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This month's "Retro Let's Play" for March is Evil Dead; A Fist Full Of Boomstick from 2003
Developed with the full support of creators Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick allows players to assume the role of Ash, the chainsaw-armed hero from the Evil Dead trilogy. Players will fend off hordes of Deadites with several weapons including the shovel, gatling gun, shotgun and chainsaw. Massive game environments include all new Evil Dead locations as players attempt to save the town of Dearborn from the influence of the Necromonicon ex Mortis--the Book of the Dead.
After a television station broadcasts the Book of the Dead tape live on air, the town of Dearborn is taken over by Deadites. You play as Ash, armed with his chainsaw, trusty boom stick and other weapons such as shovels, flamethrowers and guns, you must search the town to save the citizens from being infected by the Deadites and to save the town from being overrun by the unspeakable horrors which have spawned from the Necronomicon.
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick mixes the comedy and fun of a campy horror movie with intense combat missions for the most complete Evil Dead game yet.
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Ugh, feeling crappy the last couple of days. It's either jetlag or existential dread, I can't be sure. Anyhoo, thanks to Scott and metamorphosis this week!
     
     
     
     
Friday Afternoon Reviews
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Friday, 27-February-2026 13:37:06 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial on TechPowerUp.
Gigabyte X870E AORUS PRO X3D ICE Motherboard on FunkyKit.
Sapphire PURE X870E WIFI 7 on Guru3D.
ASRock B850 Challenger WiFi Gaming Motherboard on FunkyKit.
ASRock Z890 Steel Legend Wi-Fi on TechPowerUp.
MSI MEG X870E ACE Max Motherboard on HWAsylum.
MSI MEG X870E Ace Max Review - A baby Godlike on Tweaktown.
Audio Visual:
Creative Zen Hybrid SXFI Headset on MadShrimps.
AVerMedia CamStream 4K Review - Turn That Pro Camera Into a Plug-and-Play Broadcast Studio on Tweaktown.
Cases:
Thermaltake View 380 WS ARGB Snow Mid Tower Chassis on FunkyKit.
Formula V Line Crystal U9 PA on TechPowerUp.
Storage:
KLEVV CRAS C925G Gen4 Solid State Drive on ThinkComputers.
Phison Pascari X200P 7.68TB Enterprise SSD Review - Sequential Read Champion on Tweaktown.
Micron 9550 Pro E1.S 15mm 7.68TB SSD on Tweaktown.
Cooling:
Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black CPU Cooler on APHNetworks.
Montech NX600 ARGB CPU Cooler on Tweaktown.
ASRock Phantom Gaming 360 LCD Liquid CPU Cooler on ThinkComputers.
be quiet! PURE LOOP 3 LX 360mm AIO on MadShrimps.
ASRock Phantom Gaming 360 LCD AIO cooler on Vortez.
Thermaltake TH360 V3 Ultra ARGB Sync AIO Liquid Cooler on FunkyKit.
Portable & Prebuilt:
Acer Predator Orion 7000 (Core Ultra 9 285K + RTX 5090) Desktop Gaming PC on Tweaktown.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Hands-On With Buds 4 Live At Unpacked 2026 on HotHardware.
Razer Handheld Dock Chroma Review: Universal Gaming Dock With Classy RGB on HotHardware.
Dell XPS 14 (2026) Laptop Review: A Great Return To Form on HotHardware.
Ninkear S14 Review - A Featherweight Laptop for a Budget Price on TechPowerUp.
Input Etc:
be quiet! Dark Perk Ergo & Sym Gaming Mice on NikKTech.
Logitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE Wireless Gaming Mouse Review - Competitive Gaming Perfected on Tweaktown.
ARYE RCC-1 mouse on TechPowerUp.
Epomaker Luma40 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on APHNetworks.
Software:
Resident Evil Requiem Performance Benchmark on TechPowerUp.
Resident Evil Requiem Handheld Performance on TechPowerUp.
Styx Blades of Greed Performance Benchmark on TechPowerUp.
Misc:
Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II Monitoring Device on NikKTech.
Creality K2 Pro Combo 3D Printer on NikKTech.
DJI Power 2000 Power Station video review on Funkyhome.
ORIGIN CODE Vortex DDR5-6000 192 GB CL26 memory on TechPowerUp.
Currently in Germany where it's 1:30am, so here's Retro Misc Pics from August 2013:
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Thursday Night Review Wrap
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Thursday, 19-February-2026 22:46:43 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN
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Keyboard, Mouse:
Epomaker TH108 PRO Gaming Keyboard @ Madshrimps
CORSAIR GALLEON 100 SD Gaming Keyboard @ FunkyKit
G-Wolves VUK @ TechPowerUp
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB DDR5-6000 96 GB CL28 @ TweakTown
Epomaker RT82 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard @ APHnetworks
COUGAR Revenger Pro 4K Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps
MSI Strike 600 Gaming Keyboard @ TweakTown
MSI FORGE GK600 TKL Wireless Gaming Keyboard @ TweakTown
Cases, Cooling:
Cooler Master MasterFrame 360 Panorama Mid-Tower Chassis @ TweakTown
Cougar Airface ECO RGB @ OCinside
NZXT H2 Flow @ TechPowerUp
NZXT H2 Flow Mini-ITX Chassis @ TweakTown
SilverStone FLP02 Computer Case @ APHnetworks
Arctic MX-4 vs MX-6 vs MX-7 Thermal Paste Roundup @ OCinside
Arctic MX-4 vs MX-6 vs MX-7 Thermal Paste Roundup @ TweakTown
SilverStone FLP02 @ TechPowerUp
Storage:
ADATA XPG Mars 980 Blade Gen5 Solid State Drive @ OCinside
ORICO K20 Mini Portable SSD @ HotHardware
Crucial T710 4TB Gen5 SSD @ ThePCEnthusiast
LaCie Rugged SSD4 2 TB Portable SSD @ TechPowerUp
Micron 3610 2TB SSD @ TweakTown
Motherboard, Memory:
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra RGB DDR5-6000 96 GB CL28 @ TechPowerUp
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero Motherboard @ ThinkComputers
Biwin Black Opal DW100 DDR5 @ HotHardware
MSI MAG B850 Gaming Plus Max Wi-Fi @ TechPowerUp
Essencore KLEVV CRAS V RGB 48GB DDR5-9200 CUDIMM @ FunkyKit
Sapphire Nitro+ B850M Wi-Fi @ TechPowerUp
ASRock X870 Taichi Creator Motherboard @ ThinkComputers
PSU:
ENERMAX REVOLUTION III S 1000W PSU @ Vortez
be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1000W PSU @ Vortez
NZXT C850 SFX Gold ATX 3.1 Power Supply @ TweakTown
ASRock Steel Legend SL-850P 850W PSU @ FunkyKit
be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1200W ATX 3.1 Power Supply Unit @ NikKTech
Video Card:
MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z @ TweakTown
MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z @ TechPowerUp
Portable, Prebuilt:
PELADN H05 HX 370 @ TechPowerUp
Geekom A7 MAX Mini PC with Ryzen 9 7940HS @ guru3D
Alliwava G15 @ TechPowerUp
Misc:
Eaton 5E 1600 Gen2 Line Interactive UPS @ NikKTech
Simagic GT Neo Steering Wheel @ TweakTown
Nioh 3 Handheld @ TechPowerUp
Early this week because it's Friday the 13th so I'm hiding from Jason under the bed.
     
     
     
     
Audio Visual:
beyerdynamic MMX 330 PRO Gaming Headset @ NikKTech
ASUS ROG Kithara Gaming Headset @ ThinkComputers
Keyboard, Mouse:
Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Mouse @ Madshrimps
Endgame Gear XM2w 4K V2 @ TechPowerUp
Cases, Cooling:
ASRock Phantom Gaming 360 LCD AIO CPU Cooler @ FunkyKit
Fractal Design North (XL) Momentum Edition @ guru3D
Fractal Design North Momentum Edition @ TechPowerUp
Fractal Design North Momentum Edition @ APHnetworks
GAMEMAX N80 Midi Tower @ NikKTech
levelplay CL 360 HUD Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers
be quiet! Light Base 500 LX @ TechPowerUp
Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black @ TechPowerUp
HYTE X50 PC Case @ ThinkComputers
Storage:
WD Maps Out 100TB+ HDD Roadmap and Performance Breakthroughs for AI Storage @ Storage Review
Fractal Design North Momentum Edition @ TechPowerUp
Motherboard, Memory, CPU:
MSI MAG B850 GAMING PLUS MAX WiFi @ FunkyKit
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D @ Neoseeker
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x24GB DDR5 RAM @ APHnetworks
ASRock X870 Taichi Creator Motherboard @ TweakTown
Crucial DDR5 Pro OC Memory DDR5-6400 16GB Dual-Channel Memory @ TweakTown
Kingston Fury Renegade CUDIMM DDR5-8400 48 GB CL40 @ TechPowerUp
ASRock X870E Taichi OCF AMD AM5 Motherboard @ OCinside
PSU:
Thermaltake Toughpower PT 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum @ FunkyKit
Lian Li RS1200G 80 PLUS Gold ATX 3.1 @ TweakTown
Portable, Prebuilt:
GMKtec M6 Ultra @ ThinkComputers
Intel Panther Lake (Zenbook Duo) @ TechPowerUp
RedMagic 11 Pro @ HotHardware
Misc:
Nitro Concepts Immersion Metahaptics Kit @ TweakTown
Far out, the weeks are flying by.
     
     
     
     
Monday Night Reviews
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Monday, 2-February-2026 23:00:38 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Motherboard & CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review: A Polished Evolution of X3D CPUs on StorageReview.
NZXT N7 B850 motherboard on TechPowerUp.
Input etc:
CORSAIR SABRE v2 PRO Wireless MG Gaming Mouse on FunkyKit.
ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace on TechPowerUp.
CHERRY XTRFY MX 8.3 TKL WIRELESS Gaming Keyboard on MadShrimps.
AULA F108 Pro Wireless Gaming Keyboard on FunkyKit.
AULA F87 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on FunkyKit.
EPOMAKER HE30 One-Handed Gaming Keyboard on FunkyKit.
Endgame Gear OP1 8K V2 mouse on TechPowerUp.
Memory:
ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace mouse on MadShrimps.
KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5-9200 CUDIMM 48GB Dual-Channel Memory Kit on Tweaktown.
Storage:
KLEVV CRAS C925G 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD on NikKTech.
SilverStone MS12-40G SSD Enclosure on TechPowerUp.
Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 Review: 2U 10GbE NAS With Redundant Power & NVMe Cache on StorageReview.
Patriot iLuxe Cube phone backup widget on ThinkComputers.
DapuStor Roealsen6 R6301 12.8TB AIC SSD on Tweaktown.
DapuStor Roealsen6 R6101C 7.68TB Enterprise SSD on Tweaktown.
Portable & Prebuilt:
Geekom Geekbook X14 Pro Review: Core Ultra 9, OLED 120Hz, 2TB SSD on Guru3D.
GEEKOM AX8 Max mini-PC on TechPowerUp.
Cooling:
FSP NP5 Black on TechPowerUp.
FSP MP7 Black CPU Cooler on NikKTech.
NVIDIA DGX Spark Thermal Test: How OEM Cooling Designs Stack Up on StorageReview.
Misc:
Gooloo A3 & GT4000S Jump Starters on NikKTech.
Zendure App Guide Video (Youtube) for solar control on FunkyHome.
Sharkoon OfficePal C50 chair on TechPowerUp.
AMD AI Bundle software on TechPowerUp.
SAMA V60 Computer Case on APHNetworks.
OpenClaw: The AI Agent That Actually Does Stuff (A Reflection) on Tweaktown.
Retro Gaming February 2026
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Sunday, 1-February-2026 18:07:28 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN
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This month's "Retro Let's Play" for February isn't a single game.
Welcome to eXoDOS
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Covering 4 decades and 7633 MS-DOS games (so far), eXoDOS is ready to play, including manuals, videos, and extra content.
There's a "media add-on pack", 220gb of scans and rips of Magazines, Books, Catalogues, Soundtracks, and TV Shows\Documentaries related to the MS-DOS games era, expect to lose several hours if not days in there.
There just isn't enough space in a 100 forum posts to describe this incredible work, you really just have to dive in and try it out yourself. I highly recommend you start with the lite version and the media pack, but all signs point to yes, you will be back for the full release soon enough.
Don't be afraid to jump in and try. There's no competition, need to complete the games or post high scores. It's all about the experience, the subjective nostalgia, and the objective history of the titles.
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