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Aliens: Infestation

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/aliens-infestation/

A DS Metroidvania developed by Wayforward, based on the movie/comic/whatever else series.

2021-07-21 14:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post

HG101 Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1 99% Preview

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvpm6cgb52d67be/HG101%20The%20Guide%20To%20Beat-Em-Ups%20Vol.%201%20-%20Preview.pdf?dl=0

The HG101 Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1 is almost done! While we're still in the final stages of proofreading/QA, here's a content complete preview. It should be published next month!

2021-07-20 18:09:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Barker Bill's Trick Shooting

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/barker-bills-trick-shooting/

An NES light gun game, made specifically for American audiences.

2021-07-19 18:23:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Kiterestsu Daihyakka

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kiteretsu-daihyakka/

A surreal Famicom platformer based on the manga/TV series by Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon).

2021-07-19 18:17:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus Get 155: Avernum

Join the HG101 gang as they discusses the second iteration of Spiderweb Software's cult classic shareware CRPG.

2021-07-19 18:11:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Control

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Remedy's latest reality-bending third-person shooter.

2021-07-17 04:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47k Ep. 419: Mirror's Edge

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank thing single best game ever made about running away.

2021-07-17 03:56:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47k Ep. 418: Harvester

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Harvester, a "Boomer Gothic" point-and-click exploration of video game violence that wants ever-so-desperately to shock you.

2021-07-14 15:50:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Disposable Hero

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One of the finest shooters on the Amiga.

2021-07-14 15:44:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Iru!

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/iru/

A first person Japanese PS1 horror game, highly recommend for those enticed by the lo-fi horror surge currently sweeping indie game development.

2021-07-12 19:43:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus Get 154: The Henry Stickmin Collection

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a collection of good old Flash games rescued from oblivion.

2021-07-12 18:50:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragon's Lair (Game Boy, SNES, NES)

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Three different por...

2021-07-11 22:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Alex Kidd returns in Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, a remake of the original SMS game

2021-07-11 22:34:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47k Ep. 417: Demon's Tilt

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss 2019's indie pseudo-successor to Devil's Crush, a physically impossible, decidedly digital pinball table.

2021-07-09 21:40:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragon's Lair (Coleco) / Other Computer Ports

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dragons-lair-coleco/

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dragons-lair-escape-from-singes-castle-the-curse-of-mordread/

We're returning to our Dragon's Lair piece, this time focusing on some early console and computer ports, as...

2021-07-08 17:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47k Ep. 416: Xevious

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Namco's super-innovative vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. Both more and less influential than you might think.

2021-07-07 18:08:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Whispers of a Machine

Whispers of the Machine, a post-cyberpunk adventure/RPG hybrid from the folks behind Kathy Rain.

2021-07-06 21:44:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Dracula 3/4/5

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dracula-3-the-path-of-the-dragon/

More Dracula point and clicks. Dracula 3 is so hardcore it has the whole Bible in it!

2021-07-06 21:32:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus Get 153: Final Fantasy Mystic Quest

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss an unfairly maligned Final Fantasy spinoff featuring JRPG quality-of-life improvements that we now take for granted.

2021-07-02 18:37:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Dracula: The Resurrection / The Last Sanctuary

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dracula-the-resurrection-dracula-the-last-sanctuary/

The first two in a tetralogy of Dracula first person adventure games released in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

2021-07-01 19:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47k Ep. 415: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a Arkham-ish Lord of the Rings game where you and a cranky elf ghost win orcs and influence goblins.

2021-07-01 19:49:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47k Ep. 414: A Wolf Among Us

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Telltale's episodic adventure where the Big Bad Wolf solves crimes in seedy, fairytale-infested 80's New York.

2021-06-30 15:07:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Bomber Hehhe!

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bomber-hehee-japanese-video-game-obscurity/

A demolition simulator for the Dreamcast where you set bombs to blow up buildings and watch your handiwork unfurl.

2021-06-28 17:44:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Eternal Legend

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/eternal-legend/

An early JRPG for the Game Gear, though not a particularly great one.

2021-06-28 17:32:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Bonus Get 152: Warlocked

This week's Patreon Bonus Get covers the best real-time strategy game on the Gameboy Color. But really folks, it's surprisingly good!

2021-06-26 19:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post

A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games Launches June 25

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/a-guide-to-japanese-role-playing-games-launches-june-25/

A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games from Bitmap Books is out tomorrow! On the eve of its release, I wrote a little bit about how we selected its contents and organized everything!

2021-06-25 03:28:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Hakaiou: King of Crusher

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hakaiou-king-of-crusher/

Control an angry salaryman as he rampages through the city in this ridiculous PS1 bakage.

2021-06-25 01:21:27 +0000 UTC View Post

2021-06-24 02:05:19 +0000 UTC View Post

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