Virtual Boy Is Back, Screamer Is Back, Geeks Smell & More - Ramble 130
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In this episode I talk about the 25th anniversary of Windows Millennium Edition, the triumphant return of the Ninendo Virtual Boy, Pokemon Mini emulating the Game Boy, Screamer's rather weird anime reincarnation, C64 & Spectrum perfume, the Louvre retiring its 3DS guides, DOOM's longest run, the latest on Stop Killing Games in the UK & more!
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Episode Links:
Windows ME 25th Anniversary: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Millennium-edition-of-Windows-is-25-years-old-10639800.html
Nintendo Virtual Boy Games: https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/777032/nintendo-switch-virtual-boy-games
Pokemon Mini Game Boy Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/pokemon-mini-gets-game-boy-emulation-complete-with-rumble-support
Screamer Reboot News: https://www.polygon.com/screamer-2026-preview-arcade-racer
C64 & Spectrum Perfumes: https://www.retronews.com/from-pixels-to-perfume/
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Louvre Discontinues Nintendo 3DS Tour Guides: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-louvre-stops-renting-out-nintendo-3ds-consoles-which-helped-visitors-navigate-the-massive-museum-for-13-years-180987328
DOOM 2.5 Year Freeze: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/someone-ran-doom-to-see-how-long-it-takes-to-crash-out-it-took-2-and-a-half-years-roughly-the-same-timeframe-required-to-break-many-a-retro-game
Video Of The Week 1 (decino DOOM Softlocks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o7FViiDEAU
Video Of The Week 2 (Jeff Geerling's Cubesats): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvN3sE2Nv4U
Video Of The Week 3 (Jonny Smith's Matra Rancho): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK92llk464c
Chapters:
0:00:00 25 Years Of Windows ME
00:07:37 PCBWay
00:08:59 Nintendo Virtual Boy Is Back!
00:15:11 Pokemon Mini Emulates The Game Boy
00:18:59 Screamer Is Back... And It's Very Weird!
00:25:45 Smell Like A Geek
00:30:37 The Louvre Retires Their 3DS Tour Guides
00:36:23 How Long Can You Play DOOM? Probably Not This Long
00:42:59 Stop Killing Games Gets UK Parliament Debate
00:48:51 Video Of The Week
01:01:12 Reesy McReesFace