Hardcore Gaming 101

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!...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an incredibly exciting Wii launch title. Then stick around for Scooter's Magic Castle, an edutainment game featuring several minigames strewn through a magic castle! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIR ADDALOT'S MATH ADVENTURE   — a gallant knight's quest to chase off dragons using his arcane knowledge of mathematics!   Donate at Patreo...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that lets you literally possess Lego people so you can live out their lives. Then stick around for A Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS), a decidedly non-vulgar take on the classic horror franchise! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DESTRUCTION DERBY   — an early car destruction game for the Playstation!   Donate at Patreon  to get thi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that introduced the world to the Blue Bomber. Then stick around for Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?, a cookbook in DS software form! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACTRAISER 2   — the simulation-less follow-up to Quintet's simulation/action hybrid!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Fo...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a formative 16-bit survival horror game. Then stick around as special guest Phil Salvador joins for Myst Online: Uru Live /  Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, an ambitious experiment in a mysterious adventure series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE EXIT 8 & PLATFORM 8   — a duology of PT-inspired subway horror games!   Donate at Patreon  to ge...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the survival roguelike for cat lovers everywhere. Then stick around for Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", an adventure game that really milks its premise dry! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARRANGER: A ROLE-PUZZLING ADVENTURE   — an adventure where you don't move through the world - the world moves around you!   Donate at Patreon  to get this b...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eidetic's apology for Bubsy 3D. Then stick around for Mat Mania, a wrestling game by the devs that would go on to make Double Dragon! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CARMAGEDDON   — the "racing" game that's really more of a "run over pedestrians and kill them" game!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Fol...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONCLUDES WITH TWO 1970s GAMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the space alien shooter that kicked off an entire industry. Then stick around for Dog Patch, a competitive volleyball-esque game with shotguns! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOK, SERVE, DELICIOUS! 3?!   — the third entry in the surprisingly lore-heavy post-apocalyptic...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that paved the way for Shinobi to exist. Then stick around for Pokémon Puzzle League, the puzzler that continued Tetris Attack's proud tradition of obscuring its roots as a Panel de Pon game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CYBER TROOPERS VIRTUAL-ON FORCE   — the 1v1 mech fighter th...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's 3D fighter that strove to corner the competitive... N64 fighting game scene... of 1997. Then stick around for Fashion Police Squad, the most glamorous FPS you can imagine! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VENGEFUL GUARDIAN: MOONRIDER   — a loving spiritual successor to Shinobi III and...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's spy action thriller that will literally crush you with excitement. Then stick around for Bonanza Bros., Sega's multiplayer co-op heist game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BARADUKE   — Namco's sci-fi action game, that introduced us all to the most terrifying version of Pac-Man imagi...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's first horizontal shooter, plus its more challenging follow-up. Then stick around for Anteater, a game about an anteater who is incredibly vulnerable for some reason to... ants?! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PU-LI-RU-LA   — Taito's surreal arcade beat-em-up... yes, it's the game w...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's magnum opus of vector-based gaming. Then stick around for Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters, an isometric Gauntlet-like with a '50s sci-fi theme! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PRISMATIC SOLID   — a geometry-destroying vertical shooter!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bo...

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS HERE ONCE AGAIN!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first entry in Sega's beloved horror-themed light gun shooter series. Then stick around for Britney's Dance Beat, a Britney Spears rhythm game with a remarkably comprehensive tracklist! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW   — an alternate history late '90s interne...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spiritual successor to the beloved Marble Blast series. Then stick around for You Have to Burn the Rope, an incredibly scathing critique of the video game medium! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUNPEY DS   — the DS iteration of a cowboy-themed Wonderswan puzzle game!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more!...