Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Artdink flight sim where you can just barely kind of fly. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  CONTRA REBIRTH!   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...

Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade chugs on! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two games that were great for arcades and terrible for friendships. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN WORLD!   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 rank...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Hudson-published PS1 adventure about a scuba-diver and her dolphin. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN WORLD!   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 gam...

Late Summer and Early Autumn of Arcade Returns!  Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second of Capcom's two D&D arcade brawlers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DONUT DODO!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn Li...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent FPS/puzzle-platformer hybrid. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DONUT DODO!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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...

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG IS ACTUALLY FINALLY OVER! Insert Disc 4 to enjoy an interminable final cutscene! Then join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Tales game that really earns its stupid lower-case "f". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SPACE INVADERS! (PS1!)   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's arcade-y action game about a chimpanzee cursed to eternally roll a ball up a hill at some bananas. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SPACE INVADERS! (PS1!)   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranke...

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG IS FINALLY OVER! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that, to be honest, is exactly the kind of game you think a game with that title would be. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZOOP! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've alrea...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE BEGINS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank not one, not four, but THREE classic arcade racers! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLASTER MASTER ZERO! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Bi...

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG NEARS ITS END! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you have a gun-sword and Cid has a sweater vest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZOOP! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List , the...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank id Software's 1991 platformer, one of very few games with a non-serial comma in the title. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZOOP! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List , then nomi...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Falcom's first Trails game, which is also the sixth game in a series of sequels to the fifth Dragon Slayer sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAMDAM STOMPLAND! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ran...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Dynamix's 1993 RPG starring the entire Ren Faire.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAMDAM STOMPLAND! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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...

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the version of Snatcher where it's a cutesy RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RICHARD SCARRY'S HUCKLE AND LOWLY'S BUSIEST DAY EVER! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show 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 Massive Entertainment's long forgotten real-time tactics game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RICHARD SCARRY'S HUCKLE AND LOWLY'S BUSIEST DAY EVER! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big D...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the infamously long, but perhaps unfairly maligned PS1 Dragon Quest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  ALIENS! Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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 the Parodius game with the most big giant ladies. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  ALIENS!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the sixth game in the fantasy Harvest Moon spinoff series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  CASTLE OF ILLUSION STARRING MICKEY MOUSE!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List , the...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a surprisingly stylist PS1 twin stick shooter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  CASTLE OF ILLUSION STARRING MICKEY MOUSE!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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 Mario's RPG adventure in the Beanbean Kingdom. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  BLACK!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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 rev...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank sort-of-classic first game in a sort-of-classic series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  BLACK!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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 Sega's 2002 sports game that introduced the world to Team The Fire. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  RESIDENT EVIL REMAKE!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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 Sting strategy RPG for the Nintendo DS. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  RESIDENT EVIL REMAKE!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Twitter  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 fiv...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Midway's final attempt to create the NBA Jam of hockey. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  COOL BOARDERS 2!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show 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 yo...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Ratchet game to have a slightly naughty title. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  COOL BOARDERS 2!  Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show 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...