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New Postcard Art: Marvel Land
Here's some newly commissioned artwork for our next set of collector's postcards - Marvel Land, by Jorge M Velez. Check out his Twitter and Patreon as well!https://twitter.com/Kaigetsudohttps://www.patreon.com/artofjmvWe'll be timing the printing of this postcard batch roughly with the publication of the Namco Arcade Classics book, which means they'll be produced and mailed out som...
HG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade Classics Preview!
We're gearing up to put out the sixth HG101 volume for next month, so here's a preview in the meantime! This includes most of the (pre copy-edited) content, outside of a small "More HG101 Best Games of All Time" feature we're still working on.This book covers Mappy and Dig Dug in depth, plus a number of their more unusual titles, primarily stuff that never really left in Japan....
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 65: Klax
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
SD Gundam Winners History
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sd-gundam-winners-history/One of the Gundam strategy games for the Game Gear, a follow-up to the first game released on the FDS.
Panzer Bandit
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/panzer-bandit/A beat-em-up from FIll-in-Cafe that's very much like the PlayStation version of Guardian Heroes, though technically it's more of a follow-up of Mad Stalker.This was one of the first articles way back on the site in 2003 or so, but I rewrote it for the Treasure book because it wasn't very good.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 235: Monster Prom
Join the HG101 gang as they play a multiplayer monster-dating game and discover they all have a crush on the same werewolf quarterback.
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mad-stalker-full-metal-force/A mecha beat-em-up from Fill-In Cafe, which formed the basis for what would eventually become Guardian Heroes.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 234: Sunless Sea
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that dares tell the truth about boat cannibals. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Klax.
HG101 Mailbag #2
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher
Download 2
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/download-2/The follow-up to the cyberpunk PC Engine shooter doesn't quite match up to the original.Also, a review of the anime OVA:http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/download-anime/
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 64: Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
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Download
Part one of a feature covering the PC Engine cyberpunk shooter duology. This introduces the series and covers the first game - later this week will be the sequel and the one-off anime OVA.
Super Cyborg
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/super-cyborg/It's Super C! But not really. Contra is kinda sorta back with a (not so great) new entry and a (pretty good) fan spinoff Blazing Chrome, while this tribute actually dates back to 2012.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 233: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that put ocarinas on the map. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 232: Omikron
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that was, if nothing else, good enough for David Bowie. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors.
Yu-No (Remake)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-no-remake/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/8-bit-yu-nos-great-adventure/The remake of YU-NO, the classic Japanese sci-fi/fantasy adventure game, was just released in America a few days ago. This review goes over the changes, plus also looks at the retro-styled action game included with the Switch version.Also, check out our original article for what YU-NO is all...
Toki
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/toki/Go ape-spit with Toki, an unusual simian-based side-scroller from TAD. Also got a (long delayed) remake that came out late last year.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 63: Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
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 231: Halo: Combat Evolved
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Xbox FPS that finally taught console gamers how to aim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 230: Risk of Rain
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a really tiny space soldier fights really tiny lizard people thanks to a presumably really tiny space wizard. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.
Mystic Formula
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystic-formula/Micro Cabin's kinda bad/kinda-OK PCE CD run-and run, with some typical super 90s character designs.
Lollipop Chainsaw
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lollipop-chainsaw/Grasshopper's zombie slice-em-up, starring a bubbly cheerleader and writing from pre-MCU James Gunn.
Broken Reality
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/broken-reality/A unique vaporwave indie adventure game from last year.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 62: Pong: The Next Level
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands-the-pre-sequel/An inter-quel of sorts, released between the second game and the third game, to somewhat mixed receptions
Borderlands 2
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands-2/It's more Borderlands in what's currently the best in the series. (Though we haven't actually played the third one yet...)
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 229: Saturn Bomberman
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may be the pinnacle of the Bomberman series -- with returning guest, Retronauts emeritus, Ray Barnholt! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pong: The Next Level.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 228: Corpse Party
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spooky game about kids who eat scissors -- joined by the game's PC localization programmer Sara Leen! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pong: The Next Level.
Borderlands
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/borderlands/Borderlands 3 just came out! Let's look at the older games, for the series that helped popularize the "shooter-looter" subgenre.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/anodyne-2-return-to-dust/Something worth knowing about Sean Han Tani and Marina Kittaka is that they have been very, very busy since the first Anodyne. They've been experimenting with genre and content for a good while now, and Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is meant to be a summation of every game they've tried making, ranging from PSX homage to narrative game ...
