Episode #6 - Today we're going to solve one of SimCity's most controversial debates. City planning and mayoral duties often require you to choose the option that is best for your municipality and its citizens. Wh...

Episode #75 - After showing up the mighty Final Fight, Streets of Rage returned with an even more explosive 16-bit sequel. Streets of Rage 2 featured a brand new look and a few fresh faces, making this Sega's bigge...

Episode #1 - To celebrate the release of Rogue Legacy, we'll be giving away a copy of the game on Wednesday, July 30. All you need to do is subscribe to our twitter feed and be ready between 3 pm and 6 pm Pacific ...

Episode #5 - Today we're looking at Streets of Rage, Sega's answer to Final Fight. Released in 1991, this Genesis brawler made critics completely forget about Capcom's Super NES launch line-up. But forget about Fi...

Episode #74 - After seeing the success of Double Dragon and Final Fight, nobody was surprised when Sega announced Streets of Rage for their 16-bit Genesis. What caught some by surprise is its quality, which managed...

Episode #50 - Get ready for a week full of brawling when Adam, Axel and Blaze take to the streets. Now that we've taken on A full week of Final Fight, it's time to see what critics thought of Sega's counterpart -- ...

Episode #73 - Get your motor runnin' and head out on the highway, because if you're looking for adventure in whatever comes your way, today's episode of Review Crew is for you. Long before they cornered the market ...

Episode #4 - Today we're looking at Bust-A-Move ... or should I call it Puzzle Bobble? First released in 1994, this was a competitive puzzle spin-off of Bubble Bobble, one of Taito's biggest hits. For whateve...

Episode #4 - Take a trip back in time as Defunct Games rates the best and worst Electronic Gaming Monthly covers of 1990. From Batman to Strider to Bart Simpson, 1990 was a year full of big names and even bigger g...

Episode #72 - After seeing the surprise success of Tetris, Nintendo was quick to capitalize on the puzzler's appeal. Their first stab at the Tetris-clone genre was Dr. Mario, which saw everybody's favorite plumber ...

Episode #3 - Today we're looking at two of the most exciting racing games for the Nintendo Entertainment System -- Super Sprint and R.C. Pro-Am. One was a huge hit in the arcades, while the other is from the maker...

Episode #71 - Forget the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, because Zitz, Rash and Pimple are here to raise the bar for 8-bit brawlers. Developed by Rare and published by Tradewest, Battletoads transported players to a ...

Episode #49 - Get ready for animated fun as we spend a full week celebrating an 86 year old movie star. No, I'm not talking about Adam West, but rather Mickey Mouse. Join everybody's favorite rodent as he journeys ...

Episode #70 - Now that we've seen the best of Mickey Mouse on the Sega Genesis, it's time to see the worst. Forget Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion, because this time around Mickey Mouse gains magic powers ...

Episode #2 - 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 looking at World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse ...

Episode #3 - Take a trip back in time as Defunct Games rates the best and worst Electronic Gaming Monthly covers of 1989. From blown-up screenshots taken off of the TV to Fabio holding a sword, 1989 had a lot of q...

Episode #69 - After the success of Castle of Illusion and Land of Illusion, it was only a matter of time before Sega returned with more 16-bit Mickey Mouse. Released late 1992, World of Illusion saw Disney's popula...

Episode #1 - Welcome to a brand new episode of Defunct Games Decides, the show that isn't afraid to get to the bottom of classic video game arguments. Today we're looking at two of the biggest arcade games of al...

Episode #42 - We're back with another brand new episode of Nintendo Power Uncovered, the only show on the internet not afraid to review every Nintendo Power cover. This week we're looking at issue 42, which was fir...

Episode #68 - Castle of Illusion was not only Mickey Mouse's first foray onto the Genesis, it was the Disney icon's first time in 16-bit. With all eyes on Sega, the developers created one of the best looking games ...

Episode #67 - Long before Metal Gear Solid, Zone of the Enders and Boktai, Hideo Kojima made a futuristic crime drama called Snatcher. This cyberpunk adventure mixed point and click gameplay with light gun action. ...

Episode #193 - If you're like me, you've been binge-watching TV shows you missed during the regular season. This led me to The Goldbergs, ABC's family comedy set in the 1980s. But instead of enjoying the simple comi...

Episode #66 - Fact: People are into the World Cup. You may not be into soccer (or football, as the rest of the world calls it), but everybody else is. To honor the countries left playing in the athletic event, we'r...

Episode #11 - For many of us, Nintendo Power was the gateway drug to harder video game magazines. With its eye-catching cover designs and an emphasis on detailed strategy guides, Nintendo Power toed the line betwee...

Episode #65 - With the recent release of Another World on PlayStation and Xbox platforms, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at what critics thought of Out of this World when it was first released. Were...

Episode #48 - If the streets have been a little less violent than usual, it could be because the Caped Crusader is on the prowl. This is Batman week, a time for us to see what old school magazines thought of Batman...

Episode #64 - Released two years after the Caped Crusader wowed movie goers, Batman was one of the most hyped Genesis games of all time. Kept from the United States for over a year, this 16-bit action game quickly ...

Episode #2 - Today we're looking at The Sun at Night, the brand new 2D action platformer from Minicore Studios. It's currently available on PC, and tells a story based on an alternate history of the Soviet space d...

Episode #63 - Batman is back, and this time he's going head-to-head with the Joker ... again. Return of the Joker is the 1991 sequel to Batman: The Video Game, the well-received NES action game based on the popular...

Episode #1 - Today we're looking at Organic Panic, the brand new physics-based puzzle platformer from the minds of Anatole and Damon Branch. It's currently available on Steam Early Access, and sees fruits and vege...