# Dukes Nukem, X-Wings, Spectrums Next, New Lightguns & More - Ramble 115

> 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!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2025-06-06-dukes-nukem-x-wings-spectrums-next-new-lightguns-more-ramble-115.html
- Published: 2025-06-06
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw (45:09)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 UK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/), unless stated otherwise below

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw

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!

## Chapters
* [00:00 – Some Cool Duke Nukem News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=0s)
* [07:52 – PCBWay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=472s)
* [08:47 – Switch 2 Screens Stapled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=527s)
* [12:18 – XWVM Alpha Release - Play X-Wing On Modern Systems!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=738s)
* [21:05 – Spectrum Next Kickstarter 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=1265s)
* [28:21 – Namco Lightgun [TechNick Corner]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=1701s)
* [31:56 – Tiny FPGA Atari [TechNick Corner]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=1916s)
* [36:12 – Atari ST 40th Anniversary [TechNick Corner]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=2172s)
* [38:10 – Video(s) Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=2290s)
* [43:24 – Outro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9777ugLmcw&t=2604s)

## Original Video Links
Episode Links:
My GBA FPS Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev5QogEg7U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev5QogEg7U)
Duke Nukem Advance PC: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/duke-nukem-advance-tc](https://www.moddb.com/mods/duke-nukem-advance-tc)
Video Of The Above: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NjTly0614](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NjTly0614)
Duke Nukem D-Day Screenshots: [https://bsky.app/profile/vinimedeiros.bsky.social/post/3lqwjb7gyok2h](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](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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQDxxXCUUQ)
XWVM X-Wing Alpha: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-release-announcement](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](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](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/](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](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](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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3EExq3t1Y)
Video Of The Week 2 (Simone Giertz Studio Tour): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJpXv7_fFj8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJpXv7_fFj8)