Rand(Nerds); Episode 232 - Thief: Deadly Shadows, FGPA Emulation
Episode description
Welcome to episode 232
Zaber is unwell with ‘The Rona’, so we have a special guest: Skazz is back!
Skazz talks about what he’s been up to whilst he's been away, discussing his exploit with FGPA’s (Field Gate Programmable Array) emulation. A hardware device that can be used to emulate games instead of software for a more realistic feel. He talks about a couple of devices using it, specifically looking at; the analog pocket and Mister FGPA.
Ram has been playing one of his favourite games from the early 2000s with Thief: Deadly Shadows. A game so good he's completed numerous times. He talks about making it work on modern systems with the Sneaky Upgrade mod, including some of its other cool features. As well as the story and mechices and comparing it to more modern games.
we also discuss the classic console, the Neo Geo Pocket and the game Biomotor Unitron
Notes:
Hardware emulation using FGPA
A device that uses them, the Analog Pocket
An altitive with the Mister FGPA
A short lived classic hand held the Neo Geo Pocket Color
A great little Mecha game Biomotor Unitron
A great stealth game and one of Ram’s favourites Thief Deadly Shadows
An essential fan made patch the Sneaky Upgrade
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