I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. 00:00:00 – Introduction and podcast opening 00:00:17 – Tony’s tour experience promoting UrbX Warriors game 00:01:18 – The importance of playtesting games with real people at events 00:02:33 – Upcoming gaming events 00:03:47 – Experience of putting…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. FPGA devices becoming more accessible, focusing on the MiSTer project and its many retro gaming cores Hunting down Taki Udon FPGA boards and the challenges with small production batches Early adopter woes – memory speed concerns and analogue audio…
I am joined by Mark Benis , who has composed the musical soundtrack for the point and click adventure game Rosewater, set in the wild west and released in 2024. Mark has also worked on the soundtrack for Lamplight City with others credits for titles including Wolfenstein: Youngblood. In this podcast, we discuss his joy of retro chip-tune music of retro gaming platforms including the Nintendo Game…
I am joined by Mike from vswitchzero , who has a fascinating YouTube channel dedicated to 90s retro PC hardware and gaming. In this podcast, we explore the fascinating history of this exciting era of 3D acceleration advancement with classic graphics cards including the 3Dfx Voodoo while delving into the repairs, nostalgia and the pitfalls of revisiting retro PC computing. Topics include: Commander…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Tony wants to play Elite on his BBC Micro, but the smoking capacitors have other ideas James’ original Xbox had a hidden surprise , a leaking clock capacitor that nearly destroyed the console Restoring James’ Commodore 64 – real…
I am joined by Alex Brown, programmer of an upcoming brand new beat-em-up 2-player game for the Commodore Amiga – Metro Siege. With the target platform the Amiga A500, originally released way back in 1987! Alex takes us through the journey of pushing the limits of the Amiga A500, the experience of programming with the Amiga custom chips and how this wonderful passion project will become a final…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: James’ visit to Tony’s retro computer and console collection Tony spending money to get his retro collection connected to a modern display – OSSC, RGB…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: James hunting for a SEGA Genesis in the USA Broken Sword Reforged Kickstarter blasts through £50,000 target to over half a million! Broken Sword 2 remastered? Did Tony from Revolution Software realise Broken Sword on its original…
I am joined by Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games , Martin Mulrooney of Alternative Magazine Online and Karl from Retro32 as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: What is BBS and how was it used? BBS today on the Amiga The joys and sounds of dial up internet and blocking for Grandmothers Piracy software and…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Karl from Retro32 as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: James’ experiences with emulator Gotek floppy drives for retro computers and the Atari 520 STFM Tony’s experience of the Anbernic portable handheld RG35XX Plus Challenges faced when updating the Anbernic device…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: James & Tony meeting in person for the very first time! Crash Live 2023 Sinclair Spectrum event experiences ZX Spectrum Vs C64 banter ZX Spectrum Next explored How to program the Z80 book Tony is using Windows 11… We checked! (the…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: The engineering conundrum of granny squares You don’t have to be an expert in the field to write a game about a particular topic Tony appears on more…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Tony has been on an event panel and another to follow with Charles Cecil of Revolution Software The Acorn Electron bargain £20 spend So many 8-bit computers that didn’t make it! Storing computers is harder than consoles! Tony’s…
I am joined by Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games , Steve Ince who is an artist, game designer and writer working on games from Revolution Software such as Broken Sword and also a new guest to our podcast Rees from YouTube channel ctrl-alt-rees as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Steve Ince discusses…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Atari Jaguar – 64-bit development issues with Tom & Jerry chips Threading commands with the Atari Jaguar Nintendo Wii U naming failure Nintendo Switch…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Image generation with A.I. is scary good A.I. is a replicant? A.I. introduces James Woodcock A.I. introduces Tony Warriner Who is Steve Warriner? Tony wishes he knew! The A.I. risk to copywriters The A.I. risk to artists and…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Steve Ince who is an artist, game designer and writer working on games from Revolution Software such as Broken Sword as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: James acquiring the Mattel Electronics Intellivision Console and games The Intellivision voice synthesis add-on…
I am joined by Jan Hofmeister , who has spent years restoring for free, in particular point and click adventure game box art and posters – creating stunning print quality tributes to these classic titles. Titles from Lucas Arts, Adventure Soft and more in beautiful high quality using a variety of assets from the original box art, magazine full-page spreads, manuals and more. Although the audio…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: What technology did Santa bring us in 2022? Remembering dedicated sound cards The loss of the headphone port on phones and tablets The 486 CPU TURBO mode switch Swapping through multiple floppy disks in games Broken Sword 3 and the…
I am joined by Steve Ince who is an artist, game designer and writer working on games from Revolution Software such as Broken Sword and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Steve Ince’s 201 Things for Better Game Writing book Steve’s entrance to writing for games…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Tony’s ‘ Revolution: The Quest for Game Development Greatness ‘ book passed its goal on Kickstarter Our experience and love of the arcade The…
In this special interview edition Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by authors Tony Warriner co-founder of Revolution Software and Martin Mulrooney of Alternative Magazine Online as we discuss their new book which has featured on Kickstarter recently titled Revolution: The Quest for Game Development Greatness. The story of Revolution Software, best known for their point and click adventure games…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Portable gaming with the Steam Deck Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscription Cloud gaming to try a game before you download it Games pushing you to…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Scorching 40 degree UK heatwave (we just aren’t used to it!) iPad Pro Stage Manager Beneath a Steel Sky development for the original iPad Dolby Atmos music, DVD Audio and Super Audio CD Spatial Audio head tracking Tony and his…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software , Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games and Stoo Cambridge known for his pixel artwork for Cannon Fodder and other titles from Sensible Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: The iPad Pro 5th Generation experience The…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software , Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games and Stoo Cambridge known for his pixel artwork for Cannon Fodder and other titles from Sensible Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: The artwork design concepts of Cannon Fodder…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Finding the perfect music streaming service mission impossible Lossless music revolution for audio music streaming Transferring music library from Spotify to Apple Music Vinyl digitally remastered Watching classic movies from 1938…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: The influence of Double Fine on Kickstarter videos How without mobile phones, we took less photos Xbox celebrates 20th anniversary Why James’ pre-ordered an original Xbox The beauty of Doom Our loathing of typical Free to Play…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Tony’s new book in progress covering the history of Revolution Software – creators of Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky and many more point and click adventures The Matrix bullet time effect… on a budget Working on point and click…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: Tony and his new MacBook Pro experiences So many ports The joy and despair with USB-C External keyboards, our obsession The epic Steel Battalion…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include: The new Apple MacBook Pro 14″ & 16″ – Top notch stuff Tony’s empty wallet from his recent Apple purchases The Great ‘Escape’ – touchbar woes Venting on Twitter My move from iOS to Android… but it was the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 James’…
I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software , Eugene Sandulenko from ScummVM and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss gaming, gadgets and technology. Topics include: ScummVM 20th Anniversary The processes of development and organising so many developers How Revolution Software shared the source code from…
In the 10th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss gaming, gadgets and technology. Topics include: Clive Sinclair best known for the the ZX Spectrum computers passes away aged 81 The Raspberry Pi Early electronic devices and pocket calculators 8-bit computers small amount of memory The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)…
In the 9th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss gaming, gadgets and technology. Topics include: Google Nest Doorbell (battery edition) My first visitor using the doorbell didn’t go quite as expected Google AI can’t tell the difference between a person and a cat Smart tag tracking The sad death of Windows Phone Your…
In the 8th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Neil Thomas who runs the RMC Retro – The Cave YouTube channel with over 130,000 subscribers. Topics include: The RMC Retro Museum FPGA versus real hardware SEGA Saturn PSU started smoking / PSU died Early music in games… beeps versus SID chip Tony’s Story of Revolution Software book…
In the 7th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Will Judd who works for Eurogamer and Digital Foundry and Daniel Hughes who is one of my closest friends who went to the same college as myself, which meant we had plenty of time to argue about how my 3Dfx was better or worse than his PowerVR for 3D Acceleration in the late 1990s. Topics include: 3Dfx Versus PowerVR The power of the Glide API Unreal…
In the return of the Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner and Steve Ince – both veterans of the game industry who discuss among other things their time working on point and click adventure classic Broken Sword with Revolution Software . 🌍 WEBSITE : – PIXEL REFRESH – LOVE OF RETRO GAMING & MODERN TECH 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW : – Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | Deezer | Pocket…
I realised just recently it has been over 5 years since I recorded a show! So, with a fancy new microphone, mixer and the desire to interview fascinating individuals – today I am delighted to kick-start these efforts by talking to Neil from popular YouTube channel ‘ Retro Man Cave ’, which will soon pass over 100,000 subscribers due to his many videos covering retro computing repair and nostalgia.…
In the latest Game & Gadget Podcast we discuss the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles 4 months after the launches, covering the interface, games and features of the two. Joining me are Ken Barnes – Editor at PureXbox.com and Marty Greenwell – writer, editor and podcast host at ConsoleMonster.com . Topics: User question: Has either Xbox One or PS4 justified their price tag? User question: Will…
In the latest Game & Gadget Podcast, we discuss Sky’s £9.99 NOW TV Box, Microsoft, Blackberry, Apple & even Ducktales Remastered… Joining me are Ken Barnes – Editor at PureXbox.com , Matt Baxter-Reynolds a mobile software development consultant and technology sociologist based in the UK who blogs for ZDNet and Marty Greenwell – writer, editor and new podcast host at ConsoleMonster.com . Topics…
In my second episode of the ‘Game & Gadget Podcast’ dedicated to gaming and technology, we discuss the recent E3 announcements from Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo, Windows 8.1 and Apple’s WWDC event. Guests include Matt Baxter-Reynolds a mobile software development consultant and technology sociologist based in the UK who blogs for ZDNet and Chris Brandrick a freelance technology writer at Techhive…
This is the very first episode of a new podcast series dedicated to gaming and technology known as the ‘Game & Gadget Podcast’. For our first episode, we are covering the recent announcement of the new Xbox One console revealed by Microsoft. It is my aim to have a bunch of guests from various gaming and technology websites within each episode, discussing the latest developments while dipping into…
