I'm glad that this was preserved. Completed projects that went unreleased are extremely sad cases. All that work, for nothing.

I remember people on Usenet saying the PS1 version looked like a SNES game when it was released. Today I think the look has aged well.

It’s freaky how ephemeral satallaview games are. It’s like - here’s a version of Excitebike featuring Mario characters in 1997 that might have only been available for a few months and when it’s gone, it is GONE.

This gives me the idea of a future DF Retro episode focusing on cases like this... Games that were almost done in one generation but ended up cancelled and completely redone for the next generation. Some famous cases comes to mind. Eternal Darkness had an incredibly looking version running on the N64 before being remade for GC. Same goes for Dinosaur Planet, the most ambitious N64 game that turned into Star Fox Adventures on GC. Kameo from Xbox to Xbox360... Too Human from PS1 to GC to Xbox360... Some of those have plenty of videos out there.. others might be trickier.. but with some digging it would be fascinating to learn more about what was going on with those titles and comparing them.

Kinda hilarious how the PS1 version was criticized for being "outdated" graphically when it released in North America in 1998 but its graphics have aged better than a lot of 3D PS1 games

Satellaview is still one of the stranger and interesting parts of Nintendo history. Probably my favorite thing to poke around on my SD2SNES pro. Really cool to see some coverage on it in DF Retro.

Glad to have dropped $20 for the SNES preservation.

Man, the spritework for this game is gorgeous! I really love DF Retro for episodes like this, where it shows ports/original games I never knew about.

I remember seeing a preview for Punky Skunk when I was like 12 and I thought it looked like a game for babies and never gave it much thought... now seeing it for the first time in 20+ years it looks like a solid game that I would totally enjoy. Funny how that works out!

This is the kind of DF Retro I love seeing. Not trying to sell anything, not made only because it promotes something, just cool, in-depth looks at retro games and their history like the early days. Love it.

This is great, I can't wait to add it to my collection. I'm glad Nintendo was smart enough to use a writable memory cart for their first foray into "online" gaming... too bad Sega didn't, with many Sega Channel exclusives simply gone forever. I still want to know what content was lost in the appropriately named Garfield: Lost Levels...

The mostly negative reviews people gave this game back in the day feel like they are mostly due to people just thinking that 2d is no longer relative in the age of the PS1. That you game has to be 3d out not come out at all. I can certainly confirm that 2d was looked down upon by a lot of gamers during the ps1/n64 era.

Looks like a nice game that aged well, to me personally 2D games like this aged way better then the early 3D games.

I figured my mom was the only person in Earth who bought Punky Skunk. I still remember playing the hell outta this game ass a kid.

19:54 "It also highlights the dangers of a purely digital marketplace" >Cries in PC gaming

Weird how Earthbound got the "This Game Stinks" marketing when this existed at some point

Eeee! I was on twitter when Forest of Illusion announced this! Thanks for the video and the additional context. Re: Skunk - I’ll say it before I’ll say it again “1995 is like Hey check out all the neat 2d sprite games we can make with 32 bit hardware! Okay now throw that in the trash it’s time for the whole industry to figure out how polygons work and make something compelling with that...” suddenly the bar is much much higher and it gets compounded with Sony apparently not wanting sprite based games on their system.

And some simple cheat codes were made by me, if anyone wants an easier time with the game.

In 10 years, we'll have these videos: P.T. - The Lost PS4 Survival Horror Game Miraculously Recovered Via a used PS4! Scott Pilgrim vs The World - The Lost Xbox 360 Brawler Miraculously Recovered Via a used Xbox 360

I love this kind of discoveries. Good job of documenting this!

Dooood, this is so cool! Punky Skunk is one of those PSone games I've always been interested in, but it always felt like it was from an earlier era, even when it was new. That's just some fascinating history

Me and my buddy rented Hook for SNES back in the day. We were amazed by the music the graphics. We must have played that first level 50 times a piece as we didn't have a instructions book and couldn't figure out how to fly or run, lol

When I heard "on the next episode..." I literally jumped out of the chair DF Retro is back babyyyyy The best DF content :D

0:55 the music is *Stinkbug - Taiga* that track is one cool chiptune alright

I was following the preservation effort of this game on Twitter and it's amazing what the community can do to find and preserve these very rare games!

I love the obscure stuff you cover. Keep it up!

It'd be interesting to get an interview with the developers. Hearing what got changed because of publisher demand, because they wanted to do something and the PS1 hardware offered hardware power that the SNES just didn't have and what got changed because, after implementing and testing it on the SNES, they realized it didn't work as well as they thought but were late in development on that version to change too much.

Here just to say stoked to see one of the greatest action games ever just chillin in the Megadrive beside the tv. Looking forward to, "Sublime 16-Bit Shooting Part 2"

Very interesting, and I like the preview concept at the end. I'm hype for the MK episode!

Omg I had forgotten about Hook, I used to play it when I was very young. I had no recollection of it until the second you showed it. I know what I'll play next, thanks John!

My mind is blown just thinking that Satellaview and Sega Channel were like the Google Stadia of the mid 90's. Maybe there were other similar services before those for other systems?

Another great episode! Also, can't wait for the next one!

Well done! Loved the uncredited voiceover work. Also, Mortal Kombat!

That volleyball boss is just the coolest and I would have frigging loved that as a kid in the 90's can't believe that existed on the Playstation and I didn't know about it. Also pretty clever of you to use this to show how having cross-gen titles could potentially hold back a devs ability to create better gaming experiences. It was clear in that one video with Rich that you were not happy about Microsoft's policy even though he was trying pretty hard to stick up for it.

Really interesting stuff. Now if only we can find the unreleased Dinosaur Planet version of Star Fox Adventures. THAT would be a very important find.

Amazing episode. Japanese did some crazy forward thinking tech in the 90's.

Excellent video. I've had a copy of punky skunk lying around but I'll have to try it after I beat the current game I'm working through.

It's good to see the Satellaview getting attention in time for it's 25th Anniversary coming in April.

Love DF retro more than regular DF. Keep those videos coming

Thank you for the link. Five stages passed. I like it.

i like the CRT footage, nice touch

I don't think I can say this enough but I LOVE DF Retro. It's the reason I'm subbed to this channel

As always, really interesting episode! :)

3:06 that voice sounds familiar...

Amazing video, thank you!

Never though I would see Punky Skunk featured here! Great job!

Back on track with quality original content!

Waking up to a new DF Retro? I thought Christmas morning was a month ago...

How this game reached the scene is really an interesting story, I appreciate you covering the whole backstory of it. I'm not particularly interested in the game itself honestly, but I'm glad it eventually made its way to the world so we could all see what it was like and compare it the eventual Playstation release!

Absolutely incredible find.

How have I never heard of this game!? I loved games like this at the time, but I have no memory of this game's existence.

DF Retro is one of my favorite KZfaq series. Keep up the spectacular work!

Love DF retro. It’s always presented in such a way that you don’t even have to know about the original game but it’s still interesting to listen to

That new DF Retro logo is crispy as hell. Good job

Don´t forget to get some rest! Also, Rockman X3 for Super Famicom. PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

Awesome episode!

I love that Hook game on SNES! Got for my birthday as a kid but I didn’t know about these other games from the same devs, thanks for that!

Very interesting episode!...and a bloody good preview;-) Hmmm, Mortal Kombat Kollection Online...?

i pray for Earthbound 64 every night

ALL video games deserve/should be preserved forever.

Holy shit, I'm super pumped for the MK episode being a lifelong fan of MK and an owner of many MANY ports of the various classic MK games.

DF Retro, PVM scanlines, Try4ce, you got it all John! =)

OMG, Mortal Kombat DF Retro on my birthday! Thanks!!!

Sky blazer looks so rad. It looks like how I remember snes looking, where others haven’t held up.

You can definitely tell the Capcom influence when looking at 'Hook'

Love the CRT footage mixed in!

I'm triggered by the fact you didn't use the original PlayStation logo in comparisons. However, an amazing episode and interesting story, loading this game now to SD card so I can play it using my PSIO. And can't wait for upcoming retro episodes, especially the next one, is about time. Much appreciated.

And now I know what I'm going to be playing on my Sunday morning. Coolly Skunk SNES and PS1!!

One of the greatest ironies of video game history. The early 3d games were most in demand at the time, but it's the 2d games that aged best to this day. At least I am far more likely to replay a 2d game from this era than a 3d game.

2:48 did he say "an interview conducted by Bill's Cat Socks"?

Good stuff John.

Looking at it today, Satellaview was Nintendo's first venture into DLC, and Games as a Service. Certainly ahead of its time.

Just shows how games from the 16bit era still hold up today. You're bang on about the dangers of a digital marketplace, look at Scott pilgrim

Insane story how it was preserved, by pure chance it seems.

This is bringing back memories I didn't now I had

Punky Skunk has more nostalgic value to me than any other game. Digital Foundry is incredible for doing a video on Punky Skunk.

Never realized these guys made Spawn for SNES. I loved that game. Awesome soundtrack.

This game is news to me, a very interesting video once again guys =)

Games with releases on both SNES and PSX is a interesting subject per se. It should be explored more.

oh my god - I played this game when I was a kid in PSX, those were nostalgic!

So interesting. I wonder what other downloadable games will be found

This gives me hope that some day, a ROM of Twele Tales Conker 64 will be found.

I had Punky Skunk for the PS1. In that era, 'chipping' PS1's and being able to obtain pirated games was common place. My dad would bring different games he'd buy from a colleague at work. I never asked him for Punky Skunk - I'd never even heard of it. As a 10 year old, I was completely unaware that he simply just found it a highly amusing title as I learned later in life he liked to smoke a joint or in the evening. (Skunk being a nickname for marijuana, incase the reference was lost).

"cool episode of df retro"? Every DF, and especially DF Retro, is cool.

Now for it to be dumped on donor/new cartridges and resold. Need to see more of that NES Zelda remake with SFC sprites

16:15 I see a sneaky Alien Soldier cameo! How are you getting along with that game, John?

God, I wish I had, like, any money at all, so I could donate to help recover and preserve these old games.

You guys should go over some other Satellaview games at some point. The whole thing is absolutely fascinating and I'd love to see some coverage of some of the other games like 2 Zelda games (pretty obvious), F-Zero, Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, etc.

Wow I played Punk Skunk so much in the 90's it had orange/purple box art

I love their sprite style.

The game looks like a typical drab platformer that I really would not have given a second look back in the day. I find it more amazing how the retro preservation community pulled their resources and knowledge together to make this game available in its entirety for all. They spend their time and MONEY to make things like this happen. They are the heroes that none of us deserve but still they continue to do amazing things that benefit all of us.

humbly requesting an episode on the real time strategy genre

2:20 - That rotating effect was also used on Mickey Mania. GameHut did a video about it.

Hook is such an underrated game. I love it.

This is cool. I had Punky Skunk on my psx, pretty fun

Those little satellaview cards used to be a dime a dozen in the junk bin at second hand stores about 10-15 years ago

That Peter Pan looking game kinda looks like an Inti Creates game actually. Especially the poses and sprite design of the main protagonist.

I like the little bounce Cooly’s hair has on the Super Famicom version.

Game looks like a lot of fun! Id love to get an official release on PS4 or Steam.

God this is game is gorgeous. Most 2D games on PS1 never really looked quite right to me. But this looks like something I'd expect on the Saturn. Good stuff.