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Tobu Tobu Girl
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tobu-tobu-girl/A cutesy homebrew Game Boy game, sort of like a vertically oriented Balloon Kid. There's a Kickstarter going on for a GBC update too, complete with a physical cart!
Unreal
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/unreal/Epic's seminal FPS, though it's remember more for its technology than the game itself.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 38: Sonic Battle
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.This is actually from last week, since it looks like I forgot to add it to the Patreon!
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 39: Creatures
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
HG101 Podcast AMA Episode 200 Special!
Hey podcast fans, we’re doing a sort of AMA thing for episode 200! Submit your questions here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe26lyvtBFdN54lOvW0PHvctmzfBAwnHHFFjTDxMc15R1_-pA/viewform
King's Quest (Part 3)
It's the end for the original line of King's Quest games, as it tried to go Disney, then morphed into a not-so-great action-RPG. Also covered is the still in-progress fan game The Silver Lining. Still to come - a review of the (sort of!) reboot from a few years ago!http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kings-quest-vii-the-princeless-bride/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kings-quest-mask-of-ete...
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 183: Crazy Taxi
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Sega arcade classic where you rack up crazy money one moving violation at a time. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Creatures.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 182: The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's just cat girls all the way down. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Creatures.
Hypnospace Outlaw
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hypnospace-outlaw/Surf an alternate 1990s web and play both moderator and detective in this beautifully immersive indie title.
Rad Mobile
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rad-mobile/One of Sega's later 2D arcade racers, later ported to the Saturn under the name Gale Racer. It's not quite iconic at the OutRun games but it's alright, and is technically the world's introduction to Sonic the Hedgehog.
Word Rescue / Math Rescue
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/word-rescue/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/math-rescue/A duo of "educational" platformers from Apogee, done in the vein of their either DOS titles like Duke Nukem.
Kings Quest (Part 2)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kings-quest-iv-the-perils-of-rosella/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kings-quest-v-absence-makes-the-heart-go-yonder/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kings-quest-vi-heir-today-gone-tomorrow/King's Quest IV - VI! IV is the first "evolution" that used the then-revolutionary SCI system, with higher resolution graphics and mouse control; V is another step ...
Patreon Exclusive: Alien Syndrome illustration by Rusty Shackles
One major thing I've been wanting to do for Patreon donors is to commission some more exclusive artwork of retro properties, the kind of stuff that might not get a lot of attention otherwise in fan artwork circles. Here's the first one from HG101 regular cover artist, Rusty Shackles, doing Sega's classic cosmic blaster, Alien Syndrome.In the near future, we'll be creating 4x6 postc...
Top 47,858 Game Cartoons of All Time Bonus Get 38: Mega Man: Upon a Star
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank another bonus game cartoon! See the master list for yourself at http://bit.ly/47ktoons
Top 47,858 Game Cartoons of All Time Episode 180: Independence War Deluxe
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game where "i" stands for Independence!
Putt-Putt (Part 3)
Our coverage of the cutesy Putt-Putt games ends with the last three games: Putt-Putt Enters the Race, Putt-Putt Joins The Circus, and Putt-Putt: Pep’s Birthday Surprise.
King's Quest (Part 1)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kings-quest-quest-for-the-crown/Sierra's classic adventure game series that codified many elements of the genre. Also includes a look at The Wizard and The Princess, basically its primordial text adventure.This was originally printed in the Classic Graphic Adventure book back in 2011, but this is the first time these have been published on the site. I'll be...
Seven Samurai 20XX
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/seven-samurai-20xx/A futuristic retelling of the Seven Samurai movie, done as an okay-ish PS2 game.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 37: One Way Heroics
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
Top 47,858 Game Cartoons of All Time Episode 180: Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank three more classic video game cartoons! This week’sPatreon bonuscartoon will be Mega Man: Upon a Star.FollowCaptain X the Cartoon MasterandHG101on Twitter. Check out what toons we’ve already ranked on theBig Damn List.
Your Weekly Kusoge: Sinful Eden
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sinful-eden/A junky, not-quite-game that's a product of predatory, manipulative snake oil salesmen, who can't even be bothered to make a semi-competent dating sim.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 179: Pokémon Snap
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about throwing "pester balls" at magic animals who are trapped inside a Disneyland-style dark ride. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be One Way Heroics.
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo / Travels Through Time
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/putt-putt-saves-the-zoo/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/putt-putt-travels-through-time/Two more reviews of the Putt-Putt point-and-clicks (there are seven altogether!)
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 178: Chex Quest
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a labor of love and cereal. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be One Way Heroics.
A Scar of the Doll
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/scar-of-the-doll/A visual novel written by Hidehisa Miyashita, of the PS3 JRPG Folklore, originally from 1999 and released on iOS in 2009.
Rabi-Ribi
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rabi-ribi/A 2D Metroidvania from a Taiwanese developer, filled with cutesy bunny girls.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 36: Grant, Lee, Sherman: Civil War Generals 2
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
The Princess Guide
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/princess-guide-the/Nippon Ichi's latest action-RPG has a lot of promise, but is ultimately something of a mess.
Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijou
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/osomatsu-kun-hachamecha-gekijo/A launch title for the Mega Drive, released only in Japan due to the license, that's rather infamous for being cut back and rushed to the shelves.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 177: Thief: The Dark Project
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Looking Glass's 1998 "first-person sneaker". This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Civil War 2 - Generals.Sorry I've been behind posting these to the Patreon (they're available immediately on the Patreon-exclusive feed), but we should be caught up, at least until this weekend's bonus episode is ready.
