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

  1. 2D AGO

    Videos Of The Year 2025 - Christmas Special Ramble 143

    https://www.pcbway.com/activity/christmas2025.html Latest Main Channel Release (ReStory Restoration Simulator Review): https://youtu.be/Jfnxj40BCfI In this episode I talk about all of my "Videos Of The Week" videos from 2025 and put them into a big playlist for your enjoyment! Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles The official podcast of 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: Videos Of The Year Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tTIhplSj1w&list=PLcEaE8CtOwkQE35XXMIwjfs6cmGb0ZDI3 Sub5000TV: [Goes Public Xmas Eve!] Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:57 PCBWay 00:05:08 January 00:09:38 February 00:15:13 March 00:22:34 April 00:35:46 May 00:49:22 June 00:59:26 July 01:09:41 August 01:24:50 September 01:38:40 October 01:54:00 November 02:09:16 December

    2h 20m

  2. DEC 12

    RIP Arcade1UP?, Nintendo 3DS Dock, Grand Pro Circuit, IRL Need For Speed Minimap & More - Ramble 142

    https://www.pcbway.com/activity/christmas2025.html Latest Main Channel Release (My New Studio Tour): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NtkhR3DrI In this episode I talk about the Deus Ex remaster delay, the Star Wars rerelease, a Nintendo 3DS Switch style dock, a new retro grand prix racing game, ReStory restoration game, a real life Need For Speed minimap for your car, Arcade1UP shutting down & more! Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles The official podcast of 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: Yawning Angel Retro (AMOS Tutorials): https://www.youtube.com/@YawningAngelRetro Deus Ex Remaster Delayed: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/deus-ex-remastered-delayed-to-better-meet-fan-expectations/1100-6536890 Original Trailer For The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1RdKezTYNk Star Wars Rerelease: https://screencrush.com/star-wars-original-cut-rerelease Nintendo 3DS Switch Style Dock: https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/one-lucky-3ds-gets-a-switch-style-dock Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqn9QqYMQOM Grand Pro Circuit Racing Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3993370/Grand_Pro_Circuit Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyZNjwo_hmY ReStory Restoration Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/ReStory_Chill_Electronics_Repairs Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQdbftuyEGE Need For Speed Mini Map IRL: https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/12/08/remember-need-for-speed-someone-built-a-real-life-mini-map-from-the-game-to-use-in-your-car Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAp7oCB939c Arcade1UP Shutting Down: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/reports-suggest-arcade1up-is-shutting-down Video Of The Week 1 (Civvie11 DOOM Mods): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbizMATiuBI Chapters: 00:00 Everyone Loves Keith 03:16 PCBWay 04:24 Delay-us Ex 08:58 I'm A Star War 14:17 Docking All Over The World 19:43 A Formula For Success 27:55 I Will Try To Fix You 34:40 I Feel The Need, The Need For ESPs 40:44 Video Of The Week 45:32 Breaking News & This Week's Video

    54 min

  3. DEC 5

    DOOM Printer, Carmageddon Reboot, Bazzite Breaks Records & More - Ramble 141

    Latest Main Channel Release (Cooler Master NVidia Case): https://youtu.be/YRbNUmI2hRU In this episode I talk about DOOM running on a printer (yes, really!), the new Carmageddon game, Nightdive's Blood remaster, a big bundle of charity Spectrum games, Linux gaming distros Bazzite & Zorin OS breaking new download records & 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: Gaming On A Receipt Printer: https://www.hackster.io/news/can-a-receipt-printer-replace-a-pc-and-monitor-for-gaming-3c482f713652 Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEqvYXYI56s Dethrace Carmageddon Source Port: https://github.com/dethrace-labs/dethrace Carmageddon Rogue Shift: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712100/Carmageddon_Rogue_Shift Trailer For The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0eqsjMyK8 Nightdive Blood Remaster: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/nightdives-re-remaster-of-the-1997-pc-shooter-blood-is-out-today-on-consoles-and-pc Mo Moustachio's Midnight Moonshine Charity Spectrum Games: https://ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2 Record Bazzite Downloads: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/gaming-first-linux-distro-delivers-a-petabyte-of-isos-in-one-month-as-users-avoid-forced-updates-to-windows-11-bazzite-distro-is-another-safe-haven-for-win-10-refugees RIP Nick Thorpe: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/retro-gamers-nick-thorpe-has-passed-away Video Of The Week 1 (RobSmithDev Boing Ball): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8hF-ykyDfQ Video Of The Week 2 (Tech Tangents 10 Year Retrobright Investigation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n_WpjseCXA Video Of The Week 3 (Super Jim AI Oliver Twins Game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZFLlPCjf8 Chapters: 00:00 DOOM Printer 05:29 Carmageddon Reboot 14:07 Blood Is Back! 20:20 Loadsa Spectrum Games For Cheap - And For Charity 23:39 Record Bazzite (& Zorin) Downloads 29:41 Videos Of The Week 40:09 RIP Nick Thorpe

    43 min

  4. NOV 28

    Sonic On The Amiga, Desert Strike Returns, eXoWin9x & More - Ramble 140

    https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more! Latest Main Channel Release (Cooler Master NVidia Case): https://youtu.be/YRbNUmI2hRU In this episode I talk about eXoWin9x bringing Windows 9x games to modern Windows, the return of Desert / Urban / Jungle Strike, a new FPS on the C64, the triumphant return of paper as a storage medium, a port of Sonic The Hedgehog to the Amiga & 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: LGR Plays eXoWin9x: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazeobVWdmM eXo On This Week in Retro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq256GWkJDo eXoWin9x: https://www.retro-exo.com/win9x.html DOS Games On Windows 11 (eXoDOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0QsrqzwXII Cleared Hot: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/Cleared_Hot C64 FPS Grey: https://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/commodores-most-popular-computer-gets-doom-style-shooter DIY Paper Tape Project: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/retro-computing-enthusiast-creates-perforated-tape-reader-designed-from-scratch-reads-data-at-about-50-bytes-per-second National Museum of Computing: https://www.tnmoc.org Sonic On The Amiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb94oUw7_K4 Head Records: https://headrecords.co.uk Sony Turntable: https://amzn.to/3XpDjIN Video Of The Week 1 (Dawid Does Tech Stuff Potato Games): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdhkUtxdDCA Video Of The Week 2 (Gamers Nexus Bazzite Benchmarks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx4_8ajZ8 Video Of The Week 3 (Zachary Staines Xbox Emulation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPn0gkUPY38 Video Of The Week 4 (RandomGamingInHD Corsair Gaming PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjQl_pv_Y84 Chapters: 00:00 eXoWin9x 10:10 PCBWay 11:21 Desert Strike Is Back! 17:09 DOOM On The C64!? Not Quite... 23:47 Punch Cards Are Back! 31:11 Sonic On The Amiga 35:13 Videos Of The Week 47:25 I Bought A Record Player

    53 min

  5. NOV 21

    Worms 30th Anniversary, VPN Bans, Rebecca Heineman & More - Ramble 139

    Latest Main Channel Release (Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Review): https://youtu.be/Moyy2WeNm_w In this episode I talk about the new Analogue 3D console, the 30th anniversary of Worms, the 40th anniversary of the Master System, governments trying to ban VPNs, a new SilverStone PC case, the Another World MSX port, Dell & HP disabling HEVC support on their high end business laptops, learning HTML via type-ins, Pebble beef, Microsoft open sourcing Zork & 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: Analogue 3D: https://www.analogue.co/3d LGR Review Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMAl0Rrhq4 Worms 30th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/worms30thanniversarysale Master System 40th: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/18/sega-master-system-nintendo-entertainment-system Good Master System Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Yesterzine Government VPN Bands: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/lawmakers-want-ban-vpns-and-they-have-no-idea-what-theyre-doing New Retro SilverStone PC Case: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/pc-cases/silverstone-takes-the-wraps-off-the-flp03-its-latest-homage-to-beige-1980s-pc-design-retro-micro-atx-case-has-modern-amenities Another World MSX Port: https://x.com/lo_re77/status/1990426730071310592 HP & DELL Disable HEVC Support: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/hp-and-dell-disable-hevc-support-built-into-their-laptops-cpus DOCTYPE Magazine: https://vole.wtf/doctype MP944 CPU: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/the-mp944-was-the-real-worlds-first-microprocessor-and-key-to-the-flight-of-the-f-14-tomcat-but-it-lived-in-the-shadow-of-the-intel-4004-for-nearly-30-years Virtual BBC Micro: https://virtual.bbcmic.ro Pebble Smartwatch Beef: https://www.howtogeek.com/rebble-kept-old-pebble-watches-alivenow-its-work-is-being-stolen Zork Open Source: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source Rebecca Heineman Obituary: https://www.ign.com/articles/interplay-co-founder-and-trailblazing-developer-rebecca-heineman-dies-aged-62 Video Of The Week 1 (Spawn Wave Steam Console): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVpXhNwj1HA Video Of The Week 2 (Mugthief Half-Life 3 Info): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad4cwMAX9X8 Video Of The Week 3 (Red Dwarf Games): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKGccXcsyg Chapters: 00:00 Analogue 3D 07:18 Worms 30th Anniversary 14:58 40 Years Of Master System 21:07 Now They're Trying To Ban VPNs!? 29:18 Some Bits 'n Bobs For You... 30:14 ...New SilverStone Retro PC Case... 32:13 ...Another World Ported To MSX... 33:37 ...HP & Dell Disable HEVC / h265 Video Support... 35:34 ...Learn HTML Via Type-Ins... 37:14 ...The World's First Microprocessor... 39:05 ...A Very Cool 3D BBC Micro Emulator... 40:45 ...Pebble Smartwatch Drama... 43:24 ...And Microsoft Open Sources Zork! 47:58 Videos Of The Week 58:38 Tribute To Rebecca Heineman

    1h 2m

  6. NOV 14

    PicoIDE, Steam Machines, Physical WipEout, New 8-Bit Console & More - Ramble 138

    https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more! Latest Main Channel Release (Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Review): https://youtu.be/Moyy2WeNm_w In this episode I talk about Valve's new hardware - including their Steam Machine console and VR headset - the new Atari 8-bit port of Street Fighter II, 20 years of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's historic audio software piracy in the XP era, the new PicoIDE from Ian Scott of PicoGUS fame, a brand new 8-bit console for 2025, WipEout in the real world & 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: New Valve Hardware: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware Atari 8-Bit Street Fighter II: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381129-street-fighter-2-for-atari-xexl Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peICJ1wHJmE Major Nelson's Launch Xbox 360: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/first-images-of-xbox-360-project-leaders-launch-console-shared-ahead-of-hd-gaming-pioneers-20th-anniversary-major-nelson-admits-he-has-never-powered-on-launch-team-05-console Microsoft Audio Piracy: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/my-new-new-favorite-deep-windows-lore-in-2004-microsoft-got-caught-shipping-windows-xp-with-audio-files-made-using-cracked-software PicoIDE: https://picoide.com GameTank 8-Bit Console: https://www.crowdsupply.com/clydeware/gametank Physical WipEout: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/one-mans-life-long-dream-of-creating-a-physical-wipeout-race-track-is-complete Catch Me Soon On The Retro Hour Podcast: https://theretrohour.com/ Video Of The Week 1 (polymatt LGR Laptop Restoration): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw Video Of The Week 2 (Coca-Cola Christmas Ad): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy6fByUmPuE Chapters: 00:00 New Valve Hardware 12:34 PCBWay 13:18 Street Fighter II Atari 8-Bit Port 18:57 Xbox 360 Is 20 Years Old 24:30 Microsoft Guilty Of Piracy!? 31:25 PicoIDE Is All I Ever Wanted 38:22 New GameTank Retro 8-Bit Console! 46:21 WipEout In The Real World 50:05 Videos Of The Week

    58 min

  7. NOV 7

    Commodore Sues Commodore, ELITE On Atari 8-Bit, Classic Mac 68060 & More - Ramble 137

    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

    1h 1m

  8. OCT 31

    Intellivision, Halo On PS5, Simon The Sorcerer, Spoopy PAC-MAN & More - Ramble 136

    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

    1h 2m
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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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    Rees
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    146
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