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Latest Main Channel Release (Bazzite): https://youtu.be/Q0s9PUe3AOI

In this episode I talk about an awesome electromechnical Lunar Lander game made from Meccano, a fix for Wing Commander’s speed-related issues after 35 years, a new Dig Dug game that’ll only be around for 2 weeks(!?), a lost Sid Meier documentary & more!

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Episode Links:

Meccano Lunar Lander: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece

My New Favourite Runnymede-based Meccano Website: https://runnymedemeccanoguild.org.uk/gallery/sections/members,pete-wood,meccano-martian-mission

MVG Wing Commander Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuFNFd8I0WU

Wing Commander Overhaul Mod: https://www.wcnews.com/news/2025/06/11/breaking-news-wing-commander-speed-fix-released

New Dig Dug: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/a-new-dig-dug-game-has-just-been-released-but-its-only-playable-for-2-weeks

Sid Meier Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxbAX2LGFEg

Video Of The Week (LGR GPU Boxart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_mxOmtMOg

Chapters:

00:00 Big Milestones!

03:54 Meccano Lunar Lander

10:01 PCBWay

11:08 Wing Commander Fixed After 35 Years!

18:05 New Dig Dug Game… For Now

23:29 Lost Sid Meier Documentary Resurfaces

28:17 Video of the Week

34:00 Did I Mention How Much I Love Bazzite?

Latest Main Channel Release (FydeOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBU6FPmXi0

In this episode I talk about Slope’s Gaming Room nearly losing his YouTube channel, Look Mum No Computer’s new game, Croc’s Game Boy Color Rerelease, 40 Years of Boulder Dash, the Atari 2600 vs. ChatGPT, MattKC’s Discord on Windows 95, Gen Z vs BlackBerry, Perifractic’s attempt to buy Commodore & 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:

Fanny - Hey Bulldog (1971) LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdwzko9DZ0s

Slope’s SuperSEGA Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qhsfh7CeYE

LMNC Game Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2HQcWVUtuY

Steam Page For The Above: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3400380/Look_Mum_No_Computer

Croc GBC Rerelease: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/crocs-game-boy-color-debut-is-getting-a-re-release-to-celebrate-its-25th-birthday

Square Eyed Jak Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwuFQDfG-wc

40 Years Of Boulder Dash Interview: https://www.retronews.com/40-years-of-boulder-dash

Atari 2600 vs. ChatGPT: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/atari_vs_chatgpt_chess

MattKC Discord Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxdn30G2LE8

Gen Z vs. The BlackBerry: https://www.fastcompany.com/91350858/gen-z-is-bringing-back-the-blackberry

Peri Peri Commodore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8r4LRcOXc

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuUZFh_pyk

Chapters:

00:00 DJ Slope’s Super Saga

07:17 Look Mum - New Game!

10:51 Another Big Croc

16:31 A Dashing 40th Anniversary

21:39 Atari 2600 Defeats AI

28:52 Video Of The Week

33:30 AOB

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Latest Main Channel Release (FydeOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBU6FPmXi0

In this episode I talk about some damaged Switch 2 screens (oops!), Duke Nukem Advance on the PC, an unreleased Duke Nukem PS2 prototype, the XWVM X-Wing project releasing their first alpha, Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3, a new Namco lightgun, a tiny 8-Bit Atari, the 40th anniversary of the Atari ST & 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

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Episode Links:

My GBA FPS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev5QogEg7U

Duke Nukem Advance PC: https://www.moddb.com/mods/duke-nukem-advance-tc

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NjTly0614

Duke Nukem D-Day Screenshots: https://bsky.app/profile/vinimedeiros.bsky.social/post/3lqwjb7gyok2h

Switch 2 Gamestop Stapled Screens: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/06/random-one-gamestop-apparently-stapled-receipts-to-brand-new-switch-2-boxes-and-guess-what-happened

XWVM X-Wing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQDxxXCUUQ

XWVM X-Wing Alpha: https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-release-announcement

Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4400514

Namco Lightgun: https://www.techspot.com/news/108193-namco-backs-lcd-friendly-light-gun-fall-release.html

Atarino Tiny Atari 8-Bit FPGA: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/

Atari ST 40th Anniversary: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/anniversary-the-atari-st-everyones-second-favourite-16-bit-home-computer-turns-40

Martin Ulrich Has Passed Away: https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-06-00021-EN.html

Video Of The Week 1 (Secret Mall Apartment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3EExq3t1Y

Video Of The Week 2 (Simone Giertz Studio Tour): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJpXv7_fFj8

Chapters:

00:00 Some Cool Duke Nukem News

07:52 PCBWay

08:47 Switch 2 Screens Stapled

12:18 XWVM Alpha Release - Play X-Wing On Modern Systems!

21:05 Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3

28:21 Namco Lightgun [TechNick Corner]

31:56 Tiny FPGA Atari [TechNick Corner]

36:12 Atari ST 40th Anniversary [TechNick Corner]

38:10 Video(s) Of The Week

43:24 Outro