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Spelling Blizzard

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/spelling-blizzard/An educational spelling title from Sierra, reviewed along with its predecessor, Spelling Jungle.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 353: Snowboard Kids 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atlus's delightful N64 snowboarding game where you snowboard on sand.

Dyna Gear

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dyna-gear/Take on a dinosaur planet as a galactic time patroller and his werewolf companion in this havoc-filled run-and-gun from Sammy/Scarab.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 352: Super Daryl Deluxe

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this whimsical hand-drawn platformer about a super-powered dork's adventures in a post-apocalyptic high school.

Shadow Warrior 2

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shadow-warrior-2/The sequel to the 2013 Shadow Warrior reboot takes it in an unusual direction - a looter shooter.

Shadow Warrior (2013)

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shadow-warrior-2013/A reboot of the 90s FPS that mercifully disregards its edgier elements in favor of an exciting hack-and-slash-em-up.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 351: Katana Zero

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a man, his sword, some girl, drugs, murders, herbal tea, and time travel. How do you think it will do against Strong Terry?

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 120: System Shock 2

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shadow-warrior/The first of the Build Engine-powered first person shooter follow-ups to Duke Nukem 3D, this one featuring a mish-mash of Asian stereotypes, in ways that have aged somewhat painfully.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 350: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the very first Zelda sequel, which attempted to translate the gameplay of the original into a side-scrolling action RPG.

Vandyke

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vandyke/Vandyke, a beefy man overhead hack-and-slasher with some oddball enemy designs

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 119: The Lost Vikings

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shogo-mobile-armor-division/A mecha-based first person shooter from Monolith, back in the days when Americans were first really discovering anime.

The 200 Best Games of All Time Bonus Edition

To celebrate the holiday sale we're holding at itch.io, I put together a special bonus edition PDF of The 200 Best Games of All Time book. This includes the entire original version, plus some extra entries that were featured in previous digests (Vol. 4 and Vol. 6) along with two extra ones. So technically the Best Games of All Time list is up to 218! It's also digital only for now. A long ...

The SMT/Persona book has now been published!

Here's the publication version of the files (slightly tuned up from the preview earlier in the week), along with the MOBI file:PDF:https://www.dropbox.com/s/mtijesimypvuvsd/HG101%20Presents%20The%20Guide%20to%20Shin%20Megami%20Tensei%20and%20Persona.pdf?dl=0MOBI:https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ryvdi4bbkayvgn/Hardcore%20Gaming%20101%20Presents%20The%20Unofficial%20Guide%20to%20Shin%20Megami%20Tensei...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 349: Nier Automata

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Platinum's breakout action-RPG hit of 2017. It's about blindfolded Victorian baby doll robo-assassins. So, you know, serious stuff. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nosferatu.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 118: Nioh

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Away: Shuffle Dungeon

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/away-shuffle-dungeon/An interesting (though not entirely successful) experiment, being a DS action-RPG from Mistwalker.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 348: Herzog Zwei

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may very well be the first RTS game ever made, and it's got the terrible AI to prove it! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nosferatu.

The Unofficial Guide to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona 99.9% Complete!

After being in the works for nearly seven years, The Unofficial Guide to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona is finally almost complete! Here's the 99.9% complete PDF, we're just going to spend the next few days reviewing and tweaking it, before finalizing it and submitting it for print. It should be completed within the week!The last preview sent back in July was 155 pages - the final page cou...

Crusader of Centy

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crusader-of-centy/A pleasant Zelda-like for the Genesis, courtesy of a company that would later specialize in Action-RPGs.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 117: Romancing SaGa 3

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Patreon Postcard Art - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne

Here's the final piece of postcard artwork - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne by Jorge M Velez! I'll be putting together all six of the postcards later this month and should probably have them ready to ship in early December. These will be mailed to anyone pledged at the $16 or above level. Meanwhile, the actual Shin Megami Tensei/Persona book is very nearly completed and should be out even soo...