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DF Retro: The F-Zero Saga Revisited - From SNES Launch to GameCube Perfection and Beyond

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'Legendary at its heights through the 1980s and 1990s, Sunsoft carved out a reputation for incredible quality across the 8-bit and 16-bit eras before gradually fading away. However, the publisher is beginning its comeback and in this incredible DF Retro special, John Linneman catalogues the history of Sunsoft, from its origins through its stratospherically successful period and then onto its quieter years through to the beginnings of its resurgence. With unprecedented access to Sunsoft HQ in Japan - including a look at unreleased games - this is the definitive look at a unique publisher.'

Electronic Arts' Road Rash was a major title for its initial push onto the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis consoles, with the series migrating to CD-based hardware and 'next-gen' consoles including the 3DO, Saturn and PlayStation, taking in some intriguing handhelds ports along the way. Join John Linneman for this extended look into the franchise from its origins through to its eventual decline and extinction.

'One of gaming's most celebrated side-scrolling franchises, Gradius has a long and storied history, celebrating in this - Gradius Origins - an incredible collection of series entries, off-shoot franchises and much, much more. Delivered by the masters at M2, Gradius Origins also includes something truly special - Salamander 3 is an entirely new game in the series. John delivers his verdict on the package.'

With the release of the Switch edition in Japan df retro looked on it quite favourably. The Sega Saturn version is still derided as the worst version.

It doesn’t quite answer the question I am always asking “Which version should I play?” but I think it answers which is the definitive version.