Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the very first Zelda sequel, which attempted to translate the gameplay of the original into a side-scrolling action RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Frog Fractions. 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 al...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Platinum's breakout action-RPG hit of 2017. It's about blindfolded Victorian baby doll robo-assassins. So, you know, serious stuff. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nosferatu. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may very well be the first RTS game ever made, and it's got the terrible AI to prove it! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nosferatu. 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 Dam...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Persona 3 then shoot themselves in the head. In a good way! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeonmans. 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 Valve's physics-bending sci-fi comedy action puzzler, Portal. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeonmans. 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 Keiji Inafune's Mighty No. 9, the crowdfunded ersatz Mega Man that snatched partial failure from the jaws of modest success. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be System Shock 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'...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Japan-only, cube-pushing puzzle classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be System Shock 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 your own via...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yacht Club's retro-perfect mega-platformer. Dig up, stupid! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Lost Vikings. 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 ga...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most beautifully grotesque 2D fighting game of the fake 1930s. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Lost Vikings. 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 nomina...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega Master System's other Castlevania clone, the spooky samurai game Kenseiden. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nioh. 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 nomi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Micro Machines 2, the top-down, eight-player racer that is quite literally circling the bowl. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nioh. 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 Lis...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rayman Legends, the game that turned Xerxes into a Rayman Rayfan Man. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Romancing SaGa 3. 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 nom...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Firaxis's triumphant 2012 reboot of a sci-fi squad tactics classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Romancing SaGa 3. 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 nomin...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the weirdest RPGs in the Super Famicom library, in which you play as both the hero AND the final boss. (For even more fun, read HG101's Dark Half article !) This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mac-exclusive shareware classic that's a little bit Asteroids, a little bit open-galaxy simulation. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Xenoblade Chronicles 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 ra...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Batman game where Batman moves and acts like Batman. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final Lap Twin. 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 Stardew Valley, a game where people send you mail about stuff they lost in the woods and you're supposed to be cool with it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final Lap Twin. 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'...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eighting's first "science-fantasy" shooter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Genpei Tomouden. 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 the GBA Bomberman that everyone (with a GBA and link cable) can enjoy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Genpei Tomouden. 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 nom...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fighting game that briefly got regular people to play fighting games again. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mr. Driller. 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 indie metroidvania hit where it really is a feature, not a bug. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mr. Driller. 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 indie metroidvania hit where it really is a feature, not a bug. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mr. Driller. 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 Atlus's weird Dreamcast first-person hack-and-slash. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Castlevania. 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 o...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's ambitious early GBA offering, Mega Man Zero. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Castlevania. 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 Blizzard's foray into the collectible card game racket. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sunset Riders. 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...