Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bullfrog's 3D wonderland where you fly around on a magic carpet and shoot magic balls with your magic blingwads. It was impressive in 1994. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Legend of Alfur. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a nostalgia-powered 3DS adventure about the magic of childhood that may or may not be real. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Legend of Alfur. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the rhythm-based "rogue-lite" that more than lives up to its brilliant name. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be F.E.A.R. 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 nomina...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the spiritual predecessor of the Fallout series and ponder the explosive properties of blood sausages. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be F.E.A.R. 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 B...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a psychedelic PS1 "experience game" straight from HG101's own Japanese Video Game Obscurities book! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Second Samurai. 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 t...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the one of he most expensive SNES imports out there, and it's almost actually sorta-kinda worth it? Yatta! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Second Samurai. 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 the PS2 mega-hit that more or less defined the "Open World Violence Man" genre. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Bloody Roar: Primal Fury. 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 Dam...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the SNES adaptation of the classic cyberpunk, sword and sorcery RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Bloody Roar: Primal Fury. 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 , th...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank another low print run, Japan-only, PS1 cute-em-up that will probably be worth more than a Bruegel sketch someday. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun. 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. Che...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of, like, nine official video game adaptations of the first Star Wars prequel. It does all the things that aren't done by the other eight.   This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter to get the l...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Grasshopper's DS action-RPG that looked great, sold not-so-great, and played okay! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Michael Jordon: Chaos in the Windy City. 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 and rank this classic Neo-Geo run-and-gun, the first and arguably best game in the venerable Metal Slug series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Michael Jordon: Chaos in the Windy City. 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 w...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the innovative, Civ-flavored real-time strategy game that was just in time to be too late. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Demon King Chronicle. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Strider-creator's pseudo sequel about a dude in MC Hammer pants who fights big giant ladies. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Demon King Chronicle. 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 legendary half-RPG, half-visual novel Playstation cult classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Bishojou Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story. 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 B...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what some fans consider to be the best classic Zelda. And what host Kal considers "the thirstiest" Zelda. Because of the naked hippo, you see. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Bishojou Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on  Twitter to get the latest a...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the most beloved of PS1 JRPGs. If only belovedness could sell games… This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 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 ranked on the The Big Damn Lis...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Nintendo DS's Balloon Fight remake starring everyone's favorite offensive caricature. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 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 ranked on the Th...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Matrix Software's 1997 Playstation Zelda-clone, featuring everyone's favorite brain-invader. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Star Trek: Starfleet Command. 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 o...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 1994 Nintendo-Rare-Midway fighting game where a skeleton fights his way to Hollywood stardom. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Star Trek: Starfleet Command. 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 ran...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's forgotten 90s arena fighter that predated Smash Bros.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. 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 , the...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's first NES Flintstones game that shows Fred Flintstone to be the savage killer that we always suspected he was. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. 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 g...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA Big's tricked-out snowboard racer. It's Tony Hawk meets F-Zero, with a little bit of Road Rash. But, y'know, to the XTREME. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Chronicles. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's point-and-click adventure where you can ask literally everyone you meet how they feel about snakes. Even TV's Michael Dorn! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Chronicles. 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...

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's GameCube exclusive about a laser cyborg rave girl. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Inferno Climber. 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...