DF Retro: Sony PlayStation Revisited - Every Launch Game Tested - Part 2: North America

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Watch Part 1 - The Japanese Launch: • DF Retro: Sony PlaySta...
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John Linneman and Audi Sorlie continue their re-appraisal of the Sony PlayStation launch, the story, the history, the games - with every launch title re-tested and compared against competing versions.
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00:00:00 Chapter 3: Journey to the West (Launching PlayStation in North America)
00:03:42 Chapter 4: The American Dream (North American launch games)
00:05:58 Total Eclipse Turbo
00:11:35 Battle Arena Toshinden
00:17:37 Rayman
00:28:14 Street Fighter: The Movie
00:37:36 The Raiden Project
00:42:07 NBA Jam Tournament Edition
00:54:50 Power Server 3D Tennis
00:57:32 ESPN Extreme Games
01:03:10 Kileak: The DNA Imperative
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@metfan4l
@metfan4l 3 жыл бұрын
The fact they just named the PS version of Total Ecplise *Turbo* because they couldn't fix the too fast game speed is both hilarious and kinda ingenious, haha.
@RetroGamesBoy78
@RetroGamesBoy78 3 жыл бұрын
lol very much like Sony's $299 then!
@SidTheGamer0
@SidTheGamer0 3 жыл бұрын
well it's not a fact that CD called it that becasue of the game speed mistake.
@metfan4l
@metfan4l 3 жыл бұрын
@@SidTheGamer0 How do you know? Fine, amusing assumption / happy coincidence then.
@SidTheGamer0
@SidTheGamer0 3 жыл бұрын
@@metfan4l I never said I knew, I just said that nobody knows why they called it turbo. Expect that it's common adjective used in games to make more marketable.
@CesarJoseee
@CesarJoseee 3 жыл бұрын
"It's not a bug, it's a feature!"
@DebugMenu
@DebugMenu 3 жыл бұрын
John just sneaking an entire DF Retro Rayman episode in here like it’s no big deal
@AnthonyRiddle
@AnthonyRiddle 3 жыл бұрын
I think Rayman might be his favorite game of that generation
@XxVoldexX
@XxVoldexX 3 жыл бұрын
Doesn't even try to hide it
@pamplemoussemk2
@pamplemoussemk2 3 жыл бұрын
I would like to know which version has been used as the base version for the conversion on the Nintendo DS.
@anthonywyatt5133
@anthonywyatt5133 3 жыл бұрын
And?
@shroomologist
@shroomologist 3 жыл бұрын
lol. I swear the PC version I have differs from the one shown above, I don't remember the end level sound being cut down. Regional differences perhaps?
@hellogoodbye4906
@hellogoodbye4906 3 жыл бұрын
Drink every time you hear "The Jaguar version, Arghhh"
@dolloptrollop
@dolloptrollop 3 жыл бұрын
I just love hearing him say “The Jag”
@fcukugimmeausername
@fcukugimmeausername 3 жыл бұрын
The quality coming out of DF right now is insane.
@sparky2481
@sparky2481 3 жыл бұрын
Totally true man!!👍
@balorduomo
@balorduomo 3 жыл бұрын
absolutely
@HueyTheDoctor
@HueyTheDoctor 3 жыл бұрын
Always has been.
@vpgnto
@vpgnto 3 жыл бұрын
but only right now
@JFinns
@JFinns 3 жыл бұрын
Ever since that Quake video this summer has been 🔥
@jmporkbob
@jmporkbob 3 жыл бұрын
Halfway through, I forgot that I wasn't watching a Rayman video.
@renzokufc
@renzokufc 3 жыл бұрын
"And, UHHHH, Jaguar..."
@flamuralaj3302
@flamuralaj3302 3 жыл бұрын
I hope PlayStation 2 gets a DF Retro Revisited.
@eponymous7910
@eponymous7910 3 жыл бұрын
I'd really like a hardware deep dive extravaganza featuring dc, ps2, gcn and og xbox. 4 exceptional consoles with their own unique architecture
@steel5897
@steel5897 3 жыл бұрын
PS2 is Retro? I'm old...
@flamuralaj3302
@flamuralaj3302 3 жыл бұрын
@@steel5897 Not really 'cause it's retro but more so that I just love the PS2, and I figure this would be the best place to record something related to that console.
@AnthonyRiddle
@AnthonyRiddle 3 жыл бұрын
@@steel5897 it's tip toeing the line of retro. Yes, we're old now
@juanolivarez3092
@juanolivarez3092 3 жыл бұрын
@@steel5897 It's 20 years old now. Definitely retro.
@TrevorJones1
@TrevorJones1 3 жыл бұрын
Man, the Rayman comparison makes me think, imagine if Digital Foundry existed when console capabilities were "actually" different. Today the all of these comparisons require frame counters to tell the difference. Whats weird is back then the ports were often done by different devs so the quality might not be indicative of the best the console could do. DF would have been really comparing the devs as much as the consoles.
@pelgervampireduck
@pelgervampireduck 3 жыл бұрын
I think it was more "fun" when all systems were different and you could tell just by looking or listening. they all had their own colors and "personality". since the ps3 generation every system (including PC) looks the same and sounds the same.
@LordXelion
@LordXelion 3 жыл бұрын
Now we have dozens of people insulting others cause the game they like runs at a 5% more or less consistent framerate than in other platforms. Gaming development has evolved a lot. Customers, on the other hand...
@apollosungod2819
@apollosungod2819 3 жыл бұрын
Console Parity was NOT a thing back then... but BIASED paid off gamer magazines definetly were a thing as well as Sega of America having Anti-Sega Japan headquarters agendas.
@TrevorJones1
@TrevorJones1 3 жыл бұрын
@@apollosungod2819 to be fair SOA's worst enemy wasn't Nintendo. It was SOJ. If SOA was allowed to steer the ship Sega might still be a console maker right now instead of Microsoft.
@apollosungod2819
@apollosungod2819 3 жыл бұрын
@@TrevorJones1 Hey those two SoA fanboy books were written by Sega of America fanboys and hence are written in a BIASED perspective. What do YOU believe Nintendo of America staff was doing from November 1990 to 1996 in comparison to Sega of America which BOTH are subsidiary branches and which of the two was doing things right? Sega was and is headquartered in Japan... it's not just "Sega Japan", Hayao Nakayama hired Michael Katz and Tom Kalinske under the assumption that these men would be able to: Do marketing drives Public Relations hardware and software distribution where the vast MAJORITY of Sega MegaDrive game software was made in Japan and needed to be localized aka translated into English and arguably into French and Spanish since "North America" includes Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico... on that note what do you think Nintendo of America and Nintendo HQ Japan was doing with Mexico? Each region has the potential for hardware and software profits... The fact is that Tom Kalinkse and Joe Miller put pressure on Sega HQ Japan to make the 32X and CREATED tons of FEAR on the retail price of the Sega Saturn while also in a 1995 dated Edge/Next Generation interview, Tom Kalinkse boasted that "the adult or older gamers who went to buy Sega Saturn at launch could NOT be duplicated in the U.S.A." citing pricing FEARS and that older gamers were not a thing... wow imagine if he had actually launched the Sega Genesis in 1989... or better yet in 1988 There is also a thing called fanbase support which falls under Public Relations too, Sega of America as a subsidiary branch had FULL CONTROL of this aspect... they also had the deciding VOTE to REJECT or PREVENT a custom coded Sega MegaDrive and later Sega Saturn game software title citing B.S. reasoning. I read those two SoA fanboy books and laughed... you know just because someone wrote a book, it does not mean they are actually telling the truth on what happened especially when the vast majority of people used a sources contradict things they said years before the books were written... and apparently there is some "dark history of Sega of America" inside you where you are clueless as to how it was to be a working adult gamer who had to go looking around for American gamer magazines that did Sega coverage, if at all properly... Did Nintendo fanbase have that SAME problem? hmmm I bet your mind would explode when you finally wake up to how Sega of America's 90s management staff simply acted like an insurrectionist faction and was actually manipulating the final decisions that Sega H.Q. Japan would make... especially since the killing of the Sega Saturn, the creation of the 32X, the whole SegaCD live action FMV image initiative and the creation of the very costly, COSTLY Dreamcast were all ideas, suggestions and pressure coming from Sega of America management staff which was trusted by Sega H.Q. Japan especially factoring language barrier issues of the time.
@chrmnxpnoy
@chrmnxpnoy 3 жыл бұрын
I still have their developers demo disc that was included with my pre-order back in September 1995. I loved scaring my sister with the realistic looking (at the time) T-rex haha
@mopspear
@mopspear 3 жыл бұрын
weird I just heard someone talking about this today on a podcast
@HAZARDOUS88
@HAZARDOUS88 3 жыл бұрын
Still got mine too! Loved the Manta Ray as well.
@slownick7637
@slownick7637 3 жыл бұрын
I set 240p quality to not spoil my childhood memory of these games.
@Pewpewpew182
@Pewpewpew182 3 жыл бұрын
Good thinking bro doing the same :)
@ahmz1404
@ahmz1404 3 жыл бұрын
This is actually a pro tip
@urracojalpa4481
@urracojalpa4481 3 жыл бұрын
Some games are just ruined by high definition, I just wish they kept the whole review of ESPN Extreme games trough the CRT monitor, it looks pretty good that way especially compared to the mess of pixels that is the direct capture.
@MagisterHamid
@MagisterHamid 3 жыл бұрын
The European launch was even better because we got Wipeout. I can’t describe the first time I saw that game running. Unbelievable.
@joannavelvet595
@joannavelvet595 3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@RetroGamesBoy78
@RetroGamesBoy78 3 жыл бұрын
@@aweigh1010 strange though considering it was also released on the Saturn just 5 months later.
@MagisterHamid
@MagisterHamid 3 жыл бұрын
@@RetroGamesBoy78 in all honesty the Saturn port made more damage than good for the Saturn. It’s far from as fluid as the PS version and it lacks the transparency effects.
@MagisterHamid
@MagisterHamid 3 жыл бұрын
Wipeout was probably the first game that really spoke to the urban European youngsters. Music taken directly from the underground club scene with acts like Orbital and Chemical Brothers. It felt so mature and it was like the coolest game ever.
@RetroGamesBoy78
@RetroGamesBoy78 3 жыл бұрын
@@MagisterHamid possibly so but I was just pointing the fact out, but never the less, still a very playable game on the Saturn and actually improved in the respect of Collisions because when you hit the barrier on Saturn version, you don't come to a near dead stop like on PS. I also believe (like so many other 3rd party Saturn ports) only 1 of the 2 CPU's are in use which is a real shame.
@alexsilva28
@alexsilva28 3 жыл бұрын
Alternative title: John roasts the Atari Jaguar for an hour and 9 minutes. Brilliant episode as always! The segment on Street Fighter: The movie: The game was super interesting
@WMARUoriginal
@WMARUoriginal 3 жыл бұрын
What’s really fantastic about this video is not just how comprehensive it is, but the clear level of passion behind it. Brings all the feels.
@PFBM86
@PFBM86 3 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised the actual launch lineup was that small. I thought games like Tekken, Wipeout, Jumping Flash, Warhawk, Twisted Metal, Gex and a few others I remember as being released in 1995 were all launch games. I guess the strong launch window support really did a lot to improve the perception of the PS1 after launch, as John mentioned at the end.
@Clay3613
@Clay3613 3 жыл бұрын
The launch titles cost so much now outside ESPN Extreme and Ridge Racer.
@MagisterHamid
@MagisterHamid 3 жыл бұрын
In Europe just a few weeks later we also got Wipeout, Rapid Reload and Novaatorm at the launch
@sarges1712
@sarges1712 3 жыл бұрын
not only the lineup but at the time renting games was a big thing. Blockbuster had an iron grip on the market and they refused to carry Saturn titles. I did love Virtua Fighter but between Ridge Racer, Arena Toshiba and some other games PS quickly won me over.
@VexAcer
@VexAcer 3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't blame you since games like Wipeout and Jumping Flash still came in those long boxes. So they all just sorta blend in with the rest.
@TechRyze
@TechRyze 2 жыл бұрын
@@sarges1712 I guess Blockbuster UK carried Saturn titles, as I bought my copies of WipEout and Guardian Heroes from Blockbuster around 1997 or so when the Saturn was dying.
@CaptainScarLeg
@CaptainScarLeg 3 жыл бұрын
55:11 "This is a game you've really gotta be strokin' it hard in order to get any enjoyment out of, either by yourself or with a friend." - Audi Sorlie, 2021
@zachsteiner
@zachsteiner 3 жыл бұрын
Glad someone else noticed lmao
@AceTrainerX3
@AceTrainerX3 3 жыл бұрын
"You're supposed to release all bodily function and animalistic desire with each stroke, as you hit that ball as hard as you can" - Also Audi Sorlie, 2021
@JemaKnight
@JemaKnight 3 жыл бұрын
John finally hinting at the Rayman 2 DF Retro I've been wanting for years. SO MANY VERSIONS
@gabrielgoncalves2763
@gabrielgoncalves2763 3 жыл бұрын
YES. My favorite 3d platform of all time.
@Poever
@Poever 3 жыл бұрын
He hinted at a DF Retro on the original Rayman a long time ago. I guess this is it
@PC98_Audi
@PC98_Audi 3 жыл бұрын
@@Poever No it's not. We still have a lot more to say about Rayman.
@Jonnygunboy
@Jonnygunboy 3 жыл бұрын
This. I long for that 8 way split screen comparison. Obtaining the iOS version may be difficult, but as I understand it's just a port of the Dreamcast version.
@Clay3613
@Clay3613 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jonnygunboy There are many comparisons on KZfaq already.
@alanlee67
@alanlee67 3 жыл бұрын
Man...I was 10 in 1995 and I had stacks of gamepros, egms, and gamefans to the ceiling. You can't imagine how much I'm nostalgia tripping right now
@vjmtz
@vjmtz 3 жыл бұрын
Gamefan...now that's a magazine that so few beloved, was the best mag at the time for sure. Good art, funny articles, and great japanese import ordering stores.
@millrrs
@millrrs 3 жыл бұрын
The best thing of Digital Foundry is the RETRO by a quite margin.
@nickmotsarsky4382
@nickmotsarsky4382 3 жыл бұрын
Not even close. New game tech is better.
@crestofhonor2349
@crestofhonor2349 3 жыл бұрын
I really like DF Retro. It’s incredibly interesting to see how older games were put together with the technical limitations that were there before
@RetroGamesBoy78
@RetroGamesBoy78 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, tbh I wouldn't be subscribed to DF if it wasn't for the retro content. Just recently I've played, Saturn, PS1,2,3 far more than I have PS4, PS5 is just a big waste of money at this moment in time.
@alexsilva28
@alexsilva28 3 жыл бұрын
They are both exceptional and far superior than most content on this platform. How bout that?
@rafadono
@rafadono 3 жыл бұрын
Both are good but in their own ways
@GordonGordon
@GordonGordon 3 жыл бұрын
Oooooo shiny... Talk about coming out swinging. Even the launch date was catchy!
@rKAL-EL
@rKAL-EL 3 жыл бұрын
Agree. Still nothing beats the Dreamcast release on 9.9.99 even if the console didn’t hold up for that long
@SimonBuchanNz
@SimonBuchanNz 3 жыл бұрын
I was offended it wasn't 9.5.95.
@lalalaLaFlex
@lalalaLaFlex 3 жыл бұрын
Wait... So Van Damme was piping Kylie Minogue, both in Street Fighter cosplay as Guile and Cammy, IN 1994?!?!?! What a legend.
@bcdcdude8252
@bcdcdude8252 3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to call that....Double Impact!
@Robert_Paulson1360
@Robert_Paulson1360 3 жыл бұрын
Power Stroker 3D Tennis commentary is on point.
@gmbai
@gmbai 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, Total Eclipse Turbo. My parents got me a PS1 for Christmas 1995 and they only got me Total Eclipse Turbo for my one game. It was a dream come true for my ten year old heat! I powered through that game and beat it, but I had no idea that it was running too fast! Also, those weird ads came on randomly when I stepped away once and geez, what a trip! Thanks for the nostalgia!
@nigralurker
@nigralurker 3 жыл бұрын
I always looked at Tekken as a 'launch title' since while the PS1 came out two months prior, so many didn't get one until Christmas and Tekken was definitely that title many got within the holiday season.
@TheKeithvidz
@TheKeithvidz 3 жыл бұрын
Feel like a kid again. PS is a well earned classic.
@saucyx4
@saucyx4 3 жыл бұрын
Feel like a Olympic swimmer in my daddy nuts again. PS is a well earned classic.
@alexsilva28
@alexsilva28 3 жыл бұрын
@@saucyx4 I'll do you one better. I feel like a middle class kid in Latin America circa 2004
@joeykeilholz925
@joeykeilholz925 3 жыл бұрын
FEEL LIKE BOTTOM TEXT
@weatherfox1
@weatherfox1 3 жыл бұрын
Loving these system launch revisits. Please feel free to do more (3DO, Dreamcast, etc.)
@Pacmanfan-po9rn
@Pacmanfan-po9rn 3 жыл бұрын
I am hype for the Europe episode.
@urracojalpa4481
@urracojalpa4481 3 жыл бұрын
Jumping Flash FTW
@alexsilva28
@alexsilva28 3 жыл бұрын
Right? That look ahead at the end got me excited to see their commercials
@wittmannger1331
@wittmannger1331 3 жыл бұрын
This was amazing thanks for bringing us along on this journey.
@Cafeman_2D
@Cafeman_2D 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent content! I appreciated the comparisons across versions and the detailed explanations of each game's performance, elements, and the context of the time.
@coldscooter
@coldscooter 3 жыл бұрын
DF Retro is some of the best content on youtube!
@someguy3186
@someguy3186 3 жыл бұрын
Love this series. This kind of comprehensive treatment and professional presentation is why I subscribed to this channel.
@NewportBox100s
@NewportBox100s 3 жыл бұрын
This video was so well done. I'm bout to watch all of DF Retro now!
@afsheen4034
@afsheen4034 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy! Been waiting for the next part, thank you
@silent_blues
@silent_blues 3 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic, would be great to see retrospective for other major system launches. I really love the use of archive footage - really brings the era and time to life!
@Horeteppe
@Horeteppe 3 жыл бұрын
Highlight of the day! Thank you
@joseluislopes3956
@joseluislopes3956 3 жыл бұрын
Was waiting all week for part 2. Love this content :)
@ChristianHedman
@ChristianHedman 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. You guys are killing it lately. Like over the last year. Great stuff I didn't know I wanted to watch and learn about. You show aspects of video games that are forgotten and overlooked. I love it.
@narcopsy
@narcopsy 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your work on this, guys!
@Beaut_Beau
@Beaut_Beau 3 жыл бұрын
55:11 "This is a game you REEEEAALY gotta be stroking it HARD in order to get ANY enjoyment out of it... either by yourself, or with a friend - Audi, 2021
@GamersTherapy
@GamersTherapy 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I could not get my mind out of the gutter for that whole segment. I was wondering if it was intentional or not. lol
@zachsteiner
@zachsteiner 3 жыл бұрын
@@GamersTherapy it had to be intentional
@PatrickTCAPIreland
@PatrickTCAPIreland 3 жыл бұрын
Rayman was my first game ever, it has held up and is probably the best game of the launch. I got it in 2000 with a PSone model for Xmas!
@maratnugmanov
@maratnugmanov 3 жыл бұрын
John's work is pure gold. All of his Retro videos along with launch episodes are ones of the best videos on the topic.
@getreadyforthecircus
@getreadyforthecircus 3 жыл бұрын
the effort you guys put into these videos show in their quality. top tier production.
@GameplayandTalk
@GameplayandTalk 3 жыл бұрын
Great episode, guys! I did want to say something about Total Eclipse. Either there is an issue with your disc or it may have been patched for later runs. I have the small case re-release version (USA) and I don't experience the issues you guys did. I bought it recently because I was binging the 3DO version and wanted to compare the two. The PS1 version I have is the definitive way to play the game, as it does run at a more consistent framerate with no deviations, the controls feel more responsive and the collision detection seems kinder. There are added quality of life differences as well, such as receiving reusable passwords, whereas in the 3DO game, it's a one-sitting-or-bust kind of affair. Anyway, if it's an issue only affecting longbox releases, then I agree it would have been a horrible experience at launch, but it doesn't seem to be something that affects all copies of the game. Curious to hear from other people about this.
@kdm7820
@kdm7820 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed here. I played and finished the game many years ago on original hardware and it definitely wasn’t as out of control as the video showed. I think it’s an issue with either the emulation they are running on, or possibly the fact that it’s being played on either a PS2 or PS3. I’ve noticed weird speed issues playing some PS1 launch games on my PS2 Slim. Actually, Toshinden comes to mind as sometimes the win poses will speed up as if running on an unlocked frame rate. So there might be an issue with early games not properly syncing speed on other than original hardware. Total Eclipse Turbo was not a great game, but the game speed was not an issue I remember when playing it. It’s also worth noting that the craft speed can be adjusted on the fly.
@pferreira1983
@pferreira1983 2 жыл бұрын
I hope John saw your comment.
@GameplayandTalk
@GameplayandTalk 2 жыл бұрын
​@@pferreira1983 I believe someone notified him on the DF Discord and the reasoning is that he was using a Japanese version of the game. I'm not sure if he ever went back to try the North American version.
@pferreira1983
@pferreira1983 2 жыл бұрын
@@GameplayandTalk Considering the other info presented here it's a shame he got something wrong. Apart from that it's a very good video.
@SteamPunk96
@SteamPunk96 3 жыл бұрын
What a great episode, very excited for the finale! Hard to believe DF Retro's over 5 years old now, I still remember the first episode's release and how amped I was for the continuation of the series.
@JestersDeadUK
@JestersDeadUK 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible videos, so well done!!!
@myoriginalname
@myoriginalname 3 жыл бұрын
I remember having so much fun playing NBA Jam with friends. I wish we had more couch co-op games these days.
@tyo101
@tyo101 Жыл бұрын
Another great Linneman video retrospective.
@Rwirwi1
@Rwirwi1 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid.. thank you 👍
@CrisRios
@CrisRios 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Thanks.
@WalrusFPGA
@WalrusFPGA 3 жыл бұрын
I love this series of PS1 library retrospectives. Thanks DF for the kind of feature-length Sunday entertainment I can dig. (got the 3rd part queued up next ^-^ ) Feels like the introduction of chapters on YT has made content like this a lot more doable, even for people without too much time. Much easier to get to parts that interest you compared to blindly clicking around the timeline. For this one, I'll be watching from front to back though. Cheers!
@Mospen
@Mospen 3 жыл бұрын
What an excellent Part 2! Enjoyed all the deep dives into launch title comparisons and special props for including so much great detail. Street Fighter: The Movie is a game I enjoy quite a bit on the Sega Saturn and never played the PlayStation version. I'll have to check it out. Even mentioning the great music video in that game really speaks to the painstaking detail DF Retro puts in. Give me more Power Server 3D Tennis! LOL I loved Audi's analysis of that game. Not all games are winners, and when you can have fun with those like this, it really makes for great entertainment. Keep up the great work guys!
@iwabuz
@iwabuz 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome retrospective!
@roberthanthonymartinezrive7383
@roberthanthonymartinezrive7383 3 жыл бұрын
Great work as always John. I still looking foward to the Atari Jaguar-focused DF Retro episode ;)
@Ruko
@Ruko 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, this is one of my favorite pieces of content you've ever done, makes me want to have you cover EVERY Playstation game ever released in order (with varying lenghts depending on quality) and then move on to other platforms, impossible i know lol but hey it speaks to how much i enjoy these even with games i'm not that interested in.
@LSKzane
@LSKzane 3 жыл бұрын
Really nice video, thanks! Looking forward to the PS2 video some day!
@Kcalien
@Kcalien 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect video!
@philmason9653
@philmason9653 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love launch retrospectives like these.
@BeyondEntertainment_
@BeyondEntertainment_ 3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest videos of All Time! I love yall's work! Keep it up 🔥
@LeonSKennedy7777
@LeonSKennedy7777 3 жыл бұрын
1:07:17 it’s a shame Kileak was mostly a dud, but BOY does it look aesthetic AF on DF’s Sony BVM pre-rendered background I can’t get over how perfectly made DF’s content is… I can’t imagine how much work went into preparing the content & edits for this video, but it’s a timeless gem. You guys are simply amazing 🙌
@MorbidThrasher666
@MorbidThrasher666 3 жыл бұрын
Keep all the retros vids coming!
@OwenSchooleyGT
@OwenSchooleyGT 3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh, just what my Sunday needed.
@subjectivereviews
@subjectivereviews 3 жыл бұрын
True me too
@AllanBakrMHMD
@AllanBakrMHMD 3 жыл бұрын
@@subjectivereviews microsoft needs to hurry up to buy Sony and Nintendo ASAP
@OwenSchooleyGT
@OwenSchooleyGT 3 жыл бұрын
@@AllanBakrMHMD that will never happen lol
@AllanBakrMHMD
@AllanBakrMHMD 3 жыл бұрын
@@OwenSchooleyGT it will happens. It needs to end with their anti costumers practises
@OwenSchooleyGT
@OwenSchooleyGT 3 жыл бұрын
@@AllanBakrMHMD lmao, keep telling yourself that 😂
@MizfitZer0
@MizfitZer0 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. I love the RayMan comparisons. That is always a joy to see when KZfaqrs talk about the original RayMan with such love. Can’t wait to watch the 3rd part of this series :)
@rtst_dj
@rtst_dj 3 жыл бұрын
When John starts referring the jaguar as "THE JAG!" kills me lmao
@2drealms196
@2drealms196 3 жыл бұрын
Toshinden's provocative "sex sells" marketing campaign was fairly common back then. Mid 90s-early 2000s Videogame and PC magazines were filled to the brim with similar ads. Anyone remember the front cover of NextGen magazine with Duke Nukem holding up a small sign strategically placed infront of a topless Laura Croft? That was the front cover!
@justsomeguywhoplaysretroga4362
@justsomeguywhoplaysretroga4362 3 жыл бұрын
That's what we liked back in the day. Modern sanitized marketing is boring. Saying it was distasteful is cringeworthy
@documentthedrama8279
@documentthedrama8279 3 жыл бұрын
Damn i love Df retro. the effort you guys put in is immense
@worawatsr9803
@worawatsr9803 3 жыл бұрын
Toshinden on PS1 was one of my favorite fighting games of all time. There were so many groundbreaking games on PS1 including FF7, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Parasite Eve, Twisted Metal, and more. The 90s era was a complete domination by the PS1.
@Biggus_Dickus_69
@Biggus_Dickus_69 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing guys! Please please please make a full feature video on Rayman, that section on the different versions was absolutely fascinating!!
@Gaming_Groove
@Gaming_Groove 2 жыл бұрын
I remember really loving Solar Eclipse on Saturn and wondered how close it was to Total Eclipse (I could never justify buying/renting it to actually check it out). Interesting to see how similar it actually is.
@rancid_
@rancid_ 3 жыл бұрын
One of the three Toshinden fans checking in. Legit bought a PS for this game and MK3.
@TRADESMAN-xt4ce
@TRADESMAN-xt4ce 3 жыл бұрын
i love these videos . great job guys!
@pachinkor83
@pachinkor83 3 жыл бұрын
I'm loving this series gang. I'm half hoping now for a followup video in a year or something where you look at the first entire year of titles from around the globe and just pick say 10 games total from any territory to showcase , good , bad, interesting. DF retro is so well produced that I could watch anything be talked about. Obviously it would be cool to see a full blown global saturn video too.
@qwerty6789x
@qwerty6789x 3 жыл бұрын
Trip down the memory lane. Love this so many childhood memories.
@mopspear
@mopspear 3 жыл бұрын
You guys are amazing.
@dieard1
@dieard1 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are brilliant. You should have a series on tv/Netflix. Thanks for bringing Back many memories.
@TMracer73
@TMracer73 3 жыл бұрын
This is marvel. Pleasure to my eyes. THanks so much for these. Looking so much for the last part !
@sparky2481
@sparky2481 3 жыл бұрын
Part 2. Great work Guys...greetings from Germany 🇩🇪👏
@trevormills3339
@trevormills3339 3 жыл бұрын
Extremely high quality content here.
@renzokufc
@renzokufc 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible video, and incredible choice for the background BGM around 58:00 (Guilty Gear / Suck a sage)!
@SirIron23
@SirIron23 3 ай бұрын
Do you know the BGM for 3:52 it’s killing me because I’ve heard it before
@ToTheNines87368
@ToTheNines87368 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure why but this video has made me nostalgic in an almost emotional way. Don’t get me wrong, great video!
@carlobighouse5434
@carlobighouse5434 3 жыл бұрын
Really cool docu series. Better than we can find anywhere else.
@soadsam
@soadsam 3 жыл бұрын
espn extreme games definitely takes me back, but i had 2 xtreme
@Clay3613
@Clay3613 3 жыл бұрын
2xtreme was better.
@Spielewelten
@Spielewelten 3 жыл бұрын
great video, John! But damn ... the amount of ads is insane xD
@MisterGumby
@MisterGumby 3 жыл бұрын
PGA Tour Golf was a launch title. I know this because I had to go back to EB and buy a memory card to play it on September 9, 1995.
@mctapoutos7426
@mctapoutos7426 3 жыл бұрын
Thank God we had many magazines during that period so any new or green consol owner had some idea what FPS was what 60hz vs 50hz was NCT vs PAL , I was 12 when psx shows up on the shelves and as a young lad I knew what I can expect from each console , thank you NEO ,NEO + AND PSX EXTREME for all the review's news and help these magazines had huge impact on my generation and of course I have to mention EDGE as well .
@ketrub
@ketrub 3 жыл бұрын
john wthe rayman section is so good i wish we got a full video out of it
@Kuhfladensammler
@Kuhfladensammler 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, i got kileak as my first game back then. The package looked promising, but the game itself wasn‘t fun at all. Luckily i got the DEMO ONE Disc with my Playstation and it included several demos as jumpin flash, espn xtreme and battle arena toshineden. This kept me playing while saving money for my second game: ridge racer
@chrmnxpnoy
@chrmnxpnoy 3 жыл бұрын
Ah the blue/purple Playstation Picks demo. I remember the insane loading times for the Wipeout demo
@callumdointhings5
@callumdointhings5 3 жыл бұрын
Dude this is amazing. This could have easily been uploaded as individual videos lol but I appreciate this netflix style
@unoillnino
@unoillnino 3 жыл бұрын
So great to see Toshinden get the love it deserves! It was the reason I wanted. PlayStation back in 95!
@kelownatechkid
@kelownatechkid 3 жыл бұрын
This is so great! I eagerly away the ps2 episode, make it 2x as long!!😁
@MondayHopscotch
@MondayHopscotch 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't see it credited here, or in the comments -- if anyone is curious about the opening song, it's Cascade Cave Zone, Act 1 and 2 from (at least on) the album SOUNDSHOCK 3: FM FUNK NIRVANA​!​! by Ubiktune. Lots of other great tunes on there.
@un-for-given
@un-for-given 3 жыл бұрын
I was all about Xtreme Games. So much fun... and hilarious.
@RE4-Station
@RE4-Station 3 жыл бұрын
I was too young to enjoy the PS1, I was only 7 months and 2 days old when it launched on December 3rd, 1994 in japan and only a year and 4 months old when it launched in the us in September 1995!
@samuraispiritsx
@samuraispiritsx 3 жыл бұрын
14:04 its unbelievable how well Street fighter 2 holds up, looks great still I think.
@arcadeutopia3035
@arcadeutopia3035 3 жыл бұрын
This is so good 👍
@hectorrojas7961
@hectorrojas7961 3 жыл бұрын
I still have Battle Arena Toshinden somewhere in my house. I enjoyed playing it, as a kid.
@ChazK47
@ChazK47 3 жыл бұрын
so nostalgic I can smell the poptarts of my childhood on a Saturday morning
@CR0NO-NL
@CR0NO-NL 3 жыл бұрын
i love these episodes, greetings from your neighbor (dutch)
@leandroliberatolopes9720
@leandroliberatolopes9720 3 жыл бұрын
Was that "Suck a Sage" from Guilty Gear playing during the ESPN extreme games part? xD What a trip down the memory lane this has been, played most, if not all, of these games back in the day. Great work!
@mabalito
@mabalito 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, it has been 24 years since I played Rayman on my original Playstation. Love that game! I could sit here and watch John talk about it for hours.
@TheBandoBandito
@TheBandoBandito 3 жыл бұрын
Love the DF Retro videos
@ColonelSternlove
@ColonelSternlove 3 жыл бұрын
I hope DF are paid well... can’t believe this content is free.
@linkin543210
@linkin543210 3 жыл бұрын
you are the product
@Rijads
@Rijads 3 жыл бұрын
@@linkin543210 not with adblocker u r not.
@joejoe2658
@joejoe2658 3 жыл бұрын
judging by the thousands of games on their shelves, they're doing just fine. excellent channel :)
@floatinggoose9197
@floatinggoose9197 3 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert, they don't. 1.6 million subs isn't allot nowadays when you create long form content
@8BitPuppets
@8BitPuppets 3 жыл бұрын
33:19 You almost killed my eye with that, hahaha
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