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Now that the HG101 Digest Vol. 1 is completed, check out some of the other books we have planned for the remainder of the year, plus a recap of this month's articles and a quick preview of articles coming in June!

Your Weekly Kusoge: Heavy Shreddin'

Tear the slopes in this barely-xtreme NES snowboarding game.

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A rather awkward alternative take on gangbusting arcade beat-em-ups of the early 1990s featuring unusually heavy weaponry.

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Now available! HG101 Digest Vol. 1, featuring Bionic Commando, Strider, and several other topics! Purchase at Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Sellfy!

Super Time Force

Manipulate time and fight alongside clones of yourself in this awesome run-and-gun from Capybara.

HG101 Digest Vol. 1 - Strider and Bionic Commando - Digital copies now available!

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Lemmings

DMA Design's classic puzzle game has you guiding a group of mindless rodents through tricks, traps, and other assorted dangers. Includes a look at all of the (many many) ports of the original game, plus its numerous successors, official and otherwise.

Your Weekly Kusoge - Goat Simulator

Live the life of a goat (kind of) in this intentionally goofy, largely nonsensical viral sensation.

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Sega Console Classics Vol. 1

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Demolish Fist

Something of a rarity, especially when it was relesed in 2003, Demolish Fist is an arcade beat-em-up developed by Dimps using 3D graphics.

Coming soon! Hardcore Gaming 101 Digest Vol. 1: Strider and Bionic Commando

Introducing HG101 Digest Vol. 1, featuring Bionic Commando, Strider, and several other features! Coming June 2015!

Inventories: Arcades in Video Games Part 2

Our coverage of arcade machines inside of games goes on, as we reach the CD and 3D era to meet the first few examples of fully functional virtual game centers. We've also added a few more entries based on feedback on the first page, so you might want to skim over it again to discover new stuff!

Psychic 5 / Esper Bōkentai

A pair of 1987 games by NMK starring a group of kids with different abilities and extremely floaty moon jump physics.

Mad Max / Outlander

With the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, we're taking a look back at the two Mad Max video games - an official one for the NES, and Outlander for the Genesis/SNES, which had to drop the name and references when the publisher failed to secure the license.

Loren the Amazon Princess

This fantasy visual novel / RPG from Italy may give a somewhat generic first impression, but holds a few surprises for those willing to engage in it.

GI Joe (NES)

Two NES games developed by KID based on the line of action figures/cartoons, that both work out pretty well due to their multiple playable characters.

Inventories: Arcades in Video Games

Finished? But we're only just gearing up for running down the whole history of video game arcades... within video games. In this first page of a four-part series, we show you all the places to leave your virtual quarters, spanning the decade from 1984 to 1994. Stay tuned for more on this channel next week!

Bubble Ring Fling

Relive your childhood memories (at least if you're kind of old) of Tomy's Waterfuls and similar toys in addition to playing a terrific free-to-play physics puzzle game on your smartphone.

Ittle Dew

A goofy The Legend of Zelda parody with focus on the dungeon puzzles.

Over Horizon

Alongside Steel Empire, the community also played Hot-B's earlier shoot-em-up for the NES. It isn't the focus of the podcast, but Sotenga has you covered with a complete article for the game.

Your Weekly Kusoge - Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi

May the 4th be...well, you know. Here's a kusoge article about that terribly conceived, terribly implemented, PS1 fighting game.

Jumping Flash!

This early PS1 3D platformer predates Super Mario 64, but stands out as one of the better titles in the system's early years. Also includes coverage of Geograph Seal, the X68000 predecessor developed by the same team.

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The Samaritan Paradox

A recent point and click conspiracy thriller that recalls a Steig Larsson or Dan Brown novel.

Traps 'n' Treasures

A pirate-themed Amiga exclusive sidescroller with pretty pixel art.

Game Dev Tycoon

One of the few games that simulate running a game developer studio. Famous-infamous for a marketing stunt involving a rigged crack to play a prank on software pirates.

Your Weekly Kusoge - The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling

This slapped together late PS1-era licensed title is a weird racing game, set in the context of "bowling".

500 Word Indies - Destruction Carnival

An explode-em-up from the age of early Windows game maker Klik N' Play.

The Banner Saga

A kickstarted, well-crafted strategy RPG / interactive novel inspired by Norse mythology, made by former Bioware developers.