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Hardcore Gaming 101

English, Video Games, 583 seasons, 757 episodes, 8 hours, 33 minutes
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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.
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Disco Elysium

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 guest ViviMayoi stops by to discuss ASURA BLADE: SWORD OF DYNASTY, a late 90s arcade fighting game that's sort of a post-apocalyptic Samurai Shodown! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WWF Wrestlemania — Rare's visually impressive, gameplay depressive take on late 80s pro wrestling! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
10/22/20242 hours, 12 minutes, 13 seconds
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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 sports game based on Australian T-shirts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STEEL HARBINGER — Mindscape's bizarre FMV-Run & Gun hybrid that indie developers should be imitating, but somehow aren't! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
10/15/20241 hour, 56 minutes, 21 seconds
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DUSK + Operation Neptune

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Mallick(https://www.twitch.tv/superelectricviolence) as they discuss and rank a fast-paced, horror-themed shooter inspired by the Quake generation. Then stick around for one of those only-on-HG101 games that combines education and entertainment! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEVIL MAY CRY 2 — the benighted sequel to Capcom's influential action series! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
10/8/20241 hour, 50 minutes, 15 seconds
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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 GBA puzzler! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROW CUBE — a game that looks like Minecraft meets Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Probably doesn't play like it, though! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
10/1/20241 hour, 46 minutes
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Alien 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 stick around as we take our chances with Lady Luck! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TMNT 3: THE RADICAL RESCUE — a surprisingly ambitious GameBoy castleroid! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
9/24/20242 hours, 6 minutes, 6 seconds
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RoboCop + 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 arcade adaptation of Paul Verhoeven's subversive sci-fi classic. Then stick around! Because the HG101 gang goes on to rank and discuss an indie scuba-diving adventure! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPERLIMINAL — a surreal indie puzzle game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
9/17/20241 hour, 53 minutes, 42 seconds
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Tekken 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 for the game where you tell a Frog and Pig what to do! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PERIDIUM — a fungus-themed indie adventure game that only HG101 would dare to rank! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
9/10/20242 hours, 5 minutes, 12 seconds
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A 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 Cameltry! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FROG DETECTIVE — a cute, comedic animal adventure! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
9/3/20241 hour, 43 minutes, 13 seconds
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Twinkle 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 survival horror game for the Saturn! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZERO TOLERANCE — a truly unique first person shooter for the Mega Drive/Genesis! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
8/29/20241 hour, 54 minutes, 22 seconds
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Pepsiman + 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 SUMMER ARCADE FEATURE continues with Konami's otherworldly Gauntlet clone! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be OPERATION WOLF — Taito's hit arcade light gun game about one of those army guys who walks sideways most of the time! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
8/20/20241 hour, 45 minutes, 24 seconds
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Virtual-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 Ben Esposito's 2018 indie hit!  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WACKY RACES — one of those licensed NES cash-grabs that licensed the wrong license, perhaps! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
8/13/20242 hours, 11 minutes, 51 seconds
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Ghosts '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 Rare's last-minute city-demolition classic.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KIRBY'S DREAM LAND — the still surprisingly good original Kirby game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
8/6/20241 hour, 47 minutes, 12 seconds
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Contra (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 Taura's hack-and-slash for Switch.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AMOK — Lemon’s voxel-based mech game for the Saturn! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/30/20242 hours, 4 minutes, 7 seconds
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New Ghostbusters 2 + Shock Troopers (feat. LordBBH)

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE ROLLS ON! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank HAL's unique take on Ghostbusters, and are joined by special guest LordBBH to cover a beloved 1997 run-and-gun for Neo•Geo.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GOLDEN AXE: BEAST-RIDER — the troubled PS3/360 Golden Axe sequel! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/23/20241 hour, 34 minutes, 17 seconds
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Dragon's Lair + Cruelty Squad

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic laserdisc arcade by Disney's weirdest animator, and an indie throwback FPS.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROAD RUNNER — Atari's game based on the classic Warner Bros. cartoon character! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/16/20241 hour, 56 minutes, 3 seconds
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Dragon Quest III

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Dragon Quest where Dragon Quest became Dragon Quest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NANOSAUR — a 90s Mac third-person shooter about an intelligent super-dinosaur from the future! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/12/20241 hour, 25 minutes, 40 seconds
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Sonic Frontiers

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent 3D Sonic game that garnered those coveted "mixed reviews".  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NANOSAUR — a 90s Mac third-person shooter about an intelligent super-dinosaur from the future! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/9/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 46 seconds
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Mega Man X: Command Mission

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Man game the Breath of Fire team built.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TENGAI MAKYOU: ZIRIA — Hudson's celebrated 1989 RPG for the PC Engine CD-ROMROM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/5/202459 minutes, 17 seconds
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Red Faction

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Volition's 2001 FPS with GeoMod™ technology.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TENGAI MAKYOU: ZIRIA — Hudson's celebrated 1989 RPG for the PC Engine CD-ROMROM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
7/3/202458 minutes, 36 seconds
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Fire Emblem Awakening

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG REMAINS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Fire Emblem for 3DS.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TALES OF VESPERIA — the tenth mainline entry in Namco's Tales series! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
6/28/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 59 seconds
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SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS2 tie-in game for a movie that never existed.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TALES OF VESPERIA — the tenth mainline entry in Namco's Tales series! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.
6/25/202454 minutes, 33 seconds
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Lost Odyssey

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a tactics JRPG from some key Final Fantasy players, except it's for the XBox 360.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will beSHINSETSU SAMURAI SPIRITS BUSHIDO RETSDUEN — a truly special Samurai Shodown themed JRPG for the NEO•GEO CD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/21/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 11 seconds
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Total Carnage (feat. LordBBH)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest LordBBH as they discuss and rank Midway's kinetic pseudo-sequel to Smash T.V. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will beSHINSETSU SAMURAI SPIRITS BUSHIDO RETSDUEN — a truly special Samurai Shodown themed JRPG for the PC-Engine CD ROM-ROM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/18/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 47 seconds
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Final Fantasy IV

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG RETURNS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Final Fantasy to successfully "go back to basics". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ANACRHRONOX — Ion Storm's 2001 role-playing game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/14/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 37 seconds
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Skitchin'

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Genesis game that really should have caused a moral panic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ANACRHRONOX — Ion Storm's 2001 role-playing game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/12/202451 minutes, 13 seconds
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QWOP

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a bold new take on Track & Field by Bennett Foddy, creator of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CYBERMORPH — the pack-in game that was expected to sell the Atari Jaguar to the world! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/7/202443 minutes, 43 seconds
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (feat. Ironicus)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ironicus as they discuss and rank the last Mario Kart to dare try something even slightly new. Check out Ironicus' new audio drama mystery, Lydia Disappears! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CYBERMORPH — the pack-in game that was expected to sell the Atari Jaguar to the world! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/5/20241 hour, 20 minutes, 58 seconds
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Terracon

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the weirder PS1 3D platformers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JOHNNY BAZOOKATONE — a 1996 3D platformer that may or may not earn its cool title! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/31/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 43 seconds
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Pop'n Tanks!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a PS1 throwback to the days of Atari's Combat. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JOHNNY BAZOOKATONE — a 1996 3D platformer that may or may not earn its cool title! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/28/20241 hour, 12 minutes, 3 seconds
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Vs. Excitebike

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Excitebike that finally gave Excitebike fans what they really wanted. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THUNDER IN PARADISE — the CD-i game based on the TV show that's based on two other TV shows! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/24/202451 minutes, 38 seconds
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Petal Crash

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cool tile-matching puzzler from GalaxyTrail. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THUNDER IN PARADISE — the CD-i game based on the TV show that's based on two other TV shows! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/21/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
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The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first of Capcom's Mickey trilogy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ANDROID ASSAULT CACTUS — a 2013 indie twin-stick shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/17/202445 minutes, 17 seconds
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Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the final game of Sierra On-Line's original Larry run. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ANDROID ASSAULT CACTUS — a 2013 indie twin-stick shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/14/20241 hour, 17 minutes, 50 seconds
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Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fondly remembered kart racer from Sega's post-Dreamcast days. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HIGH SEAS HAVOC — Data East's conspicuously Sonic-like platformer about an anthropomorphic seal! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/10/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 12 seconds
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Shotgun King

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the one game that dared to improve chess. And you know what? Mission accomplished. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HIGH SEAS HAVOC — Data East's conspicuously Sonic-like platformer about an anthropomorphic seal! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/7/202456 minutes, 12 seconds
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Rollcage

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the prequel to Rollcage Stage II. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NINJA GAIDEN (GG) — the Ninja Garden that only cool people know about! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/3/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 5 seconds
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Jurassic Park: Chaos Island

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Jurassic Park-themed RTS for some reason. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NINJA GAIDEN (GG) — the Ninja Garden that only cool people know about! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/30/202453 minutes, 58 seconds
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Grand Theft Auto

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Grand Theft Auto Original Recipe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIOLENT STORM — Game Machine's 21st most-successful table arcade unit of November 1993! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/26/20241 hour, 1 minute, 33 seconds
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NeverDead

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Konami-published third-person shooter hack and slash by Rebellion Developments. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIOLENT STORM — Game Machine's 21st most-successful table arcade unit of November 1993! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101The
4/23/20241 hour, 15 minutes, 13 seconds
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Road Rash II

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's return to the meanest of streets. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIGHT ANGEL — It's one of those fighting games! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101The
4/19/202450 minutes, 35 seconds
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The Silver Case

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Suda51's adventure visual novel for the Playstation. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIGHT ANGEL — It's one of those fighting games! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101The
4/16/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 21 seconds
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Conker's Bad Fur Day

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an N64 platformer that's ever so naughty. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be OUT TO LUNCH — Mindscape's super-late-SNES platformer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/12/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
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World of Horror

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an Indie RPG with "1-bit" pixel art style inspired by the works of Junji Ito. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be OUT TO LUNCH — Mindscape's super-late-SNES platformer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/9/20241 hour, 13 minutes, 8 seconds
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XIII

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Ubisoft's stylish 2003 FPS based on the Belgian comic book. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CROC: LEGEND OF THE GOBBOS — the first of multiple Crocs! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/5/202458 minutes, 28 seconds
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Star Trek: Borg

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an ambitious FMV game starring some (two) Next Generation cast members. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CROC: LEGEND OF THE GOBBOS — the first of multiple Crocs! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/2/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 43 seconds
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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

MARCHROIDVANIA LURCHES TO AN AWKWARD HALT! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Castlevania's GBA swan song. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEOPARDY! — a game based on the classic American quiz show! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/29/20241 hour, 2 minutes, 21 seconds
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Shaun White Skateboarding

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Ubisoft's benighted attempt at a skateboarding game, starring the only snowboarder you've ever heard of. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEOPARDY! — a game based on the classic American quiz show! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/26/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
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Gato Roboto

MARCHROIDVANIA ISN'T FINISHED YET! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an ultra-high contrast adventure and headache-inducer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZERO THE KAMIKAZE SQUIRREL — the edgy spinoff Aero the Acrobat so desperately needed! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/22/20241 hour, 57 seconds
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YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that pays homage to JRPGs by overthinking everything about them. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZERO THE KAMIKAZE SQUIRREL — the edgy spinoff Aero the Acrobat so desperately needed! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/19/20241 hour, 51 minutes, 10 seconds
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

MARCHROIDVANIA IS HALF OVER ALREADY! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank probably the best game with Madame Web in it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE POWERPUFF GIRLS: DEFENDERS OF TOWNSVILLE — a metroidvania starring the best super-triplet team of the late 90s! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/15/202450 minutes, 45 seconds
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Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos + Ninja Gaiden

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic NES sequel that surpasses the original in every conceivable way. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE POWERPUFF GIRLS: DEFENDERS OF TOWNSVILLE — a metroidvania starring the best super-triplet team of the late 90s! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/12/20241 hour, 12 minutes, 19 seconds
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The Goonies II

MARCHROIDVANIA SURGES FORWARD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's surprisingly ambitious early Metroidvania. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BUNNY MUST DIE! CHELSEA AND THE 7 DEVILS — It's crazy! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/8/202447 minutes, 43 seconds
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Lunistice

MARCHROIDVANIA RETURNS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cute 3D platformer from A Grumpy Fox. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BUNNY MUST DIE! CHELSEA AND THE 7 DEVILS — It's crazy! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/5/20240
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Metroid: Other M

MARCHROIDVANIA RETURNS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Metroid game that finally got it right! No notes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ALEX KIDD: HIGH TECH WORLD — the game that Wikipedia says "caused inconsistencies for the Alex Kidd storyline"! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/1/20241 hour, 19 minutes
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Factorio

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a construction and management sim by Czech studio Wube Software. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ALEX KIDD: HIGH TECH WORLD — the game that Wikipedia says "caused inconsistencies for the Alex Kidd storyline"! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/27/202452 minutes, 53 seconds
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Streets of Rage 3

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Streets of Rage game with the kangaroo I think. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOMBA! 2: THE EVIL SWINE RETURN -- the game that killed Whoopee Camp! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2024 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/23/202456 minutes, 26 seconds
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Apidya

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cool Amiga shoot-em-up where you're really tiny and ride on a bee and dive-bomb snails and stuff. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOMBA! 2: THE EVIL SWINE RETURN -- the game that killed Whoopee Camp! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/20/202456 minutes, 47 seconds
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Project Sylpheed

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank SETA's space combat game for the 360. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE MUTANT VIRUS -- a late NES game unknown even to knowers of late NES games! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/16/20241 hour, 7 minutes, 51 seconds
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Ghost Squad

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a super-serious GWOT-themed light gun shooter from Sega. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE MUTANT VIRUS -- a late NES game unknown even to knowers of late NES games! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/14/202455 minutes, 18 seconds
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Bug!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one bug's battle against a villainous spider queen. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS -- an emotional adventure game about filial bonds! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/9/202449 minutes, 36 seconds
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UnReal World

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a survival roguelike set in Iron Age Finland. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS -- an emotional adventure game about filial bonds! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/6/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 13 seconds
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Golden Axe (Sega Ages 2500 Series)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a truly weird PS2 remake of Sega's classic fantasy beat-em-up. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KUNG FOOD -- a Lynx beat-em-up about buff vegetables! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/2/20241 hour, 4 minutes, 31 seconds
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Quake II

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Quakest of Quakes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KUNG FOOD -- a Lynx beat-em-up about buff vegetables! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/31/202457 minutes, 31 seconds
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fine remix of the first two Pro Skater games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WILD RIDERS -- a modernized Enduro Racer meets Jet Set Radio, with a bit of Crazy Taxi tossed in! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/26/20241 hour, 14 minutes, 5 seconds
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Paper Mario

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nintendo's super flat follow-up to Super Mario RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WILD RIDERS -- a modernized Enduro Racer meets Jet Set Radio, with a bit of Crazy Taxi tossed in! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/23/202450 minutes, 40 seconds
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Mario's Picross

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the square-countingest Mario game ever. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 100% ORANGE JUICE -- a 2013 video-board-game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/19/202432 minutes, 52 seconds
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Entropy : Zero 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a particularly ambitious Half-Life 2 mod. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 100% ORANGE JUICE -- a 2013 video-board-game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/16/202450 minutes, 34 seconds
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Antz Extreme Racing

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cursed PS2 game where insect celebrities race spiders and roaches and also just run sometimes. A true lake of fire which is the second death. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAHNA: MEGAMI TANJOU -- a surprisingly bloody Rastan clone for Mega Drive! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/12/202448 minutes, 11 seconds
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Silk Road 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's sure to please the X68000 doujin action-RPG people. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAHNA: MEGAMI TANJOU -- a surprisingly bloody Rastan clone for Mega Drive! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/9/202448 minutes, 38 seconds
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Earnest Evans

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the most awkward looking and playing games of the 16-bit era. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHADOW: WAR OF SUCCESSION -- a 3DO Mortal Kombat clone that's exactly as bad as it sounds! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/6/202459 minutes, 20 seconds
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Lyle in Cube Sector

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an indie metroidvania from 2006 that makes the most of its cubes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHADOW: WAR OF SUCCESSION -- a 3DO Mortal Kombat clone that's exactly as bad as it sounds! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/3/202455 minutes, 57 seconds
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Deathloop

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Arkane Lyon's 2021 FPS sci-fi time loop mystery thing. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/30/20231 hour, 1 minute, 37 seconds
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Psycho Soldier

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank SNK's 1987 arcade game about magical kids who shoot through rubble.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/27/202355 minutes, 33 seconds
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Snow Bros.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Toaplan's deeply disturbing take on Bubble Bobble. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOME ALONE! (SMD!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/22/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 14 seconds
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MadWorld

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Platinum's high-contrast, ultraviolent gameshow game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOME ALONE! (SMD!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/19/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 52 seconds
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Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the arcade game that made Michael Jackson no more or less famous than he already was. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHUCKIE EGG! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/15/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds
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Minecraft

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank that game where you punch trees. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHUCKIE EGG! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/12/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 19 seconds
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Metroid Prime

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Metroid spinoff that managed to successfully crossbreed Super Metroid with Quake. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PANTOS STORY! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/9/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 44 seconds
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I Made A Game With Zombies In It!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank "2009's most popular Xbox Live Indie Game based on connectivity". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PANTOS STORY! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/6/202344 minutes, 59 seconds
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Dracula: The Undead

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a graphic adventure version of Bram Stoker's novel, narrated by Bram Stoker. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FANTAVISION! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/1/20231 hour, 41 seconds
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Sifu

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent kung fu infused take on the beat-em-up genre. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FANTAVISION! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/29/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds
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Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lucasarts's surprisingly solid rocket-chariot racer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEZZBALL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/24/20231 hour, 1 minute, 13 seconds
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Euro Truck Simulator 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sim game beloved by truck enthusiasts everywhere. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEZZBALL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/21/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
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Liberation Maiden

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a very Suda51 3DS free range shoot-em-up. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SONIC THE HEDGEHOG POCKET ADVENTURE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/17/202350 minutes, 49 seconds
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Divekick

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fighting game with three moves, two buttons, and one idea. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SONIC THE HEDGEHOG POCKET ADVENTURE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/14/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 25 seconds
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Backyard Baseball 2001

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second entry in a bizarrely ambitious kids baseball series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPER MONACO GP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/10/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
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Five Nights at Freddy's

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the inspiration for a recent hit movie, we're told. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SUPER MONACO GP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/7/20231 hour, 22 minutes, 10 seconds
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Lester the Unlikely

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the SNES cinematic platformer that delivered the classic escapist fantasy of being a stupid dork who's afraid of everything. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FREECELL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/3/202348 minutes, 31 seconds
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Bullet Witch

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's about a witch, except that instead of a flying broom she has a gun and instead of doing lots of cool magic she mostly shoots people with her gun. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FREECELL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/31/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 42 seconds
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Sonic R

Today's HG101 podcast covers one of the vanishingly small number of arcade foot-racing games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hi-Fi RUSH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/27/20231 hour, 50 seconds
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Naughty Bear

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that is edgy and funny and worth your time, we promise. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hi-Fi RUSH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/24/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 49 seconds
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Extermination

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a PS2 survival horror game that definitely is another one of those. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARMELLO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/20/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 32 seconds
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The Real Texas

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Kitty Lambada Games's weird action-RPG about a weird Texas. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARMELLO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/17/20231 hour, 4 minutes, 49 seconds
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Terminator: Resistance

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the reason people stopped pretending to miss movie tie-in games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE CIRCUIT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/13/202355 minutes, 31 seconds
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Kid Dracula

Join the HG101 gang as they skip right past the number 648 for some reason, and talk about the forgotten Castlevania game that's kind of a Mega Man game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE CIRCUIT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/11/202346 minutes, 22 seconds
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Air Combat

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2023 ENDS FOR REAL THIS TIME!  Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that really should have been called Virtua Fighter Jet. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WHITE NIGHT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/6/20231 hour, 2 minutes, 33 seconds
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Shadow the Hedgehog

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the slow, evil Sonic who has a gun. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WHITE NIGHT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/3/202349 minutes, 31 seconds
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Die Hard Arcade

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2023 RISES FROM THE DEAD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's polygonal arcade beat-em-up that was based on Die Hard and then became a Die Hard. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MANHATTAN MISSIONS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/29/202351 minutes, 30 seconds
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NeoQuest II

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what Google claims is the "underrated NeoPets RPG." Impressive if true! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MANHATTAN MISSIONS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/26/202355 minutes, 47 seconds
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Time Crisis + Xexex

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE 2023 CONCLUDES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Ridge Racer of light gun games and the Xexex of late Konami shoot-em-ups. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/22/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 17 seconds
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Returnal

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Housemarque's 2021 shooter-roguelike hybrid. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/19/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 23 seconds
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Virtual On: Cyber Troopers

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first entry in Sega's long-running mecha action series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MINDJACK! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/15/20231 hour, 10 minutes, 3 seconds
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Team Fortress 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the wildly popular sequel to a 90s Quake mod. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MINDJACK! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/12/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 28 seconds
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Star Wars + Battlezone

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CARRIES ON WITH ZERO CALM! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two of Atari's classic vector arcade games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DINO REX! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/8/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 8 seconds
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Shrek Superslam

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a truly cursed game. Cursed, benighted, loathsome, and dreadful. A dark, dark event for the entire medium. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DINO REX! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/5/202350 minutes, 48 seconds
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Chase H.Q.

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE STILL WALKS AMONG US! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's 1988 combat racing game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VICE: PROJECT DOOM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/1/202343 minutes, 16 seconds
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Vampire Survivors

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that you would never play if someone didn't recommend it to you first, let's be honest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VICE: PROJECT DOOM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/29/202358 minutes, 17 seconds
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Espgaluda

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS AGAIN! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Cave shoot-em-up that is as beloved as it is unpronounceable. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NOCTURNE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/25/202352 minutes, 14 seconds
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Energy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss one of those "Only on HG101" games you love. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NOCTURNE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/23/202347 minutes, 29 seconds
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Mortal Kombat II

Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade returns! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most extreme Mortal Kombat since Mortal Kombat. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CONTRA REBIRTH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/18/202353 minutes, 46 seconds
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Kaze no NOTAM: NOTAM of Wind

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Artdink flight sim where you can just barely kind of fly. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CONTRA REBIRTH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/15/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 57 seconds
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Mario Bros. + Joust

Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade chugs on! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two games that were great for arcades and terrible for friendships. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN WORLD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/11/202351 minutes, 4 seconds
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B.L.U.E. Legend of Water

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Hudson-published PS1 adventure about a scuba-diver and her dolphin. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN WORLD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/8/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 46 seconds
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Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara

Late Summer and Early Autumn of Arcade Returns! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second of Capcom's two D&D arcade brawlers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DONUT DODO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/4/202350 minutes, 5 seconds
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Neon White

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent FPS/puzzle-platformer hybrid. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DONUT DODO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/2/202352 minutes, 42 seconds
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Tales of Graces f

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG IS ACTUALLY FINALLY OVER! Insert Disc 4 to enjoy an interminable final cutscene! Then join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Tales game that really earns its stupid lower-case "f". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SPACE INVADERS! (PS1!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/28/202347 minutes, 57 seconds
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Super Monkey Ball

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's arcade-y action game about a chimpanzee cursed to eternally roll a ball up a hill at some bananas. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SPACE INVADERS! (PS1!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/25/202340 minutes, 1 second
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Resonance of Fate

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG IS FINALLY OVER! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that, to be honest, is exactly the kind of game you think a game with that title would be. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZOOP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/21/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 45 seconds
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SCUD Race / Thrill Drive 3 / Dirt Dash

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE BEGINS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank not one, not four, but THREE classic arcade racers! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLASTER MASTER ZERO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/19/20231 hour, 26 minutes, 50 seconds
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Final Fantasy VIII

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG NEARS ITS END! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you have a gun-sword and Cid has a sweater vest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZOOP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/14/20231 hour, 3 minutes, 13 seconds
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Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank id Software's 1991 platformer, one of very few games with a non-serial comma in the title. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZOOP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/12/202330 minutes, 11 seconds
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Falcom's first Trails game, which is also the sixth game in a series of sequels to the fifth Dragon Slayer sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAMDAM STOMPLAND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/7/20231 hour, 5 seconds
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Betrayal at Krondor

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Dynamix's 1993 RPG starring the entire Ren Faire.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAMDAM STOMPLAND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/5/202344 minutes, 59 seconds
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SD Snatcher

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the version of Snatcher where it's a cutesy RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RICHARD SCARRY'S HUCKLE AND LOWLY'S BUSIEST DAY EVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/30/202343 minutes
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Ground Control II: Operation Exodus

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Massive Entertainment's long forgotten real-time tactics game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RICHARD SCARRY'S HUCKLE AND LOWLY'S BUSIEST DAY EVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/27/202358 minutes, 3 seconds
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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the infamously long, but perhaps unfairly maligned PS1 Dragon Quest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ALIENS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/23/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 8 seconds
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Sexy Parodius

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Parodius game with the most big giant ladies. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ALIENS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/20/202350 minutes, 36 seconds
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Rune Factory 4

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the sixth game in the fantasy Harvest Moon spinoff series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CASTLE OF ILLUSION STARRING MICKEY MOUSE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/16/202352 minutes, 31 seconds
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Shooter: Starfighter Sanvein

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a surprisingly stylist PS1 twin stick shooter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CASTLE OF ILLUSION STARRING MICKEY MOUSE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/13/202346 minutes, 45 seconds
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Mario's RPG adventure in the Beanbean Kingdom. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLACK! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/9/202353 minutes, 27 seconds
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Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank sort-of-classic first game in a sort-of-classic series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLACK! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/6/202341 minutes, 50 seconds
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Sega Soccer Slam

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's 2002 sports game that introduced the world to Team The Fire. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL REMAKE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/2/202343 minutes, 54 seconds
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Knights in the Nightmare

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Sting strategy RPG for the Nintendo DS. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL REMAKE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/31/20231 hour, 11 minutes, 35 seconds
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NHL Hitz 2003

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Midway's final attempt to create the NBA Jam of hockey. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOL BOARDERS 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/26/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 40 seconds
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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Ratchet game to have a slightly naughty title. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOL BOARDERS 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/23/202355 minutes, 22 seconds
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The Simpsons: Hit & Run

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Simpsons GTA-clone that delivers on its promise. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FORTNITE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/19/202358 minutes, 40 seconds
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the dramatically successful revival of the classic cinematic platformer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FORTNITE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/16/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 18 seconds
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Beneath a Steel Sky

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a mid-90s adventure game collaboration that's better than it has any right to be.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MEGAPANEL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/12/202356 minutes, 14 seconds
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Signalis

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fascinating top-down survival horror game.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MEGAPANEL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/9/20231 hour, 5 minutes, 12 seconds
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Golden Sun: The Lost Age

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the last Nintendo game published under the leadership  of Hiroshi Yamauchi.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHADOW THIEF! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/5/202354 minutes, 6 seconds
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fondly remembered spin-off for the Nintendo DS.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHADOW THIEF! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/2/202346 minutes, 52 seconds
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Inscryption

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this really unsettling video card game about woodland creatures and blood rituals This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MARIO & WARIO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/28/202355 minutes, 38 seconds
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Thousand Arms

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS1 RPG where you have to take ladies out on dates to make their weapons stronger. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MARIO & WARIO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/25/202346 minutes, 56 seconds
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King's Quest

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the very first game in Sierra's beloved graphic adventure series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GLIDER PRO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/20/202341 minutes, 51 seconds
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Wolfenstein 3D

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Id's still-quite-playable early FPS. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GLIDER PRO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/18/202338 minutes, 46 seconds
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Mass Effect

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's first Playstation entry its the (Something) Strike series of helicopter games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TETRIS WITH CARDCAPTOR SAKURA! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/14/20231 hour, 12 minutes, 46 seconds
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Soviet Strike

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's first Playstation entry its the (Something) Strike series of helicopter games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TETRIS WITH CARDCAPTOR SAKURA! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/12/202353 minutes, 32 seconds
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F-Zero

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nintendo's first sci-fi grand prix. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SAINTS ROW! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/7/202349 minutes, 41 seconds
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Pitfall! (feat. Rob Strangman)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Rob Strangman as they discuss and rank the David Crane masterpiece that put Activision on the map. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SAINTS ROW! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/4/202352 minutes, 57 seconds
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CrackDown

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a perhaps unfairly forgotten gem of an action game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HEAVY RAIN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/1/202319 minutes, 18 seconds
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (feat. Sara Leen)

MARCHROIDVANIA CONCLUDES! Join the HG101 gang and special guest Sara Leen as they discuss and rank the second, artistically inclined Igavania for the Nintendo DS. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HEAVY RAIN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/30/202349 minutes, 16 seconds
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Control

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that finally gave the brutalist school of architecture its due. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HEAVY RAIN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/28/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 7 seconds
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Guacamelée

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a stylish luchadore-themed indie metroidvania. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOUBLE DRAGON II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/24/202348 minutes, 16 seconds
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PowerSlave

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank weird console version of Lobotomy Software's 1996 FPS.   This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOUBLE DRAGON II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/21/202344 minutes, 25 seconds
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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the third entry in WayForward's beloved series.  This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CLONK ENDEAVOR! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/17/202340 minutes, 23 seconds
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The Divide: Enemies Within

MARCHROIDVANIA RESUMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this PS1 love letter to Metroid. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOUBLE DRAGON II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/14/20231 hour, 6 minutes, 6 seconds
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Batman Forever

Marchroidvania Takes a Short Break! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the craziest, most visually confusing Batman game ever made. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CLONK ENDEAVOR! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/10/202343 minutes, 45 seconds
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Headlander

Marchroidvania Continues! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Double Fine's 2016 metroidvania inspired by 1970s sci-fi. And also your head pops off and flies around. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CLONK ENDEAVOR! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/7/202356 minutes, 22 seconds
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Blasphemous (feat. Slowbeef)

Marchoidvania Begins! Join the HG101 gang and special guest Slowbeef as they discuss and rank a brutally violent, beautifully drawn medieval metroidvania. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ATTACK OF THE MUTANT PENGUINS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/2/202339 minutes, 31 seconds
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Elevator Action Returns (feat. Rusty Shackles)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Rusty Shackles as they discuss and rank Taito's excellent update to an arcade classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ATTACK OF THE MUTANT PENGUINS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/28/202350 minutes, 27 seconds
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Heartbreak High

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a reverse dating game where the object is to break up with every kid in your school. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAILS ADVENTURE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/21/202350 minutes, 23 seconds
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Liberal Crime Squad

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a satirical ASCII-and-text adventure from the creators of Dwarf Fortress. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CROSSCODE Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/16/202347 minutes, 8 seconds
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Fat Worm Blows A Sparky

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a true technological marvel made by some British kid who banged it out over a summer vacation and then never made another game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CROSSCODE Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/14/202340 minutes, 59 seconds
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Bucky O'Hare (NES)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fine Konami NES platformer about a commercially doomed green space rabbit. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BS ZELDA NO DENSETSU! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/10/20231 hour, 9 minutes, 36 seconds
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Duke Nukem II

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second Duke Nukem game where he had those little tiny legs. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BS ZELDA NO DENSETSU! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/8/202349 minutes, 56 seconds
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Scooby Doo! First Frights

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fourth Scooby Doo game to use a laugh track. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PSYCHO PINBALL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/3/202343 minutes, 43 seconds
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 2021 stylus-forward indie wunderkind. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PSYCHO PINBALL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2023 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/1/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 44 seconds
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Gothic II (feat. Matthias Worch)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Matthias Worch (Unreal 2, Mafia III) as they discuss and rank Piranha Bytes' forward-thinking (and record-setting) RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CLEOPATRA FORTUNE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/28/20231 hour, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
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Solar Warrior (Xain'd Sleena / Soldier of Light)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Game Machine's twelfth most successful table arcade of December 1986. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CLEOPATRA FORTUNE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/25/202346 minutes, 17 seconds
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Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank LookingGlass's 1996 tactical FPS. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CODENAME: GORDON! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/21/202354 minutes, 23 seconds
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Freelancer: The Universe of Possibility

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the original over-promising, under-delivering space combat sim. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CODENAME: GORDON! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/19/20231 hour, 1 minute, 48 seconds
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The Portopia Serial Murder Mystery

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Enix adventure game that is single-handedly responsible for all those Famicom ROMs you can't play. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COSMIC SMASH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/13/20231 hour, 30 seconds
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The Neverhood

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the claymation adventure game that came with your mom's Gateway 2000. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COSMIC SMASH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/11/202348 minutes, 44 seconds
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Triplane Turmoil

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a bizarre, World War I themed DOS game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STREETS OF RAGE 4! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/6/202350 minutes, 43 seconds
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Cannon Fodder

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Amiga's war-liking top-down arcade shooter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STREETS OF RAGE 4! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/4/202358 minutes, 9 seconds
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Lemmings Paintball

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that shouldn't exist, couldn't exist, yet does exist. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TABOO: THE SIXTH SENSE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/30/202246 minutes, 9 seconds
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Catrap

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Game Boy puzzle classic that beat both Blinx and Braid to the punch. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TABOO: THE SIXTH SENSE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/28/202239 minutes, 38 seconds
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Home Alone (NES)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bethesda's ugly sweater of an NES game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DON'T S*** YOUR PANTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/23/202254 minutes, 58 seconds
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Marathon

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bungie's Mac-exclusive shooter that almost made up for all those Mac-elusive shooters. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DON'T S*** YOUR PANTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/21/20221 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds
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Ys Origin

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2006 Ys prequel that's set 700 years before whatever it is exactly that's supposed to be happening in Ys. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FINAL FANTASY LEGEND II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/15/202246 minutes, 51 seconds
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A Week of Garfield (feat. Marooney)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Japan-only Garfield game that Garfield truly deserves. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FINAL FANTASY LEGEND II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/13/202254 minutes, 46 seconds
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Virtua Tennis

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten forgotten Virtua series game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUAL PRO WRESTLING 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/8/202251 minutes, 3 seconds
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Live-A-Live Remake

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that dared remake Live-A-Live Original Recipe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUAL PRO WRESTLING 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/6/202256 minutes, 6 seconds
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Beetle Adventure Racing

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the best kart racers on a platform chock-a-block with kart racers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be METAL HEAD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/1/202252 minutes, 52 seconds
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Donkey Kong Country

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rare's celebrated platform-saving platformer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be METAL HEAD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/29/202253 minutes, 59 seconds
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Metroid: Zero Mission

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a retelling of the original Metroid that is slightly more than it seems. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLOODY WOLF! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/25/202254 minutes, 45 seconds
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Quadrilateral Cowboy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a "20th Century Cyberpunk" puzzle adventure. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLOODY WOLF! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/23/202259 minutes, 8 seconds
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DOOM II: Hell on Earth

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Doom sequel that's barely a sequel, but still rules actually. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE WHEELS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/18/202252 minutes, 43 seconds
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Lords of Magic

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's late-90s Might & Magic spinoff-ish strategy RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE WHEELS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/16/20221 hour, 1 minute, 49 seconds
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Scratches

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an interesting 00's adventure game by Argentine dev Nucleosys. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/11/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 8 seconds
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Wild Arms

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fondly remembered Sony-published PS1 JRPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/9/202253 minutes, 14 seconds
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Miracle Ropit's Adventure in 2100

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cheery, cute robot Famicom platformer that is just kind of okay. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/3/202249 minutes, 28 seconds
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Deathsmiles

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a "beginner friendly" Cave shooter starring adorable pumpkin-knight girls. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/1/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 27 seconds
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Resident Evil 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the secret inspiration for the Game.Com's Resident Evil 2. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MIDNIGHT MUTANTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/27/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 30 seconds
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Fatal Run

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 1990 post-apocalyptic racer that's also the last game Atari ever released for the 2600. That's right, 1990. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MIDNIGHT MUTANTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/25/202247 minutes, 6 seconds
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Base Wars

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's half baseball, half war, all robot. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be POKÉMON GO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/20/202245 minutes, 12 seconds
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Prison Princess

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank their 1000th game! It's exactly the kind of thing you'd expect from us, let's put it that way. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be POKÉMON GO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/18/20221 hour, 37 seconds
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TowerClimb

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a tricky procedurally generated platformer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RUBBLE SAVER / THE ADVENTURES OF STAR SAVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/13/202255 minutes, 3 seconds
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Starflight

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the super-early sandbox space game by a co-creator of ToeJam & Earl. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RUBBLE SAVER / THE ADVENTURES OF STAR SAVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/11/202253 minutes, 33 seconds
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Dead Space 3

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2013 survival horror sequel that set the stage for ten years of total franchise silence. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HAUNTING GROUND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/6/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 33 seconds
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sunsoft's latter day NES classic starring everyone's favorite mogwai! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HAUNTING GROUND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/4/202242 minutes, 22 seconds
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Smash T.V.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic twin-stick shooter worth a million in prizes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STRETCH PANIC! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/29/202250 minutes, 37 seconds
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Fantasy Zone + Gaplus

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's adorable Defender clone and Namco's nearly forgotten Galaga sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STRETCH PANIC! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/27/202257 minutes, 56 seconds
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Daytona USA

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that you're hearing in your head right now. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE MONSTERS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/22/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 2 seconds
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Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ne plus ultra version of Sega's fourth Virtua Fighter. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE MONSTERS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/20/202259 minutes
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Tower of Druaga

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's celebrated, secret-filled fantasy maze game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be X-COM: ENFORCER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/15/202259 minutes, 9 seconds
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Gauntlet

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the quarter-munching top-down dungeon shooter thingy that made four-player coin-ops a thing. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be X-COM: ENFORCER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/13/202245 minutes, 52 seconds
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Vectorman

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Mega Drive action-platformer starring a ball man. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RISE OF THE ROBOTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/8/20221 hour, 1 minute, 49 seconds
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Tomba!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the quirky Playstation platformer starring a feral child who wears leaves for pants like a damn idiot. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RISE OF THE ROBOTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/6/202259 minutes, 9 seconds
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Darklands

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank MicroProse's 1992 CRPG set in 15th century Luxembourg that inexplicably failed to set the world afire. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP PLAYER'S GOLF! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/1/202257 minutes, 46 seconds
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Q*Bert + I, Robot

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gottlieb's best-remembered arcade game, elegantly paired with Atari's fastest-forgotten. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP PLAYER'S GOLF! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/30/202248 minutes, 8 seconds
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Shining in the Darkness

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 1991 JRPG that kicked off the Shining Force series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RAGNAROK BATTLE OFFLINE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/25/202255 minutes, 12 seconds
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Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's quirky foray into the world of Mid-90s arcade puzzle games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RAGNAROK BATTLE OFFLINE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/23/202245 minutes, 45 seconds
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Berzerk + Frenzy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic multi-directional shooter and its unfairly forgotten sequel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be QUIZ & DRAGON: CAPCOM QUIZ GAME! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/18/202258 minutes, 16 seconds
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Outer Wilds

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the celebrated indie game about an entire solar system trapped in a 22-minute time loop. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be QUIZ & DRAGON: CAPCOM QUIZ GAME! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/16/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 30 seconds
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Bust-A-Move + Snood

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two 90s puzzle classics from opposite sides of the platform tracks. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACONCAGUA! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/11/202248 minutes, 31 seconds
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Frogger + Jungler

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two 1981 Konami arcade games, one where you "Jungle" and one where you "Frog." This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACONCAGUA! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/9/202249 minutes, 57 seconds
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Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's sprawling 1994 beat-em-up that captures a bit of the tabletop RPG magic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be YS V: LOST KEFIN, KINGDOM OF SAND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/4/202243 minutes, 17 seconds
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Disney's A Bug's Life

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the surprisingly well-remembered tie-in game for a mostly forgotten Pixar movie. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be YS V: LOST KEFIN, KINGDOM OF SAND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/2/202241 minutes, 56 seconds
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Dig Dug + Dig Dug II

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game in our Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade series! We start with two Namco coin-op classics about environmental destruction and bicycle pump murders! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DANNY SULLIVAN'S INDY HEAT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/28/20221 hour, 4 minutes, 52 seconds
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Soda Drinker Pro

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those terrible-on-purpose games that's also terrible-by-accident. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DANNY SULLIVAN'S INDY HEAT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/26/202253 minutes, 50 seconds
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Castle Wolfenstein

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Apple II stealth action puzzle game that inspired the very different Id Software title. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHAOS LEGION! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/22/202254 minutes, 21 seconds
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Ridge Racer

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's classic, arcade-friendly racer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHAOS LEGION! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/20/202258 minutes, 16 seconds
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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cornerstone of both the Castlevania franchise and the NES library. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HARD DRIVIN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/14/202254 minutes, 48 seconds
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Contradiction: Spot the Liar!

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an FMV mystery game designed by VGM legend Tim Follin. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HARD DRIVIN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/12/20221 hour, 1 minute, 25 seconds
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Dragon Ball FighterZ

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Arc System Works's gorgeous Dragon Ball fighting game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KENDO RAGE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/9/202241 minutes, 10 seconds
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Mega Man Maker

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fan game that gives classic Mega Man the Super Mario Maker treatment. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KENDO RAGE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/8/202231 minutes, 7 seconds
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Lode Runner Legacy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the neon, modern, voxel-based return of a puzzle action classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be POST VOID! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/30/202251 minutes, 45 seconds
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Jackbox Party Pack 3

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the third zany collection of zany party games by the creators of You Don't Know Jack. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be POST VOID! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/28/202236 minutes, 40 seconds
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Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Acquire's classic Playstation ninja game. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MONSTER BOY IN THE CURSED KINGDOM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/24/202252 minutes, 53 seconds
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Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a slight improvement on the Vita SRPG-visual novel hybrid. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MONSTER BOY IN THE CURSED KINGDOM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/22/202257 minutes, 54 seconds
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Dragon Quest Builders 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Minecraft-inspired crafting adventure set in the aftermath of Dragon Quest II. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be UNMETAL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/16/202249 minutes, 56 seconds
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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cult classic GameCube survival horror game that delights in screwing with the player's head. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be UNMETAL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/14/202257 minutes, 9 seconds
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Theme Hospital

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bullfrog's whimsical healthcare simulator that is only slightly more ridiculous than real life. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Undead Syndrome! (Featuring Maroony!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/9/202256 minutes, 33 seconds
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Dicing Knight.

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Wonderswan action-RPG that really earns that period at the end of its name. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Undead Syndrome! (Featuring Maroony!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/7/202250 minutes, 15 seconds
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Maneater

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Jaws-inspired shark game that puts humanity in its place. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Amazing Spider-Man! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/2/202244 minutes, 17 seconds
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Pharaoh + Cleopatra

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's city-management sim set in ancient Egypt. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Amazing Spider-Man! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/31/202254 minutes, 18 seconds
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Syd of Valis

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the cute-centric remake of Valis II. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Zombie Revenge! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/26/202239 minutes, 21 seconds
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Virtua Athlete 2000

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game with the vaguest title in sports game history. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Zombie Revenge! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/24/202258 minutes, 53 seconds
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank IGA's tribute to Castlevania III and "ClassicVanias" in general. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Fire Pro Wrestling S: Six Men Scramble! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/19/202247 minutes, 43 seconds
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Monster Rancher 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the more interesting Poké-Clones. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Fire Pro Wrestling S: Six Men Scramble! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/17/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
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Ghoul School

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a quirky late-period NES platformer by Glen Rock, New Jersey's own Imagineering. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Black Tiger! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/12/202246 minutes, 49 seconds
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the profoundly original new Yakuza game that pulls off a daring takeover of lesser JRPGs' turf. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Black Tiger! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/10/20221 hour, 51 seconds
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Kingdom Rush

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the hit tower defense game from Uruguayan developer Ironhide Game Studio. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Hedgehog! For Master System! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/5/202247 minutes, 31 seconds
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Balan Wonderworld

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yuki Naka's triumphant swan song, a classic that will never die. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Hedgehog! For Master System! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/3/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
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Wolfenstein: The New Order

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank another good reboot of the Wolf 3D series, this time in the 1960s. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Paranautical Activity! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/28/202256 minutes, 16 seconds
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The Wonderful 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's half Pikmin, half X-Men, all fun! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Paranautical Activity! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/26/202257 minutes, 21 seconds
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John Madden Football

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a truly historic video game by the most unlikely of video game creators. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Super Thunder Blade! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/21/202253 minutes, 30 seconds
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Double Dragon Neon

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank WayForward's kitschy, comedic revival of an 80s arcade classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Super Thunder Blade! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/19/202235 minutes, 37 seconds
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Jazzpunk

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a dadaist adventure game about cold war spycraft and other nonsense. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sega Master System Jurassic Park! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/14/202241 minutes, 36 seconds
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Dark Colony

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an M-rated RTS games about life and death on Mars. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sega Master System Jurassic Park! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/12/202250 minutes, 7 seconds
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Call of Duty: Black Ops (Java)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a rather unique entry in Activision's blockbuster series, tailor made for your Nokia Asha 301 cell phone. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Tiger LCD Gauntlet! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/7/202237 minutes, 26 seconds
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D2 (feat. Maroony)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Maroony as they discuss and rank a weird survival horror curio from the mercurial creator Kenji Eno. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Tiger LCD Gauntlet! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/5/20221 hour, 12 minutes, 22 seconds
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Resident Evil 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's survival horror sequel that made its mark then aged really, really poorly. We're as surprised as you. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Chasing Static! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/1/202241 minutes, 46 seconds
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Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelist of the Roses

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first PS2 entry in Konami's much loved card-battler series based on a late 90s manga. Look, it's hard to contextualize Yu-Gi-Oh. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Chasing Static! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/29/20221 hour, 18 seconds
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NightCry (feat. Maroony)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Maroony as they discuss and rank Nude Maker's 2016 spiritual successor to the Clock Tower series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mole Mania! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/24/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
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Rogue Legacy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an early breakout hit of the "rogue-lite" genre about the world's most pathetic dynasty of adventurers. At least when I'm playing. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mole Mania! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/22/202237 minutes, 42 seconds
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SunDog: Frozen Legacy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a super high-concept space trading game about commerce, religion, and a boy named Zed. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Thunderstrike! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/17/202250 minutes, 57 seconds
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Hatoful Boyfriend (feat. Wren Brier)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Wren Brier, creator of indie sensation Unpacking, as they discuss and rank a post-apocalyptic bird-dating sim. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Thunderstrike! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/15/20221 hour, 22 minutes, 13 seconds
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Sonic Mania

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's fan-fueled mashup of classic Sonic games that is truly greater than the sum of its parts. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Manhole! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/10/202249 minutes, 20 seconds
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Bionic Commando Rearmed

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's beautifully oversaturated remake of the beloved NES classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Manhole! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/8/202246 minutes, 5 seconds
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Dark Souls (feat. Slowbeef)

Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Slowbeef as they discuss and rank the world-beating, controller-breaking FromSoft game that launched a thousand similes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Skate or Die: Bad 'n Rad! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/3/202256 minutes, 10 seconds
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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Ignition Tokyo's 2011 action title that proves "weird old bible stuff" remains a viable theme for video games. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Skate or Die: Bad 'n Rad! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/1/202249 minutes, 58 seconds
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Dead Cells

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Motion Twin's 2018 roguelite platformer that just keeps getting bigger. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Clue: Parker Brothers' Classic Detective Game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/24/20221 hour, 1 minute, 7 seconds
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Metal Wolf Chaos XD

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a FromSoft game where only the President is a bad enough dude to rescue the President. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Clue: Parker Brothers' Classic Detective Game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/22/202241 minutes, 23 seconds
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Ladykiller in a Bind

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Christine Love's visual novel, self-described as "an erotic romantic comedy about social manipulation, crossdressing, and girls tying up other girls." This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GIRP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/17/20221 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
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Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a rather unique action/tactical RPG hybrid from Pokémon developer Game Freak. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GIRP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/15/202246 minutes, 37 seconds
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Kabuki Quantum Fighter (feat. Retro Pals)

Join the HG101 gang and special guests the Retro Pals as they discuss and rank the NES action platformer about a guy who fights an evil computer virus in the guise of a 17th century Japanese stage performer. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dead or Alive Xtreme 3! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/10/202242 minutes, 39 seconds
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Shatterhand (feat. Retro Pals)

Join the HG101 gang and special guests the Retro Pals as they discuss and rank Natsume's late-era NES platformer about a man, his shades, and his robot fists. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dead or Alive Xtreme 3! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/8/202237 minutes, 56 seconds
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Kick Master

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game where steel does no good, and only a Kick-Wizard can deliver us from evil. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mary-Kate & Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/4/202234 minutes, 31 seconds
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SG/ZH: School Girl/Zombie Hunter

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a third-person zombie-shooter set in the beloved Onechanbara universe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mary-Kate & Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/1/20220
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Gal*Gun: Double Peace

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game where teenage girls throw themselves at you and you fight them off with a love gun of some sort. Classy, classy stuff. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Barbie: Explorer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/28/202252 minutes, 37 seconds
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Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Kojima-produced GBA action-RPG that forced kids to go outside. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Barbie: Explorer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/26/202242 minutes, 31 seconds
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Dark Seed II (feat. Maroony)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Maroony as they discuss and rank this point-and-click sequel that continues the adventures of the charisma-free Mike Dawson in H. R. Giger-Land. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Grandia! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM. 2022 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/21/20221 hour, 29 seconds
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Transistor

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Supergiant's innovative coding-based hack-and-slash action-RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Grandia! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/19/202246 minutes, 23 seconds
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Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the darkest version of Home Alone you could imagine. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hyper Princess Pitch! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/14/202250 minutes, 59 seconds
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Wiz 'n' Liz: The Frantic Wabbit Wescue

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a weird Psygnosis platformer about wizards, rabbits, and magic fruit smoothies. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hyper Princess Pitch! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/12/202242 minutes, 36 seconds
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Divi-Dead

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1998 adult horror visual novel. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Princess Maker 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/7/202249 minutes, 29 seconds
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Earthworm Jim

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game starring Shiny Entertainment's worm with a gun. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Princess Maker 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/4/202235 minutes, 25 seconds
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Hades

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Supergiant's hit game about the underworld's worst escape artist. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Jaws Unleashed! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/24/202151 minutes, 13 seconds
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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Origin Systems' final numbered entry in the Wing Commander franchise. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Jaws Unleashed! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/23/202142 minutes, 37 seconds
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Koudelka

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1999 gothic RPG that laid the groundwork for the Shadow Hearts series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/17/202153 minutes, 38 seconds
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System Shock

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1994 action-adventure game about a lone hacker's corpse-collecting quest to defeat an evil A.I. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOLY DIVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/15/202139 minutes, 59 seconds
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Rival Schools: United By Fate

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game where schools, instead of nurturing young minds, gleefully pit their students against each other in violent, brain damage-inducing contests. NCAA College Football 2k3? Think again! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOLY DIVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/10/202141 minutes, 48 seconds
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Wacky Races

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a kart racer homage to a Saturday morning classic and ponder the life choices of one Dick Dastardly. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOLY DIVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/7/202144 minutes, 11 seconds
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that, if nothing else, taught us what "PMC" stands for. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be INCREDIBLE CRISIS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
12/3/202156 minutes, 33 seconds
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Rygar (feat. Brian Riggsbee)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rygar for the NES with Brian Riggsbee, author of The Legend of Argus: The Complete History of Rygar. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be INCREDIBLE CRISIS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/30/202149 minutes, 38 seconds
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Hyper Light Drifter

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Heart Machine's 2016 indie action-RPG, featuring a visually stunning post-apocalyptic world and big toothy horror-giants. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be INCREDIBLE CRISIS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/26/202149 minutes, 29 seconds
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Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Toys for Bob's Asteroids-adjacent, open-galaxy space epic. 500 stars, 3,800 planets, and 100 percent fun! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/23/202146 minutes, 15 seconds
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Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Ubisoft's frankenbranded, turn-based tactical RPG that nobody asked for, yet everyone can enjoy. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/19/202148 minutes, 47 seconds
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Legion

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Slitherine's turn-based war-game about the Roman conquest of Europe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/17/202144 minutes, 47 seconds
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Life Force (Salamander)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Konami shoot-em-up classic that gets all up in it. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GEARS OF WAR 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/12/202143 minutes, 5 seconds
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Unreal Tournament

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the groundbreaking 1999 arena shooter that put Epic on the map and gave Quake a run for its money. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GEARS OF WAR 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/9/202139 minutes
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Anchorhead

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Lovecraftian text adventure. As you may have guessed, it's about a guy in New England who is scared of fish people. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIMCITY 2000! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/5/202150 minutes, 55 seconds
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Super Glove Ball

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Rare-developed Power Glove showcase that apparently takes place inside of a Rubik's Cube This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIMCITY 2000! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
11/2/202132 minutes, 24 seconds
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Killer7 (feat. Trevor Strunk)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Suda51's most cultish of cult classics with author and No Cartridge podcast host Trevor Strunk! Pre-order Trevor's book, Story Mode, now! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KINGDOM HEARTS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/29/20211 hour, 7 minutes, 35 seconds
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Xanadu Next

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this plucky entry in Falcom's Xanadu non-series series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Kingdom Hearts. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/26/202143 minutes, 11 seconds
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Don't Starve

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this top-down crafting/survival game with a cool pop-up book aesthetic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Disaster: Day of Crisis. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/22/202150 minutes, 40 seconds
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Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an RPG-flavored adventure game loosely based on cult "midnight movie" TV persona Elvira. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Disaster: Day of Crisis. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/20/202150 minutes, 35 seconds
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the quintessential sexy urban vampire action RPG. A game so beloved that, surely, a sequel is just around the corner! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Waterworld. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/15/202157 minutes, 59 seconds
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Haunted Castle (Castlevania Arcade)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania that wasn't supposed to be a Castlevania and really doesn't deserve to be. But the music! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Waterworld. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/12/202143 minutes, 45 seconds
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Alice: Madness Returns

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the grimdark sequel to the grimdark American McGee's Alice. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Kingdom Hearts. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/8/202157 minutes, 59 seconds
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BattleTanx

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the lesser entries in the golden age of the vehicular combat subgenere. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Altered Beast. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/5/202139 minutes, 17 seconds
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Star Trek: Judgment Rites

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Interplay's impressive Trek adventure featuring the voices of the show's original cast. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Altered Beast. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
10/1/202156 minutes, 51 seconds
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Dead Space

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's 2008 survival horror game that's much better than the "zombies in space" premise might suggest. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Altered Beast. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/28/202158 minutes, 16 seconds
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The Witcher III: Wild Hunt

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about the medieval Polish monster-slayer who invented the cigarette. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/24/202155 minutes, 54 seconds
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SimGolf (feat. Phil Salvador)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the original SimGolf with special guest @itstheshadsy, curator of the Obscuritory and knower of things about Maxis. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/21/202152 minutes, 24 seconds
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Two Crude Dudes

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Genesis port of Data East's pseudo-sequel to Bad Dudes. Are you a crude enough dude to beat up Santa Claus and his naked werewolf? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wild Guns. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/17/202142 minutes, 18 seconds
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Baba Is You

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a brilliant, brain-busting indie puzzle game that combines sokoban (box pushing) with propositional logic. These rules were made to be broken. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wild Guns. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/15/202156 minutes, 23 seconds
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Street Fighter: The Movie

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Street Fighter: The Movie: The Arcade Game, a valiant but undercooked attempt at turning Street Fighter into Mortal Kombat. That's a thing American kids want, right? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Everreach: Project Eden. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/10/202148 minutes, 48 seconds
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Puyo Puyo Tsuu

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Compile's arcade puzzle classic. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Everreach: Project Eden. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/7/202147 minutes, 59 seconds
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best Mario Kart ever made, at least until the blue shell that is the next Mario Kart steals its glory. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Ninja Princess. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
9/3/202149 minutes, 28 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be Ninja Princess. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/31/202157 minutes, 59 seconds
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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 ever made. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wario Land (Virtual Boy). Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/27/202155 minutes
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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 bossy grandma Jedi the saga so desperately needed. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wario Land (Virtual Boy). Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/24/20211 hour, 8 minutes, 34 seconds
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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 (Virtual Boy). Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/20/202153 minutes, 4 seconds
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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 Land (Virtual Boy). Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/17/202150 minutes, 8 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Catfight. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/13/202159 minutes, 8 seconds
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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 series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Catfight. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/10/202154 minutes, 22 seconds
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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 be Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/6/202154 minutes, 4 seconds
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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 Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
8/3/202147 minutes, 41 seconds
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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: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/30/202151 minutes, 32 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/27/202150 minutes, 52 seconds
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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 arcade game. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/23/202150 minutes, 45 seconds
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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 shock you. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be the Superman arcade game. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/20/20211 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/16/202153 minutes, 27 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/13/202139 minutes, 52 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/9/202150 minutes, 14 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/6/202158 minutes, 12 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
7/2/202141 minutes, 52 seconds
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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 Fantasy: Mystic Quest. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/29/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 42 seconds
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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 Get episode will be Warlocked. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/25/202146 minutes, 14 seconds
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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. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Warlocked. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/22/202151 minutes, 17 seconds
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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! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Magical Drop 3. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/18/202156 minutes, 4 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be Magical Drop 3. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/15/202147 minutes, 25 seconds
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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 Galaga to Pengo's Space Invaders. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Eggerland. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/11/202131 minutes, 50 seconds
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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 Eggerland. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/8/20211 hour, 17 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nintendogs. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/4/202154 minutes, 55 seconds
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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. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
6/1/202155 minutes, 36 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nintendogs. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/28/20211 hour, 16 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Gone Home. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/26/202141 minutes, 12 seconds
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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 sporting events to pacify the starving "toads" they rule. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/21/202148 minutes, 14 seconds
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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: Aegis Rim. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/19/20211 hour, 1 minute, 49 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Megarace. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/14/202133 minutes, 49 seconds
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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. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Megarace. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/11/202144 minutes, 15 seconds
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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. It was impressive in 1994. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Legend of Alfur. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
5/1/202144 minutes, 27 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be The Legend of Alfur. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/28/202154 minutes, 55 seconds
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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 episode will be F.E.A.R. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/24/202146 minutes, 53 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be F.E.A.R. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/21/202155 minutes, 45 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Second Samurai. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/16/202144 minutes, 10 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Second Samurai. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/14/202133 minutes, 53 seconds
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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 episode will be Bloody Roar: Primal Fury. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/10/202157 minutes, 44 seconds
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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 be Bloody Roar: Primal Fury. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/7/202143 minutes, 38 seconds
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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. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
4/2/202145 minutes, 52 seconds
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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 aren't done by the other eight.   This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/31/202153 minutes, 51 seconds
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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 Get episode will be Michael Jordon: Chaos in the Windy City. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/27/202145 minutes, 45 seconds
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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 weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Michael Jordon: Chaos in the Windy City. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/24/20211 hour, 3 minutes, 53 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be Demon King Chronicle. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/19/202156 minutes, 22 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Demon King Chronicle. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/16/202145 minutes, 41 seconds
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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 be Bishojou Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/14/20211 hour, 56 seconds
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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 of the naked hippo, you see. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Bishojou Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/10/202153 minutes, 54 seconds
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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 episode will be Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 2. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/6/202159 minutes, 35 seconds
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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 Bonus Get episode will be Ultra Fight Da Kyanta 2. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
3/3/202145 minutes, 53 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Star Trek: Starfleet Command. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/27/202159 minutes, 7 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Star Trek: Starfleet Command. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/23/202151 minutes, 36 seconds
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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 TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/20/202159 minutes, 2 seconds
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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 was. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/16/202136 minutes, 32 seconds
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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 the XTREME. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Chronicles. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/12/202145 minutes, 38 seconds
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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 TV's Michael Dorn! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Chronicles. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/10/202151 minutes, 24 seconds
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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 Inferno Climber. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/5/202142 minutes, 58 seconds
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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 Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Inferno Climber. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
2/3/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 14 seconds
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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 episode will be AD&D Slayer. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/29/202157 minutes, 5 seconds
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Metal 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 Get episode will be AD&D Slayer. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/26/202156 minutes, 36 seconds
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Arc 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 Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/22/202145 minutes, 26 seconds
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Ristar

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 Tomoko Sasaki. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Albion. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/19/202138 minutes, 42 seconds
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William 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 Bonus Get episode will be Garage: Bad Dream Adventure. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/14/202147 minutes, 56 seconds
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Sleeping 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 cinema. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Garage: Bad Dream Adventure. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2021 © Hardcore Gaming 101
1/12/202145 minutes, 56 seconds