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Wizards and Warriors

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wizards-and-warriors/

Rare's NES swords and sorcery entry, which became a short-running series.

Alto's Adventure / Alto's Odyssey

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/altos-adventure/

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/altos-odyssey/

A duology of mobile endless runners, mostly recently found on Apple Arcade.

Bonus Get 178: Hyper Princess Pitch

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a princess who tries to ruin everyone's Christmas.

Top 47k Ep 467: Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the darkest version of Home Alone you could imagine.

Nanobreaker

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nanobreaker/

One of Koji Igarashi's brief breaks from the Castlevania series, a 3D PS2 hack-and-slasher where enemies bleed copious amounts of "oil".

Top 47k Ep 466: Wiz 'n' Liz: The Frantic Rabbit Wescue

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a weird Psygnosis platformer about wizards, rabbits, and magic fruit smoothies.

Revised Article Payment Rates and Patreon Goals for 2022

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/revised-article-payment-rates-and-patreon-goals-for-2022/

A quick post about payment rate changes and the schedule of article posting.

In short, we're increasing the payment rates for article contributors, however in orde...

Bloodroots

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bloodroots/

A self-described "murder ballet" indie action game.

Bonus Get 177: Princess Maker 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that is even more profoundly creepy than its title suggests.

Top 47k Ep 465: Divi-Dead

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1998 adult horror visual novel.

Top 47k Ep 464: Earthworm Jim

in the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game starring Shiny Entertainment's worm with a gun.

The Guide to Retro Indie Games Vol. 2 is now available!

Here it is, four years after the first volume! Full table of contents can be found here: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/hg101-presents-the-guide-to-retro-indie-games-vol-2/

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Swords of Destiny

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A PS2 3D action title from Artoon, only released in Japan and Europe.

Forgotten Worlds

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Capcom's co-op side-scrolling where you control flying Arnold and Mr. T through post-apocalyptic landscapes.

Bonus Get 176: Jaws Unleashed

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS2 chew-em-up that looked into our dead, doll-like eyes and gave us the Jaws game we wanted all along.

Top 47k Ep 463: Hades

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Supergiant's hit game about the underworld's worst escape artist.

Blazing Rangers

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blazing-rangers/

A brand new FC/NES title from Karu_gamo, the developer of Protect Me Knight, based on firefighting. 

Yuuyuuki / BS Shin Onigashima

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yuuyuuki/

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bs-shin-onigamishima/

More Nintendo adventure games, including the goofy Yuuyuuki and the SFC Satellaview sequel to Shin Onigashima...

Top 47k Ep 462: Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Origin Systems' final numbered entry in the Wing Commander franchise.

Bonus Get 175: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's squad-based shooter Resident Evil that actually made money somehow.

Shin Onigashima

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A comical Japan-only FDS adventure game based on Japanese folklore.

Wonder Dog

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An animal mascot platformer and holdover until Sonic made it to the Sega CD.

Inscryption

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/inscryption/

One of the big indie hits of the year, a deckbuilding roguelike that's a lot more than it seems, coming from the dev behind Pony Island.

Top 47k Ep 461: Koudelka

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1999 gothic RPG that laid the groundwork for the Shadow Hearts series.

Top 47k Ep 460: System Shock

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1994 action-adventure game about a lone hacker's corpse-collecting quest to defeat an evil A.I.

Psychonauts 2

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/psychonauts-2/

Double Fine's follow-up to one of HG101's Top 200 Best Games of All Time.

HG101 Digest Vol. 7: Metroid and Kid Icarus is Now Available

The latest HG101 digest is now available! 

For Patrons donating at the $20+ level, we expect that the Retro Indie Vol. 2 book will be completed within the next week or two, so copies of both will be included together.

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Battle of Kingdom

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An unusual RPG/board game for the Game Boy.

Bonus Get 174: Holy Diver

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Irem's metal-inspired Castlevania clone starring an 80s guitar legend who is also a wizard prince.

HG101 2021 Year in Review and Upcoming Projects

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hg101-2021-year-in-review-and-upcoming-projects/

A summary of all of the stuff we put out this past year, and a glimpse into the future!