! Keep up the good work as always!

[@Oldsukerbole]

Thanks MJ great episode. Love the “old” computers.

[@DrHoemmal]

Wish you a quick recovery, old friend. we miss your great and entertaining videos

[@dillionrodriguez2961]

Metal Jesus is the ultimate old school PC gaming youtuber! I’ve learned a lot from you and always enjoyed your stories about working for PC game developers back in the day as well, get well soon MJR!

[@molivil]

Love seeing PC gaming represented. I wish more channels did this. Many gamers have exquisite collections of boxed games, but they rarely talk about them oddly.

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

Total blast from the past watching this! I'll never forget getting an Eidos Demo disc in a PC Gamer magazine back in the day. It had a lot of the cutscenes shown here for games like Omikron, Anachronox, etc. I was BLOWN AWAY by the graphics, even though they were prerendered cutscenes (my poor PC could probably barely even play the cutscenes stably at the time lol). I haven't seen some of the footage you showed from various games here in over 20 years. Great collection.

[@dni4292]

Hi mjr thought this was a new upload. but its just another fantasic old one.. we all send u best wishes and hope u get back soon. Your fans miss you lots

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thank you so much 😀

[@dni4292]

@@MetalJesusRocks you are my og of gaming on here and has the younger ppl say ur a g.o.a.t lol. But hope u recover soon love to hear your review on new monkey island.. and plz plz plz get dmp 2 put down his swords and be more on ur channel

[@TheGamerNerd025]

So many PC titles I've never even heard of before! I grew up on Duke Nukem 3D and Half-Life! Awesome video as always MJR! 😎🤘Wishing a speedy recovery!

[@dinocorreia1202]

I still have a couple of dozens of this boxes in the basement. It's so cool to see your videos from this side of the planet (Portugal). it's a pleasure to go back almost 40 years...damned, we're older!!! 😉

[@clrodrick]

Big game collector, and got more PC big box than console that is for sure! DOS emulation really quite nice now to play all the oldies + PCem and other nice tools to emulate specific operating systems and even specific video cards to fine tune a classic game experience if you doesn't have retro hardware (which is really expensive now)

[@Lukelukii90]

Your room is like a Museum! I love seeing your collections it's so adorable how you comment and show the videos I feel like I'm in the 90s when I see this type of content! I'm so happy to discover your channel! great job!! incredible collections!! I love you! MJR!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thank you so much!!

[@philippemts88]

I just love the colors and contrast of these old PC monitors.

[@CoolsBreeze]

I love that pc box game collection. I do the exact same thing. I collect PC game boxes. I don't think I could ever throw them away.

[@HoodHussler]

MetalJesus flexing with that Pentium II 💪🏻

[@MrWhtgst]

Love the pc gaming room. Pc is the Goat I grew up on the NES but in 95 we got our first packard bell multimedia pc and was hooked. Through my youth I only had my NES and an n64. But the Pc is where I spent my most time. I remember when I upgraded in the early 00s and found out that windows no longer played well with duke 3d. So I pretty much always had one pc and ran the many different ports that became available over the years to run games like quake, doom, tomb raider, etc. I also played around with console emulation in the early days. Which brought me to my game room today. In 2012 I picked up a 32 inch trinitron for free and decided to hook up my old xp machine to it with s video and play some mario. Then it started to go into lets play some retro games like gta 3 but I then found that my gpu wasnt quite powerfull enough to play. So I started to thrift and classified shop to build what I ultimately have today. Both PCs are overkill I know which can be a problem with the 98 machine I sometimes have to downclock my cpu or use a ramdisk to eat up my extra memory. 98 machine hardware Biostar m7vig pro Amd athlon xp 2400+ running 2000 MHz 512 MB SDRAM PC133 ATI Radeon 9800 PRO AGP 3DFX Voodoo 3 2000 PCI SB Live! 150 GB IDE harddrive 90 GB SSD I am using it for bin cue backups of my cdrom games that seem to have micro pauses when loading red book audio. So im using a virtual drive with these files to fix the stutter. Dvd burner 3.5 floppy drive 3 80mm noctua case fans 1 40mm noctua cpu cooler fan Hooked up to a 5.25 drive bay fan controller Housed in a silver antec case This pc is 99 percent complete the only other thing I would like to upgrade on it is add a 5.25 drive bay iccy dock hot swap sata bay. So I can pull the ssd out quicker when im copying files around. Xp machine Asus P5N-D Intel X9650 OCd to 3.66GHz Cooler master hyper 212+ 4 GB DDR2 GeForce 9800 GTX+ in SLI SB Audigy 2 ZS 4 512 GB 2.5 HD in a 5.25 drive bay iccy dock hot swap bay 1 2TB internal HD Dvd burner This machine has a few upgrades I would like to do after some research I might look for 2 GTX 285s and I have 9 fans in this antec full tower case it is quite loud so its time to put some noctua fans in this one too. As far as peripherals go both machines are hooked up at all times into one ps2 kvm switch and a usb kvm switch. I run a vga switch box on the 98 machine to easily switch between the radeon card and the voodoo card. 19 inch samsung sync master 955df crt 22 inch samsung sync master 930b lcd vertical Crappy membrane ps2 dell keyboard Logitech ps2 ball mouse Logitech g602 wireless mouse Altec Lansing Acs340 Roland sc-55 mkii I have all the audio going through a 6 channel mixer and then to a 4 channel amp 2 logitech f310 controllers Microsoft sidewinder joystick Hori fighting stick mini 4 8bitdo wireless snes gamepad pro controllers Logitech g27 wheel setup As far as all the extras go I am looking for an roland Mt-32 and possibly someday a yamaha mu-80. Lastly I dont use my wheel as much as I would like so a stand so I dont have to set it up and stay commited to toca race drive 3 for a few days if I have a hankering for doom.

[@alancartridge]

I love how near the end there was an innuendo. He "touched the tip"

[@chrisr.2410]

Big box PC collector here, and I finally just finished building my pentium iii windows 98 machine with a nice 19" crt. It's been amazing going back and playing all those games from my childhood as they were intended!

[@BostonDAPS]

Let's help MetalJesus get to 1 Million subscribers so he can quit his day job and do nothing but produce more amazing content full time!!! 😉

[@jamess.9743]

omg that sidewinder controller brings back so many memories

[@salitz91]

Glad to see Full Throttle get such a big feature! It is one of my favorites of all time. When they released the HD remaster a few years ago, I sat down and beat it in one go. Awesome time in PC gaming - Full Throttle, Jedi Knight (LucasArts in general), MechWarrior 2, Tyrian, Raptor, Descent, Civilization II, Myst and Thief were all PC-defining games of that time. I forgot that FireFight existed! Also, Outlaws was a fantastic game.

[@thedude8128]

Hope you're feeling better everyday! We miss you dude! Can't wait for another pick up's with Reggie!

[@MavricMusic]

We missed you man. Hope you're well

[@opa-age]

You have an amazing collection sir. I'm extremely jealous.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thank you kindly

[@CrysisFear]

God videos like these make me almost cry of the state of PC gaming we are currently in. Amazing collection.

[@yonkonomi5706]

Absolutely loved Shogo Mobile Piloting and was one of the very first games I ever played on the PC. So must nostalgia and difficulty in that game

[@VerninTheRat]

Wow, I learned a lot here about games that I'll definitely need to check out. Thanks for sharing man! -this collection is top-notch.

[@handznet]

Pc / amiga bigboxes are best. This is what 90s gaming was really about. Please more videos about them

[@kaldorf]

Thanks for sharing this compilation video. Cool to see all the Big box stuff. Makes me want to catalogue my collection.

[@TheyreStillOutThere]

I learn a lot from these videos, helps me know what to look for when I’m out hunting. Cheers

[@ABrix-ob8bf]

MetalJesusRocks is my favorite Retro Gaming KZbinr :)

[@karmad.twelve6613]

I loved this! I can't tell you how much I love the experience of coming across an old title I had forgotten about. Only to be sparked back into memory so instantly! i loved the Heroes of Might and Magic series! Especially the 3rd one! I watched my older cousin play through the 2nd game in the series and I was hooked! Great video!

[@Feradon]

I got a same problem with emulation of windows 98 for obscure pc titles from 1998-2001 so i ended up with retro pc with pentium III but with a twist of sd card as hard drive. I can swap files with my modern machine back and forth without hassle. I also bought a machine in same look what i had as my first pc with windows 95 pentium 1 166 mmx, but i changed graphics card for matrox millenium with voodoo 1. Well all that for playing some old titles what i had in mind and played in past in demo and i don't regret. A tinkering with that stuff can be frustrating like a crashing win98 but when you solved that problem and it works its such a joy. Thanks for fun marathon and i hope to see more pc themed videos in future ;]

[@BrokeCasualGamer]

What an amaaaaazing collection 😮

[@j.m.5995]

I played thru Jagged Alliance 2. That game was epic! Especially all the memorable voice work

[@SimianScience]

the sheer nostalgia from seeing a windows XP desktop. i used it from 2002 till 2012. serious too.

[@zackmorris1419]

I use to make bank in high school with my 98 PC, being one of the only kids with a CD burner was gold in my pockets.

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Love these retro PC games, used to save months worth of lunch money to purchase some of em growing up

[@mOddEdLiKeHeLL]

I run ally PC games on their own hardware they were meant to be played on. Love your collection! Cheers from NY!

[@friedpork_owl]

Thank you for this trip down memory lane. Indiana Jones & the fate of Atlantis was one of my favorite games as a kid. Cheers!

[@athomegrampy709]

This reminds me just how much I was into Maxis back in the 90's. I had all of them, Sim Ant, Sim Copter, of course Sim City.

[@Spooooooooch]

Thanks for this one, Jason! Always love anything where you show off your retro PC stuff. I recently upgraded to an nVidia Riva TNT2 from my ATI RAGE 2+ since a Voodoo III still seems a little too steeply priced for me, and it works incredibly for everything I play. I also suggest the ORIGINAL Soundblaster Live card (not the Value or OEM versions) for anyone with a Windows 98 PC looking to also run DOS games with AdLib/SB16 sounds. The emulation is great.

[@No-no-no-no-nope]

I love your channel. This video brought up so many old fond memories. Love from Germany

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@jjmini]

Might and Magic 6,7 and 8 are absolute BANGERS. I'm shocked you havent played them.

[@kingforaday8725]

As an original D and D player these SSI goldbox games were amazing and provided a gaming "fix"!!!! One didnt have to gather up your "crew" to play some D and D! As we all aged, got married, new careers, moved away, etc the crew became extinct!

[@SilverKnight16]

I'm actually really digging the compilations.

[@cheeseburgerwalrus499]

This is almost completely unrelated to the video, but it's one of the first PC gaming experiences I remember. Anyone remember The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary? It was an education game and was installed on all the classic Apple computers we had at my elementary school years ago. I've never heard anyone talk about this game, but I fondly remember figuring it out over time and never beating it. For some reason I'd love to play it again, just as a nostalgia thing. and of course Oregon Trail (and Amazon Trail, which wasn't nearly as popular). But everyone remembers Oregon Trail.

[@jacobharvey2946]

Per the final segment… the only reason I have Ultima I is because of a live auction at Retro world World Expo in Hartford CT. Got a great deal. I only bring it up because Metal Jesus was there and you can see the back of my head in the posted video from that weekend. 😊

[@frodosfrostbite]

Amazing collection,so many of these made My childhood!

[@jpg294]

This is such a blast from the past for me

[@GoodGamingMemories]

The best thing in the MetalJesusRocks gaming corner is excellent CRT monitor)

[@leejohnston2003]

Metal Jesus is the best youtuber like ever absolutely love this channel

[@thatvideogamesshow]

Those big box PC games look so good!

[@gustavinus]

4:25 NFS Porsche ... I played this game so much... I would play against friends through dial up... was insane back then I still love this game. I played it a little bit last year (emulated)

[@HomeAwesomation]

You single handedly got me into Big Box PC collecting and now it's out of control and my spare bedroom is wall to wall PCs from the 80's and 90's. I have a walkthrough on my channel if you're interested to see what I got.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Nice! I'll have to check it out.

[@HomeAwesomation]

Consider getting an SD to IDE adapter off amazon, they are cheap and you can easily increase your storage. Maybe keep one real drive and swap out the other for the SD adapter.

[@NaimOuldBrahim]

@@MetalJesusRocks hi what game is this at 10:31 mark

[@b3nderman]

I still want to see the most obscure and rare PC games like you announced at the end!

[@pancon5]

13:10 Crusaderrr, I loved those games! Big boxes are so nice, I've managed to keep 3 or 4.

[@SFJPMoonGames]

Need more old school pc games dude. There's a niche of us out there, do your thing.

[@mikes567]

love me some big box pc games...already seen most of this but here i am again..get well at your own speed

[@diggielixx]

This was an awesome video. I have some many fond memories of some of those old DOS games. Dracula in London. Hugo's house of horrors,etc. This takes me back.

[@TheThirdeYe1337]

I have a bunch of retro gaming PCs as well, but my favorite is our Dell Dimension 4100. When I was younger, I had it built to spec by Dell (back when they still let you customize them and they were built in the US) and still have it and we use it almost every day, 23 years later. We've gone through a few hard drives, a few fans and a few CD drives but it keeps going. The PS/2 ports gave out and I suspect there may be some other issues (PSU? Caps?) as the USB and Soundcard seem weak... It came with a P3 1ghz, 256mb of RAM, 2 CD drives (including 1 burner), a Dell Quiet Key keyboard, a Microsoft Intellimouse (ball version), a GeForce 2 MX200 and a Sound Blaster Live. It has only ever seen Windows ME, but it plays 90s and early 2000s games just fine. I still also have my original XP machine I built in around 2002 or 2003, also running an XP2600+. That was such a great processor.

[@edkershaw5156]

I loved playing full throttle, I and my friend played it everyday after school until we completed the game, then did it all again to try get better times. I had forgotten what it was called until you said that name and showed a few clips of the game.

[@jamiehollanger6560]

"House of the dead"-- Sega Cd, "Still Life" series... "Star Craft", "Scratches", Alfred Hitchcock presents-- "In the Cut", Dark Fall the Journal, "The Black Mirror" , "The Black Mirror 2: Reigning Evil", "Alone in the Dark:-- The New Nightmare"... 😁