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"Stewart Copeland - Tree Tops" on YouTube?As I've only been sourcing secondhand items from the Amazon Marketplace, certain things have been difficult to track down. Here are a few items I think are cool as fuck, but would actually have little practical use for. (H/T Cathode Ray Dude for the nickname.)
- Tandy 1000 TX (286 desktop)
- While the Pentium-equipped PC5094 can handle anything I throw at it, it'd be super cool and Aesthetic(tm) to have a genuine '80s computer for older DOS programs.
- Toshiba Libretto 110CT (ultracompact Pentium laptop)
- Go watch one video about these things and tell me it's not the coolest shit you've ever heard of.
- Unisys CWD-4002 (compact 486 desktop)
- Another cool little item is this DOS PC smaller than a pizza box.
- 3Dfx Voodoo (PCI GPU)
- 3D accelerator which would be useful for more demanding mid-90s games.
- Gravis UltraSound (ISA APU)
- The ultimate sound card for DOS gaming.
- Commodore Plus/4
- A more obscure system that the homebrew scene is doing interesting things with. But, I'm more likely to grab a Turbo Chameleon instead of genuine hardware.
- Macintosh Color Classic (with Apple IIe card)
- These are nice little compact systems.
- Acer KB-101A (mechanical keyboard)
- Buckling springs may be nice, but blue ALPS is in a league of its own.
- MadCatz Panther XL
- Badass trackball plus joystick controller that looks like it'd be a great way to play some classic games.
- Roland SC-55mkII (MIDI interpreter)
- One of the gold standards for DOS game music, but there's no way in hell I'm gonna drop $125+ on one, be it hardware or VST.
- Samsung Odyssey+ (VR headset)
- I'd always look at it and think about how I could've bought one for $250 new during Black Friday 2019 (as opposed to $500+ used now).
- Vectrex (console)
- I'd love to have one, but they've long passed the 'more expensive than a mid-range GPU' threshold.
- Retro Electronik Supergun (interface)
- These JAMMA adapters to play genuine arcade hardware at home would be an interesting way to start a collection.
- PC Engine (and Super SD System 3)
- This is a console I never got into, but wouldn't mind doing so.
- Atari Lynx Model 2
- Funky chunky handheld.
- Arcade1Up Cabinets
- It would be pretty badass to walk up and play on a physical machine. Unfortunately, I already own Namco and Midway arcade compilations for the PS2, so I can't justify these.
- Retrode 2 (ROM dumper)
- Cool idea, but as I already have a full collection of DMCA-exempt ROMs, there'd be no point in having one, except to preserve save files.
- Sony TC-KA1ES (tape deck)
- "They don't make 'em like they used to" certainly applies to cassette players. I currently have a handheld unit in my hifi setup, and wouldn't mind upgrading to some proper equipment.
- Pioneer DVL-700 (laserdisc player)
- LaserDisc is an interesting format, but I couldn't justify getting into it just to watch the Star Wars trilogy.
- Panasonic PV-SD5000 (digital camera)
- This is the enhanced model of the 4090, a SuperDisk camera that I do have. The extra 2MP would be a nice upgrade.
- Sidekick 3 (mobile phone)
- These were #goals back in the day.
- Chiappa Rhino 40DS (.357 revolver)
- Futuristic-looking little gun.
- AeroGarden (hydroponic plantbed)
- There's something alluring about growing your own herbs and peppers, but that's spending $100 to save 70¢.
- Hide & Drink Pouch
- I barely even go outside to get groceries, why the fuck do I want one of these.