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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. 61: How Street Fighter 1 Should Have Ended
Ep. 60: Brand New Games, Old School Reviews
Ep. 59: RE-Location: Where to take Resident Evil 7
Ep. 58: Lifetime Remakes Your Favorite Games
Ep. 57: Capcom Packs E3 Press Kit with On-Disc DLC
Ep. 56: Capcom Typos Through the Decades
Ep. 55: Microsoft's Truthful Kinect Advertisement
Ep. 54: The Worst Arkham City Pre-Order Bonuses
Ep. 53: The Capcom Crossovers We Really Wanted
Ep. 52: The Truth About Tony Hawk SHRED
Ep. 51: First Look at Nintendo's Next, Next DS
Ep. 50: Meet the Rejected Beatles Games
Ep. 49: E3 Preview - The Rutles: Rock Revolution
Ep. 48: Why Games and the Swine Flu Don't Mix
Ep. 47: Introducing 'Xbox Live Season of Savings'
Ep. 46: No Country for Movie Games
Ep. 45: Preview: Big Band (Xbox 360)
Ep. 44: Preview: The Secret (Xbox 360)
Ep. 43: Rockstar Games Presents Lawn Darts
Ep. 42: Helping GEnie Predict Our Future
Ep. 41: Time's Rejected Person of the Year
Ep. 40: Preview: World Trade Center (PS2)
Ep. 39: Interview: Hell's Kitchen (Xbox 360)
Ep. 38: Preview: Zork Classics (PSP)
Ep. 37: The Gizmondo Sees the Future of Work
Ep. 36: Duck Hunt: Classic NES Series (GBA)
Ep. 35: MTV's Punk'd (Xbox)
Ep. 34: Fahrenheit 9/11 (PS2)
Ep. 33: Millionaire - Through the Years (Various)
Ep. 32: The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror
Ep. 31: The Passion of the Christ (GBA)
Ep. 30: JIHAD! (NES)
Ep. 29: USA vs. Iraq: Card Fighters Clash (PS2)
Ep. 28: Sega Miami Series Horseshoes 2K3 (Xbox)
Ep. 27: Good Morning, Vice City (PS2)
Ep. 26: BLiX: the U.N. Sweeper (Xbox)
Ep. 25: Crazy Drivers Ed (GCN)
Ep. 24: Defunct Games Warning Stickers
Ep. 23: Theme Penitentiary (Xbox)
Ep. 22: Special Olympics: Summer Games (PS2)
Ep. 21: Super Mario vs. Sonic Boom (NGPC)
Ep. 20: WWE vs. WWF (GBA)
Ep. 19: Microsoft Bob: Xbox Edition (Xbox)
Ep. 18: Chuck Mann's Speed Walker (PS2)
Ep. 17: Absolut Giant
Ep. 16: Sim Animal Planet (PSone)
Ep. 15: 2001 - The Year that Wasn't
Ep. 14: Let's Bowl (PS2)
Ep. 13: BattleZone VB
Ep. 12: CastleMetroid (SNES)
Ep. 11: Mortal Kombat vs. Samurai Shodown
Ep. 10: Iron Chef: Battle Usagi (PS2)
Ep. 9: NBA JAM Characters We Wanna See
Ep. 8: Fighter's Fury (NeoGeo)
Ep. 7: Metal Slug with Spin Master (NeoGeo)
Ep. 6: World Heroes vs. Samurai Shodown
Ep. 5: XFL (Dreamcast)
Ep. 4: NES vs. Namco
Ep. 3: Eternal Champion: The Movie
Ep. 2: Danger Mouse (NGCP)
Ep. 1: Konamiland - Tournament Fighters
Guerilla Scrapbook
Guerilla Scrapbook
November 06, 2013
How Street Fighter 1 Should Have Ended
How Street Fighter 1 Should Have Ended
Fact: The original Street Fighter ending is terrible. It's one page of boring text and no payoff. Thankfully, Defunct Games exists! Watch us swoop in and fix this terrible ending. You won't believe [...]
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Guerilla Scrapbook
July 25, 2013
Brand New Games, Old School Reviews
Brand New Games, Old School Reviews
When it comes to reviews, today's game fans are spoiled. Kids today are used to thousand word reviews that touch on every detail of the game in question. There's a level of critical thinking you [...]
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Guerilla Scrapbook
October 01, 2012
RE-Location: Where to take Resident Evil 7
RE-Location: Where to take Resident Evil 7
Believe it or not, choosing the right location is the most important job when making a Resident Evil game. And it turns out that it's not as easy as it sounds. Already we've been stuck in a creepy [...]
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Guerilla Scrapbook
June 14, 2012
Lifetime Remakes Your Favorite Games
Lifetime Remakes Your Favorite Games
There is nothing worse than a Lifetime original movie. Between demonizing men and stereotyping women, these low-budget movies end up helping nobody. Recently Lifetime opened up their archives for [...]
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Guerilla Scrapbook
June 06, 2012
Capcom Packs E3 Press Kit with On-Disc DLC
Capcom Packs E3 Press Kit with On-Disc DLC
Guerilla Scrapbook (Ep. 57) - On-disc DLC, online passes and DRM? What the hell is going on with this year's E3 press kits? Defunct Games investigates the growing trend of major game companies [...]
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