Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a kart racer homage to a Saturday morning classic and ponder the life choices of one Dick Dastardly. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOLY DIVER!  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 the game that, if nothing else, taught us what "PMC" stands for. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be INCREDIBLE CRISIS!  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 Rygar for the NES with Brian Riggsbee, author of The Legend of Argus: The Complete History of Rygar. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be INCREDIBLE CRISIS!  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 Heart Machine's 2016 indie action-RPG, featuring a visually stunning post-apocalyptic world and big toothy horror-giants. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be INCREDIBLE CRISIS!  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'v...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Toys for Bob's Asteroids-adjacent, open-galaxy space epic. 500 stars, 3,800 planets, and 100 percent fun! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN!  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 ran...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Ubisoft's frankenbranded, turn-based tactical RPG that nobody asked for, yet everyone can enjoy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN!  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 Slitherine's turn-based war-game about the Roman conquest of Europe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN!  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 Konami shoot-em-up classic that gets all up in it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GEARS OF WAR 2!  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 yo...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the groundbreaking 1999 arena shooter that put Epic on the map and gave Quake a run for its money. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GEARS OF WAR 2!  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 Th...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Lovecraftian text adventure. As you may have guessed, it's about a guy in New England who is scared of fish people. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIMCITY 2000!  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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Rare-developed Power Glove showcase that apparently takes place inside of a Rubik's Cube This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIMCITY 2000!  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 Da...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Suda51's most cultish of cult classics with author and No Cartridge podcast host Trevor Strunk! Pre-order Trevor's book, Story Mode , now! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KINGDOM HEARTS!  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 w...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this plucky entry in Falcom's Xanadu non-series series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Kingdom Hearts. 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 y...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this top-down crafting/survival game with a cool pop-up book aesthetic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Disaster: Day of Crisis. 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 an RPG-flavored adventure game loosely based on cult "midnight movie" TV persona Elvira. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Disaster: Day of Crisis. 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 the quintessential sexy urban vampire action RPG. A game so beloved that, surely, a sequel is just around the corner! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Waterworld. 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 r...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania that wasn't supposed to be a Castlevania and really doesn't deserve to be. But the music! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Waterworld. 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 grimdark sequel to the grimdark American McGee's Alice. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Kingdom Hearts. 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 one of the lesser entries in the golden age of the vehicular combat subgenere. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Altered Beast. 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 Interplay's impressive Trek adventure featuring the voices of the show's original cast. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Altered Beast. 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 L...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's 2008 survival horror game that's much better than the "zombies in space" premise might suggest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Altered Beast. 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 T...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about the medieval Polish monster-slayer who invented the cigarette. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen. 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 Th...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the original SimGolf with special guest @itstheshadsy, curator of the Obscuritory and knower of things about Maxis. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen. 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 w...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Genesis port of Data East's pseudo-sequel to Bad Dudes. Are you a crude enough dude to beat up Santa Claus and his naked werewolf? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wild Guns. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a brilliant, brain-busting indie puzzle game that combines sokoban (box pushing) with propositional logic. These rules were made to be broken. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wild Guns. 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 wh...