Episode #23 - This month marks the 25th anniversary of Silpheed, the much-hyped polygonal shoot 'em up that debuted on the Sega CD back in 1993. To help celebrate this special occasion, I wanted to take a look back...

Although it won't be for everybody, there's an intriguing little mystery buried away in Trago. It's the kind of game you'll need to play multiple times in order to not only see all of the endings, but...

While I'm still a little iffy that The Council will be able to stick the landing, episode 3 quells some of my fears. This is a story-heavy episode that does an excellent job of answering a lot of the ...

ZKILLER is a bad first-person shooter that is somehow made even worse thanks to its restrictive progression. It's one thing to lock away the best content, but this game forces you to spend hours grind...

Minor complaints aside, Narcosis is an incredibly effective horror game with a great setting and premise. It also gives us great voice acting, a killer presentation and a few twists I didn't see comin...

Episode #22 - This past weekend brought us the San Diego Comic-Con, the four day event that gave us new information on all the biggest superhero TV shows and movies. To help celebrate this beloved tradition, I want...

Adam Wallace returns for another swing at the Defunct Games Golf Club. Today he's looking at Sports Illustrated: Golf Classics for the Game Boy (and Super Game Boy). Is this the best portable golf gam...

At its best, Gene Rain is a monotonous third-person shooter with an ambitious story. Unfortunately, the shoddy combat, questionable voice acting, incomprehensible story and lifeless characters make th...

Although the fast-paced gameplay and chaotic levels may look daunting at first, Tempest 4000 ends up being ridiculously exciting shooter that is accessible and easy to get into. It has a frenetic ener...

Episode #21 - This past weekend saw The Rock go head-to-head with a skyscraper in a movie the critics are calling "Die Hard meets The Towering Inferno." To help celebrate this wannabe summer blockbuster, we're goin...

Adam Wallace returns for another swing at the Defunct Games Golf Club. Today he's looking at Scratch Golf, yet another game that attempts to bring the thrills of the links to a handheld console. Does ...

While it may not be the first game to attempt this style of racer, Mindball Play is still a great looking title that doesn't feel like any other racing game I've seen this year. I like the complicated...

Episode #18 - The year is 1997 and fans of Ally McBeal can't get enough of that dancing baby. This was the year when George Lucas decided to start adding crappy CGI to Star Wars, everybody began hording Beanie Babi...

There's no reason to wait for Capcom to finally get their act together when games like 20XX exist. Fans of the Mega Man X series will find a lot to like about this love letter to the classic franchise...

Episode #20 - Lords of Thunder and Gate of Thunder are not just two of the most exciting 16-bit shoot 'em ups of all time, but they also sport a couple of the best video game soundtracks you'll ever hear. Today I'...

As a beat 'em up, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is fine. The gameplay is fast-paced, but nothing you haven't seen a thousand times before. Its real strength is the humor, which seems to go from hilarious t...

Adam Wallace returns for another swing at the Defunct Games Golf Club. Today he's looking at an obscure Super NES game called Mecarobot Golf. Futuristic golfing with robots, what could possibly go wro...

Episode #17 - The year is 1997 and somehow the Japanese have convinced the world that they really need to own a Tamagotchi. It was the year that saw Kate and Leo's love hit an iceberg, the sharply-written debut of ...

Episode #19 - While Ninja Gaiden and the Ninja Turtles get all the attention, one of my favorite 8-bit ninja games is Shadow of the Ninja by Natsume. This little gem had a great look, multiple characters, intense b...