Episode #23 - Review Crew #23 - I get the feeling that people don't think much of Ecco the Dolphin. While Sonic the Hedgehog and Gunstar Heroes are still remembered as classics, poor Ecco seems to have been left be...

Episode #22 - Review Crew #22 - We conclude our week of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the biggest and best game yet -- Turtles in Time! Released in 1992, this marked Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Rapha...

Episode #6 - Rest in Pixels #5 - Before Street Fighter II, there was Fighting Masters. Like most early one-on-one fighters, Fighting Masters is hard to play and incredibly shallow. But let me tell you, the charact...

Episode #2 - Next Generation Uncovered #2 - Forget polygons and Virtua Fighters, because this month's issue of Next Generation is all about online gaming ... at least, that's what I think it's about. It's a little...

Episode #21 - Review Crew #21 - Grab a slice of pizza, because we're right in the middle of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles week at Defunct Games! After receiving mixed reviews from their first 8-bit outing, the Turtl...

Episode #38 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #38 - Nintendo Power is back with one of the biggest games of all time on its cover. That's right; we're talking about Street Fighter II, the hugely influential fighting game ...

Episode #5 - Rest in Pixels #5 - It's easy to understand why the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were so popular. In a recipe specifically designed to appeal to young boys, the comic book-turned-cartoon series mixed ...

Episode #20 - Review Crew #20 - In 1989, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles couldn't be hotter. They had a popular cartoon and action figures that were flying off store shelves. The stage was set for their first 8-bi...

Episode #1 - Who Wore It Best #1 - In this debut episode of Who Wore It Best, we're going to rank the best and worst classic magazine covers featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Below you will find nine Tur...

Episode #113 - With a name like Review Crew, you might think our newest show is just another excuse to review old games. But don't let the name fool you, because Review Crew is actually an excuse to go back in time ...

Episode #19 - Review Crew #19 - It's the final day of Final Fantasy week! Earlier this week we reviewed Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster and had the Review Crew give their varied opinions of Final Fantasy II and Fin...

Episode #4 - Rest in Pixels #4 - For a few years in the 1980s, Karnov was the mascot for Data East. He not only starred in his own video game, but also made appearances in a number of well-known arcade hits. But d...

Episode #1 - Next Generation Uncovered #1 - While Next Generation didn't have the lifespan of Electronic Gaming Monthly and Nintendo Power, the magazine did spend seven years influencing what we now consider moder...

Episode #18 - Review Crew #18 - It's Final Fantasy week! Not only did Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster hit PlayStation 3 and PS Vita yesterday, but we're spending the full week seeing what critics thought of classic...

Episode #3 - Rest in Pixels #3 - After years of writing letters, Capcom finally listened and published a brand new Strider game. And while I'm a big fan of the reboot, I still have some lingering questions about t...

Episode #37 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #37 - The Lemmings are here. No wait, they're over there. Oh my, they're everywhere! If you have a hatred for these suicidal critters, then maybe you should sit out this episo...

Episode #17 - Review Crew #17 - With the release of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster only a day away, we wanted to take a trip back in time and see what game critics thought of Final Fantasy II when it first came ou...

Episode #16 - Review Crew #16 - Now here's something you don't see anymore: Caveman games. They seemed to be all the rage back in the 1990s, what with Chuck Rock, Dinolympics and Trog. When it comes to the caveman ...

Episode #2 - Rest in Pixels #2 - Between movies and video games, we've seen a lot of the Dark Knight in the last two decades. But that wasn't the case in 1990, when Sunsoft released Batman: The Video Game for the ...

Episode #15 - Review Crew #15 - Who knew that Panic would be this polarizing? What looks like a cute and funny Sega CD game seems to bring out the worst in people. There are people that hate this game with eve...

Episode #1 - Rest in Pixels #1 - Every video game character dies; it's just a fact of life. But some deaths are more spectacular than others. This is RIP, the only show on the internet willing to rank some of the ...

Episode #36 - Let's get dangerous with Darkwing Duck! This week we're looking at Nintendo Power's third stab at the Disney Afternoon. Will the Cover Critic love this as much as DuckTales, or hate it more than Rescu...

Episode #14 - Review Crew #14 - Alien vs. Predator sounds like the kind of game that can't lose. It stars two of Hollywood's most ferocious enemies together in one 64-bit Jaguar game, I'm pretty sure we can all do ...

Episode #13 - Review Crew #13 - Although not as popular as Final Fantasy or Dragon's Quest, the Ys Book series has found a cult following that eagerly awaits each new installment. But is the love for the franchise ...

Episode #12 - Review Crew #12 - Two decades after its release, Night Trap remains one of the most controversial video games of all time. The full-motion video game starring Dana Plato (Diff'rent Strokes) sparked Co...

Episode #35 - Nintendo Power #35: After too many terrible covers to count, it's time for a Nintendo Power intervention. This week, Defunct Games sits down with Nintendo Power to express our gripes about this WWF Su...

Episode #11 - Review Crew #11 - Even though it's been a decade since Capcom released a new Breath of Fire game, you can still hear people crying out for a proper sequel. The game's fervent cult following would have...