John Linneman
Director
Digital Foundry Retro (2016)
Season 10
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.
Released May 30, 2016
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.video-game, tmdb.technology, tmdb.behind-the-scenes, tmdb.retrospective, imdb.computer, imdb.retrospective, imdb.technology, imdb.video-game-review
Production Companies: Eurogamer, Digital Foundry
Network: YouTube
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S10E1 - The NEW Grand Theft Auto 3 Dreamcast Port Is A Miracle... And It's Just The Beginning
GTA 3 on Sega Dreamcast? The classic console had been discontinued by the time the game first launched on PlayStation 2, but today it is a reality - thanks to a hardcore development team worked from a reverse-engineered, rebuilt version of the Rockstar engine. It's early days with this port, but already it's looking very impressive - as John reveals in this new DF Retro video.
Jan. 12, 2025, midnight
S10E2 - OG Xbox Pushed To Its Limits: Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions + Double STEAL The Second Clash!
What if we told you that OG Xbox played host to an open world racing game that rendered at native 720p? That's just one of the technical feats delivered by the Wreckless/Double STEAL series of games. John Linneman is joined by Andrew Elmore for a look back at both games, including the bizarre PS2 and GameCube ports of the first game, before moving on to the technological masterpiece that is the Japan-only Double Steal: The Second Clash.
Jan. 26, 2025, midnight
S10E3 - Sonic Unleashed PC Recompilation - A Direct Xbox 360 Port With Superb Extras
Previously 'locked' to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (disregarding a very different PS2 offering), Sonic Unleashed is the subject of a recompilation effort that takes the original Xbox 360 code, recompiled for PC with many extras - all based on original 360 assets. A unique game from a very different era is now playable on PC... and it holds up beautifully on modern PC hardware!
March 9, 2025, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 3051 min.
Released: May 30, 2016
Last Air Date: March 9, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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