Season 1 episodes2016-05-30

Season 1

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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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

Quake Sega Saturn Analysis: The Impossible Port

Episode 2

Shenmue: A Game Ahead Of Its Time

15m

Episode 3

Duke Nukem 3D: Come Get Some... Ports!

12m

Episode 4

The Birth Of Unreal Engine On Console

10m

Episode 5

Half-Life: The Shooter Redefined On PC, PS2 And Dreamcast

15m

Season 1

Season 1

Quake Sega Saturn Analysis: The Impossible Port

Shenmue: A Game Ahead Of Its Time

Duke Nukem 3D: Come Get Some... Ports!

The Birth Of Unreal Engine On Console

Half-Life: The Shooter Redefined On PC, PS2 And Dreamcast

Castlevania Symphony of the Night In-Depth Analysis

The Nintendo Launch Spectacular: NES/SNES/N64/GCN/Wii

Half-Life 2: The Shooter Evolved

Rare's N64 Classics: GoldenEye and Perfect Dark

Deus Ex is A PC Classic, But What About PlayStation 2?

Ridge Racer 5 and Ridge Racer Type 4 PS2/PS1

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat: DOS/Win95/3DFX/PS1/Saturn

MDK: Shiny Entertainment's PC Masterpiece

Daytona USA and Why Frame-Rate Has Always Mattered

Silent Hill 2: Horror Perfected on PS2/Xbox/PC/PS3

Origin Systems and the Crusader Series on PC/PS1/Saturn/PSP

Metroid Prime: First Person Action Redefined GC/Wii

Tomb Raider Analysed on PS1/Saturn/DOS/Win95

Shenmue 2: A Masterpiece Revisited

Ico Revisited - The Ueda Collection: Part 1

Shadow of the Colossus Revisited - The Ueda Collection: Part 2