Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doom wad! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ENDURO RACER — the Master System/Mark III's port of Yu Suzuki's follow-up to Hang-On!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus co...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape Velocity Nova, the third and final entry of Ambrosia Software's celebrated Mac series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAZ-MANIA — a game about a cartoon character whose dad is a Tasmanian devil version of Bing Crosby who lo...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a beloved sequel to a beloved adventure. Then stick around for Crazy Chicken, Germany's most popular PC game of the early 2000s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROCKET KNIGHT — the long awaited return of Konami's rocket powered possum knight Sparkster.!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wheelman's triumphant return to the Playstation. Then stick around for LEFT ALIVE, Ilinx's 2019 stealth action game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUA RACING: FLATOUT — the PS2 tribute to one of Sega's forgotten Virtuas!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those games that's supposedly so bad it's good. But is it? Listen and find out! Then, remember PURSUIT FORCE? We do! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE THIRD WORLD WAR — the slowest military sim on the Sega CD!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten PS1 FPS by Insomniac Games. Then stick around for 5D CHESS WITH MULTIVERSE TIME TRAVEL, which is somehow exactly what it claims to be! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUTS 'N' GARTERS IN DNA DANGER — this Cabal-clone for MS-DOS!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's cult classic strategy RPG. Then stick around for MR. DO, the arcade classic about a clown who came to throw down! And imitate Dig-Dug! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be REVENGE OF THE GATOR — the GameBoy game that could have been called UNCLE AL'S PINBALL GATOR-GRUDGE, but wasn't!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus conte...

MARCHROIDVANIA HAS BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE MONTH! We just forgot to write it in the show notes. Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Metroid's triumphant 2D return to new ideas! Then stick around for ZERO WING, a game the internet noticed. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ADVENTURES OF COOKIE & CREAM — FromSoft's brutally difficult take on ultra-cute 3D platformers!   Dona...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Atari ST's answer to Ghosts 'n Goblins. Then stick around for MILON'S SECRET CASTLE, one of those Hudson Soft things where you shoot everywhere hoping something will disappear! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIST — one of those Japan-only Saturn 3D fighting games we know you love!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a modern beat-em-up homage to the TMNT cartoon. Then stick around for NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS, a 3D platformer with Scooby Doo for the PS2! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be D LIFE — a microbiotic life sim styled after classic Namco arcades and controlled with an audio mixing console!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much,...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2023's best horror fishing game. Then stick around for TAKE NO PRISONERS, Raven Software's top-down run-and-gun that probably owes money to John Carpenter! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DIE HARD TRILOGY — Probe Entertainment's ambitious three-in-one hit!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the sh...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy's pilled-to-the-gills Neo-noir 3PS. Then stick around for BCV: BATTLE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, Artdink's fighting game where instead of two people facing off it's two people driving bulldozers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUILTY GEAR 2: OVERTURE — a fighting game sequel that finally gave players something new!   Donate at Patre...

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala as they discuss and rank Atlus's naughty puzzle game about sheep and monogamy. Then stick around for Screamer, DOS's favorite arcade racer that's scheduled for a modern comeback! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PENGO — Sega's block-pushin', Sno-Bee-squishin' arcade gem!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus cont...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lara Croft's triumphant return to ghoulish plunder! Then stick around for Terminator for Sega CD, a Terminator where you don't play as Terminator because it's based on the movie Terminator. And we're joined by special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala ! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEFENDER 2000 — Llamasoft's loving update of the...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bizarro Rondo of Blood. Then stick around for FEZ! Does it hold up? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FOOD FIGHT — the coin-op classic about a guy dying for ice cream!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Naughty Dog's slightly darker, slightly better (?) Jak and Daxter sequel. Then stick around for Doctor Hauzer, the Japan-only survival horror game for the 3DO! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AUTOBAHN TOKIO — a 3DO arcade racer with some seriously confusing geographical implications!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and mu...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2012 military shooter that won plaudits for its gripping campaign. Does it hold up today? Find out! Then stick around! Because the HG101 crew is joined by special guest Rusty Shackles , and they're hitting the beach together for some DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 2. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CINERIS SOMNIA — a 2018 horror adventure gam...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to a Dreamcast cult classic. Then stick around for The Operation Death Wing, a weirdly stylish PS1 arcade space combat game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHAPE SHIFTER — a game where you're a barbarian who can turn into different animals. It's a winning premise at least!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy Entertainment's 2010 action thriller about a guy who loses his wife on vacation. Then stick around for Otomedius Gorgeous, Konami's parody shoot-em-up starring girls who wear/ride fighter jet skirts! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP GEAR 2 — Gremlin Interactive's multi-platform arcade racer!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bo...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic-style Sonic with some light adventure elements. Then stick around for Ridge Racer 4! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be I.Q.: INTELLIGENT QUBE — G-Artists' PS1 puzzler with an eerie vibe!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sports game designed by some sort of sports game trickster god. Then stick around for HOME ALONE, for the SNES! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROOVE COASTER — Taito's modern rhythm classic!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check o...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a game that gets it all backwards. Then stick around as guest Rusty Shackles joins for THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN, a visually impressive platformer that really does look and sound like the celebrated cartoon series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRAP GUNNER — an arcade-y arena action game that delivers on its title!   Donate at Patreon  ...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Doom sequel that surprised pretty much everyone. Then stick around for AZURIK, an ambitious adventure game for the original Xbox! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be XARI ARENA — an unreleased original game from 1983 for the Atari 5200 that looks and plays like a mashup of every game Atari had made up to that point!   Donate at Patreon...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ultra lo-fi indie tribute to Spartan X/Kung Fu. Then stick around for BRANDISH: THE DARK REVENANT, the PSP remake of an SNES cult classic! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CUPHEAD — a high-concept run-and-gun for TWO kinds of nerd!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super Mario game inspired by Mobile Phone Mutations of Super Mario. Then stick around for TRACE MEMORY, a P&C adventure on Blood Edward Island which is totally a real island look it up! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COBRA TRIANGLE — Rare's 1989 powerboat racing RC Pro-Am Clone -- or pwn!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus cont...