http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rockinkats/rockinkats.htm
Take Willy the Cat across the mean streets of New York City, as he attempts to save his dame from the evil gangster Mugsy, in this Atlus-developed NES platformer.
Since someone requested it, I've made text Kindle and ePUB versions of most of our books available for download. It's a good alternative in case you want to carry around smaller size files instead of the 200 MB+ monstrosities that Kindle Comic Creator puts out. They still have plenty of images too. They've been added to the mast...
2016-09-14 02:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bloodnet/bloodnet.htm
It's vampires in cyberspace in this RPG/adventure hybrid from Microprose.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/midwinter/midwinter.htm
An ambitious late 80s first person RPG by Mike Singleton, of the Lords of Midnight games.
2016-09-07 02:51:54 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hyperiria/hyperiria.htm
A Super Famicom tie-in with the anime OVA, made famous by its showings on the Sci-Fi channel.
2016-09-05 18:40:11 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-spaceacesnes.htm
This wretched SNES platformer, based on the laserdisc arcade game, is almost as bad as its NES Dragon's Lair bedfellow.
2016-09-03 19:38:33 +0000 UTC View Post
A short, three-act point-and-click adventure game, in the style of Wadjet Eye's titles, and featuring the voice work of famed pundit Jim Sterling.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/charnelhouse/charnelhouse.htm
2016-09-03 03:58:12 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-armello.htm
A grim fairy tale board game set in a fantasy kingdom of anthropomorphic animals.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bleed/bleed.htm
An indie side-scrolling shooter focused on killing all sorts of classic video game baddies in the flashiest way possible.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/imagefight/imagefight.htm
This vertical shooter series from Irem is cited as an inspiration for Radiant Silvergun, owing to its large and versatile arsenal.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-cinderellaescape.htm
A bizarro Japanese indie block-pushing fetish game.
2016-08-23 19:35:48 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/virocop/virocop.htm
Graftgold's 1995 Amiga shooter lets you play as a virtual character entering a whole slew of fictional games.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/thomaswasalone/thomaswasalone.htm
One of the indie darlings from a few years back, Thomas was Alone is a minimalist platforming puzzle game that takes place inside a computer, accompa...
A relic from the 16-bit mascot platformer days somehow ended up on the PS1, and despite the grownworthy title and character, it's actually not too bad.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/punkyskunk/punkyskunk.htm
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megamanlegends/megamanlegends7.htm
The final part of our Mega Man Legends feature details the tragically canceled third game, along with the numerous cameos and media spinoffs, plus ...
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gogomilesmile/gogomilesmile.htm
Go! Go! Mile Smile puts you in control of a group of freshly-hatched chickens, and hearkens back to the maze games of the early 1980s while still bringing som...
2016-08-20 21:36:08 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/timetwist/timetwist.htm
One of the last games for the Famicom Disk System, this absolutely crazy adventure game has you traveling through time to save Joan d'Arc, escape a German concentration ...
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/infinitespace/infinitespace.htm
Infinite Space is a title from the Nintendo DS' days of experimentation, alongside such mechanic creating oddities like The World Ends With You, and it p...
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megamanlegends/megamanlegends4.htm
The second (of three) parts in our Mega Man Legends feature examines the second (and technically final) game of the series, as well as its spinoff, The...
2016-08-16 00:30:45 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/twincaliber/twincaliber.htm
This EU-exclusive PS2 rail shooter uses the two analog sticks of the Dual Shock controller to let you wield two weapons at once against a zombie horde.
2016-08-14 01:43:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lostkingdoms/lostkingdoms.htm
A duo of Gamecube RPGs from FromSoftware, both utilizing a unique card-based system.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megamanlegends/megamanlegends.htm
Mega Man's first foray into 3D isn't entirely accurate to its earlier games, but it does create its own charming little world. Part 1 of 3 covers the...
http://hg101.proboards.com/thread/13297/motoko-chan-wonder-kitchen
An SFC title designed to sell mayonnaise, this silly cutesy game is only kinda-sorta about cooking and more about goofing around.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vallhalla/vallhalla.htm
A modern visual novel that weaves a science fiction story through the stories of bar patrons, in the style of classic PC88 titles like Snatcher.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/theway/theway.htm
An indie tribute to cinematic platformers like Another World and Flashback, with some truly fantastic pixelwork.
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2016-07-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/onefingerdeathpunch/onefingerdeathpunch.htm
One of the most clever twists on the beat-em-up formula ever created, involving one button, some stick figures, and a whole lot of...
The final version of our latest book is now available!:
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/utklhrl6uen4a4a/HG101%20Presents%20Data%20East%20Arcade%20Classics.pdf?dl=0
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2016-07-27 03:09:38 +0000 UTC
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http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darkseal/darkseal.htm
To go alongside the upcoming release of the Data East Arcade Classics book, here's a pair of isometric fantasy beat-em-ups (also known as Gate of Doom and Wizard Fire) that ...
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/divekick/divekick.htm
What started as a bunch of in-jokes for the fighting game community eventually blossomed into this simple yet incredibly fun title.
