
Show overview
DF Retro Super Show launched in 2025 and has put out 36 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 75 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 46m and 2h 30m — 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 days ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 26 episodes published. 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 36 episodesDF Retro Super Show 021: The Big Thief: The Dark Project Remaster Show Ft. NightDive Studios!
DF Retro Super Show #020: Brilliant Graphics Tech We Don't See Anymore
DF Retro Super Show #019: Wild Blue Skies And Its Rail Shooter Lineage
DF Retro Super Show #018: The Rise of Evercade and the History of Physical Games
DF Retro Super Show #017: The Big Commodore 64 Special Ft. Chris Huelsbeck + BastichB 64k!
DF Retro Super Show #016: E3 Revisited - The First Ten Years
DF Retro Super Show #015: James Bond 007 - The Classic EA PS2 Era Revisited
DF Retro Super Show #014: Konami's Brilliant Sunset Riders - Arcade + Ports Revisited!
DF 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!
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
DF Retro Super Show #010: Amazing First Levels In Retro Games
DF Retro Super Show #009 - Revisiting Wave Racer + Video Game Water Rendering
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 #008: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Its Most Defining Games
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