I want to start collecting big-box PC games... where do I start?

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thekosmickollector:
So, I've been watching a lot of MetalJesusRocks and Lazy Game Reviews recently and it really got me interested in collecting old big-box PC games because they look like really cool things to own. But, thing is, the only PC I have is a relatively new Windows 8 laptop, so I have no idea what kind of machine I should use and what peripherals I need to play them etc etc. Anything that plays 5th-gen and back would be fine. So, what kind of thing do you guys suggest I get, and what kind of price would we be talking about?

Thanks in advance

ronalopolis:
If you don't want to spend the time or money trying to find good condition old parts to build a computer your best bet would be to use dosbox. It will let you play the old dos based games on a modern computer.
check out the link if you want to learn more about it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/239399/how_to_use_dosbox_to_play_classic_games.html

fazerco:
Talk to this guy http://www.pc-king.nl/

thekosmickollector:

--- Quote from: fazerco on July 18, 2014, 03:26:20 pm ---Talk to this guy http://www.pc-king.nl/

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Fwoo. Biggest in Holland, eh? That's quite impressive

thekosmickollector:

--- Quote from: ronalopolis on July 18, 2014, 03:12:58 pm ---If you don't want to spend the time or money trying to find good condition old parts to build a computer your best bet would be to use dosbox. It will let you play the old dos based games on a modern computer.
check out the link if you want to learn more about it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/239399/how_to_use_dosbox_to_play_classic_games.html

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Thanks for the suggestion - that'd actually make quite a lot of things easier. I'm just a little worried that my laptop will be able to handle it (It literally dies whenever I try runnung Resident Evil 2 on it) but I'll give it a shot regardless

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