Tandy 1000 SX Review: Reliving the Golden Age of Gaming with a Classic PC

Welcome to another episode of Floppy Deep Dive! In this video, we delve into the world of retro gaming as we explore the iconic Tandy 1000 SX, one of the best gaming computers of the 80s. Join us on a journey as we unbox this classic piece of hardware, examine its specifications, and reminisce about the golden age of PC gaming.
Discover the fascinating story behind the Tandy 1000 SX and its significance in the gaming industry. Experience the excitement of booting up a DOS-based system, mastering the commands, and diving into a collection of nostalgic floppy disks. We'll even showcase gameplay of a beloved title, like The Amazing Spider-Man, to give you a taste of this machine's gaming experience.
But that's not all! Could you give us your input? Please share your suggestions for games to try on the Tandy 1000 SX, and let us know what updates or upgrades you've made to your system. Join the conversation in the comments section and tell us: Was the Tandy 1000 SX a retro deal or dud?
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[@8BitBoyzRetro]

In original box, manuals, keyboard and looks to be in good condition... $200 seems totally fair to me on that deal!! Great video Tom!

[@ArttuTheCat]

It's amazing, that Tandy 1000 SX still works.

[@IsaacKuo]

Don't sleep on the composite output! Yes, it has color fringing effects, but that was used by a lot of early CGA games to get lots more colors than normal. This was particularly heavily used by games ported from Apple ][ such as Dino Eggs or Lode Runner.

[@chaoslab]

If it feed your nostalgia and gives your warm fuzzys then it is not good value, it is great value.

[@TheSulross]

I love how Tandy, with its Tandy 1000, came out with a much superior "IBM PC Jr"

[@blueroadsroll]

Retro Deal! I think it's completely worth $200! Thanks for another great video.

[@CarlosTorresCali]

Muchas gracias por el video. Saludos desde Cali-Colombia. Yo tuve uno de estos en 1987 muy buenos para juegos, muy buen sonido. Le pusimos Coprocesador matemático y disco duro. Según recuerdo. El monitor era Monocromático de 9 pulgadas y venia tal cual como se ven en este video, pero con Impresora y Mesa lo compramos.

[@mattalki]

Looks like I found this video late! $200 for a 1000SX was a really great deal in that condition. Memory for it is cheap, and you can install an XT-IDE card to mimic a HDD. My father bought a Tandy 1000SX back in 1987, and it was the first IBM Compatible I ever used. The 8088 wasn't exactly quick, and a couple of years later I bought a Tandy 1000TL. The 286 processor in it made a huge difference at the time. I still have my Tandy 1000TL and it still works fine. The 1000SX was lost to time, unfortunately. Cool video!

[@gametimewithunclejer]

Welcome back, Tom! We missed you...hope your basement is nice and dry now!

[@knockdown79]

cheers!

[@ClassicGameSessions]

Really a great sight to see this vintage Tandy in such great shape! $200 is a steal imo, complete with box too is awesome. Well done Tom - enjoyed checking out Spider-man on it!

[@dennyhaynes3]

Great to see you back Tom.

[@mondo8bit]

Yep, Tom, I think it’s a fair deal! With original box, manuals, and the Tandy looks like new. 👍 Now you only have to expand the ram 🙂

[@mikeinal5521]

200 is a great deal for a classic in that condition

[@TravisSurtr]

I bought a complete in box Tandy 1000 SX and a complete in box CM-11 monitor for $450, but after shipping and taxes it was $571. It's not an ideal price, but the great condition monitor made it worth it. My ideal price is just a flat $450.

[@davefarquhar8230]

$200 for a boxed 1000SX is below the usual going rate these days. I'd have bought it. I have a 1000EX, the less expandable all-in-one unit. I liked the idea of having a smaller machine. There's a card you can get for those to add a serial port, IDE, and expand the memory to 640K and add some upper memory. In your 1000SX, I'd recommend getting an XTIDE adapter so you can load DOS and your games onto a compact flash card. It will make it nicer to use. And you might as well populate the RAM sockets on the board to bring it up to 640K. Maybe add an ISA serial card too, if you want to ever use a mouse with it. Intel made an 8/16 bit Ethernet card that works in a 1000 if you want to be able to put it on your network. And an NEC V20 is a cheap CPU upgrade. We're talking a 10% speed boost but if you want to max out a 1000, it's something most people put on their list.

[@rager1969]

I've never heard it called "five and one fourth". We always called it "five and a quarter inch"

[@jeromekentz6616]

$200 seems like a good retro deal!

[@8BitRetroReFix]

Its in great shape .. and a good deal mate :)

[@RandomBitzzz]

Great video as always. It seems like it's been awhile since you've posted anything and I was getting a bit concerned.