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Bonus Get 316: Frog Detective

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cute, comedic animal adventure.

September Patreon Podcast Poll

September is here, so we're rerunning previous choices! Please help us pick a game to get a second chance!

Shadow of the Ninja Reborn

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shadow-of-the-ninja-reborn/

Natsume's NES cult classic co-op ninja action, reborn with gorgeous pixel artwork and completely revamped gameplay.

Top 47k Ep 735: A Short Hike + Cameltry

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2019's most cozy adventure. Then stick around, because LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE continues with Cameltry!

Cellophanes

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/cellophanes/

A collection of retro 1970s-style arcade minigames, released only in Japan for the PlayStation.

Bonus Get 315: Zero Tolerance

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a truly unique first person shooter for the Mega Drive/Genesis.

Haunted Castle Revisited

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/haunted-castle-revisited/

A surprise remake that poses the question...what if Haunted Castle was good?

Bravely Default

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bravely-default/

A classic take on the Final Fantasy formula, including the famed Job system, developed for the 3DS.

Top 47k Ep 734: Twinkle Star Sprites + Deep Fear

LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE BUILDS MOMENTUM! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cult favorite Neo Geo shoot-em-up and a pretty wild survival horror game for the Saturn

Bonus Get 314: Operation Wolf

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's hit arcade light gun game about one of those army guys who walks sideways most of the time.

Intelligent Qube

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/intelligent-qube/

Sony's 3D block-pushing puzzler, mostly famous for its PS1 incarnation but there's been plenty of follow-ups too.

Top 47k Ep 733: Pepsiman + Devil World

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the cult classic PS1 advert-game about the man who spreads awareness of Pepsi. Then stick around, because our SUMMER ARCADE FEATURE continues with Konami's otherworldly Gauntlet clone!

Bonus Get 313: Wacky Races

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those licensed NES cash-grabs that licensed the wrong license, perhaps.

Pathfinder

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pathfinder-kingmaker/

A recent duology of Dungeons & Dragons CRPGs, making a good alternative to the recent Baldur's Gate 3.

Top 47k Ep 732: Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram + Donut Country

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CANNOT BE STOPPED! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's 1998 arcade mech battler. Then stick around for Ben Esposito's 2018 indie hit!

Finger Flashing

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/finger-flashing/

A PS1 puzzle game with elements from the famous game of Rocks, Paper, Scissors.

Bonus Get 312: Kirby's Dream Land

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the still surprisingly good original Kirby game.

Top 47k Ep 731: Ghosts 'n Goblins / Blast Corps

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's spooky, tough-as-nails platformer, and chase it with Rare's last-minute city-demolition classic.

HG101 State of the Union 2024 - It's our 20th Year Anniversary!

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hg101-state-of-the-union-2024-its-our-20th-year-anniversary/

News of our upcoming projects, near and far, and some musings on the current state of the corporate owned internet, and how we're trying to keep afloat as an indie...

Bonus Get 311: Amok

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lemon’s voxel-based mech game for the Saturn.

August Patreon Podcast Poll!

Halloween will be here before you know it, so help us choose a spooky game to cover in October!

Top 47k Ep 730: Contra + Astral Chain

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS GETTING SERIOUS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the oddly unsatisfying "original" Contra, plus Takahisa Taura's hack-and-slash for Switch.

Parasol Stars

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/parasol-stars/

One of the Bubble Bobble spin-offs, where you attack and juggle enemies with parasols, recently re-released on modern consoles.

Bonus Get 310: Golden Axe: Beast Rider

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the troubled PS3/360 Golden Axe sequel.

Legend of Kay

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/legend-of-kay-console/

An ambitious Asian-inspired action-RPG from German studio NEON Software, originally developed in the mid-2000s and recently resurrected for modern ports.

Top 47k Ep 729: New Ghostbusters 2 + Shock Troopers (w/LordBBH)

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE ROLLS ON! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank HAL's unique take on Ghostbusters, and are joined by special guest LordBBH to cover a beloved 1997 run-and-gun for Neo•Geo.

Hit Back

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hit-back/

Wacky 3D Breakout-style hijinx for the Japanese PlayStation.

Bonus Get 309: Road Runner

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's game based on the classic Warner Bros. cartoon character.

Variable Geo

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/series/variable-geo/

A series of all-female fighting games, originally released as adult titles for the PC98, then cleaned up and refined for console releases.

Sega Console Classics Vol. 1 (Patreon Preview)

Here's a full preview PDF of the upcoming Sega Console Classics Vol. 1! It's content complete though the text hasn't been fully edited and there's still assorted quality control to be done. But the goal is to have this finalized within the next couple of months!

While the Phantasy Star and Sonic series articles (focusing mostly on the 8/16-bit games with a few of the spinoffs) are alr...