FPGA, Spectrum Next Development, Retro 90s PCs & More… – Game & Gadget Podcast #41
<p>I am joined by <a href="https://www.pixelrefresh.com/tag/tony-warriner/">Tony Warriner</a> who is one of the founders of <a href="https://revolution.co.uk/">Revolution Software</a> as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern.</p>
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<li>FPGA devices becoming more accessible, focusing on the MiSTer project and its many retro gaming cores</li>
<li>Hunting down <a href="https://retroremake.co/pages/store">Taki Udon FPGA boards</a> and the challenges with small production batches</li>
<li>Early adopter woes – memory speed concerns and analogue audio quirks</li>
<li>FPGA efforts to emulate complex consoles like the Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1, N64 and beyond</li>
<li>The dream of a consumer-level FPGA PlayStation 1 experience with the <a href="https://retroremake.co/pages/superstation%E1%B5%92%E2%81%BF%E1%B5%89">SuperStation One</a></li>
<li>Tony’s new project: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next/">UrbX Warriors</a> – a Kickstarter-bound game for <a href="https://www.specnext.com/">Spectrum Next</a>, PC and more</li>
<li>The challenges of developing for the Spectrum Next, dealing with tight memory banking restrictions</li>
<li>Porting <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next/">UrbX Warriors</a> to PSX, Steam, Switch, Amiga and Mac</li>
<li>James’ retro PC escapades – saving and restoring early 2000s hardware for Windows 98 and XP gaming</li>
<li>Collecting CRT monitors and comparing the experience of CRT versus modern digital displays</li>
<li>The charm and madness of original hardware compared to FPGA and software emulation</li>
<li>Nostalgic memories of <a href="https://www.pixelrefresh.com/tag/3dfx/">Voodoo 2</a> graphics cards and the thrill of early PC 3D acceleration</li>
<li>Scaling games like <a href="https://www.pixelrefresh.com/broken-sword-game-boy-advance-development-stories-with-tony-warriner/">Broken Sword</a> for different PC specs and the Game Boy Advance back in the 1990s</li>
<li>The ongoing rabbit hole of retro computing</li>
<li><a href="https://www.pixelrefresh.com/crt-tv-for-retro-gaming-the-beauty-buying-repair-despair/">CRT TV repair</a> challenges</li>
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