May 2020

May 31, 2020 DG News

DG NEWS: Kingdom Hearts Show Coming to Disney+?

Episode #2 - Are Disney and Square/Enix teaming up to create a Kingdom Hearts TV show? What's going on with Blizzcon this year? Why is there so much cheating? Lorne Riseley will be exploring these t...
May 29, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: The Eternal Castle [Remastered]

Even as a massive fan of Flashback, Another World and countless other rotoscope adventure games, I had a hard time enjoying The Eternal Castle [Remastered]. When you're not fighting the controls, you'...
May 28, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Awesome Pea 2

As a sequel, Awesome Pea 2 offers better level designs and a slightly more interesting journey. I like the throwback graphics, but wished that the second installment would have tried something differe...
May 28, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Dogurai

Although I wish it had a little more depth, Dogurai does an excellent job recreating the look and feel of those classic black & white Game Boy games. Bones is a likable hero with a fun set of moves an...
May 27, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Maneater

The repetitive level designs and crummy tasks take a bite out of what could have been the first must-own shark game. Maneater is a fun and exciting journey filled with great gameplay, intense battles ...
May 24, 2020 DG News

DG NEWS: Minecraft Milestone, Madden Refuses to Pass & More

Episode #1 - Welcome to the debut episode of Defunct Games News, your weekly source for what's happening in the world of video games. Overworked and underpaid Lorne Riseley attempts to get through this week's bigg...
May 21, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Dread Nautical

Just when you think things can't possibly get worse for the cruise ship industry, here comes Dread Nautical. This is a strategy/survival game with a colorful cast of characters and twenty stages to fi...
May 20, 2020 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst TurboGrafx-16 Revie...

Episode #2 - If you're like me and grew up loving Bonk, Alien Crush and Splatterhouse, then you're probably excited to get your hands on the upcoming TurboGrafx Mini from Konami. It's a brand-new plug 'n play unit...
May 18, 2020 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Bonk's Trilogy (TurboGrafx)

Episode #95 - After months of hype and a short (albeit frustrating) delay, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini will be hitting store shelves later this week, and I couldn't be more excited. With games like Ninja Spirit, Splatte...
May 13, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Formula Retro Racing

Although it's not especially deep and it won't take long to complete, Formula Retro Racing does an excellent job reminding us of a time when polygonal racing games were in their infancy. This is nosta...
May 13, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: 80's Overdrive

If you grew up loving OutRun and Rad Racer, then you're going to feel right at home with 80's Overdrive. This is a loving tribute to the past that ends up being a lot more than just another nostalgic ...
May 11, 2020 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Killing Time (3DO)

Episode #94 - Have you heard the news? The 3DO is back! No, not the short-lived and low-selling 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, but rather a bunch of the games released on the system between 1993 and 1996. In new...