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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!
  • 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 SHOWS
    • 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!
  • SERIES ARCHIVE
    • NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE ARCHIVE
      A regularly-updated list of every Nintendo
      Switch Online release, plus links to review!
    • PLAYSTATION PLUS CLASSIC ARCHIVE
      A comprehensive list of every PlayStation
      Plus classic release, including links!
    • RETRO-BIT PUBLISHING ARCHIVE
      A regularly-updated list of every Retro-Bit
      game released!
    • REVIEW MARATHONS w/ ADAM WALLACE
      Join critic Adam Wallace as he takes us on a
      classic review marathon with different themes!
      • DEFUNCT GAMES GOLF CLUB
        Adam Wallace takes to the links to slice his way
        through 72 classic golf game reviews!
      • 007 IN PIXELS
        Adam Wallace takes on the world's greatest spy
        as he reviews 15 weeks of James Bond games!
      • A SALUTE TO VAMPIRES
        Adam Wallace is sinking his teeth into a series
        covering Castlevania, BloodRayne and more!
      • CAPCOM'S CURSE
        Adam Wallace is celebrating 13 days of Halloween
        with a line-up of Capcom's scariest games!
      • THE FALL OF SUPERMAN
        Adam Wallace is a man of steel for playing
        some of the absolute worst Superman games!
      • THE 31 GAMES OF HALLOWEEN
        Adam Wallace spends every day of October afraid
        as he reviews some of the scariest games ever!
      • 12 WEEKS OF STAR TREK
        Adam Wallace boldly goes where no critic has
        gone before in this Star Trek marathon!
    • DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (ARCHIVE)
      Annual holiday series with themed-episodes
      that date all the way back to 2001!
      • 2015: 30 Ridiculous Retro Rumors
      • 2014: 29 Magazines of Christmas
      • 2013: 29 Questionable Power-Ups of Christmas
      • 2012: 34 Theme Songs of Christmas
      • 2011: 32 Game Endings of Christmas
      • 2010: 31 Bonus Levels of Christmas
      • 2009: 30 Genres of Christmas
      • 2008: 29 Controls of Christmas
      • 2007: 34 Cliches of Christmas
      • 2006: 33 Consoles of Christmas
      • 2005: 32 Articles of Christmas
      • 2004: 31 Websites of Christmas
      • 2003: 29 Issues of Christmas
      • 2002: 28 Years of Christmas
      • 2001: 33 Days of Christmas
  • 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)
  • FULL ARCHIVE
Review Crew

Ever wonder what Electronic Gaming Monthly, GamePro and other popular magazines thought of your favorite 8-, 16- and 32-bit games? Now you can find out, thanks to Review Crew! This is the only show on the internet that is willing to go back in time to find out what old school critics thought of retro games at the time. Did they pan your favorite game? Did they love something terrible? Find out every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as Defunct Games presents Review Crew!

Donkey Kong Country
What Did Critics Say Back in 1994?
Nintendo Super NES 92%
Dr. Mario
What Did Critics Say Back in 1990?
Nintendo Game Boy 66%
EarthBound
What Did Critics Say Back in 1995?
Nintendo Super NES 81%
F-Zero
What Did Critics Say Back in 1991?
Nintendo Super NES 86%
Mario Paint
What Did Critics Say Back in 1993?
Nintendo Super NES 74%
Pilotwings
What Did Critics Say Back in 1993?
Nintendo Super NES 84%
SimCity
What Did Critics Say Back in 1991?
Nintendo Super NES 83%
Super Mario All-Stars
What Did Critics Say Back in 1993?
Nintendo Super NES 88%
Super Mario Land
What Did Critics Say Back in 1989?
Nintendo Game Boy 82%
Super Mario Kart
What Did Critics Say Back in 1993?
Nintendo Super NES 89%
Super Mario World
What Did Critics Say Back in 1992?
Nintendo Super NES 89%
Tetris
What Did Critics Say Back in 1989?
Nintendo Game Boy 83%
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