We catch up with the awesome cntrl-alt-rees

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

506: “Atari’s Actually Doing Things RIGHT?!” – Ctrl-Alt-Rees - The Retro Hour Podcast EP506

NOV 14, 2025114 MIN
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

506: “Atari’s Actually Doing Things RIGHT?!” – Ctrl-Alt-Rees - The Retro Hour Podcast EP506

NOV 14, 2025114 MIN

Description

<div>This week, we catch up with the ever-inventive Ctrl-Alt-Rees in his brand new studio. Rees shares his latest projects, retro tech obsessions, and the bizarre story of a Japanese teaching computer with a paper screen. We hear his thoughts on modern Atari’s surprising comeback, his favourite (and most hated) handhelds, the quirks of the Jaguar scene, and why Windows 95 still holds up 30 years later. <br> <br> ctrl-alt-rees on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees">https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees</a><br> Podcast and website: <a href="https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/">https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/</a><br> <br> Contents:<br> <br> 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories <br> 56:32 - ctrl-alt-rees Interview <br> <br> Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:<br> <br> Doncaster Gaming Market: <a href="https://www.doncastergamingmarket.com/">https://www.doncastergamingmarket.com/</a><br> <br> Bitmap Books - <a href="https://www.bitmapbooks.com">https://www.bitmapbooks.com</a><br> <br> Check out PCBWay at <a href="https://pcbway.com">https://pcbway.com</a> for all your PCB needs<br> <br> Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: <a href="https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour">https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour</a><br> <br> We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:<br> <br> <a href="https://theretrohour.com/support/">https://theretrohour.com/support/</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/retrohour">https://www.patreon.com/retrohour</a><br> <br> Join our Discord channel: <a href="https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8">https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8</a><br> <br> Website: <a href="http://theretrohour.com">http://theretrohour.com</a><br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/">https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/</a><br> X: <a href="https://twitter.com/retrohouruk">https://twitter.com/retrohouruk</a><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/">https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/</a><br> Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com">https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com</a><br> Twitch: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour">https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour</a><br> <br> Show notes<br> <br> GameTank: Next-Gen 8-Bit Hardware: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/25fvsyku">https://tinyurl.com/25fvsyku</a><br> Atari 50: Namco DLC: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/47w8ztfc">https://tinyurl.com/47w8ztfc</a><br> Eternal Hunters: New SNES RPG Revealed: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mt6s387t">https://tinyurl.com/mt6s387t</a><br> Taito Offers $650 Bounty on Lost Tech: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/npr3m35b">https://tinyurl.com/npr3m35b</a><br> Commodore Name Battle Heats Up: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/46n7c3za">https://tinyurl.com/46n7c3za</a><br> Jurassic Systems Revives 1993 Hacker Vibes: <a href="https://jurassicsystems.com/">https://jurassicsystems.com/</a><br> <br> </div>