http://www.defunctgames.com The latest Instant Expert episodes from Defunct Games http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/21 Sixteen years ago, Yahoo had an idea: Give people a site to answer questions. It doesn't matter how silly the question was, they figured that somebody would have an answer. But proving once again that all good things must come to an end, Yahoo has decided to kill their answer site on May 4, 2021, leaving billions of people with nowhere to go. Well, except for Reddit, Ask.com, Quora, WikiAnswers and Askville. In an effort to honor this long-running answer site, I thought it might be fun to go through sixteen years of questions and answer every single question related to Electronic Gaming Monthly. Yes, I know that these answers are going to be a little late, but I figure that it's about time I do some good for a change. Here is an answer to every EGM question I could find on Yahoo Answers. I hope you're sitting down, because this is going to be a long one. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/20 Join us as we take a trip back to the 1990s and discuss the importance of the Consumer Electronics Show. These are the good and bad memories of the Winter CES from 1993 to 1996, including everything from sneaking in as a kid, playing StarFox 2, winning You Don't Know Jack and being perplexed by the Virtual Boy. These are the memories of a 16-bit Consumer Electronics Show! Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/19 Some things just go together. Like rocking the fake plastic guitar to Deep Purple, dancing to Michael Jackson's greatest hits and laying down wicked loops in Beaterator. But sometimes a great band and a talented development team can't come together to create amazing music, and we're left with games that leave us scratching our heads. Today we're going to be looking at five music games that make no sense. That's not to say these games are bad, but I'm confused by each and every one of them for completely different reasons. Let's rock! Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/18 This week we learned that Nintendo may be planning a mini Super NES for the holiday season. Of course, this should come as no surprise to anybody that remembers how popular the NES Classic Edition was last year, but it's nice to hear that all of our 16-bit favorites may be returning sooner rather than later. To help celebrate what will surely be another huge seller, I've decided to take a look back at old issues of Nintendo Power to see what games they would have chosen. Today we're going to talk about Nintendo Power's top reviewed 16-bit games of all time and figure out just how many actually have a chance of being packaged with the Super NES Classic Edition this fall. Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/17 To help celebrate this upcoming release, I wanted to take a look back at what critics said about games like DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and Darkwing Duck when they were first released. We're going to dig through the pages of Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, Nintendo Power and even N-Force to figure out the ranking for the six games featured in this collection. Join me as I average the scores to figure out which games in The Disney Afternoon Collection were best. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/16 Despite being one of the most-beloved video game characters of all time, Mario has found his way into some real stinkers. Ten years ago, GamePro magazine attempted to create a list of Super Mario's lowest moments. They failed. We're digging through all ten "sellout moments" to reveal GamePro's inconsistencies. Their list of terrible Super Mario games will shock you! Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/15 Defunct Games takes a look back at a collection of the best and worst Christmas-themed magazine covers of all time. Including Electronic Games, Zzap! 64, Game Informer, GamePro, N-Force, SNES Force and many more. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/14 Today is October 21, 2015, the day Marty McFly, Doc Brown and Elizabeth Shue landed in Back to the Future Part II. You know the story: Marty travels from 1985 to 2015 to save his family, and ends up messing everything up along the way. While the movie gets a lot of the predictions wrong, I found the Back to the Future Part II video game to be surprisingly prescient. Don't believe me? See for yourself as we count down the Five Predictions Super Back to the Future Part II Got Right. Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/13 Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard about Microsoft's How-Old.net website. It's a goofy little program that is supposed to accurately assess your age. Unfortunately, it's not very good at this job. Instead of clogging the website up with pictures of friends and family, I decided to see how old all of my favorite retro game characters look. The results were ... interesting. Mon, 04 May 2015 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/12 The year is 1991 and the month is May. Backdraft was heating things up at the box office, the Smashing Pumpkins released Gish and Azealia Banks is born. I'm not entirely sure who Azealia Banks is, but I do know that we're going to look at the five most interesting nuggets of information I pulled from the May 1991 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/expert/11/ For many of us, Nintendo Power was the gateway drug to harder video game magazines. With its eye-catching cover designs and an emphasis on detailed strategy guides, Nintendo Power toed the line between informative news source and wildly biased propaganda machine. No matter where you come down on this long-running magazine, it's interesting to look back at some of the misconceptions people have about Nintendo Power's early days. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-10 Instant Expert #10 - You know how everybody says Star Trek predicted the future? Believe it or not, nobody says that about Twisted Metal or Super Glove Ball. And for good reason, because these games predicted the near-future and come up short. Today we're taking a look at 10 classic games that failed miserably when they predicted the future. Find out if your favorite is on the list! Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-9 Instant Expert (Ep. 8) - David Caruso, Shelly Long and David Duchovny all have one thing in common; they left their TV shows early. It's not just big Hollywood stars that quit at the height of their success; video game heroes have been known to take an early retirement. In fact, some of the most beloved game characters of all time have called it quits, forcing somebody else to take over. Let's see if you're favorite star is a quitter when we look at the Five Famous Characters That Called it Quits. Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-8 Instant Expert (Ep. 8) - Did you know that The Adventures of Lolo are secretly connected with Kirby? It's true! And that's just one of the many weird video game connections that most people never notice. In today's episode of Instant Expert we take a look at five games with weird secret connections. See how many you know! Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-7 Instant Expert (Ep. 7) - My name is Cyril Lachel, so I know a thing or two about mispronunciations. It's rare for somebody to say my name correctly on the first crack. Usually people will say "Sigh-Ril" or "La-Chel," which is followed by a short correction that makes them feel stupid. This got me thinking about the many games that put up with similar problems. So to help out my fellow hard-to-pronounce names, I give you a list of the 25 Game Titles You Are Probably Saying Wrong. Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-6 Last week we passed a milestone and hit our 200th episode. But even after digging deep into our ratings, we discovered that a lot of people still had questions. Whatever happened to the co-host? What about the missing games? To clear up some of the confusion, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at the show's feeble starts and how it has evolved over the years! This is the Positively True Story of "This Week"! Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-5 Instant Expert (Ep. 5) - Chances are you have been told to stay away from Shaq Fu. But do you know why? What makes this game so reviled by historians? In today's episode of Instant Expert we're digging into five things you need to know about this 2D fighting game. Will you come away loving Shaq Fu? Probably not, but you'll learn a thing or two when you read The Five Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-4 Instant Expert (Ep. 4) - Welcome to Instant Expert, the show that teaches you everything you might possibly need to know about an old game series. Today we're taking a look at Rolling Thunder, a long-forgotten franchise from Namco. Who did it influence? What's with the password system? How does it all end? These questions and more are answered in another informative episode of Instant Expert! Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-3 Welcome to Instant Expert, the show that teaches you everything you might possibly need to know about an old game series. Today we're taking a look at the politically incorrect world of DJ Boy! Released on the Genesis and in arcades the world over, DJ Boy is best known for having a roller skating hero and being incredibly racist. Find out why when you read Five Controversial Facts About DJ Boy! Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.defunctgames.com/shows.php?id=expert-2 Instant Expert (Ep. 2) - Welcome to Instant Expert, the show that teaches you everything you might possibly need to know about an old game series. Today we're stepping into a big pool of blood thanks to Time Killers. Learn all about this horrible fighting game's home console port, pseudo sequel and more when you read the Five Gruesome Facts About Time Killers! Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800