
Show overview
DF Retro Super Show launched in 2025 and has put out 28 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 50m and 2h 49m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Richard Leadbetter.
From the publisher
The DF Retro Super Show sees Digital Foundry's John Linneman teaming up with friends and colleagues Audi Sorlie, Coury Carlson and Marc 'Try4ce' Duddelson to discuss everything that's new and interesting in the retro gaming scene, from those all-important gaming anniversaries to fresh retro gaming hardware and accessories along with new games and ports running on vintage consoles.
Latest Episodes
View all 28 episodesDF Retro Super Show #013 - The Big Arcade To Home Console Conversion Discussion!
DF Retro Super Show #013 - The Big Arcade To Home Console Conversion Discussion!
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!
S1 Ep 11DF Retro Super Show #011 - The Big Q+A Special - Holy Grail Games, Arcade Hardware, Sega CD + More!
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?"
DF Retro Super Show #011 - The Big Q+A Special - Holy Grail Games, Arcade Hardware, Sega CD + More!
DF Retro Super Show #010: Amazing First Levels In Retro Games
S1 Ep 10DF Retro Super Show #010: Amazing First Levels In Retro Games
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
S1 Ep 7DF Retro Super Show #009 - Revisiting Wave Racer + Video Game Water Rendering
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
DF Retro Super Show #009 - Revisiting Wave Racer + Video Game Water Rendering
S1 Ep 8DF Retro Super Show #008: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Its Most Defining Games
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
DF Retro Super Show #008: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Its Most Defining Games
S1 Ep 7DF Retro Super Show #007: How Unreal Engine 3 Dominated A Console Generation
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
DF Retro Super Show #007: How Unreal Engine 3 Dominated A Console Generation
S1 Ep 6DF Retro Super Show #006: 2006 - Revisiting An Amazing Year For Gaming - Oblivion, Zelda, Gears+More
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
DF Retro Super Show #006: 2006 - Revisiting An Amazing Year For Gaming - Oblivion, Zelda, Gears+More
S1 Ep 5DF Retro Super Show #005: The Ape Escape Saga - Ft. Tim Rogers!
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
DF Retro Super Show #005: The Ape Escape Saga - Ft. Tim Rogers!
S1 Ep 4DF Retro Super Show #004: Our Year In Retro 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