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In this episode I talk about Tim Curry's legendary performance in Red Alert 3, the GTA VI leaks, the triumphant return of Mr. Nutz (who?), Atari's new Activision releases, the A1200, Warren Spector's retirement, DOOM on DSLRs, Lemmings on C64, a new eWaste policy in the US that's causing trouble for vintage hardware enthusiasts & 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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Episode Links:

Tim Curry Obituary: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/tim-curry-red-alert-3-star-and-camp-icon-of-stage-and-screen-dies-aged-80

GTA VI: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eg71e1z2o

Atari Activision Releases: https://atari.com/products/atari-x-activision-superfan-bundle

US eWaste Policy Blocks Vintage Hardware: https://kotaku.com/trumps-new-e-waste-policy-has-vintage-tech-collectors-anxious-theyll-be-caught-in-the-crossfire-2000722706

A1200 Is An Amiga Product: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/the-a1200-is-officially-an-amiga-product

C64 Ultimate Cyberpunk Edition: https://commodore.net/store/commodore64/?shape=Breadbin&color=Cyberpunk+2077

Defender Of The Crown Is Back: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/amiga-strategy-classic-defender-of-the-crown-is-back-with-both-old-and-fresh-graphics-and-an-all-new-roguelite-mode

Indianapolis 500 Launcher: https://racesimcentral.net/indy-500-launcher-utility-adds-wheel-support-carset-mods-ships-with-1989-and-1990-mid-race-saves-and-real-time-telemetry

Mr. Nutz Is Back: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/mr-nutz-is-the-next-16-bit-character-to-get-a-physical-resurrection-on-snes-and-genesis

PC Engine Motherboard: https://x.com/GallandRegis/status/2070122571249389912

Megadrive 32X Cart: https://github.com/MicroNut99/MD-32X-RAM-Cart-32Bit

GoldenEye 007 N64 Recomp: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/goldeneye-007-for-n64-has-been-100-percent-decompiled-success-of-half-decade-project-opens-up-possibilities-for-complex-mods-and-ports

Heatwarped Is NFSU's Spiritual Successor: https://bsky.app/profile/cookieplmonster.bsky.social/post/3mtmb7win5k2t

TX-1 Arcade Game Retrospective: https://retroxp.beehiiv.com/p/past-meets-present-tx-1

Unreleased Dreamcast Game: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/08/we-played-unreleased-game-ring-legend.html

Warren Spector Retires: https://www.eurogamer.net/warren-spector-announces-retirement

Links truncated due to Spotify character limit - for the "Slop Or Not" links please see YouTube or ctrl-alt-rees.com!

Video Of The Week 1 (Paramount Golden Axe Cartoon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStbBtfGaLA

Video Of The Week 2 (Gamers Nexus Physical Media): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_9CgZZry5c

Video Of The Week 3 (Tucker Osman Mactini): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibda4d9JM

Video Of The Week 4 (Tim Curry In Red Alert 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUgx5JhFbHE

Chapters:

00:00 RIP Premier Anatoly Cherdenko, You're In Spaaaaaaace Now

08:20 PCBWay

09:06 GTA VI Leak & Big Reveal

17:55 New Atari Activision Releases

31:14 Vintage Computing Is Now Illegal In The US

37:44 Not Rees's Pieces

56:16 Slop Or Not?

01:21 Videos Of The Week

In this episode I talk about a cancelled Quake 4 expansion called The Awakening, Return To Castle Wolfenstein finally being available in Germany, a CGA version of Unreal, the Atari ST Public Floppy Database, a port of Word For Windows 1.1a to x64, a very rare 1978 Intel 8080 rubylith in need of restoration, a chance to own an original Computer Space arcade game, a cross between Dune and SimCity, a new Game Boy Color FPS Called "Wolf" & more!

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

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Episode Links:

Cancelled Quake 4 Expansion: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/cancelled-quake-4-expansion-gets-surprise-github-release-after-former-xcom-2-developer-discovers-it-on-an-old-hard-drive-this-essentially-saved-my-life

RTCW Available Uncensored In Germany: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Return-to-Castle-Wolfenstein-is-now-being-sold-uncensored-on-Steam-and-GOG-11402983.html

Unreal CGA: https://unrealcga.com

Atari ST Public Floppy Database: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-st-public-floppy-database-now-open-for-everyone-online-archive-originally-designed-for-st-flash-cart-packed-with-classics-and-homebrew

Word 1.1a Windows 11 Port: https://www.neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11

Intel 8080 Rubylith: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/owner-of-original-intel-8080-pre-production-layout-seeks-restorer-handcrafted-rubylith-mask-shows-5-000-transistors-and-interconnect-patterns-of-the-fabled-2-mhz-cpu

Computer Space Auction: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/practically-unobtainable-heres-your-chance-to-own-an-incredibly-rare-piece-of-arcade-history

Auction Link For The Above: https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/350441907484220-computer-space-2-player-arcade-video-game

DuneCity: https://vr48.github.io/dunecity

Game Boy Color "Wolf" FPS: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/an-ambitious-technical-showcase-the-game-boy-color-just-got-a-new-wolfenstein-esque-fps

Quake Dawn Of The Machine Behind The Scenes: https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-behind-the-scenes

Video Of The Week 1 (DF Quake Dawn Of The Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1qPfevSJw

Video Of The Week 2 (Leaked Quake 4 Expansion Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9WzIxWlOxw

Video Of The Week 3 (GOG Jazz JackRabbit 2 Plus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDopnysHFY

Video Of The Week 4 (BBC Tomorrow's World Web Special 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvqWEeQcmE

Chapters:

00:00:00 The Eclipse!

00:05:43 Unreleased Quake 4 Expansion Leaked

00:13:27 2001 FPS Classic Finally Available In Germany

00:22:18 Unreal Comes To 286

00:30:13 New Resource For Atari ST Games & Software

00:34:55 Word 1.1 - From 1990 - Comes To Windows 11

00:41:27 1978's Intel 8080 CPU Needs Your Help!

00:46:27 Rare Chance To Own The First Arcade Game

00:53:48 Videos Of The Week

01:04:31 One More Thing...

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In this episode I talk about the Kickstart Amiga Expo, the Worms and Quake 30th anniversaries and new releases for each, the Evercade DOOM Collection, Atari's latest highly successful financial results, a new ZX Spectrum game called Nightshift Skedaddle, Need For Speed 3DO on the Atari Jaguar, JagRacer, some bonus DOOM tat & more!

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/reesrambles

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Episode Links:

Kickstart Amiga Expo: https://www.amigashow.com

Worms 30th Expansion: https://worm.net

Quake New Anniversary Episode: https://www.polygon.com/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-anniversary-update

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4PcgE8gA

Evercade DOOM Collection: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/the-doom-collection

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxROqJLZQWg

Atari Financial Results: https://www.reuters.com/technology/once-bankrupt-atari-returns-profit-with-decade-high-revenue-2026-08-03

Nighshift Skedaddle ZX Spectrum: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/the-zx-spectrum-just-got-a-colourful-pac-man-style-game-that-you-can-play-right-now-for-free

Download Page For The Above: https://mavtherave.itch.io/nightshift-skedaddle-zx/devlog/1612794/all-about-nightshift-skedaddle-zx-

Atari Jaguar Need For Speed Info: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-original-3do-programmers-deserve-serious-kudos-this-experiment-is-bringing-a-classic-ea-racer-to-the-atari-jaguar

JagRacer Jaguar Game WIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9MItShFCZY

Jaguar Need For Speed On Real Hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzsNzaX0BzM

Bonus DOOM Tat: Dark Ages Firepit: https://www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk/product/miniblaze-doom

Bonus DOOM Tat: Gold Floppy Disks: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commemorative-golden-doom-floppy-disks-go-up-for-pre-order-pair-of-limited-edition-dummy-imitation-gold-plating-disks-and-a-box-are-usd30-at-gamestop

Video Of The Week 1 (Bobby Fingers Johnny Depp): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7-WnWdhE

Video Of The Week 2 (JerryRigEverything Steam Machine Teardown): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOTxSlkuBc

Video Of The Week 3 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wvKlX_NsGk

Video Of The Week 4 (Saturn Homebrew Showcase): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UakJH6VcMFs

Video Of The Week 5 (NT To Now Windows NT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxpY1vuAixs

Video Of The Week Bonus (My Kickstart 2 Vlog): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYSj5VUU1I

Chapters:

00:00:00 Shoutout To Kickstart Attendees

00:06:16 PCBWay

00:07:33 Worms 30th Anniversary

00:16:22 Surprise! New Quake Episode (+ DOOM Evercade Bonus!)

00:25:09 Atari Doing Well..!?

00:30:10 New ZX Spectrum Game "Nightshift Skedaddle"

00:38:11 Atari Jaguar Need For Speed Port

00:49:05 Videos Of The Week

01:00:20 Bonus DOOM Tat