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New Site Preview (Patreon Exclusive) + MadWorld

http://104.236.151.57/madworld/

So! HG101 is finally going to join the 21st century with a brand new site that ditches the old HTML formatting. The main obstacle to this was always that there was so much content that it'd take a long time to convert...and honestly, that's still a problem. But the site has grown so much lately that it's grown extremely difficult to keep up with formatting articles by hand in HTML, so we def...

Kero Blaster

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/keroblaster/keroblaster.htm

 Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya's follow-up to Cave Story isn't quite isn't as complex, but it manages to perfect its simple design in incredibly impressive ways. 

Contra and Other Konami Classics - Preview

Hi all!

Well, like all of the other books, I'm sending out of a preview PDF of this book just before we finalize it. It's attached to this post. We're still gonna spend a few days reviewing it, but otherwise it's mostly done!

The other reason for sending this now is to remind you that this is your last opportunity to contribute a personal story for the back of this book, if you're pledged at the $15 or higher level. I've only gotten two so far, so I'm gauging further interest to see if t...

Fatal Labyrinth / Dragon Crystal

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dragoncrystal/dragoncrystal.htm

Two early console Rogue-likes from Sega, predating the establishment of this particularly genre by the Mystery Dungeon games.

Zwei!! (Patreon exclusive)

 http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/patreonexclusive/zweifun/zwei.htm 

So I have a decent number of articles that I started, but never quite completed. Rather than leaving them languish on my hard drive, I thought it might be a good idea to get some of them together to give you guys a sort of "early access". This one is for the Falcom RPG Zwei!! XSeed recently announced that they'...

Plok

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/plok/plok.htm

 John and Ste Pickford's dadaist SNES platformer stands out from the typical 16-bit platformer fare, especially due to its excellent soundtrack by the Follin brothers.

Your Weekly Kusoge: Fight For Life

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-fightforlife.htm

If Kasumi Ninja wasn't enough, Fight For Life just continues the Jaguar's streak for reprehensible fighting games, though this time patterned after Virtua Fighter instead of Mortal Kombat.

Masochisia

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/masochisia/masochisia.htm

A disturbing first person adventure game based on real life serial killer Albert Fish. 

C-Dogs

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cdogs/cdogs.htm

One of the many titles that popped up on shareware compilation discs, this DOS shooter, also known as Cyberdogs, contains such simple joy as blasting stuff and collecting goofy stuff. 

Raid Wind 2: ALLTYNEX

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/taleofalltynex/taleofalltynex3.htm

Our article on the excellent doujin shoot-em-up series Alltynex has been expanded to include its FM Towns originator, Raid Wind 2. 

Patreon Subscriber Podcast RSS Feed

Please note that the below link will soon no longer be updated. Please check for your personalized Patreon RSS feed in the My Membership page on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/hg101/membership 

Old Link (soon to be deprecated):

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gameclub199x/top47k-...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 050: Krull, Sonic 3 And Knuckles, Altered Beast (Patreon Bonus)

Join the HG101 talking heads as they go all-out on this special 50th episode, talking 'bout toothy space boomerangs and did someone call for a marsupial with attitude? Patreon bonus game for this episode is Sega's Altered Beast.  

Lucifer's Ring

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/luciferring/luciferring.htm

Just six months after Crisis Beat, Softmachine released a somewhat more successful second attempt at a 3D beat-em-up, this time giving the game a fantasy makeover.

Crisis Beat

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crisisbeat/crisisbeat.htm

A 3D beat-em-up reminiscent of the Dynamite Deka (Die Hard Arcade) series, released for the PS1 in Japan and Europe.

Testimonials for Upcoming Konami book

Hi all! It's time to reveal the cover of our next book: Contra and Other Konami Classics! It's still a work in progress, obviously, with colors soon to come, but now you can see Rusty Shackles' ode to the many heroes of Konami's alien blasting series, plus see those penguins parody more of Konami's other properties. Other games featured include all of the Mystical Ninja/Goemon series, Rocket Knight/Sparkster, most of Konami's run-and-guns, and a significant chunk of Konami's FC/NES output.

Any...

Noobow

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/noobow/noobow.htm

A 1992 licensed game by Irem based on a Japanese chocolate mascot, a simple but enjoyable game that just about anyone can get into and enjoy.

Elemental Gearbolt

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/elementalgearbolt/elementalgearbolt.htm

 One of the rare non-Namco light gun games worth playing on the PlayStation, taking place in a fantasy world and featuring a vaguely RPG-esque leveling system.  

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Ep 49: Shaq Fu, Zombie Nation, 1942 (Patreon Bonus)

Join the HG101 Soda Shaq aficionados as they chat about interdimensional martial arts quests and the best giant head in shoot-em-ups. Patreon bonus game for this episode is Capcom's 1942 .

Brigador

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/brigador/brigador.htm

 A recent isometric mecha shooter, basically Desert Strike with the style of Syndicate and Shadowrun. 

Hellsinker

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hellsinker/hellsinker.htm

 A ridiculously deep doujin shoot-em-up, whose mechanics resemble that of Battle Garegga by the way of Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun. 

Flinthook

 An indie rogue-lite where you use your hook to zip around levels and hunt for cash, rendered with some beautiful pixelwork. 

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/flinthook/flinthook.htm

Assault Trooper

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/assaulttrooper/assaulttrooper.htm

An ugly but nonetheless fantastic IBM PC game that deserves more attention, especially those who remember playing the demo on those "100+ Games" disks of yore. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 47: Pilotwings 64, Goemon's Great Adventure

Join the HG101 Nester lookalikes and special guest Guru Larry as they discuss jet-belts versus jet-packs, sexy car magazines, and P-L-A-S-M-A!! 

Splatter Master

 A vaguely cutesy Halloween-themed budget side-scroller for the PlayStation 2, vaguely recalling the super deformed Famicom classic Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti. 

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/splattermaster/splattermaster.htm

Musashi no Bouken

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/adventuresofmusashi/adventuresofmusashi.htm

 One of the Famicom's many Dragon Quest clones, with two major distinctions: it's a humorous story based on samurai legend Musashi Miyamoto, and it was developed by Quest, the folks that eventually went on to make Ogre Battle. 

Retro Game Super Translation Selection - Preview PDF

Since we're in the final phases of getting this together, I figured I'd post a preview of this upcoming book! The attached PDF is basically complete, it's going over the last stages of copy-editing and making sure the translations are accurate. The Patreon donors page will also be updated to include everyone at the time of publication.

A few notes: there will also be a text-only MOBI Kindle file distributed to donors when this is complete. Both this PDF and the MOBI will include color pictures...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 46 - Mega Man Legends, Superman 64 (Patreon exclusive)

 Join the HG101 satellite pirates as they chat about cuteness science and the fine art of hoop-flying.  Unedited Patreon exclusive version of the podcast!

Dino Rex

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dinorex/dinorex.htm

Taito's prehistoric fighting game uses digitized photos of dinosaur models, essentially making it the predecessor to Primal Rage. 

Primal Rage 2

Thought to be unemulateable, the unreleased Primal Rage 2 has recently been dumped and incorporated into MAME, so now we can see what could have been, without traveling to the one arcade in the US that had a cabinet!

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/primalrage/primalrage.htm

Bust a Groove

A series of rhythm games that arrived on the PS1 in the wake of Parappa the Rapper, they seem quaint and simple nowadays, but the weird characters and catchy music has still earned this series a small but faithful following. 

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bustagroove/bustagroove.html