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Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 198: Radiata Stories

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most Tri-Ace of all Tri-Ace games.  

Devil May Cry 3

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After stumbling with the second entry, Devil May Cry 3 proves to be a fantastic return to form, resulting in one of the best action games on the PS...

HG101 Digest Vol. 5: Treasure is now available!

Here it is! This one's a little longer than the previous digests, clocking in at 118 pages altogether:

PDF: 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6s64luqr4mqmvkm/HG101_Digest_Vol5_Treasure.p...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 46: Zillion

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 197: Jet Set Radio

Join the HG101 gang as they commit sick crimes and rock out to Y2K beats.

Devil May Cry 2

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It's Devil May Cry 2...the bad one!

Devil May Cry

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Starting up a new article series with the coverage of the Devil May Cry games, the first of which set down the template for dozens of games to come.

Grand Pigeon's Duty

A ridiculous modern indie update to the old computer "classic" Potty Pigeon.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 196: Conquest of Elysium 4

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Nethack of Fantasy 4X games and cower in fear of giant stone age elk. 

Cadillacs & Dinosaurs

Another one of Capcom's licensed brawlers that hasn't been ported elsewhere, this one doesn't quite live up to Alien vs. Predator, and the IP is considerably more obscure...but it's still pretty good.

Alien vs. Predator (Arcade)

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Capcom's best beat-em-up, unfortunately never ported due to its license (though it is coming to that odd logo-shaped joystick/console thing later this year, someho...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 45: Herzog

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 Bonus Get 44: Sonic Labyrinth

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 195: Planescape Torment

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most cerebrial (and corspse-heavy) Infinity Engine D and D game. 

Lock n' Chase

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An early dot-eater from Data East. It's probably more well known thanks to its Game Boy port/update.

Full Table of Contents and Completed Cover for HG101 Digest Vol. 5: Treasure

 http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-digest-vol-5-treasure/ 

This book is coming out next month! If you're pledging at the $5+ Patreon tier, you may have already seen the preview from a few week...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 194: Earthsiege

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mechwarrior-esque robot-driving game that introduced us to Dumb Skynet. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 193: Dear Esther

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's not afraid to be pointless.

Eco Fighters

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A mid-90s environmentally themed arcade shoot-em-up from Capcom that was meant to use the same analog knob as Forgotten Worlds, but ended up being stuck with much clumsier controls.

Orion Burger

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One of those obscure mid-90s adventure games that came out as the genre was fizzling out, but actually had some decent writing and production values behind it.

Legend of Makai

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This fairly obscure arcade game is basically a Japanese developer trying to do Wizards and Warriors.

Knightmare / Majou Densetsu

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Fantasy

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Save your girlfriend from a series of ridiculously escalating scenarios in this early title from SNK. It's on the SNK Anniversary Collection, which is where I discovered it, and is probably one of ...

Phantasy Star Gaiden / Adventure

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Two Phant...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 192: Radical Dreamers

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Chrono Trigger's satellite-powered visual novel sequel. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 43: Viewtiful Joe

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 Bonus Get 42: Rayman 2

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 191: Kid Chamelon

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Genesis platformer that is aimed directly at the hot-pink heart of 90s boyhood. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 190: Chulip

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this eccentric PS2 smooch-em-up. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Viewtiful Joe

Phantasy Star II Text Adventures

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Still not quite finished with classic Phantasy Star, as we look at these Japanese-only (though English fan translated) adventure game tie-ins with ...