Hardcore Gaming 101

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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank MicroProse's 1992 CRPG set in 15th century Luxembourg that inexplicably failed to set the world afire. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP PLAYER'S GOLF!  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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gottlieb's best-remembered arcade game, elegantly paired with Atari's fastest-forgotten. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP PLAYER'S GOLF!  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 B...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 1991 JRPG that kicked off the Shining Force series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RAGNAROK BATTLE OFFLINE!  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 nominat...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's quirky foray into the world of Mid-90s arcade puzzle games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RAGNAROK BATTLE OFFLINE!  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 ,...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic multi-directional shooter and its unfairly forgotten sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be QUIZ & DRAGON: CAPCOM QUIZ GAME!  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 D...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the celebrated indie game about an entire solar system trapped in a 22-minute time loop. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be QUIZ & DRAGON: CAPCOM QUIZ GAME!  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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two 90s puzzle classics from opposite sides of the platform tracks. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACONCAGUA!  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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two 1981 Konami arcade games, one where you "Jungle" and one where you "Frog." This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACONCAGUA!  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 Capcom's sprawling 1994 beat-em-up that captures a bit of the tabletop RPG magic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be YS V: LOST KEFIN, KINGDOM OF SAND!  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 t...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the surprisingly well-remembered tie-in game for a mostly forgotten Pixar movie. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be YS V: LOST KEFIN, KINGDOM OF SAND!  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 th...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game in our Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade series! We start with two Namco coin-op classics about environmental destruction and bicycle pump murders! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DANNY SULLIVAN'S INDY HEAT!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get th...