Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting.
Like many in Asheville, North Carolina, retro PC enthusiast Clint Basinger—better known by his handle on YouTube, LGR—was not expecting the catastrophic extent of Hurricane Helene's damage to the town and western North Carolina at large:"I thought I was decently prepared for what was to come!" Basinger told me via email."We've had several tropical storm remnants pass through before, so it felt rather routine.
"The room with the majority of my vintage hardware was right below where the trees fell through, and it started filling with rainwater in no time," said Basinger."After briefly peeking into the collection room and seeing all of the water flowing down from the ceiling onto my 80s and 90s computers and peripherals, I simply sighed and closed the door right behind me. Seeing that absolutely made my heart sink, rapidly followed by numbness at how powerless I was to do much about it.
I'd rather see a good chunk of it spread among other enthusiasts and collectors, hopefully being enjoyed and used more often than I'm able to do myself. Basinger also described a newfound perspective on the retro computing hobby. In addition to rethinking having so many valuable items condensed in one place from a practical perspective, Basinger is considering how to ensure this history is best preserved and bringing joy to as many people as possible:"I also think more than ever that there's a need to redistribute a lotta this stuff.
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