Season 3 (2018)

Powerslave/Exhumed: A Game Ahead of its Time
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February 4, 2018 • 27m

The 2018 season for DF Retro kicks off this year with a look at Exhumed or PowerSlave, as it was known in the US. Created by Lobot...Read more

Analogue Super Nt Review: a 21st Century SNES!
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February 11, 2018 • 30m

DF Retro tackles Analogue's Super Nt - an FPGA based console designed to play Super NES games via HDMI. Analogue boasts perfect ac...Read more

Secret of Mana Remake Analysed! SNES vs PS4/Pro/PC/Vita!
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February 18, 2018 • 14m

Our comparison of the original Secret of Mana on Super NES vs the new remake running on PS4 Pro, PS4, PC and - yes. - PlayStation ...Read more

Panzer Dragoon/Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Sega Saturn Masterpieces
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February 25, 2018 • 28m

DF Retro takes a look at two genuine Sega Saturn classics - Panzer Dragoon and the phenomenal Panzer Dragoon Zwei. The technology,...Read more

DF Retro Extra: PS3 Reveal at E3 2005: What Was Faked? What Was Real?
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March 4, 2018 • 1h 17m

It is one of the most infamous console reveals of all-time and the arrival of the 'target render'. But how much of PS3's initial r...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Ion Maiden Tech Interview
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March 18, 2018 • 41m

So what would happen if we got a brand new 2018 game built on the classic 3D Realms Build Engine? That's exactly what Ion Maiden i...Read more

Sonic CD: A Genuine Sega Classic!
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April 8, 2018 • 28m

John explores Sonic CD and all its ports. With a focus more on exploration rather than speed and a bright presentation, Sonic CD r...Read more

DF Retro at Rezzed 2018: 90s Games Magazines Remembered!
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April 29, 2018 • 50m

Remember when you used to read about games in magazines rather than on websites? Our very own Rich Leadbetter was at the forefront...Read more

Sega Nomad: The Original Switch-Style Hybrid Console?
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May 13, 2018 • 19m

Nintendo Switch is rightly lauded for its hybrid console concept - the idea of having a fully mobile console you can also use for ...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Sony PSP vs Nintendo DS at E3 2004! The Console War That Defined Mobile Gaming
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May 20, 2018 • 1h 4m

Nintendo DS vs Sony PSP - when these two handhelds debuted at E3 2004, it looked like the most one-sided console war ever, but his...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Halo 2 - Revisiting E3 2003's Impossible Xbox Demo!
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June 6, 2018 • 16m

Bungie originally envisaged technologies for Halo 2 that turned out to be completely impossible for the team to deliver in the act...Read more

H2O! Water Rendering: Wave Race 64, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D + Many More!: Part 1
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July 22, 2018 • 30m

DF Retro returns with a two-part showcase covering the history of water rendering in games, starting from the early 90s to and end...Read more

H2O! Water Rendering: Wave Race 64, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D + Many More!: Part 2
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August 5, 2018 • 32m

John is back for part two of in-depth look at water rendering in classic games, as we complete our look at the PS2, Xbox and GameC...Read more

Okami HD Hits Switch! All Console Versions Tested!
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August 8, 2018 • 15m

Fancy a little bonus DF Retro? Okami HD is heading to Switch - as good an excuse as any for John to check out all the major consol...Read more

Forsaken: The Classic 90s Shooter Returns to PC and Xbox One!
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August 12, 2018 • 18m

A pioneering game from the early days of PC 3D acceleration, Probe Software's excellent Forsaken enjoyed an impressive PS1 port an...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Revisiting Xbox 360's E3 2005 Reveal!
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September 16, 2018 • 1h 18m

Join John, Rich and Alex for a lighthearted look at the original reveal for Xbox 360 way back at E3 2005. How does the presentatio...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Sonic Chaos 2018, Sonic Z-Treme + 8 More SAGE 2018 Game Demos!
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September 29, 2018 • 29m

SAGE is the annual festival that shows talented developers sharing their visions for new platform games based on Sonic the Hedgeho...Read more

Tetris!
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November 14, 2018 • 49m

DF Retro returns with a visual tour through the history of Tetris. From 1984 to 2018, John examines nearly 30 versions of Tetris a...Read more

Pitfall The Mayan Adventure: A Truly Special 16-bit Platformer!
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November 25, 2018 • 30m

John Linneman returns with a brand new DF Retro, this time concentrating on one of the most fascinating 16-bit platformers of its era.

PlayStation Classic Review: Great Games, Poor Emulation
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December 2, 2018 • 25m

This could - and should - have been a lot better. DF Retro Hardware returns with a deep dive analysis into the PlayStation Classic...Read more

Resident Evil 2: Classic Survival Horror
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December 9, 2018 • 38m

Join John Linneman for a look back to the PlayStation classic, Resident Evil 2 - including footage of the canned RE 1.5 running on...Read more

GameCube HDMI: The Best Video Quality Possible From Nintendo's Classic Console
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December 16, 2018 • 16m

PlayStation 3 was the first mainstream console with a digital AV output - or was it? Nintendo's GameCube featured digital output f...Read more