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...and Trilby's Notes! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a McDonalds game with no fast food in it whatsoever. Then stick around for TRILBY'S NOTES, an indie adventure game by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AFTER BURNER: CLIMAX — Sega's flashy update to the coin-op classic! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and The Spectre Files: Deathstalker! Join the HG101 gang and special guest Sid Menon as they discuss and rank FromSoft's grimmest, darkest, goodest(?) soulsborne to date. Then stick around for THE SPECTRE FILES: DEATHSTALKER, the unreleased interactive FMV game that was too hot for 1980s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION — the original version of the game that revitalized Pac-Man! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

...and Little Goody Two Shoes! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game so nice, Konami published it twice! Then stick around, because the gang covers Little Goody Two Shoes, a beautiful RPG/adventure game with nods to SaGa Frontier and Legend of Mana. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STREETSTEP: 21st CENTURY BASKETBALL — an NBA Jam-inspired basketball game that would have looked perfectly at home on the Nintendo DS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank ZA/UM's combat-lite, crazy-heavy tribute to the Infinity Engine RPGs of yore. Then stick around, because special guest ViviMayoi stops by to discuss ASURA BLADE: SWORD OF DYNASTY, a late 90s arcade fighting game that's sort of a post-apocalyptic Samurai Shodown! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WWF Wrestlemania — Rare's visually impressive, gameplay depressive take on late 80s pro wrestling! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gray Matter Studios' strong 2001 refresh of Id's other classic FPS. Then stick around, as we chat up Atlus's NES sports game based on Australian T-shirts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STEEL HARBINGER — Mindscape's bizarre FMV-Run & Gun hybrid that indie developers should be imitating, but somehow aren't! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Mallick as they discuss and rank a fast-paced, horror-themed shooter inspired by the Quake generation. Then stick around for one of those only-on-HG101 games that combines education and entertainment! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEVIL MAY CRY 2 — the benighted sequel to Capcom's influential action series! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

Join the HG101 gang as we discuss and rank the most Rob Liefeld-lookin' fighting game of all time. Then stick around as we raise awareness of Rare's forgotten GBA puzzler! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROW CUBE — a game that looks like Minecraft meets Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Probably doesn't play like it, though! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

THE FINAL EPISODE OF LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS UPON US! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's highly polished AVP brawler. Then stick around as we take our chances with Lady Luck! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TMNT 3: THE RADICAL RESCUE — a surprisingly ambitious GameBoy castleroid! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2024 IS AT HAND! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a visually rich, gameplay poor arcade adaptation of Paul Verhoeven's subversive sci-fi classic. Then stick around! Because the HG101 gang goes on to rank and discuss an indie scuba-diving adventure! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPERLIMINAL — a surreal indie puzzle game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE SHUFFLES FORWARD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Tekken where Tekken became Tekken. Then stick around for the game where you tell a Frog and Pig what to do! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PERIDIUM — a fungus-themed indie adventure game that only HG101 would dare to rank! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.