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Rees Rambles

Rees Rambles

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Hello, I'm Rees from the YouTube channel ctrl-alt-rees. Here is a thing wherein I ramble about things.Rees
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  • Commodore Sues Commodore, ELITE On Atari 8-Bit, Classic Mac 68060 & More - Ramble 137
    Nov 7 2025

    Latest Main Channel Release (Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Review): https://youtu.be/Moyy2WeNm_w


    In this episode I talk about the new Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition, a cool new toy using shaders in Windows, an update on the Stop Killing Games movement, a new port of ELITE to the Atari 8-bits, a 68060 CPU upgrade for classic Macs, DOOM running on an actual orbiting satellite, Commodore suing... Commodore?, a Windows 10 EOL workaround & more!


    Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles

    The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

    ShaderGlass CRT Shaders: https://github.com/mausimus/ShaderGlass

    Steam Page For The Above: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3613770/ShaderGlass

    Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com

    Accursed Farms: https://www.youtube.com/@Accursed_Farms

    Stop Killing Games MP Debate: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/stop-killing-games-ubisoft-the-crew-b2857787.html

    ELITE On Atari 8-Bit: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/385615-elite-ported-from-the-bbc-micro-disk-version-to-the-atari-8-bit

    Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNHR3Xp1x0

    Macintosh Quadra 68060: https://github.com/ZigZagJoe/Macintosh-Q650-68060

    Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXSWiKu-ASA

    DOOM On A Satellite: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/doom-can-run-just-about-anywhere-including-space-hacker-recounts-tale-of-running-the-game-on-an-orbiting-satellite

    Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zthssUIFG6c

    Commodore Sues Commodore: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/commodore-industries-is-trying-to-prevent-the-revived-commodore-international-from-using-the-iconic-name

    Joy of Sticks Newsletter: https://thejoyofsticks.substack.com

    YouTube Channel Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/user/thejoyofsticks


    Video Of The Week 1 (Michael MJD Windows 10 LTSC IoT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1rPnCc9wbU

    Video Of The Week 2 (ThatNukemGuy Doom II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7i-vMDEBS0

    Video Of The Week 3 (Screamer Reboot Dev Update): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XyNgNKX1jg


    Chapters:

    00:00 Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Released!

    06:03 Shaders, Shaders, Everywhere!

    14:14 Stop Killing Games Update

    24:07 ELITE Ported To Atari 8-Bit

    33:00 The First Ever 68060 Classic Mac?

    37:56 DOOM On A Satellite

    44:27 Commodore Sues Commodore

    50:29 Videos Of The Week

    57:01 AOB

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Intellivision, Halo On PS5, Simon The Sorcerer, Spoopy PAC-MAN & More - Ramble 136
    Oct 31 2025

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


    Latest Main Channel Release (Family Athlon 650): https://youtu.be/3ivGSh-PShc


    In this episode I talk about the new Intellivision console, the Halo remaster, Halloween PAC-MAN, a new SoundBlaster, the Indian government's newfound love for Linux, Counter-Strike shenanigans, a new Simon The Sorcerer game, a DOOM board game & more!


    Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles

    The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

    Atari Intellivision Sprint Console: https://atari.com/products/intellivision-sprint-emea

    Halo: Campaign Evolved Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efThjRym-ks

    PAC-MAN Halloween Google Doodle: https://doodles.google/doodle/pac-man-halloween-2025-edition

    New SoundBlaster: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soundblaster/sound-blaster-re-imagine-modular-audio-hub-with-ai

    Indian Government Linux: https://news.itsfoss.com/indian-govt-linux-windows

    Counter-Strike Economy Crash: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ludicrous-usd6-billion-counter-strike-2-skins-market-crashes-loses-usd3-billion-overnight-game-update-destroys-inventories-collapses-market

    Simon The Sorcerer Origins: https://smallthingstudios.com

    Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28oQ1C9rGY

    DOOM Board Game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/doom-arena-board-game

    Video Of The Week 1 (RandomGamingInHD Radeon 8060S): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxuBmzCdZNs

    Video Of The Week 2 (Luke O'Sullivan Hovercraft): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y70wpa4wxIs


    Chapters:

    00:00 Intellivision Lives! (Again!)

    08:59 PCBWay

    09:49 New Halo Remaster Looks Sweeeet

    15:29 Halloween PAC-MAN Courtesy Of Google

    21:08 New SoundBlaster

    30:26 The Year Of Linux On The (Indian) Desktop

    36:19 Counter-Strike Economy Crashes!

    40:39 New Simon The Sorcerer Game

    47:05 New DOOM Board Game

    53:45 Videos Of The Week

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Futurama Hit & Run, Darkenstein 3-D, AWS Outage Smart Bed Fail & More - Ramble 135
    Oct 24 2025

    Latest Main Channel Release (Family Athlon 650): https://youtu.be/3ivGSh-PShc


    In this episode I talk about a new Futurama mod for Simpsons Hit & Run, a new boomer shooter from MicroProse called Darkenstein 3-D, an official sequel to cult legendary game Hong Kong 97, Taki Udon's new SuperStation PlayStation memory cards, this week's AWS outage & more!


    Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles

    The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: 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:

    Futurama Simpsons Hit & Run Mod: https://modbakery.donutteam.com/projects/view/48

    Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RywlEFh_-4

    Darkenstein 3-D: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195910/Darkenstein_3D

    Trailer For The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7KThBcjcyM

    Hong Kong 97: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_97_(video_game)

    Hong Kong 2097: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4069020/Hong_Kong_2097

    Taki Udon's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/takiudon.bsky.social

    Taki Udon SuperStation Memory Cards: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/the-fpga-superstation-one-ps1-looks-to-be-getting-its-own-line-of-super-affordable-memory-cards

    AWS Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20pgp3nx07o

    Smart Bed Fail: https://www.techradar.com/home/smart-home/smart-bed-owners-experience-aws-nightmare-as-outage-leaves-them-sweating-and-stuck-in-upright-position


    Video Of The Week 1 (Jamo Futurama Hit & Run): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RywlEFh_-4

    Video Of The Week 2 (Jeff Geerling Raspberry Pi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBqDCH_Yx4w

    Video Of The Week 3 (Abroad In Japan "What Is Happening..?"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEWhmQjeh_I


    Chapters:

    00:00 Futurama Mod For Simpsons Hit & Run

    08:46 New Free Boomer Shooter Darkenstein 3-D

    14:43 Mythical 90s Game Gets Official Sequel - Hong Kong 2097

    22:32 Taki Udon's SuperStation PlayStation Memory Card

    29:34 AWS Outage Takes Down Entire Internet For A Day

    36:45 Videos Of The Week

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    47 mins
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