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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 101Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this joint Konami-Platinum spinoff, where the heels are high and the music is loud. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
Hardcore Gaming 101Arc the Lad II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best original Playstation RPG of 2002. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Albion. Donate at…
Hardcore Gaming 101Ristar
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Sega platformer that was a little late to the 16-bit party. Musical interlude: "Stretchy Arms" by NORM and…
Hardcore Gaming 101William Shatner's TekWar
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this celebrity-endorsed first-person shooter about people getting high off of microchips. This weekend's Patreon…
Hardcore Gaming 101Sleeping Dogs
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank United Front's 2012 open world violence-man game that is steeped in the tropes and traditions of Hong Kong action…
Hardcore Gaming 101Tactics Elemental
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an erotic strategy RPG. Why? Because one of you jokers nominated it. That's why. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
Hardcore Gaming 101NBA Jam (feat. Reyan Ali) - PATREON SAMPLE
THIS IS A SAMPLE PATREON BONUS EP THAT MAY DISAPPEAR FROM THIS FEED SOMEDAY AND THERE ARE 125+ MORE PATRON EPISODES THAT ARE JUST AS GREAT WHICH YOU CAN ONLY…
Hardcore Gaming 101Rock N' Roll Racing
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Blizzard's isometric battle-race for Boomer Supremacy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Soldier of…
Hardcore Gaming 101Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mortal Kombat platformer-RPG spinoff that's every bit as uniquely terrible as it sounds. This weekend's…
Hardcore Gaming 101Drakengard
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Cavia-developed, cult-classic hack-and-slash RPG for the PS2 that, eventually, gave us Nier: Automata. This…
Hardcore Gaming 101Marvel's Spider-Man
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Insomniac's Spider-Man to end all Spider-Men. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Home Alone. Donate…
Hardcore Gaming 101Axelay
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's SNES shoot-em-up masterpiece. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Home Alone. Donate at…
Hardcore Gaming 101Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance - A Forgotten Realms™ Fantasy Role-Playing Epic, Vol. I
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the CRPG that's worth its weight in gold. Also, we're overloaded with gold so please, just take it. This weekend's…
Hardcore Gaming 101Quake
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us how to bank nails off the wall. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Double…
Hardcore Gaming 101Gothic
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 2001 action CRPG that glitched its way into our cold, podcast host hearts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
Hardcore Gaming 101Samurai Pizza Cats
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Japan-only, Tecmo-developed NES game about a cult classic faux-dubbed anime. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
Hardcore Gaming 101Sonic Spinball
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where Sonic the Hedgehog is back, in pinball form. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sid…
Hardcore Gaming 101Far Cry 3
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a guy who truly needs a vacation from his vacation. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a story about a man, his brother, his cocaine, and Gary Busey. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101A Conversation with Finji's Rebekah Saltsman
Another bonus for you: a conversation with Rebekah Saltsman, cofounder and CEO of indie publisher Finji (Overland, A Night in the Woods, Tunic) for this fifth…
Hardcore Gaming 101Snowboard Kids 2
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atlus's delightful N64 snowboarding game where you snowboard on sand. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
Hardcore Gaming 101Super Daryl Deluxe
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this whimsical hand-drawn platformer about a super-powered dork's adventures in a post-apocalyptic high school…
Hardcore Gaming 101Katana ZERO
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a man, his sword, some girl, drugs, murders, herbal tea, and time travel. How do you think it will do…
Hardcore Gaming 101Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the very first Zelda sequel, which attempted to translate the gameplay of the original into a side-scrolling…
Hardcore Gaming 101NieR: Automata
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Platinum's breakout action-RPG hit of 2017. It's about blindfolded Victorian baby doll robo-assassins. So, you…
Hardcore Gaming 101Herzog Zwei
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may very well be the first RTS game ever made, and it's got the terrible AI to prove it! This weekend's…
Hardcore Gaming 101Persona 3 FES
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Persona 3 then shoot themselves in the head. In a good way! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Portal
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Valve's physics-bending sci-fi comedy action puzzler, Portal. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Mighty No. 9
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Keiji Inafune's Mighty No. 9, the crowdfunded ersatz Mega Man that snatched partial failure from the jaws of…
Hardcore Gaming 101Rupupu Cube: Lup Salad Portable
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Japan-only, cube-pushing puzzle classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be System Shock 2. Donate…
Hardcore Gaming 101Shovel Knight
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yacht Club's retro-perfect mega-platformer. Dig up, stupid! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The…
Hardcore Gaming 101Skullgirls
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most beautifully grotesque 2D fighting game of the fake 1930s. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
Hardcore Gaming 101Kenseiden
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega Master System's other Castlevania clone, the spooky samurai game Kenseiden. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
Hardcore Gaming 101Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Micro Machines 2, the top-down, eight-player racer that is quite literally circling the bowl. This weekend's…
Hardcore Gaming 101Rayman Legends
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rayman Legends, the game that turned Xerxes into a Rayman Rayfan Man. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
Hardcore Gaming 101XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Firaxis's triumphant 2012 reboot of a sci-fi squad tactics classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
Hardcore Gaming 101Dark Half
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the weirdest RPGs in the Super Famicom library, in which you play as both the hero AND the final boss. (For…
Hardcore Gaming 101Escape Velocity: Override
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mac-exclusive shareware classic that's a little bit Asteroids, a little bit open-galaxy simulation. This…
Hardcore Gaming 101Batman: Arkham Asylum
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Batman game where Batman moves and acts like Batman. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Stardew Valley
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Stardew Valley, a game where people send you mail about stuff they lost in the woods and you're supposed to be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Sorcer Striker
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eighting's first "science-fantasy" shooter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Genpei Tomouden…
Hardcore Gaming 101Bomberman Tournament
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the GBA Bomberman that everyone (with a GBA and link cable) can enjoy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
Hardcore Gaming 101Ultra Street Fighter IV
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fighting game that briefly got regular people to play fighting games again. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
Hardcore Gaming 101Axiom Verge
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the indie metroidvania hit where it really is a feature, not a bug. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
Hardcore Gaming 101Axiom Verge
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the indie metroidvania hit where it really is a feature, not a bug. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will…
Hardcore Gaming 101Maken X
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atlus's weird Dreamcast first-person hack-and-slash. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Castlevania…
Hardcore Gaming 101Mega Man Zero
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's ambitious early GBA offering, Mega Man Zero. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Hearthstone
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Blizzard's foray into the collectible card game racket. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sunset…
Hardcore Gaming 101Gladiator
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Taito arcade that aims straight for the crotch-armor. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sunset…
Hardcore Gaming 101Sentient
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that sets the controls for the heart of the sun. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be House…
Hardcore Gaming 101Tetris Battle Gaiden
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where werewolves and ninjas fight over Tetris pieces. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be…
Hardcore Gaming 101Chrono Cross
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Chrono Trigger sequel with 45 playable characters that aren't named Chrono. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get…
Hardcore Gaming 101Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where Donald Duck pretends to be detective named Maui Mallard who turns into a ninja named Cold Shadow…
Hardcore Gaming 101Ground Control
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Massive Entertainment's real-time tactics classic where everybody wants a piece of Krig 7-B. This weekend's…
Hardcore Gaming 101Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS2 platformer starring everyone's favorite-by-default hat-wearing fox-poodle. This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
Hardcore Gaming 101The Last of Us
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank The Last of Us, a game that should have had more teenagers doing rails of fungus powder. But it's still pretty…
Hardcore Gaming 101Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS2 RPG that finds the common ground between talking dogs, Pinocchio, and World War I. This weekend's Patreon…
Hardcore Gaming 101Nox
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nox, a colorful dungeon-clicker from the late pre-rendered sprite era. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode…
Hardcore Gaming 101Shin Megami Tensei IV
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Shin Megami Tensei IV, the game that is not Persona IV. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Fatal…
Hardcore Gaming 101Rayman Raving Rabbids
Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss the game where Rayman keeps it gangsta. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Prince of Persia. Donate…