Retro Computing & Gaming
ROMs and Emulators

COVID-19 Virus Update

It is with a real sense of fear that we all are faced with the threat poised from the Cronavirus COVID-19. In these times we should all be self isolating and taking all the necessary precautions laid out to us by our respective governments. I would urge all of you to do this.

It is also evident to me that the number of people accessing this resource is increasing every day as a result of people spending more time in isolation. At theoldcomputer.com we are going to do everything we can to help you enjoy this resource and to do our part in any way we can. I have made as much of the site FREE to download as I sensibly can and I invite you all to spend some time playing and using the collection that is stored here. PMJPlay (Curator for the Emulator Section) is working flat out to keep them all up to date so that you can run these games on as many different systems as possible.

We are very active on DISCORD if you would also rather chat live with us and the forums have a massive amount of stored knowledge and resource as well.

We ask you all to enjoy this site and its contents, if you are able to we would ask that you please donate to keep us running. We run from hand to mouth every month so every cent you send us really matters.

Stay safe everyone and enjoy some retro gaming.

Emulators Getting a Major Update

Some excellent news for the community. Alzabo was our Emulator Curator and general keeper of all things emulation. He has rturned from a very long holiday and is now back in the driving seat. His new community handle is PMJPlay and he has already updated a lot of the emulators in the database. Say hello and welcome him back.

Problems With Donations

Donations Working Again

Since last Tuesday we have had an issue with members trying to donate. This is a know issue with the firewall and we are working to fix it. Once we know more I will update this post. In the meantime please stay in contact and I will en devour to get this sorted as quickly as possible.

UPDATE : The donations system is working again after some firewall adjustments. Thank you for your patience and you should be able to login and donate again.


Sorry for the hassle
HT

Merry Christmas 2019

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year in 2020. Special thanks goes to our curators, admins and friends for all your hard work and help. I would not be able to keep this place running without you all. A special thank you must go to everyone that helped with donations the past few weeks, your money has kept us alive for a while longer.

I hope santa brings you all the retro gear you were after.

Merry Christmas.

HT.

We are back ONLINE !

Upgrade Complete : We're Back Online

Good news, we have managed to complete the server and SSL upgrades quickly and the payments processing is now working again. If you tried to donate in the past 24 hours and you received what looked like a completion but it said TEST, then no money was taken and you were not upgraded. Simply go ahead now and donate again, all should complete normally and your name will appear in the 'Hall of Fame'. This will confirm that you are upgraded.

Thank you for your patience and support during the upgrade.

Donations in TEST MODE

Donations Offline for 24 Hours

As of last night the Donations are offline for upgrade & testing.
During this time you will not be able to Donate to become an Unlimited Member.
This is due to us upgrading the payment system to make it easier and faster.
You will not have been charged even if you receive an email.



Sorry for any inconvenience.
We hope to have this working again by the end of today. Stay Tuned.

URGENT Appeal for Help !

We are making an appeal to everyone that uses and has used this website since 1999. ROM sites are under threat across the web. This site is one of the oldest and by far has the largest collection of rom's anywhere. Unfortunately however this costs money to run and without that money there is no way to keep the servers alive. We are asking you all to please do 3 things ;

1. Make a donation today, as much as you can afford. Please.
2. Spread the word quickly, every way you can. Social, forums or just call a friend.
3. SHARE this message across the web to help increase the awareness.

If there is no improvement in the level of income that we receive, the future looks bleak. After 20 years of retro gaming and computing and with over 180,000 members during that time, this could all come to an end.

I urge you all to please help. The entire site is run by volunteers who give their time and support for free. But we still need money to pay the hosting, registration and storage.


Thank you in advance.

Hot Trout
Founder, Webmaster and Retro Gamer.

URGENT Old Computers are going to be trashed.

Please follow our FACEBOOK link to read about a collection of computer equipment that is going to be destroyed unless someone can collect it and take it away. The old equipment is in Tehachapi, California if that is close enough for you to travel

CLICK HERE To See the Story on Facebook.