Cyril Lachel
Editor in Chief
Creator of the Defunct Games empire. Launched the Defunct Games website in 2001, followed later by the YouTube channel. Freelance critic since 2002, Electronic Gaming Monthly contributor and Retro-Bit Publishing marketer. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Good Game Reviews and three time runner-up for the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes.
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March 11, 2026
S4E05: Virtual Boy and Teleroboxer -or- The Sweet Science (Fiction, That Is!)
Cyril from Defunct Games is stepping into the ring to take on Teleroboxer (1995) and the Nintendo Virtual Boy with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog! In this episode, Cyril takes us back to what it was like being at the unveiling of the Nintendo Virtual Boy at the winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 1995, we try to wrap our heads around the LED technology behin...
Guest: Cyril Lachel
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Sept. 10, 2025
S3E14: The Ghosts 'n Goblins trilogy -or- History Doomed to Repeat Itself
Cyril from Defunct Games armors up for Ghosts ‘n Goblins (NES), Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive), and Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog! In this episode, we talk about the value of preserving contemporary game reviews of retro video games, Capcom’s mostly forgotten former mascot Captain Commando and the Captain Commando Challenge Se...
Guest: Cyril Lachel