Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang and Official First Fan  ChibiUFO as they discuss and rank Konami's delightful N64 game about the ninja who invented Japanese bathtubs by dying in one. Then stick around for DOSHIN THE GIANT, an even deeper N64 cut for the ill-fated 64 Disk Drive! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be G-DARIUS — one of those Dariuses that doesn't have the really long screens!   Donate...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a McDonalds game with no fast food in it whatsoever. Then stick around for TRILBY'S NOTES, an indie adventure game by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AFTER BURNER: CLIMAX — Sega's flashy update to the coin-op classic!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  ...

Join the HG101 gang and special guest  Sid Menon as they discuss and rank FromSoft's grimmest, darkest, goodest(?) soulsborne to date. Then stick around for THE SPECTRE FILES: DEATHSTALKER, the unreleased interactive FMV game that was too hot for 1980s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION — the original version of the game that revitalized Pac-Man!   Donat...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game so nice, Konami published it twice! Then stick around, because the gang covers Little Goody Two Shoes, a beautiful RPG/adventure game with nods to SaGa Frontier and Legend of Mana. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STREETSTEP: 21st CENTURY BASKETBALL — an NBA Jam-inspired basketball game that would have looked perfect...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank ZA/UM's combat-lite, crazy-heavy tribute to the Infinity Engine RPGs of yore. Then stick around, because special guest ViviMayoi stops by to discuss ASURA BLADE: SWORD OF DYNASTY, a late 90s arcade fighting game that's sort of a post-apocalyptic Samurai Shodown! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WWF Wrestlemania — Rare's visually impressi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gray Matter Studios' strong 2001 refresh of Id's other classic FPS. Then stick around, as we chat up Atlus's NES sports game based on Australian T-shirts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STEEL HARBINGER — Mindscape's bizarre FMV-Run & Gun hybrid that indie developers should be imitating, but somehow aren't!   Donate at Patreon  to get t...

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Mallick as they discuss and rank a fast-paced, horror-themed shooter inspired by the Quake generation. Then stick around for one of those only-on-HG101 games that combines education and entertainment! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEVIL MAY CRY 2 — the benighted sequel to Capcom's influential action series!   Donate at Patreon  to get this b...

Join the HG101 gang as we discuss and rank the most Rob Liefeld-lookin' fighting game of all time. Then stick around as we raise awareness of Rare's forgotten GBA puzzler! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROW CUBE — a game that looks like Minecraft meets Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Probably doesn't play like it, though!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, m...

THE FINAL EPISODE OF LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS UPON US! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's highly polished AVP brawler. Then stick around as we take our chances with Lady Luck! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TMNT 3: THE RADICAL RESCUE — a surprisingly ambitious GameBoy castleroid!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much mor...

THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2024 IS AT HAND! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a visually rich, gameplay poor arcade adaptation of Paul Verhoeven's subversive sci-fi classic. Then stick around! Because the HG101 gang goes on to rank and discuss an indie scuba-diving adventure! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPERLIMINAL — a surreal...

LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE SHUFFLES FORWARD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Tekken where Tekken became Tekken. Then stick around for the game where you tell a Frog and Pig what to do! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PERIDIUM — a fungus-themed indie adventure game that only HG101 would dare to rank!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2019's most cozy adventure. Then stick around, because LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE continues with Cameltry! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FROG DETECTIVE — a cute, comedic animal adventure!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. C...

LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE BUILDS MOMENTUM! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cult favorite Neo Geo shoot-em-up and a pretty wild survival horror game for the Saturn! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZERO TOLERANCE — a truly unique first person shooter for the Mega Drive/Genesis!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the s...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the cult classic PS1 advert-game about the man who spreads awareness of Pepsi. Then stick around, because our SUMMER ARCADE FEATURE continues with Konami's otherworldly Gauntlet clone! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be OPERATION WOLF — Taito's hit arcade light gun game about one of those army guys who walks sideways most of the time!   Do...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CANNOT BE STOPPED! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's 1998 arcade mech battler. Then stick around for Ben Esposito's 2018 indie hit!  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WACKY RACES — one of those licensed NES cash-grabs that licensed the wrong license, perhaps!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more!...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's spooky, tough-as-nails platformer, and chase it with Rare's last-minute city-demolition classic.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KIRBY'S DREAM LAND — the still surprisingly good original Kirby game!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS GETTING SERIOUS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the oddly unsatisfying "original" Contra, plus Takahisa Taura's hack-and-slash for Switch.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AMOK — Lemon's voxel-based mech game for the Saturn!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to ge...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE ROLLS ON! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank HAL's unique take on Ghostbusters, and are joined by special guest LordBBH to cover a beloved 1997 run-and-gun for Neo•Geo.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GOLDEN AXE: BEAST-RIDER — the troubled PS3/360 Golden Axe sequel!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic laserdisc arcade by Disney's weirdest animator, and an indie throwback FPS.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROAD RUNNER — Atari's game based on the classic Warner Bros. cartoon character!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  B...

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Dragon Quest where Dragon Quest became Dragon Quest.   This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  NANOSAUR — a 90s Mac third-person shooter about an intelligent super-dinosaur from the future!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and str...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent 3D Sonic game that garnered those coveted "mixed reviews".  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NANOSAUR — a 90s Mac third-person shooter about an intelligent super-dinosaur from the future!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Man game the Breath of Fire team built.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TENGAI MAKYOU: ZIRIA — Hudson's celebrated 1989 RPG for the PC Engine CD-ROMROM!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ran...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Volition's 2001 FPS with GeoMod™ technology.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TENGAI MAKYOU: ZIRIA — Hudson's celebrated 1989 RPG for the PC Engine CD-ROMROM!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked...

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG REMAINS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Fire Emblem for 3DS.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TALES OF VESPERIA   — the tenth mainline entry in Namco's Tales series!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ran...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS2 tie-in game for a movie that never existed.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TALES OF VESPERIA   — the tenth mainline entry in Namco's Tales series!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on...