Episode #205 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Mortal Kombat 3.5: The Ultimate print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic ...

Episode #206 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the MRC: Multi-Racing Championship (Ocean) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this cl...

Episode #207 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the The Art of Fly Fishing: Volume 1 (Philips) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of thi...

Episode #208 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the The Video Game Control Glove print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game...

Episode #52 - Commercial Break (Ep. 52) - At long last, Commercial Break returns. Ignore the hot summer days while you sit inside and laugh at some of the worst video game advertising of all time. This week we lo...

Episode #11 - Level 1 (Ep. 11) - You've read the comic book; now see what Keith Courage is all about. In this week's Level 1 we take a look at the opening minutes of NEC's pack-in game for the TurboGrafx-16. Lear...

Long before they had the touch or the power, the Autobots and Decepticons were locked in a power struggle for control over Cybertron. This brand new Activision game attempts to tell this story. Whil...

Episode #6 - Contra is cool! Not only is this one of Konami's longest running franchises, but it's also immensely popular. And for good reason, because Contra is cool. In this episode of Defunct Games Vs. we ta...

With its unique gameplay and solid mix of music, Vibes is a nice alternative to Rock Band Unplugged. But I can't shake the feeling that I'm playing a deadly serious version of Gitaroo Man. There's e...

Episode #147 - If it's Tuesday then it's This Week in Defunct Games! After three weeks of nothing, Nintendo finally gives us something to get excited about. Well, actually, they give us something to kind of care a...

Cubixx shows Taito how to make the next generation in Qix. While this is hardly the most original game of the year, I found the simple gameplay and solid presentation appealing. Best of all, the gam...

Naughty Bear works as a crazy idea, but not as a full-priced video game. The action is shallow and the controls are all wrong. Worse yet, the game is marred by technical difficulties that all but ru...

Episode #53 - Guerilla Scrapbooks (Ep. 53) - Last week Capcom announced Street Fighter X Tekken, their newest crossover fighting game. I know I should be excited about the prospects of Chun Li going up against Gun...

Persona 3 Portable would have been a great game even if it was nothing more than a straight port of the PlayStation 2 game, but instead Atlus added enough new content to make this the first must-own P...

Crackdown 2 is one of the most disappointing sequels of the year, a flawed action game that feels a little too much like the first game. The non-stop action is marred by severe technical problems and...

Sold as a retelling of Super Mario Kart, Blur ends up being a solid game on its own merits. The fast-paced races, exciting power-ups and fun online mode aren't marred by a shallow single-player caree...

Sold as a retelling of Super Mario Kart, Blur ends up being a solid game on its own merits. The fast-paced races, exciting power-ups and fun online mode aren't marred by a shallow single-player caree...

The Tomb of Sammun-Mak shows just how ambitious Telltale Games plans on being this season. With a unique narrative structure and a story that actually fills in a lot of back story, this second episod...

If you're a fan of the first three episodes, then you owe it to yourself to see how this game ends. Blue Toad Murder Files has a strong cast of characters, a great presentation and some good natured ...

Episode #10 - Comic Book Mods (Ep. 10) - Long before NEC had settled on a mascot, they tried out a couple of potential suitors. Their first try came in the form of Keith Courage, an everyday character who transfor...