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…

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 thi…

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 co…

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 Revolutio…

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 a…

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 …

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…

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 g…

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! Stor…

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 an…

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: Atari Jaguar – 64-bit development issues with Tom & Jerry chips Threading commands with the Atari Ja…

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 t…

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 …

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 …

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 mult…

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. Topics include: Steve Ince’s 201 Things for Better Game Writing…

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: Tony’s ‘Revolution: The Quest for Game Development Greatness‘ book passed its goal on Kickstarter Ou…

In this special interview edition Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by authors Tony Warriner co-founder of Revolution Software and Martin Mulrooney of Alternative Magazine Online as we discuss their new book which has featured on Kickstarter recently titled Revolution: The Quest for Game Development Greatness. The story of Revolution Software, bes…

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: Portable gaming with the Steam Deck Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Subscription Cloud gaming to try a game …

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: Scorching 40 degree UK heatwave (we just aren’t used to it!) iPad Pro Stage Manager Beneath a Steel Sky development for the original iPad Dolby Atmos music, DVD Audio and Super Audio…

I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software, Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games and Stoo Cambridge known for his pixel artwork for Cannon Fodder and other titles from Sensible Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include…

I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software, Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games and Stoo Cambridge known for his pixel artwork for Cannon Fodder and other titles from Sensible Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. Topics include…

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: Finding the perfect music streaming service mission impossible Lossless music revolution for audio music streaming Transferring music library from Spotify to Apple Music Vinyl digita…

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: The influence of Double Fine on Kickstarter videos How without mobile phones, we took less photos Xbox celebrates 20th anniversary Why James’ pre-ordered an original Xbox The beauty …

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’s new book in progress covering the history of Revolution Software – creators of Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky and many more point and click adventures The Matrix bullet tim…

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: Tony and his new MacBook Pro experiences So many ports The joy and despair with USB-C External keybo…

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: The new Apple MacBook Pro 14″ & 16″ – Top notch stuff Tony’s empty wallet from his recent Apple purchases The Great ‘Escape’ – touchbar woes Venting on Twitter My move from iOS to An…

I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software, Eugene Sandulenko from ScummVM and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss gaming, gadgets and technology. Topics include: ScummVM 20th Anniversary The processes of development and organising so many developers How Rev…

In the 10th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss gaming, gadgets and technology. Topics include: Clive Sinclair best known for the the ZX Spectrum computers passes away aged 81 The Raspberry Pi Early electronic devices and pocket calculators 8-bit computers small amount …

In the 9th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss gaming, gadgets and technology. Topics include: Google Nest Doorbell (battery edition) My first visitor using the doorbell didn’t go quite as expected Google AI can’t tell the difference between a person and a cat Smart tag…

In the 8th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software and Neil Thomas who runs the RMC Retro – The Cave YouTube channel with over 130,000 subscribers. Topics include: The RMC Retro Museum FPGA versus real hardware SEGA Saturn PSU started smoking / PSU died Early music in games… beeps versus…

In the 7th Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Will Judd who works for Eurogamer and Digital Foundry and Daniel Hughes who is one of my closest friends who went to the same college as myself, which meant we had plenty of time to argue about how my 3Dfx was better or worse than his PowerVR for 3D Acceleration in the late 1990s. Topics include: 3Df…

In the return of the Game & Gadget Podcast, I am joined by Tony Warriner and Steve Ince – both veterans of the game industry who discuss among other things their time working on point and click adventure classic Broken Sword with Revolution Software. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW: Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | Deezer | Pocket Casts | RSS | Spotify | YouT…

In Bits and Bobs Podcast Episode #2, Tony Warriner and I are joined by Sumo Digital Ltd legend, Senior Executive Producer Steve Lycett to share his gaming and technology memories and recent experiences with VR headsets. Topics for episode 2 of our podcast include: ZX Spectrum Next PC Engine mini Half Life: Alyx General retro nostalgia Looking ahead…

After discussions with Tony Warriner, Co-founder of Revolution Software, we were both yearning for a podcast where we could just… well chat. Have a discussion, a conversation regarding gaming, technology and whatever else pops into our head without the gloss of lavish introductions and lots of editing. So, as a result here is our pilot episode of B…

I realised just recently it has been over 5 years since I recorded a show! So, with a fancy new microphone, mixer and the desire to interview fascinating individuals – today I am delighted to kick-start these efforts by talking to Neil from popular YouTube channel ‘Retro Man Cave’, which will soon pass over 100,000 subscribers due to his many video…

In the latest Game & Gadget Podcast we discuss the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles 4 months after the launches, covering the interface, games and features of the two. Joining me are Ken Barnes – Editor at PureXbox.com and Marty Greenwell – writer, editor and podcast host at ConsoleMonster.com. Topics: User question: Has either Xbox One or PS4 j…

In the latest Game & Gadget Podcast, we discuss Sky’s £9.99 NOW TV Box, Microsoft, Blackberry, Apple & even Ducktales Remastered… Joining me are Ken Barnes – Editor at PureXbox.com, Matt Baxter-Reynolds a mobile software development consultant and technology sociologist based in the UK who blogs for ZDNet and Marty Greenwell – writer, editor and ne…

In my second episode of the ‘Game & Gadget Podcast’ dedicated to gaming and technology, we discuss the recent E3 announcements from Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo, Windows 8.1 and Apple’s WWDC event. Guests include Matt Baxter-Reynolds a mobile software development consultant and technology sociologist based in the UK who blogs for ZDNet and Chris Bran…

This is the very first episode of a new podcast series dedicated to gaming and technology known as the ‘Game & Gadget Podcast’. For our first episode, we are covering the recent announcement of the new Xbox One console revealed by Microsoft. It is my aim to have a bunch of guests from various gaming and technology websites within each episode, disc…

Today over Skype I interviewed Dale Mugford, who is the co-founder of Brave New Code. This is Dale’s 3rd time on my podcast and he has joined me to discuss their latest WordPress plugin release WPtouch Pro 3 – a dedicated mobile and tablet view for a WordPress powered website that is designed to decrease loading times and optimises for a touchscree…

Today over Skype, we recorded Monster Cast #19 – produced for the Console Monster website. Joining me in this latest podcast are Marty Greenwell, Reece Warrender, Steven Bourke and special guest Steve Ince. Steve Ince is an award nominated writer and game designer, best known for his work on Revolution Software titles such as the Broken Sword serie…

Today over Skype I interviewed Leo Zullo, Managing Director of Wired Productions discussing eJay Pure – a free music creation app that has been announced via a Kickstarter campaign that is hoping to raise £150,000. eJay Pure is expected to release on iOS and Android tablets in November 2013 if funding is successful and is designed to give beginners…

Joining me today over Skype, Graham North – Commercial Director from Humax UK details the different television technologies, the services available and looking ahead to the future of TV and content delivery. Freeview and Freesat are non-subscription based television services that offer a tantalising alternative to other cable and satellite provider…

Joining me over Skype, Charles Cecil CEO of Revolution Software discusses the wonderful world of classic point and click adventure games, how the industry has changed and a glimpse of future titles including Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse. Recently, Revolution Software successfully raised $771,560 to develop Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse via…

In my latest podcast, I interview Rob Landeros co-founder of Trilobyte Games and co-founder of Aftermath Media David Wheeler. Between them, they have been involved with such classic titles as The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour, Tender Loving Care and more. We discuss their involvement with these titles, with new insights into their development and whethe…

In my latest podcast I interview Duncan Best (Marketing Director) and Simon Sauntson (Marketing Manager) from RailSimulator.com regarding their latest rail simulator product ‘Train Simulator 2013’. Here Duncan and Simon reveal the latest features and updates available in Train Simulator 2013 – including updated menu layouts, new routes & locomotive…

In my latest podcast, I interview Stephen Fern who is behind the Lost Kidz app that has just been released for the Apple iPhone. I am sure it is a nightmare for any parent who is distracted for just one single moment, only to realise that their child is no longer by their side. Stephen explains how his app has great potential by utilising a vast co…

In my latest podcast, I interview developers Eugene Sandulenko, Arnaud Boutonné and Johannes Schickel from the open source software ScummVM. ScummVM allows you to enjoy point and click adventure games on a variety of platforms including computers, consoles and portable devices. We discuss a variety of subjects regarding the software, including how …

I interview Wil Stephens who is the Vice President of International Business Development for Boxee. Here he tells us all about their Boxee Box, which is a device you hook up to your HDMI compatible television to expand the content – with access to on-line films, television shows and music, all on demand. You can also view your own captured or creat…