Rees Rambles

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 a Kickstarter for a fold up arcade machine that transforms into a piece of furniture, Steve Jobs immortalised on a really awful looking $1 coin, Sega Saturn MiSTer core secrets, a Taki Udon SuperStation review, a new mod for DOOM that makes it all shiny, the Football Manager legacy collection, Atic Atac in 3D & more!

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

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Episode Links:
Retro Directory: https://retro.directory
RetroFest: https://www.retrofest.uk
My MAME Cab Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG8TK2Qjh_U
Kickstarter Swap Arcade: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet
Steve Jobs $1 Coin: https://www.engadget.com/2170555/steve-jobs-coin-on-sale-today
Sega Saturn MiSTer Core Article: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/08/saturn-mister-core-optimizations-overcome-chock-full-fpga
Taki Udon SuperStation Review: https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/superstation-one-this-usd210-fpga-playstation-puts-sonys-ps-classic-to-shame
Dez DOOM Mod: https://www.facebook.com/groups/180107965965298/permalink/1990507271592016
Football Manager Legacy Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/original-football-manager-creator-returns-to-the-zx-spectrum-just-in-time-for-the-2026-world-cup
Atic Atac 3D: https://stephensmith.itch.io/atic-atac-3d
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EofGuoLeSrQ

Video Of The Week 1 (Nostalgia Nerd Swindon Museum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfl8poxJjPo
Video Of The Week 2 (MVG Neo Geo AES+): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFNRUgRupkU
Video Of The Week 3 (BBC Money Programme 2000 Mobile Internet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NedkJwn28jw

Chapters:
00:00 This Week's Events
02:25 PCBWay
03:15 A Foldy Uppy Arcade Cabinet
12:57 This Steve Jobs Commemorative Coin Looks Terrible
17:39 The Secrets Of The Sega Saturn MiSTer Core Revealed
22:55 Taki Udon's SuperStation Looking Splendid
28:42 Dez DOOM Mod Is Rather Shiny
35:23 ZX Spectrum Football Manager Is Back!
41:21 Atic Atac In 3D
42:56 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 a bomb scare at a Peter Kay show, a new Amstrad meetup in the UK, Atari's acquisition of the Wizardry RPG series, the MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Arcade, SEGA's Neptune, the new Steam controller, a new Commodore C64C, DOS 1.00 going open source & more!

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

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Episode Links:
Peter Kay Bomb Hoax: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2pvle9lqo
UKAG Amstrad Meetup: https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet
Atari Acquires Wizardry: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/who-owns-the-wizardry-rpgs-we-do-say-both-drecom-and-atari-as-an-unusual-ip-acquisition-splits-custody-of-the-genre-forming-series
MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Arcade: https://shop.heber.co.uk/multisystem2-arcade-system-jamma-with-black-enclosure
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7YXSS27oX0
Neptune Video 1: https://x.com/MichelinFabio/status/2047096894527045747
Neptune Video 2: https://x.com/MichelinFabio/status/2047096356544598265
New Steam Controller: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55UIaiTE-A
New C64C: https://commodore.net/computer/?sku=c64cu-fe
DOS 1.00 Open Sourced: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/28/continuing-the-story-of-early-dos-development
Atari ST Miracle Boy: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/miracle-boy-is-an-atari-st-masterpiece-you-can-download-now

Video Of The Week 1 (Tom Scott In A Tiny Boat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYYcddinkE
Video Of The Week 2 (MattKC 3:2 Monitor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYMI7MsnT1o
Video Of The Week 3 (MASTER BOOT RECORD Live Show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-iTgICOh0
Video Of The Week 4 (74XX Wild Gunman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfqnomGPkM

Chapters:
00:00 I Nearly Got Blown Up Watching Peter Kay
07:01 PCBWay
07:52 Upcoming Amstrad UK User Meetup
12:58 Atari Acquires Wizardry
21:28 New MiSTer MultiSystem 2 JAMMA Arcade
31:35 Neptune, Steam Controller, And Commodore C64C Hardware News!
41:50 DOS 1.00 Goes Open Source
47:15 Videos Of The Week

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

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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!

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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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!

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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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