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New Postcard Art: Marvel Land

Here's some newly commissioned artwork for our next set of collector's postcards - Marvel Land, by Jorge M Velez. Check out his Twitter and Patreon as well!

 https://twitter.com/Kaigetsudo 

 2019-10-16 15:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post

HG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade Classics Preview!

We're gearing up to put out the sixth HG101 volume for next month, so here's a preview in the meantime! This includes most of the (pre copy-edited) content, outside of a small "More HG101 Best Games of All Time" feature we're still working on. 

This book covers Mappy and Dig Dug in depth, plus a number of their mor...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 65: Klax

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.   

SD Gundam Winners History

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sd-gundam-winners-history/

One of the Gundam strategy games for the Game Gear, a follow-up to the first game released on the FDS.

Panzer Bandit

 http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/panzer-bandit/

A beat-em-up from FIll-in-Cafe that's very much like the PlayStation version of Guardian Heroes, though technically it's more of a follow-up of Mad Stalker.

This was one of ...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 235: Monster Prom

Join the HG101 gang as they play a multiplayer monster-dating game and discover they all have a crush on the same werewolf quarterback.

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mad-stalker-full-metal-force/

A mecha beat-em-up from Fill-In Cafe, which formed the basis for what would eventually become Guardian Heroes.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 234: Sunless Sea

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that dares tell the truth about boat cannibals. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Klax. 

HG101 Mailbag #2

Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher 

Download 2

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/download-2/

The follow-up to the cyberpunk PC Engine shooter doesn't quite match up to the original.

Also, a review of the anime OVA:

2019-10-10 01:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 64: Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.  

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Part one of a feature covering the PC Engine cyberpunk shooter duology. This introduces the series and covers the first game - later this week will be the sequel and the one-off anime OVA.

Super Cyborg

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/super-cyborg/

It's Super C! But not really. Contra is kinda sorta back with a (not so great) new entry and a (pretty good) fan spinoff Blazing Chrome, while this tribute actually dates back to 2012. 2019-10-05 20:09:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 233: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that put ocarinas on the map. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 232: Omikron

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that was, if nothing else, good enough for David Bowie. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors. 

Yu-No (Remake)

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-no-remake/

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/8-bit-yu-nos-great-adventure/

The remake of Y...

Toki

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/toki/

Go ape-spit with Toki, an unusual simian-based side-scroller from TAD. Also got a (long delayed) remake that came out late last year.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 63: Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

 Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.  

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 231: Halo: Combat Evolved

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Xbox FPS that finally taught console gamers how to aim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 230: Risk of Rain

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a really tiny space soldier fights really tiny lizard people thanks to a presumably really tiny space wizard. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. 

Mystic Formula

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystic-formula/

Micro Cabin's kinda bad/kinda-OK PCE CD run-and run, with some typical super 90s character designs.

Lollipop Chainsaw

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lollipop-chainsaw/

Grasshopper's zombie slice-em-up, starring a bubbly cheerleader and writing from pre-MCU James Gunn.

Broken Reality

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/broken-reality/

A unique vaporwave indie adventure game from last year.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 62: Pong: The Next Level

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games. 

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands-the-pre-sequel/

An inter-quel of sorts, released between the second game and the third game, to somewhat mixed receptions

Borderlands 2

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands-2/

It's more Borderlands in what's currently the best in the series. (Though we haven't actually played the third one yet...)

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 229: Saturn Bomberman

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may be the pinnacle of the Bomberman series -- with returning guest, Retronauts emeritus, Ray Barnholt! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pong: The Next Level. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 228: Corpse Party

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spooky game about kids who eat scissors -- joined by the game's PC localization programmer Sara Leen! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pong: The Next Level. 

Borderlands

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands/

Borderlands 3 just came out! Let's look at the older games, for the series that helped popularize the "shooter-looter" subgenre.

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/anodyne-2-return-to-dust/

 Something worth knowing about Sean Han Tani and Marina Kittaka is that they have been very, very busy since the first Anodyne. They've been experime...