Episode #72 - The Cover Critic (Ep. 72) - The Cover Critic is taking a break from reviewing some of the worst box art the world has ever seen. But just because he's on vacation that doesn't mean he's not going to ...

Who cares if the Olympics aren't on TV right night, you can still get a healthy dose of competitive action with Caveman Games. In this Olympics parody you get to throw people, run from dinosaurs and ...

I'm always a little perplexed at the success of fishing games. The idea of sitting and waiting for a fish to bite sounds as boring as, well, sitting in a boat waiting for a fish to bite. Couple that...

Episode #104 - It's another exciting weekend full of NES reviews! On Saturday we take a look at the rare Thunder and Lightning and Astyanax. And then on Sunday we change the mood entirely by searching for The Blue...

With a name like Thunder and Lightning I bet you think we're talking about a fast-paced shoot-em-up. Well, you would be wrong. Because this is actually a bizarre Arkanoid rip-off. But you don't hav...

Dubbed as the world's best looking 8-bit game, Astyanax was intended to make people forget about the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16. Unfortunately good (read: big) graphics aren't the only thing you ...

Forget Conan the Barbarian, it's time for some Rastan! In Jarrod Ketchem's very first review, he sizes up one of the most exciting games on the Sega Master System. Could he handle some of the game's...

Rolling Thunder is one of the best arcade games around, but this NES port loses a little of the magic. Still, if you can get over the similar levels and the rampant glitches, you'll find yourself hav...

Episode #103 - After two weeks of solid NES reviews, this weekend we're mixing things up with games for the Amiga CD32, Jaguar and Master System. Up first we have reviews of Diggers for the Amiga CD32 and Cybermorp...

For a lot of people Cybermorph was their first 64-bit experience. It was a 3D shooter that allowed you to go wherever you wanted, a leap forward from the linear shooters we were used to. But was it ...

Just what we needed, a bizarre Lemmings clone for the Amiga CD32. At least, that's what I thought before reading Jarrod's review I'm having second thoughts. Is this flawed puzzle game worth tracking...

Episode #35 - It's the moment we've all been waiting for, the fight between Jason and his pet frog. Oh, that may not sound very exciting, but I guarantee that this is one episode of Cyril Reads Blaster Master you ...

Episode #118 - It's time once again for another exciting episode of This Week in Defunct Games, the show dedicated to reviewing the best and worst in this week's retro releases. Today we get a rockin' Nintendo DS g...

I didn't expect to like Battlestations: Pacific, but it only took a few missions for me to fall head over heels for this little strategy game. With great online play and two satisfying missions, Batt...

G.I. Joe not only bad, but it's completely outdated. The Rise of Cobra doesn't have the problems of a modern day shooter, it has the problems of a shooter from the late 1990s. Camera issues, targeti...

Episode #15 - A Brief History of Gaming (Ep. 15) - What's the worst thing a role-playing developer can do? Drastically change their combat system? Nope. Over promise and under deliver? Nope. The...

Welcome to the future (1999). A meteor known as "Darc Seed" has turned the entire country into brain-hungry zombies. And that's not all, this menacing Darc Seed guy has brought the Statue of Liberty...

It's the 2D action game that introduced the world to Master Higgins, fruit-loving skater stuck on a tropical island. Hudson's Adventure Island has a unique look and can be a lot of fun, but a few of ...

Episode #102 - A week after dropping eight Nintendo Entertainment System reviews on you, we're back with another four. This weekend brings us Cyril's take on NARC, Batman and Zombie Nation. And if that's not enoug...

He has a big budget action game on the way and stars in the second highest grossing movie of all time. But not every Batman game has been worth playing. When you read Cyril review you'll see why thi...

Episode #34 - It's time once again for Cyril Reads Blaster Master, the only podcast daring enough to read some of the worst in video game books. This week we continue our quest to beat Blaster Master, two chapters...

Episode #117 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show that looks at the best and worst in this week's retro releases. This is a big week for old school Star Wars fans. Check out a lengthy re...

Episode #32 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 32) - Over the past week we've been spending some serious face time with Sega Visions, Sega's answer to Nintendo Power magazine. I was hoping to find something worthw...

Episode #75 - Top 10 List (Ep. 75) - In a twist that surprises even me, Defunct Games is proud to present the first of TWO brand new Top 10 Lists! To help celebrate the upcoming release of Guitar Hero 5, we though...

Episode #74 - Top 10 List (Ep. 74) - In a twist that surprises even me, Defunct Games is proud to present the first of TWO brand new Top 10 Lists! To help celebrate the upcoming release of The Beatles: Rock Band, ...

The Atlantis Factor is the first and only G.I. Joe sequel on the Nintendo Entertainment System. And while it's not as good as the original, you'll no doubt have a good time gunning your way through t...

It's yet another one of those games where you play a lovable character stuck in a castle solving weird puzzles. No it's not The Adventures of Lolo, instead it's Solomon's Key. This wacky puzzle game...

Beep beep! It's everybody's favorite no-name road runner, the lovable character from the classic Loony Toons shorts. Unfortunately this NES port doesn't quite capture the fun and excitement of the c...

No, not the TV show. The Gun.Smoke I'm talking about has a weird period right in the middle. It also has you shooting at ninjas. That's right, ninjas. Sure it sounds ludicrous, but Gun.Smoke prove...

Episode #101 - We have an exciting weekend of reviews lined up for you. This week we're introducing our first Nintendo Entertainment System reviews! To celebrate we've decided to double the amount of reviews, offe...

Leave it to Nintendo to come up with one of the most compelling video party games. Grab all your friends and hook up the NES, because Anticipation is one hell of a board game. Even with the graphica...

Who knew that combining Ninja Gaiden, Operation Wolf and Spy Hunter would be so successful? Vice: Project Doom may not have the high profile name of any of those games, but in a lot of ways it's...

One of the earliest NES games is also one of the worst. This early one-on-one fighting game is unplayable in the age of Street Fighter and Soul Calibur. With its ugly graphics and nonexistent play c...

Forget the crummy live-action Summer Blockbuster hitting your local multiplex, this old school NES platformer is the only way to go. With plenty of variety and fast action, G.I. Joe should be enough ...

Episode #33 - Cyril Reads Blaster Master (Ep. 7) - With only a handful of episodes left, Cyril Reads Blaster Master is getting intense. Well, it's going to get intense. Right now it's getting melodramatic. But I'...

Episode #116 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show that isn't afraid to review this week's retro releases. Apparently Nintendo decided to take the last two weeks off, which sent us on a sh...

Episode #164 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 164) - New Rule: Games that proclaim how good they are in the title generally aren't worth playing. If you game is as much fun as you think it is, then you should let the fans d...

One could certainly argue that Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is nothing more than a glorified expansion pack. But there's definitely enough content in this game to warrant a look, even if you already own t...

While there's no doubt that SNK Playmore was on the right track with many of their changes to The King of Fighters XII, there just isn't enough in this package to warrant the high price tag. There ar...

While it's easy to call Wolfenstein 3D a classic game that helped birth the first-person shooter genre, it's not as easy to recommend this Xbox Live Arcade port. The game remains the same, but 17 yea...

Believe it or not, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is different enough from all of the other fighting games on the Xbox Live Arcade to warrant a purchase. With 56 characters and a fun online component, it's goin...