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The Fairyland Story

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fairyland-story-the/An early Taito arcade game, and one of the predecessors to Bubble Bobble.

West of Loathing

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/west-of-loathing/A hilarious point-and-click adventure/RPG hybrid with some high quality black and white stick figure visuals.

Detention

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/detention/A beautiful horror game in both style and substance, feeling like the sort of Silent Hill experience we're definitely not getting from Konami ever again.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 73: Somari

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

HG101 Year-End Book Status Updates - A Guide to Japanese Role Playing Games, Japanese Video Game Obscurities Vol. 2, and more!

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hg101-year-end-book-status-updates-a-jrpg-book-japanese-video-game-obscurities-vol-2-and-more/A status update of the books we've put out recently, and everything we've got planned for 2020 and beyond!

Hana Taaka Daka!?

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hana-taaka-daka/An amusing tengu-themed shoot-em-up for the PC Engine from Taito

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 72: God of War: Ghost of Sparta

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 251: Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where Doctor Doom invades Niffleheim to absorb the power of Odin and the only way Deadpool and Silver Surfer can defeat him is to steal the Muonic Inducer from Galactus and fuse it with a piece of the M'Kraan Cryastal. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Somari.

Wing Commander Armada

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-armada/The last of the three Wing Commander spin-offs, this one is a strategy game with space combat, before leading into Wing Commander III

Wing Commander Academy / Privateer

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-academy/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-privateer/Two Wing Commander spin-offs, one a "create your own mission" package and the other a relatively expansive, open world game, a contrast to the cinematic stories of the mainline series.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 250: Illusion of Gaia

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an action RPG about helpful pigs and patiently waiting for things. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Somari.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 249: Metroid Fusion

Join the HG101 gang as they spend nearly an hour discussing and ranking Metroid Fusion

Papers, Please

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/papers-please/Who would've thought a game about border crossing would be as fascinating as this ended up being?

Top Speed

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/top-speed/It's an OutRun clone by Taito with some cool music. Nothing super impressive, but worth checking out nonetheless. This mostly came about due to it popping up in The Wizard (the movie) under the wrong name. It also ended up in an episode of Black Mirror. How about that?

New Patreon Exclusive Postcards!

New Patreon exclusive postcard bundle! Pledge $16 or more before December 15th to get five postcards with originally commissioned artwork for Rolling Thunder, Yume Penguin Monogatari, Marvel Land, Legend of Valkyrie, and Gunstar Heroes!http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/new-patreon-exclusive-postcards/

Crime City

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crime-city/It's Rolling Thunder/Shinobi with a Lethal Weapon theme, courtesy of Taito! Starring the Chase HQ guys, too, in the great Taito expanded universe.http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crime-city/

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 248: Dark Seal / Gate of Doom

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank perhaps the most Data Easty of Data East beat-em-ups. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be God of War: Ghost of Sparta.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 71: Dragon Quest Builders

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 70: The King of Fighters 98

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

Patreon Postcard Art: Legend of Valkyrie by Kaibuzetta

Here's the final piece of postcard art for this batch: Legend of Valkyrie by Kaibuzetta!I'll be posting more details in a holiday update shortly, but it'll work similarly to last time - if you're pledged to the $16+ tier by the end of November, you'll be registered to receive this and four other original postcards, which will be printed up and mailed in December.

HG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade Classics is now available!

Here are the PDF/MOBIs!HG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade ClassicsPDF:https://www.dropbox.com/s/eui0p2ipbl6e0wy/HG101_Digest_Vol6_Namco_Arcade_Classics.pdf?dl=0MOBI:https://www.dropbox.com/s/l8zsmixu8fg64vs/HG101_Digest_Vol6_Namco_Arcade_Classics.mobi?dl=0And here are the paperback links!US Amazon- $17.99UK Amazon- £17.00For backers at the $20+ level, I'll be processing your shipments over the...