Episode #46 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show that looks at the best and worst in this week's retro releases. This week we apologize for complaining about only getting two Virtual Con...

Moai Better Blues is another worthwhile Sam & Max game. Unfortunately this month's episode isn't nearly as exciting as the ones that came before it. If you can overlook some disappointing plotting a...

While it misses some of the company's best games (Bubble Bobble, Darius Gaiden), Taito Power-Up contains more than enough great arcade ports to warrant a purchase. If you're a fan of Taito's classic ...

Speedball 2 doesn't offer a lot of frills and extras, but it does prove to still be a solid action/sports game that is just as violent today as it was 17 years ago. Fans of Speedball should be impres...

Episode #78 - This week Microsoft has decided to allow both Gold and Silver Xbox Live subscribers a chance to download Undertow for free. This marks the seventh Xbox Live Arcade game that has been offered for free...

Episode #45 - Not even a server outage is going to keep us down. It's another week of This week in Defunct Games, the show that tells you all about the best and worst of the retro games currently available on the ...

Godzilla Unleashed is a slow, boring and easy 2D action game that fails miserably on every level. With its terrible controls and short story mode, this Godzilla game is only good for testing your Nin...

As far as racing games with only one track goes, Indianapolis 500 Legends isn't half bad. Unfortunately its limited scope makes it difficult to recommend over some of the better racing games on the c...

In the mood for another fast-paced 2D shooter for the TurboGrafx-16? Probably not, but here's yet another review in case you were sick of the four dozen other similar games. The good news is th...

How much fun can a game called Text Tiles really be? Not very fun, from what Adam Romano tells us. In this review we find out what words aren't in the dictionary and why you should avoid this g...

Episode #83 - It's a weekend full of old games, shoot em ups and ... server outages? That's right. Instead of being able to deliver our regular four reviews, Defunct Games was hit with a massive server outag...

Episode #44 - What the heck is going on here? For the second week in a row Nintendo has decided to upload only two games and not the usual three. It looks like this will be yet another short episode of This ...

I'll make this easy for you: The controls are crummy, the graphics are terrible, the humor mostly falls flat, there aren't very many levels, the mini-games get in the way of the outdated golf mechanic...

Episode #41 - Commercial Break (Ep. 41) - It's the return of Commercial Break, the show where we dissect the worst video game advertising of all time. In this episode we've decided to kick it old school, we're che...

There's nothing better than playing a game about religious war. Well, that's exactly what Exile for the TurboGrafx-16 is. It's just another game where you're forced to stand between two different re...

Some computer games just don't come to underpowered game consoles. A good example of this is Gunboat, the exciting PC action game. But Gunboat actually did show up on the TurboGrafx-16, even if it w...

Episode #82 - After a short break, Defunct Games is ready to debut a fresh batch of classic game reviews for 2008! That's right, we're bringing the classic game reviews back, so get ready to read about four old sc...

Hey look, it's the first TurboGrafx-16 role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons. That means something, right? Really, nothing? Well, John seems to think that the fact that this someh...

That's right; it's yet another 2D shooter for the TurboGrafx-16. So what does Dead Moon do that none of the other shooters do? Not a whole heck of a lot, that's what. This is yet another gener...

Episode #161 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Donkey King (Tom Mix Software) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic g...

Episode #162 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Nintendo Power - Plug Into the Power print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this clas...

Episode #163 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Q*Bert (Multiple) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisem...

Episode #164 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Castle Wolfenstein (Muse Software) promotion print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of ...

Episode #67 - The Cover Critic (Ep. 67) - The Cover Critic returns with five terrible covers and a redesigned page. But don't worry; this week's episode is about more than just remodeling, it's also about exposing...

Episode #43 - In case you haven't noticed, it's Thursday. That's right; it's the day after Wednesday and the only thing standing between you and Friday. It's also the day we look at all of the recently uploaded r...

Episode #6 - A Brief History of Gaming (Ep. 6) - With the new year brings a brand new episode of A Brief History of Gaming, the one show that can get you caught up on the history of modern gaming. In this episode...

Dan Clarke spends some time out of his life dancing to children's music when he reviews Dance Dance Revolution: Disney Channel Edition for the PlayStation 2. Did he come away a Miley Cyrus fan? ...

Looking for a solid 2D shoot-em-up for your PC? There's no need to laugh, because now computer gamers have an old school shooter worth getting excited about. That game is Soldner-X and it's fro...

Episode #15 - DGC On Demand (Ep. 15) - The television writers may be out on strike, but that's not going to keep Defunct Games from bringing you brand new episodes of DGC On Demand! In our very first episode we in...

Episode #139 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 139) - In the first One Running Feud of the New Year we decide just who it was that had the best year ever in 2007. Was it the first-person shooter fans and all their amazing ga...

Episode #42 - Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2008. Defunct Games is ready to tackle a brand new year of retro games starting today. I give you: This Week in Defunct Games! This is the show where we look at all...

Episode #29 - You just got done standing in a 12 hour line to pick up a Nintendo Wii, you decided to support the striking writers, you accidentally knocked up Britney Spears' little sister and you're getting sick o...

Episode #28 - Defunct Games is proud to present a brand new issue of Hardcore Gamer Magazine, available now for download. This full-color issue comes with news, reviews, previews and a look at international games y...