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Hello, I'm Rees from the YouTube channel ctrl-alt-rees. Here is a thing wherein I ramble about things.

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Hello, I'm Rees from the YouTube channel ctrl-alt-rees. Here is a thing wherein I ramble about things.

    Ramble 68 - Atari Tarzan Prototype Unearthed!

    Ramble 68 - Atari Tarzan Prototype Unearthed!

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

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    Episode Links:
    Atari 2600 Tarzan Prototype: https://gamehistory.org/atari-2600-tarzan
    13KB Quake Clone: https://js13kgames.com/entries/q1k3
    Chromatic Game Boy Clone: https://modretro.com/products/chromatic-tetris-bundle?variant=48808885977390
    Atari ST Upscaler Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RJsdvM4fI4
    Taki Udon QA Announcement: https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/1798013148425023720
    John Hancock Atari 2600+ 7800 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdiqC5vVi4&t=543s

    Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPnOVK1766E

    Chapters:
    00:00 New Atari 2600 Prototype Discovered08:42 Quake In 13KB12:17 Yet Another FPGA Gameboy17:51 Channel Updates22:35 Taki Udon DE-1o Clone Update26:38 Video Of The Week30:58 Official Repro Atari 7800 Bits Tested

    • 33 min
    Ramble 67 - Rockstar Took My Tunes Away (6 Years Ago, But Still)

    Ramble 67 - Rockstar Took My Tunes Away (6 Years Ago, But Still)

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



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    Random Links To Some Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

    List of removed GTA IV songs: https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/27/17292836/gta-4-soundtrack-removed-song-list-patch

    JamSoft Electron ULA: https://github.com/moogway82/JamSoftElectronULA

    Electron ULA Video From MFMI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4V4LLR2xjw

    Taki Udon FPGA Handheld Details: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/usd150-analogue-pocket-rival-will-use-an-amoled-screen

    Arcade Archive / Computer Space On BBC TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff8p_sihegM

    ...On BBC Radio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hwj46j

    Leicester Computer Museum Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnkpaIcumE8



    Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAn3z1o6uwU



    Chapters:

    00:00 Just Like The White Winged Dove

    07:23 New Acorn Electron ULA In FPGA!

    14:09 Taki Udon's FPGA Handheld

    18:27 Channel Updates

    23:39 Video Of The Week

    26:07 I Was Spotted!

    • 29 min
    Ramble 66 - I'm Back!

    Ramble 66 - I'm Back!

    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

    Random Links To Some Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
    Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com
    UK Petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071
    FPGBC FPGA Gameboy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRo8Km9TT9U
    Todd MARS FPGA Images: https://twitter.com/ToddsNerdCave
    Replay2 FPGA Info:
    https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/a-powerful-new-fpga-rival-to-mister-and-mars-is-in-development
    Atari Acquires Intellivision:
    https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/atari-acquires-intellivision-brand
    Tommy Tallarico Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0twDETh6QaI
    New Mystery Heber Project: https://twitter.com/MultisystemFPGA
    IGN Acquires Gamer Network:
    https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-entertainment-acquires-eurogamer-gi-vg247-rock-paper-shotgun-and-more
    Wales Metaverse: https://www.visitwales.com/metaverse
    PC-88 Classic:
    https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/were-getting-a-classic-edition-of-the-pc-88-japans-iconic-80s-computer

    Video Of The Week 1 (Bobby Fingers):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RIEPKEhE2s
    Video Of The Week 2 (PONG Film):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPVa2gIVWIQ

    Chapters:
    00:00 Rishi Ruins Game Preservation Petition
    05:32 MARS FPGA… And A New Challenger Appears (Replay2)
    19:52 Atari-elli-vision
    24:38 It’s All About Me
    28:52 Video of the Week
    34:57 Other Bits & Bobs

    • 41 min
    Ramble 65 - Game Preservation & The UK Government

    Ramble 65 - Game Preservation & The UK Government

    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

    Random Links To Some Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
    Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com
    UK Petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071
    Accursed Farms Analysis Of The Above:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVGZe-xXS68
    Nintendo Switch 2 Non-Announcement:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68969083
    Dark Forces Patch:
    https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2292260/view/4218260628045800169
    JagJam Atari Jaguar Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/jagjam2024
    My Video On The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dij7aBXV91E
    SNES Prototype Auction:
    https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/rare-snes-prototype-auction-cancelled-after-passing-the-usd2-million-mark
    Ben Heck PlayStation Prototype Repair:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaIfPuziJ-0
    Video Of The Week Courtesy Of:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnG0NzvdJSb4_LibUPp0DwQ

    Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WB5grLMXkU
    Dead Internet Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

    Chapters:
    00:00 Game Preservation Update - UK Gov Responds!
    07:20 A Nintendo Switch 2 Non-Announcement
    10:03 Dark Forces Patched!
    16:24 It’s All About Me (Injuries & Atari Jaguar Game Jam Announcement)
    22:03 Super Famicom Prototype For Sale... Until It Isn't
    25:19 Video Of The Week
    29:11 Bye!

    • 30 min
    Ramble 64 - MiSTer Gets Much Cheaper!

    Ramble 64 - MiSTer Gets Much Cheaper!

    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

    Random Links To Some Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
    Taki Udon DE10 Clone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSrzM7dM-Y
    My Old Video On The Heber MiSTer Handheld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQDqnJT0Lk
    New Jotego MiSTer Cores: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/segas-system-18-arcade-board-is-getting-an-fpga-core
    Wanna Buy A Supercomputer?: https://hackaday.com/2024/05/01/pssst-wanna-buy-an-old-supercomputer
    Cheyenne Supercomputer Auction: https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/282996
    SocialBlade: https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/ctrl_alt_rees
    Studio Build Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCFmyqWc4S0&list=PLcEaE8CtOwkS4Ooe_1rbOtoq_L16zTSdM
    Studio Update (Free To Read): https://www.patreon.com/posts/bit-of-issue-103328424
    Limited Run 3DO Games On CD-R: https://twitter.com/ToddsNerdCave/status/1785752236565348761
    JagJam Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/jagjam2024
    UK Parliament Game Preservation Petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071?reveal_response=yes

    Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPWX5MYs5Zk

    Chapters:
    00:00 $99 DE10-Nano Clone From Taki Udon
    07:08 Jotego Sega System 18 & CPS3 MiSTer Cores
    12:06 Supercomputer For Sale!
    16:47 Channel Updates For This Week
    23:49 3DO Games On CD-R!?
    29:04 Atari Jaguar Game Jam - The JagJam!
    33:40 Video Of The Week
    36:25 Late Breaking News!

    • 39 min
    Ramble 63 - Is The Amiga Uncool!?

    Ramble 63 - Is The Amiga Uncool!?

    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

    Random Links To Some Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:
    Dominik Diamond Uncool Amiga Story: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/26/my-undying-love-for-the-painfully-uncool-amiga
    GOG Jazz JackRabbit Patch 1: https://www.jazz2online.com/news/1763/jazz-jackrabbit-1-gets-new-patch-after-27-years
    GOG Jazz JackRabbit Patch 2: https://www.jazz2online.com/news/1813/jazz-jackrabbit-1-second-community-patch-released
    NASA Voyager Fix: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth
    Infogrames Announcement: https://atari.com/pages/infogrames

    Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CWAYmhNNHI

    Chapters:
    00:00 The Amiga Is... Uncool!?
    04:20 A Jazzed Up JackRabbit
    09:22 Channel Updates For This Week
    14:44 Voyager & The 15 Billion Mile Hotfix
    17:45 Video Of The Week
    20:55 Infogrames Is Back!

    • 25 min

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