Rees Rambles

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

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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!

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Episode 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.co

Human-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-up

Underworld Exhumed: https://github.com/abedegno/underworld-exhumed

Enhancements For The Above: https://github.com/abedegno/underworld-exhumed/blob/main/docs/ENHANCEMENTS.md

Exhume Toolkit: https://github.com/abedegno/Exhume

Sinclair 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=jiW3P1rJRMc

Ferranti Docs Archive: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_6S9HtXdFBRyo7NQ52pcOQgZlP1N_M-T/edit?gid=2081835427#gid=2081835427

DOOM 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-weapon

DOOM Via DNS: https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/12/no-shame-in-the-domain-name-game-dns-is-doomed-literally/5302670

ESA 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-master

GTA's Atari ST Origins: https://bsky.app/profile/philsan.bsky.social/post/3mxox2b2vca2e

Play 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=Fr3vlpBehcI

Video Of The Week 2 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtXlG4FHs88

Video Of The Week 3 (Kevin Moonlight PicoPCMCIA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmKyWd5aae8

Video Of The Week 4 (SoundFontGuy PS1 Music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1rn0YP3OLU

Video Of The Week 5 (The 8-Bit Guy's Movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmgeFTAk2a8

Chapters:

00:00:00 Studio Update

00:04:00 PCBWay

00:04:48 Major Decompilation Community Shuts Down Thanks To AI

00:17:50 Ultima Underworld For Modern Systems

00:30:18 Sinclair Preserved! Ferranti ULA Design Docs Released

00:38:55 The DOOM Shrine

00:47:48 Definitely NOT Reese's Pieces

01:00:18 Videos Of The Week

01:12:45 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!

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Episode Links:

Heretic Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xklmh0dz2I

Hexen Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOWDbU1voE

ArtCraft: https://getartcraft.com/pricing

ArtCraft's Clean-Room Claims: https://bsky.app/profile/matthodges.bsky.social/post/3mxbzlzahok2u

ArtCraft Takes On Microsoft Office: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/08/rust-upstart-reveals-reimplementation-of-microsoft-office-with-claude-on-coding-duty/5301952

DOOM On The Vectrex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDJuGPmYWis

DOOM In Microsoft's Aspire Dashboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXPj2DK6CPk&t=345s

DOOM 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=vcgEQVsysYM

DOOM 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-doom

Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot Footage: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/new-footage-from-xboxs-cancelled-perfect-dark-reboot-surfaces-online

Video Of The Above: https://x.com/IdleSloth84_/status/2107577138140586402

Playdate 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-one

In-Flight Nintendo Console: https://www.facebook.com/groups/retrocomputers/posts/29405041699098998/?hpir=1&_rdr

Max 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-monitors

Atari 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/3mxbxeuagbc2n

Buy Page For The Above: https://starlight-retro.com/buy/

Margaret Hamilton Obituary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx5yn46j41zpo

Video Of The Week 1 (GlassTTY Newbury Newbear): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBDzNDR9Bic

Video Of The Week 2 (Throaty Mumbo Games on VHS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcgEQVsysYM

Video Of The Week 2 (RetroBytes History Of Cray): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSgnDD83m-U

Video Of The Week 3 (Talos Principle 3 Gameplay Reveal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB-btaymgEY

Chapters:

00:00:00 This Week I Have Been Mostly Playing

00:07:47 AI Slop Takes On Adobe... And Microsoft?

00:20:34 The DOOM Shrine

00:32:04 Cancelled Perfect Dark Reboot Footage Found!

00:42:12 Not Rees's Pieces

00:56:58 Videos Of The Week

01:06:06 ...And Finally

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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!

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Episode 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/aonic

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3htbBw-zlg

Making Sonic Sound Like Sonic On The Amiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz2C3d2orvQ

SuperSonic SNES Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfJKVQOcAdk

Sonic 1 On The Atari STe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbaR_7wfPik

Atari Painter Prototype Info: https://atari-explorer.ctrl-alt-rees.com/protos/protos-painter.html

JagOS 'Spot' For The Atari Jaguar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZwJqhJn-A

Vibe-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-recomp

mnemo's Xevious 3D/G+ Secret: https://www.mnemotron.de/xev/

TCRF Page For The Above: https://tcrf.net/Xevious_3D/G%2B

The Making Of Xevious: https://shmuplations.com/makingofxevious/

Picotron: https://www.lexaloffle.com/picotron.php

DOOM On Picotron: https://bsky.app/profile/fsouchu.bsky.social/post/3mwglutzfl22i

Cyriak's Doom Builder Experiments: https://bsky.app/profile/cyriak.bsky.social/post/3mwlil6oiks2v

DOOM 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-gill

Video Of The Week 1 (Emmet Custom CD Console Build): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW5HGrhBync

Video Of The Week 2 (Loyal Moses They're Banning Your Home Servers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KOau7CLCCU

Video Of The Week 3 (Atari Legend Alien Breed Clones On The Atari ST): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di90BUS_fUc

Video Of The Week 4 (Tech Tangents Origins Of The 3.5" Floppy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djsyVgTGaRk

Chapters:

00:00:00 Bake-Off Preamble

00:08:24 PCBWay

00:09:16 Interesting New Sonic Ports!

00:21:41 Atari "Painter" Cancelled Project OS

00:32:40 Sloppy Knuckles

00:41:26 mnemo's Xevious Secret

00:53:08 OK Doomer

01:03:05 Videos Of The Week

01:12:59 Tribute To David "Bone" Gill

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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!

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Episode 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-restructure

Project Dream Leak: https://bsky.app/profile/factsaboutbk.bsky.social/post/3mv4dsl6plk2c

Archive.org Upload Of The Above: https://archive.org/details/project-dream-snes_202609

DOOM On C64: https://x.com/Kweepa/status/2093946858729287922

GitHub Of The Above: https://github.com/Kweepa/SquareDoom

Duake: https://www.moddb.com/mods/duake/images/colored-lightmaps#imagebox

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fc2dgVTmyM

DOOM On An FPGA: https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wji690/can_it_run_doom_yes_on_an_fpga/?share_id=bXkLZ4RmthEdhWVDO1wVg

Microscopic DOOM On An FPGA: https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wjlry9/microscopic_doom_yes_another_doom_for_today/?share_id=dcZf3Rb7SSMmRL6QyiPWs

Mystery Atari 2600 Controller: https://theatari.spot/blog/2026-08/malaysian-mystery-unidentified-atari-2600-d-pad-controller

PhilsComputerLab Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@philscomputerlab/videos

PhilsComputerLab Update: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxrn1e-gbLUz6gskiPmEDZ7MzJd-S9iIO0

IKEA Skyrim Mod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwdeKwvsTJQ

Video Of The Week 1 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7qtPu2hbU

Video Of The Week 2 (RobSmithDev Optical Amiga MOD Player): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM032oazT1w

Video Of The Week 3 (Retro Collective MiSTer FPGA Handheld): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoOehM2wYI

Video Of The Week 4 (EastMakes Custom HP Motherboard): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzW4rRsD8Uk

Video Of The Week 5 (f4mi Unlicensed Game Discs?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwPLZzl0ZI

Video Of The Week 6 (Wait, How Come? OG Xbox Tricks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycAdOOItsMk

Video Of The Week 7 (GamerZakh SC2K Better Than Ever): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJ-XRlgipg

GitHub Of The Above: https://github.com/sc2kfix/sc2kfix

Chapters:

00:00:00 Main Channel & New Studio Update

00:10:13 PCBWay

00:11:06 More Xbox Restructuring Madness

00:23:50 OK Doomer

00:33:25 Super Rare Atari Hardware Unearthed?

00:41:22 PhilsComputerLab Update

00:48:27 Videos Of The Week

01:03:43 ...And Finally

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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!

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The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

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Episode 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-80

GTA VI: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eg71e1z2o

Atari Activision Releases: https://atari.com/products/atari-x-activision-superfan-bundle

US eWaste Policy Blocks Vintage Hardware: https://kotaku.com/trumps-new-e-waste-policy-has-vintage-tech-collectors-anxious-theyll-be-caught-in-the-crossfire-2000722706

A1200 Is An Amiga Product: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/the-a1200-is-officially-an-amiga-product

C64 Ultimate Cyberpunk Edition: https://commodore.net/store/commodore64/?shape=Breadbin&color=Cyberpunk+2077

Defender 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-mode

Indianapolis 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-telemetry

Mr. 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-genesis

PC Engine Motherboard: https://x.com/GallandRegis/status/2070122571249389912

Megadrive 32X Cart: https://github.com/MicroNut99/MD-32X-RAM-Cart-32Bit

GoldenEye 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-ports

Heatwarped Is NFSU's Spiritual Successor: https://bsky.app/profile/cookieplmonster.bsky.social/post/3mtmb7win5k2t

TX-1 Arcade Game Retrospective: https://retroxp.beehiiv.com/p/past-meets-present-tx-1

Unreleased Dreamcast Game: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/08/we-played-unreleased-game-ring-legend.html

Warren Spector Retires: https://www.eurogamer.net/warren-spector-announces-retirement

Links 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=sStbBtfGaLA

Video Of The Week 2 (Gamers Nexus Physical Media): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_9CgZZry5c

Video Of The Week 3 (Tucker Osman Mactini): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibda4d9JM

Video Of The Week 4 (Tim Curry In Red Alert 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUgx5JhFbHE

Chapters:

00:00 RIP Premier Anatoly Cherdenko, You're In Spaaaaaaace Now

08:20 PCBWay

09:06 GTA VI Leak & Big Reveal

17:55 New Atari Activision Releases

31:14 Vintage Computing Is Now Illegal In The US

37:44 Not Rees's Pieces

56:16 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!

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Episode 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-life

RTCW Available Uncensored In Germany: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Return-to-Castle-Wolfenstein-is-now-being-sold-uncensored-on-Steam-and-GOG-11402983.html

Unreal CGA: https://unrealcga.com

Atari 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-homebrew

Word 1.1a Windows 11 Port: https://www.neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11

Intel 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-cpu

Computer Space Auction: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/practically-unobtainable-heres-your-chance-to-own-an-incredibly-rare-piece-of-arcade-history

Auction Link For The Above: https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/350441907484220-computer-space-2-player-arcade-video-game

DuneCity: https://vr48.github.io/dunecity

Game 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-fps

Quake Dawn Of The Machine Behind The Scenes: https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-behind-the-scenes

Video Of The Week 1 (DF Quake Dawn Of The Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1qPfevSJw

Video Of The Week 2 (Leaked Quake 4 Expansion Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9WzIxWlOxw

Video Of The Week 3 (GOG Jazz JackRabbit 2 Plus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDopnysHFY

Video Of The Week 4 (BBC Tomorrow's World Web Special 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvqWEeQcmE

Chapters:

00:00:00 The Eclipse!

00:05:43 Unreleased Quake 4 Expansion Leaked

00:13:27 2001 FPS Classic Finally Available In Germany

00:22:18 Unreal Comes To 286

00:30:13 New Resource For Atari ST Games & Software

00:34:55 Word 1.1 - From 1990 - Comes To Windows 11

00:41:27 1978's Intel 8080 CPU Needs Your Help!

00:46:27 Rare Chance To Own The First Arcade Game

00:53:48 Videos Of The Week

01:04:31 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/reesrambles

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

Subscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesrambles

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PW

Episode Links:

Kickstart Amiga Expo: https://www.amigashow.com

Worms 30th Expansion: https://worm.net

Quake New Anniversary Episode: https://www.polygon.com/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-anniversary-update

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4PcgE8gA

Evercade DOOM Collection: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/the-doom-collection

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxROqJLZQWg

Atari Financial Results: https://www.reuters.com/technology/once-bankrupt-atari-returns-profit-with-decade-high-revenue-2026-08-03

Nighshift 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-free

Download 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-jaguar

JagRacer Jaguar Game WIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9MItShFCZY

Jaguar Need For Speed On Real Hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzsNzaX0BzM

Bonus DOOM Tat: Dark Ages Firepit: https://www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk/product/miniblaze-doom

Bonus 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-gamestop

Video Of The Week 1 (Bobby Fingers Johnny Depp): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7-WnWdhE

Video Of The Week 2 (JerryRigEverything Steam Machine Teardown): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOTxSlkuBc

Video Of The Week 3 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wvKlX_NsGk

Video Of The Week 4 (Saturn Homebrew Showcase): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UakJH6VcMFs

Video Of The Week 5 (NT To Now Windows NT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxpY1vuAixs

Video Of The Week Bonus (My Kickstart 2 Vlog): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYSj5VUU1I

Chapters:

00:00:00 Shoutout To Kickstart Attendees

00:06:16 PCBWay

00:07:33 Worms 30th Anniversary

00:16:22 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 Port

00:49:05 Videos Of The Week

01:00:20 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/reesrambles

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

Subscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesrambles

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PW

Episode Links:

Hack Build Restore: https://www.youtube.com/@hackbuildrestore

Website For The Above: https://hackbuildrestore.com

VARTA Is Dead!?: https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24

Arcade1Up Isn't Dead!?: https://gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-home-arcades-isnt-dead-and-neither-is-arcade1up-2000723657

Arcade1Up OutRun: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/this-out-run-arcade-cabinet-features-five-games-and-costs-usd629-99

Arcade1Up Street Fighter: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/street-fighter-ii-supreme-arcade-machine

Arcade1Up Ms. PAC-MAN: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/ms-pac-man-pub-table-arcade-machine

Arcade1Up Sonic: https://retrododo.com/arcade1up-set-to-release-two-sonic-arcade-cabinets-later-this-year

Minecraft 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-edition

ClassiCube: https://www.classicube.net

S.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.htm

PSN 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-erupted

HP Keyboard PC: https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/hp-eliteboard-g1a-australia-launch

Rare 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-warehouse

Famicombox: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-famicombox-found-japanese-love-hotel

C64 DOOM: https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/1v8zk85/doom_for_c64_by_steve_mccrea

Regex 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-second

Shinobi For A500: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=123358

Thimbleweed Park 2 Announcement: https://www.grumpygamer.com/twp2_announce

Gremlin Graphics Classics: https://gremlingraphics.co.uk

Video Of The Week 1 (Semi-Ramblomatic Duke vs. Quake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEDP7tp4z28

Video Of The Week 2 (Explaining Computers Bazzite): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcAtLr1u86o

Video Of The Week 3 (Sayaka Bil Herd Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jbIH6wuWc

Video Of The Week 4 (Ancient Miniature Mechanical TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41b8fw3_wP8

Chapters:

00:00:00 Retro Collective Sale Day Update

00:10:28 RIP VARTA

00:15:51 Arcade1Up Still Exists!?

00:23:44 You'll Need To Buy A New Minecraft PC

00:31:50 New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion: Cost of Hope

00:40:57 Not Reese's Pieces

00:54:34 Videos Of The Week

01:03:22 Gremlin Graphics' Triumphant Return

https://www.pcbway.com/activity/anniversary12th.html - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about DOOM being influential, the upcoming official Atari movies, some dubious "backward compatible" original Xbox games on PC, a new album released on the NES, a Mario Kart recompilation project, the Z80's 50th anniversary, a floppy disk game design contest, Fallout: New Vegas getting an official remaster, the computers of Jurassic Park, an upcoming official Wolfenstein RPG, the MultiSystem 2 & more!

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

Subscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesrambles

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PW

Episode Links:

Retro Collective Table Top Sale: https://www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.php?id=656

Washington Post DOOM Influential: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-washington-post-selects-doom-as-one-of-the-25-most-influential-works-of-american-culture

DOOM On Custom CPU: https://armaangomes.com/blogs/doom

Atari Movies: https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656

OG Xbox "Backward Compatible" PC Releases: https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc-with-new-features-and-achievements

Emo Album On NES: https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/dadydream-plus-interview-second-last-day-summer-nes-cartridge-3958260

Mario Kart Wiicompiled: https://collider.com/mario-kart-wii-pc-port-beta-august-2026

Zilog Z80 50th Anniversary: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zilog-z80-turns-50-as-open-source-replacement-heads-for-drop-in-dip40-silicon

1.44M Game Design Contest: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/korean-outfit-hosting-1-44mb-game-development-contest-to-honor-the-floppy-disk-entrants-must-confine-entire-fileset-including-resources-engine-and-library-to-miniscule-storage-format

Bethesda Announcements: https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101

Jurassic Park Computers: https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html

Wolfenstein RPG: https://screenrant.com/wolfenstein-ttrpg-fall-2026-release

MultiSystem 2 Update: https://shop.heber.co.uk/blog-news/multisystem2-pocket-development-progress-handheld-mister-fpga-system

Video Of The Week 1 (CPSvis Dune II C64 Remake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILhafNKU8c

Video Of The Week 2 (RetroBuilt DIY Tiny Monitor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZOUVhqeNg

Video Of The Week 3 (Dan Wood MEGA65 Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwnjCF96bw

Video Of The Week 4 (Lavina / Gotu Commodore Plus/4 Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHyrDOa1-s

Video Of The Week 5 (NetworkChuck FIFA Broadcast Network): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnH0juUaGw

Video Of The Week 6 (CrossFit Games Live Coverage): https://www.youtube.com/@CrossFitGamesTV

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Collective Table Top Sale

09:27 PCBWay

10:37 DOOM News

19:05 Atari Movies

25:43 OG Xbox Back Compat Games?

32:38 Some Stuff

48:21 Videos Of The Week