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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 26/09/2026

You're talking about this quote from EGM #18.

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

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

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 28/07/2026

Yes, everything seems to be back to normal now.

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

When I sort by issue number, it lists the issues backwards -- 264, 263, 262, etc. In the case of EGM, I have to go to page 11 of 11 to get to the first issues. I do not see a way to get it back to just listing the issues in the correct order.

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

You're right, I could have been more specific. I'm talking about the magazine database. For example, when I go to EGM, it used to list the issues in order (1, 2, 3, etc.). Now it defaults to 1, 10, 100, 101, 102, and so on. The order is all wrong.

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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 · 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

I was mostly joking, but this is probably a good time to not overreact. Doom (and Id) will be fine.

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

Trying my hardest to explain the whole Xbox reset thing to this Microsoft Bob-themed brush from 1995.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 06/07/2026

Look, I get that Danny Masterson has committed far worse crimes in his life, but he should probably get an additional life sentence for the amount of times he uses "phat" or "phatter" to describe things.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 03/07/2026

More than 30 years after it debuted in arcades, Biomechanical Toy is FINALLY coming to home consoles later this month. The publisher likens it to Metal Slug, but it feels more like a genuinely good (non-science fiction) Cyber Lip mixed with Ghouls 'N Ghosts. I dig it.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 30/06/2026

I reviewed this game (City Game Studio) five years ago, and since then it has been the only game on my What's New section because it seemingly updated fifteen times a day. It makes this part of Steam completely useless. Even when I limit the notifications, they still get through.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 30/06/2026

The thumbnail I created myself vs. the A.I.-generated thumbnail YouTube suggested I go with. Yikes!!!!

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 29/06/2026

Playing through Rose & Locket for review, and I'm absolutely blown away by how inventive it is. It grabs you right from the start and never lets go. It's something truly special.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 28/06/2026

When nearly 70% of your rating system is devoted to failure, then what you have is a terrible rating system that fails the reader.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 27/06/2026

Maybe the worst Nintendo advert (not made by Nintendo).

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 22/06/2026

Correct Answer: 32X for 2010.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 20/06/2026

For as messy and unfocused and meandering and frustrating as Twin Peaks: The Return is, it's also perfect. I wouldn't change a thing.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 18/06/2026

I'll have you know that I only make high effort slop!

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 17/06/2026

And when the site does feature the box sets, it mysteriously omits the box art. I noticed this issue across multiple three-packs.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 17/06/2026

The virtual Criterion Closet site is pretty cool, but it clearly has issues with the box sets. For example, it completely skips over spine #841 (the Lone Wolf & Cub box set).

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 10/06/2026

That moment when you realize that, outside of the developer, you're literally the only person playing this game.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 07/06/2026

Giving Rayman a 5 out of 10, Game Informer wondered why anybody would want to play a platformer on a PC. (Circa 1996)

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 05/06/2026

No, I would not recommend you keep your favorite Sega Master System boxes in your back pocket. Especially not on a date. (Circa 1991)

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 04/06/2026

I took it for granted as a kid, but I truly can't get over how beautiful the view is from my parent's backyard.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 03/06/2026

The early 2000s was a crazy time to be a games journalist. Can you guess the D-list actor being interviewed?

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 29/05/2026

They couldn't even get the dot com??

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 28/05/2026

Donkey Kong 64: "Or maybe it just seems that Rare is just out of good ideas."

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 28/05/2026

You can see where EGM was coming from with this editorial at the start of the issue. He sums up how a lot of magazines felt at the time. (Note: EGM's 8.4 out of 10 average is on the lower side of the scale.) "How many frickin' cuddly character-based 3D adventure games do we actually need on N64?"

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 28/05/2026

There was some question going into the DK64 launch as to whether or not the high price and competition might derail Donkey Kong's N64 debut. $70 was substantially more than the $40 - $50 PS1 games at the time. Plus, fears of 3D platforming fatigue.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 28/05/2026

"Will you pay $70 for Kong's latest?"

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 27/05/2026

"I'm going to give CITIZEN KANE exactly 4 minutes to wow me.."

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 09/05/2026

Here's a guy who was so frustrated by a magazine review that he wrote one of his own and got it published in that very same magazine. And then, twenty years later, he discovered a video where I talked about those magazine reviews.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 08/05/2026

Bought some new shelving, which means that I was able to spread out my Retro-Bit Collection. These three pictures represents 100% of the games and plug-n-play consoles released by Retro-Bit.

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Defunct Games @defunctgames.com · 07/05/2026

I don't necessarily disagree with Next Generation' review of Riven, but I just can't get over how much it's dripping with disdain and condescension for anybody who liked the first game.

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