Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the slow, evil Sonic who has a gun. 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 we've already ranked on the Big Damn List , then nominate a game of your own via fi...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2023 RISES FROM THE DEAD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's polygonal arcade beat-em-up that was based on Die Hard and then became a Die Hard. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MANHATTAN MISSIONS!   Donate at Patreon  to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on  Bluesky  to...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what Google claims is the "underrated NeoPets RPG." Impressive if true! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MANHATTAN MISSIONS!   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 t...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2023 CONCLUDES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Ridge Racer of light gun games and the Xexex of late Konami shoot-em-ups. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5!   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 wh...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Housemarque's 2021 shooter-roguelike hybrid. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5!   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 first entry in Sega's long-running mecha action series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  MINDJACK!   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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the wildly popular sequel to a 90s Quake mod. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  MINDJACK!   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...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CARRIES ON WITH ZERO CALM! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two of Atari's classic vector arcade games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  DINO REX!   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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a truly cursed game. Cursed, benighted, loathsome, and dreadful. A dark, dark event for the entire medium. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  DINO REX!   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 Bi...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE STILL WALKS AMONG US! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's 1988 combat racing game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  VICE: PROJECT DOOM!   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 D...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that you would never play if someone didn't recommend it to you first, let's be honest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  VICE: PROJECT DOOM!   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...

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS AGAIN! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Cave shoot-em-up that is as beloved as it is unpronounceable. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  NOCTURNE!   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 ranke...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss one of those "Only on HG101" games you love. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be  NOCTURNE!   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...

Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade returns! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most extreme Mortal Kombat since Mortal Kombat. 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 D...

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...