Starting up a new batch of postcard art with Ellinor and her mecha from Compile's legendary Genesis shooter MUSHA!
The last batch of postcards went out in January - if you didn't receive yours, let me know! - and I'm not quite sure when I'll be scheduled the next batch, perhaps for June for Too Many Games. If there's anything you want to see commissioned, let me know! We'll be doing one wrestling themed one up next (Capcom's Muscle Bomber).
2020-02-18 18:37:07 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/psikyo-shooting-stars-bravo/
A compilation, just released today, of five Psikyo shoot-em-ups (and one brick-breaker). This mostly links to the already-completed articles on the site (except for Gunbarich, which I still need to write about) so it's more of a summary of this particular release.
2020-02-18 17:09:26 +0000 UTC
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Well, it's something like five and a half years past its due date, but Wrestling with Pixels is finally finished! At over 240 pages covering well over 300 games, there's an absolute ton of material here. The PDF and Kindle MOBI files are presented here to download. The paperback will be available in late March, to allow for time for the original Kickstarter campaign to fulfill rewards on their end. The paperback copies for Patreon donors will be shipping around that time as well. <...
2020-02-17 03:23:51 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/little-nemo-dream-master/
An NES game from Capcom based on the early 20th century comic book strip, as well as the Japanese animated picture around the same time. There was also a much more obscure arcade game from Capcom, which is conceptually similar but ultimately completely different.
Coincidentally, this past week, indie studio Pie for Breakfast ...
2020-02-17 03:10:08 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2020-02-15 19:04:37 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Sega CD JRPG with the dankest Bill Clinton memes.
2020-02-13 15:34:42 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Man game that dared to ask "What if there was a sixth Mega Man game?" This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Phantom 2040.
2020-02-12 18:35:21 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
We were running a little behind with the Patreon podcasts, so here's two eps at once to make up for it!
2020-02-11 17:32:46 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2020-02-11 17:30:35 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/flower-sun-and-rain/
Digging back very slightly into the past, here's the predecessor to Killer7 (and follow-up to The Silver Case). The PS2 version was not released internationally but the DS version did make it out in English.
2020-02-11 17:06:56 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a raccoon who steals something other than rank garbage. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Fighters.
2020-02-07 18:25:32 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/killer7/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/killer-is-dead/
Two of Suda51's super stylish action games. We had an article for Killer7 on the old site (which was written around the time it was originally released) but decided to re-do it to make it more consistent with the current si...
2020-02-07 18:16:53 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RPG Maker version of 15th century Europe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Fighters
2020-02-04 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cosmic-epsilon/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tetra-star-the-fighter/
Two technically impressive rail shooters for the Famicom. Both definitely need to be seen in action to appreciate!
2020-02-02 03:02:55 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2020-01-31 20:55:29 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's sky piracy RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 2064 Read Only Memories.
2020-01-31 13:46:58 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fuzzical-fighter/
A rather gimmicky but interesting Famicom shoot-em-up that experimented with both RPG elements and AI control.
2020-01-30 15:19:38 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's classic C64 monster-maker sim. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 2064 Read Only Memories.
2020-01-29 14:17:37 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/legend-of-the-ghost-lion/
One of the rare handful of Dragon Quest clones that made it outside of Japan, which is actually based on an obscure English-language movie.
2020-01-29 13:54:55 +0000 UTC
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Get ready to Yeti with this ambitious and hilariously weird GBA title.
2020-01-27 04:11:23 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lost-power-the-dark-age-of-jrpgs/
Doing a lot of research into some interesting PC RPGs to feature in our upcoming HG101/Bitmap Books JRPG tome, and stumbled on this game by WinkySoft. Neat high concept story as you control a former demon lord regaining his strength by consuming the flesh of his enemies. Otherwise it's a fairly simple dungeon crawle...
2020-01-27 03:40:31 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the finest entry in Sega's ongoing crime series about murder, betrayal, and slot-car racing. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Alpha Protocol.
2020-01-24 14:38:05 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/command-and-conquer-renegade/
Command and Conquer was such a big brand back in the 1990s that they ever made an FPS spinoff.
2020-01-24 14:29:31 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that pits Cthulhu against Sherlock Holmes and his amazing teleporting hat. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Alpha Protocol
2020-01-23 01:25:43 +0000 UTC
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Argonaut tried to make a 3D fighter for the SNES! It never quite came to fruition, but it did come out in some form for the IBM PC.
2020-01-23 01:23:00 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2020-01-23 01:21:18 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/zero-team/
A rather fun beat-em-up from the folks at Seibu Kaihatsu, also known as the Raiden guys.
2020-01-19 15:25:48 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick note that this batch of Patreon exclusive postcards, available at the $16+ tier, have been mailed earlier in the week and should be showing up very soon, if they haven't already! We're still planning the next batch, but it looks like the first two will be for MUSHA and Muscle Bomber.
Please note that there are a few $16 Patrons which don't have their address filled out - if you'd like a batch, please complete it and let me know so I'll mail you one! Also, if at any point yo...
2020-01-17 21:03:59 +0000 UTC
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Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game, a unique doujin shoot-em-up, to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2020-01-17 20:46:51 +0000 UTC
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