Most people think that The Legend of Zelda series can do no wrong. They say that Link's Adventure is the worst of the bunch, and even that was pretty good. But those people haven't played the three ...

Baku Baku is one of those series that never gets the recognition it deserved. You've heard of Tetris, you've heard of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, heck, you've probably even heard of Puyo Puyo, but...

Episode #29 - It's an abridged Weekend Update, but that doesn't mean you can't still read some quality reviews. Join Tom as he gives us his take on Zelda's Adventure for the CD-i. And Chad gives us some thoughts ...

Episode #59 - The Cover Critic (Ep. 59) - In this episode of The Cover Critic we look at a woman licking ice cream off of a phallic-shaped cone, the world's worst golf cover, giant tennis players, a two player game...

Episode #59 - Bonus Levels (Ep. 59) - Some say LocoRoco is the happiest game ever. They suggest that a single session of Sony's platformer is enough to bring you out of your bad mood and love the world again. Def...

Episode #115 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 115) - Cyril offers the readers of Defunct Games a chance to read his open letter to Final Fantasy VII. These are his thoughts about one of the greatest role-playing games of al...

It's an alien attack in Texas. Texas?? Perhaps the aliens don't get the paper, but if the good people of Texas like anything, it's their guns. Why not start small, perhaps Vermont or Rhod...

With a name like Kids on Site you know this isn't going to end well. This game features the one thing I hate: kids! And worse yet, it's full-motion video kids. I can handle animated kids, but when ...

Episode #28 - Last weekend I was on a business trip, so unfortunately Defunct Games had no new reviews to post. But that's not the case this weekend! Join us as we bring you six reviews from a bunch of different ...

Believe it or not, Rayman 2 is one of the best games on the Sega Dreamcast. It's an inspired 3D platformer that manages to be both innovative and fun. And it's not just me saying this, Chad also lov...

Litil Divil is one of the CD-i's flagship games, a cute little dungeon hack with an interesting hero. It's the type of game that just about anybody can love. Well, everybody except for Tom, who find...

It's our first Monty Python review and I couldn't be more excited. Well, that's not really true. At one point in this review Tom suggests that it's the type of game you will only want to play for a ...

I always cringe a little bit when I hear a name like Stupid Invaders, I worry that it's just going to be a lame excuse for nothing but dumb jokes. Looks like I'm right, because Thomas does not like t...

Episode #3 - DGC On Demand (Ep. 3) - Defunct Games is proud to present our first brand new show of the fall season. Today we debut After Thoughts, a show that looks at the crazy videos found on other websites. J...

Episode #10 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 10) - It's time once again to prove Electronic Gaming Monthly wrong and fact check Quartermann. It's time for They Said WHAT?!? The show that debunks the g...

Episode #58 - The Cover Critic (Ep. 58) - This is The Cover Critic, your guide to what's good and bad in the world of video game boxes. In this episode we look at one of the worst fighting games of all time, the wo...

Episode #114 - On Running Feud (Ep. 114) - Have you ever reserved a game that you've been looking forward to only to show up and discover that there are no more copies waiting for you? Have you ever saved up a...

Episode #109 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the WWF Pinball Contest 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 #110 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Ghouls 'N Ghosts (Atari ST) 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 #111 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Atari Jaguar - Unbelievable print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game ad...

Episode #112 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Lazlos' Leap (Game Boy) promotion print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic g...

Episode #28 - Commercial Break (Ep. 28) - It's about time we revisit the worst advertising of all time in another exciting episode of Commercial Break. It's been four long weeks since we've visited the museum of t...

It's time to bite the bullet and look at one of the silliest fighting games of all time. Of all the games in Electronic Arts closet, Shaq Fu has to be the nuttiest of them all. It's a Street Fighter...

By now I think we can safely say that Jeopardy! is one tough TV show to turn into a game. No matter what system or what media format, this game show just isn't much fun. And that goes for this Game ...

Episode #27 - Saturday was the seventh anniversary of Sega's Dreamcast. What a perfect time for us to bring you four brand new Dreamcast reviews, right? Well, that's not exactly what happened. Instead we're...

Five years and 500 reviews later and we're just now hitting Tetris?? How can that possibly be true? Well, here we have a review of the classic puzzler, Tetris. This version is the "u...

Long before Sonic the Hedgehog and Wonderboy there was Alex Kidd, the platforming master of lame 8-bit games. But not all Alex Kidd games were disappointing, there was one that excelled above everyth...

Episode #58 - At this year's Penny Arcade Expo gamers of all ages were given a chance to win some really cool prizes. Depending on how good your Tetris skills were you could win a new car, there was a $1,500 cash ...

This PSP Tekken manages to be everything you could possibly want from a portable 3D fighting game ... and a whole lot more!...

Episode #2 - DGC On Demand (Ep 2) - Tired of reading about the Penny Arcade Expo? We are too, that's why we have this very special 22 minute long movie the features the sights, sounds and games of PAX. Ever...

Episode #113 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 113) - In the first of what will end up being a full week of Penny Arcade Expo articles, Defunct Games is here to ask the tough questions: Is this schwag bag worth it? In t...

Pac-Man can do it all. He's been in maze games, side-scrollers, and recently a kart racing game. Who knew Pac would also be busting into the world of Tetris clones? It's Pac-Panic, a puzzler f...

Well looky here, it's actually a wrestling game I can get behind! While most WWF (now WWE) games emphasize the "realistic" aspects of the "sport," this Wrestlemania game decides to scrap all that and...

Episode #26 - Holy crap!! Have we managed to go through an entire week already? Don't worry gamers, just because we are all out of weekdays doesn't mean there's nothing to see. I invite you to check out fou...

With a name like Chaos Control you might think it's an oxymoron. After all, how do you have "chaos" and "control"?? I'll tell you how, you get Chaos Control when you decide to buy a CD-i. ...

Is this a Beastie Boys video game? Nope, it's a straight forward fighting game from Sega. Tom doesn't care that it's set in the Bronx, he just wants everybody to know that no matter where it's ...

Episode #14 - You were just let go after confessing to killing JonBenet Ramsey, you were the only person in the theater when you went to Snakes on a Plane, and you can't get enough of killing mindless zombies in De...