AI Shuts Down Decomp Community, Sinclair Secrets Released, US Anbernic Ban & More - Ramble 174
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h4BK1csl-s
In this episode I talk about the latest on the new studio, a major video game decompilation community shutting down because of AI, the Beetle Adventure Racing fan determined to make the first human-led recomp, Ultima Underworld rebuilt byte for byte with native ports for modern systems, Ferranti’s original design documents for Sinclair’s ULAs being released, DOOM on a Hasselblad camera, DOOM computed entirely through DNS, the ESA’s push to brand retro handhelds as “superfakes”, 30 years of the 3dfx Voodoo, the time Apple Records sued Apple Computer, Ubisoft staff fighting to keep remote working, Dungeon Master in ScummVM, the Atari ST origins of GTA’s vehicle physics, a tribute to Duke Nukem 3D and SiN level designer Richard “Levelord” Gray & more!
Chapters
- 00:00:00 – Studio Update
- 00:04:00 – PCBWay
- 00:04:48 – Major Decompilation Community Shuts Down Thanks To AI
- 00:17:50 – Ultima Underworld For Modern Systems
- 00:30:18 – Sinclair Preserved! Ferranti ULA Design Docs Released
- 00:38:55 – The DOOM Shrine
- 00:47:48 – Definitely NOT Reese’s Pieces
- 01:00:18 – Videos Of The Week
- 01:12:45 – A Tribute To Richard “Levelord” Gray
Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Decompilation Community Shuts Down Because Of AI: https://www.404media.co/video-game-reverse-engineering-community-shuts-down-because-ai-has-made-it-too-easy/
decomp.dev: https://decomp.dev/?ref=404media.co
The First Human-Led Beetle Adventure Racing Recomp: https://www.timeextension.com/features/well-be-the-first-human-led-recomp-vibe-coders-outpaced-them-but-this-beetle-adventure-racing-fan-isnt-giving-up
Ultima Underworld Exhumed: https://github.com/abedegno/underworld-exhumed
Enhancements For The Above: https://github.com/abedegno/underworld-exhumed/blob/main/docs/ENHANCEMENTS.md
Exhume Decompilation Toolkit: https://github.com/abedegno/Exhume
Sinclair ULA Design Documents Surface: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/45-years-later-the-sinclair-ula-design-documents-surface/
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiW3P1rJRMc
Ferranti Document Archive: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_6S9HtXdFBRyo7NQ52pcOQgZlP1N_M-T/edit?gid=2081835427#gid=2081835427
DOOM On A Hasselblad Camera: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/researcher-ports-doom-to-usd8-000-hasselblad-x2d-100-mp-medium-format-camera-uses-touchscreen-for-directional-control-shutter-button-to-fire-weapon
DOOM Computed Through DNS: https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/10/12/no-shame-in-the-domain-name-game-dns-is-doomed-literally/5302670
ESA Wants Retro Handhelds Flagged As Superfakes: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/us-government-told-to-flag-retro-handhelds-loaded-with-pirated-games-as-a-notorious-market/
3dfx Voodoo Turns 30: https://www.club386.com/3dfx-voodoo-history-ross-smith-interview/
When Apple Records Sued Apple Computer: https://dfarq.homeip.net/when-apple-records-sued-apple-computer/
Ubisoft Staff Fight To Keep Remote Working: https://www.verticalslice.news/this-is-your-crisis-this-is-your-failure-inside-the-global-battle-to-preserve-remote-working-at-ubisoft/
ScummVM Now Supports Dungeon Master: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/scummvm-now-supports-ftls-legendary-1987-adventure-dungeon-master
GTA’s Vehicle Physics Began On The Atari ST: https://bsky.app/profile/philsan.bsky.social/post/3mxox2b2vca2e
Play The Original Prototype: https://patkerr.co.uk/2d-vehicles/
Richard “Levelord” Gray Obituary: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-level-designer-richard-levelord-gray-has-died/
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