Hardcore Gaming 101

A new HG101 event begins - FPS Through the Ages! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 1970s first-person space combat game for the Odyssey². Then stick around for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, an over-the-top lawyering adventure that no one should have an objection to! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MEGA MAN SOCCER   — the secret reason why Mega Man kicks around a ball...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a newer, co-op multiplayer take on the idea of a robot quest. Then stick around for Steve Meretzky's Planetfall, an interactive fiction game filled with very logical puzzles, designed to trip up anyone who is not paying attention! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROBOQUEST (1996)   — an older, more confounding take on the idea of a robot...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a glimpse from the deeper depths of Sonic fandom. Then stick around for 20 Minutes Till Dawn, a Lovecraftian Vampire Survivors-esque survival game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROW HOME   — a massively large-scale 3D platformer where the plant you grow serves as the path upward!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and muc...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first poorly-rated Mario film. Then stick around for D.O.A.: Dead or Alive (2006), Ryu Hayabusa's most noteworthy film appearance! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION   — that one fighting game based on the live-action Dragonball movie...!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow th...

Join the HG101 gang, plus special guest Darren Hupke of Pixels and Polygons , and returning special guest Katherine , as they discuss and rank the Uncharted sequel that would define a generation. Then stick around for Gearheads, a truly competitive "overwhelm your foe with a whole bunch of toys on a chessboard" experience! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION   — t...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a too-ambitious-for-its-own-good Lost World: Jurassic Park FPS. Then stick around for Golden Light, a Baroque-like roguelike that offers quite the meaty experience! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CRASH BANDICOOT 2: N-TRANCED   — Vicarious Visions' second effort at a handheld Crash platformer!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus cont...

Join the HG101 gang, plus special guest Katherine , as they discuss and rank an aquatic spiritual predecessor to the Zero Escape series. Then stick around for Your Only Move Is HUSTLE, a turn-based stick-figure combat game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WWF BETRAYAL   — a non-wrestling beat-em-up for the Game Boy Color!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, mu...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a landmark for '90s PC gaming. Then stick around for Darkwing Duck (NES), a Capcom platformer based on the popular Saturday morning cartoon! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEVIL DICE   — an unconventional dice-rolling action-puzzler for the Playstation!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an Australian mascot platformer about being a tiger with two mouths. Then stick around for Crimsonland, a bloody 2003 game that paved the way for Vampire Survivors! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MILANO'S ODD JOB COLLECTION   — a 2D life-sim/minigame collection from the makers of Wonder Boy!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus conte...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Game Boy Advance game based off a hybrid live-action/CGI kids television show. Then stick around for Arctic Eggs, a futuristic physics-based frying game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STARSEED PILGRIM   — a mysteriously minimalistic puzzle-platforming garden experience!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much m...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a low-poly PS1-inspired horror game. Then stick around for Rusty, a PC-98/DOS game that Castlevania fans will love! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ADVENTURES OF BAYOU BILLY   — the Konami game whose biggest claim to fame is serving as the plot for episode 2 of Captain N: The Game Master!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus conte...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an off-rails light-gun shooter/survival-horror hybrid. Then stick around for Starstruck: Hands of Time, a mixed-media rhythm RPG! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RASCAL   — a bubble-blowing 3D platformer!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest do...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an interactive experience starring a literal cyborg pig cop. Then stick around for Ape Out, a dynamically percussive action game about an ape who... escapes! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TEQUILA & BOOM-BOOM   — a cartoon animal western adventure game!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a morbid take on a morbid game concept. Then stick around for Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia, a game that can drive the most good-natured person into a passionate rage! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NINJA GOLF   — a cool Atari mashup between ninja action and the sport of golf!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and m...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Quantic Dream-published sci-fi road trip game. Then stick around for Midi-Maze/Faceball 2000, a first-person shooter that will bring a smile to your face! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MAMONO HUNTER YOHKO: DAI 7 NO KEISHOU   — the action-packed Mega Drive tie-in to the provocative Devil Hunter Yohko magical girl anime!   Donate at P...

Join the HG101 gang, plus special guests FlannelKat and Katherine , as they discuss and rank an HD-ified remake of the first major dating sim. Then stick around as Tempest joins for Impossible Mission, a puzzle platformer that wants you to stay forever... or at least until six hours have run out! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KING'S BOUNTY   — the spiritual predecessor to the He...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a very Dragon Quest-y take on Clamp's magical girl fantasy series. Then stick around as Robbo joins for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, a Genesis game focused on the New York misadventures of Kevin McCallister! Check out Robbo's new podcast, This Podcast Will Never Die ! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SAMURAI WARRIOR: THE BATTLES OF......

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Resident Evil series' second return to form. Then stick around for The Cabin Factory, a game about redeeming the public image of scary cabins everywhere! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SEXY HIKING   — a no-budget game that is also the single biggest reason why Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy exists!   Donate at Patreon  to get t...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a notoriously difficult, notoriously super Star Wars action-platformer. Then stick around for Trampoline Terror! - a bouncing arcade-style game exclusively for the Sega Genesis! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DUCK DETECTIVE   — a detective game that does not give a duck!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much mor...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the BioShock sequel that BioShocks harder. Then stick around for Fights in Tight Spaces, an action-packed spy-themed deckbuilder! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PERIMETER   — a 2004 sci-fi RTS all about setting up... you guessed it - perimeters!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Blu...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an impressive, yet confusing demake of Mega Man X and Mega Man X2. Then stick around for VIP: Starring Pamela Anderson as Vallery Irons, a Playstation game based off of the comedic bodyguarding TV series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JAZZ JACKRABBIT 2   — a cult classic sequel to Epic's 2D platformer series!   Donate at Patreon  to g...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a demonically cutesy 3D platformer. Then stick around for Super Contra, an arcade sequel that solidified Contra as a non-arcade series going forward! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILOR MOON R (GAME BOY)   — an adaptation of the long-running magical girl anime's second season into handheld form!   Donate at Patreon  t...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a revival of a previously-revived ghoulish Capcom series. Then stick around for Porsche Challenge, an advertisement in the form of a Playstation racing game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOP TOP   — a modern spiritual successor to classic arcade games like Galaga and Donkey Kong 3!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and m...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a literally hellish train-themed roguelike deck-builder. Then stick around for Nightmare Ned, a twisted side-scroller that served as the basis for an ill-fated Disney cartoon series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE SIMPSONS: BART'S NIGHTMARE   — a game about the nightmare of trying to get good grades!   Donate at Patreon  to get thi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a riveting yo-yo-based 3D platformer. Then stick around for Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a skeletal adventure through a Depression-era United States! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE LAMPSHADE OF NO REAL SIGNIFICANCE   — a Flash-based fan game that parodies the infamous concept of the Zelda trading sequence!...