http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/phantasy-star-iv/
It's the last (and the best) of the mainline Phantasy Star series, which brings together nearly everything into a satisfying whole, translation quibbles aside.
2019-05-16 01:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/phantasy-star-iii/
It's more Phantasy Star, with this black sheep of the series, which sure tries some interesting stuff but doesn't quite get there.
2019-05-14 17:36:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's our second bit of exclusive artwork for Patrons - Sparkster from Konami's Rocket Knight Adventures!
In the near future, we'll be creating 4x6 postcards featuring this art on one side, and information about the game on the back. These will be mailed out exclusively to Patreon donors (probably at the $16+ levels) and will not be sold anywhere else outside of conventions, since I want to create something that will be truly collectible.
The first one (Alien Syndrome by Ru...
2019-05-14 14:53:53 +0000 UTC View Post
And here's the preview for the upcoming Treasure digest! This is a bit longer than our previous ones (118 pages) since there's quite a lot of stuff crammed in there beyond just Treasure's games. It's content complete, though the cover and logo is still a work-in-progress and it's still going through the editing process. Enjoy!
2019-05-14 13:44:17 +0000 UTC View PostÉPOPÉE: Tales from French Game Developers is now available! As Patrons at the $5+ level, you get complimentary PDF and Kindle MOBI files (the Kindle file is a text version rather than an export of the PDF, since it's largely text with just some images). The paperback is also available to purchase. The Kindle version is on pre-order at Amazon, due out in two days, but that's probably redundant since your copies are included here!
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/phantasy-star-ii/
This 16-bit sequel is sort of a two-steps-forward, one-step-back kind of deal, but it was important for JRPGs in America, and there's a lot of stuff to like about it in spite of the slog it can sometimes become.
2019-05-12 18:50:44 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/phantasy-star/
Sega's seminal sci-fi RPG series, which began on the Master System, and hit English territories began Nintendo began their own push with Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy.
This article series will cover the classic, mainline series, plus the text adventures and the portable spinoffs.
2019-05-10 20:53:28 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party-2-dead-patient/
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party-adaptations/
Finishing up our Corpse Party series with the still work-in-progress Corpse Party 2, as well as a look at its anime and manga spinoffs.
2019-05-10 14:22:00 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party-blood-drive/
The Corpse Party series has trouble counting to "2" (though they get their eventually) with this kinda-sequel, released for the Vita and eventually coming to the PC.
2019-05-08 19:12:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's first attempt to reinvent Mega Man.
2019-05-08 19:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this Combat-esque Amstrad CPC game.
2019-05-08 19:06:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-05-08 19:04:54 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party-sweet-sachikos-hysteric-birthday-bash/
A bizarre comedic spinoff of the horror series. Can't say they weren't being original with this one!
2019-05-06 15:08:21 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party-book-of-shadows/
This semi-sequel is a straight visual novel in anthology format, offering alternate takes on certain endings from the original game.
2019-05-04 14:31:08 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party/
This is the "second" game in the series but is really a remake of the PC98 original, and is what modern audiences are familiar with.
2019-05-03 13:13:51 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/corpse-party-pc-98/
We have a number of expansive articles coming up in the next few months, and this is the first one - Corpse Party, the anime horror series of adventure games/visual novels. This first piece introduces the series and examines the PC98 original, which was made on an RPG Maker-like program.
2019-05-01 17:50:09 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/real-ghostbusters-the-arcade/
One of the several Ghostbusters game from the mid-80s, this one is TECHNICALLY related to the cartoon show, though it's really just a hasty reskin of a completely different Data East game.
2019-04-30 20:55:16 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hex-the/
A meta, multi-genre video game from the makers of Pony Island.
2019-04-30 20:54:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's not quite a Metroid, and it's not quite a Castlevania, but maaaaan...
2019-04-30 20:51:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2019-04-26 01:32:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a scientist in bondage gear uses a nuclear hover-bobsled to kill a hamburger virus.
2019-04-26 01:26:29 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yuppie-psycho/
Office life is hell in Baroque Decay's brand new horror game.
2019-04-26 01:13:55 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/stone-protectors/
Witness the horror of those troll dolls, reimagined as beat-em-up heroes.
2019-04-26 00:58:42 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/express-raider/
A mid-80s Wild West side-scroller from Data East, and one of the many titles from the publisher to crop up on the Switch as Johnny Turbo game.
2019-04-24 01:21:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the brightest jewels in the Atari 2600's faux-wood paneled crown. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be This Means War.
2019-04-24 01:13:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this Commodore 64 classic. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dr. Lunatic Supreme With Cheese.
2019-04-24 01:11:37 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/streets-of-fury-ex/
A recent indie beat-em-up with digitized graphics, it's easy to hand wave this away as something ridiculous like Guardians of the Hood, but it's actually a really solid game, and the developers have been put in charge of the upcoming Streets of Rage 4.
2019-04-22 15:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-presents-epopee-tales-from-french-game-developers/
This is something outside of our regular books - a compilation of English language interviews with thirteen developers of the French video gaming scene. It's written and compiled by Thomas Ribault, a longtime contributor to HG101, and has a ton of interesting...
2019-04-22 15:03:24 +0000 UTC View Post
It was a busy week and there's a lot to catch up on, but first off, here's a preview of the cover for our upcoming Treasure digest, illustrated by Kaibuzetta! The book itself is almost content complete - a preview will probably be released to $5+ Patreon folks in the next week or so, and it will begin editing for a mid/late-June release.
2019-04-22 14:20:19 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cookies-bustle-japanese-video-game-obscurity/
A five year old girl/bear travels to a politically unstable tropical island full of aliens, in order to compete in a sports tournament, in this late 90s Japanese PC game.
2019-04-18 03:06:54 +0000 UTC View Post