Maingear is back with another nostalgia-driven PC. Retro98 may look like it was made for gaming earthquakes while you wait The Phantom Menace trailer to drop. But inside, the beige box is powerful enough to kill today’s most demanding AAA games. “You won’t find this PC at your local Radio Shack,” Maingear promises.

If you’re at least middle-aged, the Retro98’s exterior will be instantly familiar. The hand-built tower includes an LED fan-speed display, a working turbo button and a power-lockout key. Keeping with the nostalgic motif, its front I/O is hidden behind the Maingear logo. I can already hear “Intergalactic” by The Beastie Boys playing in the background.

Fortunately, you’re not limited to 1998 games. (Dope as they are.) It has up to a Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor, GeForce RTX 5090 graphics, 64GB Kingston Fury RAM and 4TB Kingston FURY Renegade NVMe Gen5 SSD. The maxed-out version (described by Maingear as “unapologetically overkill”) even includes open-loop liquid cooling.

Now for the bad news. As you would expect from a retro new PC thus, you have to pay a pretty penny. The base model (Intel Core Ultra 7 265K / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070) costs $2,499. There are two other standard tiers, priced at $3,499 and $4,999. Finally, the open-loop-cooled “Alpha” build is a whopping $9,799. Hey, those aren’t 1998 prices!

Retro98 also has a limited run. Maingear only produced 32 standard units and six alpha units. The company says it will not return this build once sold. However, there is a workaround for tinkerers: Because it is based on SilverStone FLP02 tower PC case, you can get one of these and build your own.

Those rich and nostalgic enough to take the plunge can order Retro98 today from Maingear’s website.