Episode #40 - It's the last weekend of 2006 and that can only mean one thing: it's time for another four classic game reviews! Don't you worry about a thing; Defunct Games doesn't plan on disappointing anybody. J...

It's the second to last review of 2006 and that can only mean one thing: it's time to review one of the worst shooters on the 8-bit Sega Master System! This is Thunder Blade, a 2D/3D shooter that can...

To get the bad taste left by Thunder Blade out of our mouths we decided to look at one of the best shooters ever made. Of course I'm talking about R-Type, one of the hardest video games ever made. I...

Once upon a time the coolest thing in the world was the pinball machine. And then video games came and pretty much sunk the pinball industry. Ever since then we've seen dozens of companies try to re...

Despite what everybody seems to think, The Incredible Crash Dummies doesn't have anything to do with those silly public service announcements from the late 1980s. Instead it's based on a line of toys...

Episode #42 - Guerilla Scrapbook (Ep. 42) - Fifteen years ago GEnie had the foresight to predict that people would be playing games online. They also had a hunch that a good chunk of those playing online would be ...

Just like the PlayStation 2, when you're looking for a great online shooter for the PSP you can't do better than SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. Fireteam Bravo 2 doesn't change the formula much, but it does ...

Episode #120 - On Running Feud (Ep. 120) - Everybody loves the Virtual Console; it's a great place to find dozens of the classic games you missed the first time around. But Defunct Games wonders if something is mis...

For a guy who admits to not enjoying the Dragon Ball Z TV show, Cyril sure does review a lot of Dragon Ball Z games. Today Cyril finds himself discussing the finer details of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai T...

Episode #61 - It's been 33 days since Chad and Cyril started reviewing the designs of everybody's favorite consoles. In those 33 days they looked at the NES, Genesis, PlayStation, GameCube, Xbox 360 and 28 other s...

Episode #33 - DAY 33: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the day we've all been waiting for. It's Christmas, and we've come to our final game console of the season. One month ago we started the 33 Consoles of Chris...

Episode #32 - DAY 32: It's Christmas Eve and that can only mean one thing, it's time to talk about the Sony PlayStation 3. This is by far the most controversial game console of the year, but will that translate to...

These days it's hard to believe, but there once was a time when Shinobi was one of Sega's best franchises. Unfortunately lately Sega has done everything in their power to turn it into another mediocr...

Even though the TurboGrafx-16 isn't known for its 3D capabilities, somehow Space Harrier still gets the job done. This arcade port is set to surprise just about everybody, including those who never t...

Episode #39 - It's the day before Christmas and that can only mean one thing: it's time for Defunct Games to post a couple of new reviews of classic games. Today we're going to take a look at two first generation ...

Episode #31 - DAY 31: Can you believe it, we're mere days away from Christmas and already into the next generation. Or is this the current generation? Oh, who can tell anymore? Today it's all about the...

Episode #30 - DAY 30: And then there's the Gizmondo. If it wasn't for the innocent game developers that were left in its wake, the Gizmondo would be one of the funniest stories of all time. What other system made...

If you bought a Nintendo Wii in the launch window then chances are you've already experienced Wii Sports, but that's not going to stop us from giving you our full review of this pack-in. While not ev...

Episode #29 - DAY 29: On the 29th day of the 33 Consoles of Christmas we decided to look at Sony's first portable game system. Is it the next walkman? Well, that's left to be seen, but we can tell you what w...

Episode #28 - DAY 28: It's only been four days since Chad and Cyril reviewed the Game Boy Advance, yet here we are talking about the Nintendo DS. This is another one of those systems that has our boys divided. On...

Earlier this month I strongly recommended you give the new Sam & Max game a day in court, and after only weeks of waiting here we have the second episode. Is Situation Comedy even better than the ori...

Episode #27 - DAY 27: Sick of us only talking about the worthwhile consoles and portables? So are we, and that's why we're going to derail this series by talking about the Nokia N-Gage. It takes a lot to get...

Episode #41 - Guerilla Scrapbook (Ep. 41) - Psst. You wanna know who Time magazine's Person of the Year is? It's you! That's right. It's YOU! You and me and, well, Mii. Today we look at one of the reject...

Episode #26 - DAY 26: Microsoft's first modern game console has people split; do they love its enormous shape and modern look? Or is it too heavy and kind of an eyesore. Cyril and Chad have slightly differen...

It's a super hero game that feels more like your classic dungeon crawler. The good news is that for all its faults Justice League Heroes is a solid game that is works well as a cooperative experience...

Episode #25 - DAY 25: The GameCube is yet another controversial system made by Nintendo. While they finally switched to a disc-based format, Nintendo still had trouble attracting major third party support. On th...

When it comes to Puzzle Boy you get what you pay for. This is a game where you play a boy and it's your job to solve puzzles. That's it. Thankfully those puzzles are ridiculously entertaining. It ...

Make no mistake about it, Ninja Spirit is one of the greatest action games of all time. It's not just one of the greatest 2D ninja games, it's one of the best games of all time. Period. Find out wh...

Episode #24 - DAY 24: It took us 24 days to finally get to Nintendo's first follow up to the Game Boy. This is the Game Boy Advance, one of the best selling video game systems of all time. If there's one thing N...

Last week 1up.com suggested that Adventure Island never made it to the TurboGrafx-16. WRONG! New Adventure Island was an exclusive installment on NEC's console. But don't get too excited by the "ne...

Episode #38 - After a two week hiatus, the classic video game reviews are back this weekend! Join Josh and Cyril as they review four games you may have missed along the way. On Saturday Josh takes a look at Eleme...

Episode #23 - DAY 23: We've finally made it to the PlayStation 2, the successor of one of the most successful game systems of all time. Despite the fact that all three next generation game systems have entered the...

Episode #1 - When we first saw Sandio's 3DGame O' 6DOF Mouse at E3 we wondered how useful it would be. After months of debating the issue we finally got the mouse into the office and put it through the tests. Is...

Episode #22 - DAY 22: So far we've done 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit, and after 22 days we've finally arrived at Sega's final system. The problem with reviewing a system like the Dreamcast is that everybody has such a...

Last year's Liberty City Stories proved that you could do a solid Grand Theft Auto game on a portable game system. It's been a year since that game was released and Rockstar is back for a second help...

Episode #21 - DAY 21: Yesterday we talked about the Neo Geo Pocket Color, SNK's quirky portable game system. It's hard to talk about one failed portable without eventually getting to the Bandai WonderSwan, and tha...

Think the Xbox Live Arcade is nothing more than arcade ports and 2D puzzle games? Think again, because RoboBlitz is here to show you exactly what is capable of happening when you put your mind t...

ATV Offroad Fury Pro may not be the most original game on the planet, but you can do a lot worse than this PSP racing game. It manages to fix some of the problems from the first ATV title, but still ...

Episode #20 - DAY 20: Can you believe that we're already up to day 20? After today we only have 13 more episodes. Good thing we're nearing the 21st century, talking about all of these old systems was giving ...

Holy jumpin' Saints aplenty riding sideways on a candy pink fat boy, it's a brand new Sam & Max game! After 13 years Telltale Games has decided to make a new Sam & Max game for the 21st century. Cul...

Episode #19 - DAY 19: We've talked about the NES, Super NES, Genesis, PlayStation and Game Boy; perhaps it's time to talk about the greatest game system of all time. Of course I'm talking about the Game.com, the o...

Episode #18 - DAY 18: We've talked about the Nintendo Entertainment System. We've talked about the Super NES. We've talked about the Game Boy. Heck, we've even talked about the Virtual Boy. After 18 days we're ...

Episode #17 - DAY 17: After 17 days we've finally made it to the PlayStation, the console that many consider the beginning of the modern era of gaming. Regardless of whether you were a fan of the Saturn or Nintend...

Episode #16 - DAY 16: Can you believe we're almost half way through our 33 Consoles of Christmas feature? It feels like only yesterday I was writing up my thoughts on the Nintendo Entertainment System. In th...

It's the eighth Tony Hawk game in as many years, but is this one worth the money? Last year fans of the series were disappointed by a game that didn't know what it wanted to be. Thankfully Tony...

When it was released on the Xbox and PlayStation 2, Gun had a lot of potential. The idea of mixing the open-world of Grand Theft Auto with the wild, wild west sounded like a pretty good one. But som...

Episode #15 - DAY 15: Are we really up to day 15? That means we're almost halfway done with the 33 Consoles of Christmas. How sad is that? Don't you wish there were another 30 days for us to play with,...

Episode #14 - DAY 14: We're not done with the old school handhelds yet. On our 14th day of the 33 Consoles of Christmas we visit the Sega Nomad, one of the only portable game systems to not have any games made spe...

When it comes to Konami classics, Contra rates high on that list. But it's not the arcade version that everybody loves, it's the much-improved NES cart that gets all the press. What could be so bad ...

Episode #13 - DAY 13: We've looked at the CD-i and Atari Jaguar, isn't it about time to discuss the 3DO? Like the CD-i the 3DO was advertised as a multimedia player, a game system that also offered crappy edu...

How is it possible that we've gone an entire year without talking about Mortal Kombat? Well, today is the day we're going to change that! Today is the day we take a look at the newest Mortal Ko...

Episode #65 - The Freeze Frame (Ep. 65) - Sony, you're doing a heckuva job. Actually, no you're not. And that's the problem. You gave everybody promotions just days after you hit an iceberg. Instead of walking ...

Episode #12 - DAY 12: We've been at this 33 Consoles of Christmas thing for 12 days now and we're starting to get into the good stuff. Today we look at the first 64-bit game console. At least, that's what they wa...

Episode #11 - DAY 11: We've already looked at the Super NES, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about the Super Famicom. When Chad and Cyril last talked about Nintendo's 16-bitter there was a heated debate, one l...

Episode #37 - It's the weekend and everybody out in the real world is expecting some kind of classic review. Am I wrong? I didn't think so. After three straight reviews of brand new games (including the muc...

Episode #10 - DAY 10: We're already 10 days through our 33 Consoles of Christmas holiday article. What does that mean? Obviously it's time to check out the Philip's CD-i. It's safe to say that there are a l...

Everybody loves a good racing game, especially one with weird demonic overtones. This is Speed Devils, a strange adventure/racing game released at the very beginning of the Dreamcast's life. It feat...

Episode #17 - 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...

Episode #9 - DAY 9: Who cares about all these portable game systems and 16-bit consoles when you could have the full arcade experience at home? We're talking about the world's first (and only) 24-bit game co...

Episode #17 - You just got back from waiting in line to buy a PlayStation 3 and a Wii, you've beaten Gears of War on every difficulty known to man, and you went through those crappy Burger King games just for the p...