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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment transcends its license to become a truly engrossing portable role-playing game. Unfortunately, this lengthy adventure is far from perfect, with problems ranging from ...

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,...

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...

OlliOlli was great on the PS Vita, and just as much fun on the PlayStation 4. While it doesn't add any new content, this PS4 port does improve the leaderboard functionality. Unfortunately, the graphic...

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...

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, ...

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...

Hotline Miami is the ultraviolent arcade game you never knew you wanted. While the game remains best on PS Vita, the DualShock 4's touchpad makes this port better than what we saw on the PlayStation 3...

No matter whether it's on the PS4 or PS Vita, Crimsonland is a deeply disappointing dual-stick shooter. The levels rarely change and the weapon drops can lead to a lot of frustrating deaths. The few g...

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...

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...

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds won't win over gamers sick of 2D brawlers, but its fast-paced gameplay and fun multiplayer mode make it a cut above the rest. With all kinds of characters to level up, ...

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 ...

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...

The Last of Us has one of the best stories in recent memory. Too bad the rest of the gameplay isn't as well done. With far too many action segments and repetitive puzzles, this survival action game ge...

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...

Fans of Gundam and Dynasty Warriors may be thrilled by this pairing, but I found the simplistic gameplay and dull level designs too hard to overcome. I love the customization options and ability to sw...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

With good looks and tight controls, Table Top Racing has a lot going for it. Unfortunately, this Vita-exclusive is marred by unoriginal weapons, boring track designs and the most annoying use of the r...

Charts and graphs may not sound like the most compelling topic for a puzzle platformer, but Metrico makes it work with a lot of clever mechanics. Best of all, it uses almost all of the Vita's function...

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...

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...

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...

Pure Pool does one thing and it does it well. Although it's barebones in almost every sense, this simulator is accessible to newcomers and couldn't look better. Sadly, the get is letdown by the frustr...

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