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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. 84: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 6 Suikoden Games
Ep. 83: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 NFL Blitz Games
Ep. 82: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Games in Sega's Shining Series
Ep. 81: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 18 Tetris Games
Ep. 80: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 10 House of the Dead & Resident Evil Gun Games
Ep. 79: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 25 PlayStation Launch Games
Ep. 78: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 17 Treasure Games
Ep. 77: Retrotest: Edge's Top 13 Retro Game Reviews
Ep. 76: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 20 Samurai Shodown, Last Blade & World Heroes Games
Ep. 75: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 22 Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting & King of Fighters Games
Ep. 74: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 38 Full-Motion Video Games
Ep. 73: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 16 Renovation Games
Ep. 72: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 DOOM, Quake & Wolfenstein 3D Games
Ep. 71: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 27 Working Designs Games
Ep. 70: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 49 Star Wars Games
Ep. 69: Electronic Gaming Monthly Ranks Blasto
Ep. 68: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 29 X-Men Games
Ep. 67: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Dragon Quest & Dragon Warrior Games
Ep. 66: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Midnight Club & Smuggler's Run Games
Ep. 65: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Golden Axe Games
Ep. 64: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 23 Disney Games (8-Bit Edition)
Ep. 63: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 7 Time Crisis & Virtua Cop Games
Ep. 62: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 24 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Games
Ep. 61: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Turok Games
Ep. 60: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 61 Shoot 'Em Ups of the 16-Bit Era
Ep. 59: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 7 Ace Combat Games
Ep. 58: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 14 Metal Gear Games
Ep. 57: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Crash Bandicoot Games
Ep. 56: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Road Rash Games
Ep. 55: Next Generation Ranks Taito's RayForce Trilogy
Ep. 54: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Simpsons Games
Ep. 53: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Burnout Games
Ep. 52: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Aero, Bubsy & Chester Cheetah
Ep. 51: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Gran Turismo & Polyphony Games
Ep. 50: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 7 Breath of Fire Games
Ep. 49: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Strike Series Games
Ep. 48: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Bloody Roar & Toshinden Games
Ep. 47: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 Movie Games (8-Bit Edition)
Ep. 46: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Ecco the Dolphin and Greendog Games
Ep. 45: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 15 Tekken & SoulCalibur Games
Ep. 44: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Phantasy Star Games
Ep. 43: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 36 Final Fantasy Games & Spin-Offs
Ep. 42: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Kirby Games
Ep. 41: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Dead or Alive Games
Ep. 40: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Army Men Games
Ep. 39: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 15 Devil May Cry, Dino Crisis & Onimusha
Ep. 38: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 Legend of Zelda Games
Ep. 37: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Bubble Bobble & Bust-A-Move Games
Ep. 36: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 7 Bonk & Air Zonk Games
Ep. 35: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Twisted Metal & Vigilante 8 Games
Ep. 34: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 11 Ridge Racer Games
Ep. 33: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 70 Super Mario Games & Spin-Offs
Ep. 32: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Final Fight & Streets of Rage Games
Ep. 31: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 James Bond 007 Games
Ep. 30: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 10 Ninja Gaiden Games
Ep. 29: Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 4 Nuon Games
Ep. 28: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 Tomb Raider Games
Ep. 27: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Armored Core Games
Ep. 26: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 18 Bomberman Games
Ep. 25: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 7 Silent Hill Games
Ep. 24: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Grand Theft Auto Games
Ep. 23: Nintendo Power's Top 14 Virtual Boy Games
Ep. 22: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 Philips CD-i Games
Ep. 21: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Jurassic Park Games
Ep. 20: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 45 Street Fighter Games & Spin-Offs
Ep. 19: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Contra Games
Ep. 18: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 17 Battletoads & Double Dragon Games
Ep. 17: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 40 Mega Man Games
Ep. 16: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 39 Atari Lynx Games
Ep. 15: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 21 Sega 32X Games
Ep. 14: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 27 Atari Jaguar Games
Ep. 13: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 43 Sonic the Hedgehog Games
Ep. 12: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 Sega Master System Games
Ep. 11: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games
Ep. 10: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 Batman Games
Ep. 9: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Metroid Games
Ep. 8: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Shoot 'Em Ups
Ep. 7: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Virtua Fighter Games
Ep. 6: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 Castlevania Games (Part 2)
Ep. 5: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 Castlevania Games (Part 1)
Ep. 4: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 14 Resident Evil Games
Ep. 3: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Ghosts 'N Goblins Games
Ep. 2: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst TurboGrafx-16 Reviews
Ep. 1: Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 10 Full-Motion Video Games
EGM Ranks
EGM Ranks
March 06, 2025
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 6 Suikoden Games
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 6 Suikoden Games
As it turns out, EGM reviewed a total of six Suikoden games between 1996 and 2008, including all five of the main-series games, as well as the 2005 spin-off, Suikoden Tactics. That’s basically [...]
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EGM Ranks
February 23, 2025
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 NFL Blitz Games
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 NFL Blitz Games
As it turns out, EGM reviewed a total of thirteen games in the NFL Blitz franchise. This includes pretty every installment released on consoles, including the 2000 spin-off – Kurt Warner’s Arena [...]
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EGM Ranks
November 19, 2024
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Games in Sega's Shining Series
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Games in Sega's Shining Series
Believe it or not, EGM reviewed a total of 11 games in the extended Shining universe. That includes a lot of Shining Force games, as well as Shining Wisdom, Shining Tears, Shining Soul, Shining the [...]
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EGM Ranks
November 04, 2024
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 18 Tetris Games
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 18 Tetris Games
Believe it or not, EGM reviewed a total of 18 games in the Tetris franchise. That includes many versions of the classic computer game, multiple attempts to refresh the series and even a few oddball [...]
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EGM Ranks
October 01, 2024
Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 10 House of the Dead & Resident Evil Gun Games
Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 10 House of the Dead & Resident Evil Gun Games
As it turns out, EGM only reviewed five House of the Dead games. Seven if you include the Sega games that featured levels based on the zombie shooter. So, to add a little variety, I thought it might [...]
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