Q&A!

I have found curious compact cassette drive for a PC Windows 98/ME circa 1997 (patented in 1999). Can you review Pc Cassette Drive (still sold at http://www.pittjug.org/catalog/multimedia_speakers/2/pc_cassette_drive_61.html )? I'm by no means affiliated with them.

A lot of your videos seem to have really long lead times nowadays, especially the ones where you have to track down a specific version of some software from 25 years ago to even see if some hardware you bought works. How do you keep track of what things go with each other when you are juggling multiple videos at once?

What are your best arguments to convince new comers that computer history is worth exploring?

ZTK

Do you have a dream game? Something you would like to see get made or make yourself if you could?

Eigen

Is there a particular controller or joystick brings a rush if nostalgic memories?

Where can we download LGR for use offline?

When is LGRcon? LGR-X? LGRFest? Or how would you feel about meeting your fans?

Mark

Do you wish to pursue any longer-format filmmaking, such as a documentary series on other platforms? Given the opportunity and budget, would you expand Tech Tales into something involving more location shooting, interviews, and so on? I'd love to watch a countrywide roadtrip of Thrifts.

Steve Skafte

What do you think is the future of Edutainment software, especially considering how most children use phones and tablets instead of PCs?

Will Herrmann

Hey Clint! First of all I just want to say congratulations on surpassing 10 years of LGR! Over the course of ten years has the process of creating videos become easier with regards to script writing, filming, editing & overall workflow? I remember editing MiniDV footage in After Effects on a Windows XP machine 10 years ago and just the rendering process alone took forever. These days I edit my GH5 footage on a MacBook in Final Cut Pro X and I think it's fair to say we take this kind of technology for granted sometimes. It'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on how your experience and the technology/hardware you've used over the years has shaped your perspective on creating LGR videos. Keep up the good work man!

In an early video you had Board of Canada also in a Facebook post, once, you posted a song by Northcape (which introduced me to them, thank you!) What other music do you like that people might not know about?

eumoria

Among the weirder and more generic questions here, but have you ever considered starting up a Discord server or IRC channel (or something else of the like)?

SolarstrikeVG

Not tech related, but what is your musical background like? I've caught bits and pieces of you explicitly mentioning your prowess in some of your videos, but unless I've missed it, I've never heard you talk about it specifically or at length. As a musician who loves LGR, I would love to hear about it!

How do you come up with the topics for your videos? Do you find it hard to think of new topics to cover or are you full of ideas and can't choose which one to make?

Is there a piece of old tech which you would love to get your hands on which ultimately is likely just a pipe dream?

Dave Langley

LGR Tech Tales are my favorite episodes of yours. What would you need to make more of them? More time, more money, more demand? Or something else?

Chris Rogers

Ever been recognized in public?

mycophobia

This question is somewhat related to the one asked by '13Cubed' earlier: Although the style of your videos has evolved, naturally, throughout this 10 years, but the essence is always the same. What or whom would you say are your influences? You spoke a little about the 'experimental aspect' of YT when you started; can you identify what inspired your style back then and what's the process that you go through when deciding changes? Edit: I'd like my alias to remain private on the video, if you answer. Thanks!

LJFox

How?

Robert Launder

what's your favorite adventure/point-and-click game? i discovered your channel through your lets plays with pushinguproses a while back, and i was just curious, being that you're into retro tech and software and all. more power, and also a fan of LGR foods!

ogspeace

Do you think more modern tech will offer as much nostalgia factor in the future as the stuff you feature? Or do you think the rose tinted wood grained CRT tape decks of old are the golden age of nostalgia?

If you had to pick a specific year of technology to be "stuck" in, what year would it be and what would be your reasoning for it?

Miles H

How did your family end up moving to the Caribbean, how long did you all stay there, and how was the experience? Great with a new Q&A! Long time coming. :)

Mark Tbom

How do you have your PC games backed up? I have a small collection but I am struggling to find a good solution that can be accessed remotely anytime.

I really like your Tech Tales, do you have any more planned?

Dinty's Hideaway

What do you do with all the hardware you collect through thrifting, donations and auctions? Do you ever sell it to make room for more, or just add another self-storage unit?

Would there ever be a chance that you would do a Top 17 Best PC Games of the 2010s list by the end of this year?

If you could obtain an Intel InBoard\386, would you deck out an IBM 5160 (retaining the original motherboard) to be a 486 beast for the heck of it with the appropriate upgrades? (Say you had at least two of these machines, one original an one upgraded.) For more information on what I'm talking about, here's something I learned about today regarding that machine: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/krYrxr

ReeseRiverson

Judging by what little I've seen, we have a very similar taste in music, especially in regards to techno and trance. Are there any favourites you still listen to in that genre? Also, did you know Rom Di Prisco is still doing music and it's still in the same sound as his Need For Speed soundtracks?

Alyxx the Rat

What do you plan or hope to do after you retire from making LGR?

Ian Spence

What was your dream job as a kid? As a teen? And right now?

You mentioned in a video that your job prior to making videos was not your favorite. What was that job and what was your ideal job before YouTube?

Have you ever considered combining LGR Thrift and travelling? Ex. going to Europe or Japan to, of course experience the culture, but also to trift? The second hand market can vary alot from continent to continent. and maybe even tell alot about the different countries, it's economic state throughout the years and so on...

Grunk

As a YouTube Creator, I would love to know more about your workflow. What's involved in the production of a typical LGR episode? For example, how much time is spent writing scripts, filming, editing, etc. It would also be cool if you briefly highlighted some of the software/hardware you use (cameras, which I know you've mentioned before, mics, post production, etc. etc.).

13Cubed

Other than retro tech, what other retro items do you collect?

Out of all the items you found in thrift stores over the years, what item (or possibly items) is your favorite find of all time?

The Enforcer

Good question, this was my first thought as well.

DOSdaze

When playing through an adventure game (either for review or pleasure) do you resort to walk-throughs to keep the flow going? If so, have any criteria for when you finally give in and allow yourself to look up the solution? I know I play some mental gymnastics to justify this sometimes, curious how the "pros" handle it ;)

DOSdaze

What's scarier to you, zombies or ghosts?

Freakish Uproar

Have you ever written (or wanted to write) your own computer game or software? If so, what was it/would it have been?

Karashata

What do your family/friends/girlfriend think of your YouTube career, now (a superstar) vs when you just started?

Which of your computers is most proud of?

Why woodgrain? (Or more specifically, what originally made you interested in that aesthetic?)

Kris Asick

Do you plan on covering any software from the 1980s, or have you moved on from that time period onto bigger and better subjects?

Jim Leonard

I haven’t heard too many *wonderful* things about living in North Carolina, especially regarding politics and laws. I was wondering, how was life growing up there? Ever planning on moving back to the island?

suchmeerkat

Have you had to scrap any videos? If so, what were they?

Logan Phoenix

What emerging technology are you most interested in, and why?? Upcoming software or hardware that you feel will impact the Retro or Current gaming environment.

What date was the Japanese Instrument of Surrender signed on?

Myles MAN

If money or space (or anything) else were no object - would there be a particular system you'd love to have in the hardware collection?

Rob Caporetto

Favorite Star Trek series?

What is your favorite segment/content to make? The stuff that makes you feel super accomplished getting done, even if views or monetization isn't a factor.

Also I love you

Deryn L.

What music do you listen to nowadays?

Deryn L.

What hardware have you sought out but just can't find, not considering the price?

Adult Sword Owner

If you suddenly came into an arrangement whereby all of the expenses necessary to maintain your current lifestyle were automatically paid, what would you do with your life?

What modern game(s) are you currently playing?

Mintaka

What's your life like outside of LGR? Can we get a tour of your neighborhood and favorite coffee shop? A day in the life sort of thing!

Tristan

Can you review some more games from The XP era, such as SidMeier’s Sim Golf

What's your all-time favorite Sims expansion?

Zikes

If you could only have one computer and two games for the rest of your life...what would they be, and why? -Andrew-

I’m sure this isn’t the most original question out there, but what’s your holy grail? By that I mean what object that exists, that you either own or don’t represents something you have always wanted to get your hands on? It can even be nostalgic like something you had as a kid that is long gone. Your video about the arcade game brought this to mind since I get the impression you’re genuinely passionate about old arcade games but you’ve never collected any... until now!

Andrew Paul

When will the IBM PS/2 documentary be made? Really looking forward to that.