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Vanquish
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vanquish/vanquish.htmPlatinumGames' PS3/X360 action game takes the formula set down by Gears of War and gives it a distinctly Japanese overhaul, creating one of the best of its type.
Art Style series: Part Two
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/artstyle/artstyle2.htmThe second part of our Art Style series coverage includes three DSi games: PiCTOBiTS, BOXLIFE, and BASE 10.
Ben Jordan
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/benjordan/benjordan.htmA series of eight freeware mystery adventure games developed by Grundislav Games, who would later work closely with Wadjet Eye Games.
Top 47k Games Ep 037: Panzer Dragoon Saga, Age of Empires II (Patreon Version)
Join the HG101 freelance police as they discuss the most expensive Saturn game ever and a game where cowboys fight samurai or something.
Art Style series (Part One)
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/artstyle/artstyle.htmThe Art Style games are spinoffs of the bit Generations series, with often with puzzle-like gameplay and unique aesthetics. The first part of this expansive article covers ORBIENT, CUBELLO, ROTOHEX, and AQUIA.
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/warcraftadventures/warcraftadventures.htmThe famously canceled Warcraft point-and-click adventure, originally scheduled for release back in the late 90s, was recently leaked in fully playable form. How does it stand up to its contemporaries, and should it have been canceled?
Top 47k Games: Fantasy World Dizzy, Top Gear Rally, Clash of Steel (Ad free Patreon edition)
Join the HG101 rally car detailers as they talk about games nobody remembers or cares about.
Blue Stinger
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bluestinger/bluestinger.htmThis launch title for the Dreamcast desperately tries to be a Resident Evil game and doesn't quite succeed...but it has a charm all its own. Also starring Game Club 199X/Top 47k Games favorite Dogs Bower!
Prehistoric Isle
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/prehistoricisle/prehistoricisle.htmA shoot-em-up from SNK that predates their Neo Geo hardware, focusing on a "Lost World"-type scenario where you fight against dinosaurs. Also covers its lesser known Neo Geo sequel.
Trouble Shooter / Battle Mania
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/troubleshooter/troubleshooter.htmA duo of excellent shoot-em-ups from Vic Tokai for the Genesis/Mega Drive, that totally aren't a rip-off of the classic anime The Dirty Pair. Also included scans of design documents for an unreleased third game for the Dreamcast.
Top 47k Games Episode 35: Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage Remake, Vendetta (Patreon Edition)
Join the HG101 crime-punchers as they bring justice to the streets, one jump-kick at a time.
Coming Soon: Retro Game Super Translation Selection (English edition)
http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2017/02/coming-soon-retro-game-super.htmlHG101 is happy to announce that we are publishing a localized version of Retro Game Super Translation Selection, a doujinshi that highlights various written localization changes in 8 and 16-bit games.
Broken Age
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/brokenage/brokenage.htmDouble Fine's point-and-click that famously kicked off the Kickstarter boom, and while it's not quite on the level of the classics, it's a gorgeous, funny game nonetheless.This article is going up early as a Patreon bonus, though it'll be made public later in February. Basically, it was meant to go up today, but the production...
Eufloria
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/eufloria/eufloria.htmAn indie real time strategy game in which you command large swathes of your arboreal army to conquer the stars, planting trees and fighting enemy plants.
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/psiops/psiops.htmA rather forgotten PS2/Xbox classic from Midway, where you use psychic powers to life up stuff and smash weird bad guys.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/alphacentauri/alphacentauri.htmThis spin off of Civilization II is regarded as both one of the best 4X strategy and best sci-fi computer games of all time.
The Game Tengoku
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gametengoku/gametengoku.htmA humorous shoot-em-up series from Jaleco, roughly similar to Konami's Parodius series, that includes characters from across the developer's pantheon, while also poking fun at/pandering to otaku trends of the 90s.
Detective Grimoire
A detective story inspired by the Ace Attorney games, that started as a Flash game and evolved into a commercial release with a cool art style.http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/detectivegrimoire/detectivegrimoire.htm
Owlboy
www.hardcoregaming101.net/owlboy/owlboy.htmA beautiful pixel-based indie game, ten years in the making, that's sort of like a side-scrolling Zelda, but with a stronger emotional core.
Top 47,858 Episode 30: Devil May Cry, Ape Escape, Octopus
Join the HG101 posse and special guest Nick Des Barres (AKA NickRox) for a discussion about the first DMC game, a Game and Watch classic, and Apes A-Poppin!
Top 47,858 Episode 31: Deus Ex, Gomola Speed
Join the HG101 lads for a discussion about the first Deus Ex and the PC-Engine's best snake game.
Top 47, 858 Games Episode 24 Patreon Bonus - Mappy
Another Patreon exclusive segment! Here's Mappy (which was also featured in our 200 Best Games of All Time book)!
Top 47, 858 Games Episode 23 Patreon Bonus - Survival Arts
Ooops! We realized we were missing some Patreon bonus segments that were recorded but not actually released! So here's a segment on Survival Arts, a game which no one in their real mind would've nominated otherwise.
Top 47,858 Episode 32: Startropics, Knights of the Crystallion
Join the HG101 castaways for a discussion about Nintendo's own Zelda ripoff and an Amiga game where people live in a giant ribcage.
Guacamelee
An incredibly well done indie Metroidvania, with a fresh Mexican-theme and better combat and platforming than most other types in the subgenre.http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/guacamelee/guacamelee.htm
Ubik
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ubik/ubik.htmlA clumsy but intriguing adaptation of the Philip K. Dick story of the same, developed by Cryo.
Darkside Story
A Korean PC beat-em-up where you manage your character's hunger and emotions to pummel your enemies in new and exciting ways.http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darksidestory/darksidestory.htm
Crows: The Battle Action
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/crows/crows.htmAn expensive Saturn beat-em-up based on the long-running "delinquent" manga by Hiroshi Takahashi, featuring some odd super deformed characters.
Drill Dozer
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/drilldozer/drilldozer.htmA late release for the Game Boy Advance, and one of the handful non-Pokemon titles from Game Freak, this action game stars a cutesy pink haired girl and her destructive drill tank.
Design Documents and Other Supplementary Material for Compile Shoot-Em-Ups
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/compileshooters/designdocs-fanzine.htmTo accompany the HG101 Guide to Shoot-Em-Ups Vol. 1, which reviews all of Compile's shooters, here is a series of scans of design documents and pamphlets that cover various games, along with a rare music CD. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/compileshooters/designdocs-fanzine.htm
