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