When Digital Foundry went independent, one of the things we REALLY wanted to do was a new retro-orientated podcast, and here we are! John Linneman joins forces with Audi Sorlie, Coury Carlson and Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson for our new regular show. Gain early access by joining the Retro Tier on the DF Supporter Program. In the meantime, enjoy the show! Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 - Intro 03:28 - News 1: Space Harrier is 40 08:01 - News 2: Flashback and X-Men Arcade Saturn Ports 13:55 - News 3: Wobbling Pixels' RetroTINK 4KCE, Morph 4K and OSSC Pro Review 16:56 - Launch of the PlayStation 2 1:11:22 - PlayStation 2 North American Launch 1:32:54 - PlayStation 2 US Launch Games

The DF Retro Super Show returns, with John Linneman joined - as usual - by Audi Sorlie, Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson and Coury Carlson, tackling the latest retro news before diving into the next big discussion: retro graphics and visual effects that wowed in their day and still look excellent today. 01:28 - News 1: New Retro Releases & Updates 10:26 - News 2: Sword of Sodan...2? 13:08 - News 3: Interview with ZSNES Creator 14:49 - News 4: Macho Nacho Builds the Xbox Prototype 17:38 - News 5: Sonic on the Amstrad GX4000 20:31 - News 6: Splatterhouse RPG Prototype Discovered 24:15 - Main Segment: Impressive Effects in Classic Games (8/16/32-bit) 1:12:33 - Main Segment: Impressive Effects in Classic Games (Beyond 32-bit)

The DF Retro Super Show presents its first "extra" episode, with John Linneman, Audi Sorlie and Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson sharing their thoughts, impressions and tests of the remarkable Analogue 3D. N64 gaming that fixes the system's often poor performance? 4K output with great scaling? There's much to enjoy here. 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - Analogue 3D Overview and Features 19:40 - Overclocking Tests 1:03:25 - Current Issues 01:10:44 - Final Thoughts

The DF Retro Super Show is back, with John Linneman joined by his "posse" - Audi Sorlie, Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson and Coury Carlson. The quartet deliver the latest retro gaming news before getting fully stuck into the main topic: why should you get into retro gaming? The team discuss their "journeys" into the realm of old games and consoles, share their favourites and much, much more. 00:00 - Introduction 02:09 - News 1: Vectrex Mini 07:13 - News 2: Changeable Guardian Esqtique 12:28 - News 3: New Square Enix CDs 16:15 - News 4: Zelda's Adventure CD-i Gets GBC Demake 19:45 - News 5: Infidelity Brings Contra Force to the SNES 23:25 - News 6: Sean Seanson's 3 Hour Taito PS1 Retrospective 28:54 - News 7: The A1200 Full Size 30:28 - Main Topic: Why Retro?

The DF Retro Super Show returns once again, with John Linneman joined by friends and colleagues Audi Sorlie, Coury Carlson and Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson. As the year draws to a close, the panel look back at their favourite retro bits of the year, covering old games they finally discovered along with new, retro-themed releases... and much more! 00:00 - Introduction 03:00 - News 1: EGM Documentary 12:01 - News 2: Funtastic Analogue 3D 18:03 - News 3: Skyrim on Switch 2 22:11 - Our Year in Retro 2025: Retro Games we played for the first time 48:43 - Our Year in Retro 2025: Retro Games that impressed us 01:19:10 - Our Year in Retro 2025: New Retro-Style Games we played 01:48:53 - Our Year in Retro 2025: Big Retro Pickups

One of Sony's most celebrated mascot-based series, the entire Ape Escape saga is the subject of the latest episode of the DF Retro Super Show - and with Coury Carlson and Audi Sorlie away on assignment, John Linneman and Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson are joined by none other than Tim Rogers for this multi-hour episode! 00:00 - Introduction 02:25 - Controller Wars 19:35 - Ape Escape 1 43:36 - Piposaru 2001 1:04:44 - Ape Escape 2 1:23:20 - Spin-Offs Part 1 01:59:15 - Ape Escape 3 2:14:56 - Spin-Offs Part 2 2:44:20 - Ape Escape on PS3 Move + The Series Future 2:55:59 - Wrap Up

It's 20 years on from 2006 - an absolutely pivotal year in gaming as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 heralded the arrival of a new console generation with some amazing visuals, where Nintendo Wii arrived to disrupt the HD gaming narrative and where the PS2, Xbox and GameCube continued to deliver some remarkable titles. In a gigantic new episode of the DF Retro Super Show, John is joined by Coury and Marc to go through a mammoth amount of incredible games across a diversity of systems. 00:00 - Introduction 01:41 - What have we been playing? 16:35 - Main Topic: 2006 in Video Games 23:52 - Quarter 1, 2006 1:08:50 - Quarter 2, 2006 1:42:49 - Quarter 3, 2006 2:04:29 - Quarter 4, 2006

History is repeating itself. Unreal Engine 5 is dominating the current-gen console generation, but it's not the first time that Epic tech has had a huge amount of influence - both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 had a huge amount of Unreal Engine 3-powered games. John is joined by Coury Carlson and Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson to examine the wealth of games powered by UE3 during the seventh generation console era. 00:00 - Introduction 01:42 - What've we been playing? 18:06 - Main Topic: Unreal Engine 3 Overview 23:02 - Game Engines. What Are They? 37:26 - UE3: The Early Games 1:23:06 - UE3: Gears 3 and Beyond

The quartet is back in full force! John Linneman teams up with Audi Sorlie, Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson and Coury Carlson to discuss the latest retro gaming - and associated - news, before tackling the main topic of the show, a retrospective on the most defining games for the incredible Sega Genesis/Mega Drive! 00:00 - Introduction 02:32 - Hideki Sato & Shutaro Iida 11:28 - Virtual Boy Switch Impressions 21:45 - Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined 26:07 - Rayman 30th Anniversary Impressions 35:53 - Main Topic - Defining Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games (Round 1) 1:01:33 - Main Topic - Round 2 1:31:02 - Main Topic - Round 3 2:04:54 - Final Thoughts and Wrap up

John Linneman has a house guest: none other than Marc 'Try4ce' Duddleson, wearing a hat. The pair front the latest episode of the DF Retro Super Show, discussing what they've been up to and what retro pick-ups they've acquired before moving on to the main topic of the show: a retrospective look at the Wave Race games on Nintendo consoles and other games that focused on water rendering with impressive results. 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - John and Try's Adventures in Germany & France 07:03 - Game Pickups 19:11 - Main Topic - Wave Race on Game Boy 26:28 - Wave Race 64 43:42 - Other Water Racing Games 1:00:07 - Wave Race: Blue Storm 1:19:50 - More Water Racing Games and Wrap Up

The DF Retro Super Show returns once more - and after dispensing with the latest retro gaming news and personal stories, it's straight into business o the main topic: the group's favourite first levels in retro video games. Final Fantasy 7, Ikaragu, Metal Gear Solid 2, Crysis, Deus Ex, Panzer Dragoon and many more! 00:00 - Introduction 02:51 - News 1 - PC-Genjin Hu-Card Failures 07:55 - Coury's Giant CRT Pickup 12:21 - Switch 2 Boost Mode 15:52 - Mega Man X6 Remake? 19:00 - MAIN TOPIC: Favorite First Levels (Round 1) 31:31 - Favorite First Levels (Round 2) 48:55 - Favorite First Levels (Round 3) 1:08:16 - Favorite First Levels (Round 4) 1:24:32 - Favorite First Levels (Round 5) 1:46:29 - Honorable Mentions and Wrap up

The DF Retro Super Show returns with another big signature episode. It's 25 years since the launch of the brilliant Game Boy Advance - so what better reason is there for John, Try and Coury to discuss the origins of the system, share anecdotes about the launch and then to spend well over two hours discussing every launch game in every territory? 00:00 - Introduction 02:37 - News 1 - Mortal Kombat 2 on the 3DO 10:27 - News 2 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 21:15 - News 3 - Big Advancements in PS3 Emulation 25:55 - Launch of the Game Boy Advance 58:00 - Japanese GBA Launch games 2:25:10 - USA and European GBA Launch games

With ten episodes of the DF Retro Super Show under their belts - 11 if you want to include the Analogue 3D review - John, Coury and Marc hand over the topic selection duties to backers of the DF Supporter Program. After discussing the latest retro news, it's straight into tackling questions direct from the audience. 00:00 - Introduction 01:02 - News 1 - Popcorn and Spinner Kickstarter 06:49 - News 2 - Retrotap from Kytor Industries 14:10 - News 3 - Evercade Nexus 21:58 - News 4 - Tokyo Wave Rush 27:01 - MAIN TOPIC: Q1 - "What new games would you like to see a demake of?" 32:55 - Q2 - "Can new LCD tech make old light guns work?" 36:10 - Q3 - "Do you have any arcade hardware?" 47:52 - Q4 - "What would the 5th Gen of consoles have been like without Sony?" 57:57 - Q5 - "Recommend some current retro-inspired RPGs" 1:07:00 - Q6 - "Top 3 Best looking pieces of retro hardware" 1:15:40 - Q7 - "What do you think of the recompilations of old games that have been released lately?" 1:23:12 - Q8 - "What are your holy grail games?" 1:28:00 - Q9 - "Is the Sega CD more than a FMV machine?" 1:38:04 - Q10 - "Different versions of the same game in the old days" 1:47:27 - Q11 - "Castlevania Bloodlines or Super Castlevania 4?" 1:52:58 - Q12 - "Considerations for buying modern displays to use with classic games" 1:59:07 - Q13 - "Nintendo64 or Game Sack?"

John Linneman and guest Coury Carlson sit down in person in Coury’s basement for a DF Retro Super Show dedicated to arcade-to-home conversions. From Ghouls 'n' Ghosts, Bionic Commando and Thunder Fox and a slew of Sega super scaler titles through to truly massive ports like Street Fighter 2, the duo break down why some conversions shine while others completely miss the mark. 00:00 Introduction 02:35 Arcade to home ports