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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. 17H AGO

    Sparkfun vs. Adafruit, New New Zealand Story, Dreamcast Mario 64 & More - Ramble 145

    Latest Main Channel Release (ReStory Restoration Simulator): https://youtu.be/Jfnxj40BCfI In this episode I talk about the new official sequel to New Zealand Story from Commodore, DOOM on a pressure cooker, Windows Media Player dropping CD metadata support, a new UK Amstrad user group's first meetup, games for UEFI, Mario 64 on the SEGA Dreamcast, Sparkfun and Adafruit's Teensy dispute, Hewson's new Hyper Sentinel game & 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: New Zealand Story: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/commodores-official-remake-of-taitos-the-newzealand-story-launches-next-month DOOM Pressure Cooker: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/youtuber-makes-doom-run-on-a-smart-cooking-pot-after-a-full-firmware-refresh Media Player CD Metadata RIP: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/microsoft_windows_media_player_forgets UKAG June Meetup: https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet UEFI Games: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/dev-creates-uefi-games-compendium-where-you-have-to-win-to-access-your-computer-10-month-project-will-shutdown-your-pc-if-you-lose Dreamcast Mario 64: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/plays-like-a-aaa-native-release-super-mario-64-gets-a-dreamcast-port GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/jnmartin84/sm64-dc Sparkfun Statement: https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response Adafruit Statement: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teensy-at-adafruit Hewson On MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/company/1537/hewson-consultants-ltd Hyper Sentinel Fusion: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hyper-sentinel-fusion-2 Video Of The Week 1: (Mad Martigan Music Quizzes) https://www.youtube.com/@madmartiganstrivia Video Of The Week 2: (The Quiz Channel): https://www.youtube.com/@TheQuizChannel Chapters: 00:00 Official New Zealand Story Sequel From Commodore 07:52 DOOM On A Pressure Cooker!? 14:00 Microsoft Media Player Kills Audio CDs 20:22 New UK Amstrad User Group Meetup 27:08 UEFI Games 33:09 Dreamcast Mario 64 Port Released 41:35 Adafruit vs. Sparkfun Drama 49:42 New Hewson Game: Hyper Sentinel Fusion 55:57 Videos Of The Week

    1h 3m

  2. JAN 9

    144 Sega Channel Games Preserved, New GOG Owner, Own An Atari Hotel & More - Ramble 144

    https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more! Latest Main Channel Release (ReStory Restoration Simulator): https://youtu.be/Jfnxj40BCfI In this episode I talk about Direct3D 7 compatibility with D7VK, 144 Sega Channel games preserved by the Video Game History Foundation, an opportunity to own a chunk of Atari Hotels, GOG's new owner & 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: D7VK: https://github.com/WinterSnowfall/d7vk/releases/tag/v1.0 Sega Channel Preservation: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/massive-two-year-project-recovers-144-previously-undumped-sega-genesis-game-roms-from-the-mid-1990s-lost-garfield-and-flintstones-games-among-the-notable-finds Invest In Atari Hotels: https://www.atarihotels.com New GOG Owner: https://www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you Dialtone AOL 3 Server: https://dialtone.live PicoPCMCIA: https://www.yyzkevin.com/picopcmcia Epilogue SN Operator SNES Cartridge Reader: https://www.epilogue.co/product/sn-operator Guardian Jordan Mechner Interview: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/05/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-hit-video-game-prince-of-persia RTC Game Collector Database: https://rtccollector.com Spanish Man Patents Gotek: https://x.com/sidecartridge/status/2009571405327749227 ID Returns To Quake: https://insider-gaming.com/id-software-could-be-returning-to-quake Vince Zampella Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/vince-zampella-co-creator-of-call-of-duty-video-game-series-dies-aged-55 Ben Versteeg Obituary: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/he-will-be-missed-by-the-spectrum-community-bytedelights-ben-versteeg-has-passed-away Stewart Cheifet Obituary: https://obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-cheifet David Rosen Obituary: https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/sega-co-founder-arcade-titan-david-rosen-dead-age-95-26083523 Video Of The Week 1: Luke O'Sullivan London Eye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZbBUYY4mE Video Of The Week 2: (The Retro Collective Rob Smith): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYURjj5X-RQ Video Of The Week 3: (Civvie11 Die Hard Game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nVMf68D_8 Video Of The Week 4: (Chas & Dave): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74t2KiREKIc Video Of The Week Bonus: (Tom Gilbey Wine): https://www.youtube.com/@tomgilbeywine Chapters: 00:00 Direct3D Game Preservation With D7VK 09:27 PCBWay 10:53 144 Sega Channel Games Preserved! 17:48 Own A Part Of Atari Hotels!? 25:24 GOG Under New Ownership 32:45 Retro Roundup Of The Week 44:27 Videos Of The Week

    57 min

  3. 12/23/2025

    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

  4. 12/12/2025

    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

  5. 12/05/2025

    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

  6. 11/28/2025

    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

  7. 11/21/2025

    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

  8. 11/14/2025

    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
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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 - 2026
  • Episodes
    148
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