November 2005

November 30, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

Someone Has Got to Stop Michael Madsen

Episode #7 - Hey Michael Madsen, listen, I love you! You're a great actor. You're one of my favorite characters in Reservoir Dogs, you were good in Sin City, and Kill Bill vol. 2 couldn't have been made without ...
November 30, 2005 On Running Feuds

Introducing Our Own Morgan Freeman

Episode #84 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 84) - Here's something I've found, everybody seems to like Morgan Freeman. This academy award winning actor has been in tons of movies and is regarded as one of the best actors ...
November 29, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

Magazines Through the Years

Episode #6 - This is the very first episode of Continue: the Game, the game show that debuted early in 2005. In this feature you guess what year each magazine came out. We don't give you any hints, but if you lo...
November 28, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

Street Fighter II: the World Warriors

Episode #5 - Well look at that, our very first episode of the Player Select managed to make it on our list of the 32 Articles of Christmas, coming at you on the fifth day. In this show we have Cyril and Justin gi...
November 28, 2005 Countdown w/ DGC

Five Problems With Mario Kart DS Online (Broken)

Episode #64 - Top Ten Lists (Ep. 64) - Just about everybody agrees, Mario Kart DS is a whole lot of fun. We're talking about a game full of levels, tons of modes, and even some online play. But not everything is ...
November 27, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

MTV's Punk'd

Episode #4 - Believe it or not Defunct Games managed to get a lot of mail about this article, MTV's Punk'd! This is a fake cover and game (although, if you read the article, you might find that the game isn't rea...
November 27, 2005 Review - Game Gear

Review: Star Wars

Remember 1993? It was a time when people still loved Star Wars. A time before the Phantom Menace and Revenge of the Sith peed all over your love for the force. But Chad is here to show you that t...
November 27, 2005 Review - Super Grafx

Review: Madouou Granzort

There are a lot of good questions surrounding this game. Is Madouou Ganzort any fun? How do you pronounce that name? Is it the sequel to Keith Courage? Is it as anti-Semitic as it seems...
November 26, 2005 Review - 3DO

Review: D

For the review of D I thought it would be fun to have every letter of this description to go in alphabetical order. But then I realized how hard that was going to be so I came up with some funny repor...
November 26, 2005 Review - Game Gear

Review: Factory Panic

There are a lot of bad places to be panicked. A zoo is a bad place to panic. So is an airport. But a factory? What's the worse that's going to happen? Well, I suppose you could trip over som...
November 25, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

Something Evil About Cheers

Episode #2 - We're back with day two of our 32 Articles of Christmas. This show, Something Evil About Cheers, is one of the best if only because it manages to combine a great sitcom with a great survival horror g...
November 25, 2005 Bonus Levels

Christmas 2005 - 32 Articles of Christmas

Episode #50 - It's that time of year again. Well actually, it's almost that time of year again, which means we need to start counting it down. What I'm trying to say is, it's time once again for another installment...
November 24, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

GamePro Meets the MSX for the First Time

Episode #1 - Here we go again, it's the start of another Christmas season and that can only mean one thing: it's time to count the days until December 25! This year we're taking a look at some of our favorite art...
November 22, 2005 32 Articles of Christmas

32 Articles of Christmas

Episode #0 - It's that time of year again. Well actually, it's almost that time of year again, which means we need to start counting it down. What I'm trying to say is, it's time once again for another installment...
November 22, 2005 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

It may not have the productions of Resident Evil, but Call of Cthulhu is easily one of the scariest video games ever made. It's also a great story full of mystery, intrigue, and a few twists and turn...
November 21, 2005 On Running Feuds

The Commercialization of Neo

Episode #83 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 83) - In our 83rd episode of the every popular On Running Feuds we journey down the Path of Neo. Apparently these Matrix games aren't quite the cash cows their makers had hoped ...
November 20, 2005 Review - Sega Saturn

Review: Three Dirty Dwarves

With a name like Three Dirty Dwarves you can't help but love this game, right? Well, apparently not, because Chad has a few things to say about this game that may make you think twice about picki...
November 20, 2005 Review - Dreamcast

Review: NFL Blitz 2000

Lee loves NFL Blitz 2000. I don't think it gets any simpler than that, this is one guy who is addicted to the arcade-style action that is NFL Blitz. Is this Dreamcast version any better than the PS1 o...
November 19, 2005 Review - Game Gear

Review: Crayon Shin Chan

Everybody loved playing with Crayons when they were kids, so why not enjoy them as an adult? Chad has a few things to say about this quirky little Game Gear game, some of which is actually good. ...
November 19, 2005 Review - Game Gear

Review: Coca Cola Kid

The Japanese sure do love their Coca Cola. This is a company that has made dozens of appearances over the years, often in the strangest locations. It's a company that has entire tracks and cars modele...
November 18, 2005 Commercial Break

Bad Advertising: Guatemala

Episode #10 - Commercial Break (Ep 10) - It's our tenth edition of the Commercial Break, the show where we rip apart bad advertisements from years gone by. This week we take a look at Wolfenstein 3D's lack of Nazi...
November 18, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Wolfenstein 3D on Super NES - Advertisement Review

Episode #37 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Wolfenstein 3D print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement wh...
November 18, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Target: Renegade on NES - Advertisement Review

Episode #38 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Target: Renegade (NES) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertis...
November 18, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Shove It! on Genesis - Advertisement Review

Episode #39 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Shove It! (Genesis) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertiseme...
November 18, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Rocket Science Games for Sega CD - Advertisement Review

Episode #40 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Rocket Science print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement wh...
November 18, 2005 Reviews Au Courant

Review: X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse

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November 16, 2005 They Said WHAT?!?

EGM Dec. '91 - Who the Hell is Uncle Al?

Episode #3 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 3) - In our third episode of They Said WHAT?!? we go back nearly 15 years to a much simpler time, a time when Nintendo was still the biggest game in town, th...
November 14, 2005 Countdown w/ DGC

Reasons the Xbox 360 May Have Trouble Selling (Broken)

Episode #63 - Top Ten List (Ep. 63) - Just because everybody wants an Xbox 360 doesn't mean everybody is going to buy one. Microsoft and the retailers may have you convinced that Microsoft's newest system is unsto...
November 13, 2005 Review - TurboDuo

Review: Wonder Momo

Around Defunct Games we're known for looking at some awfully strange games. Yet up until now we had never looked at Wonder Momo, a game that defies explanation. Chad isn't afraid, though, he's ready t...
November 13, 2005 Review - TurboDuo

Review: Tenseiryu: Saint Dragon

With a title like Tenseiryu: Saint Dragon you might think this is a role-playing game, but this TurboDuo classic is really one of the better 2D shooters on the system. See why Chad thinks this game is...
November 12, 2005 The Cover Critic

The Holiday Cover Up! (Xbox Edition)

Episode #49 - Cover Critic (Ep. 49) - On Friday we brought you the first half of our very special two-part Cover Critic. We've already looked at five new PlayStation 2 games, so there's only one thing left to do -...
November 11, 2005 The Cover Critic

The Holiday Cover Up! (PS2 Edition)

Episode #48 - Cover Critic (Ep. 48) - We're back with another exciting episode of the Cover Critic, only this time with all PlayStation 2 games. It's the Holiday Cover Up, an episode where we take a look at five o...
November 10, 2005 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

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November 09, 2005 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

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November 07, 2005 Commercial Break

Bad Advertising, She Wrote

Episode #9 - Commercial Break (Ep. 9) - Think we've run out of bad advertisements? Think again, we're just now getting started! It's our 9th episode of the Commercial Break, and this one just happens to be ...
November 07, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Psychopad K.O. Hyper Pad - Advertisement Review

Episode #33 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Psychopad K.O. print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement w...
November 07, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Frantic Flea on Super NES - Advertisement Review

Episode #34 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Frantic Flea (Super NES) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advert...
November 07, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Revolution X on Various Consoles - Advertisement Review

Episode #35 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Revolution X (Super NES, Genesis, etc.) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this cla...
November 07, 2005 Bad Advertisement

Sega 1-900 Help Line - Advertisement Review

Episode #36 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Sega Help Line print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement wh...
November 06, 2005 Review - Super Grafx

Review: Darius Plus

The Darius series has been around for a long, long time and has been featured on multiple game systems. But that isn't going to stop Patrick from falling in love with this shooter. Is this the best yo...
November 06, 2005 Review - Super Grafx

Review: Aldynes

Apparently not all Super Grafx shooters are the same! Patrick doesn't seem as impressed with this shooter as he does all the rest, could it be that he was in a bad mood? Or maybe it's that the ga...
November 05, 2005 Review - Super Grafx

Review: Battle Ace

With a name like Battle Ace you probably expect a Golden Axe rip off, but judging by Patrick's review you would be wrong - very wrong! This is the only 3D shooter on the Super Grafx, it's a game that ...
November 05, 2005 Review - SMS

Review: Dead Angle

This port of the popular arcade shooter may not be perfect, but you don't see a lot of games like it anymore. But despite its uniqueness, Dead Angle was run through the ringer by the time Chad got to ...
November 04, 2005 They Said WHAT?!?

EGM Jan. '01 - A Dragon's Lair Movie?

Episode #2 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 2) - Defunct Games is proud to present the second episode in They Said WHAT?!?, our own guide to Electronic Gaming Monthly's rumors and gossip section. Want...
November 02, 2005 Recapped!!!

Defunct Games RECAPPED!! October 2005 Edition

Episode #4 - (October 2005 Edition) - You survived a night of watching Doom, you've already shot your way through Liberty City, and you're boning up on your Greek alphabet so that you can stay current with the new...
November 01, 2005 Hardcore Gamer Magazine

Hardcore Gamer Magazine #6: The Matrix - Path of Neo

Episode #6 - 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...