# Yars' Revenge - The Movie, DOOM Is Officially Influential, Z80 50th & More - Ramble 166

> In this episode I talk about DOOM being influential, the upcoming official Atari movies, some dubious backward compatible original Xbox games on PC, a new album released on the NES, a Mario Kart recompilation project, the Z80's 50th anniversary, a floppy disk game design contest, Fallout - New Vegas getting an official remaster, the computers of Jurassic Park, an upcoming official Wolfenstein RPG, the MultiSystem 2 & more!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2026-07-24-yars-revenge-the-movie-doom-is-officially-influential-z80-50th-more-ramble-166.html
- Published: 2026-07-24
- Last updated: 2026-07-25
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o (1:01:41)
- 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=qRSXu6XPx3o

In this episode I talk about DOOM being influential, the upcoming official Atari movies, some dubious "backward compatible" original Xbox games on PC, a new album released on the NES, a Mario Kart recompilation project, the Z80's 50th anniversary, a floppy disk game design contest, Fallout: New Vegas getting an official remaster, the computers of Jurassic Park, an upcoming official Wolfenstein RPG, the MultiSystem 2 & more!

## Chapters
* [00:00 – Retro Collective Table Top Sale](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=0s)
* [09:27 – PCBWay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=567s)
* [10:37 – DOOM News](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=637s)
* [19:05 – Atari Movies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=1145s)
* [25:43 – OG Xbox Back Compat Games?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=1543s)
* [32:38 – Some Stuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=1958s)
* [48:21 – Videos Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRSXu6XPx3o&t=2901s)

## Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Retro Collective Table Top Sale: [https://www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.php?id=656](https://www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.php?id=656)
Washington Post DOOM Influential: [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-washington-post-selects-doom-as-one-of-the-25-most-influential-works-of-american-culture](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-washington-post-selects-doom-as-one-of-the-25-most-influential-works-of-american-culture)
DOOM On Custom CPU: [https://armaangomes.com/blogs/doom](https://armaangomes.com/blogs/doom)
Atari Movies: [https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656](https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656)
OG Xbox "Backward Compatible" PC Releases: [https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc-with-new-features-and-achievements](https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc-with-new-features-and-achievements)
Emo Album On NES: [https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/dadydream-plus-interview-second-last-day-summer-nes-cartridge-3958260](https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/dadydream-plus-interview-second-last-day-summer-nes-cartridge-3958260)
Mario Kart Wiicompiled: [https://collider.com/mario-kart-wii-pc-port-beta-august-2026](https://collider.com/mario-kart-wii-pc-port-beta-august-2026)
Zilog Z80 50th Anniversary: [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zilog-z80-turns-50-as-open-source-replacement-heads-for-drop-in-dip40-silicon](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zilog-z80-turns-50-as-open-source-replacement-heads-for-drop-in-dip40-silicon)
1.44M Game Design Contest: [https://www.tomshardware.com/software/korean-outfit-hosting-1-44mb-game-development-contest-to-honor-the-floppy-disk-entrants-must-confine-entire-fileset-including-resources-engine-and-library-to-miniscule-storage-format](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/korean-outfit-hosting-1-44mb-game-development-contest-to-honor-the-floppy-disk-entrants-must-confine-entire-fileset-including-resources-engine-and-library-to-miniscule-storage-format)
Bethesda Announcements: [https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101](https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101)
Jurassic Park Computers: [https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html](https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html)
Wolfenstein RPG: [https://screenrant.com/wolfenstein-ttrpg-fall-2026-release](https://screenrant.com/wolfenstein-ttrpg-fall-2026-release)
MultiSystem 2 Update: [https://shop.heber.co.uk/blog-news/multisystem2-pocket-development-progress-handheld-mister-fpga-system](https://shop.heber.co.uk/blog-news/multisystem2-pocket-development-progress-handheld-mister-fpga-system)
Video Of The Week 1 (CPSvis Dune II C64 Remake): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILhafNKU8c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILhafNKU8c)
Video Of The Week 2 (RetroBuilt DIY Tiny Monitor): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZOUVhqeNg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZOUVhqeNg)
Video Of The Week 3 (Dan Wood MEGA65 Video): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwnjCF96bw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwnjCF96bw)
Video Of The Week 4 (Lavina / Gotu Commodore Plus/4 Demo): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHyrDOa1-s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHyrDOa1-s)
Video Of The Week 5 (NetworkChuck FIFA Broadcast Network): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnH0juUaGw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnH0juUaGw)
Video Of The Week 6 (CrossFit Games Live Coverage): [https://www.youtube.com/@CrossFitGamesTV](https://www.youtube.com/@CrossFitGamesTV)