Rees Rambles

https://www.pcbway.com/activity/anniversary11th.html - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!

Latest Main Channel Release (Atari x PAC-MAN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWIhXjrEDA

In this episode I talk about the Italian YouTuber who's in big trouble, an arcade saved from bankruptcy, a new LEGO Game Boy, a retro sleeper PC, a SNES handheld, a DOOM Fallout TC, Black Mesa RTX & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

Brutal Legend: https://itch.io/s/157468/-brtal-legend-free-for-666-minutes-

Once Were Nerd: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-not-innocent-3579610

Highest Score Arcade Saved: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20ny59dyndo

LEGO Game Boy: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/game-boy-72046

Retro Sleeper PC: https://www.theverge.com/news/712101/maingear-retro95-sleeper-pc-gaming-specs-pricing

SNES Handheld: https://retrododo.com/modern-snes-handheld-that-plays-physical-cartridges-is-in-the-works

Fallout: Bakersfield DOOM TC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-rQCOKU0w

Black Mesa RTX: https://wccftech.com/half-life-remake-black-mesa-path-tracing-30-fps-rtx-5080

Julian LeFay Obituary: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/julian-lefay-the-father-of-the-elder-scrolls-has-passed-away-at-59

Video Of The Week (Shrunken Doom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5x0bpZDkQw

Chapters:

00:00 Updates & Whatnot

10:01 PCBWay

10:58 LEGO Game Boy

15:24 Prebuilt “Retro” Sleeper PCs

19:26 Bits n’ Bobs

25:25 Video Of The Week

29:08 ...And Finally

Latest Main Channel Release (Gaming On A 2017 HPE MicroServer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15amosOXysc

In this episode I talk about Amiga OutRun, an Italian YouTuber facing jail time for covering retro handhelds, Nintendo bricking Switch 2 consoles over piracy, an expensive stapler, the new Commodore 64 & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

Amiga OutRun: https://reassembler68k.itch.io/outrun-amiga-edition

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZzTp3vSC0g

Italian YouTuber Faces Jail Time: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995

Switch Pirate Cartridge PSA: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/psa-you-might-want-to-be-careful-buying-pre-owned-switch-1-games-for-your-switch-2

GameStop Switch 2 Stapler: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamestop-is-auctioning-off-the-stapler-and-the-staple-that-damaged-a-nintendo-switch-2-on-launch-day/1100-6533066

eBay Auction For The Above: https://www.ebay.com/itm/388688595731

Commodore 64 Ultimate: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-commodore-64-ultimate-computer-is-the-companys-first-hardware-release-in-over-30-years-pre-orders-start-at-usd299

Official Site For The Above: https://www.commodore.net

Gemini Concedes Defeat In Atari 2600 Chess Challenge: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-gemini-crumbles-in-the-face-of-atari-chess-challenge-admits-it-would-struggle-immensely-against-1-19-mhz-machine-says-canceling-the-match-most-sensible-course-of-action

Video Of The Week (vswitchzero PicoGUS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08IPnmvuatw

Chapters:

00:00 I Love Brighton [Personal]

07:10 OutRun Amiga Port Released!

14:32 Italian YouTuber Busted For Promoting… Piracy?

24:17 Used Nintendo Switch Games: Buyer Beware

27:46 World Famous Nintendo Stapler Sells For Lots Of Money

29:14 Perifractic Commodore News

39:12 Video of the Week

42:44 …and One More Thing

https://www.pcbway.com/activity/anniversary11th.html - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!

Latest Main Channel Release (Gaming On A 2017 HPE MicroServer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15amosOXysc

In this episode I talk about an email I received from Atari, an interview with the creator of Blue’s News, an Old Computer Challenge, Grant Sinclair’s Gamercard console, the Switch 2’s USB C encryption, a lost Animaniacs game & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

Atari VCS Big Dirty Liar Edition: https://atari.com/products/vcs-2-controllers-bundle

Blue’s News: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/out-of-the-blue-how-a-quake-blog-turned-pc-gaming-news-site-has-stayed-a-haven-from-internet-enshittification-for-nearly-30-years

Old Computer Challenge: https://occ.deadnet.se

Grant Sinclair Gamercard: https://www.grantsinclair.com/gamercard

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy7Mppyn_FE

Switch 2 USB C: https://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryption

Animaniacs Game: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/preservationists-discover-a-nearly-complete-build-of-a-lost-animaniacs-game-22-years-after-it-was-cancelled-and-you-can-play-it-right-now

Video Of The Week 1 (Micro Men): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM

Video Of The Week 2 (Tech By Matt Steam Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBT6uq_hohE

Chapters:

00:00 Atari Are Liars!

03:54 PCBWay

04:44 Blue’s News

11:53 Old Computer Challenge Time!

16:46 The Sinclairs Are At It Again

22:36 Naoki Is Trolling Me Again

29:06 Video Of The Week

34:26 Latest Main Channel Release

Latest Main Channel Release (Big Box Gaming on Linux): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWI9-t1qtHA

In this episode I talk about the latest happenings in the Stop Killing Games campaign, a man making some thick coins (for some reason), a new LLM-powered scam targeting retro gamers and OSS users, an official Xbox 360 dashboard update, Microsoft layoffs, the return (again) of the SEGA Neptune & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com

Thnickels: https://thick-coins.net

Nathan Adams on LLM Scam: https://bsky.app/profile/dinnerbone.com/post/3lsu6m67flk2p

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update: https://www.theverge.com/news/693631/microsoft-xbox-360-dashboard-software-update-ads

Microsoft / Xbox Layoffs Latest: https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-june-2025-tracking-the-situation-as-it-happens

Romero Games Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/romerogames.bsky.social/post/3lt2io5pmfk2v

SEGA Neptune FPGA Console: https://www.gf1neptune.com

BTTF Turns 40: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/03/back-to-the-future-at-40

25 Years Of Diablo 2: https://gamerant.com/diablo-2-25-year-anniversary-blizzard-arpg-builds-genre

WinUAE 6 Released: https://www.winuae.net/2025/07/03/winuae-6-0-0

DOOM On Elliptical: https://www.xda-developers.com/doom-exercise-machine

Copilot Beaten By Atari 2600: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/not-to-be-outdone-by-chatgpt-microsoft-copilot-humiliates-itself-in-atari-2600-chess-showdown-another-ai-humbled-by-1970s-tech-despite-trash-talk

Video Of The Week (RandomGamingInHD SteamOS Bad PC Ports): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgqYDSpPc8

Chapters:

00:00 Stop Killing Games

11:55 Thnickels..!?

16:14 New Scam Targeting Retro Gamers / OSS Users

20:25 New Official Xbox 360 Dashboard Update!?

26:25 Mass Microsoft Layoffs

33:12 The SEGA Neptune Is Back… Again!

39:18 Rees’s Non-Copyright-Infringing Pieces

43:38 Video Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (Big Box Gaming on Linux): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWI9-t1qtHA

In this episode I talk about the 25th anniversary of Deus Ex, PicoGUS getting ODE support, a modern day LLM on vintage hardware, Lego Island, SpaghettiKart, DOS EDIT, a new sound card & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

PicoGUS Firmware: https://github.com/polpo/picogus/releases

Llama LLM On Pentium II: https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/06/someone-used-a-1997-processor-and-showed-that-only-128-mb-of-ram-were-needed-to-run-a-modern-ai-and-heres-the-proof

SpaghettiKart: https://github.com/HarbourMasters/SpaghettiKart

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi-Sd6Cp1EI

Lego Island Porting Effort (MattKC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUNdWnI5BTk

27 Year Old Mac G3 Easter Egg: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/27-year-old-easter-egg-found-in-the-apple-power-mac-g3s-rom-creating-a-ram-disk-with-the-name-secret-rom-image-unveils-a-hidden-file

MS EDIT On Linux: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/microsoft-surprises-ms-dos-fans-with-remake-of-ancient-text-editor-that-works-on-linux

Atari 2600 Digital Photo Frame: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/atari-2600-digital-photo-frame

New MK1869 Xtreme Sound Card: https://www.retrorgb.com/mk1869-xtreme-pre-order-now-live.html

Tech Tangents Mario Kart World Map: https://mkw.techtangents.net

Video of the Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNlRAd7mXds

Video Of The Week (Civvie11 Mars Game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_cax0rIgUc

Chapters:

00:00 Deus Ex 25th Anniversary

05:22 PicoGUS Gets ODE Support

11:56 Modern Day LLM On Vintage Hardware

17:17 Decompilation News & New Releases

22:54 Big Bucket o’ Stories

31:53 Video of the Week

https://www.pcbway.com/activity/anniversary11th.html - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!

Latest Main Channel Release (Bazzite): https://youtu.be/Q0s9PUe3AOI

In this episode I talk about an awesome electromechnical Lunar Lander game made from Meccano, a fix for Wing Commander’s speed-related issues after 35 years, a new Dig Dug game that’ll only be around for 2 weeks(!?), a lost Sid Meier documentary & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

Meccano Lunar Lander: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece

My New Favourite Runnymede-based Meccano Website: https://runnymedemeccanoguild.org.uk/gallery/sections/members,pete-wood,meccano-martian-mission

MVG Wing Commander Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuFNFd8I0WU

Wing Commander Overhaul Mod: https://www.wcnews.com/news/2025/06/11/breaking-news-wing-commander-speed-fix-released

New Dig Dug: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/a-new-dig-dug-game-has-just-been-released-but-its-only-playable-for-2-weeks

Sid Meier Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxbAX2LGFEg

Video Of The Week (LGR GPU Boxart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_mxOmtMOg

Chapters:

00:00 Big Milestones!

03:54 Meccano Lunar Lander

10:01 PCBWay

11:08 Wing Commander Fixed After 35 Years!

18:05 New Dig Dug Game… For Now

23:29 Lost Sid Meier Documentary Resurfaces

28:17 Video of the Week

34:00 Did I Mention How Much I Love Bazzite?

Latest Main Channel Release (FydeOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBU6FPmXi0

In this episode I talk about Slope’s Gaming Room nearly losing his YouTube channel, Look Mum No Computer’s new game, Croc’s Game Boy Color Rerelease, 40 Years of Boulder Dash, the Atari 2600 vs. ChatGPT, MattKC’s Discord on Windows 95, Gen Z vs BlackBerry, Perifractic’s attempt to buy Commodore & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

Fanny - Hey Bulldog (1971) LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdwzko9DZ0s

Slope’s SuperSEGA Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qhsfh7CeYE

LMNC Game Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2HQcWVUtuY

Steam Page For The Above: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3400380/Look_Mum_No_Computer

Croc GBC Rerelease: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/crocs-game-boy-color-debut-is-getting-a-re-release-to-celebrate-its-25th-birthday

Square Eyed Jak Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwuFQDfG-wc

40 Years Of Boulder Dash Interview: https://www.retronews.com/40-years-of-boulder-dash

Atari 2600 vs. ChatGPT: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/atari_vs_chatgpt_chess

MattKC Discord Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxdn30G2LE8

Gen Z vs. The BlackBerry: https://www.fastcompany.com/91350858/gen-z-is-bringing-back-the-blackberry

Peri Peri Commodore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8r4LRcOXc

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuUZFh_pyk

Chapters:

00:00 DJ Slope’s Super Saga

07:17 Look Mum - New Game!

10:51 Another Big Croc

16:31 A Dashing 40th Anniversary

21:39 Atari 2600 Defeats AI

28:52 Video Of The Week

33:30 AOB

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

Latest Main Channel Release (FydeOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBU6FPmXi0

In this episode I talk about some damaged Switch 2 screens (oops!), Duke Nukem Advance on the PC, an unreleased Duke Nukem PS2 prototype, the XWVM X-Wing project releasing their first alpha, Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3, a new Namco lightgun, a tiny 8-Bit Atari, the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

My GBA FPS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev5QogEg7U

Duke Nukem Advance PC: https://www.moddb.com/mods/duke-nukem-advance-tc

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NjTly0614

Duke Nukem D-Day Screenshots: https://bsky.app/profile/vinimedeiros.bsky.social/post/3lqwjb7gyok2h

Switch 2 Gamestop Stapled Screens: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/random-one-gamestop-apparently-stapled-receipts-to-brand-new-switch-2-boxes-and-guess-what-happened

XWVM X-Wing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQDxxXCUUQ

XWVM X-Wing Alpha: https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-release-announcement

Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4400514

Namco Lightgun: https://www.techspot.com/news/108193-namco-backs-lcd-friendly-light-gun-fall-release.html

Atarino Tiny Atari 8-Bit FPGA: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/

Atari ST 40th Anniversary: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/anniversary-the-atari-st-everyones-second-favourite-16-bit-home-computer-turns-40

Martin Ulrich Has Passed Away: https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-06-00021-EN.html

Video Of The Week 1 (Secret Mall Apartment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3EExq3t1Y

Video Of The Week 2 (Simone Giertz Studio Tour): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJpXv7_fFj8

Chapters:

00:00 Some Cool Duke Nukem News

07:52 PCBWay

08:47 Switch 2 Screens Stapled

12:18 XWVM Alpha Release - Play X-Wing On Modern Systems!

21:05 Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3

28:21 Namco Lightgun [TechNick Corner]

31:56 Tiny FPGA Atari [TechNick Corner]

36:12 Atari ST 40th Anniversary [TechNick Corner]

38:10 Video(s) Of The Week

43:24 Outro

Latest Main Channel Release (FydeOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBU6FPmXi0

In this episode I talk about a new BIOS for UEFI systems, Atari going from strength to strength, a new game from Tony Warriner and Stoo Cambridge, the Sega Master System in Brazil, a Half-Life 2 Team Fortress 2 crossover mod, the closure of a beloved local arcade & more!

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

The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

CSMWrap UEFI BIOS: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/bring-back-the-bios-to-uefi-systems-that-is

Atari Financial Statement: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/atari-which-just-had-its-best-year-in-over-a-decade-says-new-consoles-are-on-the-way

UrbX Warriors: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next

Design Droid (Stoo's Site): https://www.thedesigndroid.co.uk

Sega Master System In Brazil: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-sega-master-system-is-still-being-made-and-sold-in-brazil-36-years-later

Half-Life 2 Lambda Fortress Mod: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life-2/mod-lambda-fortress-steam

Freeplay Arcade Closes: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/its-just-not-working-freeplay-arcade-will-close-its-doors-later-this-month

Video Of The Week 1 (LGR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvXY99HysrU

Video Of The Week 2 (RobSmithDev): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGROID577rM

Chapters:

00:00 A New BIOS For UEFI Systems

08:49 Modern Day Atari Doing Well

17:56 UrbX Warriors - New Game From Tony Warriner & Stoo Cambridge

28:55 3 Stories For The Price Of 1

35:39 Video(s) Of The Week

41:34 Channel Update

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!Latest Main Channel Release (286 Laptop): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtghCWxF4eAIn this episode I talk about a new retro styled PC case from SilverStone, a Wii U gamepad emulator from MattKC, a USB C power mod for the OG Xbox, SuperSEGA's whatever it is this week, Heart Of Neon, the origins of the Pokemon logo, the MXM Voodoo 4, Windows 95's iconic setup wallpaper remastered & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:SilverStone Retro PC Case: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/silverstone-reveals-the-flp02-late-80s-style-tower-pc-case-proudly-beige-but-thoroughly-modern-insideWii U Gamepad Emulator: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/an-open-source-wii-u-gamepadGitHub For The Above: https://github.com/vanilla-wiiu/vanilla?tab=readme-ov-fileVideo Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSgFu4rDxgcOG Xbox USB C Mod Video (MattKC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCOKw-ICsgGitHub For The Above: https://github.com/Andr-Zero/PXUXbox Retro Classics: https://www.theverge.com/news/672037/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-activision-retro-classicsXbox Retro Classics Video (MetalJesusRocks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U1K4G9kTMEHeart Of Neon Blu-Ray: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dokk/the-heart-of-neon-blu-rayPokemon Logo Interview: https://www.ign.com/articles/meet-the-man-who-designed-pokemons-iconic-logoMXM 3dfx Voodoo 4 (Omores): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtFDmgQNKEYWindows 95 Wallpaper Recreated: https://www.neowin.net/news/someone-recreated-the-windows-95-setup-wallpaper-in-4k-for-downloadVideo Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68vS8CTBL3kChapters:00:00 SilverStone Retro PC Case11:18 Wii U Gamepad Emulator17:15 New OG Xbox USB C Power Mod20:27 PCBWay21:12 Xbox Game Pass Retro Classics28:05 Super... eugh31:34 Updates & Whatnot38:45 Video Of The Week42:19 Channel News