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Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 61: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss the definitive SMS classic!(I was scheduled to be on this ep but had to cancel due to some last minute family stuff, but I can ensure you I was there in spirit!)
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 227: Radiant Silvergun
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn shooter that justifies buying a Saturn and then region-modding a Saturn. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 226: Boku no Natsuyasumi / My Summer Vacation
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the "slow life" adventure game that will make you long for the summer of 75. With special guest Ray Barnholt! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alex Kidd in Miracle World.
A-10 Cuba
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/a-10-cuba/A flight combat sim from the 90s from one of the lesser known developers. It has some cool early 3D effects too!This game was selected for review by a generous Patreon donor! Learn how you can nominate a game of your choosing to feature on HG101 here!
This Means War!
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/this-means-war/A rather dreadful real-time strategy game from Microprose that tried to be a comedic Command and Conquer clone but really biffed it.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 225: Nethack
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank THE roguelike. Because Rogue doesn't count. We don't trade in tautologies, here.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 60: SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters Clash
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
A Video Game Con Slideshow Presentation for the Japanese Video Game Obscurities panel
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1B4stCcIBMK88v6GjAy8gDaIuoqWLWwfBwQH6YLfWmJ0/edit?usp=sharingWe hosted a panel this past weekend about our upcoming Japanese Video Game Obscurities book. We recorded some audio and may post it in the future, but for now, here's the slideshow presentation we used. It's not particularly fancy and it doesn't cover everything we discussed but is a goo...
HG101 at A Video Game Con this weekend in Parsippany NJ
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hg101-at-a-video-game-con-this-weekend-in-parsippany-nj/We’ll be at A Video Game Con this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8th 2019, at the Parsippany PAL buildingin Parsippany, NJ! We will have a booth in the vendor room where you can purchase any of books, plus an assortment of video games, artbooks, and soundtracks I’ve dug out of my closet.Also...
Uşas
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/usas/An unusual action-puzzle game from Konami where you control the emotions of two brothers as they explore ancient ruins. Only released on the MSX2 so it's not terribly well known.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 224: The House in Fata Morgana
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss this beautiful (and beautifully depressing) visual novel.
New Postcard Art: Rolling Thunder
The second picture from the second batch of upcoming postcards: Rolling Thunder, by Rusty Shackles!
The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-missing-j-j-macfield-and-the-island-of-memories/An unusual action-puzzle game from Hidetaka " SWERY " Suehiro, of Deadly Premonition fame.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 59: Solar Jetman
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
New Postcard Art: Gunstar Heroes!
Here's the artwork for the second batch of postcards: Gunstar Heroes, by Martín Caffarena!The artist supplied two versions: one colored in markers, and the other colored digitally. We decided to print the one with markers since it looked sharper, but figured we might as well reveal both to the Patreon backers.The postcards were mailed about a week and a half ago, so if you're in the US, y...
Knights of Pen and Paper
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/knights-of-pen-and-paper/A charming RPG that simulates tabletop role-playing, from the folks who went on to make Chroma Squad.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 223: Mega Man 5
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those Mega Mans in between the ones we remember and the one we're currently complaining about. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Solar Jetman.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 222: Fortune Street
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wii entry of Enix's long-running digital board game series that is pretty much Monopoly with cute slime monsters. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Solar Jetman.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 58: The King of Chicago
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
Child of Eden
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/child-of-eden/The gorgeous follow-up to Rez, though it never caught on in quite the same way as its predecessor.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 221: Marble Madness
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's legendary, finger-shredding coin-op, Marble Madness. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be The King of Chicago.
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mcdonalds-treasure-land-adventure/One of the first games developed by Treasure, around the same time as Gunstar Heroes. Much of our Treasure coverage came from a feature we did back in 2008 or so (though revamped quite a bit) but for some reason we'd never gotten around to covering this one, so this is a new article. Also includes a small look at the Game Gear ...
Spider-Man: The Videogame (Sega Arcade)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/spider-man-the-videogame-sega-arcade/Lotsa Spider-Man drama in the news this week, though the timing on this was completely unintentional, since it was actually written for the Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 2 book and somehow was previously never posted on the site. Anyway, this was a pretty decent combo beat-em-up/platformer that made good use the arcade hardware scal...
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 220: Suzuki Bakuhatsu
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the amazing collaboration between Enix and the creator of Strider! It's about a bored lady who defuses grapefruit bombs or something! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be The King of Chicago.
NARC
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/narc/Inspired by the Top 47k Games podcast ep a little while back, I decided to give this famously dumb/fun drug-themed police state gun-em-up. It's a terrible game but I'll always plunk a credit in it whenever I see it, and I have fond memories for some reason for waiting for the NES port (which I didn't actually buy, I just borrowed a friend's cop...
Ms Pac-Man Maze Madness
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ms-pac-man-maze-madness/One of the better games to come out of the late-90s "golden era arcade remake boom".This is the last entry (for now) in our exploration of offbeat Pac-Man games, though there will definitely be some more in the future.
Cover Artwork Preview: HG101 Digest Vol 6: Namco Arcade Classics
Here's the cover for the upcoming HG101 Digest Vol 6: Namco Arcade Classics, by Thor Thorvaldson! Obviously the focus is on Mappy and Dig Dug, but it covers a lot of Namco's lesser known franchises, like Valkyrie, Genpei Toumaden, Youkai Douchuuki, and lots of other stuff. More details will be posted on the site soon!
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 57: Neon Genesis Evangelion (N64)
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 219: Gunstar Heroes
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the run-and-gun classic that put Treasure on the map, as it were. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Pac-Mania / Pac-Attack / Pac-Man Arrangement
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-mania/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-attack-pac-panic/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-man-arrangement/Three more Pac-Man sequels/spinoffs. I've always had a weakness for Pac-Mania myself even though that mostly comes from my affection for the music.
