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Postcards have arrived and are ready for mailing!
The first three sets of postcards have arrived, and we'll be working on mailing them this weekend/early next week! They turned out really well!If you're currently on the $16 tier, please make sure your mailing address is populated in your account! I recently changed the settings that required this, but there are still several where I don't have complete addresses so I can't send th...
Neutopia
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/neutopia/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/neutopia-ii/Two fairly decent Zelda clones for the TurboGrafx-16.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 218: The Dagger of Amon Ra
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Roaring Twenties Sierra On-Line adventure, and perhaps a hidden classic -- with special guest PushingUpRoses!
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 56: Alone in the Dark
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
More Pac-Man Sequels: Jr. Pac-Man, Professor Pac-Man, and Pac & Pal
More oddball Pac-Man sequels and spinoffs from the increasingly desperate folks at Namco and Bally-Midway!http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/jr-pac-man/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/professor-pac-man/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-pal/
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 217: Dwarf Fortress
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the legendarily complex crafting game that will change the way you look at ampersands. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alone in the Dark.
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Pac-Man saw a lot of oddball sequels, but this one, a console point-and-click adventure game, is one of the most bizarre.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 216: Sword of Vermillion
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RPG brought to you by the developers of such narratively rich and mechanically elegant games as Hang-On, OutRun, and Turbo OutRun. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alone in the Dark.
Pac-Man Sequels (Pt 1)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/super-pac-man/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pac-man-plus/Everyone knows Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, but there are a whole ton of weirder, lesser known titles, mostly released in the arcades and then forgotten. This feature examines a number of them, starting with Super Pac Man and Pac Man Plus.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 55: Steel Panthers
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 215: ActRaiser
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Quintet's divine wrath simulator, ActRaiser. Each smiting brings us closer to the Master! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Steel Panthers.
Wing Commander II
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander-ii/The sequel to Wing Commander removes the open-ended mission structure of the original in favor of a much stronger, more linear storyline.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 214: Gobliiins
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Coktel Vision's apple-punching puzzle adventure. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Steel Panthers
Wing Commander
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wing-commander/Origin's high-flying cinematic space combat game, which was mindblowing for the time.We'll be doing the whole series eventually. Wing Commander II will be showing up over the weekend - the others, a bit longer since we're still working on them.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 54: Pokémon Trading Card Game
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the little running pixel man who either has a really long neck or his arms are attached to his waist. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 213: BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the little running pixel man who either has a really long neck or his arms are attached to his waist. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pokemon Trading Card Game.
Xain'd Sleena
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/xaind-sleena/A sci-fi run-and-gun from Technos, that actually predates Contra.
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today/A point-and-click with a cool style, unfortunately scheduled as an episodic release and canceled after the first episode.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 212: Neverwinter Nights
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bioware's farewell to the Dungeons and Dragons license. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Pokemon The Card Game for some reason.
Outlaws
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/outlaws/LucasArts briefly dabbled in first person shooters that weren't Star Wars related, and the Wild West-themed Outlaws was the result.
The Last Dogma
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/last-dogma-the/ Have you ever played games like Deadly Premonition before? You know, those sorts of games that, despite how broken they are, you can’t help but love them for that special touch of the person in charge? That’s about where The Last Dogma lies.(Header picture is from a different game but Patreon won't let me change it argh)
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 53: Golvellius
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 52: Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
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 211: Ghost Trick
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's paranormal detective masterpiece. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Golvellius.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 210: Golden Sun
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Golden Sun, the JRPG that grabs you by the arm and won't stop talking. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Golvellius.
New Patreon Goodies for 2019!
We've introduced some exciting new additions to our Patreon!(1) Collector's PostcardsI think one of the coolest things about doing the HG101 books is commissioning original artwork for the covers, which in many cases feature characters from games outside of the usual fan art circuit. Continuing on this line of thought, we've been commissioning even more original artwork for use on coll...
Recalhorn
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/recalhorn/An unreleased arcade game from Taito, it's a fun and cute platformer, but it's easy to see why it wouldn't have worked in the arcade setting.
Adventure International Questprobe Text Adventures
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/questprobe-featuring-the-hulk/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/questprobe-featuring-spider-man/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/questprobe-featuring-human-torch-and-the-thing/A trilogy of mid-80s text adventures from Scott Adams (no relation to the Dilbert guy). It's cool to see these superheroes put into the context of something other than an action game, but ...
Bump n' Jump
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bump-n-jump/Data East's overhead bumper car racing game, and one of their early hits.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 209: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Call Of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare. Finally, this hidden gem has a shot at getting the exposure it deserves. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee.
