# You Got DOOM In My Quake, Xbox Woes, Mystery Atari Hardware & More - Ramble 171

> In this episode I talk about my new studio and why I've been away, yet more Xbox restructuring as Rare and Halo move to Activision and Ninja Theory faces closure, the leak of Rare's unreleased SNES game Project Dream, DOOM on the Commodore 64, Duake, DOOM on FPGAs, a mysterious Atari 2600 controller from Malaysia, an update from PhilsComputerLab, IKEA's official Skyrim mod & more!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2026-09-25-you-got-doom-in-my-quake-xbox-woes-mystery-atari-hardware-more-ramble-171.html
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Last updated: 2026-09-26
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc (1:07:52)
- 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=UDDTbsIGRDc

In this episode I talk about my new studio and why I've been away, yet more Xbox restructuring as Rare and Halo move to Activision and Ninja Theory faces closure, the leak of Rare's unreleased SNES game Project Dream, DOOM on the Commodore 64, Duake, DOOM on FPGAs, a mysterious Atari 2600 controller from Malaysia, an update from PhilsComputerLab, IKEA's official Skyrim mod & more!

## Chapters
* [00:00:00 – Main Channel & New Studio Update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=0s)
* [00:10:13 – PCBWay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=613s)
* [00:11:06 – More Xbox Restructuring Madness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=666s)
* [00:23:50 – OK Doomer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=1430s)
* [00:33:25 – Super Rare Atari Hardware Unearthed?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=2005s)
* [00:41:22 – PhilsComputerLab Update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=2482s)
* [00:48:27 – Videos Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=2907s)
* [01:03:43 – ...And Finally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDTbsIGRDc&t=3823s)

## Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Xbox Restructuring: [https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-transfers-rare-and-halo-franchise-to-activision-proposes-closure-of-ninja-theory-and-confirms-another-268-roles-cut-amid-studio-restructure](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-transfers-rare-and-halo-franchise-to-activision-proposes-closure-of-ninja-theory-and-confirms-another-268-roles-cut-amid-studio-restructure)
Project Dream Leak: [https://bsky.app/profile/factsaboutbk.bsky.social/post/3mv4dsl6plk2c](https://bsky.app/profile/factsaboutbk.bsky.social/post/3mv4dsl6plk2c)
Archive.org Upload Of The Above: [https://archive.org/details/project-dream-snes_202609](https://archive.org/details/project-dream-snes_202609)
DOOM On C64: [https://x.com/Kweepa/status/2093946858729287922](https://x.com/Kweepa/status/2093946858729287922)
GitHub Of The Above: [https://github.com/Kweepa/SquareDoom](https://github.com/Kweepa/SquareDoom)
Duake: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/duake/images/colored-lightmaps#imagebox](https://www.moddb.com/mods/duake/images/colored-lightmaps#imagebox)
Video Of The Above: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fc2dgVTmyM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fc2dgVTmyM)
DOOM On An FPGA: [https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wji690/can_it_run_doom_yes_on_an_fpga/?share_id=bXkLZ4RmthEdhWVDO1wVg](https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wji690/can_it_run_doom_yes_on_an_fpga/?share_id=bXkLZ4RmthEdhWVDO1wVg)
Microscopic DOOM On An FPGA: [https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wjlry9/microscopic_doom_yes_another_doom_for_today/?share_id=dcZf3Rb7SSMmRL6QyiPWs](https://www.reddit.com/r/FPGA/comments/1wjlry9/microscopic_doom_yes_another_doom_for_today/?share_id=dcZf3Rb7SSMmRL6QyiPWs)
Mystery Atari 2600 Controller: [https://theatari.spot/blog/2026-08/malaysian-mystery-unidentified-atari-2600-d-pad-controller](https://theatari.spot/blog/2026-08/malaysian-mystery-unidentified-atari-2600-d-pad-controller)
PhilsComputerLab Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/@philscomputerlab/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@philscomputerlab/videos)
PhilsComputerLab Update: [https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxrn1e-gbLUz6gskiPmEDZ7MzJd-S9iIO0](https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxrn1e-gbLUz6gskiPmEDZ7MzJd-S9iIO0)
IKEA Skyrim Mod: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwdeKwvsTJQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwdeKwvsTJQ)
Video Of The Week 1 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 4): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7qtPu2hbU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7qtPu2hbU)
Video Of The Week 2 (RobSmithDev Optical Amiga MOD Player): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM032oazT1w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM032oazT1w)
Video Of The Week 3 (Retro Collective MiSTer FPGA Handheld): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoOehM2wYI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoOehM2wYI)
Video Of The Week 4 (EastMakes Custom HP Motherboard): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzW4rRsD8Uk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzW4rRsD8Uk)
Video Of The Week 5 (f4mi Unlicensed Game Discs?): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwPLZzl0ZI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qwPLZzl0ZI)
Video Of The Week 6 (Wait, How Come? OG Xbox Tricks): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycAdOOItsMk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycAdOOItsMk)
Video Of The Week 7 (GamerZakh SC2K Better Than Ever): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJ-XRlgipg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJ-XRlgipg)