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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
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      • 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
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    • 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
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      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. 185: Comic Breakdown: The Unexpected Tenderness of Mario’s First Comic Book
Ep. 184: Comic Breakdown: The Story of Johnny Turbo – The TurboDuo’s Chubby Super Hero
Ep. 183: Story Breakdown: Flashback 2 (Good & Bad Endings)
Ep. 182: Story Breakdown: Top Sixteen Street Fighter II Endings
Ep. 181: Story Breakdown: Ninja Gaiden III - The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES)
Ep. 180: Story Breakdown: Flashback - The Quest for Identity
Ep. 179: Story Breakdown: Vice: Project Doom (NES)
Ep. 178: Story Breakdown: Final Fight vs. Streets of Rage
Ep. 177: Story Breakdown: Rolling Thunder Trilogy (Arcade & Genesis)
Ep. 176: Story Breakdown: Gaiares (Genesis)
Ep. 175: Story Breakdown: Street Fighter & Fighting Street (Arcade & TurboGrafx)
Ep. 174: Story Breakdown: Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Ep. 173: Story Breakdown: Bionic Commando (Arcade & NES)
Ep. 172: Story Breakdown: Splatterhouse Trilogy (Genesis & TurboGrafx)
Ep. 171: Story Breakdown: Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Side of Chaos (NES)
Ep. 170: Story Breakdown: Metroid (NES)
Ep. 169: Story Breakdown: Batman Series (NES, Genesis & PC Engine)
Ep. 168: Story Breakdown: Double Dragon (Arcade)
Ep. 167: Story Breakdown: Ghosts 'N Goblins Series (NES, Genesis & Super NES)
Ep. 166: Story Breakdown: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
Ep. 165: Story Breakdown: Ghostbusters (NES)
Ep. 164: Story Breakdown: ToeJam & Earl (Genesis)
Ep. 163: Story Breakdown: Bad Dudes (Arcade & NES)
Ep. 162: Story Breakdown: Disney's Aladdin (Genesis vs. Super NES)
Ep. 161: Story Breakdown: Golden Axe (Arcade & Genesis)
Ep. 160: Story Breakdown: Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Ep. 159: Story Breakdown: Avenging Spirit (Arcade)
Ep. 158: Story Breakdown: Battletoads & Double Dragon
Ep. 157: Story Breakdown: Final Blaster (PC Engine)
Ep. 156: Story Breakdown: Wild Pilot (Arcade)
Ep. 155: Story Breakdown: Batman Returns (PC/MS-DOS)
Ep. 154: Story Breakdown: Batman - Return & Revenge of the Joker
Ep. 153: Story Breakdown: The Adventures of Lolo Trilogy (NES)
Ep. 152: Story Breakdown: Gimmick! (Famicom)
Ep. 151: Story Breakdown: Shinobi (PlayStation 2)
Ep. 150: Story Breakdown: Rival Turf vs. Rushing Beat (Super NES)
Ep. 149: Story Breakdown: Dead Connection (Arcade)
Ep. 148: Story Breakdown: Boogie Wings (Arcade)
Ep. 147: Story Breakdown: Maximum Carnage: Spider-Man & Venom (Super NES)
Ep. 146: Story Breakdown: Dragon Fighter vs. Dragon Spirit (Arcade & NES)
Ep. 145: Story Breakdown: Alone in the Dark - The New Nightmare (PC)
Ep. 144: Story Breakdown: Musya - The Classic Japanese Tale of Horror (SNES)
Ep. 143: Story Breakdown: Bloody Roar & Beastorizer (PlayStation & Arcade)
Ep. 142: Story Breakdown: Getsu Fuuma Den (Famicom)
Ep. 141: Story Breakdown: Metroid Fusion (Game Boy Advance)
Ep. 140: Story Breakdown: Gaiapolis (Arcade & NES)
Ep. 139: Story Breakdown: Space Harrier vs. WorldRunner
Ep. 138: Story Breakdown: Gradius Series
Ep. 137: Story Breakdown: ActRaiser 1 & 2 (Super NES)
Ep. 136: Story Breakdown: The Punisher (Arcade, Genesis, NES & Game Boy)
Ep. 135: Story Breakdown: Ys III - Wanderers From Ys (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 134: Story Breakdown: The Combatribes (Arcade & Super NES)
Ep. 133: Story Breakdown: Astal (Saturn)
Ep. 132: Story Breakdown: Seibu Trilogy (Arcade)
Ep. 131: Story Breakdown: Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams (Arcade)
Ep. 130: Story Breakdown: Tintin in Tibet (Super NES)
Ep. 129: Story Breakdown: S.P.Y. - Special Project Y (Arcade)
Ep. 128: Story Breakdown: The Alex Kidd Series (Master System & Genesis)
Ep. 127: Story Breakdown: Psychic World (Master System & Game Gear)
Ep. 126: Story Breakdown: Wurm - Journey to the Center of the Earth (NES)
Ep. 125: Story Breakdown: Hudson's Adventure Island Series
Ep. 124: Story Breakdown: Resident Evil - Survivor (PlayStation)
Ep. 123: Story Breakdown: Hachoo! (Arcade)
Ep. 122: Story Breakdown: Mortal Kombat - Special Forces (PlayStation)
Ep. 121: Story Breakdown: Looney Tunes Best & Worst 16-Bit Endings
Ep. 120: Story Breakdown: Snowboard Kids 1 & 2 (Nintendo 64)
Ep. 119: Story Breakdown: Wild Woody (Sega CD)
Ep. 118: Story Breakdown: Makaimura for WonderSwan (WonderSwan)
Ep. 117: Story Breakdown: SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Arcade)
Ep. 116: Story Breakdown: Hot Chase, Chase H.Q. and S.T.U.N. Runner (Arcade)
Ep. 115: Story Breakdown: Wall Street Kid (NES)
Ep. 114: Story Breakdown: James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod (Amiga CD32)
Ep. 113: Story Breakdown: Disruptor (PlayStation)
Ep. 112: Story Breakdown: Cyberbots - Full Metal Madness (Arcade)
Ep. 111: Story Breakdown: Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill (Super NES)
Ep. 110: Story Breakdown: Mr. Bones (Saturn)
Ep. 109: Story Breakdown: Maximo vs. Army of Zin (PlayStation 2)
Ep. 108: Story Breakdown: Alone in the Dark 3 (PC)
Ep. 107: Story Breakdown: Bug! & Bug Too! (Saturn)
Ep. 106: Story Breakdown: Mega Man 1 - 6 (NES)
Ep. 105: Story Breakdown: Mortal Kombat Mythologies - Sub Zero (PlayStation)
Ep. 104: Story Breakdown: Maximo - Ghosts to Glory (PlayStation 2)
Ep. 103: Story Breakdown: Crossed Swords 1 & 2 (Neo Geo CD)
Ep. 102: Story Breakdown: Philosoma (PlayStation)
Ep. 101: Story Breakdown: On the Ball & Cameltry (Super NES & Arcade)
Ep. 100: Story Breakdown: Snatcher (Sega CD)
Ep. 99: Story Breakdown: Shinobi Legions (Saturn)
Ep. 98: Story Breakdown: Ys Book II (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 97: Story Breakdown: Ys Book I (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 96: Story Breakdown: Splatterhouse - Wanpaku Graffiti (Famicom)
Ep. 95: Story Breakdown: Bonk's Trilogy (TurboGrafx)
Ep. 94: Story Breakdown: Killing Time (3DO)
Ep. 93: Story Breakdown: Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis)
Ep. 92: Story Breakdown: Kaze Kiri - Ninja Action (PC Engine)
Ep. 91: Story Breakdown: Low-G-Man: The Low Gravity Man (NES)
Ep. 90: Story Breakdown: NARC (Arcade)
Ep. 89: Story Breakdown: Valis III (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 88: Story Breakdown: Dark Seal - Gate of Doom & Wizard Fire (Arcade)
Ep. 87: Story Breakdown: Kaminari Kishi Riot (Arcade)
Ep. 86: Story Breakdown: Double Dragon III (NES & Arcade)
Ep. 85: Story Breakdown: Microcosm & Novastorm (3DO)
Ep. 84: Story Breakdown: The Pocky & Rocky Series
Ep. 83: Story Breakdown: The Shinobi Series
Ep. 82: Story Breakdown: Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams ... (Saturn)
Ep. 81: Story Breakdown: Final Fight 2 (Super NES)
Ep. 80: Story Breakdown: Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm (Sega CD)
Ep. 79: Story Breakdown: Judge Dredd (PlayStation)
Ep. 78: Story Breakdown: Armored Warriors (Arcade)
Ep. 77: Story Breakdown: Goof Troop & Bonkers (Super NES & Genesis)
Ep. 76: Story Breakdown: Darkstalkers - The Night Warriors (Arcade)
Ep. 75: Story Breakdown: Alone in the Dark 2 (PC & PlayStation)
Ep. 74: Story Breakdown: Laser Ghost (Arcade & Master System)
Ep. 73: Story Breakdown: The Cliffhanger - Edward Randy (Arcade)
Ep. 72: Story Breakdown: The Simpsons' Best & Worst Endings
Ep. 71: Story Breakdown: Alisia Dragoon (Genesis)
Ep. 70: Story Breakdown: Mario is Missing! (Super NES, NES, PC & Mac)
Ep. 69: Story Breakdown: Cannon Spike (Dreamcast)
Ep. 68: Story Breakdown: Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy (Neo Geo)
Ep. 67: Story Breakdown: Socket (Genesis)
Ep. 66: Story Breakdown: Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (Arcade & Sega CD)
Ep. 65: Story Breakdown: Bravoman (TurboGrafx-16)
Ep. 64: Story Breakdown: Ninja Gaiden (Master System)
Ep. 63: Story Breakdown: Shadow of the Beast (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 62: Story Breakdown: Mega Man - The Power Series
Ep. 61: Story Breakdown: Best & Worst X-Men Endings
Ep. 60: Story Breakdown: King of the Monsters 1 & 2 (Neo Geo)
Ep. 59: Story Breakdown: Best & Worst Godzilla Endings
Ep. 58: Story Breakdown: Golden Axe II & III (Genesis)
Ep. 57: Story Breakdown: Gremlins 2 - The New Batch (NES)
Ep. 56: Story Breakdown: Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems (Super NES)
Ep. 55: Story Breakdown: Marvel Super Heroes (Arcade)
Ep. 54: Story Breakdown: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8-Bit Trilogy (NES)
Ep. 53: Story Breakdown: Earthworm Jim (Sega CD)
Ep. 52: Story Breakdown: Little Nemo (NES & Arcade)
Ep. 51: Story Breakdown: Riot City & Riot Zone (Arcade & TurboGrafx-16)
Ep. 50: Story Breakdown: Cruis'n Series (Arcade & Nintendo 64)
Ep. 49: Story Breakdown: Totally Rad (NES)
Ep. 48: Story Breakdown: Alien Storm (Arcade & Genesis)
Ep. 47: Story Breakdown: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (Genesis)
Ep. 46: Story Breakdown: Out of this World & Heart of the Alien (Sega CD)
Ep. 45: Story Breakdown: Ardy Lightfoot (Super NES)
Ep. 44: Story Breakdown: Mickey Mouse's Illusion Series (Sega)
Ep. 43: Story Breakdown: Prince of Persia (Sega CD)
Ep. 42: Story Breakdown: Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis)
Ep. 41: Story Breakdown: Kabuki - Quantum Fighter (NES)
Ep. 40: Story Breakdown: Home Alone 1 & 2 (Super NES & Genesis)
Ep. 39: Story Breakdown: Bloody Wolf (TurboGrafx-16)
Ep. 38: Story Breakdown: Double Dragon II (NES & Arcade)
Ep. 37: Story Breakdown: Valis II (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 36: Story Breakdown: The Addams Family (TurboGrafx-CD)
Ep. 35: Story Breakdown: Valis - The Fantasm Soldier (Genesis & PC Engine)
Ep. 34: Story Breakdown: Night Slashers (Arcade)
Ep. 33: Story Breakdown: Alone in the Dark (PC & 3DO)
Ep. 32: Story Breakdown: Castlevania Bloodlines (Genesis)
Ep. 31: Story Breakdown: The Mansion of Hidden Souls (Sega CD & Saturn)
Ep. 30: Story Breakdown: Sol-Feace vs. Sol-Deace (Sega CD & Genesis)
Ep. 29: Story Breakdown: The Ninja Warriors (Super NES & Arcade)
Ep. 28: Story Breakdown: Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Ep. 27: Story Breakdown: Blasto (PlayStation)
Ep. 26: Story Breakdown: Art of Fighting (Neo Geo & Super NES)
Ep. 25: Story Breakdown: Astyanax (NES & Arcade)
Ep. 24: Story Breakdown: Strider & Strider Returns (Genesis)
Ep. 23: Story Breakdown: Silpheed (Sega CD)
Ep. 22: Story Breakdown: Comix Zone (Genesis)
Ep. 21: Story Breakdown: The Best & Worst Die Hard Endings
Ep. 20: Story Breakdown: Lords of Thunder & Gate of Thunder (TurboGrafx)
Ep. 19: Story Breakdown: Shadow of the Ninja (NES)
Ep. 18: Story Breakdown: Greendog - The Beached Surfer Dude! (Genesis)
Ep. 17: Story Breakdown: The Best & Worst Jurassic Park Endings
Ep. 16: Story Breakdown: Wayne's World (Super NES)
Ep. 15: Story Breakdown: The Legendary Axe I & II (TurboGrafx-16)
Ep. 14: Story Breakdown: Shaq Fu (Genesis)
Ep. 13: Story Breakdown: Star Wars - Rebel Assault (Sega CD)
Ep. 12: Story Breakdown: Dracula X - Rondo of Blood (PC Engine)
Ep. 11: Story Breakdown: The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Sega CD)
Ep. 10: Story Breakdown: Captain American and the Avengers
Ep. 9: Story Breakdown: Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis & Arcade)
Ep. 8: Story Breakdown: The Rampage Saga
Ep. 7: Story Breakdown: Ninja Combat (Neo Geo)
Ep. 6: Story Breakdown: Time Gal (Sega CD)
Ep. 5: Story Breakdown: Last Alert (TurboGrafx)
Ep. 4: Story Breakdown: Zombie Nation (NES)
Ep. 3: Story Breakdown: Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafx & Arcade)
Ep. 2: Story Breakdown: Altered Beast (Genesis & Arcade)
Ep. 1: Story Breakdown: The Death & Return of Superman
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March 10, 2025
Comic Breakdown: The Unexpected Tenderness of Mario’s First Comic Book
Comic Breakdown: The Unexpected Tenderness of Mario’s First Comic Book
Long before he took on the Super Show or battled Dennis Hopper, Mario was the star of a 1983 Marvel comic one-off inspired by the construction site antics of the arcade game Donkey Kong. With today [...]
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March 03, 2025
Comic Breakdown: The Story of Johnny Turbo – The TurboDuo’s Chubby Super Hero
Comic Breakdown: The Story of Johnny Turbo – The TurboDuo’s Chubby Super Hero
Today we’re taking a look at the history and comic book adventures of Johnny Turbo, an ambitious three-part advertisement from Turbo Technologies Inc. that ran in the pages of Electronic Gaming [...]
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December 07, 2023
Story Breakdown: Flashback 2 (Good & Bad Endings)
Story Breakdown: Flashback 2 (Good & Bad Endings)
Years ago, we used to run a weekly series on this channel called Game Over, where we would recap the story of a classic game and then spoil the ending. Believe it or not, this series lasted more than [...]
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May 31, 2022
Story Breakdown: Avenging Spirit (Arcade)
Story Breakdown: Avenging Spirit (Arcade)
Today brings big news from our friends over at Retro-Bit Publishing, who just announced that pre-orders are open for their first Game Boy reproduction – the cult classic, Avenging Spirit. It’s [...]
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April 19, 2022
Story Breakdown: Battletoads & Double Dragon
Story Breakdown: Battletoads & Double Dragon
The ultimate beat 'em up team is back! That's right, today our friends over at Retro-Bit Publishing announced a brand-new physical release of Battletoads & Double Dragon on the Nintendo Entertainment [...]
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