http://104.236.151.57/madworld/
So! HG101 is finally going to join the 21st century with a brand new site that ditches the old HTML formatting. The main obstacle to this was always that there was so much content that it'd take a long time to convert...and ...
2017-06-12 00:29:29 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/keroblaster/keroblaster.htm
Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya's follow-up to Cave Story isn't quite isn't as complex, but it manages to perfect its simple design in incredibly impressive ways. 2017-06-10 01:10:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Well, like all of the other books, I'm sending out of a preview PDF of this book just before we finalize it. It's attached to this post. We're still gonna spend a few days reviewing it, but otherwise it's mostly done!
The other reason for sending this now is to remind you that this is your last opportunity to con...
2017-06-08 02:57:22 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dragoncrystal/dragoncrystal.htm
Two early console Rogue-likes from Sega, predating the establishment of this particularly genre by the Mystery Dungeon games.
2017-06-06 03:11:32 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/patreonexclusive/zweifun/zwei.htm
So I have a decent number of articles that I started, but never quite completed. Rather than leaving them languish on my hard drive, I thought...
2017-06-04 01:59:07 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/plok/plok.htm
John and Ste Pickford's dadaist SNES platformer stands out from the typical 16-bit platformer fare, especially due to its excellent soundtrack by the Follin brothers.
2017-06-03 03:17:06 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-fightforlife.htm
If Kasumi Ninja wasn't enough, Fight For Life just continues the Jaguar's streak for reprehensible fighting games, though this time patterned after Virtua Fight...
2017-05-31 02:45:48 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/masochisia/masochisia.htm
A disturbing first person adventure game based on real life serial killer Albert Fish.
2017-05-29 01:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cdogs/cdogs.htm
One of the many titles that popped up on shareware compilation discs, this DOS shooter, also known as Cyberdogs, contains such simple joy as blasting stuff and collecting goofy stuff. <...
2017-05-26 04:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/taleofalltynex/taleofalltynex3.htm
Our article on the excellent doujin shoot-em-up series Alltynex has been expanded to include its FM Towns originator, Raid Wind 2.
2017-05-26 04:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostPlease note that the below link will soon no longer be updated. Please check for your personalized Patreon RSS feed in the My Membership page on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/hg101/membership
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2017-05-23 05:22:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 talking heads as they go all-out on this special 50th episode, talking 'bout toothy space boomerangs and did someone call for a marsupial with attitude? Patreon bonus game for this episode is Sega's Altered Beast.
2017-05-23 05:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/luciferring/luciferring.htm
Just six months after Crisis Beat, Softmachine released a ...
2017-05-22 05:08:49 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crisisbeat/crisisbeat.htm
A 3D beat-em-up reminiscent of the Dynamite Deka (Die Hard Arcade) series, released for the PS1 in Japan and Europe.
2017-05-22 05:07:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! It's time to reveal the cover of our next book: Contra and Other Konami Classics! It's still a work in progress, obviously, with colors soon to come, but now you can see Rusty Shackles' ode to the many heroes of Konami's alien blasting series, plus see those penguins parody more of Konami's other properties. Other games ...
2017-05-18 14:06:49 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/noobow/noobow.htm
A 1992 licensed game by Irem based on a Japanese chocolate mascot, a simple but enjoyable game that just about anyone can get into and enjoy.
2017-05-18 13:43:23 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/elementalgearbolt/elementalgearbolt.htm
One of the rare non-Namco light gun games worth playing on the PlayStation, taking place in a fantasy world and featuring a vaguely RPG-...
2017-05-15 02:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the HG101 Soda Shaq aficionados as they chat about interdimensional martial arts quests and the best giant head in shoot-em-ups. Patreon bonus game for this episode is Capcom's 1942 .
2017-05-13 21:41:35 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/brigador/brigador.htm
A recent isometric mecha shooter, basically Desert Strike with the style of Syndicate and Shadowrun.
2017-05-12 03:03:32 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hellsinker/hellsinker.htm
A ridiculously deep doujin shoot-em-up, whose mechanics resemble that of Battle Garegga by the way of Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun.
2017-05-10 00:26:09 +0000 UTC View Post
An indie rogue-lite where you use your hook to zip around levels and hunt for cash, rendered with some beautiful pixelwork.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/flinthook/flinthook.htm
2017-05-07 01:43:03 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/assaulttrooper/assaulttrooper.htm
An ugly but nonetheless fantastic IBM PC game that deserves more attention, especially those who remember playing the demo on those "100+ Games" disks of ...
2017-05-05 03:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 Nester lookalikes and special guest Guru Larry as they discuss jet-belts versus jet-packs, sexy car magazines, and P-L-A-S-M-A!!
2017-05-02 03:29:08 +0000 UTC View Post
A vaguely cutesy Halloween-themed budget side-scroller for the PlayStation 2, vaguely recalling the super deformed Famicom classic Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/splattermaster/sp...
2017-05-02 03:26:26 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/adventuresofmusashi/adventuresofmusashi.htm
One of the Famicom's many Dragon Quest clones, with two major distinctions: it's a humorous story based on samurai legend Musash...
2017-04-29 20:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Since we're in the final phases of getting this together, I figured I'd post a preview of this upcoming book! The attached PDF is basically complete, it's going over the last stages of copy-editing and making sure the translations are accurate. The Patreon donors page will also be updated to include everyone at the time of publi...
2017-04-27 18:13:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Join the HG101 satellite pirates as they chat about cuteness science and the fine art of hoop-flying. Unedited Patreon exclusive version of the podcast!
2017-04-27 01:59:26 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dinorex/dinorex.htm
Taito's prehistoric fighting game uses digitized photos of dinosaur models, essentially making it the predecessor to Primal Rage.
2017-04-27 01:53:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Thought to be unemulateable, the unreleased Primal Rage 2 has recently been dumped and incorporated into MAME, so now we can see what could have been, without traveling to the one arcade in the US that had a cabinet!
2017-04-27 01:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A series of rhythm games that arrived on the PS1 in the wake of Parappa the Rapper, they seem quaint and simple nowadays, but the weird characters and catchy music has still earned this series a small but faithful following.
