Rees Rambles

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!In this episode I talk about a rat in my kitchen, the campaign to save Mass Effect, 35 years of Civilization, an open-source LEGO Loco remake, Halo in Roblox, Zero Wing clothing, RAM shortages until 2030, 3dfx Glide on Vulkan, fake PS5 emulators, Taki Udon's FPGA Game Boy, the spooky MyHouse.wad, a tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode links and Videos Of The Week: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2026-10-30-save-mass-effect-civilization-turns-35-spooky-doom-rip-sir-patrick-stewart-more-ramble-176.htmlChapters:00:00:00 There's A Rat In Mi Kitchen00:07:39 PCBWay00:08:34 Save Mass Effect!00:20:49 Civilization Turns 3500:33:17 NOT Rees's Pieces01:01:22 The (Spooky) DOOM Shrine01:09:37 Videos Of The Week01:16:49 RIP Sir Patrick Stewart#SaveMassEffect #ReesRambles #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #Civilization

In this episode I talk about Chords, a cyberpunk visual novel coming to the Mega Drive, EA shutting down BioWare, the Atari VCS store closing with a positive twist, a Doom engine for the NES, DOOM on a clamp meter and a vape, using AI to make smart TVs less annoying, a plug-and-play PS1 optical drive emulator, USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt for Windows 98, a 6502 laptop, a new Dizzy collection for the Mega Drive, AI slop flooding Steam Next Fest, cloning fears delaying an indie playtest, an unusual CPU swap for the original Xbox & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Chords On Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4909120/Chords/Chords Official Site: https://www.pixelpushergames.co.uk/chords/Matteusbeus On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MatteusBeusRetroDevMatteusbeus' Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RetroSegaDev2Matteusbeus On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/matteubeus?welcomeModal=showEA Shuts Down BioWare: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ea-officially-shuts-down-bioware-and-cuts-400-jobs-mass-effect-5-has-been-cancelledMy Atari VCS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlFPpd7u20Atari Ends VCS Support: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-is-ending-support-for-its-2021-vcs-console-will-release-a-homebrew-app-to-let-players-keep-making-and-adding-games/Doom NES: https://nancygold.itch.io/doom-nesDOOM On A Clamp Meter: https://github.com/ArturBieniek4/DMC100-DoomDOOM On A Vape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNx4T7kC93wUsing AI To Make Smart TVs Dumb Again: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/Plug & Play PS1 ODE: https://x.com/krikzz/status/2110718308844744934USB 3.0 & Thunderbolt For Windows 98: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/thunderbolt-strikes-windows98/LT6502b Laptop: https://www.maddox.pro/?p=448Codeberg Of The Above: https://codeberg.org/TechPaula/LT6502bCrankfruit Game Player: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN6j7aCtP2INew Dizzy Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/the-oliver-twins-mark-40-years-of-dizzy-with-new-sega-genesis-mega-drive-collectionSteam Next Fest AI Slop: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/thin-end-of-the-wedge-steam-next-fest-under-fire-as-demo-festival-drowns-in-a-flood-of-ai-slopCloning Fears Delay Playtest: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/too-big-a-risk-indie-dev-digital-sun-delays-revamp-public-playtest-over-ai-cloning-fearsC3 1.2GHz CPU In An Original Xbox: https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1xa63l7/i_had_to_know_if_it_would_work_via_c3_12ghz_cpu/Video Of The Week 1 (Jenovi 32X Audio Limits): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYMxTwz7FkVideo Of The Week 2 (Windows 2000 On An Original Xbox): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1LQpWCVnAMVideo Of The Week 3 (Gamers Nexus DDR3 Rides Again): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4c2FSSaCswVideo Of The Week 4 (TNMoC Tony Sale Award 2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmUtew0NaTQChapters:00:00:00 Good News For Cyberpunk Graphic Novel Fans!00:08:21 RIP BioWare00:15:27 RIP Atari VCS (With A Positive Twist)00:26:32 The DOOM Shrine00:35:43 Making Your Smart TV Less Annoying... With AI00:43:29 Definitely NOT Rees's Pieces00:55:37 Videos Of The Week01:06:06 ...And Finally

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!In this episode I talk about the new studio, a decompilation community shut down by AI, the first human-led Beetle Adventure Racing recomp, Ultima Underworld rebuilt for modern systems, Sinclair's ULA design documents, DOOM on a Hasselblad camera and through DNS, the ESA vs retro handhelds, 30 years of 3dfx, Apple Records vs Apple Computer, Ubisoft's remote working row, Dungeon Master in ScummVM, GTA's Atari ST origins, a tribute to Richard "Levelord" Gray & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:AI Shuts Down Decomp Community: https://www.404media.co/video-game-reverse-engineering-community-shuts-down-because-ai-has-made-it-too-easy/decomp.dev: https://decomp.dev/?ref=404media.coHuman-Led Beetle Adventure Racing Recomp: https://www.timeextension.com/features/well-be-the-first-human-led-recomp-vibe-coders-outpaced-them-but-this-beetle-adventure-racing-fan-isnt-giving-upUnderworld Exhumed: https://github.com/abedegno/underworld-exhumedEnhancements For The Above: https://github.com/abedegno/underworld-exhumed/blob/main/docs/ENHANCEMENTS.mdExhume Toolkit: https://github.com/abedegno/ExhumeSinclair ULA Design Docs: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/45-years-later-the-sinclair-ula-design-documents-surface/Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiW3P1rJRMcFerranti Docs Archive: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_6S9HtXdFBRyo7NQ52pcOQgZlP1N_M-T/edit?gid=2081835427#gid=2081835427DOOM On A Hasselblad: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/researcher-ports-doom-to-usd8-000-hasselblad-x2d-100-mp-medium-format-camera-uses-touchscreen-for-directional-control-shutter-button-to-fire-weaponDOOM Via DNS: https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/12/no-shame-in-the-domain-name-game-dns-is-doomed-literally/5302670ESA Vs Retro Handhelds: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/us-government-told-to-flag-retro-handhelds-loaded-with-pirated-games-as-a-notorious-market/3dfx Voodoo Turns 30: https://www.club386.com/3dfx-voodoo-history-ross-smith-interview/Apple Records Vs Apple Computer: https://dfarq.homeip.net/when-apple-records-sued-apple-computer/Ubisoft Remote Working Row: https://www.verticalslice.news/this-is-your-crisis-this-is-your-failure-inside-the-global-battle-to-preserve-remote-working-at-ubisoft/Dungeon Master In ScummVM: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/scummvm-now-supports-ftls-legendary-1987-adventure-dungeon-masterGTA's Atari ST Origins: https://bsky.app/profile/philsan.bsky.social/post/3mxox2b2vca2ePlay The Prototype: https://patkerr.co.uk/2d-vehicles/Levelord Obituary: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-level-designer-richard-levelord-gray-has-died/Video Of The Week 1 (Adam Sipione Why Is Shenmue?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3vlpBehcIVideo Of The Week 2 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtXlG4FHs88Video Of The Week 3 (Kevin Moonlight PicoPCMCIA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKyWd5aae8Video Of The Week 4 (SoundFontGuy PS1 Music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1rn0YP3OLUVideo Of The Week 5 (The 8-Bit Guy's Movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmgeFTAk2a8Chapters:00:00:00 Studio Update00:04:00 PCBWay00:04:48 Major Decompilation Community Shuts Down Thanks To AI00:17:50 Ultima Underworld For Modern Systems00:30:18 Sinclair Preserved! Ferranti ULA Design Docs Released00:38:55 The DOOM Shrine00:47:48 Definitely NOT Reese's Pieces01:00:18 Videos Of The Week01:12:45 A Tribute To Richard "Levelord" Gray

In this episode I talk about Heretic and Hexen, ArtCraft's AI-coded clones of Adobe's apps and Microsoft Office, DOOM on the Vectrex, in a Microsoft developer tool, on a pen plotter and on a PlayStation memory card, video games on VHS, newly surfaced footage from Xbox's cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, a warning for Playdate owners, Max Toy's short tenure at Commodore, modern Nvidia GPUs on Windows XP, an Atari 2600 handheld with a CRT, open source replacement boards for the SNES, Famicom and Sega CD, a tribute to Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Heretic Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xklmh0dz2IHexen Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOWDbU1voEArtCraft: https://getartcraft.com/pricingArtCraft's Clean-Room Claims: https://bsky.app/profile/matthodges.bsky.social/post/3mxbzlzahok2uArtCraft Takes On Microsoft Office: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/08/rust-upstart-reveals-reimplementation-of-microsoft-office-with-claude-on-coding-duty/5301952DOOM On The Vectrex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDJuGPmYWisDOOM In Microsoft's Aspire Dashboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXPj2DK6CPk&t=345sDOOM On A Pen Plotter: https://www.reddit.com/r/PlotterArt/comments/1wz4k5o/playing_doom_at_000881057_fps/DOOM On VHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcgEQVsysYMDOOM On A PlayStation Memory Card: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/superstation-ones-usd20-memory-card-goes-on-sale-today-and-yes-it-plays-doomCancelled Perfect Dark Reboot Footage: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/new-footage-from-xboxs-cancelled-perfect-dark-reboot-surfaces-onlineVideo Of The Above: https://x.com/IdleSloth84_/status/2107577138140586402Playdate Certificate Expiry Warning: https://www.siliconera.com/psa-panic-recommends-update-as-older-playdate-os-secure-certificates-about-to-expire/ZX Spectrum Book Smashes Kickstarter Goal: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/new-book-celebrating-45-years-of-the-zx-spectrum-smashes-its-kickstarter-goal-day-oneIn-Flight Nintendo Console: https://www.facebook.com/groups/retrocomputers/posts/29405041699098998/?hpir=1&_rdrMax Toy's Short Tenure At Commodore: https://dfarq.homeip.net/max-toy-embattled-commodore-president/Nvidia Pascal GPUs On Windows XP: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/modder-brings-nvidia-pascal-gpu-support-to-windows-xp-32-bit-modded-drivers-unlock-better-displayport-and-hdmi-support-for-modern-monitorsAtari 2600 Handheld With A CRT: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/07/handheld-atari-2600-packs-a-crt/Starlight Retro Open Source Boards: https://bsky.app/profile/starlightk7.bsky.social/post/3mxbxeuagbc2nBuy Page For The Above: https://starlight-retro.com/buy/Margaret Hamilton Obituary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx5yn46j41zpoVideo Of The Week 1 (GlassTTY Newbury Newbear): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBDzNDR9BicVideo Of The Week 2 (Throaty Mumbo Games on VHS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcgEQVsysYMVideo Of The Week 2 (RetroBytes History Of Cray): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSgnDD83m-UVideo Of The Week 3 (Talos Principle 3 Gameplay Reveal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB-btaymgEYChapters:00:00:00 This Week I Have Been Mostly Playing00:07:47 AI Slop Takes On Adobe... And Microsoft?00:20:34 The DOOM Shrine00:32:04 Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot Footage Found!00:42:12 Not Rees's Pieces00:56:58 Videos Of The Week01:06:06 ...And Finally

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!In this episode I talk about a fellow retro nerd on The Great British Bake Off, a whole host of new Sonic ports for the Amiga, SNES and Atari STe, an operating system that turns the Atari Jaguar into Atari's cancelled "Painter" computer, a vibe-coded Knuckles' Chaotix recompilation that hasn't exactly impressed fans, a secret hidden on the Xevious 3D/G+ disc uncovered by our very own mnemo, DOOM on Picotron, Cyriak tinkering with Doom Builder, DOOM drawn by a pen plotter, the untimely passing of Project Gotham Racing developer David "Bone" Gill & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Danni On The Great British Bake Off: https://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/bakers/series-17-danni/Sonic On The Amiga (Aonic): https://reassembler68k.itch.io/aonicVideo Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3htbBw-zlgMaking Sonic Sound Like Sonic On The Amiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz2C3d2orvQSuperSonic SNES Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJKVQOcAdkSonic 1 On The Atari STe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbaR_7wfPikAtari Painter Prototype Info: https://atari-explorer.ctrl-alt-rees.com/protos/protos-painter.htmlJagOS 'Spot' For The Atari Jaguar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZwJqhJn-AVibe-Coded Knuckles' Chaotix Recomp: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/this-is-what-happens-when-you-rely-on-ai-slop-fans-arent-impressed-with-vibe-coded-knuckles-chaotix-recompmnemo's Xevious 3D/G+ Secret: https://www.mnemotron.de/xev/TCRF Page For The Above: https://tcrf.net/Xevious_3D/G%2BThe Making Of Xevious: https://shmuplations.com/makingofxevious/Picotron: https://www.lexaloffle.com/picotron.phpDOOM On Picotron: https://bsky.app/profile/fsouchu.bsky.social/post/3mwglutzfl22iCyriak's Doom Builder Experiments: https://bsky.app/profile/cyriak.bsky.social/post/3mwlil6oiks2vDOOM E1M1 Plotter Art: https://www.reddit.com/r/PlotterArt/comments/1wvchcf/doom_e1m1/David "Bone" Gill Tribute: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/one-of-the-finest-coders-id-worked-with-tributes-pour-in-for-star-citizen-wetrix-and-project-gotham-racing-dev-david-bone-gillVideo Of The Week 1 (Emmet Custom CD Console Build): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW5HGrhByncVideo Of The Week 2 (Loyal Moses They're Banning Your Home Servers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KOau7CLCCUVideo Of The Week 3 (Atari Legend Alien Breed Clones On The Atari ST): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di90BUS_fUcVideo Of The Week 4 (Tech Tangents Origins Of The 3.5" Floppy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djsyVgTGaRkChapters:00:00:00 Bake-Off Preamble00:08:24 PCBWay00:09:16 Interesting New Sonic Ports!00:21:41 Atari "Painter" Cancelled Project OS00:32:40 Sloppy Knuckles00:41:26 mnemo's Xevious Secret00:53:08 OK Doomer01:03:05 Videos Of The Week01:12:59 Tribute To David "Bone" Gill

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!In this episode I talk about my new studio and why I've been away, yet more Xbox restructuring as Rare and Halo move to Activision and Ninja Theory faces closure, the leak of Rare's unreleased SNES game Project Dream, DOOM on the Commodore 64, Duake, DOOM on FPGAs, a mysterious Atari 2600 controller from Malaysia, an update from PhilsComputerLab, IKEA's official Skyrim mod & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Xbox Restructuring: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-transfers-rare-and-halo-franchise-to-activision-proposes-closure-of-ninja-theory-and-confirms-another-268-roles-cut-amid-studio-restructureProject Dream Leak: https://bsky.app/profile/factsaboutbk.bsky.social/post/3mv4dsl6plk2cArchive.org Upload Of The Above: https://archive.org/details/project-dream-snes_202609DOOM On C64: https://x.com/Kweepa/status/2093946858729287922GitHub Of The Above: https://github.com/Kweepa/SquareDoomDuake: https://www.moddb.com/mods/duake/images/colored-lightmaps#imageboxVideo Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fc2dgVTmyMDOOM On An FPGA: https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wji690/can_it_run_doom_yes_on_an_fpga/?share_id=bXkLZ4RmthEdhWVDO1wVgMicroscopic DOOM On An FPGA: https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wjlry9/microscopic_doom_yes_another_doom_for_today/?share_id=dcZf3Rb7SSMmRL6QyiPWsMystery Atari 2600 Controller: https://theatari.spot/blog/2026-08/malaysian-mystery-unidentified-atari-2600-d-pad-controllerPhilsComputerLab Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@philscomputerlab/videosPhilsComputerLab Update: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxrn1e-gbLUz6gskiPmEDZ7MzJd-S9iIO0IKEA Skyrim Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwdeKwvsTJQVideo Of The Week 1 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7qtPu2hbUVideo Of The Week 2 (RobSmithDev Optical Amiga MOD Player): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM032oazT1wVideo Of The Week 3 (Retro Collective MiSTer FPGA Handheld): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoOehM2wYIVideo Of The Week 4 (EastMakes Custom HP Motherboard): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzW4rRsD8UkVideo Of The Week 5 (f4mi Unlicensed Game Discs?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwPLZzl0ZIVideo Of The Week 6 (Wait, How Come? OG Xbox Tricks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycAdOOItsMkVideo Of The Week 7 (GamerZakh SC2K Better Than Ever): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJ-XRlgipgGitHub Of The Above: https://github.com/sc2kfix/sc2kfixChapters:00:00:00 Main Channel & New Studio Update00:10:13 PCBWay00:11:06 More Xbox Restructuring Madness00:23:50 OK Doomer00:33:25 Super Rare Atari Hardware Unearthed?00:41:22 PhilsComputerLab Update00:48:27 Videos Of The Week01:03:43 ...And Finally

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!In this episode I talk about Tim Curry's legendary performance in Red Alert 3, the GTA VI leaks, the triumphant return of Mr. Nutz (who?), Atari's new Activision releases, the A1200, Warren Spector's retirement, DOOM on DSLRs, Lemmings on C64, a new eWaste policy in the US that's causing trouble for vintage hardware enthusiasts & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Tim Curry Obituary: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/tim-curry-red-alert-3-star-and-camp-icon-of-stage-and-screen-dies-aged-80GTA VI: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eg71e1z2oAtari Activision Releases: https://atari.com/products/atari-x-activision-superfan-bundleUS eWaste Policy Blocks Vintage Hardware: https://kotaku.com/trumps-new-e-waste-policy-has-vintage-tech-collectors-anxious-theyll-be-caught-in-the-crossfire-2000722706A1200 Is An Amiga Product: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/the-a1200-is-officially-an-amiga-productC64 Ultimate Cyberpunk Edition: https://commodore.net/store/commodore64/?shape=Breadbin&color=Cyberpunk+2077Defender Of The Crown Is Back: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amiga-strategy-classic-defender-of-the-crown-is-back-with-both-old-and-fresh-graphics-and-an-all-new-roguelite-modeIndianapolis 500 Launcher: https://racesimcentral.net/indy-500-launcher-utility-adds-wheel-support-carset-mods-ships-with-1989-and-1990-mid-race-saves-and-real-time-telemetryMr. Nutz Is Back: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/mr-nutz-is-the-next-16-bit-character-to-get-a-physical-resurrection-on-snes-and-genesisPC Engine Motherboard: https://x.com/GallandRegis/status/2070122571249389912Megadrive 32X Cart: https://github.com/MicroNut99/MD-32X-RAM-Cart-32BitGoldenEye 007 N64 Recomp: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/goldeneye-007-for-n64-has-been-100-percent-decompiled-success-of-half-decade-project-opens-up-possibilities-for-complex-mods-and-portsHeatwarped Is NFSU's Spiritual Successor: https://bsky.app/profile/cookieplmonster.bsky.social/post/3mtmb7win5k2tTX-1 Arcade Game Retrospective: https://retroxp.beehiiv.com/p/past-meets-present-tx-1Unreleased Dreamcast Game: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/08/we-played-unreleased-game-ring-legend.htmlWarren Spector Retires: https://www.eurogamer.net/warren-spector-announces-retirementLinks truncated due to Spotify character limit - for the "Slop Or Not" links please see YouTube or ctrl-alt-rees.com!Video Of The Week 1 (Paramount Golden Axe Cartoon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStbBtfGaLAVideo Of The Week 2 (Gamers Nexus Physical Media): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_9CgZZry5cVideo Of The Week 3 (Tucker Osman Mactini): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibda4d9JMVideo Of The Week 4 (Tim Curry In Red Alert 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUgx5JhFbHEChapters:00:00 RIP Premier Anatoly Cherdenko, You're In Spaaaaaaace Now08:20 PCBWay09:06 GTA VI Leak & Big Reveal17:55 New Atari Activision Releases31:14 Vintage Computing Is Now Illegal In The US37:44 Not Rees's Pieces56:16 Slop Or Not?01:21 Videos Of The Week

In this episode I talk about a cancelled Quake 4 expansion called The Awakening, Return To Castle Wolfenstein finally being available in Germany, a CGA version of Unreal, the Atari ST Public Floppy Database, a port of Word For Windows 1.1a to x64, a very rare 1978 Intel 8080 rubylith in need of restoration, a chance to own an original Computer Space arcade game, a cross between Dune and SimCity, a new Game Boy Color FPS Called "Wolf" & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Cancelled Quake 4 Expansion: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/cancelled-quake-4-expansion-gets-surprise-github-release-after-former-xcom-2-developer-discovers-it-on-an-old-hard-drive-this-essentially-saved-my-lifeRTCW Available Uncensored In Germany: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Return-to-Castle-Wolfenstein-is-now-being-sold-uncensored-on-Steam-and-GOG-11402983.htmlUnreal CGA: https://unrealcga.comAtari ST Public Floppy Database: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-st-public-floppy-database-now-open-for-everyone-online-archive-originally-designed-for-st-flash-cart-packed-with-classics-and-homebrewWord 1.1a Windows 11 Port: https://www.neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11Intel 8080 Rubylith: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/owner-of-original-intel-8080-pre-production-layout-seeks-restorer-handcrafted-rubylith-mask-shows-5-000-transistors-and-interconnect-patterns-of-the-fabled-2-mhz-cpuComputer Space Auction: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/practically-unobtainable-heres-your-chance-to-own-an-incredibly-rare-piece-of-arcade-historyAuction Link For The Above: https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/350441907484220-computer-space-2-player-arcade-video-gameDuneCity: https://vr48.github.io/dunecityGame Boy Color "Wolf" FPS: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/an-ambitious-technical-showcase-the-game-boy-color-just-got-a-new-wolfenstein-esque-fpsQuake Dawn Of The Machine Behind The Scenes: https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-behind-the-scenesVideo Of The Week 1 (DF Quake Dawn Of The Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1qPfevSJwVideo Of The Week 2 (Leaked Quake 4 Expansion Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9WzIxWlOxwVideo Of The Week 3 (GOG Jazz JackRabbit 2 Plus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDopnysHFYVideo Of The Week 4 (BBC Tomorrow's World Web Special 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvqWEeQcmEChapters:00:00:00 The Eclipse!00:05:43 Unreleased Quake 4 Expansion Leaked00:13:27 2001 FPS Classic Finally Available In Germany00:22:18 Unreal Comes To 28600:30:13 New Resource For Atari ST Games & Software00:34:55 Word 1.1 - From 1990 - Comes To Windows 1100:41:27 1978's Intel 8080 CPU Needs Your Help!00:46:27 Rare Chance To Own The First Arcade Game00:53:48 Videos Of The Week01:04:31 One More Thing...

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!In this episode I talk about the Kickstart Amiga Expo, the Worms and Quake 30th anniversaries and new releases for each, the Evercade DOOM Collection, Atari's latest highly successful financial results, a new ZX Spectrum game called Nightshift Skedaddle, Need For Speed 3DO on the Atari Jaguar, JagRacer, some bonus DOOM tat & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Kickstart Amiga Expo: https://www.amigashow.comWorms 30th Expansion: https://worm.netQuake New Anniversary Episode: https://www.polygon.com/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-anniversary-updateVideo Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4PcgE8gAEvercade DOOM Collection: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/the-doom-collectionVideo Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxROqJLZQWgAtari Financial Results: https://www.reuters.com/technology/once-bankrupt-atari-returns-profit-with-decade-high-revenue-2026-08-03Nighshift Skedaddle ZX Spectrum: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/the-zx-spectrum-just-got-a-colourful-pac-man-style-game-that-you-can-play-right-now-for-freeDownload Page For The Above: https://mavtherave.itch.io/nightshift-skedaddle-zx/devlog/1612794/all-about-nightshift-skedaddle-zx-Atari Jaguar Need For Speed Info: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-original-3do-programmers-deserve-serious-kudos-this-experiment-is-bringing-a-classic-ea-racer-to-the-atari-jaguarJagRacer Jaguar Game WIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9MItShFCZYJaguar Need For Speed On Real Hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzsNzaX0BzMBonus DOOM Tat: Dark Ages Firepit: https://www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk/product/miniblaze-doomBonus DOOM Tat: Gold Floppy Disks: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commemorative-golden-doom-floppy-disks-go-up-for-pre-order-pair-of-limited-edition-dummy-imitation-gold-plating-disks-and-a-box-are-usd30-at-gamestopVideo Of The Week 1 (Bobby Fingers Johnny Depp): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7-WnWdhEVideo Of The Week 2 (JerryRigEverything Steam Machine Teardown): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOTxSlkuBcVideo Of The Week 3 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wvKlX_NsGkVideo Of The Week 4 (Saturn Homebrew Showcase): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UakJH6VcMFsVideo Of The Week 5 (NT To Now Windows NT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxpY1vuAixsVideo Of The Week Bonus (My Kickstart 2 Vlog): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYSj5VUU1IChapters:00:00:00 Shoutout To Kickstart Attendees00:06:16 PCBWay00:07:33 Worms 30th Anniversary00:16:22 Surprise! New Quake Episode (+ DOOM Evercade Bonus!)00:25:09 Atari Doing Well..!?00:30:10 New ZX Spectrum Game "Nightshift Skedaddle"00:38:11 Atari Jaguar Need For Speed Port00:49:05 Videos Of The Week01:00:20 Bonus DOOM Tat

In this episode I talk about the death of VARTA, the undeath of Arcade1Up, Minecraft's system requirements, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's new episode Cost of Hope, the PSN outage, a rare Mario / Duck Hunt cartridge haul, DOOM on the C64, DOOM on regex, Thimbleweed Park 2, Gremlin Graphics Classics & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Hack Build Restore: https://www.youtube.com/@hackbuildrestoreWebsite For The Above: https://hackbuildrestore.comVARTA Is Dead!?: https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24Arcade1Up Isn't Dead!?: https://gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-home-arcades-isnt-dead-and-neither-is-arcade1up-2000723657Arcade1Up OutRun: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/this-out-run-arcade-cabinet-features-five-games-and-costs-usd629-99Arcade1Up Street Fighter: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/street-fighter-ii-supreme-arcade-machineArcade1Up Ms. PAC-MAN: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/ms-pac-man-pub-table-arcade-machineArcade1Up Sonic: https://retrododo.com/arcade1up-set-to-release-two-sonic-arcade-cabinets-later-this-yearMinecraft System Requirements: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/minecraft-system-requirements-raised-for-the-first-time-in-17-years-microsoft-now-recommends-16gb-of-ram-and-a-2020s-or-newer-cpu-to-run-the-java-editionClassiCube: https://www.classicube.netS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321686/20260727/stalker-2-cost-hope-launches-august-20-alongside-free-unreal-engine-upgrade.htmPSN Outage: https://www.ign.com/articles/sonys-nightmare-month-gets-worse-as-playstation-network-goes-down-leaving-fans-unable-to-play-digital-games-just-weeks-after-killing-disc-controversy-eruptedHP Keyboard PC: https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/hp-eliteboard-g1a-australia-launchRare Mario / Duck Hunt Cartridge: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-97-copies-of-an-unreleased-version-of-super-mario-bros-duck-hunt-were-discovered-in-a-wisconsin-warehouseFamicombox: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-famicombox-found-japanese-love-hotelC64 DOOM: https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/1v8zk85/doom_for_c64_by_steve_mccreaRegex DOOM: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/daring-coder-gets-doom-running-with-regular-expressions-at-180-seconds-per-frame-like-playing-correspondence-chess-with-a-shotgun-nearly-14-million-substitutions-to-render-a-frame-at-80-000-substitutions-per-secondShinobi For A500: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=123358Thimbleweed Park 2 Announcement: https://www.grumpygamer.com/twp2_announceGremlin Graphics Classics: https://gremlingraphics.co.ukVideo Of The Week 1 (Semi-Ramblomatic Duke vs. Quake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEDP7tp4z28Video Of The Week 2 (Explaining Computers Bazzite): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcAtLr1u86oVideo Of The Week 3 (Sayaka Bil Herd Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jbIH6wuWcVideo Of The Week 4 (Ancient Miniature Mechanical TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41b8fw3_wP8Chapters:00:00:00 Retro Collective Sale Day Update00:10:28 RIP VARTA00:15:51 Arcade1Up Still Exists!?00:23:44 You'll Need To Buy A New Minecraft PC00:31:50 New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion: Cost of Hope00:40:57 Not Reese's Pieces00:54:34 Videos Of The Week01:03:22 Gremlin Graphics' Triumphant Return