Now this is a great compilation of 8- and 16-bit games. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is everything you could possibly want from a collection of beat ‘em ups and side-scrolling action games. Featuring thirteen fun games, online multiplayer support, extra enhancements and even regional options, this is a loving tribute to the heroes in a half shell. While some gamers may grow sick of the constant button mashing, there’s no denying the quality of games like Turtles in Time, The Manhattan Project, The Hyperstone Heist and Tournament Fighters. Get ready to kick the Foot Clan’s butt in The Cowabunga Collection, one of the best video game compilations of the year.

Episode #11 - In case you haven't heard, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in The Cowabunga Collection, a comprehensive compilation that packages together all of the Turtle's console and arcade outings from the 1980s and 90s. I'm talking about 13 games spanning the 8-bit NES, the Game Boy, Sega's Genesis, the Super NES and more. All this nostalgia for Turtles in Time and The Manhattan Project got me thinking: What is the best reviewed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game? To answer that question, I decided to flip through the pages of Electronic Gaming Monthly to find out. We're going to use the Review Crew's actual words to countdown the best and worst TMNT games. Will your favorite game come out on top? Find out now in this episode of EGM Ranks the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

Episode #12 - At long last, it's time to say goodbye to 2021 with the series finale of Super Play's Top 600, the only show on YouTube committed to counting down every single review published in Super Play magazine in the 1990s. We're down to the heavy hitters, with only one game coming away with the top prize. Will it be Contra III? ActRaiser? Spectre? Mortal Kombat III? Super Bomberman? Super Castlevania IV? Flashback? Super Mario Kart? Street Fighter II? Final Fantasy III? Pilotwings? Or maybe one of the many football games that Super Play loved so much? Find out now when you experience the final episode of Super Play's Top 600!

Episode #42 - This weekend brings us the 92nd Academy Awards, and while I'm not a huge fan of awards shows, I have to admit that I genuinely love the Oscars. Sure, they make a lot of boneheaded decisions and the hosts are sometimes disappointing, but I grew up watching them and still look forward to see what happens. One thing I've always wanted to do is vote at the Oscars, but seeing as I've never made a movie, worked in Hollywood or been nominated for any awards, it seems my chances are pretty slim. With that dream squashed, I figured I would do the next best thing -- vote for the GamePro Reader's Choice Awards.

Okay, so maybe that's not the next best thing, but it's exactly what I'm going to do today. I've pulled out this ballot from the November 1992 issue of GamePro magazine that wanted me to vote on the best games of the year. I didn't do it back in the day, but it's better late than never, right? Join me as I go through all eleven categories and pick the absolute best games of 1992.

Episode #12 - Defunct Games takes the second half of the official GamePro Video Game IQ Test, which was first published by GamePro magazine back in August 1992. These fifty questions look at 8- and 16-bit consoles, as well as classic arcade games and the companies that made them. Test your knowledge of Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Friday the 13th, A Boy and His Blob, Tetris, River City Ransom, Bomberman, Bonk's Adventure and dozens of other old school games. Can you beat Cyril at his own game? Find out when you watch the GamePro Video Game IQ Test ... part 2!

Episode #11 - Take part in the official GamePro Video Game IQ Test, a 100-question quiz that was originally published in the August 1992 issue of GamePro magazine. Lorne Riseley hosts the ultimate gaming quiz as Cyril Lachel attempts to prove his mettle once and for all. From A Boy and His Blob to Strider to Super Mario Bros., the first 50 questions run the gamut. Do you know what M.U.S.H.A. stands for? Who is Mega Man's arch nemesis? What kind of hat does Dick Tracy wear? How many levels are in Solstice? Answer these questions and many more in the first-part of the GamePro Video Game IQ Test (from 1992)!

Episode #6 - Welcome to Great Moments in GamePro, the show where we chronicle the silliest, craziest, punniest and most baffling GamePro quotes of all time. In this episode, we close out 1991 with a look at the November and December issues, along with January 1992, featuring legitimate classics like Rolling Thunder 2, U.N. Squadron, Golden Axe II, Chuck Rock, SimCity and Prince of Persia on the Game Boy. Now is the time to suit up, because we're about to induct a few of the Great Moments in GamePro.

Episode #54 - This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. First published in May of 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird managed to turn their black and white comic book into a worldwide phenomenon that spawned four different TV shows, six theatrically-released movies and even a touring stage play. The Turtles were also the stars of quite a few video games. We've already highlighted the 16-bit outings in an earlier episode, so it's time to look at three Nintendo Entertainment System games -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project. Turn back now if you don't want to know what happens next, because today we're going to spoil the stories and endings for three 8-bit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games. This is Game Over: The Early Years.

Episode #41 - The year was 1993 and GamePro had an unexpected April Fools problem on their hands. Their nearest competitor, a scrappy and opinionated Electronic Gaming Monthly, had already come out swinging with convincing cheat codes -- one that unlocked Simon Belmont in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game and another that introduced Sheng Long to Street Fighter II. These immediately went viral and even got reprinted in foreign magazines, which was a big deal in the early 1990s. This forced GamePro to come up with their own April Fools series, and the result was LamePro.

Episode #1 - Today we're going to embark on a long-running series where I pull some of the silliest, craziest, punniest and most baffling GamePro quotes of all time. You see, GamePro had this weird habit of trying to end each review with a pun or a joke, most of which are pretty cringy. It's actually something I find to be incredibly endearing. So, forget about the full reviews or even the scores, because I'm just going to pull out the best bits from a wide variety of games we usually don't talk about. I hope you brought your fancy shoes, because we're about to induct a few of the Great Moments in GamePro.

Episode #4 - 1992 was the year when Murphy Brown got into a feud with the Vice President and won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. It was the same year when The Crying Game surprised the Oscars and everybody was introduced to Arrested Development at the Grammys. No, not that Arrested Development, I'm talking about the band. But what about the video game awards? If you've ever wanted to know what old school games took home the top prizes, then you've definitely come to the right place. Today we're going to recreate Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst of 1992, featuring three dozen categories that range from Best Rumor to Hottest Game Babe to Strangest Lawsuit. So let me cue up the VHS tape and introduce you to the greatest televised awards show to never be broadcast. Fade to black.

Episode #166 - Welcome to the seventh episode of 23 Endings: The Early Years, the show where we put old school video game endings in proper context. Is it possible that every 16-bit Turtles game had the same exact ending? Move over, O'Neil, we have a real scandal to investigate. We get to the bottom of this mess in a brand new episode of 23 Endings: The Early Years!

Episode #7 - The year is 1992 and I'm starting to think that Sir Mix-A-Lot might have a thing for big butts. It's the year when every kid in the neighborhood had to have a Super Soaker, Wayne's World dominated cable access and The Larry Sanders Show took aim at the late night talk show wars. But this is no time for "Hey Now" Hank Kingsley, because today we're today we're counting down Electronic Gaming Monthly's top 10 reviewed games of 1992. So no flipping.

Featuring: Space Megaforce, Axelay, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Contra III: Alien Wars, Street Fighter II, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and more!

Episode #30 - Today we're looking at the long, storied history of the Konami code. From Gradius to Contra to Grand Theft Auto V, this code has been used hundreds of times in some of the biggest games of all time. Does that make it the best code ever? Find out in this brand new episode of the 32 Dangerous Cheat Codes.

Episode #20 - Leonardo. Donatello. Michelangelo. Raphael. That guy from Arrested Development. They're all back and ready to kick some Krang in the newest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. To help celebrate what I'm sure will be a noisy mess of a movie, we're taking a look back at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tetralogy. Join us as we analyze what magazines like Electronic Gaming Monthly, Die Hard Game Fan, CVG, GamePro and Super Play thought of Turtles in Time, The Manhattan Project and The Arcade Game. And just for fun, we'll also be taking a look at the 16-bit spin-offs, including The Hyperstone Heist and Tournament Fighters.

Episode #79 - With a brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie in theaters, we thought it would be fun to take a trip back in time and see what critics thought of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist. Did everybody love Konami's first Genesis game, or did they feel it was just another retread? We dig through old issues of Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, Mega Play, Mean Machines and Sega Force for the answers.

Episode #22 - Review Crew #22 - We conclude our week of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the biggest and best game yet -- Turtles in Time! Released in 1992, this marked Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael's first foray into the 16-bit console wars. Not just an arcade port, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time featured brand new stages and bosses. Was that enough to woo game critics 22 years ago? Find out what GamePro, Nintendo Power, Electronic Gaming Monthly, N-Force, Super Play and other classic mags thought of Turtles in Time in this brand new episode of Review Crew!

Episode #21 - Review Crew #21 - Grab a slice of pizza, because we're right in the middle of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles week at Defunct Games! After receiving mixed reviews from their first 8-bit outing, the Turtles are back with this watered-down port of the smash hit arcade game. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game had the stages and the action, but it all came at a cost. Was the price too high for Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro, Nintendo Power and CVG? Find out now when we go back in time to see what critics thought of TMNT II: The Arcade Game back in 1991!

Episode #20 - Review Crew #20 - In 1989, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles couldn't be hotter. They had a popular cartoon and action figures that were flying off store shelves. The stage was set for their first 8-bit video game, a 2D adventure that is generally regarded as one of the worst NES games of all time. But did Electronic Gaming Monthly, CVG, GamePro and Nintendo Power agree? Find out in this brand new episode of Review Crew.

Episode #1 - Who Wore It Best #1 - In this debut episode of Who Wore It Best, we're going to rank the best and worst classic magazine covers featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Below you will find nine Turtles-enhanced covers released between 1990 and 1993. From best to worst, we'll let you know what we think of the TMNT covers. See if you agree when we play Who Wore It Best: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Edition!

Episode #28 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #33: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back, and this time they're on a slightly better Nintendo Power cover. But don't get too excited, because this TMNT design still sucks. Find out why this cover is so confusing when you read another exciting episode of Nintendo Power Uncovered, the only show that isn't afraid to review every Nintendo Power cover!

Episode #33 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #33: Nintendo Power and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have a complicated history. When the two met the first time around, we gave the cover a failing grade. It was awful. Does this February 1992 cover finally do the hero turtles justice? I wouldn't count on it!

Episode #25 - Nintendo Power Uncovered #25 - Critics loved Battletoads when it was released back in 1991, but you would never know based on this crummy cover. Not only does this cover lack an interesting bad guy or setting, but it can't even be bothered to include all three Toads. Talk about shoddy work. See for yourself when you read Nintendo Power Uncovered for June 1991!

Episode #1 - The Black Sheep (Ep. 1) - Every family has one - the Black Sheep. For the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, that game is Hyperstone Heist. Join Cyril as he explains why you should care about this forgotten Genesis game in the pilot episode of The Black Sheep!

If you can only buy one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fighting game, then you should probably go with the Super NES version. But if you can buy two, then this Genesis game isn't half bad. See Cyril defend this imperfect fighting game when you read his review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters!

Episode #6 - Nintendo Power Uncovered (Ep. 6) - Want to know what the worst Nintendo Power cover looks like? It only took us six issues before crowning our first "F" rating! This is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cover, and it stinks like a sewer. Have we already seen the best from Nintendo Power? Find out what Cyril thinks when you read the sixth installment of Nintendo Power Uncovered!

Episode #24 - I love elevators. To honor these mechanical marvels, I've decided to make a whole video gushing over some of my favorite elevators. But I'm not talking any old lift. This list is all about classic 2D beat-em-ups at the height of their popularity. I'm talking about 1989 to 1994, back when Final Fight and Streets of Rage were allowed to become trilogies. For a fighting game it was about more than transportation, it was a confined space with enemies lurking everywhere. See for yourself as we count down the Top 20 Lifts in Classic Beat-Em-Ups!

Episode #88 - The celebrate the launch of Prometheus, Defunct Games is taking a look at fake Alien games that used real Alien imagery. It turns out that a lot of games have "borrowed" the H.R. Giger's alien design. From Contra to Alien Syndrome and Space Invaders to R-Type, everybody is guilty of ripping off some of the one of the most memorable monsters in movie history. See the full list when you read Fake Alien Games for a Fake Alien Movie!

Episode #24 - With E3 officially starting today, we thought it would be fun to look back and some of the best press packets from E3 and the Consumer Electronics Show over the years. From Sega's rock-infused box to Nintendo's habit of giving away bags, we're looking at some silly moments over the last twenty years. Best of all, we have video evidence to prove it! See if you can guess my favorite as we reminisce about the good old days of press packets.

The Hyperstone Heist definitively proves that not every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adventure is worth going on. With its mishmash levels, incoherent story and recycled boss encounters, this Genesis exclusive feels exceedingly lazy. Find out what Cyril thinks when you read his full review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist for the Sega Genesis!

Episode #7 - Comic Book Mods (Ep. 7) - Fifteen years ago the Battletoads were at the top of their game. They have action figures, video games, comic books and a Saturday morning cartoon. But then they went silent. For fifteen years gamers have wondered where these 'Toads have been. In our newest Comic Book Mod, Defunct Games attempts to answer that question by exposing their deep, dark secret. Join us as we look at The Sudden Rise & Fall of the Battletoads!

Episode #71 - The Freeze Frame (Ep. 71) - From Planet of the Apes to Cloverfield, the Statue of Liberty has been a punching bag for movie makers from all around the world. But did you know that it's not just film directors that like to beat up on Lady Liberty? That's right; there are also plenty of examples of video games destroying this symbol of freedom. In this very special episode of The Freeze Frame, Adam Romano decides to take a good long look at the history of the Statue of Liberty and why people like to destroy it so much!

If you're a kid then Spider-Man: Friend or Foe may be right up your alley, but the game is plagued with a high price point, easy difficulty, and gameplay that is far too repetitive. If all you're doing is looking for a good clean game for a younger gamer than you can't go wrong with Friend or Foe, but everybody else may want to give this one a rental before plunking down $60 on this relatively short experience. Find out more when you read Cyril's full review of Spider-Man: Friend or Foe for the Xbox 360!

Episode #67 - In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of really big games coming out this year. But this year isn't only about the Grand Theft Autos and the Halos; it's also about the return of some long forgotten franchises. I'm going about After Burner, Rondo of Blood, NiGHTS and Final Fantasy Tactics. All of these games are being resurrected for 2007 and we couldn't be happier. In fact, we're so happy that after only four months we're ready to say that this is The Year of the Defunct Games! Now is your chance to get caught up with all of the old games making a comeback this year. This is your opportunity to find out what games we're excited about and what games should have been left in the past. Take a look at this three page special feature and I think you'll agree this really is The Year of the Defunct Game!

Episode #21 - You just got back from reserving your Xbox 360 Elite, you finally got over mourning the not quite dead yet Sinbad, and you're all excited about the Sony PlayStation Home. It sounds like you just barely survived March 2007! But there's no need to torture us all with your crappy singing, Sanjaya, the month may be over but the fun is just getting started! This is Defunct Games RECAPPED!!, your monthly guide to the best and worst of the last 31 days. This is all the stuff you missed, all the stuff you forgot about and all the stuff you can't wait to see again!

I don't know what's more shocking, the fact that Ubisoft and Konami came together to give us something we've always wanted, or the fact that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is 18 years old. I don't know about you, but this is the kind of game that makes me feel like a dinosaur. The good news is that TMNT is just as much fun today as it was back in 1989, full of action and plenty of foot soldiers to beat up. And this game pulls no punches, it's only $5 and it's playable online! So the question remains: Is this game worth your money? Find out now when you read Cyril's full review of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the Xbox Live Arcade!

Episode #1 - Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to a brand new weekly feature we are debuting today. Every Thursday Defunct Games wants to take a moment and reflect on all of the classic games that were given new life. Thanks to video game compilations, Nintendo's Virtual Console, the Xbox Live Arcade and even the PlayStation 3, fans of retro games are able to find all sorts of crazy old games. So now is your chance to check out the best (and worst) of this week's classic games. Now is the time to find out just what came out when you visit This Week In Defunct Games!

Episode #40 - You might think that Halo and Grand Theft Auto are popular, but there was once a time when Electronic Gaming Monthly decided to feature a certain Capcom fighter on their cover every single month. This is When Street Fighter II Met EGM, a guide (with pictures) that shows you just how crazy those EGMers were about their Street Fighter!