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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
201 - Sid Meier's Civilization
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that copied the game that was inspired by the game that started it all. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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200 - 200th Episode Interview Bonanza!
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss the only topic they love more than games. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Bubsy 2. Intro music by NORM. Follow…
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199 - The Curse of Monkey Island
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gary Coleman's finest video game performance. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Microsoft Entertainment…
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198 - Radiata Stories
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most Tri-Ace of all Tri-Ace games. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2…
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197 - Jet Set Radio
Join the HG101 gang as they commit sick crimes and rock out to Y2K beats. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Zillion. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes…
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196 - Conquest of Elysium 4
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Nethack of Fantasy 4X games and cower in fear of giant stoneage elk. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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195 - Planescape: Torment
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most cerebrial (and corspse-heavy) Infinity Engine D and D game. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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194 - Earthsiege
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mechwarrior-esque robot-driving game that introduced us to Dumb Skynet. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will…
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193 - Dear Esther
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's not afraid to be pointless. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Labyrinth. Intro music…
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192 - Radical Dreamers
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Chrono Trigger's satellite-powered visual novel sequel. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Labyrinth…
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191 - Kid Chameleon
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Genesis platformer that is aimed directly at the hot-pink heart of 90s boyhood. This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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190 - Chulip
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this eccentric PS2 smooch-em-up. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Viewtiful Joe. Intro music by NORM…
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189 - Mega Man X
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's first attempt to reinvent Mega Man. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Rayman 2. Intro music by…
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188 - Keep Yourself Alive
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this Combat-esque Amstrad CPC game. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Rayman 2. Intro music by NORM…
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187 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's not quite a Metroid, and it's not quite a Castlevania, but maaaaan... This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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186 - BLAM! -Machinehead
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a scientist in bondage gear uses a nuclear hover-bobsled to kill a hamburger virus. This weekend's…
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185 - Yars' Revenge
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the brightest jewels in the Atari 2600's faux-wood paneled crown. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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184 - Myth: History in the Making
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this Commodore 64 classic. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dr. Lunatic Supreme With Cheese. Intro music…
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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…
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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. Intro music…
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181 - Phantasy Star
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's classic space-opera RPG. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Battle. Intro music by NORM…
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180 - Independence War Deluxe
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where "i" stands for Independence! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Battle. Intro music by…
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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's Patreon bonus cartoon will be Mega Man: Upon a Star. Follow…
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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…
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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. Intro music by NORM. Follow…
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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…
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176 - Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Capcom RPG with the highest "D Ratio". This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Civil War 2 - Generals. Intro…
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175 - Chip's Challenge
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best reason to buy a Lynx, now available on Windows 3.1! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Warframe…
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174 - Super Turrican
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a robot shoots lightning that somehow freezes other robots. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will…
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173 - Wii Sports Resort
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us new ways to waggle. (Please forgive the poor audio quality on this one!) This weekend's…
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172 - Takeshi's Challenge
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that requires you to scream into a microphone until gangsters give you a medieval Japanese string…
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171 - Final Fantasy V
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the OTHER best Final Fantasy. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alien Isolation. Intro music by NORM…
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170 - Vagrant Story
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the one Playstation action RPG that wasn't afraid to take risks. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alien…
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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. Intro music…
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168 - Valkyrie Profile
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us the true meaning Eand pronunciation Eof "einherjar". This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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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. This weekend's Patreon…
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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. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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165 - Super Mario World
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that should have been called Super Super Mario World. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dead To…
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164 - Metal Saga
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you abandon your family to track down robo-bounties. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dead…
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163 - Light Crusader
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where David Lee Roth travels back in time to kill ninjas and steal their baguettes. This weekend's…
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162 - Blaster Master 2
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best Blaster Master game for the Genesis. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Neo Turf Masters. Intro…
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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. This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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160 - Spellbound
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this early C64 graphic adventure. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Parameters. Intro music by NORM…
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159 - Akashicverse
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a seizure-inducing 2013 doujin shooter. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Minesweeper. Intro music by…
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158 - Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that exposes the REAL truth behind literally everything. The truth is aliens. This weekend's Patreon bonus…
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157 - Rocket League
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that was almost called SocCar. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Soul Caliber 6. Intro music by…
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156 - Veigues Tactical Gladiator
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a pearl of the You're Huge And You Have To Dodge Stuff genre. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Soul…
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155 - Resident Evil 4
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Resident Evil 4. The patients have been prepped for surgery, Dr. Salvador... This weekend's Patreon bonus game…
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154 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most 1997 of all possible cinematic platformers. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Game Dev Story AND…
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153 - NieR
Join the HG101 gang as they DiscusS and RanK NieR. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Innsmouth no Yakata. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101…
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152 - Lagrange Point
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may be the best-sounding NES game ever. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Innsmouth no Yakata. Intro…
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151 - Abzu
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this wet and somewhat wild little swimming sim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Fantasy General. Intro…
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150 - Astal
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the Saturn's hidden 2D gems. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Fantasy General. Intro music by…
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149 - Myst
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the prequel to Riven The Sequel To Myst. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super C. Intro music by NORM…
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148 - Battlezone (1998)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the bossiest tank ever. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super C. Intro music by NORM…
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147 - Mother 3
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the heartfelt JRPG masterpiece that Nintendo DOESN'T want you to play! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be…
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146 - Silhouette Mirage
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an oft-overlooked Treasure. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dune 2. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes…
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068 - Power Stone, Dino Crisis
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss the stones of power and crises of dino. Patreon bonus for this episode is Bejeweled. Donate at patreon.com/hg101 to get…
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145 - Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Join the HG101 gang as they enter a hellish world where humans have vanished and Pokémon reign supreme. This Friday's Patreon bonus game will be Tales of the…
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144 - Famicom Detective Club Part II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best entry in Nintendo's otherwise forgotten line of adventure games. This Friday's Patreon bonus game will be…