I have some long-term projects that should be finishing up by the end of summer, so I wanted to get the gears moving to plan the next few HG101 books. I have a poll of eleven proposed topics, so feel free to vote, or if there's any other topics, feel free to write them in the comments. Please keep in mind that these are for focused topics, that ...
2025-06-24 19:56:13 +0000 UTC View PostJUNE-JULY OF JRPG PROCEEDS!! Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene [[https://saralene.tv/]] as they discuss and rank Konami's RPG with more playable characters than a Fire Emblem game. Then stick around for 140 - a colorfully artistic, grooving platformer...
2025-06-24 13:59:11 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Fluttermind's neon-infused love letter to classic roguelikes.
2025-06-24 13:56:11 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crystal-castles/
This twist on the Pac-Man dot eating formula features isometric levels, trackball controls, and one magical bear.
2025-06-20 17:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/airgrave/
A Japan-only shoot-em-up by Santos with multiple characters and a storyline.
2025-06-17 16:05:52 +0000 UTC View PostJUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's RPG bursting with charming musical numbers. Then stick around for MaiMai, Sega's rhythm touch screen arcade hit that they swear is not a washing machine!
2025-06-17 15:58:13 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a third-person shooter for the 3DO featuring a bodaciously rocking interpretation of virtual reality.
2025-06-16 15:41:17 +0000 UTC View Posthttp://www.hardcoregaming101.net/old-skies/
A time traveling point-and-click adventure from Wadjet Eye Games, following up modern classics like Unavowed.
2025-06-16 15:38:59 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pitfall-the-mayan-adventure/
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a River City Ransom-inspired beat-em-up based on a popular Canadian comic series. Then stick around for The Darkness, a first-person shooter with more lightbulb shooting than Metal Gear Solid 2!
2025-06-10 14:52:54 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that is exactly as murder-filled as its title would suggest.
2025-06-09 16:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kaettekita-cyborg-kuro-chan/
A 2D run-and-gun by Konami based on the anime/manga character, released in the waning days of the PS1.
2025-06-03 19:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/freedom-finger/
Freedom Finger, a goofy as heck shoot-em-up that frequently revels in absurdity
2025-06-03 13:26:11 +0000 UTC View PostVote for an upcoming episode! The theme this month is arcade games.
2025-06-03 13:16:44 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations!
2025-06-03 13:11:04 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Yuji Naka-produced Wii game that was released just in time for the Wii U's demise
2025-06-03 13:08:48 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pitfall/
We're starting a series on Activision's classic Pitfall!, which will be posted over the next few weeks, starting with the Atari 2600 original up through the 16-bit games (and maybe beyond, at some point!)
2025-05-29 20:50:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Now available for pre-order from Press Run Books, this is an exhaustive guide...
2025-05-29 20:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid!
2025-05-27 13:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that allegedly puts the battle in battle pinball.
2025-05-26 16:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Master System/Mark III's port of Yu Suzuki's follow-up to Hang-On.
2025-05-26 16:49:16 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/falcom-manga/
A look at some of the manga based on Falcom games from the 1980s and 1990s, including Xanadu, Romancia, Sorcerian, Ys, and Popful Mail.
2025-05-23 18:57:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/about-an-elf/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/miss-rosens-wowtastic-marching-band/
Two deliriously surre...
2025-05-20 16:47:16 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene [[https://saralene.tv/]], as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet - the eternally-delayed follow-up to ChuChu Rocket!
2025-05-20 16:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton [[https://www.youtube.com/user/davidxnewton]] for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doo...
2025-05-13 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a cartoon character whose dad is a Tasmanian devil version of Bing Crosby who loves orange juice.
2025-05-13 01:40:23 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hazelnut-hex/
Developed almost entirely by artist/composer/developer Chunderfins, this cute-em-up recalls 16-bit shooters like Coryoon and Air Zonk, complete with whimsical environments, parallax scrolling, colorful enemi...
2025-05-12 18:29:16 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/revenge-of-the-gator/
A reptilian-themed Game Boy pinball game, courtesy of HAL.
2025-05-10 02:25:52 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape Velocity Nova, the third and final entry of Ambrosia Software's celebrated Mac series!
2025-05-06 01:48:58 +0000 UTC View PostCast your vote for an upcoming episode!
2025-05-06 01:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post