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90s Retro PCs with vswitchzero Interview – Game & Gadget Podcast #39
Friday, January 10, 2025 • Duration 56:53
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 Keen, Doom, Quake and the evolution of PC gaming hardware during the 90s
Introduction of 3DFX and Voodoo graphics cards, including personal experiences and significant technological leaps
Voodoo 2 SLI configurations and their impact on 3D gaming
Comparisons between 3DFX, PowerVR and other competing technologies of the time
Popular sound cards like the Creative Sound Blaster series and Yamaha DB50XG/SW60XG
General MIDI and enhanced gaming experiences through better audio fidelity
Game & Gadget Podcast #38 – Original Xbox Ticking Disaster, PS Vita Beauty & More…
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 01:01:45
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
‘The Spectrum‘ hardware announced for emulating classic Spectrum titles
What is a ‘sensible’ retro collection purchase?
Game & Gadget Podcast #29 – Atari ST Nostalgia, Pink Genies & More…
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 • Duration 01:06:59
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
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 copyright
The benefits of Artificial Intelligence
Using A.I. to make appointments
Creating a coffee drinking squirrel
Voice assistants that simply don’t understand
Tony’s book on the history of Revolution Software updates
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
The joy of cartridges compared against cassette, floppy disk and more
Tony states “You could do a great game with 48K”
The juggling of switching multiple floppy disks for a single game
Why did James get a PC? To play the “talkie” version of Simon the Sorcerer!
Select, menu and adjust – remembering the Acorn Archimedes A3010
Steve explains how he managed the audio recordings for Beneath a Steel Sky “talkie” version
Characters with accents?
Discworld and the famous actors who did the many voices including ‘Jon’ Pertwee
How Broken Sword music and voice cast influenced the story of the sequel
The different voices of Nico Collard in Broken Sword
Directing the voice cast and whether any of us can act!
The easter eggs Tony and Steve have snuck into their games
Game & Gadget Podcast #25 – Restoring Retro Game Posters with Jan Hofmeister
Friday, January 20, 2023 • Duration 01:02:29
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 version of the podcast is still available, this is very much a visual presentation as Jan takes us through a selection of his work and details for the first time the processes and applications he uses for these restorations.
Topics include:
How Jan became interested in restoring game box art and posters
Jan’s fascination with Lucas Arts point and click adventure games
The early days with the Commodore 128 and Maniac Mansion
How it became a hobby and a skill
The influence of Jurassic Park in computer graphics
Restoration of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders process demonstrated
Restoration of The Secret of Monkey Island process demonstrated
Restoration of Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine process demonstrated
Restoration of The Curse of Monkey Island up close
Restoration of Simon the Sorcerer up close
Jan’s work on the cover of Back to the Future: The Game
Game & Gadget Podcast #24 – The Death of 3D, Mastodon Rise, Joys of Plex and More…
Sunday, January 8, 2023 • Duration 01:04:42
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 3D engine
James’ Christmas Eve process or bringing out retro tech before the new stuff comes along
Tony still loves his ‘portable’ Steam Deck
Missing a Sony portable gaming device
Sony trying to rule the world with countless storage formats they created
3D televisions and cinema and its failure
Modern VR and the Metaverse
Mastodon and its recent success
The hunt for alternative social media services
Movie and TV subscriptions services, we lost the leave cable / satellite dream
Game & Gadget Podcast #23 – Writing for Games, Xbox Live with Insignia & More…
Thursday, December 8, 2022 • Duration 52:52
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.
