Join Joel and George as they talk about what an FPGA is and the MISTer project. This was the first live LIRG Podcast with questions from the audience. Resources - A great article about MISTer - http://www.racketboy.com/retro/mister-fpga-the-future-of-retro-game-emulation-and-preservation The MISTer Github - https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/wiki MISTerAddons - A site to buy MISTer and accessories - https://misteraddons.com/ Smokemonster's YouTube Channel - He has done a number of videos about MISTer - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskJUZ8X__mwcoU9HvGKCMg

Long Island Retro Gaming Podcast

Introduction to MISTer FPGA - Episode 008

George " The Wizard" Portugal joins us in this companion podcast to his Youtube video series about the unique repair and history of a certain Pong arcade machine which has a direct connection to the founder of Atari.

Odyssey of a Pong Arcade Machine - Episode 007

Guest Brendan Bailey takes up through the long and storied history of pinball machines form the 1800s to today.  We also try to answer the question - Why is pinball so much fun?

Intro to Pinball - Episode 006

George from 1upRestorations tells the story of the restoration and repair of a Computer Space arcade cabinet, which had the distinction of being the first ever commercially released arcade machine in the Podcast "Quick-Bit."

Computer Space Restoration / Repair - LIRG Podcast "Quick Bit"

Dan Policar is a Grammy nominated keyboardist, songwriter and producer.  He has performed with Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul since 2012 and has worked with a number of other artists including Ellie Gouldling and Ricky Martin. Dan is also a huge retro PC gaming enthusiast and is currently working on music for two games - Empire of Sin from Romero Games and The Crimson Diamond by Julia Minamata.   Empire of Sin Steam Page -https://store.steampowered.com/app/604540/Empire_of_Sin/   Crimson Diamond Steam Page - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/    

Dan Policar - Episode 005

George from 1upRestorations walks us through some of the nuts and bolts on how classic video game systems output video and audio, and discusses some of the mods available to give these old systems new and better fidelity.

System Modifications - Episode 004

Join guest Elea from Blockhead Gaming as we discuss the rise of content networks and what it's like to be a content creator today.   You can find more info about Elea and Blockhead Gaming at www.blockheadgaming.com.

Content Creators / Creation In Today's World - Episode 003

Join special guest Brendan Bailey as he walks us through the history and allure of this Japanese only gaming PC from the late 80s. More info / resources on the X68k - X68000 wiki - https://gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=x68000:x68000 NFGames Forum (go to X6800) - https://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php

Sharp X68000 - Episode 002

Join Ryan, Brendan and Joel as they discuss the general state of classic gaming in our inaugural episode.

The State of Retro Gaming in 2019 - 001

Join the Long Island Retro Gaming Crew as they talk about the video gaming world both current and retro, and their yearly convention The Long Island Retro Gaming Expo.