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Captain America and the Avengers
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/captain-america-and-the-avengers-arcade/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/captain-america-and-the-avengers-nes/Data East's comic book brawler arguably isn't that great but it is a lot of fun. I remember renting the Genesis version when I was a kid and was blown away by the voices. But I still only gave it a 6.5 in the video game newsletter I did when I was i...
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 31: Battle of Wesnoth
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 169: Undertale
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the world's best skeleton dating sim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sword of the Samurai.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 168: Valkyrie Profile
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us the true meaning — and pronunciation — of "einherjar". This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sword of the Samurai.
Steins;Gate Elite
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/steinsgate-elite/A brief write-up of the Steins;Gate remake that came out yesterday - it's kind of a short since not much of the actual story has changed, so if you're curious, you can just read our previous review of that.This version also includes a translation of one of the side-stories, Linear Bounded Phenogram, which I'll review once I finish it!
HG101 Digest Vol. 4: Star Fox and F-Zero now available!
Our latest book is now complete! Here's the order link at Amazon:https://amzn.to/2GPs3zbAnd here are your complimentary PDF copies. If you've pledged at the physical book tier, I'll be processing those orders today. Thanks everyone for your support, and more news about upcoming books will be posted shortly!HG101 Digest Vol. 4: Star Fox and F-ZeroPDF:https://www.dropbox.com/s/6l384cde0u...
Sonic Chaos / Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sonic-chaos/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sonic-the-hedgehog-triple-trouble/Two more 8-bit Sonic games!
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 167: Umihara Kawase
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the weirdest, cutest, and most brutally difficult games to hit the Super Famicom.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 166: SaGa Frontier
>Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that would have been much better with an eighth playable character.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 30: Dead to Rights
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
B-Wings
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/b-wings/Short for "Battle Wings", this Data East shooter is kinda ugly but has a cool weaponry system. It also forms the basis of their later Darwin series of shooters.
Yu Yu Hakusho Games - Parts 3, 4, and 5
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-yu-hakusho-part-3-mega-drive-game-gear-3do/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-yu-hakusho-part-4-game-boy-advance-playstation-2/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-yu-hakusho-conclusion-playstation-2-cont-nintendo-ds-mobile/The remainder of our Yu Yu Hakusho games piece finishes up with everything from the Mega Drive up to modern-ish days on the DS and mobile pl...
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/liar-princess-and-the-blind-prince-the/A cutesy puzzle platformer out today from Nippon Ichi, with some absolutely adorable art but undercooked mechanics.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 165: Super Mario World
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that should have been called Super Super Mario World.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 164: Metal Saga
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you abandon your family to track down robo-bounties.
Sonic the Hedgehog 8-Bit Games - Part 1
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sonic-the-hedgehog-8-bit/Sometime early last year, we did a rundown of the 16-bit 2D Sonic games. We're continuing with all of Sonic's 8-bit entries, all of which were either for the Master System, Game Gear, or both. We're starting off with the first two games, though later entries get quite a bit more unusual.
Yu Yu Hakusho Video Games (Part 1)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/yu-yu-hakusho-part-1-intro-game-boy-pc-engine-cd/An extensive quick look at all of the games based on supernatural manga/anime Yu Yu Hakusho. This week examines the Game Boy, PC Engine, Famicom, and Super Famicom games.
Emperor: Battle For Dune
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/emperor-battle-for-dune/Our coverage of the Dune series finishes up for now (there's still another action-adventure game developed by Cryo to cover in the future) with Westwood's RTS, which is more of a proper sequel to Dune II than Dune 2000 was.
Lynchis
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lychnis/A rather average IBM PC side-scroller, Lynchis is less known for itself and more for that it was a career starting point for many veteran Korean developers
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 29: Neo Turf Masters
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 163: Light Crusader
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the David Lee Roth travels back in time to kill ninjas and steal their baguettes.
Dune II / Dune 2000
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty/More Dune stuff! Here's Westwood's title, the game that set down the foundation of the modern RTS, as well as its less successful (though not bad) remake.
Dune
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dune/Starting off an article series on some of the licensed Dune games, beginning with Cryo's unique strategy/adventure game hybrid.
Hippodrome / Mutant Fighter
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/hippodrome/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mutant-fighter/Two Data East games about monsters fighting monsters in tournament combat! Hippordrome is an early one-on-one fighter, and Mutant Fighter is more of a wrestling game.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 162: Blaster Master 2
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best Blaster Master game for the Genesis.
Mage's Initation: Reign of the Elements
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mages-initiation-reign-of-the-elements/An indie adventure-RPG, long in the making, very similar to Sierra's classic Quest for Glory series.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 161: Shadow of the Colossus
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game that proved Roger Ebert wrong, not counting the other first game.
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 28: Parameters
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
Trojan
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/trojan/Capcom's arcade slasher Trojan, sort of an unofficial follow-up to Irem's Kung Fu Master, as it was designed by the same person.
Monster Tale
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/monster-tale/A cutesy Metroidvania/Wonder Boy-style game for the DS developed by the folks behind Henry Hatsworth, combined with a monster-raising element. I'd like to think the blue hair of the heroine is based off of Shion from Wonder Boy in Monster World. Since this is DS game, it predated the indie Metroidvania renaissance, and it was a good alternative to ...
