Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Arkane Lyon's 2021 FPS sci-fi time loop mystery thing. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank SNK's 1987 arcade game about magical kids who shoot through rubble.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN!   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 the Big Damn List , t...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Toaplan's deeply disturbing take on Bubble Bobble. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOME ALONE! (SMD!)   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own v...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Platinum's high-contrast, ultraviolent gameshow game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOME ALONE! (SMD!)   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your ow...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the arcade game that made Michael Jackson no more or less famous than he already was. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHUCKIE EGG!   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 the Big Damn List , then...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank that game where you punch trees. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHUCKIE EGG!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on A...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Metroid spinoff that managed to successfully crossbreed Super Metroid with Quake. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PANTOS STORY!   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 the Big Damn List , then...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank "2009's most popular Xbox Live Indie Game based on connectivity". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PANTOS STORY!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a graphic adventure version of Bram Stoker's novel, narrated by Bram Stoker. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FANTAVISION!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent kung fu infused take on the beat-em-up genre. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FANTAVISION!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lucasarts's surprisingly solid rocket-chariot racer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEZZBALL!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via five...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sim game beloved by truck enthusiasts everywhere. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEZZBALL!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via five-...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a very Suda51 3DS free range shoot-em-up. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SONIC THE HEDGEHOG POCKET 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. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of y...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fighting game with three moves, two buttons, and one idea. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SONIC THE HEDGEHOG POCKET 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. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List , then...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second entry in a bizarrely ambitious kids baseball series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPER MONACO GP!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the inspiration for a recent hit movie, we're told. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPER MONACO GP!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own vi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the SNES cinematic platformer that delivered the classic escapist fantasy of being a stupid dork who's afraid of everything. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FREECELL!   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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's about a witch, except that instead of a flying broom she has a gun and instead of doing lots of cool magic she mostly shoots people with her gun. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FREECELL!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to get the latest and straightest dope....

Today's HG101 podcast covers one of the vanishingly small number of arcade foot-racing games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hi-Fi RUSH!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via five-s...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that is edgy and funny and worth your time, we promise. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hi-Fi RUSH!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a PS2 survival horror game that definitely is another one of those. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARMELLO!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of you...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Kitty Lambada Games's weird action-RPG about a weird Texas. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARMELLO!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own vi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the reason people stopped pretending to miss movie tie-in games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE CIRCUIT!   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 the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of...

Join the HG101 gang as they skip right past the number 648 for some reason, and talk about the forgotten Castlevania game that's kind of a Mega Man game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE CIRCUIT!   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...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2023 ENDS FOR REAL THIS TIME!  Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that really should have been called Virtua Fighter Jet. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WHITE NIGHT!   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...