Show Notes
Latest Main Channel Release (Atari x PAC-MAN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWIhXjrEDA
In this episode I talk about the end of AOL's dialup service after more than 30 years, a faster software Xbox 360 hack, Gabe Newell's new yacht company, the end of Ebuyer, Settlers II on Amiga, a Gameboy emulator for the Playdate console & 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: AOL Ends Dialup Service: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0yy3e6z4zo Xbox360BadUpdate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycY09EUm8wA GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/grimdoomer/Xbox360BadUpdate Gaben Buys Yacht Company: https://www.theverge.com/news/718639/gabe-newell-valve-superyacht-oceanco Ebuyer Acquired By Fraser Group: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/uk_tech_retailer_ebuyer_heads Eugh: https://www.ebuyer.com Settlers Online: https://www.thesettlersonline.com Settlers II For Amiga: https://lookbehindyou.de/en/product/thesettlers2amiga Crankboy Playdate GB Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/crankboy-is-a-playdate-game-boy-emulator-with-impressive-performance GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/CrankBoyHQ/crankboy-app BOOM! Atari 2600 Bomberman Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7pHKpOK3A Champ Games: https://champ.games
Video Of The Week 1 (RDev Half-Life 2 DOOM Project): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-Gdbuv26E Video Of The Week 2 (Pretzel Portal Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK0iQTj4E0o
Chapters: 00:00 RIP AOL Dialup 04:18 Xbox 360 Software Exploit Gets Even Better 08:53 Gaben Sails The Seven Seas 13:59 RIP Ebuyer 22:20 Settlers II Finally Comes To The Amiga! 30:13 New Playdate Game Boy Emulator 38:20 Video(s) of the Week 45:21 And Finally...
More from Rees Rambles
In this episode I talk about Chords, a cyberpunk visual novel coming to the Mega Drive, EA shutting down BioWare, the Atari VCS store closing with a positive twist, a Doom engine for the NES, DOOM on a clamp meter and a vape, using AI to make smart TVs less annoying, a plug-and-play PS1 optical drive emulator, USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt for Windows 98, a 6502 laptop, a new Dizzy collection for the Mega Drive, AI slop flooding Steam Next Fest, cloning fears delaying an indie playtest, an unusual CPU swap for the original Xbox & more!Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesramblesThe official podcast of ctrl-alt-rees: https://youtube.com/ctrlaltreesSubscribe to Rees Rambles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/reesramblesJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PWEpisode Links:Chords On Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4909120/Chords/Chords Official Site: https://www.pixelpushergames.co.uk/chords/Matteusbeus On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MatteusBeusRetroDevMatteusbeus' Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RetroSegaDev2Matteusbeus On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/matteubeus?welcomeModal=showEA Shuts Down BioWare: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ea-officially-shuts-down-bioware-and-cuts-400-jobs-mass-effect-5-has-been-cancelledMy Atari VCS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlFPpd7u20Atari Ends VCS Support: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-is-ending-support-for-its-2021-vcs-console-will-release-a-homebrew-app-to-let-players-keep-making-and-adding-games/Doom NES: https://nancygold.itch.io/doom-nesDOOM On A Clamp Meter: https://github.com/ArturBieniek4/DMC100-DoomDOOM On A Vape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNx4T7kC93wUsing AI To Make Smart TVs Dumb Again: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/Plug & Play PS1 ODE: https://x.com/krikzz/status/2110718308844744934USB 3.0 & Thunderbolt For Windows 98: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/thunderbolt-strikes-windows98/LT6502b Laptop: https://www.maddox.pro/?p=448Codeberg Of The Above: https://codeberg.org/TechPaula/LT6502bCrankfruit Game Player: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN6j7aCtP2INew Dizzy Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/the-oliver-twins-mark-40-years-of-dizzy-with-new-sega-genesis-mega-drive-collectionSteam Next Fest AI Slop: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/thin-end-of-the-wedge-steam-next-fest-under-fire-as-demo-festival-drowns-in-a-flood-of-ai-slopCloning Fears Delay Playtest: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/too-big-a-risk-indie-dev-digital-sun-delays-revamp-public-playtest-over-ai-cloning-fearsC3 1.2GHz CPU In An Original Xbox: https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1xa63l7/i_had_to_know_if_it_would_work_via_c3_12ghz_cpu/Video Of The Week 1 (Jenovi 32X Audio Limits): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYMxTwz7FkVideo Of The Week 2 (Windows 2000 On An Original Xbox): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1LQpWCVnAMVideo Of The Week 3 (Gamers Nexus DDR3 Rides Again): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4c2FSSaCswVideo Of The Week 4 (TNMoC Tony Sale Award 2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmUtew0NaTQChapters:00:00:00 Good News For Cyberpunk Graphic Novel Fans!00:08:21 RIP BioWare00:15:27 RIP Atari VCS (With A Positive Twist)00:26:32 The DOOM Shrine00:35:43 Making Your Smart TV Less Annoying... With AI00:43:29 Definitely NOT Rees's Pieces00:55:37 Videos Of The Week01:06:06 ...And Finally
https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!
In this episode I talk about Heretic and Hexen, ArtCraft's AI-coded clones of Adobe's apps and Microsoft Office, DOOM on the Vectrex, in a Microsoft developer tool, on a pen plotter and on a PlayStation memory card, video games on VHS, newly surfaced footage from Xbox's cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, a warning for Playdate owners, Max Toy's short tenure at Commodore, modern Nvidia GPUs on Windows XP, an Atari 2600 handheld with a CRT, open source replacement boards for the SNES, Famicom and Sega CD, a tribute to Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton & more!
https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!
https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!