Theme 1 – Nostalgic appreciation for the DIY, eclectic nature of the Black Hole salvage collection
Many commenters fondly recall the homemade, “weird dohickies” vibe of the lab cast‑offs and the joy of browsing through piles of odd electronic bits.
- “Love the logos, colors, and at the same time simplicity. These are so much more memorable than what you see today which I find to be bland or over the top ‘grafix’.” — hellisothers
- “That place is (was) a complete madhouse, in all the best possible ways. Piles and piles of crazy electronic bits, many custom builds, many of inscrutable purpose. It was like the prop room for 50s/60s pulp sci‑fi movies.” — kjs3
- “Most of these companies were probably a couple of guys in a garage or rented office suite… For every IBM supercomputer… there’s thousands of weird dohickies that look homemade.” — wildzzz
Theme 2 – Delight in the whimsical, quirky company names and logos
The absurd, playful names (e.g., “Zero Blast‑N‑Peen”, “Universal Voltronics”) and their low‑effort logos sparked laughter and admiration.
- “Blast‑N‑Peen got a good chuckle out of me.” — fumeux_fume
- “‘Universal Voltronics’ sounds the most made‑up to me. But ‘Nuclear Defense Research Corporation of New Mexico, Inc.’ takes the cake.” — dcrazy
- “If the 'Zero Blast‑N‑Peen' company operating out of 'Hooker Circle' with the robot logo showed up in a Fallout game, it would be criticized as too over the top…” — defen
Theme 3 – Associations with the Fallout universe / sci‑fi aesthetic
Several users noted how the collection feels straight out of the Fallout games or other retro‑futuristic media.
- “Came here to see if anyone mentioned Fallout and I'm pleased to see someone else made the reference. I presume it is notes and texts like this that inspired the narrative designers of the Fallout series.” — hans0l074
- “A bunch of those names sound fake, like they should be from Fallout instead of Los Alamos.” — cjkaminski
- “Look at that subtle off‑white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark.” — tanseydavid (evoking the same dead‑pan, detailed appreciation seen in Fallout‑style lore).