Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rare's celebrated platform-saving platformer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be METAL HEAD!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own vi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a retelling of the original Metroid that is slightly more than it seems. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLOODY WOLF!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then no...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a "20th Century Cyberpunk" puzzle adventure. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLOODY WOLF!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own vi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Doom sequel that's barely a sequel, but still rules actually. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE WHEELS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's late-90s Might & Magic spinoff-ish strategy RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE WHEELS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an interesting 00's adventure game by Argentine dev Nucleosys. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a gam...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fondly remembered Sony-published PS1 JRPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cheery, cute robot Famicom platformer that is just kind of okay. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a "beginner friendly" Cave shooter starring adorable pumpkin-knight girls. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then no...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the secret inspiration for the Game. Com's Resident Evil 2. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MIDNIGHT MUTANTS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 1990 post-apocalyptic racer that's also the last game Atari ever released for the 2600. That's right, 1990. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MIDNIGHT MUTANTS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've alread...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's half baseball, half war, all robot. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be POKÉMON GO!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank their 1000th game! It's exactly the kind of thing you'd expect from us, let's put it that way. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be POKÉMON GO!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Bi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a tricky procedurally generated platformer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RUBBLE SAVER / THE ADVENTURES OF STAR SAVER!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the super-early sandbox space game by a co-creator of ToeJam & Earl. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RUBBLE SAVER / THE ADVENTURES OF STAR SAVER!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the ...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2013 survival horror sequel that set the stage for ten years of total franchise silence. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HAUNTING GROUND!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sunsoft's latter day NES classic starring everyone's favorite mogwai! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HAUNTING GROUND!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then n...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic twin-stick shooter worth a million in prizes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STRETCH PANIC!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's adorable Defender clone and Namco's nearly forgotten Galaga sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STRETCH PANIC!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , the...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that you're hearing in your head right now. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE MONSTERS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game of...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ne plus ultra version of Sega's fourth Virtua Fighter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE MONSTERS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a g...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's celebrated, secret-filled fantasy maze game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be X-COM: ENFORCER!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game of...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the quarter-munching top-down dungeon shooter thingy that made four-player coin-ops a thing. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be X-COM: ENFORCER!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Mega Drive action-platformer starring a ball man. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RISE OF THE ROBOTS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the  The Big Damn List , then nominate a game...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the quirky Playstation platformer starring a feral child who wears leaves for pants like a damn idiot. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RISE OF THE ROBOTS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranke...