Rees Rambles

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Latest Main Channel Release (PicoIDE Review): https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY

In this episode I talk about Ashens' new horror film (which I've seen!), a new Atari Falcon, the 3dfx Voodoo chip in FPGA, a Raspberry Pi Pico based drop in Z80 replacement, the discontinuation of the Mac Pro, a Jetpac remake, some Namco games coming to Arcade Archives, Wine 11, Epic's layoffs, an interactive 3D Atari ST in your browser & more!

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles
The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

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

Episode Links:
Turn Back Horror Film: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ashens/turn-back-a-folk-horror-film-told-in-reverse
RE-Falcon Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL4RZdK2JXA
Official Website For The Above: https://re-falcon.com
3dfx Voodoo FPGA: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/the-3dfx-voodoo-lives-again-in-an-fpga
Official Website For The Above: https://noquiche.fyi/voodoo
PicoZ80: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/picoz80-is-a-drop-in-replacement-for-everyones-favorite-zilog-cpu
Official Website For The Above: https://eaw.app/picoz80
Mac Pro Discontinued: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro
Jetpac Remake: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/the-zx-spectrum-classic-jetpac-has-been-unofficially-remade
Arcade Archives Releases: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/a-revolutionary-namco-racer-and-a-classic-nichibutsu-shoot-em-up-are-both-heading-to-consoles-this-week
Wine 11 Released: https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-rewrites-linux-runs-windows-games-speed-gains
Epic Games Layoffs: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/todays-layoffs
Interactive 3D Atari ST Thingy: https://labs.mesmotronic.com/atari-st

Video Of The Week 1 (RoseTintedSpectrum's YouTube Ordeal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-QxbVUg6o
Video Of The Week 2 (Tom Scott's Triumphant Return): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3lSKgz4q8

Chapters:
00:00 I Saw The New Ashens Film!
08:21 PCBWay
09:09 The Atari Falcon030 Is Back!
18:02 3dfx Voodoo In FPGA
29:20 Drop-In Z80 CPU Using Raspi Pico: PicoZ80
36:39 Mac Pro Finally Gone For Good
42:30 Quickfire News: Jetpac, Arcade Archives, Wine 11, Epic Layoffs, Virtual ST
54:03 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (PicoIDE Review): https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY

In this episode I talk about the Myrient community saving their 385TB collection of retro games, DOOM: The Dark Ages having Denuvo DRM removed, the DOOM movie not being very good, GameStop's announcement about the WiiU, PS3 and Xbox 360, ModRetro looking for a $1bn valuation, a new hack for the Xbox One, the Thunderpass StreetPass clone being AI slop, the new Animal Crossing PC decomp also being AI slop and & 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:
Myrient Saved By The Community: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/385tb-video-game-archive-saved-by-fans-myrient-has-been-100-percent-backed-up-and-validated-torrents-being-generated
DOOM The Dark Ages Denuvo: https://www.eurogamer.net/doom-the-dark-ages-denuvo-has-been-cracked
DOOM Movie Is Not Very Good: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/doom-star-says-the-movie-was-probably-one-of-the-worst-films-ever-made
GameStop Announcement: https://x.com/gamestop/status/2033672053640028385/photo/1
ModRetro Valuation: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Palmer-Luckey-seeks-1-billion-valuation-for-ModRetro-as-it-gears-up-to-release-the-M64.1248110.0.html
Xbox One Crack: https://x.com/idlesloth84_/status/2032875623476023446
MVG Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evi6IDgjPD0
Street / Thunderpass AI Slop: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/if-that-bothers-you-i-understand-android-devices-get-a-nintendo-streetpass-successor-but-of-course-theres-a-catch
Animal Crossing AI Slop: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/ai-coded-slop-no-thanks-animal-crossings-native-pc-port-was-made-using-claude-code

Video Of The Week 1 (Francois Lionet Interview w/ Rob Smith / Yawning Angel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhEY5pqe5SQ
Video Of The Week 2 (Angine De Poutrine Performance On KEXP): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so
Video Of The Week Bonus (Niels Leenheer CSS Doom): https://bsky.app/profile/html5test.com/post/3mgxr3pcjhk2k

Chapters:
00:00 Myrient Saved By The Community
05:01 DOOM: The Dark Ages Denuvo Gone
13:17 DOOM: The Movie Was Terrible
17:33 Xbox 360, PS3, WiiU Now Officially Retro
23:19 Palmer... Eugh
29:17 Xbox One Finally Busted Wide Open
36:23 Big Ol' Helpings Of Slop - Thunderpass & Animal Crossing Controversy
47:59 Videos Of The Week

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

Latest Main Channel Release (PicoIDE Review): https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY

In this episode I talk about Larry Hyrb (AKA MajorNelson) of Xbox fame joining Commodore, an amazing Street Fighter 2 clone for the ZX Spectrum 128k, a newly discovered Croc secret, the Amiga OutRun soundtrack release on limited edition vinyl, Videogame History Foundation's fight against the Cookie's Bustle copyright troll, some Lutris AI controversy, DOOM on Home Assistant & 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:
MajorNelson Joins Commodore: https://www.commodore.net/post/larry-hryb-joins-commodore-to-help-shape-the-future-of-its-global-community
Sweet Fightin' +2 On The 128k Spectrum: https://zxpresh.itch.io/sweet-fightin-plus-2
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfOHoNo-nzg
New Croc Cheat Discovered: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/croc-cheat-code-goes-undiscovered-for-almost-30-years
OutRun Amiga Edition: https://reassembler68k.itch.io/outrun-amiga-edition
OutRun Amiga Vinyl Soundtrack: https://reassembler.bandcamp.com/album/outrun-amiga-edition
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvC9PCMavQE
VGHF's Cookie's Bustle Copyright Troll Takedown: https://gamehistory.org/cookies-bustle
Longplay Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd1nHeiTngw
Lutris Claude AI Slop: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash
My Lutris Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWI9-t1qtHA
Home Assistant DOOM: https://frenck.dev/home-assistant-can-run-doom

Video Of The Week 1 (Mac84 PicoIDE Review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e00F8KIFc6A&t=661s
Video Of The Week 2 (RandomGamingInHD Xbox 360): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AMEWwy2EQU
Video Of The Week 3 (Pomeroy Gorillaz Music Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni_95zPr7aY
Video Of The Week 3 (Speeed Interior Design for Boys): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMlIn6MDD8

00:00 Insider Info On The New Xbox?
03:04 PCBWay
04:18 Commodore Bags Hyrb
09:38 Sweet Fightin' On The Spectrum
16:54 Exciting Croc News
20:05 Amiga OutRun On Vinyl
28:18 Everyday I'm Bustlin'
37:53 Lutris AI Controversy
47:40 DOOM On Home Assistant
55:44 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (PicoIDE Review): https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY

In this episode I talk about LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER representing the UK in Eurovision, the new Xbox console, gamers failing at an aptitude test featuring Maniac Mansion, running an ATX PC on AA batteries, the return of the rhythm game, another new Atari 2600+ / 7800+ flashcart, an ISA HDD noisemaker that uses real HDD sound samples, DOOM played by human neurons, the closure of Myrient & 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:
New Xbox Is Coming: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c875we893ggo
Gamers Fail At Maniac Mansion: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/more-than-800-gamers-took-an-exam-to-prove-they-could-complete-an-80s-adventure-game-without-peeking-at-a-walkthrough-and-only-2-passed
AA Battery Powered PC: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/enthusiast-runs-desktop-pc-off-56-aa-batteries-intel-computer-lasts-less-than-5-minutes-while-playing-minesweeper
Stage Tour Rhythm Game: https://stagetour.com
Reveal Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUrkAf3uTE4
Unocart+ Flashcart: https://www.16-32bit.eu/product-page/unocart-for-atari-2600-and-7200
New Flashcart: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387028-atari-26007800-otaku-flash-carts-for-sale-price-drop
HDD Synth: https://www.strifestreams.com/hddsynth
Neurons Play DOOM: https://gizmodo.com/a-dish-of-neurons-playing-doom-is-the-wildest-thing-ive-seen-in-ages-2000727674
Myrient Game Preservation Website Shuts Down: https://kotaku.com/myrient-retro-video-game-preservation-roms-ai-ram-cost-2000674477
NVM PlayStaion Prototype: https://x.com/nvmusa/status/2029301026482979305

Video Of The Week 1 (LMNOC Eurovision Song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XR2RvfZ-68
Video Of The Week 2 (New Gorillaz Song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucRulNQsuYQ
Video Of The Week 3 (Rob Smith MiSTer Floppy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8TCz7Z0n8
Video Of The Week 3 (MattKC NES Colours): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JupB4QHyGI

Chapters:
00:00 PicoIDE Update
06:22 New Xbox Console Is Coming
12:48 Gamers Fail At Maniac Mansion
20:49 Running An ATX PC On AA Batteries
27:09 Guitar Hero Is Back
33:59 Another New Atari 2600+ / 7800+ Flashcart
42:30 ISA HDD Synth Makes Glorious HDD Noises
49:15 DOOM Played By Real Human Neurons
56:07 Huge Retro Gaming Site Closes Down
01:00 Videos Of The Week

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

Latest Main Channel Release (DOOM On Industrial Cake Machine): https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY

In this episode I talk about LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER representing the UK in Eurovision, Metacritic's AI slop policy, a new flash cart for the Atari 2600+ and 7800+ consoles, Rave Racer's first ever official console release, the death of Xbox, Unreal Tournament's new unofficial (but officially endorsed) re-release & 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 Hour Fatboy Slim Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-UOBjJjGuM
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER Eurovision: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2026/uk-eurovision-2026-look-mum-no-computer
LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER Furby Organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o
Metacritic AI Slop Policy: https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-requiem-metacritic-ai-review-videogamer-2000674042
Atari 2600+ / 7800+ Flash Cart: https://www.16-32bit.eu/product-page/unocart-for-atari-2600-and-7200
Rave Racer: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/arcade-only-ridge-racer-sequel-rave-racer-is-finally-making-its-home-console-debut-31-years-on
Xbox Drama: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/feb/25/all-change-at-the-head-of-xbox-what-will-this-mean-for-the-future-of-its-games
Unreal Tournament 2004: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unreal-tournament-2004-is-now-grabbable-for-free-and-optimised-for-modern-pcs-thanks-to-dedicated-fans

Video Of The Week 1 (BBC Archive DataPlay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQz-yrE_SK4
Video Of The Week 2 (Techmoan DataPlay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEISYaWgCRg
Video Of The Week 3 (Ocelot Half-Life 2 Changes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlJxXMaRWBk
Video Of The Week 3 (Explaining Computers CachyOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWW6o2KGNc

Chapters:
00:00 On My Love For Fatboy Slim
02:53 PCBWay
03:50 LMNOC Eurovision
11:48 Metacritic Anti-AI
18:50 New Atari 2600+ / 7800+ Flash Cart
28:43 Raaaaaaave Racer!
33:40 RIP Xbox?
40:24 UT 2004 Re-Release Gets Official Blessing
47:21 Videos Of The Week