Defunct Games
Defunct Games is your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis. After spending nearly two decades writing about the games industry, critic Cyril Lachel brings his unique perspective to YouTube. The result is a fast-paced channel that reviews hundreds of games each year, including rare and obscure indie titles you won't see anywhere else.
Game Over: The Early Years -- An exploration of 8-, 16- and 32-bit endings and their impact on culture.
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Reviewed Games -- An analysis of EGM's best and worst reviews through the decades.
1990s Critics Review R-Type Delta and Final Zone & Final Zone II (Review Crew)
2000s Critics Review Deus Ex: The Conspiracy on PlayStation 2 (PlayStation Plus)
Nintendo Classics: Top 58 Nintendo Entertainment System Games on Switch (According to Critics)
Nintendo Classics: Top 38 Nintendo 64 Games on Nintendo Switch Online (According to the Critics)
Nintendo Classics: Top 39 Game Boy & GB Color Games on Nintendo Switch Online (According to Critics)
2000s Critics Review F-Zero GX, SoulCalibur II & Zelda: Wind Waker on GameCube (Nintendo Classics)
Nintendo Classics: Top 22 Game Boy Advance Games on Nintendo Switch Online (According to Critics)
Review: Flora & Fang - Guardians of the Vampire Garden (Steam)
1990s Critics Review Gradius, Survival Kids, Kirby's Star Stack & More (Nintendo Classics)
Review: Neon Apex - Beyond the Limit (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games
Nintendo Classics: Top 49 Genesis Games on Nintendo Switch Online (According to 1990s Critics)
1990s Critics Review Killer Instinct Gold on Nintendo 64 (Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack)
Review: Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games
DOOM: The Best & Worst Magazine Covers
Review: Moving Houses (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games
Review: Mostroscopy (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games
Batman vs. Batman: 1990s Critics Pick the Winner (Genesis vs. Nintendo Entertainment System)
Review: Captain Blood (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games
Review: NanoApostle (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series & Switch) - Defunct Games
American Video Game Magazine Prices 1981 - 2025 (No Commentary)
The History of Video Game Magazine Prices
1990s Critics Review Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete & Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete (PlayStation)
Review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PlayStation 5)
Best & Worst Video Game Magazine Covers from April 1990
2000s Critics Review Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones on Game Boy Advance (Nintendo Switch Online)
Review: Leila (PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Switch & Steam) - Defunct Games
1990s Critics Review War of the Monsters & Alone in the Dark 2 (PlayStation Plus Review Crew)
Review: AI Limit (PlayStation 5 & Steam) - Defunct Games
1990s Critics Review Time Gal & Revenge of the Ninja (aka Ninja Hayate) on Sega CD
1990s Critics Review Streets of Rage, ESWAT & Super Thunder Blade on Genesis (Nintendo Classics)