Lost Sid Meier Documentary Resurfaces, Wing Commander Fixed, Meccano Lunar Lander & More - Ramble 117

Rees Rambles

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In this episode I talk about an awesome electromechnical Lunar Lander game made from Meccano, a fix for Wing Commander’s speed-related issues after 35 years, a new Dig Dug game that’ll only be around for 2 weeks(!?), a lost Sid Meier documentary & more!

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Episode Links:

Meccano Lunar Lander: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece

My New Favourite Runnymede-based Meccano Website: https://runnymedemeccanoguild.org.uk/gallery/sections/members,pete-wood,meccano-martian-mission

MVG Wing Commander Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuFNFd8I0WU

Wing Commander Overhaul Mod: https://www.wcnews.com/news/2025/06/11/breaking-news-wing-commander-speed-fix-released

New Dig Dug: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/a-new-dig-dug-game-has-just-been-released-but-its-only-playable-for-2-weeks

Sid Meier Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxbAX2LGFEg

Video Of The Week (LGR GPU Boxart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_mxOmtMOg

Chapters:

00:00 Big Milestones!

03:54 Meccano Lunar Lander

10:01 PCBWay

11:08 Wing Commander Fixed After 35 Years!

18:05 New Dig Dug Game… For Now

23:29 Lost Sid Meier Documentary Resurfaces

28:17 Video of the Week

34:00 Did I Mention How Much I Love Bazzite?