http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/explosive-breaker/
Following up Samurai Nipponichi, here we have another oddball Kaneko game...except this vertical shoot-em-up is MUCH weirder.
2017-12-23 20:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/samurai-nipponichi/
A samurai-themed brawler from Kaneko. I got together all of the other Kaneko articles we had on the site, expect more soon!
2017-12-21 03:38:49 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/maken-x/
Atlus' first person (and later third person) hack and slash, with "mind-jacking" capabilities that lets you play as multiple characters. Made by some of the core staff of the Shin Megami Tensei games.
2017-12-17 16:55:03 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/death-duel/
A unique first person gallery/dueling game from Razorsoft.
2017-12-16 02:25:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Hawes Burkehart from Blue Harvest as they demonstrate their evil by insulting robots. Patreon bonus for this episode is Star Wars Arcade for Sega's 32X add-on.
2017-12-15 06:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/xari-arena/
Between their arcade and console divisions, Atari left a multitude of unreleased games across gaming history. Far too many of these have been lost, either due to greedy collectors, or simply just having been forgotten. Sometimes, however, one of these lost games slip through the cracks, and we’re all rewarded with a potential classic that didn’t get the chance i...
2017-12-13 01:54:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally got this completed in time for the holidays, your PDF and Kindle MOBI files are below, and here are the Amazon links! The book officially launches tomorrow but everything is in the system now so might as well let you guys know! For the $20+ tier, I'll be processing your shipment orders tonight and tomorrow.
Unfortunately, since Createspace got rid of their eStore, that means I can't give out coupon codes anymore, since they won't work on Amazon. If you're at the $10+ tier and wo...
2017-12-11 03:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang and special guests Cody and Kelsey from the Game Blitz Podcast as they tune in, turn on, and ROCK OUT! Patreon bonus for this episode is McDonalds Treasureland Adventure.
2017-12-09 19:33:34 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/last-armageddon/
A late 80s post-apocalyptic JRPG where you control a bunch of monsters fighting a group of invading aliens. It's the sort of crazy concept we rarely see in RPGs nowadays. Also includes a review of its (sorta) sequel for the Mega CD.
2017-12-08 00:27:56 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/karnov/
Missed Karnovember by a week. Darn it!
This isn't technically a new article, as it appeared in the Data East book, but it is the first time on the site, for those who haven't already read it elsewhere!
2017-12-06 00:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostPLEASE FORGIVE MIC DIFFICULTIES ON THIS ONE! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss the world's cruelest fake sport and coolest fake cop. Patreon bonus for this episode is arcade racer Cruisn' USA.
This is technically an old ep, but someone on the forums brought it to my attention that this was missing from the Patreon postings, so better late than never!
2017-12-05 04:50:35 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/layla/
A Famicom action game based on the Dirty Pair (but not really, but also better than the actual Dirty Pair FDS game, even though it still has a lot of quirks of early FC titles.)
2017-12-04 02:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bubsy-the-woolies-strike-back/
But why
2017-12-02 16:53:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang and special guests Cody and Kelsey from the Game Blitz Podcast as they bust some wicked ollies on your lame ass. Patreon bonus for this episode is Rampart, one of the great multiplayer games of all time.
2017-12-02 15:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cpacom-presents-gamests-greatest-typos/
A look into the various hilarious typos of the Japanese arcade enthusiast magazine Gamest, and how they've wiggled their way into Japanese gaming culture.
2017-11-30 03:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/aquario-of-the-clockwork-might-finally-be-coming-out/
Small news article about a PR piece from Strictly Limited Run implying that this lost Westone game will finally see the light of day!
2017-11-30 02:10:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they bring color back to your bleak, lifeless world. Patreon bonus for this episode is Sega's SegaSonic The Hedgehog arcade game. Yes, it's really called that.
2017-11-28 02:21:39 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/super-hydorah/
We previously had a small write-up on Locomalito's excellent shoot-em-up Hydorah in our Konami Shooters book, since it's heavily inspired by Gradius and the like, but we've published an updated article here that includes some comparisons to its recently released commercial update. Definitely worth grabbing!
2017-11-26 16:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they apologize profusely for missing last week and offer you this sampler platter of bonus rankings - Batman (NES) and Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)!
2017-11-23 17:28:36 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/syberia/
The trilogy of adventure games from French artist Benoît Sokal, with the third entry released earlier this year after many delays. There was an article on the first two games included in the Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures book, but these have largely been rewritten for the site posting.
2017-11-23 17:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shantae-half-genie-hero/
The fourth in the Shantae series, with some absolutely gorgeous 2D artwork.
2017-11-23 17:07:07 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cosmic-star-heroine/
Happy Thanksgiving! To coincide with the Steam sales, might as well put up a few indie game reviews. You can get this excellent JRPG for about $7.50, which is definitely recommended.
2017-11-23 17:03:09 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ynmkwxmhd6o6fq6/Indie%20Book%20-%20Patreon%20Preview.pdf?dl=0
Well, the next book should be ready for publication soon - within a couple of weeks, as it goes through another set of proof checking and copy editing. But in the meantime, here's a preview PDF that has all of the content, barring any last minute fixes.
You can find all...
2017-11-21 05:25:39 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/realm-of-impossibility/
An isometric action game for Atari 8-bit (and a few other) computers, where you run away from zombies and other monsters, while conquering dungeons shaped like M. C. Escher paintings.
I've been meaning to write about this for years, so I finally got my act together to hammer it out. This is one of my earliest gaming memories, as when I ...
2017-11-20 19:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rad-racer/
It's Rad Racer, Square's racing game series that Nintendo positioned as a competitor to Sega's OutRun.
As a personal aside, I remember using "rad" in some assignment in first grade and my teacher told me it wasn't a real word. Then I insisted it was because of this game, and she said it didn't count. This was the late 80s, though not I like expect nuns to be up ...
2017-11-19 23:31:54 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/donna-avenger-of-blood/
A unique freeware Adventure Game Studio game rendered almost entirely in black and white photography.
2017-11-16 23:27:53 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/demons-world/
One of our holdover Halloween articles, this is a weird side-scroller from Toaplan, with a PC Engine CD port
2017-11-14 00:42:18 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana/
The latest in the Ys series greatly expands on the exploration elements found in the last two entries, while integrating stronger narrative elements.
I'm using this as a test for a slightly different design, which puts all of the uploaded screens as a sidebar on the left, so it's a little closer to the old design. Unfortunately it...
2017-11-12 17:56:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 gang as they talk puffy pants and either build homes for ghosts. Or become ghost builders. One of the two. Patreon bonus for this episode is Sunsoft's NES action platformer cash-in classic Batman.
2017-11-11 16:17:40 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/command-and-conquer-generals/
This spin-off of the famous real time strategy game series was initially derided for changing too much of the tone, but it's since been regarded to be quite an excellent game in its own right.
2017-11-11 15:40:56 +0000 UTC View Post