Rees Rambles

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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about PlayStation and Xbox dropping physical disc support, Half-Life 2 in a web browser, Linux on the Mega Drive, an E-Ink Game Boy called the Paper Boy, Command and Conquer On The Atari ST, the Hugo TV games from kid's TV & more!

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

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Episode Links:
PlayStation Drops Disc Support: https://www.ign.com/articles/playstations-physical-media-free-future-isnt-just-concerning-its-offensive
Xbox Project Helix Drops Disc Support: https://www.ign.com/articles/xboxs-new-console-project-helix-will-reportedly-not-have-a-disc-drive-microsoft-exploring-ways-to-digitize-physical-games
Half-Life 2 In A Web Browser: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112364/you-can-now-play-half-life-2-in-your-browser/index.html
Play The Above: https://hl2.slqnt.dev
Linux On The Mega Drive: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive
GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd
E-Ink Game Boy: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/designer-turns-niche-e-ink-dev-board-into-a-60hz-game-boy-handheld-960x540-display-powered-by-ultra-low-cost-esp32-s3-microcontroller
Atari ST Command & Conquer: https://indyjo.itch.io/commandconquer
Hugo Multiverse TV Game: https://github.com/gzalo/hugo-re
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurU8Xo3OOU
Kim Justice Hugo Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODm5BcbhdY

Video Of The Week 1 (Evercade Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=texdcJPU0hQ
Video Of The Week 2 (itsaPIXELthing DOS Gaming): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf41l9gHd0o
Video Of The Week 3 (Jeff Geerling Buying Isn't Owning): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19tXQcw2tE
Video Of The Week 4 (Clicks Communicator Phone): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNdr8dV23A
Video Of The Week 5 (Luxocrates C64 Series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWe811rehU

Chapters:
00:00 The Death Of Physical Media
09:45 PCBWay
10:39 Half-Life 2 In A Browser?
18:17 Mega Drive Linux
25:19 E-Ink Game Boy
32:13 Command & Conquer Comes To Atari ST
42:27 Play The Legendary Hugo TV Games At Home
48:25 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about the Commodore phone (again), the PolyGame Master (again), the weather, Richard Garriott acquiring the copyright to Ultima from EA, the Steam Machine finally launching, Sonic The Hedgehog's 35th anniversary cartridge release, Windows 10's updates being extended again & more!

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles
The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

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

Episode Links:
UK Weather Madness: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7vy8ql6rgnt
RetroHQ PolyMaster Flash Cart: https://x.com/TheRetroHQ/status/2065050537146347906
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsD-5lyBiOs
Polygame Master: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolyGame_Master
Commodore Phone: https://commodore.net/callback
Richard Garriott Acquires Ultima: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-creator-of-ultima-is-reportedly-reclaiming-the-series-rights-back-from-ea-and-it-could-happen-as-soon-as-next-year
Steam Machine Launch Behind The Scenes: https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-machine-price-availability-reaction
Product Page For The Above: https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine
DDR2 In Demand: https://www.techpowerup.com/350157/consumer-dram-shortages-extend-to-ddr2-products-with-contract-prices-expected-to-continue-rising-in-3q26
Sonic 35th Cartridges: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/sonic-35th
Windows 10 Updates Extended: https://x.com/WindowsLatest/status/2070219940142174439
RIP Claude Guillemot: https://www.reuters.com/world/ubisofts-co-founder-claude-guillemot-dies-plane-crash-2026-06-20

Video Of The Week 1 (MVG Taki Udon SuperStation Review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvDn8lKPvVc
Video Of The Week 1a (Taki's Rebuttal To The Above): https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/2069271534083121628
Video Of The Week 2 (Will It Work? Wii U Bernoulli): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZDOpV2OXk
Video Of The Week 3 (Kim Justice Amstrad GX4000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH1f1EcjnkU
Video Of The Week 4 (DookNookim Doom64KB): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GHv9Re5oU
Video Of The Week 5 (Slidebean HDR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hAVA6_Sczs

Chapters:
00:00 Corrections & Whatnot
10:50 Garriott To (Finally) Regain Ownership Of Ultima?
17:11 The Steam Machine Is Here! And It's Expensive!
27:14 We're Sitting On A Goldmine
32:58 New Sonic The Hedgehog Cartridge Release
39:43 Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Support
43:54 Videos Of The Week

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

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about a new Commodore 64 documentary (and their new phone...), Stop Killing Games, Xbox 360 XBLA GoldenEye coming to PC, SiN Reloaded, a Datasette boombox, a new PolyMega flashcart, a new open source DOS, an A600 motherboard, a new Amiga emulator, the sad passing of Bobby Prince & more!

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles
The official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees

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

Episode Links:
Commodore 64 Documentary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graciousfilms/the-commodore-64-the-birth-of-a-cultural-icon
BBC Summary Of Stop Killing Games: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e8e7g0r82o
EU Commission On Stop Killing Games: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-will-engage-industry-following-european-citizens-initiative-disabling-videogames
Xbox 360 GoldenEye Recomp: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/cancelled-xbox-360-version-of-goldeneye-007-gets-recompiled-for-pc-no-emulator-the-game-runs-as-a-real-native-executable-insists-dev
Commodore Callback 8020 Phone: https://commodore.net/callback
SiN Reloaded: https://nightdivestudios.com/sin_reloaded
Commodore Datasette Boombox: https://www.hackster.io/news/the-commodore-datasette-gets-an-80s-boombox-makeover-86b8382e26c5
RetroHQ PolyMaster GameDrive: https://x.com/TheRetroHQ/status/2065050537146347906
LiberDOS: https://github.com/libersoft-org/liberdos
A600 Junior Motherboard: https://www.retropassion.co.uk/product/amiga-a600-junior
Copperline Amiga Emulator: https://copperline.dev
RIP Bobby Prince (Tom Hall): https://bsky.app/profile/thattomhall.bsky.social/post/3momgnsrxyk2i

Video Of The Week 1 (Offspring Smash 40th Anniversary Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y07dv1cO5Y
Video Of The Week 2 (Tom Scott First Smart Home): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2lEgMHF2Fo
Video Of The Week 3 (Robot Wars Ep1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFKBzpOef8

Chapters:
00:00 Update On Last Week's Revelation
05:13 PCBWay
06:07 New Commodore 64 Documentary
13:01 Stop Killing Games Makes EU Progress
22:00 GoldenEye XBLA Recompilation Project
31:18 On That Commodore Phone...
42:31 Nightdive Remasters SiN
47:02 Bits 'n Bobs
53:51 Videos Of The Week... And A Tribute

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about my ADHD diagnosis, Half-Life on the Nokia N95, a LEGO Batman C64 easter egg, the Atari Jaguar MiSTer core being production ready, the new Digital Eclipse Barbie collection, a Daytona USA recompilation for PC, the new Cuphead games, Resident Evil Veronica, the upcoming Nightdive Thief remaster & 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:
Half-Life On N95: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/developer-gets-half-life-running-at-30-fps-on-a-2007-nokia-n95
Video Of The Above: https://x.com/dante_leoncini/status/2063035015068307905
LEGO Batman C64 Easter Egg: https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i
Atari Jaguar MiSTer Core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Jaguar_MiSTer
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOSXuni8uqk
Digital Eclipse Barbie Collection: https://www.gamespress.com/en-GB/Digital-Eclipse-and-Atari-Bring-Barbie-Rewind-To-A-New-Generation
Daytona USA XBLA Port: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/native-pc-port-of-xbla-daytona-usa-is-here-if-youre-willing-to-do-some-leg-work
Resident Evil Veronica: https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-veronica-announced-coming-2027
Mighty Cuphead: https://mightycuphead.com
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFsoSkcfQcw
Nightdive Thief Remaster: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/oh-hell-yes-nightdives-next-delicious-remaster-treat-is-thief
Dreamcast External HDMI Adapter: https://x.com/ElectronShep/status/2063071910045552740
CRT Rental: https://kitto.rent/kit/crt-monitors
Mega Drive Games On Vinyl: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/retro-gaming-enthusiast-attempts-loading-games-to-sega-genesis-from-a-vinyl-record-player-recording-game-data-as-sound-mega-everdrive-pro-and-pi-pico-2-board-not-enough-to-overcome-limitations-of-the-turntable
SuperStation Update: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/first-major-release-of-superstation-ones-console-mode-is-coming-this-week
New OS: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32
New Spyro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFW16_mDbo
Green Xbox: https://x.com/XBOX/status/2063678575891693867
Lynx Wolf3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtfM5KpmNI
Apidya Vidya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUP-wVaUxpU

Video Of The Week 1 (MVG NEO GEO Follow Up): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onKTVMmy-sA
Video Of The Week 2 (Electron Impressions Elmo In A Particle Accelerator): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs8vLmo7Rsc
Video Of The Week 3 (Nick Bouwhuis TC Buying 2 Of Everything): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyUPGEdRPQM

Bonus: The Boroughs: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81627130

Chapters:
00:00 I Got A New Toy... Also I Have ADHD
03:24 Half-Life... On The Nokia N95!?
10:26 A Very Cool LEGO Batman C64 Easter Egg
14:29 MiSTer Jaguar Core Released!
23:45 Digital Eclipse Barbie Collection
28:48 Daytona USA XBLA Recomp For PC
35:13 Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Incoming!
38:28 New Cuphead Games Incoming!
42:27 Nightdive (Finally) Announces Thief
47:36 Videos Of The Week
53:12 And Finally...

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

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about my unexplained popularity in a well-known South American country, officially licensing the Commodore brand, a new PAC-MAN guitar from Fender, Sonic on the ZX Spectrum Next, the Microsoft / Valve collusion lawsuit, a new magazine for Steam gamers, a new SEGA handheld, a new brawler called Metro Siege & 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:
Commodore Licensing: https://commodore.net/the-commodore-community-licensing-affiliate-pipeline-is-now-in-open-beta
My Band - The MightyC TITAN: https://www.youtube.com/@titanbandleicester
Fender PAC-MAN Telecaster: https://uk.fender.com/products/limited-edition-fender-x-pac-man-player-ii-telecaster
Sonic On Spectrum Next: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/sonic-the-hedgehog-comes-to-the-zx-spectrum-next-in-an-unofficial-capacity-at-least
Download For The Above: https://dave18.itch.io/wip-sonic-spectrum-next
Microsoft Sued: https://aftermath.site/gamers-sue-microsoft-valve-steam-antitrust-lawsuit
SteamOS Gamer Magazine: https://www.addict.media/steamos-gamer
SEGA Handheld Rumour: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/rumour-sega-might-be-releasing-a-low-cost-handheld-with-removable-game-carts
Metro Siege Amiga / Neo Geo / PC Beat 'em Up: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metrosiege/metro-siege

Video Of The Week 1 (C++ Documentary Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXwTRzywDSk
Video Of The Week 2 (Civvie11 Ken's Labyrinth): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWxsKXmhjE
Video Of The Week 3 (MVG Neo Geo DOOM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f1-7c6WX10

Chapters:
00:00 Don't Podcast For Me Argentina
02:37 PCBWay
03:22 Officially Licensing Commodore
09:34 The PAC-o-Caster Rocks!
17:59 Sonic On The ZX Spectrum Next
22:52 Microsoft & Valve Sued For Pricing Collusion
31:10 A New (Printed) Magazine For Steam Gamers!
35:33 New Handheld Sega Console On The Way?
40:58 Videos Of The Week
52:23 New Beat 'em Up On Amiga, Neo Geo & PC