http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rockinkats/rockinkats.htm
Take Willy the Cat across the mean streets of New York City, as he attempts to save his dame from the evil gangster Mugsy, in this Atlus-developed NES platformer.
Since someone requested it, I've made text Kindle and ePUB versions of most of our books available for download. It's a good alternative in case you want to carry around smaller size files instead of the 200 MB+ monstrosities that Kindle Comic Creator puts out. They still have plenty of images too. They've been added to the master post but the links are below as well.
These are generally only created whenever one of the books is featured in a Storybundle, since they request them. As a result, ...
2016-09-14 02:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bloodnet/bloodnet.htm
It's vampires in cyberspace in this RPG/adventure hybrid from Microprose.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/midwinter/midwinter.htm
An ambitious late 80s first person RPG by Mike Singleton, of the Lords of Midnight games.
2016-09-07 02:51:54 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hyperiria/hyperiria.htm
A Super Famicom tie-in with the anime OVA, made famous by its showings on the Sci-Fi channel.
2016-09-05 18:40:11 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-spaceacesnes.htm
This wretched SNES platformer, based on the laserdisc arcade game, is almost as bad as its NES Dragon's Lair bedfellow.
2016-09-03 19:38:33 +0000 UTC View Post
A short, three-act point-and-click adventure game, in the style of Wadjet Eye's titles, and featuring the voice work of famed pundit Jim Sterling.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/charnelhouse/charnelhouse.htm
2016-09-03 03:58:12 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-armello.htm
A grim fairy tale board game set in a fantasy kingdom of anthropomorphic animals.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bleed/bleed.htm
An indie side-scrolling shooter focused on killing all sorts of classic video game baddies in the flashiest way possible.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/imagefight/imagefight.htm
This vertical shooter series from Irem is cited as an inspiration for Radiant Silvergun, owing to its large and versatile arsenal.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-cinderellaescape.htm
A bizarro Japanese indie block-pushing fetish game.
2016-08-23 19:35:48 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/virocop/virocop.htm
Graftgold's 1995 Amiga shooter lets you play as a virtual character entering a whole slew of fictional games.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/thomaswasalone/thomaswasalone.htm
One of the indie darlings from a few years back, Thomas was Alone is a minimalist platforming puzzle game that takes place inside a computer, accompanied by narration that gives thoughts and personality to simple geometric shapes.
A relic from the 16-bit mascot platformer days somehow ended up on the PS1, and despite the grownworthy title and character, it's actually not too bad.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/punkyskunk/punkyskunk.htm
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megamanlegends/megamanlegends7.htm
The final part of our Mega Man Legends feature details the tragically canceled third game, along with the numerous cameos and media spinoffs, plus a look at its purported spiritual successor, Red Ash.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gogomilesmile/gogomilesmile.htm
Go! Go! Mile Smile puts you in control of a group of freshly-hatched chickens, and hearkens back to the maze games of the early 1980s while still bringing something new to the table
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/timetwist/timetwist.htm
One of the last games for the Famicom Disk System, this absolutely crazy adventure game has you traveling through time to save Joan d'Arc, escape a German concentration camp, work as a slave on a plantation, and match wits with a demonically possessed baby Jesus.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/infinitespace/infinitespace.htm
Infinite Space is a title from the Nintendo DS' days of experimentation, alongside such mechanic creating oddities like The World Ends With You, and it plays like no other title in the system's library, or anything in most every other genre.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megamanlegends/megamanlegends4.htm
The second (of three) parts in our Mega Man Legends feature examines the second (and technically final) game of the series, as well as its spinoff, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, assorted mobile ports, and a Taiwan-exclusive entry, Adventure to Save the Planet.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/twincaliber/twincaliber.htm
This EU-exclusive PS2 rail shooter uses the two analog sticks of the Dual Shock controller to let you wield two weapons at once against a zombie horde.
2016-08-14 01:43:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lostkingdoms/lostkingdoms.htm
A duo of Gamecube RPGs from FromSoftware, both utilizing a unique card-based system.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megamanlegends/megamanlegends.htm
Mega Man's first foray into 3D isn't entirely accurate to its earlier games, but it does create its own charming little world. Part 1 of 3 covers the series' influences, the main characters, and the first game.
The first game was also nominated as one of our 200 Best Video Games of All Time.
http://hg101.proboards.com/thread/13297/motoko-chan-wonder-kitchen
An SFC title designed to sell mayonnaise, this silly cutesy game is only kinda-sorta about cooking and more about goofing around.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vallhalla/vallhalla.htm
A modern visual novel that weaves a science fiction story through the stories of bar patrons, in the style of classic PC88 titles like Snatcher.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/theway/theway.htm
An indie tribute to cinematic platformers like Another World and Flashback, with some truly fantastic pixelwork.
Thank you so much for the support this month!
2016-07-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/onefingerdeathpunch/onefingerdeathpunch.htm
One of the most clever twists on the beat-em-up formula ever created, involving one button, some stick figures, and a whole lot of violence.
The final version of our latest book is now available!:
PDF:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/utklhrl6uen4a4a/HG101%20Presents%20Data%20East%20Arcade%20Classics.pdf?dl=0
MOBI:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/anjchtbxq...
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darkseal/darkseal.htm
To go alongside the upcoming release of the Data East Arcade Classics book, here's a pair of isometric fantasy beat-em-ups (also known as Gate of Doom and Wizard Fire) that take influence from role-playing games.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/divekick/divekick.htm
What started as a bunch of in-jokes for the fighting game community eventually blossomed into this simple yet incredibly fun title.