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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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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!

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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

In this episode I talk about the death of VARTA, the undeath of Arcade1Up, Minecraft's system requirements, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's new episode Cost of Hope, the PSN outage, a rare Mario / Duck Hunt cartridge haul, DOOM on the C64, DOOM on regex, Thimbleweed Park 2, Gremlin Graphics Classics & 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

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Episode Links:

Hack Build Restore: https://www.youtube.com/@hackbuildrestore

Website For The Above: https://hackbuildrestore.com

VARTA Is Dead!?: https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24

Arcade1Up Isn't Dead!?: https://gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-home-arcades-isnt-dead-and-neither-is-arcade1up-2000723657

Arcade1Up OutRun: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/this-out-run-arcade-cabinet-features-five-games-and-costs-usd629-99

Arcade1Up Street Fighter: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/street-fighter-ii-supreme-arcade-machine

Arcade1Up Ms. PAC-MAN: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/ms-pac-man-pub-table-arcade-machine

Arcade1Up Sonic: https://retrododo.com/arcade1up-set-to-release-two-sonic-arcade-cabinets-later-this-year

Minecraft System Requirements: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/minecraft-system-requirements-raised-for-the-first-time-in-17-years-microsoft-now-recommends-16gb-of-ram-and-a-2020s-or-newer-cpu-to-run-the-java-edition

ClassiCube: https://www.classicube.net

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321686/20260727/stalker-2-cost-hope-launches-august-20-alongside-free-unreal-engine-upgrade.htm

PSN Outage: https://www.ign.com/articles/sonys-nightmare-month-gets-worse-as-playstation-network-goes-down-leaving-fans-unable-to-play-digital-games-just-weeks-after-killing-disc-controversy-erupted

HP Keyboard PC: https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/hp-eliteboard-g1a-australia-launch

Rare Mario / Duck Hunt Cartridge: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-97-copies-of-an-unreleased-version-of-super-mario-bros-duck-hunt-were-discovered-in-a-wisconsin-warehouse

Famicombox: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-famicombox-found-japanese-love-hotel

C64 DOOM: https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/1v8zk85/doom_for_c64_by_steve_mccrea

Regex DOOM: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/daring-coder-gets-doom-running-with-regular-expressions-at-180-seconds-per-frame-like-playing-correspondence-chess-with-a-shotgun-nearly-14-million-substitutions-to-render-a-frame-at-80-000-substitutions-per-second

Shinobi For A500: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=123358

Thimbleweed Park 2 Announcement: https://www.grumpygamer.com/twp2_announce

Gremlin Graphics Classics: https://gremlingraphics.co.uk

Video Of The Week 1 (Semi-Ramblomatic Duke vs. Quake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEDP7tp4z28

Video Of The Week 2 (Explaining Computers Bazzite): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcAtLr1u86o

Video Of The Week 3 (Sayaka Bil Herd Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jbIH6wuWc

Video Of The Week 4 (Ancient Miniature Mechanical TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41b8fw3_wP8

Chapters:

00:00:00 Retro Collective Sale Day Update

00:10:28 RIP VARTA

00:15:51 Arcade1Up Still Exists!?

00:23:44 You'll Need To Buy A New Minecraft PC

00:31:50 New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion: Cost of Hope

00:40:57 Not Reese's Pieces

00:54:34 Videos Of The Week

01:03:22 Gremlin Graphics' Triumphant Return

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

In this episode I talk about DOOM being influential, the upcoming official Atari movies, some dubious "backward compatible" original Xbox games on PC, a new album released on the NES, a Mario Kart recompilation project, the Z80's 50th anniversary, a floppy disk game design contest, Fallout: New Vegas getting an official remaster, the computers of Jurassic Park, an upcoming official Wolfenstein RPG, the MultiSystem 2 & more!

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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:

Retro Collective Table Top Sale: https://www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.php?id=656

Washington Post DOOM Influential: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-washington-post-selects-doom-as-one-of-the-25-most-influential-works-of-american-culture

DOOM On Custom CPU: https://armaangomes.com/blogs/doom

Atari Movies: https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656

OG Xbox "Backward Compatible" PC Releases: https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc-with-new-features-and-achievements

Emo Album On NES: https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/dadydream-plus-interview-second-last-day-summer-nes-cartridge-3958260

Mario Kart Wiicompiled: https://collider.com/mario-kart-wii-pc-port-beta-august-2026

Zilog Z80 50th Anniversary: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zilog-z80-turns-50-as-open-source-replacement-heads-for-drop-in-dip40-silicon

1.44M Game Design Contest: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/korean-outfit-hosting-1-44mb-game-development-contest-to-honor-the-floppy-disk-entrants-must-confine-entire-fileset-including-resources-engine-and-library-to-miniscule-storage-format

Bethesda Announcements: https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101

Jurassic Park Computers: https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html

Wolfenstein RPG: https://screenrant.com/wolfenstein-ttrpg-fall-2026-release

MultiSystem 2 Update: https://shop.heber.co.uk/blog-news/multisystem2-pocket-development-progress-handheld-mister-fpga-system

Video Of The Week 1 (CPSvis Dune II C64 Remake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILhafNKU8c

Video Of The Week 2 (RetroBuilt DIY Tiny Monitor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZOUVhqeNg

Video Of The Week 3 (Dan Wood MEGA65 Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwnjCF96bw

Video Of The Week 4 (Lavina / Gotu Commodore Plus/4 Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHyrDOa1-s

Video Of The Week 5 (NetworkChuck FIFA Broadcast Network): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnH0juUaGw

Video Of The Week 6 (CrossFit Games Live Coverage): https://www.youtube.com/@CrossFitGamesTV

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Collective Table Top Sale

09:27 PCBWay

10:37 DOOM News

19:05 Atari Movies

25:43 OG Xbox Back Compat Games?

32:38 Some Stuff

48:21 Videos Of The Week

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

In this episode I talk about the mass layoffs at Xbox, Eben Upton's BBC Micro port of DOOM (that he didn't actually code himself), fake Half-Life screenshots doing the rounds again, a port of Yume Nikki to the PS1 and Dreamcast, Chuckie Egg's return, the GF1 Neptune, PC games on SSD cartridges, Linux on the Atari Jaguar & more!

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

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Episode Links:

Xbox Mass Layoffs BTS: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/-good-work-is-not-going-to-save-your-job-at-this-company-laid-off-xbox-devs-condemn-microsoft

Eben Upton DOOM BBC Micro Port: https://github.com/ebenupton/doom

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

Fake Half-Life 3 Screenshot: https://egw.news/gaming/news/35971/half-life-3s-first-screenshot-reportedly-leaked-bu-oLaPXRHGu

Reddit Post Of The Above: https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife3/comments/1uoo2xb/potential_hl3_leak_weird_screenshots_posted_and

Elias Daler (Yume Nikki): https://bsky.app/profile/eliasdaler.bsky.social

Cartridges For PC Games: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/pc-gamer-turns-steam-games-into-cartridges-with-ingenious-2-5-inch-ssd-system-games-are-stored-on-128gb-drives-alongside-a-script-to-auto-start-the-title-once-plugged-in

GF1 Neptune Running Golden Axe 32X: https://x.com/GamesCareBRA/status/2070633177039655055

Chuckie Egg Is Back: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevl40j4vv3o

EndBASIC: https://www.endbasic.dev/2026/07/endbasic-0.14.html

Mega CD Tempest Port: https://github.com/pleft/mega-tempest

Linux On Atari Jaguar: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/dev-ports-linux-to-ataris-notorious-jaguar-console-from-1993-the-first-64-bit-console-features-2mb-of-ram-13-3-mhz-cpu-and-tom-and-jerry-co-processors-the-jag-was-notoriously-difficult-to-program-and-flopped

Hannah Montana Linux: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/hannah-montana-linux-gets-modern-remaster-after-nearly-two-decades-sweet-niblets-new-v26-is-built-on-debian-with-a-re-skin-of-kde-plasma

PS5 Emulation: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/ps5-emulation-ramps-up-in-wake-of-sonys-end-to-physical-media-ps5-titles-now-booting-across-different-emulators-with-rapid-community-development-for-both-2d-and-3d-games

DRAM Shortages: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/researchers-predict-a-memory-demand-shortfall-so-large-that-half-of-this-years-actual-global-dram-capacity-wouldnt-cover-the-extra-needed

Open source Comic Chat: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/16/microsoft-comic-chat-is-now-open-source

Video Of The Week 1 (HM Royal Marines Play Halo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ8FZDm8pso

Video Of The Week 2 (Saberman Amiga 1200 Zepton Port): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oegnkn9DSsk

Video Of The Week 3 (Casio Loopy DOOM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDe06uY5C40

Video Of The Week 4 (Digital Foundry Evercade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ad-WRGDts

Video Of The Week 5 (ThatNukemGuy Ray Traced Duke Nukem): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWFpMeK1UQ

Video Of The Week 6 (Slidebean Black Bars): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYg0rBfAz6U

Video Of The Week 7 (MVG Neo Geo DOOM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwffCeo4jU

Chapters:

0:00 Xbox Is Dead?

10:24 DOOM On The BBC Micro

17:26 Half-Life 3 Leak?

23:10 Weird RPG Yume Nikki Comes To PS1 & Dreamcast

28:49 PC Games On Cartridge

34:42 Bits n' Bobs

45:46 Videos Of The Week

59:13 One More Thing...

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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!

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:

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!

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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