http://104.236.151.57/series/herzog/
The hugely innovative action-RTS series which began on Japanese home computers, before gaining worldwide cult popularity for its Genesis sequel. Also includes a review of its spiritual successor, AirMech.
Thi...
2017-10-01 21:45:52 +0000 UTC View Post
The Adventures of Darwin is usually classified as a RTS. Looking at screenshots or videos of its tiny monkeys and cavemen following their leader around and carrying objects, you might think you're looking at a budget-priced Pikmin knock-off, and the game itself isn't exactly in a hurry to explain what it's really about. But the ...
2017-10-01 21:27:41 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kathyrain/kathyrain.htm
An indie point-and-click adventure, grounded in the Twin Peaks weird of small town Americana.
2017-09-28 01:34:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/barkley/barkley.htm
Quite possibly one of the most brilliant parodies of Japanese RPGs ever created.
2017-09-23 02:48:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The Complete Guide to the Famicom Disk System is finally complete!
PDF:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e2h4stcjav3xsh8/HG101%20Presents%20The%20Complete%20...
2017-09-17 15:17:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a new book for Patreon donors, which I didn't write but I did help edit and publish: Verb/ose - A Personal Analysis of the Graphic Adventure Game Genre, by Duncan Piasecki. It analyzes the various interfaces, puzzle types and storytelling conventions across many types of adventure games, mostly classic but some modern, wh...
2017-09-15 03:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tobal/tobal.htm
Dream Factory's duo of PS1 3D fighting games, known for their crazy Akira Toriyama character designs and unique quest modes.
2017-09-14 01:48:54 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 Generic Dudes as they talk crooks, crime, and sauna time. Patreon bonus for this episode is minor indie masterpiece Gunpoint.
2017-09-11 03:08:34 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 Layabouts and special guest Carolyn Petit (FemFreq) as they talk micro games and macro metaphors. Patreon bonus for this episode is the 1989 coin-op classic Strider. Because we are out of ideas.
2017-09-11 03:04:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Released two years after Sunless Sea, A House of Many Doors might at first glance look like an unimaginative clone, but ultimately it might be an example of a student becoming better than the teacher.
2017-09-10 15:49:09 +0000 UTC View Post
This doujin shoot-em-up from Astro Port is a love letter to 70s mecha anime.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vulkaiser/vulkaiser.htm
2017-09-06 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 N-Gage N-thusiasts as they take you for a ride. Patreon bonus for this episode is Activision's Spider-Man.
2017-08-28 16:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 New Jack Swing Groupies as they talk prisoner's dilemmas and fishdar. Patreon bonus for this episode is Oregon Trail Deluxe.
2017-08-28 16:17:59 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 Semi-Pro Toy Car Drivers as they talk oil-slicks and Jeep theft. Patreon bonus for this episode is Duke Nukem 3D.
2017-08-28 16:08:44 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/populous/populous.htm
Bullfrog's legendary sim that effectively coined the "god game" subgenre. This article is a work-in-progress and covers the first two games in the series (as well as their expans...
2017-08-27 22:12:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bushidoblade/bushidoblade.htm
Squaresoft's innovative swordfighting game proved a substantial alternative to the other 2D and 3D fighting games of the PlayStation era.
HG101's goin...
2017-08-27 21:58:56 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kaikan/kaikan.htm
A simple yet incredibly fun freeware doujin shoot-em-up, inspired by the likes of Battle Garegga and Fire Shark.
2017-08-25 01:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dbadvanced/dbadvanced.htm
This fairly decent (for a licensed game) brawler/platformer for the GBA is one of the rare titles based on the original Dragon Ball rather than Dragon Ball Z.
2017-08-22 02:08:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The crowdfunding campaign on Unbound for our Japanese Video Game Obscurities book has hit the 20% mark, so I've put up a couple write-ups for the games featured in the book: Digan no Maseki (the one that uses that gorgeous Naoyuki Kato artwork) and Last Armageddon, two computer RPGs from the late 80s.
The latter is actua...
2017-08-20 02:31:39 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-nervesofsteel.htm
There are oh so many poor first person shooters from the mid-90s that are probably better left forgotten, but here we are anyway, for history's sake!
2017-08-18 18:04:28 +0000 UTC View Post
http://104.236.151.57/lord-monarch/
An interesting real-time strategy/puzzle hybrid from Falcom, technically seventh in the Dragon Slayer line, even though it's not an RPG and not much in the way of dragons either.
Last week, Xerxes (from the Top...
2017-08-18 16:56:47 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/snakebird/snakebird.htm
A fun puzzle game from Noumenon Games, based on Snake, and with some very pretty visuals.
2017-08-16 02:27:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Our extensive coverage of the Puyo Puyo series is finally nearing its end with the coverage of the unique PS1 puzzle/RPG hybrid Puyo Puyo BOX, as well as the traditional titles, Puyo Puyo 7 and Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary. Next up: Puyo Puyo Quest and Puyo Puyo Tetris!
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/beastbusters/beastbusters.htm
SNK's zombie-killing light gun shooter, which actually predates Sega's more popular House of the Dead series, has seen a few different incarnations, including an ...
2017-08-07 03:32:40 +0000 UTC View Post![hg101 post Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 061: King's Field II, Bloodborne, Super Meat Boy [Patreon Only] from patreon](https://img5.xxx4fans.com/storage/8/bi/un/66b995-019e857a-3c53-7fe4-9dc8-afe4ea0e5271.png)
Join the HG101 Underground Mutant Bomb-Worshipers as they pretend to care about things that are stupidly hard and frustrating. Patreon bonus for this episode is the stupidly hard and frustrating Super Meat Boy.
2017-08-05 21:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Falcom's latest RPG picks up elements from other popular games, including others by the company, but never quite manages to solidify its own identity.
2017-08-04 19:07:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The latest Storybundle is out, and it includes a bunch of cool stuff, including Fallen Down - Heartache & Compassion in Undertale, the entire Offworld Collection, Once Upon a Point and Click (focusing on Sierra developers, Roberta Williams and Jane Jensen) and Boss Fight Books: Kingdom Hearts II! Do check it out!
It also i...
2017-08-04 01:31:18 +0000 UTC View Post
So I receive a lot of requests to publish hardcover versions of HG101 books, which unfortunately the current print-on-demand publisher does not allow. The only way they would be financially feasible is through crowdfunding since it requires a substantial upfront investment. However, a few months ago, the British publisher Unboun...
2017-08-02 17:28:57 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/catherine/catherine.htm
Atlus' hybrid of an action-puzzler and a visual novel attempts to address gender and societal roles, in ways that don't always succeed.
2017-07-30 18:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 Elder Statesmen of ROCK as they talk about hunting skeletons to their imaginary friend in a car. Patreon bonus for this episode is drug-fueled murder-fest Hotline Miami.
2017-07-28 04:46:09 +0000 UTC View Post
