Cyberpunk Mega Drive Game, RIP BioWare, RIP Atari VCS, DOOM On Things & More - Ramble 175
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvy-EzvQhNY
In this episode I talk about Chords, a cyberpunk visual novel coming to the Mega Drive, EA shutting down BioWare, the Atari VCS store closing with a positive twist, a Doom engine for the NES, DOOM on a clamp meter and a vape, using AI to make smart TVs less annoying, a plug-and-play PS1 optical drive emulator, USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt for Windows 98, a 6502 laptop, a new Dizzy collection for the Mega Drive, AI slop flooding Steam Next Fest, cloning fears delaying an indie playtest, an unusual CPU swap for the original Xbox & more!
Chapters
- 00:00:00 – Good News For Cyberpunk Graphic Novel Fans!
- 00:08:21 – RIP BioWare
- 00:15:27 – RIP Atari VCS (With A Positive Twist)
- 00:26:32 – The DOOM Shrine
- 00:35:43 – Making Your Smart TV Less Annoying… With AI
- 00:43:29 – Definitely NOT Rees’s Pieces
- 00:55:37 – Videos Of The Week
- 01:06:06 – …And Finally
Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Chords On Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4909120/Chords/
Chords Official Site: https://www.pixelpushergames.co.uk/chords/
Matteusbeus On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MatteusBeusRetroDev
Matteusbeus’ Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RetroSegaDev2
Matteusbeus On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/matteubeus?welcomeModal=show
EA Shuts Down BioWare: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ea-officially-shuts-down-bioware-and-cuts-400-jobs-mass-effect-5-has-been-cancelled
My Atari VCS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlFPpd7u20
Atari Ends VCS Support: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-is-ending-support-for-its-2021-vcs-console-will-release-a-homebrew-app-to-let-players-keep-making-and-adding-games/
Doom NES: https://nancygold.itch.io/doom-nes
DOOM On A Clamp Meter: https://github.com/ArturBieniek4/DMC100-Doom
DOOM On A Vape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNx4T7kC93w
Using AI To Make Smart TVs Dumb Again: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/people-are-using-ai-to-make-their-smart-tvs-dumb-again/
Plug & Play PS1 ODE: https://x.com/krikzz/status/2110718308844744934
USB 3.0 & Thunderbolt For Windows 98: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/18/thunderbolt-strikes-windows98/
LT6502b Laptop: https://www.maddox.pro/?p=448
Codeberg Of The Above: https://codeberg.org/TechPaula/LT6502b
Crankfruit Game Player: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN6j7aCtP2I
New Dizzy Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/the-oliver-twins-mark-40-years-of-dizzy-with-new-sega-genesis-mega-drive-collection
Steam Next Fest AI Slop: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/thin-end-of-the-wedge-steam-next-fest-under-fire-as-demo-festival-drowns-in-a-flood-of-ai-slop
Cloning Fears Delay Playtest: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/too-big-a-risk-indie-dev-digital-sun-delays-revamp-public-playtest-over-ai-cloning-fears
C3 1.2GHz CPU In An Original Xbox: https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/1xa63l7/i_had_to_know_if_it_would_work_via_c3_12ghz_cpu/
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