It all started in the late 1980s with my father's Laser 80286 running at 12 MHz — a proper machine with a turbo button that would downshift it to 8 MHz for those games that ran a little too fast. That machine is where I learned to program, writing my first lines of code in GW-BASIC and later Turbo Pascal. That machine was my everything. Hercules graphics, 20 megabytes harddrive, 5.25" 1.2 MB and 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drives!

Soon after I got my own 80286 @ 16 MHz with 1 MB RAM and a VGA card - but hooked up to a VGA Monochrome monitor because I couldn't afford a color monitor. I earned that computer by hard work; washing cars, saving up! My first real PC game on it was Leisure Suit Larry 5 — and I was hooked. One upgrade led to another: a Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, an 80386SX/33, and eventually the machine that defined an era for me — an 80486SX/25 mainboard, bought specifically to run DOOM (badly).

Decades later, that passion hasn't faded. I've been collecting Big Box PC games and vintage hardware, and this site is my way of cataloguing and sharing that collection — the boxes, the hardware, the memories. Particularly the golden age of Sierra and LucasArts adventure games, which I consider among the finest software ever made.

After years of accumulating a substantial collection of Big Box PC games and vintage hardware, I decided it was time to properly catalog and publish what I have. The goal is simple: document everything, share the experience, and connect with others who remember the golden age of DOS gaming.

Alongside the collection, you'll find game walkthroughs, tips and technical hints, and a downloads section with useful files for keeping old hardware and software running. I also produce content on YouTube — playthroughs, hardware teardowns, and more.