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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
- Hardcore Gaming 101
257 - Resident Evil 6
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's attempt to please everyone but Resident Evil fans. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Secret…
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Your Reviews and Nominations
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've…
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256 - The Lurking Horror
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this late Infocom classic about the lovecraftian nightmares that stalk the quads of MIT. This weekend's Patreon…
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255 - Second Life
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the finest and most influential 3D chatspace game ever to be created by a single lab. This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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254 - Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to Pac-Man, in which our hero refuses to help his neighbor move her couch. This weekend's…
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253 - Mega Man Battle Network
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the GBA Mega Man spinoff that did everything it could to warn us about the internet and we just didn't listen…
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252 - Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sir-Tech's landmark 1981 Apple II dungeon-crawler. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Baldur's Gate. Intro…
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251 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where Doctor Doom invades Niffleheim to absorb the power of Odin and the only way Deadpool and Silver…
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250 - Illusion of Gaia
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an action RPG about helpful pigs and patiently waiting for things. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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249 - Metroid Fusion
Join the HG101 gang as they spend nearly an hour discussing and ranking Metroid Fusion -- just in time for your Thanksgiving road trip! Or, for non-Americans…
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248 - Dark Seal
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank perhaps the most Data Easty of Data East beat-em-ups. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be God of War: Ghost…
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247 - Samurai Shodown
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best fighting game to take place in early spring 1788. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Quest…
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246 - Breakdown
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's First Person Puncher for the original Xbox. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Quest…
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HG101 Mailbag, No. 3
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've…
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245 - Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic adventure game that's like a Dan Brown novel but with more clowns. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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244 - EVO: The Search for Eden
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the SNES game about a mermaid who evolves into a goat-rhino who evolves into a man who kills a giant space amoeba…
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243 - Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS1 platformer that introduced the world to Namco's favorite long-eared cat. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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242 - Dragonstomper
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this secret ancestor to the console RPG genre. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super Mario Odyssey…
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241 - South Park: The Stick of Truth
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this surprisingly cromulent JRPG based on an American cartoon. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Plans Vs…
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240 - Gain Ground
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's epoch-repressing top-down dodge-em-up arcade classic. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Plans Vs…
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239 - Torchlight II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about dungeons, ferrets, and freakishly huge forearms. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Mega Man…
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238 - Homeworld
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about the Kushan exiles of the planet Kharak after their homeworld is destroyed by the Taiidan Empire in…
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237 - Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Dragon Ball card game. It's exactly as exciting as it sounds. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic…
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236 - Mister Mosquito
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a single mosquito drives a Japanese family to madness. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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235 - Monster Prom
Join the HG101 gang as they play a multiplayer monster-dating game and discover they all have a crush on the same werewolf quarterback. This weekend's Patreon…
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234 - Sunless Sea
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that dares tell the truth about boat cannibals. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Klax. Intro…
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HG101 Mailbag, No. 2
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've…
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233 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that put ocarinas on the map. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic…
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232 - Omikron
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that was, if nothing else, good enough for David Bowie. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon…
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231 - Halo: Combat Evolved
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Xbox FPS that finally taught console gamers how to aim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Harvey…
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230 - Risk of Rain
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a really tiny space soldier fights really tiny lizard people thanks to a presumably really tiny…
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229 - Saturn Bomberman
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may be the pinnacle of the Bomberman series -- with returning guest, Retronauts emeritus, Ray Barnholt! This…
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228 - Corpse Party
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spooky game about kids who eat scissors -- joined by the game's PC localization programmer Sara Leen! This…
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227 - Radiant Silvergun
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn shooter that justifies buying a Saturn and then region-modding a Saturn. This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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226 - My Summer Vacation
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the "slow life" adventure game that will make you long for the summer of 75. With special guest Ray Barnholt! This…
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225 - NetHack
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank THE roguelike. Because Rogue doesn't count. We don't trade in tautologies, here. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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224 - The House in Fata Morgana
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank The House In Fata Morgana. Why is this the best visual novel we've tackled so far? Listen and learn. This…
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223 - Mega Man 5
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those Mega Mans in between the ones we remember and the one we're currently complaining about. This…
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222 - Fortune Street
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wii entry of Enix's long-running digital board game series that is pretty much Monopoly with cute slime…
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221 - Marble Madness
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's legendary, finger-shredding coin-op, Marble Madness. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be The King of…
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220 - Suzuki Bakuhatsu
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the amazing collaboration between Enix and the creator of Strider! It's about a bored lady who defuses grapefruit…
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219 - Gunstar Heroes
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the run-and-gun classic that put Treasure on the map, as it were. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Neon…
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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!…
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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…
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HG101 Mailbag, No. 1
Show host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alone in the Dark…
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216 - Sword of Vermilion
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…
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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…
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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. Intro…
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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…
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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 Trading…
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211 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's paranormal detective masterpiece. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Golvellius. Intro music by…
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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…
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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…
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208 - Space Hulk
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where men in huge spacesuits just stand there while the backs of their heads are eaten. This weekend's…
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207 - Dragon's Dogma
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a chosen warrior saves a mystical kingdom with the help of her trusted pawn, Zangief. This…
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206 - Heroes Of Might And Magic III
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where armies of the undead spontaneously assemble to defend a pair of boots. This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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205 - N.A.R.C.
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where homeless, hopelessly addicted drug-victims PAY THE PRICE. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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204 - Lula 3D
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Germany's favorite adult film star and cop-killer. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Twisted Metal Small…
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203 - Hollow Knight
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the hollow knight, the stuffed knight. Compound eye without form, thorax without colour. This weekend's Patreon…
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202 - Nightmare Circus
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Drive game where a Native American stereotype battles the spirits of disgruntled carnival folk. This…