Episode #3 - You've managed to survive the shock of the new Nintendo control, Burnout has yet again taken hold of your life, and you were just indicted for money laundering. Sounds like you just survived Septembe...

Episode #43 - Pop Up Video Games (Ep. 43) - Think you know everything there is to know about Final Fight? Well, we're not going to argue with you. Instead we're here to offer up a few facts about bathrooms y...

It's yet another weekend with yet another Metal Slug game, you can almost see the excitement from where you're sitting. After five episodes (six if you include Metal Slug X) you might expect some new ...

Certainly this Crusader has SOME remorse, even if it's just a teeny tiny bit! I simply can't believe that this guy is really THAT heartless. But according to this full review from Chad the Crusader re...

The actual gameplay is pretty good. The ball physics make sense and you can get a good read or feel for where the ball is going to go and how fast it will move based on the way the player hits the bal...

Long before we could complain about bad anime games, Sega was releasing bad French cartoon games. This is Asterix and Chad is ready to tell you why you should avoid this version of the game no matter ...

Darryn really wants to enjoy Star Control 2, Accolade's much talked about space adventure from the 1990s, but there are a few things holding him back. As 3DO games go this one might be worth checking ...

Episode #78 - On Running Feud (Ep. 78) - Does it seem like Tiger is doing everything they can to keep you from buying their Gizmondo? Do you think they have already hurt their system enough? Well get re...

Metal Slug 4 and 5 offers non-stop 2D arcade action for about 90 minutes. In this faithful port, SNK has decided that they don't need to put any effort into their newest overpriced collection of old-l...

Episode #6 - Commercial Break (Ep. 6) - In the exciting conclusion to Who Shot Bad Advertising we take a look at four commercials you would think are beyond words. But oddly enough we managed to come up with a fe...

Episode #21 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the The Punisher (NES) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisemen...

Episode #22 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Qiz (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 when yo...

Episode #23 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the CH Products print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement when ...

Episode #24 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Gaiares (Genesis) 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 #5 - Commercial Break (Ep. 5) - This is not just another episode of Commercial Break; it's a very special two-part episode with an exciting cliff-hanger ending. That's right, you don't get just one episod...

Episode #17 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Absolutely Rose Street (Sega) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game a...

Episode #18 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Neo Geo (SNK) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement whe...

Episode #19 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Peak Performance (PS1) 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 #20 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Recharger Kit (NAKI) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisem...

When you name a game My Hero you should expect people to think about people who they consider to be heroes. Like Superman, he was a hero. And Dracula, he was a hero too - except for when he killed peo...

Ever feel like you can review a game before you've even played it, well that seems to be the case with Metal Slug 4, a game that plays exactly like Metal Slug 1, 2, and 3. Oh yeah, and it plays exactl...

Darryn remembers the good old days when Alien Syndrome ruled the arcades. His eyesight is blurry from all of his mental flashbacks. But will that affect his take on this Sega Master System version of ...

Now here's a review from Chad we almost didn't publish because surely Golden Axe had already been reviewed on Defunct Games. After all, we've been around for nearly five years, we've covered hundreds ...

Episode #77 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 77) - These days we have a lot of things to be afraid of. Between natural disasters, terrorism, and crime, we barely have enough time to be worried about anything else. But now...

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This fox isn't crazy, he isn't insane ... he's PSYCHO! Thankfully he has nothing to do with Rupert Murdoch, as he would be psycho AND completely one-sided. Chad has a few things to say about Psycho Fo...

Every wonder what it would be like to talk to a half-fish, half-man creature? One that was cranky all the time and complained about EVERYTHING? Well Chad let's you know what it's like to pla...

These days Blizzard is known for high quality Real Time Strategy games and Massively Multi-Player Role Playing Games, but they were once a company that put out obscure (but fun) console games. Lee tak...

Every week we bring you reviews of games. Some you've heard of. Some you haven't. And some, like Don Doko Don, are just a lot of fun to say. Chad brings us a full review of Don Doko Don, a 2D side act...

Episode #62 - Top Ten Lists (Ep. 62) - It's the first new Top Ten List in five months and it's back with a bang. Okay, it's back with predictable toilet humor and obvious jokes - but don't hole that against us. W...

Episode #13 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Arcade Joystick (STD) controller (Genesis) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this c...

Episode #4 - Commercial Break (Ep. 4) - In our fourth episode of Commercial Break we take a look at Tommy Tallarico's music career, a very suggestive joystick commercial, 3DO's insults, and some radioactive portab...

Episode #14 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Tommy Tallarico Greatest Hits (compact disc) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this...

Episode #15 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the 3DS console print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement when ...

Episode #16 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Recharger Kit (NAKI) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisem...

Episode #75 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 75) - In our 75th episode of the On Running Feuds we take a look the Nintendo DS and all the third party companies that are trying to define what the "D" and the "S" stand for. O...

Hey, who is that with the camera?? Oh, it's just a photograph boy. What's that? It's not just a photograph boy? You mean it's THE Photograph Boy? Well look at that, it IS the ...

Who are these Kings of Fighters? Why do they come back each year to beat each other up? Why are we so fascinated by them? These questions are not answered in Patrick's full review of Ki...

When you hear a name like Cotton what do you think? Perhaps a farm simulator like Harvest Moon, or maybe a platformer with a cute little protagonist? Well, that's not what you get in Cotton,...

Are you a fan of the King of Fighters? Do you count down the months each year before each new edition hits store shelves? Are you the person that can tell the difference between the games ju...

Episode #4 - 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...