Join the HG101 gang as they discuss the definitive SMS classic!
(I was scheduled to be on this ep but had to cancel due to some last minute family stuff, but I can ensure you I was there in spirit!)
2019-09-15 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn shooter that justifies buying a Saturn and then region-modding a Saturn. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
2019-09-15 14:56:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the "slow life" adventure game that will make you long for the summer of 75. With special guest Ray Barnholt! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
2019-09-15 14:52:40 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/a-10-cuba/
A flight combat sim from the 90s from one of the lesser known developers. It has some cool early 3D effects too!
This game was selected for review by a generous Patreon donor! Learn how you can nominate a game of your choosing to feature on HG101 2019-09-15 14:50:52 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/this-means-war/
A rather dreadful real-time strategy game from Microprose that tried to be a comedic Command and Conquer clone but really biffed it.
2019-09-11 20:35:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank THE roguelike. Because Rogue doesn't count. We don't trade in tautologies, here.
2019-09-11 14:45:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-09-11 14:42:37 +0000 UTC View Post
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B4stCcIBMK88v6GjAy8gDaIuoqWLWwfBwQH6YLfWmJ0/edit?usp=sharing
We hosted a panel this past weekend about our upcoming Japanese Video Game Obscurities book. We recorded some audio and may post it in the future, but for now, here's the slideshow presentation we used. It's not particularly fancy and it doesn't cov...
2019-09-09 16:20:22 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hg101-at-a-video-game-con-this-weekend-in-parsippany-nj/
We’ll be at A Video Game Con this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8th 2019, at the 2019-09-05 20:46:03 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/usas/
An unusual action-puzzle game from Konami where you control the emotions of two brothers as they explore ancient ruins. Only released on the MSX2 so it's not terribly well known.
2019-09-05 14:39:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss this beautiful (and beautifully depressing) visual novel.
2019-09-04 01:48:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The second picture from the second batch of upcoming postcards: Rolling Thunder, by Rusty Shackles!
2019-09-03 21:08:27 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-missing-j-j-macfield-and-the-island-of-memories/
An unusual action-puzzle game from Hidetaka " SWERY " Suehiro, of Deadly Premonition fame.
2019-09-03 20:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-09-03 18:42:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the artwork for the second batch of postcards: Gunstar Heroes, by Martín Caffarena!
The artist supplied two versions: one colored in markers, and the other colored digitally. We decided to print the one with markers since it looked sharper, but figured we might as well reveal both to the Patreon backers.
The postcards were mailed about a week and a half ago, so if you're in the US, you should have received them by now. (International will probably be a bit longer, I'm not ...
2019-09-02 19:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/knights-of-pen-and-paper/
A charming RPG that simulates tabletop role-playing, from the folks who went on to make Chroma Squad.
2019-08-30 14:18:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those Mega Mans in between the ones we remember and the one we're currently complaining about. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Solar Jetman.
2019-08-30 01:15:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wii entry of Enix's long-running digital board game series that is pretty much Monopoly with cute slime monsters. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Solar Jetman.
2019-08-30 01:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-08-30 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/child-of-eden/
The gorgeous follow-up to Rez, though it never caught on in quite the same way as its predecessor.
2019-08-29 16:23:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's legendary, finger-shredding coin-op, Marble Madness. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be The King of Chicago.
2019-08-28 16:08:52 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mcdonalds-treasure-land-adventure/
One of the first games developed by Treasure, around the same time as Gunstar Heroes. Much of our Treasure coverage came from a feature we did back in 2008 or so (though revamped quite a bit) but for some reason we'd never gotten around to covering this one, so this is a new article. Also includes a small look at ...
2019-08-28 15:24:17 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/spider-man-the-videogame-sega-arcade/
Lotsa Spider-Man drama in the news this week, though the timing on this was completely unintentional, since it was actually written for the Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 2 book and somehow was previously never posted on the site. Anyway, this was a pretty decent combo beat-em-up/platformer that made good use the...
2019-08-25 21:18:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the amazing collaboration between Enix and the creator of Strider! It's about a bored lady who defuses grapefruit bombs or something! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be The King of Chicago.
2019-08-23 20:03:42 +0000 UTC View Posthttp://www.hardcoregaming101.net/narc/
Inspired by the Top 47k Games podcast ep a little while back, I decided to give this famously dumb/fun drug-themed police state gun-em-up. It's a terrible game but I'll always plunk a credit in it whenever I see it, and I have fond memories for some reason for waiting for the NES port (which I didn't actually buy, I just borrowed a friend's copy).
Will probab...
2019-08-23 19:49:50 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ms-pac-man-maze-madness/
One of the better games to come out of the late-90s "golden era arcade remake boom".
This is the last entry (for now) in our exploration of offbeat Pac-Man games, though there will definitely be some more in the future.
2019-08-23 19:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the cover for the upcoming HG101 Digest Vol 6: Namco Arcade Classics, by Thor Thorvaldson! Obviously the focus is on Mappy and Dig Dug, but it covers a lot of Namco's lesser known franchises, like Valkyrie, Genpei Toumaden, Youkai Douchuuki, and lots of other stuff. More details will be posted on the site soon!
2019-08-23 19:32:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-08-19 21:10:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the run-and-gun classic that put Treasure on the map, as it were. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Neon Genesis Evangelion.
2019-08-19 21:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-mania/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-attack-pac-panic/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-man-arrangement/
Three more Pac-Man sequels/spinoffs. I've always had ...
2019-08-19 20:58:17 +0000 UTC View Post