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 of Doom
Our loathing of typical Free to Play gaming
Tony’s experience with Apple App Store requirements
Typing in game code from magazines isn’t dead
The joy of the Commodore 64
The weird Xbox 360 developer hardware unveiling Tony witnessed
James’ review of Broken Sword 3 on the original Xbox, read to one of the developers live!
Original Xbox built-in hard drive advantages
CD-ROM speed advantages and disadvantages
Broken Sword 3 and 4 dreaming of remasters
Grand Theft Auto remasters… oh dear!
Imagining the Simon the Sorcerer interface remastered
James Woodcock is a UK-based freelance journalist, copywriter, author, blogger and podcaster with a passion for gaming, gadgets and technology, both retro and modern. He is also the founder of Pixel Refresh, which originally started as his personal blog in 2006 and was later rebranded to Pixel Refresh in 2021.
Ever since he experienced the first controllable pixel movement on the television screen, he has been entranced by the possibilities and rewarding entertainment value generated from these metal and plastic boxes of delight. Writing hundreds of articles, including commentary and reviews on various gaming platforms, whilst also interviewing well-known industry figures for popular online publications.
