April 27, 2025

FPGA, Spectrum Next Development, Retro 90s PCs & More… – Game & Gadget Podcast #41

59 minutes

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 quirks

FPGA efforts to emulate complex consoles like the Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1, N64 and beyond

The dream of a consumer-level FPGA PlayStation 1 experience with the SuperStation One

Tony’s new project: UrbX Warriors – a Kickstarter-bound game for Spectrum Next, PC and more

The challenges of developing for the Spectrum Next, dealing with tight memory banking restrictions

Porting UrbX Warriors to PSX, Steam, Switch, Amiga and Mac

James’ retro PC escapades – saving and restoring early 2000s hardware for Windows 98 and XP gaming

Collecting CRT monitors and comparing the experience of CRT versus modern digital displays

The charm and madness of original hardware compared to FPGA and software emulation

Nostalgic memories of Voodoo 2 graphics cards and the thrill of early PC 3D acceleration

Scaling games like Broken Sword for different PC specs and the Game Boy Advance back in the 1990s

The ongoing rabbit hole of retro computing

CRT TV repair challenges

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Original post link: FPGA, Spectrum Next Development, Retro 90s PCs & More… – Game & Gadget Podcast #41, created by James Woodcock.

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Original post link: FPGA, Spectrum Next Development, Retro 90s PCs & More… – Game & Gadget Podcast #41, created by James Woodcock.

For even more content, visit Pixel Refresh - Retro Gaming & Modern Tech.

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