# Virtual Boy Is Back, Screamer Is Back, Geeks Smell & More - Ramble 130

> 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!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2025-09-19-virtual-boy-is-back-screamer-is-back-geeks-smell-more-ramble-130.html
- Published: 2025-09-19
- Last updated: 2025-12-23
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok (1:07:12)
- 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=xLoRK5vorok

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!

## Chapters
* [0:00:00 – 25 Years Of Windows ME](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=0s)
* [00:07:37 – PCBWay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=457s)
* [00:08:59 – Nintendo Virtual Boy Is Back!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=539s)
* [00:15:11 – Pokemon Mini Emulates The Game Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=911s)
* [00:18:59 – Screamer Is Back... And It's Very Weird!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=1139s)
* [00:25:45 – Smell Like A Geek](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=1545s)
* [00:30:37 – The Louvre Retires Their 3DS Tour Guides](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=1837s)
* [00:36:23 – How Long Can You Play DOOM? Probably Not This Long](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=2183s)
* [00:42:59 – Stop Killing Games Gets UK Parliament Debate](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=2579s)
* [00:48:51 – Video Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=2931s)
* [01:01:12 – Reesy McReesFace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLoRK5vorok&t=3672s)

## Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Windows ME 25th Anniversary: [https://www.heise.de/en/news/Millennium-edition-of-Windows-is-25-years-old-10639800.html](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](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](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](https://www.polygon.com/screamer-2026-preview-arcade-racer)
C64 & Spectrum Perfumes: [https://www.retronews.com/from-pixels-to-perfume/](https://www.retronews.com/from-pixels-to-perfume/)
Purchase Link For The Above: [https://auk.direct/exclusive-cosmetics-fragrances](https://auk.direct/exclusive-cosmetics-fragrances)
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](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](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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o7FViiDEAU)
Video Of The Week 2 (Jeff Geerling's Cubesats): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvN3sE2Nv4U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvN3sE2Nv4U)
Video Of The Week 3 (Jonny Smith's Matra Rancho): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK92llk464c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK92llk464c)