Episodes

  • DF Retro Super Show #012 - Game Boy Advance 25th Anniversary - Every Launch Game Revisited!

    DF Retro Super Show #012 - Game Boy Advance 25th Anniversary - Every Launch Game Revisited!
    Apr 19 2026
    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
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    3 hrs
  • DF Retro Super Show #011 - The Big Q+A Special - Holy Grail Games, Arcade Hardware, Sega CD + More!

    DF Retro Super Show #011 - The Big Q+A Special - Holy Grail Games, Arcade Hardware, Sega CD + More!
    Apr 6 2026
    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?"
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #010: Amazing First Levels In Retro Games

    DF Retro Super Show #010: Amazing First Levels In Retro Games
    Mar 22 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #009 - Revisiting Wave Racer + Video Game Water Rendering

    DF Retro Super Show #009 - Revisiting Wave Racer + Video Game Water Rendering
    Mar 8 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #008: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Its Most Defining Games

    DF Retro Super Show #008: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Its Most Defining Games
    Feb 22 2026
    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
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    2 hrs and 20 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #007: How Unreal Engine 3 Dominated A Console Generation

    DF Retro Super Show #007: How Unreal Engine 3 Dominated A Console Generation
    Feb 8 2026
    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
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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #006: 2006 - Revisiting An Amazing Year For Gaming - Oblivion, Zelda, Gears+More

    DF Retro Super Show #006: 2006 - Revisiting An Amazing Year For Gaming - Oblivion, Zelda, Gears+More
    Jan 25 2026
    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
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    2 hrs and 53 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #005: The Ape Escape Saga - Ft. Tim Rogers!

    DF Retro Super Show #005: The Ape Escape Saga - Ft. Tim Rogers!
    Jan 11 2026
    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
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    3 hrs and 9 mins