Episodes

  • 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
  • DF Retro Super Show #004: Our Year In Retro 2025

    DF Retro Super Show #004: Our Year In Retro 2025
    Dec 28 2025
    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
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    2 hrs and 23 mins
  • DF Retro Super Show #003: Why Should You Get Into Retro Gaming?

    DF Retro Super Show #003: Why Should You Get Into Retro Gaming?
    Dec 14 2025
    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?
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    1 hr and 58 mins