Rees Rambles

London Marathon Fundraising: https://www.justgiving.com/page/rees-london-marathon-2025

In this episode I talk about the SuperSEGA team getting up to their old tricks once more, Sonic Unleashed being statically recompiled and unofficially ported to PC, a brand new Xbox 360 software exploit, an amazing graphics upgrade for the Commodore 64, the return of Acclaim & more!

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Episode Links:

SuperSEGA Whatever: https://gamingretro.co.uk/brazen-supersega-team-claim-it-is-dealing-with-popular-mass-producers

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTKH-1HEykc

Sonic Unleashed PC: https://github.com/hedge-dev/UnleashedRecomp

Sonic Unleashed PC Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMGu6Ng_3yA

Xbox 360 Software Exploit: https://github.com/grimdoomer/Xbox360BadUpdate

MegaWang 2000 Turbo Edition: https://martin-piper.itch.io/bomb-jack-display-hardware

Acclaim Is Back: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/more-than-20-years-later-acclaim-is-back-from-the-dead-and-wwe-legend-jeff-jarrett-is-involved

Head Over Heels Remastered: https://www.eurogamer.net/8-bit-classic-head-over-heels-is-back-with-chickens-enhanced-visuals-and-a-brand-new-world

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bKkXYx4aM

Downloads / More Info For The Above: https://github.com/shorthorn-project/One-Core-API-Binaries

Chapters:

00:00 SuperSegaMegaMiSTerMultiSystem 2: Electric Boogaloo

06:46 Sonic Unleashed Enhanced PC Port

13:40 New Xbox 360 Software Exploit

17:39 Commodore 64 MegaWHAT?

22:35 Another Classic Game Publisher Is Back!

26:35 Head Over Heels Remastered

30:52 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about the open sourcing of the Command & Conquer games, Sony PocketStation development, a retro console resurgence, a new official Gibson Guitar Hero / Rock Band controller & more!

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Episode Links:

C&C Open Sourced: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ea-just-open-sourced-command-conquer-red-alert-renegade-and-generals/

PocketStation Dev Kit: https://orionsoft.itch.io/pocketstation-dev-kit

Retro Console Revival: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/feb/15/theres-no-stress-gamers-go-offline-in-retro-console-revival

New Gibson Guitar Hero / Rock Band Controller: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/this-new-gibson-controller-will-work-with-some-of-your-old-ps3-guitar-hero-and-rock-band-games

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7IyT2x10mg

Downloads / More Info For The Above: https://github.com/SpotifyXP/SpotifyXP

My Windows 95 Beta Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgq7LcvRFA4

My Mac Pro Modern Gaming Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvT5VL8QqhQ

Chapters:

00:00 Command & Conquer Open Sourced!

05:40 Developing Games For The Sony PocketStation

11:06 Retro Console Resurgence

19:19 New Official Gibson Guitar Controller..!?

24:57 Video Of The Week

28:07 Channel Updates

In this episode I talk about the apparent cancellation of the much-loved mt32-pi project due to online abuse, some official new Atari Jaguar releases courtesy of Songbird Productions, a Costa Rican supermarket's fight against Nintendo, YouTuber Bringus Studios' robbery, the passing of legendary videogame music composer Stéphane Picq & more!

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

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Episode Links:

mt32-Pi Announcement: https://github.com/dwhinham/mt32-pi/blob/075b52809e77420c6e80828825fe42430336b369/README.md

Songbird Jaguar Announcement: https://x.com/SongbirdPro/status/1883724150424158718

Atari Karts Preorder: https://songbird-productions.com/product/atari-karts/

SpideX Preorder: https://songbird-productions.com/product/spidex/

Wormhole 2000 Preorder: https://songbird-productions.com/product/wormhole-2000/

Prince of Persia VIC-20 Video: https://x.com/MuseumCommodore/status/1886346450201948596

Forum Announcement / Download For The Above: https://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=10970

Super Mario Market: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-loses-trademark-fight-against-super-mario-supermarket

Bringus Robbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEgHKlIQGXI

Stéhane Picq Announcement / Obituary: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/dune-lost-eden-and-megarace-composer-stephane-picq-has-passed-away-aged-59

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taDOa2zIhlo

Downloads / More Info For The Above: https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server

Chapters:

00:00 What Happened Last Week? Why Do You Look Awful!?

02:28 No More mt32-Pi?

08:57 New Atari Games - Official Releases!

16:22 Prince of Persia On The VIC-20

21:30 Super Mario Supermarket Takes On Nintendo

26:58 Bringus Studios Robbed

30:00 Video Of The Week

34:24 RIP Stéphane Picq

In this episode I talk about the Videogame History Foundation's new digital library, Taki Udon's SuperStation the new AVGN game, the Raven Atari clone, H0ffman's port of Golden Axe to the Neo Geo, the new Tang $69 FPGA console & more!

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

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Episode Links:

VGHF Digital Library Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/gamehistoryorg.bsky.social/post/3lggnduk3p227

Official Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUaUXAE1nTM

Taki Udon: https://bsky.app/profile/takiudon.bsky.social

AVGN Game: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/the-angry-video-game-nerd-is-getting-his-very-own-8-bit-mega-man-esque-adventure

Cinemassacre (AVGN's Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@JamesNintendoNerd

Raven Atari Computer Clone: https://github.com/agranlund/raven

H0ffman Golden Axe Neo Geo Port: https://x.com/therealh0ffman/status/1880044303663423876

Tang $69 FPGA Console: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/usd69-fpga-tang-console-can-double-as-a-retro-gaming-handheld

Official Homepage Of The Above: https://sipeed.com/tangconsole

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2aQTJDJwd8

Latest Main Channel Release: https://youtu.be/Z0QsrqzwXII

Chapters:

00:00 Videogame History Foundation's Digital Library

04:28 Taki Udon's SuperStation PSOne Clone Price & Release Date

08:11 Another Angry Video Game Nerd Game

12:11 The "Raven" 68060 Atari Computer Clone

16:56 H0ffman Ports Golden Axe To The Neo Geo

18:48 A New $69 FPGA Console

24:25 Video Of The Week

26:53 Main Channel Update

In this episode I talk about the new MiSTer 3DO core, Taki Udon's interview, the Nintendo Switch 2, Doom running inside a PDF, the new PicoCPC Amstrad CPC upgrade from the maker of the PicoMEM, an amazing Voodoo 2 repair & more!

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Episode Links:

MiSTer 3DO Core: https://x.com/srg320_/status/1879611087701889034

Video Of The Above In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoBPgfd17M

Taki Udon Interview: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-taki-udon-explains-how-his-fpga-ps1-aims-to-remove-barriers-to-fpga-gaming

Switch 2 Announcement: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg9z5wz80ko

PDF Doom: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/this-pdf-contains-a-playable-copy-of-doom/

Video Of The Above In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ygXHmtHzs

PicoCPC Announcement: https://x.com/FreddyVETELE/status/1879953439549190596

Video Of The Above In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfOszwaVW7w&t=1s

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJUvUX2fX6w

Latest Main Channel Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MjnLKEz_dg

Chapters:

00:00 MiSTer 3DO Core Announced

07:08 Taki Udon Interviewed

08:36 Switch 2 Revealed

11:39 PDF Doom

15:00 A New Amstrad CPC Upgrade From The Maker Of PicoMEM

18:05 Video Of The Week

20:10 Main Channel Update

In this episode I talk about a boujee new Doom mod, Taki Udon's new

In this episode I talk about the alpha release of DCA3 (the homebrew GTA3 release for Dreamcast), Atari Jaguar Analogue Pocket and MiSTer Core news, a new lower cost RetroTINK 4K scaler, a huge leak of historical Halo material, and the sad and untimely passing of Team 17 co-founder Martyn Brown.

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Episode Links:

Main Channel Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPRCkTvl88

LTT Second Channel Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn4fMp9Q0_k

MVG's GTA3 On Dreamcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MFN7QiF83M

"DCA3" Dreamcast GTA3 Official Website: https://dca3.net

Jaguar MiSTer / Analogue Core: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/atari-jaguar-is-coming-to-analogue-pocket

Pixel Cherry Ninja Livestream Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/live/14_CDdOmNlw

RetroTINK 4K CE: https://www.retrotink.com/post/holiday-2024-special-introducing-the-retrotink-4k-ce-and-more

Halo Leak: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/halo/almost-100gb-of-classic-halo-content-has-leaked-online-including-the-1999-demo-from-when-the-legendary-fps-was-in-third-person

Halo Leak Download (Taken Down): https://archive.org/details/halo1builds

Martyn Brown Obituary: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/team17-co-founder-martyn-brown-dies-aged-57

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4yL3YTwWk

LegalEagle Class Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H4sScCB1cY

Chapters:

00:00 It's All About Me

03:45 GTA3 On Dreamcast Is Here - Play It Now!

07:49 Atari Jaguar Analogue Pocket & MiSTer Core Developments

13:39 New RetroTINK 4K CE Scaler

22:22 Historical Halo Builds Leaked

28:36 Video Of The Week

32:38 Rest In Peace Team 17 Co-Founder Martyn Brown

In this episode I talk about SuperSEGA (again...), the Spectrum once

In this episode I talk about the FASTER source code release, a new take on Microsoft’s classic SkiFree, the Screamer reboot, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s enormous 1.1 patch, Iain Lee’s absolutely wild interview with the man behind SuperSega and more!

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Episode Links:

FASTER Source Code Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/atariste.bsky.social/post/3ldnt2aud2k22

GitHub Repo For The Above: https://github.com/jonathanopalise/le-mans-minigame

SkiFree Home Page: https://ski.ihoc.net/

YetiFree Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/montoulieu.dev/post/3ldjdmc7qlk2x

Screamer Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAAS8HMMu9w

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Patch 1.1: https://www.stalker2.com/news/patch-1-1

Iain Lee SuperSega Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYVlpZVLH48

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1iIU1Vui2M

Chapters:

00:00 FASTER Source Code Released

05:39 Revenge Of The SkiFree Yeti

09:38 Screamer Is Back

13:56 Quick S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 & SuperSega Update

23:23 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about Atari Addict magazine, the long-awaited release of FASTER, a racer for the Atari STE, some newly unveiled MiSTer MultiSystem 2 pictures, itch.io getting taken down by Funko, new Talos Principle and more!

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Episode Links:

FASTER Racing Game For Atari STE: https://retroracing.itch.io/faster-atari-ste

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Board Pics: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social/post/3ld2cxmbbas2m

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Case: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social/post/3ld6t4fbwx22m

Doom64 Dreamcast Update: https://x.com/falco_girgis/status/1865615692902391809

RM 800XL Update: https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1866162332746879301

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26QHXElgrl8

Chapters:

00:00 Atari Addict

02:40 FASTER

08:34 itch.io Funko

14:41 Multisystem 2

22:11 Doom64 Dreamcast

24:45 Talos Principle

28:35 RM 800XL

32:39 Video Of The Week