Season 4 (2019)

DF Retro Extra: Our First Games PCs and Component Upgrades!
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January 21, 2019 • 17m

John, Alex and Rich sit down to discuss their very first gaming PCs, their early hardware upgrades and the games that inspired the...Read more

Contra 3: The Alien Wars! Sublime 16-Bit Shooting!
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February 10, 2019 • 34m

DF Retro returns with a detailed look at one history's greatest shooters - Contra 3: The Alien Wars. John goes in-depth on how thi...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Sony at E3 2006: PlayStation 3's Darkest Hour Revisited
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February 24, 2019 • 1h 57m

oin John, Alex and Rich for a DF Retro Extra, as the team re-examines the darkest hour for the PlayStation 3 - the legendary E3 20...Read more

DF Retro: Killzone 2 Ten Years On: An Iconic PS3 Tech Showcase
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March 17, 2019 • 26m

DF Retro returns. It's just over ten years on from the release of Killzone 2 on the PlayStation 3. Join John Linneman for a look a...Read more

Analogue Mega Sg Review: The Ultimate Genesis/Mega Drive Clone?
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March 31, 2019 • 41m

Is this the coolest, most impressive - and accurate - Mega Drive clone yet? Join John Linneman for a detailed breakdown of the new...Read more

DF Retro Extra: Sega's Blast Processing Was Real: But What Did It Actually Do?
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March 31, 2019 • 13m

Join John Linneman and talented coder Gabriel Morales discuss Sega's almost legendary 'Blast Processing', what it actually was, ho...Read more

Bubsy: The Ultimate Mascot Platformer?!
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April 1, 2019 • 24m

Bubsy's back...again. This time on DF Retro. Join John and special guest Audi, the one and only World Heavyweight Champion of Bubs...Read more

DCHDMI Review: The Ultimate Dreamcast HDMI Upgrade!
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April 14, 2019 • 20m

Sega's Dreamcast broke the mold by introducing 480p rendering to consoles, backing it with the legendary VGA box. Modern 480p opti...Read more

Virtua Racing Switch vs Every Console Port vs Model 1 Arcade!
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May 1, 2019 • 23m

A very special DF Retro as John Linneman takes a look at the phenomenal new Switch version of Virtua Racing, stacking it up agains...Read more

DF Retro EX: Ninja Gaiden 2 X-Enhanced on Xbox One X vs 360/PS3/PS Vita/Xbox One!
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May 11, 2019 • 20m

Microsoft delivers once again with a brilliant Xbox One X enhanced back-compatible release for Ninja Gaiden 2. John takes a look a...Read more

Castlevania Anniversary Collection: Series Retrospective
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May 28, 2019 • 29m

John explores the recently released Castlevania Anniversary Collection checking out each and every game included. What did each in...Read more

DF Retro Let's Play: Castlevania 64! Is It Really A Series Low Point?
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June 15, 2019 • 40m

And now for something a little different - a Digital Foundry Retro Let's Play. In this video, John returns to play some of the con...Read more

Turok Dinosaur Hunter: How An N64 Classic Evolved The Console FPS
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July 14, 2019 • 38m

DF Retro is back with a deep dive into one of the most technically impressive console games of its period - Turok Dinosaur Hunter'...Read more

Blazing Chrome is the Contra 'Sequel' We Needed: DF Retro x Modern Analysis!
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July 21, 2019 • 16m

For years we've been waiting for a proper sequel to 16-bit classics Super Contra and Contra: The Hard Corps - but Konami failed to...Read more

DF Direct Retro! Nintendo's Famicom Disk System: 'Mass Storage' Gaming in 1986?
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July 27, 2019 • 38m

DF Direct goes retro. John Linneman sits down Sekai Games' boss - and game historian - Audi Sorlie to talk about the Famicom Disk ...Read more

DF Retro Let's Play: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: NES Turtlemania Revisited!
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August 3, 2019 • 51m

It's the late 1980s: the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom is the most popular console in the world and the Teenage Mutant Nin...Read more

Nintendo 64 HDMI Video Options: EON Super 64, Retrotink 2x, UltraHDMI + N64 RGB!
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August 10, 2019 • 22m

Of all the major retro consoles, N64 is the machine that causes the most problems when hooking up to a modern flat panel display -...Read more

DF Retro EX: Turok 2 Revisited! Switch/N64/PC - Original + Remastered!
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August 18, 2019 • 25m

The original Turok: Dinosaur Hunter was a landmark release. Its sequel? Not so much. However, the new remaster fixes most of the o...Read more

DF Retro Let's Play: Vintage 1999 PC vs Quake 3 Arena, Unreal, Half-Life + More!
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September 8, 2019 • 1h 5m

In honor of Eurogamer - our partner website - reaching its 20th anniversary, we decided to honor its birthday by revisiting some o...Read more

Sega Genesis Mini/Mega Drive Mini Review: The Ultimate Nostalgia Trip?
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September 15, 2019 • 26m

It's not perfect - but it's very, very good nonetheless. M2's work on the Sega Genesis Mini (aka Mega Drive Mini) is pretty awesom...Read more

DF Retro Let's Play: Rocket Knight Adventures - Classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Action!
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October 6, 2019 • 1h 10m

DF Retro's very own John Linneman teams up with Sekai Games' Audi Sorlie to revisit one of the Sega Genesis' finest games - the br...Read more

DF Retro Direct: Chris Huelsbeck Interview - Star Wars, Factor 5, Turrican and more!
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October 26, 2019 • 29m

DF Retro takes over DF Direct this week with a deep dive into the music of the legendary Chris Huelsbeck - courtesy of a conversat...Read more

Capcom Home Arcade: Emulation Analysis, Hardware Breakdown + More!
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November 12, 2019 • 25m

This is an interesting product. We went into this one expecting to spend most of our time replaying the Capcom classics but ended ...Read more

DF Retro Let's Play: Philips CDi... And The Worst Game Ever Made?
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November 30, 2019 • 49m

A fascinating but ultimately terrible video games machine, the Philips CDi nevertheless attracts the attention of retro game colle...Read more

Terraonion Mega SD Review: The Definitive Sega CD Emulator For Real Hardware?
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December 1, 2019 • 20m

Join John Linneman and Audi Sorlie for a look at Terraonion's excellent Mega SD - an FPGA-based recreation of the Sega CD (aka Meg...Read more

Star Wars Shadows of the Empire: Revisited on N64 and PC!
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December 15, 2019 • 35m

Released at the tail-end of 1996 during Nintendo 64's launch window, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire gained massive attention owi...Read more

DF Retro's Nightmare Before Christmas: Let's Play The Worst Festive Retro Games
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December 23, 2019 • 24m

Join DF Retro for an extended look at three of the least appealing Christmas games ever made - one for PlayStation 1 and two on th...Read more

DF Retro Festive! Let's Play Christmas NiGHTS on Sega Saturn!
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December 24, 2019 • 31m

It's the only Christmas Let's Play that matters. John Linneman and Audi Sorlie travel back in time to 1996 to revisit Sonic Team's...Read more

DF Retro Buried Treasure: Our Best Retro Gaming Finds Of 2019!
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December 29, 2019 • 34m

Join John Linneman and Audi Sorlie for an end-of-year DF Retro Direct, where they share their best 'new' retro gaming finds of the year.