Atari Brings Back The 800XL, DOOM On A Walkie Talkie & More - Ramble 159
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrSTo0j297Q
In this episode I talk about Doom in the Library of Congress, Atari’s move to Luxembourg, Atari’s 800XL trademark application, some Cray supercomputers for sale, a new Gameboy emulator for the Playdate called CrankBoy, a DOOM 3 RTX path tracing mod, DOOM on walkie talkies, a new Head Over Heels sequel by the original developer, a virtual OS museum & more!
Chapters
- 00:00 – DOOM In The Library Of Congress
- 05:35 – Atari News - Luxembourg Move & New 800XL?
- 14:04 – Get Your Own Cray Supercomputer
- 19:36 – PlayDate Gameboy Emulator Released!
- 25:22 – DOOM 3 Path Tracing Mod… And A Walkie Talkie Bonus
- 33:07 – Official Head Over Heels Sequel… 40 Years Later
- 38:35 – Videos Of The Week
- 52:32 – Reesy Bonus - Virtual OS Museum
Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Doom In The Library Of Congress: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-original-doom-soundtrack-joins-our-national-playlist-in-the-us-library-of-congress/
Atari Moves To Luxembourg For Some Reason: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/sacre-bleu-atari-is-no-longer-a-french-company
Atari 800XL Trademark: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/new-atari-trademark-application-hints-at-hardware-refresh-for-mr-ts-favourite-home-computer
Cray For Sale: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/first-ever-cray-t3d-supercomputer-goes-up-for-auction-with-usd81-000-reserve-europes-fastest-supercomputer-in-june-1996-goes-on-the-block
Playdate: https://play.date/shop
Playdate CrankBoy Gameboy Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/game-boy-emulator-crankboy-is-now-available-via-playdate-catalog
Doom 3 RTX Path Tracing Mod: https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-doom-3-rtx-path-tracing-video-showcases-lit-particles-pom-relief-mapping-better-gi
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KobIeSvs9Dg
dhewm3 Source Port: https://dhewm3.org
Walkie Talkie DOOM Port: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRQLHLls0k
GitHub Of The Above: https://github.com/atc1441/TXW818_WalkieTalkie_Doom
New Head Over Heels Sequel: https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/27/80s-amiga-classic-head-heels-finally-gets-a-sequel-40-years-28543392
Interview With Colin Porch: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/computer-programmer-finally-finishes-game-sequel-37-years-later/rpy7w3f
Virtual OS Museum: https://www.hackster.io/news/andrew-warkentin-s-virtual-os-museum-collects-174gb-of-ready-to-use-vintage-operating-systems-79b8c3954bd1.amp
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