# Nostalgia Nerd, Windows 95, He-Man, CD32, Jail Floppies & More - Ramble 127

> In this episode I talk about Nostalgia Nerd's fresh start, Windows 95's 30th anniversary, the new He-Man game, an Amiga CD32 Mini, floppy disks in jail, an updated driver for an ancient GPU, Quake from memory & more!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2025-08-29-nostalgia-nerd-windows-95-he-man-cd32-jail-floppies-more-ramble-127.html
- Published: 2025-08-29
- Last updated: 2025-09-03
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w (58:41)
- 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=MmW_V9LsV6w

In this episode I talk about Nostalgia Nerd's fresh start, Windows 95's 30th anniversary, the new He-Man game, an Amiga CD32 Mini, floppy disks in jail, an updated driver for an ancient GPU, Quake from memory & more!

## Chapters
* [00:00 – Nostalgia Nerd Starts Again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=0s)
* [07:58 – PCBWay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=478s)
* [08:57 – Windows 95 30th Anniversary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=537s)
* [17:05 – New He-Man Game!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=1025s)
* [23:31 – Amiga CD32 Mini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=1411s)
* [29:14 – Floppy Disks In Jail](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=1754s)
* [33:49 – Teaching Old GPUs New Tricks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=2029s)
* [37:52 – Briefs: Amiga Browser / AnandTech Archived / DOOM Alarm Clock / Quake From Memory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=2272s)
* [46:46 – Videos Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmW_V9LsV6w&t=2806s)

## Original Video Links

Episode Links:
Nostalgia Nerd Is Starting Again: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8a3JAXMlpI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8a3JAXMlpI)
Windows 95 30th Anniversary: [https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-windows-95-release-was-30-years-ago-today-the-first-time-software-was-a-pop-culture-smash](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsofts-windows-95-release-was-30-years-ago-today-the-first-time-software-was-a-pop-culture-smash)
Windows 95 Browser Emulator: [https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.950](https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.950)
My Windows 95 Beta Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgq7LcvRFA4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgq7LcvRFA4)
He-Man Game: [https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-and-limited-run-games-announce-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-dragon-pearl-of-destruction](https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-and-limited-run-games-announce-he-man-and-the-masters-of-the-universe-dragon-pearl-of-destruction)
CDex32 / CD32 Mini: [https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-console](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-console)
Floppy Disks In New Jersey Jail: [https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned)
ATI R300 Driver: [https://www.phoronix.com/news/Radeon-R300-Mem-Info-GL](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Radeon-R300-Mem-Info-GL)
New Amiga AmiBrowser: [https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/amiga_web_browser_amibrowser](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/amiga_web_browser_amibrowser)
AnandTech Archive: [https://www.techspot.com/news/108967-anandtech-27-year-archive-has-vanished-but-someone.html](https://www.techspot.com/news/108967-anandtech-27-year-archive-has-vanished-but-someone.html)
DOOM On Alarm Clock: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QutpZBTJRDY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QutpZBTJRDY)
Quake From Memory: [https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wily-fps-modders-remake-the-original-quake-from-memory-alone-imagine-if-triple-a-remasters-worked-this-way](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/wily-fps-modders-remake-the-original-quake-from-memory-alone-imagine-if-triple-a-remasters-worked-this-way)
Video Of The Week 1 (RaZZor Poolrooms E1M1): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbhhdOyUC1g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbhhdOyUC1g)
Video Of The Week 2 (Budget-Builds GeForce 2 MX): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70LAHVvw2A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70LAHVvw2A)
Video Of The Week 3 (RobSmithDev Alien Scanner): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpUjXUSlkbU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpUjXUSlkbU)