August 2014

August 31, 2014 Review Crew PSA

Touchdown: It's Football Week at Defunct Games!

Episode #53 - Fact: The NFL season kicks off this week! Are you excited? No matter what your answer was, we plan on spending a full week looking at nothing but football games. Find out what critics thought of ...
August 31, 2014 1001 Reasons

1001 Reasons to Visit Defunct Games Every Day

Episode #1 - We feel there are a lot of reasons you should visit Defunct Games every single day. To prove our point, we've decided to start listing all the reasons why you should spend a good chunk of your life co...
August 30, 2014 Patch Notes

Patch Notes: August 2014 Edition

Episode #2 - These are the patch notes for the month of August and year 2014. Below you will find a very simple list of additions and changes made to Defunct Games, in case you like to keep up on what we do around...
August 30, 2014 Weekend Recapped

Our Newest Retro Reviews

Episode #127 - Defunct Games offers more than 1,200 retro video game reviews for consoles as diverse as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Atari 2600, Genesis, Neo Geo Pocket Color, SuperVision and Jaguar. Below you...
August 30, 2014 Defunct Games Reviews

August 2014: A Complete Guide to This Month's Reviews

Episode #1 - With August coming to a close, it's time to take a look back at the games we reviewed this month. It was a diverse month that brought us a fake MMO, a table top racing game, a remastered PlayStation 3...
August 29, 2014 Review Crew

Bart's Nightmare: Did Critics Love Bart's 16-Bit Dream in 19...

Episode #88 - So far this week Bart has battled the space mutants and pissed off the world. So what huge adventure does the troublemaker have in store for the 16-bit Super NES? He's going to sleep! While that ...
August 27, 2014 Interview Reenactment

Sam Tramiel: Jaguar Not a Make Or Break Product For Atari (w...

Episode #3 - Welcome to Interview Reenactment Theater, where we recreate some of the greatest video game interviews of all time. Today's episode reenacts Next Generation magazine's 1995 interview with Sam Tramiel,...
August 27, 2014 Review Crew

Bart vs. the World: Did Critics Love this Sequel in 1991

Episode #87 - Bart is back, and this time around he'll be taking on THE WORLD! After defeating the space mutants, the beloved Simpsons character is off to face off against people around the globe in The Simpsons: B...
August 25, 2014 Review Crew

Bart vs. the Space Mutants: What Critics Said in 1991

Episode #86 - Despite debuting in 1989, it took Acclaim two years to get The Simpsons on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The result was an unexpected mix of platforming action and graphic adventure puzzle solvin...
August 24, 2014 Recapped

A Week With Bart Simpson

Episode #52 - With the 'Every Simpsons Ever' marathon in full swing over at FXX, we thought it would be fun to spend a week with Bart Simpson. This week the Review Crew will be tackling three early Simpsons games, ...
August 22, 2014 Review Crew

Golden Axe: Did Critics Love This 16-Bit Brawler in 1990

Episode #85 - Set in a fantasy world full of monsters and scantily clad heroes, Golden Axe was one of Sega's first killer apps for their 16-bit Genesis console. Sega was quick to point to the pixel-perfect graphics...
August 20, 2014 Interview Reenactment

Tom Zito: Full-Motion Video Games Are the Future (w/ Jed Pre...

Episode #2 - Welcome to Interview Reenactment Theater, where we recreate some of the greatest video game interviews of all time. Today's episode reenacts Next Generation magazine's 1995 interview with Tom Zito, be...
August 20, 2014 Review Crew

Legendary Axe II: Why the Critics Were Disappointed in 1991

Episode #84 - For many critics, The Legendary Axe was the first must-own game on the TurboGrafx-16. It was a gorgeous action game that you couldn't find on any other system, and the critics couldn't get enough. But...
August 19, 2014 Defunct Games Decides

Shadowgate: Which Country Had the Best Cover Art?

Episode #11 - Today we're going to spend a little more time inside the spooky world of Shadowgate. With the reboot coming out later this month, we wanted to spend a few minutes resolving a Shadowgate debate nobody ...
August 18, 2014 Review Crew

Shadowgate: Did Critics Love this Graphic Adventure in 1989&

Episode #83 - For many console gamers, Shadowgate was their first taste of the graphic adventure genre. These days, everybody is used to pointing and clicking their way through difficult puzzles and dungeons filled...
August 15, 2014 Review Crew

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine: What Critics Said in 1994!

Episode #82 - Move over Russia, because Sega had the ultimate Tetris killer ... or so they thought. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine was a more accessible version of Puyo Puyo, one of Sega's most popular puzzlers i...
August 14, 2014 Defunct Games Decides

Sonic the Hedgehog: Which Country Had the Best Cover Art

Episode #10 - Today we're jumping from one mascot to another. While the Review Crew tackles the likes of Knuckles' Chaotix and Sonic Spinball, we thought it would be fun to go back to the game that started it all -...
August 14, 2014 Are You 8-Bit?

Is Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds 8-Bit?

Episode #1 - Today we're taking a look at Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds, the action-packed 2D brawler developed by Division2 and published by Mages. Although it has been out for quite a while on Xbox Live Arcade...
August 13, 2014 Interview Reenactment

Tom Kalinske: Sega 32X Will Outsell PlayStation & Saturn (w/...

Episode #1 - Welcome to Interview Reenactment Theater, where we recreate some of the greatest video game interviews of all time. Today's episode reenacts Next Generation magazine's interview with Sega's chief, Tom...
August 13, 2014 Review Crew

Sonic Spinball: Did Critics Love this Spin-Off in 1994?

Episode #81 - Based on one of Sonic the Hedgehog's most memorable stages, Sonic Spinball mixes Sega's blue mascot with pinball. This Sega Genesis game looks like a traditional pinball game, but features platforming...
August 12, 2014 Defunct Games Decides

Lost Levels vs. Doki Doki Panic: What Is The Best Mario 2�

Episode #9 - After the runaway success of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo charged ahead with a sequel. Japan saw a sequel in 1986, but Nintendo was concerned that Americans couldn't handle the insane challenge of it....
August 11, 2014 Review Crew

Knuckles' Chaotix: Did Critics Love this Sonic Spin-Off in 1...

Episode #80 - After seeing the overwhelming success of Sonic the Hedgehog, you can't blame Sega for attempting a spin-off on their fledgling 32X. Instead of making yet another Sonic and Tails adventure, Sega brough...
August 10, 2014 Recapped

A Week Full of Sonic Spin-Offs

Episode #51 - Sonic the Hedgehog has starred in some of the most popular video games of all time, but this week we're giving him a break. Instead of focusing on his main adventures, this week we'll be spending our ...
August 08, 2014 Review Crew

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyperstone Heist Reviews in 19...

Episode #79 - With a brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in theaters, we thought it would be fun to take a trip back in time and see what critics thought of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Hei...
August 07, 2014 Defunct Games Decides

Advantage vs. Max: Which Was the Best NES Controller?

Episode #8 - Today we're taking a look at two popular controllers from the 1980s. Need a way to maximize on your rate of fire, or are you looking for some kind of an advantage on your competition? Well look n...
August 06, 2014 Review Crew

ActRaiser 2: What Did Critics Say About this Sequel in 1993&

Episode #78 - Of all the first-generation Super NES games, ActRaiser by Enix was the most surprising. It mixed 2D action with an overhead simulator mode to create an unforgettable adventure game. This 1993 sequel r...
August 05, 2014 Defunct Games Decides

Strider 2 vs. Strider II: Which Sequel is Better?

Episode #7 - Welcome to a brand new episode of Defunct Games Fights, the show that isn't afraid to get to the bottom of classic video game arguments. Today we're talking about the sequel to one of my favorite game...
August 04, 2014 Review Crew

Disney's DuckTales 2: What Did Critics Say Back in 1993?

Episode #77 - Scrooge McDuck is back and in search of more treasure. Released four years after the 8-bit classic, Disney's DuckTales 2 keeps the adventure alive with new worlds, bosses and familiar cameos. Were cri...
August 03, 2014 Defunct Games Contest

Win Copies of The Swapper, Pure Pool, Table Top Racing & Mor...

Episode #2 - To keep your butt firmly planted in the chair (where it belongs), Defunct Games is proud to present a week full of free games. Including The Swapper, Pure Pool, Table Top Racing, Zombie Driver: Ultima...
August 01, 2014 Review Crew

Streets of Rage 3: What Magazine Critics Said Back in 1994

Episode #76 - With one-on-one fighting games dominating both arcades and consoles, Sega decided to try their luck one last time with Streets of Rage 3. Released in 1994, this beat-em-up adds a few new enemies, loca...
August 01, 2014 Commercial Break Archive

Commercial Break (Archive)

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