Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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After all this time we're back with a brand new Retrospective. It's time to enter The Night and learn about the history of this cult classic series.

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0:00 - Intro
4:00 - The Birth of French Bread
14:55 - The Development of Under Night
21:22 - The Story of Under Night
30:20 - The Characters
43:00 - The Original Arcade Release
48:09 - UNIEL and the Gameplay
1:02:30 - UNIEL's New Characters
1:13:38 - UNIST
1:29:00 - The Growing Tournament Scene
1:31:15 - UNICLR
1:33:00 - The Presentation of Under Night
1:38:12 - Under Night 2
1:58:10 - How the Story Ends
2:00:40 - Under Night 2's Reception
2:05:00 - The Success of Under Night
2:14:29 - Outro