Here's some newly commissioned artwork for our next set of collector's postcards - Marvel Land, by Jorge M Velez. Check out his Twitter and Patreon as well!
https://twitter.com/Kaigetsudo
https://www.patreon.com/artofjmv
We'll be timing the printing of this postcard batch roughly with the publication of the Na...
2019-10-16 15:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post
We're gearing up to put out the sixth HG101 volume for next month, so here's a preview in the meantime! This includes most of the (pre copy-edited) content, outside of a small "More HG101 Best Games of All Time" feature we're still working on.
This book covers Mappy and Dig Dug in depth, plus a number of their more unusual titles, primarily stuff that never really left in Japan.
As always, your feedback is welcome. If this volume does well enough, I'd definitely considered a...
2019-10-15 20:53:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-10-14 15:15:39 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sd-gundam-winners-history/
One of the Gundam strategy games for the Game Gear, a follow-up to the first game released on the FDS.
2019-10-14 13:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/panzer-bandit/
A beat-em-up from FIll-in-Cafe that's very much like the PlayStation version of Guardian Heroes, though technically it's more of a follow-up of Mad Stalker.
This was one of the first articles way back on the site in 2003 or so, but I rewrote it for the Treasure book because it wasn't very good.
2019-10-14 13:48:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they play a multiplayer monster-dating game and discover they all have a crush on the same werewolf quarterback.
2019-10-11 15:18:17 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mad-stalker-full-metal-force/
A mecha beat-em-up from Fill-In Cafe, which formed the basis for what would eventually become Guardian Heroes.
2019-10-11 14:11:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that dares tell the truth about boat cannibals. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Klax.
2019-10-10 01:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher
2019-10-10 01:16:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/download-2/
The follow-up to the cyberpunk PC Engine shooter doesn't quite match up to the original.
Also, a review of the anime OVA:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/download-anime/
2019-10-10 01:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-10-08 15:49:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Part one of a feature covering the PC Engine cyberpunk shooter duology. This introduces the series and covers the first game - later this week will be the sequel and the one-off anime OVA.
2019-10-07 20:26:56 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/super-cyborg/
It's Super C! But not really. Contra is kinda sorta back with a (not so great) new entry and a (pretty good) fan spinoff Blazing Chrome, while this tribute actually dates back to 2012.
2019-10-05 20:09:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that put ocarinas on the map. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors.
2019-10-05 20:07:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that was, if nothing else, good enough for David Bowie. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors.
2019-10-05 20:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-no-remake/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/8-bit-yu-nos-great-adventure/
The remake of YU-NO, the classic Japanese sci-fi/fantasy adventure game, was just released in America a few days ago. This review goes over the changes, plus also looks at the retro-sty...
2019-10-04 15:43:41 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/toki/
Go ape-spit with Toki, an unusual simian-based side-scroller from TAD. Also got a (long delayed) remake that came out late last year.
2019-10-01 19:08:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-10-01 00:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Xbox FPS that finally taught console gamers how to aim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.
2019-10-01 00:48:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a really tiny space soldier fights really tiny lizard people thanks to a presumably really tiny space wizard. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.
2019-10-01 00:45:46 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystic-formula/
Micro Cabin's kinda bad/kinda-OK PCE CD run-and run, with some typical super 90s character designs.
2019-09-29 00:45:36 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lollipop-chainsaw/
Grasshopper's zombie slice-em-up, starring a bubbly cheerleader and writing from pre-MCU James Gunn.
2019-09-25 12:54:17 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/broken-reality/
A unique vaporwave indie adventure game from last year.
2019-09-23 20:31:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-09-23 20:11:50 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands-the-pre-sequel/
An inter-quel of sorts, released between the second game and the third game, to somewhat mixed receptions
2019-09-22 01:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands-2/
It's more Borderlands in what's currently the best in the series. (Though we haven't actually played the third one yet...)
2019-09-20 14:05:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may be the pinnacle of the Bomberman series -- with returning guest, Retronauts emeritus, Ray Barnholt! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pong: The Next Level.
2019-09-20 13:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spooky game about kids who eat scissors -- joined by the game's PC localization programmer Sara Leen! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pong: The Next Level.
2019-09-20 13:45:53 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands/
Borderlands 3 just came out! Let's look at the older games, for the series that helped popularize the "shooter-looter" subgenre.
2019-09-17 15:09:26 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/anodyne-2-return-to-dust/
Something worth knowing about Sean Han Tani and Marina Kittaka is that they have been very, very busy since the first Anodyne. They've been experimenting with genre and content for a good while now, and Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is meant to be a summation of every game they've tried making, ranging from PSX ...
2019-09-15 15:04:54 +0000 UTC View Post