DF Retro(2016)
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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No imageSeason 1
21 episodes • 2016
Season 1
21 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quake Sega Saturn Analysis: The Impossible Port | May 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Shenmue: A Game Ahead Of Its Time | Jun 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Duke Nukem 3D: Come Get Some... Ports! | Jul 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Birth Of Unreal Engine On Console | Jul 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Half-Life: The Shooter Redefined On PC, PS2 And Dreamcast | Jul 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Castlevania Symphony of the Night In-Depth Analysis | Jul 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Nintendo Launch Spectacular: NES/SNES/N64/GCN/Wii | Jul 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Half-Life 2: The Shooter Evolved | Aug 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rare's N64 Classics: GoldenEye and Perfect Dark | Aug 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Deus Ex is A PC Classic, But What About PlayStation 2? | Aug 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ridge Racer 5 and Ridge Racer Type 4 PS2/PS1 | Sep 3, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 12 | MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat: DOS/Win95/3DFX/PS1/Saturn | Sep 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | MDK: Shiny Entertainment's PC Masterpiece | Sep 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Daytona USA and Why Frame-Rate Has Always Mattered | Oct 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Silent Hill 2: Horror Perfected on PS2/Xbox/PC/PS3 | Oct 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Origin Systems and the Crusader Series on PC/PS1/Saturn/PSP | Oct 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Metroid Prime: First Person Action Redefined GC/Wii | Oct 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tomb Raider Analysed on PS1/Saturn/DOS/Win95 | Nov 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Shenmue 2: A Masterpiece Revisited | Nov 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ico Revisited - The Ueda Collection: Part 1 | Dec 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shadow of the Colossus Revisited - The Ueda Collection: Part 2 | Dec 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
17 episodes • 2017
Season 2
17 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Went Wrong With Mega Man Mobile? | Jan 18, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Halo | Jan 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | NES Classic Mini: The Enthusiast's Review! | Feb 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Need for Speed | Feb 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Analogue Nt Mini: The 21st Century NES | Mar 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Blaster Master | Mar 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saturn vs PlayStation: Live at EGX Rezzed 2017! | Apr 9, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Metal Gear Solid 2: A Kojima Masterpiece | Apr 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Quake 2 | May 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Soul Calibur | May 28, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 12 | SNES Mini Preview: A 16-Bit Tech Showcase! | Jul 2, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver: A Classic Revisited on PS1/PC/Dreamcast | Jul 16, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Failed Consoles: Sega 32X: Part 1 | Jul 30, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Failed Consoles: Sega 32X: Part 2 | Aug 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Doom: Every Console Port Tested and Analysed! | Sep 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Super NES Classic Mini Review! Can It Match Original Hardware? | Oct 1, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Donkey Kong Country + Killer Instinct: A 16-Bit CG Revolution! | Dec 16, 2017 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
22 episodes • 2018
Season 3
22 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powerslave/Exhumed: A Game Ahead of its Time | Feb 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Analogue Super Nt Review: a 21st Century SNES! | Feb 11, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Secret of Mana Remake Analysed! SNES vs PS4/Pro/PC/Vita! | Feb 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Panzer Dragoon/Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Sega Saturn Masterpieces | Feb 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | DF Retro Extra: PS3 Reveal at E3 2005: What Was Faked? What Was Real? | Mar 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | DF Retro Extra: Ion Maiden Tech Interview | Mar 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sonic CD: A Genuine Sega Classic! | Apr 8, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | DF Retro at Rezzed 2018: 90s Games Magazines Remembered! | Apr 29, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sega Nomad: The Original Switch-Style Hybrid Console? | May 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | DF Retro Extra: Sony PSP vs Nintendo DS at E3 2004! The Console War That Defined Mobile Gaming | May 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 11 | DF Retro Extra: Halo 2 - Revisiting E3 2003's Impossible Xbox Demo! | Jun 6, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 12 | H2O! Water Rendering: Wave Race 64, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D + Many More!: Part 1 | Jul 22, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 13 | H2O! Water Rendering: Wave Race 64, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D + Many More!: Part 2 | Aug 5, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Okami HD Hits Switch! All Console Versions Tested! | Aug 8, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Forsaken: The Classic 90s Shooter Returns to PC and Xbox One! | Aug 12, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 16 | DF Retro Extra: Revisiting Xbox 360's E3 2005 Reveal! | Sep 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 17 | DF Retro Extra: Sonic Chaos 2018, Sonic Z-Treme + 8 More SAGE 2018 Game Demos! | Sep 29, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tetris! | Nov 14, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Pitfall The Mayan Adventure: A Truly Special 16-bit Platformer! | Nov 25, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 20 | PlayStation Classic Review: Great Games, Poor Emulation | Dec 2, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Resident Evil 2: Classic Survival Horror | Dec 9, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 22 | GameCube HDMI: The Best Video Quality Possible From Nintendo's Classic Console | Dec 16, 2018 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
29 episodes • 2019
Season 4
29 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF Retro Extra: Our First Games PCs and Component Upgrades! | Jan 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Contra 3: The Alien Wars! Sublime 16-Bit Shooting! | Feb 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | DF Retro Extra: Sony at E3 2006: PlayStation 3's Darkest Hour Revisited | Feb 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | DF Retro: Killzone 2 Ten Years On: An Iconic PS3 Tech Showcase | Mar 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Analogue Mega Sg Review: The Ultimate Genesis/Mega Drive Clone? | Mar 31, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | DF Retro Extra: Sega's Blast Processing Was Real: But What Did It Actually Do? | Mar 31, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bubsy: The Ultimate Mascot Platformer?! | Apr 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | DCHDMI Review: The Ultimate Dreamcast HDMI Upgrade! | Apr 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Virtua Racing Switch vs Every Console Port vs Model 1 Arcade! | May 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | DF Retro EX: Ninja Gaiden 2 X-Enhanced on Xbox One X vs 360/PS3/PS Vita/Xbox One! | May 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Series Retrospective | May 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 12 | DF Retro Let's Play: Castlevania 64! Is It Really A Series Low Point? | Jun 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Turok Dinosaur Hunter: How An N64 Classic Evolved The Console FPS | Jul 14, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Blazing Chrome is the Contra 'Sequel' We Needed: DF Retro x Modern Analysis! | Jul 21, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 15 | DF Direct Retro! Nintendo's Famicom Disk System: 'Mass Storage' Gaming in 1986? | Jul 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 16 | DF Retro Let's Play: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: NES Turtlemania Revisited! | Aug 3, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nintendo 64 HDMI Video Options: EON Super 64, Retrotink 2x, UltraHDMI + N64 RGB! | Aug 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 18 | DF Retro EX: Turok 2 Revisited! Switch/N64/PC - Original + Remastered! | Aug 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 19 | DF Retro Let's Play: Vintage 1999 PC vs Quake 3 Arena, Unreal, Half-Life + More! | Sep 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sega Genesis Mini/Mega Drive Mini Review: The Ultimate Nostalgia Trip? | Sep 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 21 | DF Retro Let's Play: Rocket Knight Adventures - Classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Action! | Oct 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 22 | DF Retro Direct: Chris Huelsbeck Interview - Star Wars, Factor 5, Turrican and more! | Oct 26, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Capcom Home Arcade: Emulation Analysis, Hardware Breakdown + More! | Nov 12, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 24 | DF Retro Let's Play: Philips CDi... And The Worst Game Ever Made? | Nov 30, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Terraonion Mega SD Review: The Definitive Sega CD Emulator For Real Hardware? | Dec 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Star Wars Shadows of the Empire: Revisited on N64 and PC! | Dec 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 27 | DF Retro's Nightmare Before Christmas: Let's Play The Worst Festive Retro Games | Dec 23, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 29 | DF Retro Festive! Let's Play Christmas NiGHTS on Sega Saturn! | Dec 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 30 | DF Retro Buried Treasure: Our Best Retro Gaming Finds Of 2019! | Dec 29, 2019 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 5
8 episodes • 2020
Season 5
8 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooly Skunk: The Lost SNES Platformer Miraculously Recovered Via Satellite Download! | Jan 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mortal Kombat: The Legend, The Arcade Tech, The Console Ports - 16 Versions Analysed! | Feb 2, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Road Rash 3DO vs Blackdog Technology 3DO RGB Mod! | Feb 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Batman Forever PC - Baffling, Infuriating And Utterly Bizarre | Mar 1, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | DF Retro Play: Messiah PC - Revisiting Shiny Entertainment's Ambitious Action Game! | Mar 22, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | DF Retro EX: Doom 64 - Remaking an N64 Classic For PS4, Xbox One, Switch + PC! | Apr 5, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | DF Retro Hardware - Evercade Review: The Cartridge-Based Retro Handheld That Works | Apr 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Final Fantasy 7: A JPRG Epic Analysed Across The Generations! | Apr 26, 2020 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 10
3 episodes • 2025
Season 10
3 episodes • 2025
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The NEW Grand Theft Auto 3 Dreamcast Port Is A Miracle... And It's Just The Beginning | Jan 12, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 2 | OG Xbox Pushed To Its Limits: Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions + Double STEAL The Second Clash! | Jan 26, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sonic Unleashed PC Recompilation - A Direct Xbox 360 Port With Superb Extras | Mar 9, 2025 | 0.0 |
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