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Death Mark

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/death-mark/Our spooky Halloween coverage finishes up with this adventure game, the first in the Spirit Hunter duology.

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/new-addams-family-series-the/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/addams-family-the-mystery-mansion/Finishing up The Addams Family game, with an oddball Game Boy Color point-and-click adventure, and a tossaway mobile game tying in with the recent movie.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 345: Mighty No. 9

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Keiji Inafune's Mighty No. 9, the crowdfunded ersatz Mega Man that snatched partial failure from the jaws of modest success.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 344: Rupupu Cube: Lup Salad Portable

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Japan-only, cube-pushing puzzle classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be System Shock 2.

More The Addams Family

More The Addams Family pieces today, including the weirdo TG16 game where you play as the bad guy lawyer Tully instead of the actual Addams Familyhttp://www.hardcoregaming101.net/addams-family-the-tg16/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pugsleys-scavenger-hunt/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/addams-family-values/

Patreon Exclusive Artwork - Shin Megami Tensei by Rusty Shackles

It's been awhile since we did some originally commissioned postcard artwork, but we're gearing up to send out another batch just in time for the holidays. This one is Shin Megami Tensei by Rusty Shackles, to tie into our upcoming book. It's Lilith in her SMT Nocturne form, along with the SMT1 hero.We're still getting together the illustrations from the rest of our artists, but the ...

The Addams Family (Part 1)

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/festers-quest/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/addams-family-the-16-bit-game-boy/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/addams-family-the-8-bit/One of our other Halloween features this year is a look at the Addams Family video games, starting off with the Sunsoft oddity Fester's Quest, along with Ocean's tie-ins with the early 1990s film, released on numerous pla...

Behold the Kickmen

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/behold-the-kickmen/A goofy soccer game made by a man who had no idea what the rules of soccer were.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 343: Shovel Knight

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yacht Club's retro-perfect mega-platformer. Dig up, stupid! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Lost Vikings.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 116: Final Lap Twin

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

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 115: Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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

The Lurking Horror

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lurking-horror-the/Kicking off our Halloween article series with this Infocom text adventure, inspired by the works of Lovecraft. (Also featured in the Retro Horror Digest from a couple years back.)

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 342: Skullgirls

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most beautifully grotesque 2D fighting game of the fake 1930s. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Lost Vikings.

Blasphemous

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blasphemous/An indie Metroidvania based on Spanish lore.

Coffee Talk

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/coffee-talk/A visual novel inspired by VA-11 Hall-A, this one taking place in a fantasy world at a coffee bar.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 341: Kenseiden

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega Master System's other Castlevania clone, the spooky samurai game Kenseiden.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 114: Genpei Toumaden

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

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 340: Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Micro Machines 2, the top-down, eight-player racer that is quite literally circling the bowl.

Moldorian

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/moldorian/A quality Game Gear RPG, on a platform that didn't have many.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 339: Rayman Legends

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rayman Legends, the game that turned Xerxes into a Rayman Rayfan Man.

Disco Elysium

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/disco-elysium/A story-based political RPG and one of the best releases of 2019.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/star-wars-the-old-republic/Awhile ago, we featured reviews of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. We're finishing that up with the look at Bioware's MMORPG.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 338: X-Com: Enemy Unknown

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Firaxis's triumphant 2012 reboot of a sci-fi squad tactics classic.

Style Savvy

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/style-savvy/An introduction to Nintendo/Syn Sophia's series of fashion boutique simulators.

Sakura Wars (2019)

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sakura-wars-2019/The newly reborn Sakura Wars is a soft reboot of the 32-bit era Japan-only classic. Previously, only the (mostly forgotten) fifth entry for the PS2 and Wii was brought to the USA, but we were lucky enough to get the newest one here.I also realized I hadn't finished porting over the whole Sakura Wars article for the old site, so I added all of t...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 337: Dark Half

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the weirdest RPGs in the Super Famicom library, in which you play as both the hero AND the final boss.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 336: Escape Velocity

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mac-exclusive shareware classic that's a little bit Asteroids, a little bit open-galaxy simulation.

Mikagura Shoujo Tanteidan

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mikagura-shoujo-tanteidan-japanese-video-game-obscurity/An investigative mystery game originating on the PS1, with aspects of Sakura Wars and Phoenix Wright (before it was a thing).

Clash at Demonhead

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/clash-at-demonhead/The quirky open-ended NES action game from Vic Tokai.This was originally written for the NES Cult Classics book a few years ago. I thought it was posted on the main site, but when I was putting together the Scott Pilgrim piece, I realized it wasn't. So here it is!