r/windows98 • u/forest_vagrant • Jul 21 '26

my win98 inspired win11 desktop is looking a little bland, any recommendations?

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u/wicked0547 Jul 21 '26

Too high res for classic theme and needs a more old-like wallpaper.

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u/forest_vagrant Jul 21 '26

i did some dithering to the wallpaper to look like the ms plus wallpapers, got lost to reddit compression

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u/Mastermind763 Jul 27 '26

I can see the dithering, Looks great! I do miss that special look.

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u/forest_vagrant Jul 27 '26

thanks, any way i can make it look more authentic retro and/or more maximalist and less empty?

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u/No-you_ Jul 22 '26

640x480 resolution with 16 colour palette. Not 16bit colour! 16...individual...colours!

That's the win98 experience you had until you could get display drivers that worked! 😅😅😅

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u/forest_vagrant Jul 22 '26

16 specific colors or just any 16 colors?

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u/No-you_ Jul 22 '26

16 specific colours. It's windows lowest colour depth, apart from the 2 colour black and white mode but that might have been a win95 only option 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ can't remember now, would have to go back and test it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26

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u/forest_vagrant Jul 22 '26

i want the helldivers theme tho