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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
Crusader Kings II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about literally everything that happened or could have happened in the 11th century. This weekend's Patreon…
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Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (feat. CRPG Addict)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest, the CRPG Addict (Chester Bolingbroke), as they discuss and rank the second Quest for Glory, the last EGA game Sierra…
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (feat. Hawes Burkhardt)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Hawes Burkhardt (Blue Harvest, High Potion) as they discuss and rank the Star Wars game that finally gave us the old…
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Celeste
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a feels-good, plays-hard indie platformer sensation. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wario Land…
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The King of Fighters XIII
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the thirteenth game to ever crown a king among fighters. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wario…
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Cookie's Bustle
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Cookie's Bustle, an adventure game about five-year-old girl from New Jersey who thinks she is a teddy bear. This…
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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Join the HG101 gang as they weigh the mainsail and swab the mizzenmast, or something, in honor of the fourth numbered entry in Ubisoft's historical murder-hero…
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Join the HG101 gang as they trip over themselves trying to discuss and rank the third Smash Bros. title for Wii. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
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The Last Blade 2
Join the HG101 gang as they rank the beautiful second game in SNK's other fighting samurai game series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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ZHP Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank NIS's quirky, Kamen Rider-inspired PSP roguelite. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Smurfs…
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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+
Join the HG101 gang and special guests Bryan and Gene from Pixelated Audio as they discuss and rank Pac-Man's triumphant return to relevance. This weekend's…
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Mirror's Edge
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank thing single best game ever made about running away. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be the Superman…
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Harvester
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Harvester, a "Boomer Gothic" point-and-click exploration of video game violence that wants ever-so-desperately to…
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Demon's Tilt
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss 2019's indie pseudo-successor to Devil's Crush, a physically impossible, decidedly digital pinball table. This weekend's…
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Xevious
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Namco's super-innovative vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. Both more and less influential than you might think. This…
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Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a Arkham-ish Lord of the Rings game where you and a cranky elf ghost win orcs and influence goblins. This weekend's Patreon…
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The Wolf Among Us
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Telltale's episodic adventure where the Big Bad Wolf solves crimes in seedy, fairytale-infested 80's New York. This…
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Wolfenstein RPG
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss this clever little pre-smartphone mobile game that turns Id's classic FPS into a turn-based RPG. This weekend's Patreon…
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss this gorgeous, character-driven entry in the esteemed JRPG series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final…
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Skool Daze (feat. Kim Justice)
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Kim Justice as they discuss and rank the ZX Spectrum classic that inspired Rockstar's Bully. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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NiGHTS Into Dreams
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yuji Naka's weirdly intricate score attack game inspired by the works of psychoanalyst Carl Jung for some reason…
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Shinobi (2002)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's triumphant return to the long-neglected Shinobi franchise. And get this. In this one, the ninja can run!…
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Left 4 Dead 2
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Valve's co-op zombie horde game and discuss the pros and cons of setting yourself on fire. This weekend's Patreon…
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Pirate Ship Higemaru
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's third ever arcade title, a barrel-pushing, pirate-flattening maze game. Ever play Pengo? It's kinda the…
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Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atlus's DS dungeon-crawler throwback for the cartophile crowd. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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ZombiU
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank UbiSoft's interesting, ill-fated zombie adventure for Nintendo's interesting, ill-fated WiiU. This weekend's…
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank BioWare's vampire-infested sequel to Baldur's Gate. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nintendogs…
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Injustice: Gods Among Us
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank NetherRealm's Justice League fighting game involving cross-dimensional travel and Superman pills. This weekend's…
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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an import-only NDS rhythm game about the adventures of a rapid deployment tactical cheerleading squad. This…
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Mario Power Tennis
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a tennis game set in the Mushroom Kingdom, a cruel land where perfumed oligarchs compete in increasingly elaborate…
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Fallout 2
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the original Fallout's bigger, buggier sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 13 Sentinels…
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High School Graffiti Mikie
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's arcade tribute to American teenage hooliganism. And the Beatles. And Ferris Bueller? I dunno man. This…
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Psychonauts
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Double Fine's high concept 3D-platformer adventure about psychic kids who just look horrible. Like, the worst…
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Magic Carpet
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bullfrog's 3D wonderland where you fly around on a magic carpet and shoot magic balls with your magic blingwads…
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Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a nostalgia-powered 3DS adventure about the magic of childhood that may or may not be real. This weekend's Patreon…
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Crypt of the Necrodancer
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the rhythm-based "rogue-lite" that more than lives up to its brilliant name. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Wasteland
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the spiritual predecessor of the Fallout series and ponder the explosive properties of blood sausages. This…
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Planet Dob
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a psychedelic PS1 "experience game" straight from HG101's own Japanese Video Game Obscurities book! This weekend's…
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Magical Pop'n
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the one of he most expensive SNES imports out there, and it's almost actually sorta-kinda worth it? Yatta! This…
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Grand Theft Auto III
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS2 mega-hit that more or less defined the "Open World Violence Man" genre. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Shadowrun
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the SNES adaptation of the classic cyberpunk, sword and sorcery RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
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Harmful Park
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank another low print run, Japan-only, PS1 cute-em-up that will probably be worth more than a Bruegel sketch someday…
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of, like, nine official video game adaptations of the first Star Wars prequel. It does all the things that…
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Contact (NDS)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Grasshopper's DS action-RPG that looked great, sold not-so-great, and played okay! This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
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Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this classic Neo-Geo run-and-gun, the first and arguably best game in the venerable Metal Slug series. This…
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Rise of Nations
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the innovative, Civ-flavored real-time strategy game that was just in time to be too late. This weekend's Patreon…
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Cannon Dancer (Osman)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Strider-creator's pseudo sequel about a dude in MC Hammer pants who fights big giant ladies. This weekend's…
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Xenogears
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the legendary half-RPG, half-visual novel Playstation cult classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what some fans consider to be the best classic Zelda. And what host Kal considers "the thirstiest" Zelda. Because…
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Suikoden II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the most beloved of PS1 JRPGs. If only belovedness could sell games… This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
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Tingle's Balloon Fight DS
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Nintendo DS's Balloon Fight remake starring everyone's favorite offensive caricature. This weekend's Patreon…
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Alundra
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Matrix Software's 1997 Playstation Zelda-clone, featuring everyone's favorite brain-invader. This weekend's…
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Killer Instinct
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 1994 Nintendo-Rare-Midway fighting game where a skeleton fights his way to Hollywood stardom. This weekend's…
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The Outfoxies
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's forgotten 90s arena fighter that predated Smash Bros. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's first NES Flintstones game that shows Fred Flintstone to be the savage killer that we always suspected he…
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SSX 3
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA Big's tricked-out snowboard racer. It's Tony Hawk meets F-Zero, with a little bit of Road Rash. But, y'know, to…
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's point-and-click adventure where you can ask literally everyone you meet how they feel about snakes. Even…
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P.N.03
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's GameCube exclusive about a laser cyborg rave girl. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Zelda that made Zelda matter again. With a special guest Jeremy Harvey from Chat of the Wild! This weekend's…
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Even the Ocean
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the indie puzzle-platformer that will change the way you think about life bars. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…