The Fairyland Story
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fairyland-story-the/
An early Taito arcade game, and one of the predecessors to Bubble Bobble.
2019-12-17 05:17:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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West of Loathing
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/west-of-loathing/
A hilarious point-and-click adventure/RPG hybrid with some high quality black and white stick figure visuals.
2019-12-17 05:17:19 +0000 UTC View PostDetention
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/detention/
A beautiful horror game in both style and substance, feeling like the sort of Silent Hill experience we're definitely not getting from Konami ever again.
2019-12-17 05:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 73: Somari
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-12-14 14:36:21 +0000 UTC View PostHG101 Year-End Book Status Updates - A Guide to Japanese Role Playing Games, Japanese Video Game Obscurities Vol. 2, and more!
A status update of the books we've put out recently, and everything we've got planned for 2020 and beyond!
2019-12-12 22:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostHana Taaka Daka!?
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hana-taaka-daka/
An amusing tengu-themed shoot-em-up for the PC Engine from Taito
2019-12-12 01:42:36 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 72: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-12-11 17:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 251: Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where Doctor Doom invades Niffleheim to absorb the power of Odin and the only way Deadpool and Silver Surfer can defeat him is to steal the Muonic Inducer from Galactus and fuse it with a piece of the M'Kraan Cryastal. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Somari.
2019-12-11 17:14:05 +0000 UTC View PostWing Commander Armada
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-armada/
The last of the three Wing Commander spin-offs, this one is a strategy game with space combat, before leading into Wing Commander III
2019-12-11 17:12:02 +0000 UTC View PostWing Commander Academy / Privateer
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-academy/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-privateer/
Two Wing Commander spin-offs, one a "create your own mission" package and the other a relatively expansive, open world game, a contrast to the cinematic stories of the mainl...
2019-12-07 22:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 250: Illusion of Gaia
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an action RPG about helpful pigs and patiently waiting for things. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Somari.
2019-12-07 22:23:54 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 249: Metroid Fusion
Join the HG101 gang as they spend nearly an hour discussing and ranking Metroid Fusion
2019-12-03 15:55:52 +0000 UTC View PostPapers, Please
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/papers-please/
Who would've thought a game about border crossing would be as fascinating as this ended up being?
2019-12-03 15:53:58 +0000 UTC View PostTop Speed
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/top-speed/
It's an OutRun clone by Taito with some cool music. Nothing super impressive, but worth checking out nonetheless. This mostly came about due to it popping up in The Wizard (the movie) under the wrong name. It also ended up in an episode of Black Mirror. How about that?
2019-12-03 02:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostNew Patreon Exclusive Postcards!
New Patreon exclusive postcard bundle! Pledge $16 or more before December 15th to get five postcards with originally commissioned artwork for Rolling Thunder, Yume Penguin Monogatari, Marvel Land, Legend of Valkyrie, and Gunstar Heroes!
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/new-patreon-exclusive-postcards/
2019-12-03 02:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostCrime City
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crime-city/
It's Rolling Thunder/Shinobi with a Lethal Weapon theme, courtesy of Taito! Starring the Chase HQ guys, too, in the great Taito expanded universe.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crime-city/
2019-11-30 20:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 248: Dark Seal / Gate of Doom
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank perhaps the most Data Easty of Data East beat-em-ups. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be God of War: Ghost of Sparta.
2019-11-27 20:32:00 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 71: Dragon Quest Builders
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-11-27 20:29:29 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 70: The King of Fighters 98
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-11-27 20:28:03 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Postcard Art: Legend of Valkyrie by Kaibuzetta
Here's the final piece of postcard art for this batch: Legend of Valkyrie by Kaibuzetta!
I'll be posting more details in a holiday update shortly, but it'll work similarly to last time - if you're pledged to the $16+ tier by the end of November, you'll be registered to receive this and four other original postcards, which will be printed up and mailed in December.
2019-11-27 16:41:28 +0000 UTC View PostHG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade Classics is now available!
Here are the PDF/MOBIs!
HG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade Classics
PDF:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eui0p2ipbl6e0wy/HG101_Digest_Vol6_Namco_Arcade_Classics.pdf?dl=0
MOBI:
Solomon's Key
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/solomons-key/
Tecmo's brainy action puzzler, which has seen a couple of sequels/ports/rip-offs over the ages.
2019-11-27 13:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostDingo
Dingo, an early and long forgotten arcade game from Rareware.
2019-11-24 16:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 247: Samurai Shodown
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best fighting game to take place in early spring 1788. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Quest Builders.
2019-11-24 16:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post003 - HG101 Mailbag
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.&n...
2019-11-24 16:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 246: Breakdown
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's First Person Puncher for the original Xbox. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Quest Builders.
2019-11-24 16:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostGuacamelee 2
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/guacamelee-2/
There's more Mexican-wrestling and Metroidvania-exploring in this sequel, not like that's a bad thing.
2019-11-24 16:08:26 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 69: Super Mario Odyssey
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-11-21 04:35:03 +0000 UTC View PostWorld of Goo
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/world-of-goo/
World of Goo is, without a doubt, one of the single most important modern indie games, released in 2008 and one of the first to kick off the 2010s indie boom.
2019-11-21 04:31:26 +0000 UTC View PostRobocop (Arcade)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/robocop/
From our Data East book, this covers the arcade Robocop plus its assorted NES/computer ports and conversions, plus the arcade-only Robocop 2.
2019-11-21 04:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post