Podcasts about hardcore gaming

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG PROCEEDS!! Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene as they discuss and rank Konami's RPG with more playable characters than a Fire Emblem game. Then stick around for 140 - a colorfully artistic, grooving platformer! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PLANET PUNCH — a flash game that dares to ask "You know how annoying the sun is in Mario 3? Well what if you could beat it up?" 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's RPG bursting with charming musical numbers. Then stick around for maimai, Sega's rhythm touch screen arcade hit that they swear is not a washing machine! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MOONRING — Fluttermind's neon-infused love letter to classic roguelikes! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a River City Ransom-inspired beat-em-up based on a popular Canadian comic series. Then stick around for The Darkness, a first-person shooter with more lightbulb shooting than Metal Gear Solid 2! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUOSO — a third-person shooter for the 3DO featuring a bodaciously rocking interpretation of virtual reality! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MURDER DOG IV: TRIAL OF THE MURDER DOG — a game that is exactly as murder-filled as its title would suggest! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RODEA THE SKY SOLDIER — the Yuji Naka-produced Wii game that was released just in time for the Wii U's demise! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet - the eternally-delayed follow-up to ChuChu Rocket! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SABAN'S POWER RANGERS ZEO: FULL TILT BATTLE PINBALL — the game that allegedly puts the battle in battle pinball! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doom wad! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ENDURO RACER — the Master System/Mark III's port of Yu Suzuki's follow-up to Hang-On! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape Velocity Nova, the third and final entry of Ambrosia Software's celebrated Mac series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAZ-MANIA — a game about a cartoon character whose dad is a Tasmanian devil version of Bing Crosby who loves orange juice! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a beloved sequel to a beloved adventure. Then stick around for Crazy Chicken, Germany's most popular PC game of the early 2000s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROCKET KNIGHT — the long awaited return of Konami's rocket powered possum knight Sparkster.! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wheelman's triumphant return to the Playstation. Then stick around for LEFT ALIVE, Ilinx's 2019 stealth action game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUA RACING: FLATOUT — the PS2 tribute to one of Sega's forgotten Virtuas! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those games that's supposedly so bad it's good. But is it? Listen and find out! Then, remember PURSUIT FORCE? We do! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE THIRD WORLD WAR — the slowest military sim on the Sega CD! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten PS1 FPS by Insomniac Games. Then stick around for 5D CHESS WITH MULTIVERSE TIME TRAVEL, which is somehow exactly what it claims to be! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUTS 'N' GARTERS IN DNA DANGER — this Cabal-clone for MS-DOS! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's cult classic strategy RPG. Then stick around for MR. DO, the arcade classic about a clown who came to throw down! And imitate Dig-Dug! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be REVENGE OF THE GATOR — the GameBoy game that could have been called UNCLE AL'S PINBALL GATOR-GRUDGE, but wasn't! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

MARCHROIDVANIA HAS BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE MONTH! We just forgot to write it in the show notes. Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Metroid's triumphant 2D return to new ideas! Then stick around for ZERO WING, a game the internet noticed. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ADVENTURES OF COOKIE & CREAM — FromSoft's brutally difficult take on ultra-cute 3D platformers! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Atari ST's answer to Ghosts 'n Goblins. Then stick around for MILON'S SECRET CASTLE, one of those Hudson Soft things where you shoot everywhere hoping something will disappear! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIST — one of those Japan-only Saturn 3D fighting games we know you love! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2025 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a modern beat-em-up homage to the TMNT cartoon. Then stick around for NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS, a 3D platformer with Scooby Doo for the PS2! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be D LIFE — macrobiotic life sim styled after classic Namco arcades and controlled with an audio mixing console! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2023's best horror fishing game. Then stick around for TAKE NO PRISONERS, Raven Software's top-down run-and-gun that probably owes money to John Carpenter! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DIE HARD TRILOGY — Probe Entertainment's ambitious three-in-one hit! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy's pilled-to-the-gills Neo-noir 3PS. Then stick around for BCV: BATTLE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, Artdink's fighting game where instead of two people facing off it's two people driving bulldozers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUILTY GEAR 2: OVERTURE — a fighting game sequel that finally gave players something new! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala as they discuss and rank Atlus's naughty puzzle game about sheep and monogamy. Then stick around for Screamer, DOS's favorite arcade racer that's scheduled for a modern comeback! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PENGO — Sega's block-pushin', Sno-Bee-squishin' arcade gem! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lara Croft's triumphant return to ghoulish plunder! Then stick around for Terminator for Sega CD, a Terminator where you don't play as Terminator because it's based on the movie Terminator. And we're joined by special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEFENDER 2000 — Llamasoft's loving update of the arcade classic! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bizarro Rondo of Blood. Then stick around for FEZ! Does it hold up? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FOOD FIGHT — the coin-op classic about a guy dying for ice cream! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Naughty Dog's slightly darker, slightly better (?) Jak and Daxter sequel. Then stick around for Doctor Hauzer, the Japan-only survival horror game for the 3DO! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AUTOBAHN TOKIO — a 3DO arcade racer with some seriously confusing geographical implications! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2012 military shooter that won plaudits for its gripping campaign. Does it hold up today? Find out! Then stick around! Because the HG101 crew is joined by special guest Rusty Shackles, and they're hitting the beach together for some DEAD OR ALIVE EXTREME 2. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CINERIS SOMNIA — a 2018 horror adventure game about a beautiful young man wandering through derelict buildings! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to a Dreamcast cult classic. Then stick around for The Operation Death Wing, a weirdly stylish PS1 arcade space combat game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHAPE SHIFTER — a game where you're a barbarian who can turn into different animals. It's a winning premise at least! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy Entertainment's 2010 action thriller about a guy who loses his wife on vacation. Then stick around for Otomedius Gorgeous, Konami's parody shoot-em-up starring girls who wear/ride fighter jet skirts! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP GEAR 2 — Gremlin Interactive's multi-platform arcade racer! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic-style Sonic with some light adventure elements. Then stick around for Ridge Racer 4! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be I.Q.: INTELLIGENT QUBE — G-Artists' PS1 puzzler with an eerie vibe! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sports game designed by some sort of sports game trickster god. Then stick around for HOME ALONE, for the SNES! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROOVE COASTER — Taito's modern rhythm classic! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a game that gets it all backwards. Then stick around as guest Rusty Shackles joins for THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN, a visually impressive platformer that really does look and sound like the celebrated cartoon series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRAP GUNNER — an arcade-y arena action game that delivers on its title! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Azurik: Rise of Perathia! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Doom sequel that surprised pretty much everyone. Then stick around for AZURIK, an ambitious adventure game for the original Xbox! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be XARI ARENA — an unreleased original game from 1983 for the Atari 5200 that looks and plays like a mashup of every game Atari had made up to that point! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Brandish: The Dark Revenant! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ultra lo-fi indie tribute to Spartan X/Kung Fu. Then stick around for BRANDISH: THE DARK REVENANT, the PSP remake of an SNES cult classic! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CUPHEAD — a high-concept run-and-gun for TWO kinds of nerd! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Trace Memory! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super Mario game inspired by Mobile Phone Mutations of Super Mario. Then stick around for TRACE MEMORY, a P&C adventure on Blood Edward Island which is totally a real island look it up! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COBRA TRIANGLE — Rare's 1989 powerboat racing RC Pro-Am Clone -- or pwn! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Doshin the Giant! 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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Trilby's Notes! 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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and The Spectre Files: Deathstalker! 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! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Little Goody Two Shoes! 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 perfectly at home on the Nintendo DS! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 impressive, gameplay depressive take on late 80s pro wrestling! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Mallick(https://www.twitch.tv/superelectricviolence) 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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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, 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 indie puzzle game! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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, 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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. 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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! 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

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 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 Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.