Game & Gadget Podcast - Pixel Refresh

By James Woodcock

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September 04, 2024Game & Gadget Podcast #38 – Original Xbox Ticking Disaster, PS Vita Beauty & 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 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 dead bugs
The C64 Tapecart SD for fast loading cassette games in just a few seconds
The amazing Commodore 64 loading graphics and music
Importance of preserving the stories from those who experienced such big tech and software advances
The Sony PlayStation Vita with its stunning OLED display where sales flopped
The cleverness of the dual screen display of the Nintendo DS
Drooling over modern crystal replacement cases for retro consoles
SEGA Dreamcast modding with the GDemu and DreamPSU
The original power supply on the C64 is another danger!
The video tour of Tony’s collection of retro gear
‘The Spectrum‘ hardware announced for emulating classic Spectrum titles
What is a ‘sensible’ retro collection purchase?
James’ lovely yet battered Amiga 500 purchased for £30
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #38 – Original Xbox Ticking Disaster, PS Vita Beauty & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #38 – Original Xbox Ticking Disaster, PS Vita Beauty & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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1h 2min
July 25, 2024New Metro Siege Game for Amiga Interview – Programmer Alex Brown – Game & Gadget Podcast #37
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 release.
Topics include:
How Alex ended became a programmer
Alex’s favourite game influences
Why create a new game for the Amiga?
Pushing the limits of the Amiga A500
Taking the Amiga online with cross system online multiplayer
The art of releasing a beta or technical preview and gathering feedback
Keeping the gameplay smooth with 2 players, enemies and lush surroundings
Parallax scrolling, moving trains and what’s needed to achieve the results
Using modular character animation on the Amiga
Given extra life to a retro computing platform
The reason for the expansion memory of 512kb memory requirement
The programming resources available for the Amiga
The tricks of the trade for programming the Amiga
The software and tools for creating Amiga games
Emulation versus real hardware for testing
The size of the team and the understanding of the capabilities of the Amiga
The biggest challenge of getting the game to work
Why AGA has not been targeted… yet?
Ensuring there is an end goal to any “passion project”
If you watch the video version of the podcast, I have captured Metro Siege running from my own Amiga A500 (which mine does have Pistorm installed, but I have been assured it will still run great without one). You can find out more by visiting the Metro Siege website.
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: New Metro Siege Game for Amiga Interview – Programmer Alex Brown – Game & Gadget Podcast #37, created by James Woodcock.
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47min
May 31, 2024Game & Gadget Podcast #36 – New Retro Handheld Under £1, Cost of Retro Tech & More…
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 cables, power cables etc
Mister FPGA costs versus retro hardware collections
Aaron positive thoughts (and excellent excuses) on the cost of collecting retro hardware
The Atari Falcon, the development kit for the Atari Jaguar
Aaron’s first computer, which he still owns!
Modifying old computers ROM chips and copyright risk
My brand new retro hardware portable device for less than £1
RGB cables everywhere!
The Apple G4 Cube USB flaw
Skiving to get into computer games
The inspiration of the ZX81 and micro computers
My fondness of the Atari 65XE 8-bit computer
Bye bye ICQ
Tony and Aaron invent Code Jenga
Development is hard
Manually typing code from old books and magazines – oh the typos!
Code in books, to disks on magazines to digital DLC
What happens to digital licensed content when you die?
The importance of archiving DLC and game patches
Licensing music for games
The cost of patching a console game
The beauty of Xbox Live Arcade and developing the first games
Playing Xbox Live Arcade version of Golden Eye on an Xbox 360 debug unit
Featured Atari Falcon image By F-Andrey, CC BY 2.0, Link
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #36 – New Retro Handheld Under £1, Cost of Retro Tech & More…, created by James Woodcock.
For even more content, visit Pixel Refresh - Gaming & Tech | Retro & Modern.
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56min
April 05, 2024Game & Gadget Podcast #35 – Retro Vs Modern Gaming, Subscriptions Galore & 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:
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 release would be so popular?
The design differences between Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky & Broken Sword
Balancing PC minimum spec and recommended levels in development of games
Sony PlayStation 5 Pro details leaked splitting the PS5 target specs
Triple AAA titles and layoffs in the industry
Netflix, Disney Plus etc and how we are cancelling subscriptions due to raising prices
The needless pain of grinding in a game to progress
Match 3 games and the lightning energy nonsense
Apple EU App Stores
Tony’s first article on Pixel Refresh, Beneath A Steel Sky Sets as Broken Sword Dawns – Revolution Book Preview
James’ article on Pixel Refresh, CRT TV for Retro Gaming – The Beauty, Buying, Repair & Despair
Acorn Pocket Book preview
YouTube Premium, if only they would separate YouTube Music
Apple Music for lossless, even on Android
Where is Spotify HiFi lossless audio??? Literally years since the original announcement
WearOS versus Tizen on smartwatches
Tony’s Apple Watch experience
NOTE: Tony or I lost connection at the very end, so the conversation goes a little odd as we wonder where the other person went :) Luckily the software locally records so Tony continued recording!
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WEBSITE: Pixel Refresh – Gaming, Gadgets & Tech both Retro & Modern
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PIXEL REFRESH YOUTUBE CHANNEL: Pixel Refresh on YouTube
FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #35 – Retro Vs Modern Gaming, Subscriptions Galore & More…, created by James Woodcock.
For even more content, visit Pixel Refresh - Gaming & Tech | Retro & Modern.
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #35 – Retro Vs Modern Gaming, Subscriptions Galore & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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53min
February 23, 2024Game & Gadget Podcast #34 – Tomb Raider, BBS, Jetstrike & More…
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 the effects on development and livelihoods
Funny copy protection at level 10
Jetstrike release version not the final and included a serious bug
Jetstrike game featured Aliens “one in a million” chance though of seeing them!
How did we all use our first connections to the Internet?
The success of iTunes and iTunes Match against mp3 piracy
Broken Sword Reforged and AI as a tool
Our fondness of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered and its intentional limitations
How what is acceptable has changed over the years
Early gameplay mechanics
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #34 – Tomb Raider, BBS, Jetstrike & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #34 – Tomb Raider, BBS, Jetstrike & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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1h 8min
January 20, 2024Game & Gadget Podcast #33 – Super Amiga, Real Hardware Vs FPGA & More…
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
Using original gaming hardware versus FPGA
Keeping retro computers and consoles alive
Discussion on the financial aspects of retro gaming, accessories and their cost
ScummVM now officially available on the Apple App Store
Various handheld devices for portable emulation
So many ‘mini’ devices bringing back our retro memories
The challenge of shipping a Steam Deck to Ukraine (the update)
Super Amigas?
How long would you need to learn to become a developer!
Tony’s new game demo coming soon…
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #33 – Super Amiga, Real Hardware Vs FPGA & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #33 – Super Amiga, Real Hardware Vs FPGA & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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1h 5min
December 19, 2023Game & Gadget Podcast #32 – ZX Spectrum Next, Anbernic RG35XX Plus & 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:
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 dedicated macOS enthusiast)
Tony and Charles Cecil presenting at Crash Live 2023 regarding Artic Games / Revolution Software
Porting games in the 8-bit / 16-bit era
Mister FPGA Vs real hardware
The RG35XX and RG35XX Plus portable handheld consoles experiences
It’s difficult to send a Steam Deck to Kiev
What Tony is going to do with his ZX Spectrum Next for programming
Tony’s new game Wormhole Dungeon
What platforms could be targeted?
Remembering the SEGA Dreamcast
Broken Sword Reforged Kickstarter open for registration
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #32 – ZX Spectrum Next, Anbernic RG35XX Plus & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #32 – ZX Spectrum Next, Anbernic RG35XX Plus & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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50min
November 11, 2023Game & Gadget Podcast #31 – Exploding Phones, Retro Future, Unity Chaos & More…
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 panels
Retro computers & consoles and inspiring the young
Unity Engine going downhill
The craziness of gaming marketing and advertising
The beauty of Apple skeuomorphism before iOS 7
Every operating system goes partially transparent
MacBook Pro 2015 craziness of design – goodbye ports, hello dongles
Collecting old phones and the battery bulging dangers
James gets himself another Commodore 64
The similarity of technology used on older retro computers
Disks surviving, discs rotting
Tony’s Amstrad CPC fixed and working
The loudness of 52x CD-ROM drives – spin spin spin!
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #31 – Exploding Phones, Retro Future, Unity Chaos & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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55min
September 22, 2023Game & Gadget Podcast #30 – 8-bit Computers, PiStorm, Broken Sword Reforged & 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 8-bit computer collection
Collecting original retro computer boxes and using modern replicas
The Enterprise computer that failed
Real Amiga with PiStorm and a Raspberry Pi makes your CPU stupid fast!
All the versions of the Atari ST
The true joy of programming for the Motorola 68000
Tony wanting to write an Amiga game in the future
Programming between the different 16-bit computers
Broken Sword Reforged using AI and ‘real’ artists to increase the visual detail
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #30 – 8-bit Computers, PiStorm, Broken Sword Reforged & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #30 – 8-bit Computers, PiStorm, Broken Sword Reforged & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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44min
August 02, 2023Game & Gadget Podcast #29 – Atari ST Nostalgia, Pink Genies & More…
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 his retirement from gaming work
What games Steve has been playing now he has a little more time
Steve releasing yet more books!
The pain of the developer crunch time
Life as ctrl-alt-rees and his fascination with Atari
Atari ST and the MIDI capabilities
Computers for homework *cough* games!
Homework on an Acorn Archimedes A3010 and dot matrix printers
Atari ST and 32 person strong multiplayer games with MIDI connections
The horror when you realise what you have thrown away, and then it becomes valuable
Steve’s computer journey
Taking a high quality scan, reducing to 128 colours for PC, reducing to 32 colours for Amiga
A changing colour pixel for a convincing ‘blink’
Broken Sword on the Nintendo Wii
Rise of the Triads and the music of Lee Jackson
The ever growing retro community
Robin Williams suing Disney and the risk of the colour blue
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FREE GAME SOUNDTRACKS: ScummVM Music Enhancement Project
Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #29 – Atari ST Nostalgia, Pink Genies & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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1h 7min

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The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.