http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rampart/rampart.htm
Atari's classic arcade game is some kind of cross between Tetris and a very early tower defense, and even that description doesn't feel entirely accurate.
2016-11-04 01:59:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 Real American Heroes as they do some bonding with Oddjob and Papa Shango in the Stack.
Games:
GoldenEye 007
Gekibo: Gekisha Boy
Join the HG101 Acclaim Power Team as they talk about sassy tomatoes, head-s'plosions, and the worst possible way to play Desert Strike.
Games:
Kwirk
Last Battle
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/midnightmutants/midnightmutants.htm
One of the only action-adventure games on the Atari 7800, starring an ersatz Grandpa Munster.
Sorry for the Sakura Taisen image, Patreon keeps grabbing the wrong image and won't let me fix it!
2016-11-01 01:24:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! Here's the PDF for the upcoming HG101 and Sonic & Sega Fan Jam 2016 Fanbook. This was created primarily the convention run by SEGAbits, being held two weekends from now in Savannah, GA, which is the only place you get physical copies for now. However, they'll be put up for sale on Amazon when Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 2 launches, which should be in about a month or so. For anyone donating at the $20+ tiers, these will be shipped together.
We might make some final tweaks...
2016-10-31 20:53:28 +0000 UTC View Posthttp://www.hardcoregaming101.net/chiller/chiller.htm
The extremely violent and sadistic light gun shooter by Exidy, which received an unlicensed NES port.
Please note that there are violent and disturbing images on this page, so proceed with caution.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/downfall/downfall.htm
I n February 2016, Harvester Games released a remake of their horror game Downfall. Reimagined in The Cat Lady format, the game is now presented at a side-scroller point-of-view and uses the keyboard exclusively. While the remake follow...
2016-10-29 17:51:02 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mysticriders/mysticriders.htm
Our Halloween week coverage continues with this witchy shoot-em-up, one of Irem's lesser known titles.
2016-10-28 13:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/deepfear/deepfear.htm
Our Halloween week coverage kicks off with Deep Fear, Sega's attempt to make "Resident Evil in an underwater lab".
2016-10-26 02:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/herstory/herstory.htm
This indie darling from 2015 has you pouring over hours of FMV footage to piece together a murder mystery.
2016-10-24 02:10:16 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/battleformula/battleformula.htm
Sunsoft's NES sorta-sequel to Midway's classic arcade game isn't TECHNICALLY a Spy Hunter game - it's an unrelated title in Japan that's conceptually extremely similar - but it's a fantastic game that's better suited for its legacy than its actual follow-ups.
2016-10-22 03:14:19 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/americadaitouryou/americadaitouryou.htm
With the terrifying American 2016 Presidential Election finally in its last weeks, let's look back to the more innocent times of 1988, when a Japanese developer was kind enough to make a simulation game for the Famicom about the democratic process.
2016-10-20 04:14:43 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/katsrun/katsrun.htm
An SFC racing game from Atlus that's a mish-mash of various concepts that don't quite gel together.
I'm having issues with the server log-in at the moment, so please mind the broken forum link and posting date until I can get back in there to update it.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/black/black.htm
A take on first person shooters from the developers of the Burnout series, often described in reviews as "gun porn".
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/top47858/top47858.htm
Join the HG101 Hostmasters General they kill the robot fish, kill the robot frog, and then they fly off on their robot dog.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/partyhard/partyhard.htm
A darkly comic game where you play a man who's had it with their neighbor's loud partying, and pledges to stop them once and for all.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/puyopuyo/puyopuyo8.htm
Our coverage of Sega/Compile's cutesy puzzle series continues with the GBA game Minna de Puyo Puyo, as well as the two Fever games and the 15th Anniversary title.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hector/hector.htm
A crass yet amusing point-and-click adventure starring a jerkass detective, with a decidedly British sense of humor.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rentahero/rentahero.htm
Sega's superhero parody RPG was originated on the Mega Drive and never left Japan, while a remake was slated for English release on Xbox but unfortunately canceled.
2016-10-04 18:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/80days/80days.htm
Based on Jules Verne's classic adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days, Inkle's 80 Days feels like a game from a more experimental period of PC gaming.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/top47858/top47858.htmJoin the HG101 Market Research Commandos as they trade body cavity smuggling tips and get startled by space cats.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/top47858/top47858.htm
2016-10-01 01:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/7thdragon/7thdragon3.htm
Sega's role-playing series 7th Dragon was Japan-exclusive...until the fourth entry for the 3DS, released in English early this summer. This final installment tasks you to destroy hundreds of dragons among three time periods, while giving you an interesting variety of unique RPG classes to customize your party.
2016-09-30 03:23:30 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/igpx/igpx.htm
Easily confused with other licensed dreck, this PS2 racing game from Sting, based off the mid-2000s anime that aired on Cartoon Network, is actually quite good, if not exactly F-Zero.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/threadsoffate/threadsoffate.htm
An action-RPG from Square's heyday in the PlayStation era, with two protagonists - a charming heroine and a shape-shifting boy.
A fantasy RTS from Interplay using the Forgotten Realms AD&D license, published during the genre's heyday in the mid/late-90s.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bloodmagic/bloodmagic.htm
2016-09-23 01:43:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/notahero/notahero.htm
An action game from the creators of OlliOlli with a very amusing deadpan sense of humor, absurdity, and a cynical view on modern politics.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nappletale/nappletale.htm
A Japanese-only 2.5D platformer by Sega for the Dreamcast, this whimsical fairy tale emphasizes how to appreciate the fleeting nature of life.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/top47858/top47858.htm#ep015
Join the HG101 Mystic Defenders as they discuss the weirdest 4X game that doesn't involve volcano people and the totally legit way you can unlock Luigi in Super Mario 64.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nitroball/nitroball.htm
A totally crazy pinball/run 'n'gun amalgamation. This was originally featured on the site, but was rewritten for the Data East Arcade Classics book.
