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  • CLASSIC MAGAZINES
    • REVIEW CREW
      A show recapping what critics thought back
      when classic games first came out!
    • NEXT GENERATION'S BEST & WORST
      From the worst 1-star reviews to the best
      5-stars can offer, this is Next Generation!
    • NINTENDO POWER (ARCHIVE)
      Experience a variety of shows looking at the
      often baffling history of Nintendo Power!
      • NINTENDO POWER BEST & WORST
        We're counting down Nintendo Power's best
        and worst game reviews, from 1989 – 1995!
      • NINTENDO POWER UNCOVERED
        Cyril attempts to review the cover art for every
        issue of Nintendo Power (and fails miserably)!
    • MAGAZINE RETROSPECTIVE
      We're looking at the absolutely true history of
      some of the most iconic game magazines ever!
    • SUPER PLAY'S TOP 600
      The longest and most ambitious Super NES
      countdown on the internet!
    • THEY SAID WHAT?
      Debunking predictions and gossip found
      in classic video game magazines!
    • NEXT GENERATION UNCOVERED
      Cyril is back in this spin-off series, featuring the
      cover critic review the art of Next Generation!
    • HARDCORE GAMER MAGAZING (PDF ISSUES)
      Download all 36 issues of Hardcore Gamer
      Magazine and relive the fun in PDF form!
  • REVIEW ARCHIVE
    • SONY PLAYSTATION
      • SONY PLAYSTATION 5
      • SONY PLAYSTATION 4
      • SONY PLAYSTATION 3
      • SONY PLAYSTATION 2
      • SONY PLAYSTATION
    • SONY HANDHELDS
      • SONY PLAYSTATION VITA
      • SONY PLAYSTATION PORTABLE
    • NINTENDO CONSOLES
      • NINTENDO SWITCH
      • NINTENDO WII
      • NINTENDO GAMECUBE
      • NINTENDO 64DD
      • SUPER NINTENDO
      • NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
    • NINTENDO HANDHELDS
      • NINTENDO 3DO
      • NINTENDO DS
      • GAME BOY ADVANCE
      • VIRTUAL BOY
      • GAME BOY & GAME BOY COLOR
    • MICROSOFT XBOX
      • XBOX ONE
      • XBOX 360
      • XBOX
    • SEGA CONSOLES
      • SEGA DREAMCAST
      • SEGA SATURN
      • SEGA GENESIS
      • SEGA MASTER SYSTEM
    • SEGA HANDHELDS & ADD-ONS
      • SEGA 32X
      • SEGA CD
      • SEGA GAME GEAR
    • ATARI CONSOLES
      • ATARI JAGUAR
      • ATARI LYNX
      • ATARI 800
      • ATARI 2600
    • SNK CONSOLES
      • SNK NEO GEO
      • SNK NEO GEO POCKET
    • NEC/TTI CONSOLES
      • TURBOGRAFX-16 & TURBODUO
      • SUPERGRAFX
    • OTHER CONSOLES
      • 3DO MULTIPLAYER
      • PHILIPS CD-i
      • AMIGA CD32
    • COMPUTER (Reviews)
  • ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY
    • ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY RANKS
      From Mario to Sonic to Street Fighter, EGM
      ranks classic game franchises and consoles!
    • ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY BEST & WORST
      Counting down EGM’s best and worst reviews
      going year by year, from 1989 – 2009!
    • ELECTRONIC GAMING BEST & WORST AWARDS
      11-part video series chronicling the ups and
      downs of EGM’s Best & Worst Awards!
  • GAME HISTORY
    • GAME OVER: STORY BREAKDOWNS
      Long-running series breaking down game
      stories and analyzing their endings!
    • A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAMING w/ [NAME HERE]
      Real history presented in a fun and pithy
      format from a variety of game historians!
    • THE BLACK SHEEP
      A series looking back at the black sheep
      entries in popular game franchises!
    • INSTANT EXPERT
      Everything you could possibly want to know
      about a wide variety of gaming topics!
    • FREEZE FRAME
      When something familiar happens in the games
      industry, we're there to take a picture!
    • I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
      Learn real video game history through a series
      of number-themed episodes, starting at zero!
    • GREAT MOMENTS IN BAD ACTING
      A joyous celebration of some of gaming's
      absolute worst voice acting!
  • POPULAR SERIES
    • DG NEWS w/ LORNE RISELEY
      Newsman Lorne Riseley hosts a regular
      series looking at the hottest gaming news!
    • REVIEW REWIND
      Cyril replays a game he reviewed 10+ years
      ago to see if he got it right or wrong!
    • ON-RUNNING FEUDS
      Defunct Games' longest-running show, with
      editorials, observations and other fun oddities!
    • DEFUNCT GAMES QUIZ (ARCHIVE)
      From online quizzes to game shows, we're
      putting your video game knowledge to the test!
      • QUIZ: ONLINE PASS
        Take a weekly quiz to see how well you know
        the news and current gaming events!
      • QUIZ: KNOW THE GAME
        One-on-one quiz show where contestants
        find out if they actually know classic games!
      • QUIZ: THE LEADERBOARD
        Can you guess the game based on the classic
        review? Find out with The Leaderboard!
    • DEFUNCT GAMES VS.
      Cyril and the Defunct Games staff isn't afraid
      to choose their favorite games and more!
    • CYRIL READS WORLDS OF POWER
      Defunct Games recreates classic game
      novelizations through the audio book format!
  • COMEDY
    • GAME EXPECTANCY
      How long will your favorite hero live? We crunch
      the numbers in this series about dying!
    • VIDEO GAME ADVICE
      Famous game characters answer real personal
      advice questions with a humorous slant!
    • FAKE GAMES: GUERILLA SCRAPBOOK
      A long-running series about fake games and
      the people who love them (covers included)!
    • WORST GAME EVER
      A contest that attempts to create the worst
      video game ever made, complete with covers!
    • LEVEL 1 STORIES
      Literature based on the first stages of some
      of your favorite classic video games!
    • THE COVER CRITIC
      One of Defunct Games' earliest shows, Cover
      Critic digs up some of the worst box art ever!
    • COMMERCIAL BREAK
      Take a trip through some of the best and
      worst video game advertisements of all time!
    • COMIC BOOK MODS
      You've never seen comics like this before.
      A curious mix of rewritten video game comics!
  • FULL ARCHIVE
Ep. 55: Brides of Dracula by Gonzo Games - Cover Review
Ep. 54: Catch'em by Prestige - Cover Review
Ep. 53: Road Raider by Mindscape - Cover Review
Ep. 52: Brat by Imageworks - Cover Review
Ep. 51: Table Tennis Simulation by Starbyte - Cover Review
Ep. 50: Shadow Dancer by U.S. Gold - Cover Review
Ep. 49: Body Blows Galactic by Team 17 - Cover Review
Ep. 48: Bill's Tomato Game by Psygnosis - Cover Review
Ep. 47: Volleyball Simulator by Time Warp - Cover Review
Ep. 46: Frog Master by Commodore - Cover Review
Ep. 45: Chegger's Party Quiz by Oxygen Games - Cover Review
Ep. 44: Top Banana by Hex - Cover Review
Ep. 43: King of Clubs by Oxygen Games - Cover Review
Ep. 42: Steg the Slug by Code Masters - Cover Review
Ep. 41: Tower of Babel by Rainbird - Cover Review
Ep. 40: Dynamite Dux by Activision - Cover Review
Ep. 39: Lure of the Temptress by Virgin - Cover Review
Ep. 38: Chuckie Egg II by Pick & Choose - Cover Review
Ep. 37: Mutation Nation by SNK - Cover Review
Ep. 36: Crack Down by U.S. Gold - Cover Review
Ep. 35: Kong by Anirog - Cover Review
Ep. 34: The Adventures of Bayou Billy by Konami - Cover Review
Ep. 33: Yo Bro by NEC - Cover Review
Ep. 32: Mega Man by Capcom - Cover Review
Ep. 31: Karrnaaj Rally by Jaleco - Cover Review
Ep. 30: Final Zone II by NEC - Cover Review
Ep. 29: Cowboy Kid by Romstar - Cover Review
Ep. 28: Krazy Kreatures by American Video - Cover Review
Ep. 27: Fortified Zone by Jaleco - Cover Review
Ep. 26: Wonder Boy in Monster World by Sega - Cover Review
Ep. 25: Kids on Site by Digital Pictures - Cover Review
Ep. 24: Burning Fight by SNK - Cover Review
Ep. 23: Night Stalker by Mattel - Cover Review
Ep. 22: 3-D World Runner by Acclaim - Cover Review
Ep. 21: Frog Bog by Mattel - Cover Review
Ep. 20: Ultraman by Bandai - Cover Review
Ep. 19: Links: The Challenge of Golf by Virgin - Cover Review
Ep. 18: Sunday Funday: The Ride by Wisdom Tree - Cover Review
Ep. 17: The Great Giana Sisters by Time Warp - Cover Review
Ep. 16: Bible Buffet by Color Dream - Cover Review
Ep. 15: Quartet by Sega - Cover Review
Ep. 14: Pocket Tennis: Pocket Sports Series by SNK - Cover Review
Ep. 13: Great Golf by Sega - Cover Review
Ep. 12: Fun 'N' Games by Tradewest - Cover Review
Ep. 11: Green Beret by Konami - Cover Review
Ep. 10: Arena by Sega - Cover Review
Ep. 9: Ghost Hunters by Code Masters - Cover Review
Ep. 8: Queens of Queens by NEC - Cover Review
Ep. 7: Frantic by Anma's - Cover Review
Ep. 6: Pac-Man by Atari - Cover Review
Ep. 5: Bomberman by NEC - Cover Review
Ep. 4: Bump 'n' Jump by Vic Tokai - Cover Review
Ep. 3: Shooting Range by Bandai - Cover Review
Ep. 2: Solomon's Key by Tecmo - Cover Review
Ep. 1: Kid Kool by Vic Tokai - Cover Review
Cover Critic
Cover Critic
January 01, 2013
Kid Kool  by Vic Tokai - Cover Review
Kid Kool by Vic Tokai - Cover Review
[full description]
Cover Critic
January 01, 2013
Brides of Dracula by Gonzo Games - Cover Review
Brides of Dracula by Gonzo Games - Cover Review
[full description]
Cover Critic
January 01, 2013
Solomon's Key by Tecmo - Cover Review
Solomon's Key by Tecmo - Cover Review
[full description]
Cover Critic
January 01, 2013
Shooting Range by Bandai - Cover Review
Shooting Range by Bandai - Cover Review
[full description]
Cover Critic
January 01, 2013
Bump 'n' Jump by Vic Tokai - Cover Review
Bump 'n' Jump by Vic Tokai - Cover Review
[full description]
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