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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 24/09/2026

I mean, that's one way to spin it.

Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 20/09/2026

The Metal Slug Ultimate Edition sure would be a whole lot more ultimate if it also included the Neo Geo Pocket Color games and Metal Slug XX (and maybe that weird 3D version that never came to the States). This is almost the same compilation we saw on the PSP twenty years ago.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 18/09/2026

A lot of people want today's story-rich games to be adapted to movies and shows, which confuses me. I've played those games. Netflix's Castlevania did it best. They honored the lore, while fleshing out the story in their own way. It ended up making Dracula's Curse even better.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 18/09/2026

Cregger's Resident Evil movie made me realize that there are a whole lot of people who think a video game movie needs to be a direct shot-for-shot remake of the games. That confuses me, as we've already experienced that. An adaptation should replicate the best elements of a game in movie form.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 18/09/2026

Earth Must Die is a veritable who's who of British comedians (including Taskmaster favorites). It's also a pretty good point and click adventure game. Out now on PS5 and Switch. Review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0pT...

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Review - Earth Must Die (PlayStation 5 & Switch) - Defunct Games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 17/09/2026

If the game Earth Must Die was released in the 1990s, Blockbuster Video would have forced it to change the name to Earth Must Diet.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 16/09/2026

Today I learned that Game of Thrones actor Ed Sheeran is also a musician of some kind.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 15/09/2026

Fun Fact: Retro-Bit will also be releasing the R-Type DX soundtrack on CD ($19.99) and vinyl ($29.99), featuring both the original OST and enhanced Encore remix. Funner Fact: There's a trailer that I worked hard on. You should watch it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgGa...

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R-Type DX - Music Trailer

YouTube video by Retro-Bit

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 15/09/2026

I am so excited to finally be able to talk about Retro-Bit's upcoming physical release of R-Type DX on Game Boy Color. If you follow me to see my work, then do me a favor and watch this trailer (and pre-order the game). www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBK...

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R-Type DX - Official Trailer

YouTube video by Retro-Bit

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 12/09/2026

"Tails -- the twin-tailed squirrel-type-thing."

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 12/09/2026

Limited Run Games spilled the beans early about what Retro-Bit will announce next week. Excited for you all to see the trailers for both the game and the soundtrack on Tuesday. www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09...

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Limited Run's R-Type DX Collector's Edition Has Me Yearning For An '80s Bydo Anime

Classic Game Boy Color shmup returns

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 11/09/2026

Every modern TV commercial is desperately trying to be funny, yet none of them are written by people who understands how humor works.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 11/09/2026

The further away from that substation the 49ers get, the better they do.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 10/09/2026

Back from the Seahawks/Patriots party. Phew. An ugly win is still a win.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 08/09/2026

Video Games & Computer Entertanment (later rebranded as Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine) gave out 29 perfect 10 out of 10 scores in its 92 issue run. That's 11 more games than Electronic Gaming Monthly's entire 236 issue run (not including the zombie years). VG&CE: 6 games VG: 23 games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 08/09/2026

When Mortal Kombat II for the Super NES comes out, "People will probably freak out all across the country and you might not be able to buy milk."

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 07/09/2026

In all of the reviews I've read, this is the first time I've ever seen a critic shout-out the person who wrote the instruction manual.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 07/09/2026

With General Chaos: Major Snafu currently being crowdfunded, I am taking a look back to see what the critics said about General Chaos (Genesis) in the mid-1990s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYc3...

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1990s Critics Review General Chaos on Genesis (Review Crew)

YouTube video by Defunct Games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 06/09/2026

Coyote vs. Acme held exceptionally well (only a 29% drop) and it looks like it will end the 4-day weekend at around $37m. That's fantastic, especially when you consider Ketchup's investment ($30m + $10m marketing). It still needs to get to around $60m to break even, but that seems more than doable.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 04/09/2026

Keys of Fury launched incomplete last November. It had about 30 minutes of content, with the promise of more coming February 2026. It was not a demo or early access, just a full-price game that was left unfinished before launch. Now, 7 months later, let's see if that content ever came. Uh oh ...

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 04/09/2026

Palm Sugar: A Village Story has one of the dumbest (and most unbelievable) plot twists I've seen in a really long time.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 02/09/2026

I love that R.C. Pro-Am II is out on Nintendo Switch Online, but I'm partial to Retro-Bit's recent physical release. (And not just because I get a shout out in the manual.)

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 01/09/2026

The Worst Games on Every Nintendo Console (According to Nintendo Power). There are some genuine surprises throughout! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6uy...

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The Worst Games on Every Nintendo Console (According to Nintendo Power)

YouTube video by Defunct Games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 01/09/2026

New Taskmaster can't come soon enough.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 01/09/2026

The Worst Games on Every Nintendo Console (According to Nintendo Power). There are some genuine surprises throughout! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6uy...

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The Worst Games on Every Nintendo Console (According to Nintendo Power)

YouTube video by Defunct Games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 01/09/2026

Nintendo Power rated 254 different games worse than Superman 64. To be fair, they rated 4,285 games above Superman 64, so it's all in how you report the numbers.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 30/08/2026

While Coyote vs. Acme won't break any box office records this weekend, it will become the highest-grossing film distributed by Ketchup Entertainment. All it has to do is clear $8.8m ($15.5m worldwide) to beat out The Day the Earth Blew Up. It already topped Hypnotic ($4.5m) and Goodrich ($1.4m).

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 30/08/2026

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 24/08/2026

I like everything about Duskfade ... except for the combat. The combat just isn't much fun. Every time you get hit you fly back thirty feet, almost as if the main character weighs nothing and is sliding on ice. Constantly flying off the edge of platforms because of this.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 23/08/2026

"The 808 and the 303 ain't the friends that they used to be, you've got no time for a rollin' 909."

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 23/08/2026

In 2000, former E! Entertainment host Jules Asner blocked then boyfriend Steven Soderbergh from getting a PlayStation.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 10/08/2026

Added River City Ball & Brawl to my Retro-Bit collection. It currently sits with the other box sets.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 08/08/2026

Not to nitpick, but Cyberpunk Cyril sounds better than Cyril Cyberpunk.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 07/08/2026

We're taking a look at what the critics said about Super Mario Sunshine back in 2002! PLUS, Dragon Hopper and Zero Racers FINALLY come out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDte...

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2000s Critics Review Super Mario Sunshine + D-Hopper & Zero Racers on Virtual Boy

YouTube video by Defunct Games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 04/08/2026

My 76-year-old father tried introducing me to Die Antwoord this week.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 04/08/2026

"In the safe harbor of a drug-free zone, she found herself in the free drug zone of an unsafe harbor."

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 31/07/2026

I wrote this episode of Super Mario Sunshine Review Crew back in May of 2025. It was a little dusty, but I'm excited to FINALLY be able to post the episode more than a year later. What took so long, Nintendo??

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 31/07/2026

K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut is an absolutely baffling management sim that is more worried about etiquette and makeup application than singing and dancing. My very confused review: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrtQ...

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Review: K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut (PlayStation 5, Xbox, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games

YouTube video by Defunct Games

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 30/07/2026

Confusingly, two games with (almost) the same title came out this month. Farlands from JanduSoft hit PS5 on the 16th, while Far Lands from Axyos Games hit consoles yesterday. I'm sure that was an SEO nightmare for both publishers.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 29/07/2026

K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut makes some genuinely baffling choices.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 27/07/2026

What happened to @retromags.com's sorting? No matter what filter I use, it's impossible to get a section to start with issue 1 and then go in chronilogical order until the final issue. The best I can do is get it to list the issues backwards, which is causing a new set of problems.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 26/07/2026

Lifted is a pretty good 2.5D platformer. It's basically Rayman + Tomb Raider with a heavy dose of Back to the Future (including a rather obnoxious impression of Michael J. Fox). I like the platforming, but the hero spends the whole game complaining about time traveling. That's annoying.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 26/07/2026

@suskie.bsky.social I showed that robot video you posted (where it fell backwards and started twitching) to my father, and it has probably been 20 years since I've seen him laugh that hard. He rewatched it a bunch of times, howling with laughter every single time.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 24/07/2026

Watched Jeopardy with my folks tonight and one of the categories was "Avengers," so I said, "the next category is going to be 'Assemble.'" The next category was, in fact, "Assemble." Both of my parents looked at me like I was psychic. I could have told them how I knew, but it's more fun this way.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 23/07/2026

I'm not saying that I will review this game about watching paint dry in real time, but I'm also not saying that won't review it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFy...

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CAUTION WET PAINT Gameplay Trailer

YouTube video by Seedborne

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 21/07/2026

Perfect for anybody who finds themselves trapped in the Black Lodge.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 10/07/2026

There has never been a video game generation where fans didn't insist that "the next great games crash" was imminent. Predicting doom and gloom has always been around (and will likely never go away).

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