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Hardcore Gaming 101
Join the HG101 gang as they rank the games YOU nominate in their ever growing list, the Top 47,858 Games of All Time. Brought to you by the one and only HardcoreGaming101.net.
Episodes
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Hugo's House of Horrors
Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss the horror-adventure game about a boy's adventures in a clip-art haunted house. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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The Pagemaster
Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss the game where Macaulay Culkin fights books for some reason. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Epic…
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Devotion (feat. Nina Freeman)
Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss the spooky and thoughtful "hallway horror" game Devotion, with special guest Nina Freeman (Cibele, We Met in May)!…
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Ihatovo Monogatari (feat. Melos Han-Tani)
Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss an SNES game based on the short stories of an early 20th century Japanese short story author, with special guest…
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Wing Commander
Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss Wing Commander, the space combat sim that exposes the Thundercats for the villains that they are. This weekend's…
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Siren (feat. Chris Pruett)
Another little (big) bonus for you: the weird and wonderful PS2 survival stealth horror game, Siren, with special guest Chris Pruett, Oculus Director of AR/VR…
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Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, the rail shooter so nice they Zwei'd it twice. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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Parasite Eve
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Parasite Eve, a grounded survival horror-RPG hybrid set in real-world New York City and featuring real-world spontaneous…
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RollerCoaster Tycoon
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss RollerCoaster Tycoon, absurdly low-interest loans, and puking in general. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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Defender
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eugene "Dr. J" Jarvis's first arcade classic, Defender! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Contra…
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Inside
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this moody, atmospheric Cinematic Platformer and/or Environmental Platformer. It doesn't matter, just pick one…
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Okami HD
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Clover and Capcom's Zelda-like game with a wolf in it that's better than the Zelda game with a wolf in it. This…
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Everspace
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rockfish Games' gorgeous space combat rogue-lite. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Low-G Man…
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Marathon Infinity (feat. Jeremy Parish)
A little (big) bonus for you: Marathon Infinity, featuring special guest Jeremy Parish (Retronauts, NES Works, Limited Run) in this, the third thrilling…
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Ball Jacks
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that is literally impossible to describe without some iteration of the phrase "grabbing balls". This…
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Mario Paint
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us how to make pixel art, chiptunes, and horrible VHS birthday cards. This weekend's Patreon…
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Shin Megami Tensei
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you win friends and influence demons with rocks and money. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
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A Nightmare On Elm Street
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where four teenagers gradually collect all 128 of Freddy's femurs. Eee-hee-hee! This weekend's Patreon…
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Quantum Gate
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a forgotten curio of the FMV genre. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Cyberdillo. Donate at Patreon…
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the "Classicvania" that launched a thousand Yahoo! Auctions accounts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the biggest, brokenest, Bethesda-est Elder Scrolls of them all. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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Cobra Command
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Cobra Attack-Copter so advanced, only Leonardo DaVinci could have designed it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden (feat. Kat Bailey, Gideon Zhi, & Sara Leen!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super War? No, the Super ROBOT War. Alpha. Gaiden. You are NOT prepared. Featuring what future generations…
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank yet another Tom Clancy game that inexplicably fails to include Tom Clancy as a playable character. This weekend's…
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Spider-Man (feat. Matt D. Wilson)
As a reward to all of us humans fighting for humanity by staying safe and staying home, HG101 brings you Spider-Man for the SNES, featuring special guest Matt…
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RTS game where Sean Connery and Joseph Stalin compete for control of the precious resource flakes. This…
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Battletoads
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Battletoads game to end them all! Because after this, there were no more Battletoads games. This weekend's…
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DuckTales (feat. Chris Sims)
As a reward to all of us humans fighting for humanity by staying safe and staying home, HG101 brings you DuckTales, featuring special guest Chris Sims (War…
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Shining Force III
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Shining Force game that fans of Shining Force agree is an adequate Shining Force. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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Tony Hawk's Underground
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a young skateboarder's dreams of Tampa. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final…
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Top Secret Episode: Golgo 13
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this weirdly ambitious early NES game about the world's greatest sniper and all around terrible, terrible man --…
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Phantasy Star II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Phantasy Star II, Sega's sci-fi RPG about big bio-domes and cute bio-monsters. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Vanquish (feat. Matthew Burns)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Matthew Burns (Eliza, available now on PC, Mac, Switch) as they discuss and rank Vanquish, Sega's game about a…
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TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project (feat. Matt McMuscles)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Matt McMuscles as they discuss and rank the game where the Ninja Turtles go to Florida. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Yoshi's Wooly World
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yoshi's most huggable, downy-soft adventure yet! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Elder…
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Carrier Command
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1988 early RTS-ish game about super-advanced robot aircraft carriers that must acquire real estate. This…
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Blood (feat. Derek Yu)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Derek Yu (Spelunky, Aquaria) as they discuss and rank Monolith Production's 1997 Lovecraft-inspired FPS. This weekend's…
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Jet Set Radio Future
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Jet Set Radio sequel that time forgot and Sega abandoned. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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Kirby: Canvas Curse
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the early Nintendo DS game where Kirby loses his arms and legs -- but not his will to fight! This weekend's…
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Cosmic Star Heroine
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Zeboyd Games's 2017 retro-styled indie RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wonder Boy: The…
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Might & Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that brought Might & Magic into the Sony Mavica era. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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Lizard
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best new NES game of 2018. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Unlimited Saga. Donate at Patreon…
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Beyond Oasis
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the action RPG that sets the record straight about evil jewelry. What does it want!? This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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Exile
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the TurboGrafx CD action RPG that showed us the lighter side of crucifixion. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Metal Slug 5
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Metal Slug game that dares to do what all previous Metal Slug games had done before, but a little worse. This…
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Battle Garegga
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the shoot-em-up classic with a soundtrack so nice they made it thrice. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
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Lunar: Eternal Blue
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Sega CD JRPG with the dankest Bill Clinton memes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Phantom…
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Mega Man 6
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Man game that dared to ask "What if there was a sixth Mega Man game?" This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a raccoon who steals something other than rank garbage. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
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Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RPG Maker version of 15th century Europe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Fighters…
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Skies of Arcadia
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's sky piracy RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 2064 Read Only Memories. Donate at Patreon…
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Mail Order Monsters
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's classic C64 monster-maker sim. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 2064 Read Only Memories…
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Yakuza 0
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the finest entry in Sega's ongoing crime series about murder, betrayal, and slot-car racing. This weekend's…
Hardcore Gaming 101Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that pits Cthulhu against Sherlock Holmes and his amazing teleporting hat. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Fire Emblem, AKA the game that launched a thousand Smash Bros. characters. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Vita beat-em-up that should have been called Teenage Buxom Ninja Schoolgirls. This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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261 - Final Fantasy XI
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Final Fantasy that tested the limits of your 56k modem. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Disney…
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260 - Daikatana (GBC)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the version of Daikatana that doesn't suck it down. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Disney Plug-N-Play…
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259 - The Sims 4
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the life simulation game that holds the current record for ruined human lives. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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258 - Pandora's Tower
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wii game where your waifu has you locked up in chains. And they're the kind that you can waggle. This…