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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)
  • GAMESHARK & BOOK
    • INTRODUCING THE CHEAT CODE COMPENDIUM
      Todd Hays (GameShark) and Defunct Games are
      Writing a book. Check out the full details!
    • PRE-ORDER THE CHEAT CODE COMPENDIUM
      Now is your chance to back our brand
      new book and get your physical copy!
    • GAMESHARK PRINT ADVERTISING ARCHIVE
      A complete breakdown of GameShark's
      print advertising frmo 1996 - 2002!
  • 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. 51: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Game Systems of 1992
Ep. 50: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Game Systems of 1991
Ep. 49: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Game Systems of 1990
Ep. 48: Before the Review Crew: The First EGM Reviews Were a DIRECT HIT!
Ep. 47: Every Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Month in the 2000s
Ep. 46: Every Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Month in the 1990s
Ep. 45: EGM & the Launch Games (2004-2006): Next-Gen Portables + Consoles
Ep. 44: EGM & the Launch Games (1999-2001): Gaming in the 21st Century
Ep. 43: EGM & the Launch Games (1992-1996): The 32-/64-Bit Race Heats Up
Ep. 42: EGM & the Launch Games (1989-1991): 16-Bit War + Early Handhelds
Ep. 41: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Reviewed Arcade Games
Ep. 40: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2008 & 2009
Ep. 39: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2008 & 2009
Ep. 38: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2007
Ep. 37: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2007
Ep. 36: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2006
Ep. 35: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2006
Ep. 34: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2005
Ep. 33: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2005
Ep. 32: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2004
Ep. 31: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2004
Ep. 30: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2003
Ep. 29: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2003
Ep. 28: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2002
Ep. 27: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2002
Ep. 26: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2001
Ep. 25: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2001
Ep. 24: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 2000
Ep. 23: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 2000
Ep. 22: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1999
Ep. 21: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1999
Ep. 20: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1998
Ep. 19: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1998
Ep. 18: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1997
Ep. 17: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1997
Ep. 16: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1996
Ep. 15: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1996
Ep. 14: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1995
Ep. 13: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1995
Ep. 12: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1994
Ep. 11: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1994
Ep. 10: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1993
Ep. 9: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1993
Ep. 8: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1992
Ep. 7: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1992
Ep. 6: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1991
Ep. 5: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1991
Ep. 4: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1990
Ep. 3: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1990
Ep. 2: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Worst Reviewed Games of 1989
Ep. 1: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best Reviewed Games of 1989
EGM Best & Worst
EGM Best & Worst
August 12, 2022
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Game Systems of 1992
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Game Systems of 1992
1992 was a great year to be a gamer. This was the year when the system war absolutely caught fire, with the Super NES snagging one of the most important exclusives of all time and Sega launching [...]
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EGM Best & Worst
August 05, 2022
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Game Systems of 1991
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Game Systems of 1991
1991 was a great year to be a gamer. We saw Street Fighter II become a surprise success at the arcade, single-handedly birthing an entire genre of competitive fighting games; the Genesis introduced [...]
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EGM Best & Worst
July 29, 2022
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Game Systems of 1990
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Game Systems of 1990
1990 was a great year to be a gamer. We saw the continued dominance Nintendo Entertainment System, with hits like Super Mario Bros. 3, Ninja Gaiden II and Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, the Game Boy [...]
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EGM Best & Worst
February 01, 2022
Before the Review Crew: The First EGM Reviews Were a DIRECT HIT!
Before the Review Crew: The First EGM Reviews Were a DIRECT HIT!
Over the last few years, we've looked at Electronic Gaming Monthly's reviews from just about every way possible. We've counted down the best and worst-reviewed going year by year, we've listed every [...]
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EGM Best & Worst
January 25, 2022
Every Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Month in the 2000s
Every Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Month in the 2000s
And we're back with the second half of our Electronic Gaming Monthly's Game of the Month series. Last week, we took an exhaustive look at every Game of the Month prize given out by EGM in the 1990s, [...]
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