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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 101Rolling Thunder (and Pokemon Puzzle League!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that paved the way for Shinobi to exist. Then stick around…
Hardcore Gaming 101Mace: The Dark Age (and Fashion Police Squad!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's 3D fighter that strove to corner the competitive... N64…
Hardcore Gaming 101Elevator Action (and Bonanza Bros!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's spy action thriller that will literally crush you with…
Hardcore Gaming 101Scramble & Super Cobra (and Anteater!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's first horizontal shooter, plus its more challenging…
Hardcore Gaming 101Major Havoc (and Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's magnum opus of vector-based gaming. Then stick around for…
Hardcore Gaming 101The House of the Dead (and Britney's Dance Beat!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS HERE ONCE AGAIN!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first entry in Sega's beloved horror-themed light gun…
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Marble It Up! Ultra (and You Have to Burn the Rope!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spiritual successor to the beloved Marble Blast series. Then stick around for You Have to Burn the Rope, an…
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RoboCop: Rogue City (and Anthology of the Killer!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RoboCop game that is more than worth buying for a dollar. Then stick around for Anthology of the Killer, a…
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Contra: Shattered Soldier (and Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Contra that pulls off being (relatively) serious and gritty. Then stick around for Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, a…
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (and Stranglehold!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-regarded Final Fantasy VII spinoff. Then stick around for Stranglehold, a…
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Sakura Wars (and Melty Blood: Type Lumina!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG ENDURES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn's premiere mecha strategy/cute girl romancing experience. Then stick around…
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Dark Cloud (and Bubsy 3D!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CARRIES ON!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Level 5's early Playstation 2 hit. Then stick around for Bubsy 3D - it's not like…
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Suikoden (and 140!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG PROCEEDS!! Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene as they discuss and rank Konami's RPG with more playable…
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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and maimai!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's RPG bursting with charming musical numbers. Then stick around for maimai…
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Scott Pilgrim (and The Darkness!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a River City Ransom-inspired beat-em-up based on a popular Canadian comic series. Then stick around for The…
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Caves of Qud (and BurgerTime!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about…
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C: The Contra Adventure (and Rollerdrome!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme…
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Castlevania: The Adventure (and Dee Dee Planet!)
Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed…
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Command & Conquer: Generals (and MyHouse.wad!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton…
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Earth Defense Force 6 (and Escape Velocity Nova!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape…
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (and Moorhuhn Hunter!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a beloved sequel to a beloved adventure. Then stick around for Crazy Chicken, Germany's most popular PC game of…
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Driver 2 (and Left Alive!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wheelman's triumphant return to the Playstation. Then stick around for LEFT ALIVE, Ilinx's 2019 stealth action…
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Wanted: Dead (and Pursuit Force!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those games that's supposedly so bad it's good. But is it? Listen and find out! Then, remember PURSUIT…
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Disruptor (and 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten PS1 FPS by Insomniac Games. Then stick around for 5D CHESS WITH MULTIVERSE TIME TRAVEL, which is…
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Disgaea (and Mr. Do!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's cult classic strategy RPG. Then stick around for MR. DO, the arcade classic about a clown who came…
Hardcore Gaming 101Metroid Dread (and Zero Wing!)
MARCHROIDVANIA HAS BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE MONTH! We just forgot to write it in the show notes. Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Metroid's triumphant…
Hardcore Gaming 101GODS (and Milon's Secret Castle!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Atari ST's answer to Ghosts 'n Goblins. Then stick around for MILON'S SECRET CASTLE, one of those Hudson Soft…
Hardcore Gaming 101TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (and Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a modern beat-em-up homage to the TMNT cartoon. Then stick around for NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS, a 3D platformer with…
Hardcore Gaming 101Dredge (and Take No Prisoners!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2023's best horror fishing game. Then stick around for TAKE NO PRISONERS, Raven Software's top-down run-and-gun…
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Max Payne (and Battle Construction Vehicles!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy's pilled-to-the-gills Neo-noir 3PS. Then stick around for BCV: BATTLE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, Artdink's…
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Catherine (and Screamer!)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala as they discuss and rank Atlus's naughty puzzle game about sheep and monogamy. Then stick…
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Tomb Raider 2013 (and Terminator Sega CD!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lara Croft's triumphant return to ghoulish plunder! Then stick around for Terminator for Sega CD, a Terminator…
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Castlevania: Dracula X (and FEZ!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bizarro Rondo of Blood. Then stick around for FEZ! Does it hold up? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
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Jak II (and Doctor Hauzer!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Naughty Dog's slightly darker, slightly better (?) Jak and Daxter sequel. Then stick around for Doctor Hauzer, the…
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Spec Ops: The Line (and DOA Xtreme 2!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2012 military shooter that won plaudits for its gripping campaign. Does it hold up today? Find out! Then stick…
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Typing of the Dead: Overkill (and Death Wing!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to a Dreamcast cult classic. Then stick around for The Operation Death Wing, a weirdly…
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Alan Wake (and Otomedius Gorgeous!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy Entertainment's 2010 action thriller about a guy who loses his wife on vacation. Then stick around for…
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Sonic Advance (and Ridge Racer 4!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic-style Sonic with some light adventure elements. Then stick around for Ridge Racer 4! This weekend's…
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What the Golf? (and Home Alone SNES!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sports game designed by some sort of sports game trickster god. Then stick around for HOME ALONE, for the SNES!…
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Braid + The Adventures of Batman & Robin
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a game that gets it all backwards. Then stick around as guest Rusty Shackles joins for THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN, a…
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Doom (2016) + Azurik: Rise of Perathia
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Doom sequel that surprised pretty much everyone. Then stick around for AZURIK, an ambitious adventure game for…
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One Finger Death Punch + Brandish: The Dark Revenant
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ultra lo-fi indie tribute to Spartan X/Kung Fu. Then stick around for BRANDISH: THE DARK REVENANT, the PSP…
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Super Mario Run + Trace Memory
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super Mario game inspired by Mobile Phone Mutations of Super Mario. Then stick around for TRACE MEMORY, a P&C…
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Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon + Doshin the Giant
Join the HG101 gang and Official First Fan ChibiUFO as they discuss and rank Konami's delightful N64 game about the ninja who invented Japanese bathtubs by…
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M.C. Kids + Trilby's Notes
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a McDonalds game with no fast food in it whatsoever. Then stick around for TRILBY'S NOTES, an indie adventure game…
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Elden Ring + The Spectre Files: Deathstalker
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Sid Menon as they discuss and rank FromSoft's grimmest, darkest, goodest(?) soulsborne to date. Then stick around for THE…
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Castlevania 64 + Little Goody Two Shoes
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game so nice, Konami published it twice! Then stick around, because the gang covers Little Goody…
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Disco Elysium + Asura Blade
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank ZA/UM's combat-lite, crazy-heavy tribute to the Infinity Engine RPGs of yore. Then stick around, because special…
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein + T&C Surf Designs
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gray Matter Studios' strong 2001 refresh of Id's other classic FPS. Then stick around, as we chat up Atlus's NES…
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DUSK + Operation Neptune
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Mallick as they discuss and rank a fast-paced, horror-themed shooter inspired by the Quake generation. Then stick around…
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WeaponLord + It's Mr. Pants
Join the HG101 gang as we discuss and rank the most Rob Liefeld-lookin' fighting game of all time. Then stick around as we raise awareness of Rare's forgotten…
Hardcore Gaming 101Alien vs. Predator + Dicey Dungeons
THE FINAL EPISODE OF LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS UPON US! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's highly polished AVP brawler. Then…
Hardcore Gaming 101RoboCop + Subnautica
THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2024 IS AT HAND! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a visually rich, gameplay poor…
Hardcore Gaming 101Tekken 3 + Muppets Director
LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE SHUFFLES FORWARD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Tekken where Tekken became Tekken. Then stick around…
Hardcore Gaming 101A Short Hike + Cameltry
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2019's most cozy adventure. Then stick around, because LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE continues with…
Hardcore Gaming 101Twinkle Star Sprites + Deep Fear
LATE SUMMER & EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE BUILDS MOMENTUM! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cult favorite Neo Geo shoot-em-up and a pretty wild…
Hardcore Gaming 101Pepsiman + Devil World
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the cult classic PS1 advert-game about the man who spreads awareness of Pepsi. Then stick around, because our…
Hardcore Gaming 101Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram + Donut County
LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CANNOT BE STOPPED! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's 1998 arcade mech battler. Then stick around for…
Hardcore Gaming 101Ghosts 'n Goblins + Blast Corps
LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's spooky, tough-as-nails platformer, and chase it with…
Hardcore Gaming 101Contra (arcade) + Astral Chain
LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS GETTING SERIOUS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the oddly unsatisfying "original" Contra, plus Takahisa…