Rees Rambles

In this episode I talk about Half-Life 2, the SuperSega (again), Heber’s MiSTer MultiSystem 2, a project to preserve game musician Dave Lowe’s historical disks, the long-awaited release of FASTER, a racer for the Atari STE, and more!

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Episode Links:

Half-Life 2 Anniversary Update: https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife2/20th

Half-Life 2 Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4

SuperSega Sued By Sega: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/to-the-shock-of-absolutely-nobody-sega-is-trying-to-shut-down-the-supersega-fpga-project

MultiSystem: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social

Dave Lowe Preservation Project: https://bsky.app/profile/mrtalida.bsky.social

Jonathan Thomas FASTER STE Racer: https://bsky.app/profile/atariste.bsky.social

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IyaHwwqn-c

Chapters:

00:00 Oops… I Missed Something Pretty Big...

18:41 SuperSega Sued By Sega

23:01 MiSTer MultiSystem 2

29:16 Dave Lowe's Work Preserved

32:39 Jonathan Thomas's STE Racer

34:38 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Atari Jaguar emulator emulator BigPEmu releasing on iOS, Atari Addict magazine, Bleem! coming back and 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:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Official Website: https://www.stalker2.com

Rich Whitehouse BigPEmu Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/richwhitehouse.bsky.social/post/3lbhuhk6al22x

Atari Addict Magazine: https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/atari-addict-magazine

Bleem! Kickstarter Story: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/bleem-the-company-that-took-on-sony-and-won-is-crowdfunding-for-the-largest-retro-gaming-project-ever

Bleem!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

Latest Main Channel Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DIMNMgGAEA

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIR8by3B718

Chapters:

00:00 It Is Very Cold

01:24 Get Out Of Here, S.T.A.L.K.E.R!

07:46 Jaguar Emulation On iOS

14:38 Atari Addict Magazine Update

16:44 Bleem! Is Back! ...Or Is It?!

23:14 Channel Update - New Video Released

26:06 Video Of The Week

28:59 It Is Still Very Cold

In this episode I talk about the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge, and 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:

WhatHoSnorkers (sun god): https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers

Rob Smith (disco machine): https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithDev

GOG Preservation Program: https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program

Moustachio's Midnight Moonshine: https://ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2

Mario On Sega CD: https://x.com/_gf64/status/1856655023956275672

RoseTintedSpectrum Channel Taken Down: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/thank-you-to-every-one-that-boosted-this-terminated-youtube-retro-gaming-channel-gets-reinstated

Atari Addict Magazine: https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/atari-addict-magazine

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-cx8yzk0A

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Computer Festival Cambridge

06:51 GOG Preservation Program

13:16 Midnight Brew's Moustachio's Midnight Moonshine For Movember

16:31 Mario Comes To Sega CD

18:14 Every YouTuber's Worst Nightmare

22:29 Atari Addict Magazine

29:16 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge, yet more SuperSega FPGAconsole drama, Taki Udon's DE10-Nano clone, Doom on Nintendo Alarmo alarm clocks, Game Gear consolisation, main channel updates and 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:

Retro Computer Festival: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/72253/Retro-Computer-Festival-2024-Saturday-9th-November

SuperSega 1: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/supersega-boss-rocks-up-in-his-lamborghini-to-beg-for-your-pre-order-cash

SuperSega 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/supersega-explains-why-it-produces-such-crappy-videos-says-its-afraid-analogue-will-steal-its-ideas

SuperSega 3: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/confusion-reigns-as-supersega-pre-orders-get-charged-for-the-full-amount

Taki Udon $5 Announcement: https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/1853954486886334496

Doom on Nintendo Alarmo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IOVYvSMAoU

GitHub Repo For The Above: https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/alarmo_doom

iPod Game Preservation: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/ipod-fans-evade-apples-drm-to-preserve-54-lost-clickwheel-era-games

Latest Main Channel Release - Microsoft Return of Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCZMXJfWFQw

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gfsTq8klJE

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Computer Festival Cambridge

03:05 SuperSega Scam Updates

12:36 Taki Udon DE10 Gets Even Cheaper

15:35 Doom on Nintendo Alarmo Alarm Clock

18:22 Latest ctrl-alt-rees Release

19:51 Video of the Week

23:21 Clickwheel iPod Games Preserved

In this episode I talk about the entries for the (now closed) Atari

In this episode I unbox a very special arrival for that weird Cefucom-21 English language teaching computer, check out Lord Sugar’s new Amstrad museum, take a look at a port of Sonic The Hedgehog to the Amstrad GX4000 and Doom64 on the Dreamcast, check out a very nice home arcade (again) and finally cover some recent Worms announcements.

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

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Episode Links:

Cefucom-21 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11sqTJXXSQo

Amstrad Museum: https://amstrad.com

SonicGX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dktCrmQoQA

Doom64 Dreamcast Port: https://x.com/falco_girgis/status/1848911709437612180

Doom64 Dreamcast Direct Video Link: https://elysianshadows.com/random/doom64dc.mp4

Worms Director’s Cut Red Dwarf Level: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/worms-creator-shows-off-impressive-easter-egg-filled-red-dwarf-level

Worms 2 On Modern Systems: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/worms-2-is-now-playable-again-on-modern-pcs-and-better-than-ever

Croc Announcement: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/croc-legend-of-the-gobbos-remaster-confirmed-for-switch-ps4-ps5-pc-and-xbox-consoles

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5L64g8r47A

Chapters:

00:00 Cefucom-21 Software Unboxing!

11:33 Amstrad Museum Open For Business… & Sonic GX4000 Port!?

20:23 Doom64 On Dreamcast Is Looking Amazing!

24:23 Video Of The Week (& Charity Livestream Update)

30:07 Worms Worming Worms

Charity Livestream Announcement / Info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ4Q1_9keEY

In this episode I talk about the missing Sega Saturn MiSTer story from last week, Commodore 16 and +4 games coming to the Game Boy, WinAmp's short lived failure of an open source release, Analogue's new console and its weird announcement claims, an amazing new port of DOOM for Sega's "Tower of Power" and more!

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Episode Links:

Sega Saturn MiSTer Core: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/mister-fpga-saturn-core-now-the-most-accurate-way-to-play-outside-of-real-hardware

Commodore Game Boy Games: https://wls.hu/c16

WinAmp Shenanigans: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/opensourcing_of_winamp_goes_badly

Analogue 3D: https://store.analogue.co/products/analogue-3d-black

Sega DOOM: https://x.com/vluchitz/status/1846998501714284966

This Week's Main Channel Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11sqTJXXSQo

Chapters:

00:00 The Missing Sega Saturn MiSTer Story From Last Week!

06:12 Commodore 16 / +4 Games On Game Boy

11:34 WinAmp - Easy Come, Easy Go

15:00 Analogue Makes Bold (And Weird) Claims About The N64

20:25 The Sega Tower Of Power Is Doomed!

25:59 Channel Update / This Week's Release

29:47 Charity Auction

In this episode there's some good news from Clint of LGR fame, one of my favourite albums of all time has been "demastered", the MiSTer SNES core gets saves states, the Saturn core gets even better and more!

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Episode Links:

LGR Tweets: https://x.com/lazygamereviews/status/1844706991144341615

LGR Video Update From Asheville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VocCS7ls7R8

Dookie Demastered: https://www.dookiedemastered.com

MiSTer SNES Save States: https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=8459

Pixel Cherry Ninja SNES Savestate HOWTO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ9H_3AcSC8

Super Accurate Saturn Core: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/mister-fpga-saturn-core-now-the-most-accurate-way-to-play-outside-of-real-hardware

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdymB1vLdF8

Chapters:

00:00 Clint's Collection Is Safe!

07:15 Green Day Album "Demastered" Using Retro Tech

17:00 MiSTer SNES Core Gets Save States

21:46 MiSTer Saturn Core Is Super Accurate

25:05 Channel News

In this episode I look at Jeff Geerling's voice being AI cloned and used without his permission for Elecrow's electronics tutorials, WinAmp's source code being released (kind of), the triumphant return of iconic Doom mod Thatcher's Techbase, the new Atari 50 games, Linux booting on the world's first microprocessor and 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:

LGR Update: https://x.com/lazygamereviews/status/1839658547010732356

LGR Birds Storm Stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/DNTWq9lw0aQ

Jeff Geerling's Voice AI Cloned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHuPWQz9AlI

WinAmp Source: https://github.com/WinampDesktop/winamp

Thatcher's Techbase Is Back: https://www.eurogamer.net/thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-returns-in-a-blaze-of-politics-free-malicious-compliance

Atari 50 Game List: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/09/every-new-game-for-atari-50s-new-paid-dlc-has-been-revealed

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQZZ21WZZr0

Blog Post (Of The Week?): https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=35.+Linux4004

Mac Mini eGPU Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjX6SyvMuuU

Chapters:

00:00 Hurricane Helene & LGR's Update

02:05 YouTuber's Voice AI Cloned Without Permission

06:40 WinAmp Source Code Released

10:25 The Triumphant Return Of Margaret Thatcher

17:01 Atari 50 Gets New DLC

21:06 Video Of The Week

23:55 Channel Update - Some Milestones!

In this episode I look at Alan Sugar's new official Amstrad Museum, people chopping up Sega Saturns, Nintendo suing Palworld over Pokemon patents, Jason Bradbury's new retro movie, GTA V losing it's Steam Deck certification over kernel level anti-cheat and more!

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Episode Links:

Lord Sugar’s Amstrad Museum: https://x.com/Lord_Sugar/status/1836368427428020734

Stop Ruining Sega Saturns: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/please-stop-buying-unofficial-saturn-mini-consoles

Nintendo Sues Palworld: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89lx7xdwd5o

Palworld Pokeball Patent: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendos-palworld-lawsuit-looks-to-hinge-on-pokeball-patent

Precision ESD Tweezer Set (Affiliate Link): https://geni.us/oEpV

Jason Bradbury Movie Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ctrlaidelete/ctrl-ai-delete

My Jason Bradbury Atari Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aM4zbSLej4

GTA V Steam Deck Story: https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-5-loses-steam-deck-verification-as-rockstar-claims-valves-handheld-does-not-support-anti-cheating-tech/

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR4oXgiS-34

My Video On Windows Update Restored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3M87bfnyuI

Chapters:

00:00 Alan Sugar's Amstrad Museum

05:25 Sega Saturns Get The Chop

10:38 Nintendo Sues World's Biggest Pokemon Knockoff

15:53 Jason Bradbury's New Movie

22:02 GTA V Kernel Anti Cheat Steam Deck News

26:28 Video Of The Week

29:28 All About Me