I Bought a Sega Gaming PC

Start your STEM journey with a 30-day free trial then save 20% off an annual Brilliant plan at: https://brilliant.org/LinusTechTips/ Learn more about Seasonic Power Supplies at https://www.seasonic.com Did you know Sega made gaming PCs? Well, they do, they're modern, and they have been building machines like this for well over a decade. But there's more to the story than just that! Did you know these PCs are used in arcades, run Windows, and have always on DRM that makes Denuvo look like child's play, and it has lead to clandestine networks of arcade operators outside of the games' native regions? How does it work? What caveats are there? Will this be your next sick rig? Big thanks to these videos:    • How I Cracked The Sega ALLS MX2 BIOS Password      • Sega Accidentally Made A Gaming PC... And ...      • SEGA worked with Nintendo on a Gamecube Ar...   Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/15248... Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: https://lmg.gg/LTTEquipment ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter:   / linustech   Facebook:   / linustech   Instagram:   / linustech   TikTok:   / linustech   Twitch:   / linustech   MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link:    • [Electro] - Laszlo - Supernova [Monstercat...   iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sup... Artist Link:   / laszlomusic   Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link:    • Sugar High - Approaching Nirvana   Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link:    / approachingnirvana   Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa   / mbarek_abdel   Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro & The Problem 2:16 Hardware Overview 3:14 The Network 4:14 What can arcades do? 5:18 Private servers and clandestine networks 6:45 Piracy or privateering? 7:26 Privateer James plays Puyo Puyo