Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss the spooky and thoughtful "hallway horror" game Devotion, with special guest Nina Freeman (Cibele, We Met in May)! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Epic Pinball. 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 rank and discuss an SNES game based on the short stories of an early 20th century Japanese short story author, with special guest Melos Han-Tani (Anodyne 2, All Our Asias)! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Pro Pinball: The Web. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter  to get the latest and strai...

Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss Wing Commander, the space combat sim that exposes the Thundercats for the villains that they are. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Pro Pinball: The Web. 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...

Another little (big) bonus for you: the weird and wonderful PS2 survival stealth horror game, Siren, with special guest Chris Pruett, Oculus Director of AR/VR Content Ecosystem, in the fourth (and final?) episode of Lockdown Longplay! Donate at Patreon to get HG101 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 Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, the rail shooter so nice they Zwei'd it twice. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Clash of Steel -- a special Patron-requested reconsideration! 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 Parasite Eve, a grounded survival horror-RPG hybrid set in real-world New York City and featuring real-world spontaneous combustions. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Clash of Steel -- a special Patron-requested reconsideration! 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 RollerCoaster Tycoon, absurdly low-interest loans, and puking in general. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Contra (the NES one). 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 Eugene "Dr. J" Jarvis's first arcade classic, Defender! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Contra (the NES one). 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 this moody, atmospheric Cinematic Platformer and/or Environmental Platformer. It doesn't matter, just pick one. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Adventure 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Clover and Capcom's Zelda-like game with a wolf in it that's better than the Zelda game with a wolf in it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Adventure 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 rank...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rockfish Games' gorgeous space combat rogue-lite. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Low-G Man. 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...

A little (big) bonus for you: Marathon Infinity, featuring special guest Jeremy Parish (Retronauts, NES Works, Limited Run) in this, the third thrilling episode of Lockdown Longplay! Donate at Patreon to get HG101 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 game that is literally impossible to describe without some iteration of the phrase "grabbing balls". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wolfenstein. 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 game that taught us how to make pixel art, chiptunes, and horrible VHS birthday cards. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wolfenstein. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you win friends and influence demons with rocks and money. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Kabobber. 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 the game where four teenagers gradually collect all 128 of Freddy's femurs. Eee-hee-hee! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Kabobber. 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 forgotten curio of the FMV genre. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Cyberdillo. 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 five-star r...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the "Classicvania" that launched a thousand Yahoo! Auctions accounts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Cyberdillo. 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 the biggest, brokenest, Bethesda-est Elder Scrolls of them all. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Doom 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 nominate a game of...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Cobra Attack-Copter so advanced, only Leonardo DaVinci could have designed it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Doom 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super War? No, the Super ROBOT War. Alpha. Gaiden. You are NOT prepared. Featuring what future generations will know as the ULTIMATE GUEST LIST. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Streets of Rogue. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank yet another Tom Clancy game that inexplicably fails to include Tom Clancy as a playable character. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Streets of Rogue. 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...

As a reward to all of us humans fighting for humanity by staying safe and staying home, HG101 brings you Spider-Man for the SNES, featuring special guest Matt D. Wilson (War Rocket Ajax, Moviefighters, Copernicus Jones Robot Detective) in this, the second thrilling episode of Lockdown Longplay! Donate at Patreon to get HG101 bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter  to...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RTS game where Sean Connery and Joseph Stalin compete for control of the precious resource flakes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Super Mario Bros. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Battletoads game to end them all! Because after this, there were no more Battletoads games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Super Mario Bros. 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...