Millennial PC Gaming Aesthetics
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Celebrating the visuals of the games I grew up on.
Not your mum's librarian (but actually possibly your mum's librarian). Ōtautahi.
Not your mum's librarian (but actually possibly your mum's librarian). Ōtautahi.
Okay, I promise this is the last one. Here they clearly took some textures they already had and mirrored them to create a cobra head motif. The remaster repeats its trick of using a high res version of the original source, so instead of a cobra we get a jumble of arms and torso from a carved relief.
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Okay, I promise this is the last one. Here they clearly took some textures they already had and mirrored them to create a cobra head motif. The remaster repeats its trick of using a high res version of the original source, so instead of a cobra we get a jumble of arms and torso from a carved relief.
I realise that I'm risking being a bit "Old Man Yells at Cloud" here, but this is another example. The original graphics here have such great lighting, really evocative of vibe and place, and the mix of colours and brightness helping to pull your attention around the scene. It looks great.
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I realise that I'm risking being a bit "Old Man Yells at Cloud" here, but this is another example. The original graphics here have such great lighting, really evocative of vibe and place, and the mix of colours and brightness helping to pull your attention around the scene. It looks great.
I have been enjoying the remaster of these games, although simply for the convenient packaging because I'm playing with OG graphics and controls. The remastered visuals seem to generally make smart choices, but there are some really rough patches that speak to a rushed job...
'Tomb Raider II' - 1997 (captured via Remaster)
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I have been enjoying the remaster of these games, although simply for the convenient packaging because I'm playing with OG graphics and controls. The remastered visuals seem to generally make smart choices, but there are some really rough patches that speak to a rushed job...
'Tomb Raider II' - 1997 (captured via Remaster)
February 1, 2026 at 1:49 AM
'Tomb Raider II' - 1997 (captured via Remaster)
Because I'm a specific kind of nerd, here's some things you should consider reading:
Upon seeing this news I rather ungenerously thought: "I'm surprised it took this long", which is unfair of me. This really sucks for the workers, but also highlights what a hollowed out shell these stores had become thanks to digital distribution.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
All EB Games stores in NZ to close at end of month
It is uncertain how many jobs would be lost, and the letter to NZ employees did not mention anything about the future of the Australian stores.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Because I'm a specific kind of nerd, here's some things you should consider reading:
Upon seeing this news I rather ungenerously thought: "I'm surprised it took this long", which is unfair of me. This really sucks for the workers, but also highlights what a hollowed out shell these stores had become thanks to digital distribution.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
All EB Games stores in NZ to close at end of month
It is uncertain how many jobs would be lost, and the letter to NZ employees did not mention anything about the future of the Australian stores.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Upon seeing this news I rather ungenerously thought: "I'm surprised it took this long", which is unfair of me. This really sucks for the workers, but also highlights what a hollowed out shell these stores had become thanks to digital distribution.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
I've been doing my holiday thing of trying to keep off screens and the Internet as much as possible, but now I'm back and feeling inspired! So today I took on a little project of installing Windows 3.1 through DOSBox (and then naturally installing a bunch of Maxis games on it... )
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
I've been doing my holiday thing of trying to keep off screens and the Internet as much as possible, but now I'm back and feeling inspired! So today I took on a little project of installing Windows 3.1 through DOSBox (and then naturally installing a bunch of Maxis games on it... )
'SimCity 3000' - 1999
December 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
'SimCity 3000' - 1999
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'Deus Ex' - 2000
February 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
'Deus Ex' - 2000
Guess who bought something deeply stupid...
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Guess who bought something deeply stupid...
'Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity' - 1995
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
'Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity' - 1995
'Thief II: The Metal Age' - 2000
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
'Thief II: The Metal Age' - 2000
'Thief Gold' - 1999
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
'Thief Gold' - 1999
'Thief Gold' - 1999
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
'Thief Gold' - 1999
This 'Mirror's Edge' posting was caused by me deciding to finally play 'Catalyst' and discovering it kinda slaps? Waaay better that its reputation.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This 'Mirror's Edge' posting was caused by me deciding to finally play 'Catalyst' and discovering it kinda slaps? Waaay better that its reputation.
'Mirror's Edge' - 2008
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
'Mirror's Edge' - 2008
'Deus Ex' - 2000
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
'Deus Ex' - 2000
Fucking autocorrect. "well worth"
Sucks to see 'Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock' getting delisted in a week. It's a genuinely great "we go" space strategy game, and we'll worth your time.
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Fucking autocorrect. "well worth"
Sucks to see 'Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock' getting delisted in a week. It's a genuinely great "we go" space strategy game, and we'll worth your time.
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Sucks to see 'Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock' getting delisted in a week. It's a genuinely great "we go" space strategy game, and we'll worth your time.
'Theme Hospital' - 1997
November 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
'Theme Hospital' - 1997
My pet theory is that if you're a 90s kid you either grew up on 'SimCity 2000', 'Theme Hospital', or 'Rollercoaster Tycoon', and today you can almost always tell who had what...
'SimCity 2000: Special Edition' - 1995
November 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My pet theory is that if you're a 90s kid you either grew up on 'SimCity 2000', 'Theme Hospital', or 'Rollercoaster Tycoon', and today you can almost always tell who had what...
Reposted by Millennial PC Gaming Aesthetics
'SimEarth' - 1990
April 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
'SimEarth' - 1990
'SimCity 2000: Special Edition' - 1995
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
'SimCity 2000: Special Edition' - 1995
'Freelancer' - 2003
October 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
'Freelancer' - 2003
'Max Payne' - 2001
October 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
'Max Payne' - 2001