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.
Subscribers: 27K Videos: 2.1K Total views: 7.6M Gravity: 90.2*
Channel URL: https://www.youtube.com/c/@defunctgames/
Channel ID: UCjqw6ISnZ1dU8P25uqrgS_A
Channel's country: 
United States
Channel was established: 15 May 2006.
Channel's estimated monthly earnings: $56.49†
Channel's Videos
rating from 332 viewers
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1990s Critics Review Twisted Metal III & Twisted Metal 4 on PlayStation (PlayStation Plus)
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1990s Critics Review Mega Man I – V on Game Boy (Nintendo Switch Online)
2,672 views
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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Is a Big Disappointment
2,314 views
rating from 116 viewers
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Defunct Games added to FindAChannel 09 November 2022 (Channel #319551). Entry last modified 01 November 2025.
