Rees Rambles

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

In this episode I talk about my renewed love for Monument Valley, Atari's acquisition of Implicit Conversions, the Commodore 64 Ultimate firmware debacle, a rare 1974 Nintendo arcade game, a bomb threat during a VCF YouTuber panel, ARPANet's reconstruction & more!

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Episode Links:
Monument Valley: https://www.monumentvalleygame.com
Atari Acquires Implicit Conversions: https://gamesbeat.com/atari-acquires-implicit-conversions-emulation-studio-that-takes-classic-games-to-new-platforms
Commodore 64 Ultimate Firmware Protection Update: https://www.commodore.net/post/your-hardware-your-choice-confirming-our-approach-to-firmware-protection
Nintendo FMV Game Reconstructed: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendos-extremely-rare-fmv-arcade-game-from-1974-has-been-restored-by-a-dedicated-fan/1100-6539509
VCF Bomb Threat: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/that-was-crazy-retro-panel-gets-interrupted-after-bomb-threat
ARPANet Reconstructed: https://obsolescence.dev/arpanet_home.html

Video Of The Week 1 (Portal 2 Community Edition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhOZ8G51E4
Video Of The Week 2 (Second Wind / Fully Ramblomatic Atari vs. Nintendo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7SkhWQoFo

Chapters:
00:00 Wherein I Waffle About The PS3 & Monument Valley
06:28 Atari Acquires Implicit Conversions
14:01 Commodore's Firmware Conundrum
22:36 Ultra Rare Nintendo Arcade Game Preserved
29:53 VCF Show Bomb Threat
36:28 ARPANet Is Back!
42:07 Videos Of The Week

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

In this episode I talk about retro achievements on MiSTer, the SuperSega guy Alejandro Martin's new PC case, a new NEO GEO AES console from Plaion, a floppy drive in a Tesla, DOOM on a TrueType font, DOOM on a printer controller, a new Windows 9x themed factory game & more!

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

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Episode Links:
Retro Achievements On MiSTer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TguSvh6Xfg
Retro Achievements: https://retroachievements.org
SuperSega Guy's New PC Case: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/random-the-guy-behind-the-disasterous-supersega-is-back-and-he-wants-to-sell-you-a-wooden-pc
SuperSega Saga: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/this-is-the-end-the-man-behind-the-infamous-supersega-console-finally-admits-defeat
New Neo Geo: https://plaionreplai.com/en-gb/pages/neogeo
Tesla Floppy Drive: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/engineer-installs-3-5-inch-floppy-drive-in-a-tesla-modern-ev-recognizes-and-runs-ancient-storage-device-even-plays-an-mp3-file-from-diskette
DOOM On A TrueType Font: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/10/running-doom-on-a-truetype-font
GitHub Of The Above: https://4rh1t3ct0r7.github.io/ttf-doom
Adrian's Digital Basement DOOM On A Printer Controller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cltnlks2-uU
Factory95 Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3987250/Factory_95/

Video Of The Week 1 (Angine De Poutrine... Again): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so
Video Of The Week 2 (Rob Smith's Amiga Disk Drive Audio Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al5L0Ok7IRU
Video Of The Week 3 (DF Screamer Retrospective & Review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOrsXMftTWI

Chapters:
00:00 I'm Back
04:04 PCBWay
05:01 RetroAchievements Come To MiSTer
12:20 SuperSEGA Guy Is Back... And He's Got Wood
20:08 NEO GEO Is Back... No Wood Though
34:24 Stick Your Floppy In A Tesla
42:24 DOOM On A Font - And A Printer Controller!
49:13 Windows 95 Factory Game Factory95
53:34 Videos Of The Week

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

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

In this episode I talk about NASA's broken Outlook, a ZX Spectrum landing on the moon, a new Nintendo recomp launcher called N64RecompLauncher, DLSS 5 vs. V-Rally 3 on the GBA, some massive Raspberry Pi price increases, the ultimate PlayStation, a Lego PSP, Linux's gaming marketshare milestone & more!

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Episode Links:
NASA Audio Recording: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jzhiqz7fb5dj6h7cydluryvn/post/3miik2wzosk25
ZX Spectrum Lands On The Moon: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/enthusiast-lands-on-the-moon-using-hardware-from-the-1980s-zx-spectrum-home-computer-with-3-5-mhz-cpu-and-48kb-of-memory-power-kerbal-space-flight
Apollo Guidance Computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
N64RecompLauncher: https://steamdeckhq.com/news/find-native-pc-ports-retro-games-n64recomplauncher
DLSS 5 vs. GBA V-Rally: https://www.ign.com/articles/dlss-5-isnt-anywhere-near-as-impressive-as-v-rally-3-on-the-game-boy-advance
My GBA FPS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev5QogEg7U
Raspberry Pi Price Increases: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-3gb-raspberry-pi-4-for-83-75-and-more-memory-driven-price-increases
Ultimate PlayStation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/modder-picks-apart-old-playstation-consoles-to-create-the-ultimate-hybrid-ps1
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWGI8xwVDV4
LEGO PSP: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/a-flood-of-happy-memories-this-fanmade-lego-psp-needs-your-help-to-become-the-real-deal
LEGO Ideas Page For The Above: https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/afb69019-4b4f-4628-8757-583372823fe3
Steam Linux Marketshare Tops 5%: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p

Video Of The Week 1 (Scott Manley's ZX Spectrum On The Moon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQTh1Davsj8
Video Of The Week 2 (eFIXX Plug In DIY Solar In The UK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na4LTD1M6nw
Video Of The Week 3 (TFI Friday Episode 1 1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcEt9-FgcoI

Chapters:
00:00 Outlook In Spaaaaaace! (also it's broken)
02:53 PCBWay
03:44 ZX Spectrum - Also In Space! (but not broken)
10:18 New Nintendo Recompilation Launcher - N64RecompLauncher
17:39 DLSS 5 vs. V-Rally 3 On The Gameboy Advance(!?)
25:26 Massive Raspberry Pi Price Increases
33:15 The Ultimate PlayStation
38:48 LEGO PSP
43:34 Big Linux Steam Survey Marketshare News
50:21 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 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!

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

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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

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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