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

In this episode I talk about the death of PC optical drives, an amazing port of Out Run to the Game Boy Color, Atari 50 on GOG, Monkey Island's 35th anniversary, a LEGO SEGA controller, Microsoft's 6502 BASIC & more!

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Episode Links:

PC Optical Drives No Longer Being Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNCYrLEezA

OutRun GBC: https://rocketshippark.itch.io/what-if-outrun

RetroDodo Vectrex Mini Interview: https://retrododo.com/vectrex-reveals-upcoming-limited-edition-mini-console

C64 Microcassette: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/remaking-a-commodore-64-datasette-from-1982-using-1993-microcassette-tech-techtuber-touts-1mb-per-tape-a-5x-improvement-over-the-original

Atari On GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/news/more_atari_titles_join_gog

Ron Gilbert Monkey 25: https://www.grumpygamer.com/monkey25/

LEGO SEGA Controller: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/sega-genesis-controller-40769

Microsoft 6502 BASIC: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/03/microsoft-open-source-historic-6502-basic

Video Of The Week 1 (Ahoy Brat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzq_4REOABk

Video Of The Week 2 (Veronica Explains The Stop Bits): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSVaZwDFVrg

The Stop Bits EP: https://thestopbits.bandcamp.com/album/return-from-interrupt

Chapters:

00:00 The Death Of Optical Media?

04:37 PCBWay

05:38 Out Run For The Game Boy Color

11:39 Vectrex Mini News! Pricing & New Limited Edition

17:31 YouTuber Makes Cassettes Even Tinier

25:08 Atari Comes To GOG.COM

29:39 35 Years Of Monkey Island

36:13 New Retrogaming LEGO! SEGA

41:43 Microsoft 6502 BASIC Open Sourced

46:51 Video Of The Week

https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!Latest Main Channel Release (Family Athlon 650): https://youtu.be/3ivGSh-PShcIn this episode I talk about Nostalgia Nerd's fresh start, Windows 95's 30th anniversary, the new He-Man game, an Amiga CD32 Mini, floppy disks in jail, an updated driver for an ancient GPU, Quake from memory & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Nostalgia Nerd Is Starting Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8a3JAXMlpIWindows 95 30th Anniversary: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-windows-95-release-was-30-years-ago-today-the-first-time-software-was-a-pop-culture-smashWindows 95 Browser Emulator: https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.950My Windows 95 Beta Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgq7LcvRFA4He-Man Game: https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-and-limited-run-games-announce-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-dragon-pearl-of-destructionCDex32 / CD32 Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-consoleFloppy Disks In New Jersey Jail: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-bannedATI R300 Driver: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Radeon-R300-Mem-Info-GLNew Amiga AmiBrowser: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/amiga_web_browser_amibrowserAnandTech Archive: https://www.techspot.com/news/108967-anandtech-27-year-archive-has-vanished-but-someone.htmlDOOM On Alarm Clock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QutpZBTJRDYQuake From Memory: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wily-fps-modders-remake-the-original-quake-from-memory-alone-imagine-if-triple-a-remasters-worked-this-wayVideo Of The Week 1 (RaZZor Poolrooms E1M1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbhhdOyUC1gVideo Of The Week 2 (Budget-Builds GeForce 2 MX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70LAHVvw2AVideo Of The Week 3 (RobSmithDev Alien Scanner): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpUjXUSlkbUChapters:00:00 Nostalgia Nerd Starts Again07:58 PCBWay08:57 Windows 95 30th Anniversary17:05 New He-Man Game!23:31 Amiga CD32 Mini29:14 Floppy Disks In Jail33:49 Teaching Old GPUs New Tricks37:52 Briefs: Amiga Browser / AnandTech Archived / DOOM Alarm Clock / Quake From Memory46:46 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (Atari x PAC-MAN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWIhXjrEDA

In this episode I talk about the new Vectrex Mini, the history of the CD, DOOM on a USB charger, Bubsy 4D, the A1200, Nightdive's future plans, the UK government's threat to Wikipedia, the G'AIM'E lightgun & 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

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

Episode Links:

Vectrex Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/vectrex-mini-is-the-next-micro-console-youll-need-to-own

Kickstarter For The Above: https://vectrex.com/vectrex-mini-kickstarter

First Commercial CD Story: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/the-first-commercial-compact-disc-was-created-43-years-ago-today-nearly-one-billion-cds-were-shipped-per-year-in-early-2000s

DOOM On Anker Charging Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdOU8SqCqeY

Bubsy 4D: https://atari.com/products/bubsy-4d

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4bq6P8e5gk

Retro Games Ltd A1200 Announcement: https://x.com/THEC64_RGL/status/1957741240063009230

"Hands On" With The A1200 At Gamescon: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/a-full-size-amiga-1200-remake-is-hiding-out-at-gamescom-and-it-could-solve-my-retro-microcomputer-woes/

Nightdive Interview: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/08/nightdives-ceo-reiterates-desire-to-remaster-eternal-darkness

Wikimedia OSA Challenge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08/11/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations

G'AIM'E Hands-On Preview: https://insider-gaming.com/gaime-hands-on-preview

Video Of The Week 1 (LGR Atari Hot Sauce): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHV0VxtlfGM

Video Of The Week 2 (Adam Savage's Tested): https://www.youtube.com/@tested

Chapters:

00:00 Vectrex Mini

08:37 History Of The CD

13:33 DOOM On A USB Charger!?

18:00 New Bubsy!?

23:53 Hands On With The A1200? Nope.

29:20 Interview With Nightdive Studios

36:09 RIP Wikipedia?

43:15 G'AIME'E Lightgun Reviewed

50:10 Videos Of The Week