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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.

00:00:00 – Introduction and podcast opening
00:00:17 – Tony’s tour experience promoting UrbX Warriors game
00:01:18 – The importance of playtesting games with real people at events
00:02:33 – Upcoming gaming events
00:03:47 – Experience of putting the game in front of players for the first time
00:05:24 – Discord community and alpha demo releases
00:07:39 – Technical challenges of developing for ZX Spectrum Next vs PC
00:08:26 – Real-time bug fixing and community feedback process
00:11:11 – Comparing modern playtesting to classic game development (Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword)
00:15:01 – ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 Kickstarter success (£2.2 million raised)
00:18:16 – New Commodore developments and C64 revival
00:22:31 – James’s retrolan experience with friends
00:28:10 – Windows operating systems and stability
00:30:24 – James switching from macOS to Linux Mint on MacBook Pro
00:33:05 – Tony planning to get UrbX Warriors running on Raspberry Pi
00:34:29 – Linux gaming and Steam compatibility improvements
00:37:23 – Backup strategies and password management
00:41:12 – GitHub for game development backup and collaboration
00:44:12 – Brief discussion about AI and its applications
00:48:30 – Broken Sword Reforged and AI controversy explanation
00:56:34 – Recommendation for Earthion shmup game on Steam
00:59:16 – Potential UrbX Warriors ports to other platforms (Mega Drive, Neo Geo, Amiga)
01:04:18 – Wrap-up and goodbye

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Original post link: Playtesting Adventures, ZX Spectrum Next (KS3), Retro LANs & Neo Geo Ports – Game & Gadget Podcast #42, created by James Woodcock.
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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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Original post link: FPGA, Spectrum Next Development, Retro 90s PCs & More… – Game & Gadget Podcast #41, created by James Woodcock.
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I am joined by Mark Benis, who has composed the musical soundtrack for the point and click adventure game Rosewater, set in the wild west and released in 2024. Mark has also worked on the soundtrack for Lamplight City with others credits for titles including Wolfenstein: Youngblood.

In this podcast, we discuss his joy of retro chip-tune music of retro gaming platforms including the Nintendo Game Boy, which has inspired his journey creativity to now write musical soundtracks for modern gaming titles.

Topics include:

Mark Benis’ opportunity to become a game composer
Childhood love of Pokémon Red/Blue music led to a lifelong curiosity about chip music
The beauty of 8-bit music to orchestral and back again
Using Wwyse and FMOD as audio middleware to replace line-by-line coding
Mark’s early days and the audio equipment he used
The financial barrier of the many professional audio sample libraries
No woodwinds in the game Lamplight City inspiring creativity by limitation
How hardware MIDI modules (Roland MT-32, Sound Canvas etc) have been replaced with software music audio libraries
Mark’s go to piano performances to loosen his fingers and inspire his thoughts
Mark’s computer and desk setup for music composition
What is Rosewater and the musical brief you were given
Avoiding the typical wild west country style music
How much of the original work made it into the game soundtrack?
How much of the artwork and game direction did Mark see before composing the tracks?
Timing introductions to the music, or arranging the music to the intro?
Hearing the voice acting dialogue for the first time reactions
Mixing virtual instruments with live music players
Choral music creation for the game Lamplight City recorded in a church with a real choir
Mark’s future projects
Collaborating on musical projects and avoiding arguments

Featured music within the podcast, kindly provided with permission by Mark Benis…

7-43 to Rosewater
Once Upon a Time in Western Vespuccia
Night Walk
The Showdown
So Long, Partner
Flor Silvestre by Christiane Ramirez

You can download the full Rosewater Soundtrack on Mark Benis’ Bandcamp page.

The full transcript can also be downloaded…

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Original post link: Video Game Music with Rosewater’s Mark Benis – Game & Gadget Podcast #40, created by James Woodcock.
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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
Mike’s Train Wreck Voodoo 2 repair
Issues with capacitor failures and maintaining vintage hardware
Benefits of modern retro PC projects and new hardware options mimicking retro systems
Insights into building and maintaining retro PCs versus using modern emulation tools like DOSBox
The joy of hardware repair and the satisfaction of reviving old systems
Early PC setups, the transition to multimedia PCs and the rise of CD-ROM drives
Reflections on the transformative era of PC gaming in the 90s
Ongoing retro hardware projects and the increasing value of vintage components

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Original post link: 90s Retro PCs with vswitchzero Interview – Game & Gadget Podcast #39, created by James Woodcock.
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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.

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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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #38 – Original Xbox Ticking Disaster, PS Vita Beauty & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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This is the second Tech Depot Blog UK Podcast, hosted by James Woodcock. On this occasion, Andrew Breen joins me

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James: So before we begin, please tell us a little about yourself? Oded: I have been working for Microsoft UK

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In my 30th podcast I feature Dale Mugford, who is the co-founder of Brave New Code. They have created a

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On this latest podcast episode, I host this edition joined with guests Marty Greenwell and Tim Leigh. Covering the latest

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From episode 1 to 8, I hosted the Console Monster Podcast but due to lack of time and staff participation

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Paul Jackson, CEO of RailSimulator.com joins me again on my podcast to discuss the RailWorks Train Simulator, which is available

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From episode 1 to 8, I hosted the Console Monster Podcast but due to lack of time and staff participation

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In my latest podcast, I chat with Jon Fox who is the co-founder, mastermind and code monkey of IntenseDebate. With

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From episode 1 to 8, I hosted the Console Monster Podcast but due to lack of time and staff participation

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I interview Alex Ford, the Publishing Director from JustTrains.net regarding their rail simulator products plus add ons and also a

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Paul Jackson, CEO of RailSimulator.com joins me on the telephone to discuss the RailWorks Train Simulator, which is available predominantly

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The Yamaha UK Product and Promotions Manager James Sargeant has joined me in the latest Yamaha Personal Keyboard Owner audio

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In issue #21 of 360Zine, I interview Richard Earl, the Marketing Executive from Travellers Tales to discuss the slap ‘brick’

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In my latest podcast, Paul Scrivens better known as Scrivs’, Mike Rundle and Tyme White join me to discuss their

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In an agreement with HGZine, I have been given permission to release certain audio interviews I have recorded for the

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In 360Zine issue #17, I interview Graeme Boyd better known as AceyBongos. He is the Community Manager of Xbox E.M.E.A.

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In an agreement with 360Zine, I have been given permission to release certain audio interviews I have recorded for the

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In an agreement with HGZine, I have been given permission to release certain audio interviews I have recorded for the

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In an agreement with P3Zine, I have been given permission to release certain audio interviews I have recorded for the

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In an agreement with 360Zine, I have been given permission to release certain audio interviews I have recorded for the

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In the latest YPKO Podcast, Peter Baartmans joins me to talk about his role as a worldwide demonstrator for Yamaha

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I interview John Selogy, one of the team members involved in the new Social Bookmarking website dedicated to gaming named

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In our latest podcast (audio show), I interview James Sargeant, who is the Product Specialist from Yamaha UK. Discussing primarily

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In the second part of our debate of the Console Monster Podcast, myself (James Woodcock), John, Cat, Scott and Chris

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It has been a long time since the last Console Monster Podcast, however here is Part 1 of a debate

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The Yamaha UK Marketing Manager of the Electronic Keyboard Division, joins me on the phone to discuss primarily the new

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In June 2007, I interviewed Bernard Perry where he announces the new way of storing your sheet music digitally, which

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In the latest Console Monster Podcast, I interview Toby Allen, Assistant Producer from Sumo Digital, who are behind the Xbox

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This podcast was actually recorded in July of last year, but originally I was trying to present an edited version

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Recorded on Valentine’s Day, James Woodcock rips himself away from his girlfriend and Barrie Rogers away from his never ending

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With James Woodcock hosting, Barrie Rogers and Anthony Barker have a chat about the Game of the Year article written

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I interview Paul Thurrott regarding Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista. Paul is an independent journalist who loves to cover

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In this much shorter edition of the Console Monster podcast as we build up to Podcast #4 which will have

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Here is the 2nd Console Monster Podcast hosted by James Woodcock (yes that is me!). In this edition I decided

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Here is the very first Console Monster Podcast hosted by myself. Featured in the first edition is an introduction with

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It has been a while since I created a podcast, I do actually have one that is waiting for permission

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