Episode #2 - It was a month of price announcements, good games for your Nintendo DS, and 40 Year-Old Virgins. It was August 2005, and it's a month worth recapping! These are our favorite stories, the best shows,...

Episode #60 - Freeze Frame (Ep. 60) - We've done it, after nearly five years of waiting we've finally come up with an article about ... the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?? That's right; we've finally found a w...

We all remember Altered Beast on the Sega Genesis; well this is a review of the Master System port. Join Cyril as he tries to figure out whether it's this version of the game that is so bad or if Alte...

Chad hates Great Ice Hockey. He hates it in the same way you hate getting pulled over for speeding, having your power go out, or accidentally losing your wooden leg. Chad has a few things to say about...

We've been in business for nearly five years and we haven't reviewed Michael Jackson's Moonwalker? It just doesn't seem right. Thankfully Cyril stepped up and righted that wrong. And while the te...

It's Captain Silver, the classic 2D platformer for the Sega Master System. Chad has some mixed feelings about this oddity, on one hand it's overflowing with crazy characters, but it's also kind of pla...

Episode #2 - Radio Free Gaming (Ep. 2) - It's that time again, time for another episode of Radio Free Gaming. Our first podcast was an overwhelming success, so we thought we'd do it all over again - only bigger, ...

Episode #9 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Asciiware Power Clutch SG controller (Genesis) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of th...

Episode #10 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Turbo Express (TTI) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertiseme...

Episode #11 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the M.C.Kids (Virgin) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement...

Episode #12 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Thunder Spirits (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 adv...

Episode #3 - Commercial Break (Ep. 3) - Today is the day we finally make the Case of the Bad Advertising, but don't expect us to argue too fiercely. In our third episode of Commercial Break we look at a shooter t...

Episode #74 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 74) - What do Lynda Carter, Adam West, and Richard Dean Anderson all have in common? They are among the elite group of Hollywood actors finding success as game voices. Shou...

And now for the story of an extremely tall man who walks across China kicking the stuffing out of other tall Chinese men. Think I'm joking? Then obviously you haven't read Chad's review of China ...

It's not secret that Cyril didn't like OutRun for the Master System. He reviewed it just weeks ago and gave it one of the lowest scores of the month. So what makes Battle OutRun so different? Wel...

Icebreakers looks pretty simple, with straightforward graphics and an easy to grasp theme. But Chad doesn't get it, he just can't figure this game out. Sure he knows how to play and what the objective...

Every console needs a crummy anime port, right? Well, clearly the Virtual Boy was no exception as SD Gundam is a game just lousy enough to be based on an anime. Ferry doesn't hold back when talki...

Episode #38 - It's been slow goings these summer months, and nowhere has that been more evident than the PSP. Defunct Games is proud to present an exclusive first look at Zork Classics, the upcoming RPG collection ...

Episode #42 - It's the return of the Pop Up Video Games, a section that has been M.I.A. for over a year. In our first episode back from the hiatus we look at Conker: Live and Reloaded and think some truly troubling...

Chad takes a look at a forgotten gem for the TurboDuo. It's a cute little game that provides hours of humorous side scrolling fun. And best of all, it's only for the Turbo - making this one heck of a ...

Samurai Shodown is widely considered one of the greatest 2D fighting games of all time. We have reviewed it many times and have loved it every step of the way. So what could make Darryn give this 3DO ...

Lee is not very happy with Midway and their port of Area 51. He seems to think it's nothing more than a linear rail shooting with poor graphics and limited game play. Maybe he's right, but you won't k...

In Matt Coomer's first Defunct Games review he tackles Tech Romancer, the Capcom fighter that has been almost forgotten. This is a Dreamcast game Matt wasn't you to pick up, even if you already own So...

Episode #1 - Defunct Games is proud to present a show that is more than just reading, it's 15 minutes of pure audio bliss! That's right; it's Radio Free Gaming, our podcast masquerading as a radio show. In our fir...

Episode #6 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Deadly Moves (Genesis) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertis...

Episode #7 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Palamedes (NES) 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...

Episode #8 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Super High Impact (Genesis) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game adv...

Episode #2 - In our second episode of Commercial Break we look at four adverts that truly define "bad advertising." We look at overly violent football games, some very bloody fighting games, and one of the most di...

Episode #5 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Asciiware Controller (Super NES) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic gam...

Episode #73 - G-Phoria, G4's annual awards show, is set to debut tomorrow despite the fact that we already know who all the winners are. In our 73rd episode of the On Running Feud we look at some of the bad element...

When it comes to puzzle games companies will try just about anything to win over the hearts of gamers of all ages. This might explain why Baku Baku Animal is so darn cute. It's a puzzle game that is a...

Although Defunct Games has covered the WonderSwan Color, for much of our time we've only had one review. If you came to the site looking for a positive take on the original Final Fantasy, then you cam...

We know how much you miss the excitement of nature games like Ecco the Dolphin, that's why Lee is back with a review of Kolibri. It's a game about a bird and his surroundings, a vicious tale of non-vi...

After weeks of painful reviews of Master System games, it's about time we finally get to some games like Out of this World. Now here's a game that influenced some of the best 2D adventure games of all...

Episode #58 - Now I know what you're thinking, this MUST be a joke. Why would I even suggest that Sony, one of the biggest players in the gaming industry, is gay? What have they done to make us think they woul...

Episode #41 - Now I know what you're thinking, this MUST be a joke. Why would I even suggest that Sony, one of the biggest players in the gaming industry, is gay? What have they done to make us think they woul...

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Episode #1 - It was a month of price announcements, good games for your Nintendo DS, and 40 Year-Old Virgins. It was August 2005, and it's a month worth recapping! These are our favorite stories, the best shows, a...

Episode #3 - 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...