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Status: Returning Series
First Aired: May 30, 2016
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 100
Networks: YouTube
Genres: Documentary

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DF Retro(2016)

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Overview

DF Retro explores the technology, innovation and history of video games from the past, giving them a modern re-evaluation while exploring just how even the most simple video games helped pave the way for the most advanced current generation blockbuster. Hosted and produced by Digital Foundry's John Linneman.

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Season 1

21 episodes • 2016

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Quake Sega Saturn Analysis: The Impossible Port	May 30, 2016
2	Shenmue: A Game Ahead Of Its Time	Jun 5, 2016
3	Duke Nukem 3D: Come Get Some... Ports!	Jul 3, 2016
4	The Birth Of Unreal Engine On Console	Jul 10, 2016
5	Half-Life: The Shooter Redefined On PC, PS2 And Dreamcast	Jul 17, 2016
6	Castlevania Symphony of the Night In-Depth Analysis	Jul 23, 2016
7	The Nintendo Launch Spectacular: NES/SNES/N64/GCN/Wii	Jul 30, 2016
8	Half-Life 2: The Shooter Evolved	Aug 6, 2016
9	Rare's N64 Classics: GoldenEye and Perfect Dark	Aug 14, 2016
10	Deus Ex is A PC Classic, But What About PlayStation 2?	Aug 28, 2016
11	Ridge Racer 5 and Ridge Racer Type 4 PS2/PS1	Sep 3, 2016
12	MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat: DOS/Win95/3DFX/PS1/Saturn	Sep 11, 2016
13	MDK: Shiny Entertainment's PC Masterpiece	Sep 18, 2016
14	Daytona USA and Why Frame-Rate Has Always Mattered	Oct 1, 2016
15	Silent Hill 2: Horror Perfected on PS2/Xbox/PC/PS3	Oct 16, 2016
16	Origin Systems and the Crusader Series on PC/PS1/Saturn/PSP	Oct 23, 2016
17	Metroid Prime: First Person Action Redefined GC/Wii	Oct 30, 2016
18	Tomb Raider Analysed on PS1/Saturn/DOS/Win95	Nov 13, 2016
19	Shenmue 2: A Masterpiece Revisited	Nov 27, 2016
20	Ico Revisited - The Ueda Collection: Part 1	Dec 11, 2016
21	Shadow of the Colossus Revisited - The Ueda Collection: Part 2	Dec 18, 2016

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Season 2

17 episodes • 2017

#	Episode	Air Date
1	What Went Wrong With Mega Man Mobile?	Jan 18, 2017
2	Halo	Jan 22, 2017
3	NES Classic Mini: The Enthusiast's Review!	Feb 5, 2017
4	The Need for Speed	Feb 19, 2017
5	Analogue Nt Mini: The 21st Century NES	Mar 5, 2017
6	Blaster Master	Mar 19, 2017
7	Saturn vs PlayStation: Live at EGX Rezzed 2017!	Apr 9, 2017
9	Metal Gear Solid 2: A Kojima Masterpiece	Apr 23, 2017
10	Quake 2	May 14, 2017
11	Soul Calibur	May 28, 2017
12	SNES Mini Preview: A 16-Bit Tech Showcase!	Jul 2, 2017
14	Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver: A Classic Revisited on PS1/PC/Dreamcast	Jul 16, 2017
15	Failed Consoles: Sega 32X: Part 1	Jul 30, 2017
17	Failed Consoles: Sega 32X: Part 2	Aug 13, 2017
18	Doom: Every Console Port Tested and Analysed!	Sep 17, 2017
19	The Super NES Classic Mini Review! Can It Match Original Hardware?	Oct 1, 2017
21	Donkey Kong Country + Killer Instinct: A 16-Bit CG Revolution!	Dec 16, 2017

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Season 3

22 episodes • 2018

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Powerslave/Exhumed: A Game Ahead of its Time	Feb 4, 2018
2	Analogue Super Nt Review: a 21st Century SNES!	Feb 11, 2018
3	Secret of Mana Remake Analysed! SNES vs PS4/Pro/PC/Vita!	Feb 18, 2018
4	Panzer Dragoon/Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Sega Saturn Masterpieces	Feb 25, 2018
5	DF Retro Extra: PS3 Reveal at E3 2005: What Was Faked? What Was Real?	Mar 4, 2018
6	DF Retro Extra: Ion Maiden Tech Interview	Mar 18, 2018
7	Sonic CD: A Genuine Sega Classic!	Apr 8, 2018
8	DF Retro at Rezzed 2018: 90s Games Magazines Remembered!	Apr 29, 2018
9	Sega Nomad: The Original Switch-Style Hybrid Console?	May 13, 2018
10	DF Retro Extra: Sony PSP vs Nintendo DS at E3 2004! The Console War That Defined Mobile Gaming	May 20, 2018
11	DF Retro Extra: Halo 2 - Revisiting E3 2003's Impossible Xbox Demo!	Jun 6, 2018
12	H2O! Water Rendering: Wave Race 64, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D + Many More!: Part 1	Jul 22, 2018
13	H2O! Water Rendering: Wave Race 64, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D + Many More!: Part 2	Aug 5, 2018
14	Okami HD Hits Switch! All Console Versions Tested!	Aug 8, 2018
15	Forsaken: The Classic 90s Shooter Returns to PC and Xbox One!	Aug 12, 2018
16	DF Retro Extra: Revisiting Xbox 360's E3 2005 Reveal!	Sep 16, 2018
17	DF Retro Extra: Sonic Chaos 2018, Sonic Z-Treme + 8 More SAGE 2018 Game Demos!	Sep 29, 2018
18	Tetris!	Nov 14, 2018
19	Pitfall The Mayan Adventure: A Truly Special 16-bit Platformer!	Nov 25, 2018
20	PlayStation Classic Review: Great Games, Poor Emulation	Dec 2, 2018
21	Resident Evil 2: Classic Survival Horror	Dec 9, 2018
22	GameCube HDMI: The Best Video Quality Possible From Nintendo's Classic Console	Dec 16, 2018

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Season 4

29 episodes • 2019

#	Episode	Air Date
1	DF Retro Extra: Our First Games PCs and Component Upgrades!	Jan 21, 2019
2	Contra 3: The Alien Wars! Sublime 16-Bit Shooting!	Feb 10, 2019
3	DF Retro Extra: Sony at E3 2006: PlayStation 3's Darkest Hour Revisited	Feb 24, 2019
4	DF Retro: Killzone 2 Ten Years On: An Iconic PS3 Tech Showcase	Mar 17, 2019
5	Analogue Mega Sg Review: The Ultimate Genesis/Mega Drive Clone?	Mar 31, 2019
6	DF Retro Extra: Sega's Blast Processing Was Real: But What Did It Actually Do?	Mar 31, 2019
7	Bubsy: The Ultimate Mascot Platformer?!	Apr 1, 2019
8	DCHDMI Review: The Ultimate Dreamcast HDMI Upgrade!	Apr 14, 2019
9	Virtua Racing Switch vs Every Console Port vs Model 1 Arcade!	May 1, 2019
10	DF Retro EX: Ninja Gaiden 2 X-Enhanced on Xbox One X vs 360/PS3/PS Vita/Xbox One!	May 11, 2019
11	Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Series Retrospective	May 28, 2019
12	DF Retro Let's Play: Castlevania 64! Is It Really A Series Low Point?	Jun 15, 2019
13	Turok Dinosaur Hunter: How An N64 Classic Evolved The Console FPS	Jul 14, 2019
14	Blazing Chrome is the Contra 'Sequel' We Needed: DF Retro x Modern Analysis!	Jul 21, 2019
15	DF Direct Retro! Nintendo's Famicom Disk System: 'Mass Storage' Gaming in 1986?	Jul 27, 2019
16	DF Retro Let's Play: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: NES Turtlemania Revisited!	Aug 3, 2019
17	Nintendo 64 HDMI Video Options: EON Super 64, Retrotink 2x, UltraHDMI + N64 RGB!	Aug 10, 2019
18	DF Retro EX: Turok 2 Revisited! Switch/N64/PC - Original + Remastered!	Aug 18, 2019
19	DF Retro Let's Play: Vintage 1999 PC vs Quake 3 Arena, Unreal, Half-Life + More!	Sep 8, 2019
20	Sega Genesis Mini/Mega Drive Mini Review: The Ultimate Nostalgia Trip?	Sep 15, 2019
21	DF Retro Let's Play: Rocket Knight Adventures - Classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Action!	Oct 6, 2019
22	DF Retro Direct: Chris Huelsbeck Interview - Star Wars, Factor 5, Turrican and more!	Oct 26, 2019
23	Capcom Home Arcade: Emulation Analysis, Hardware Breakdown + More!	Nov 12, 2019
24	DF Retro Let's Play: Philips CDi... And The Worst Game Ever Made?	Nov 30, 2019
25	Terraonion Mega SD Review: The Definitive Sega CD Emulator For Real Hardware?	Dec 1, 2019
26	Star Wars Shadows of the Empire: Revisited on N64 and PC!	Dec 15, 2019
27	DF Retro's Nightmare Before Christmas: Let's Play The Worst Festive Retro Games	Dec 23, 2019
29	DF Retro Festive! Let's Play Christmas NiGHTS on Sega Saturn!	Dec 24, 2019
30	DF Retro Buried Treasure: Our Best Retro Gaming Finds Of 2019!	Dec 29, 2019

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Season 5

8 episodes • 2020

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Cooly Skunk: The Lost SNES Platformer Miraculously Recovered Via Satellite Download!	Jan 26, 2020
2	Mortal Kombat: The Legend, The Arcade Tech, The Console Ports - 16 Versions Analysed!	Feb 2, 2020
3	Road Rash 3DO vs Blackdog Technology 3DO RGB Mod!	Feb 16, 2020
4	Batman Forever PC - Baffling, Infuriating And Utterly Bizarre	Mar 1, 2020
5	DF Retro Play: Messiah PC - Revisiting Shiny Entertainment's Ambitious Action Game!	Mar 22, 2020
6	DF Retro EX: Doom 64 - Remaking an N64 Classic For PS4, Xbox One, Switch + PC!	Apr 5, 2020
7	DF Retro Hardware - Evercade Review: The Cartridge-Based Retro Handheld That Works	Apr 25, 2020
8	Final Fantasy 7: A JPRG Epic Analysed Across The Generations!	Apr 26, 2020

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Season 10

3 episodes • 2025

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The NEW Grand Theft Auto 3 Dreamcast Port Is A Miracle... And It's Just The Beginning	Jan 12, 2025
2	OG Xbox Pushed To Its Limits: Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions + Double STEAL The Second Clash!	Jan 26, 2025
3	Sonic Unleashed PC Recompilation - A Direct Xbox 360 Port With Superb Extras	Mar 9, 2025

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