Hardcore Gaming 101

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GODS (and Milon's Secret Castle!) Mar 18, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Atari ST's answer to Ghosts 'n Goblins. Then stick around for MILON'S SECRET CASTLE, one of those Hudson Soft things where you shoot everywhere hoping something will disappear!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIST — one of those Japan-only Saturn 3D fighting games we know you love! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

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TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (and Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights!) Mar 11, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a modern beat-em-up homage to the TMNT cartoon. Then stick around for NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS, a 3D platformer with Scooby Doo for the PS2!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be D LIFE — a microbiotic life sim styled after classic Namco arcades and controlled with an audio mixing console! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Dredge (and Take No Prisoners!) Mar 04, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2023's best horror fishing game. Then stick around for TAKE NO PRISONERS, Raven Software's top-down run-and-gun that probably owes money to John Carpenter!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DIE HARD TRILOGY — Probe Entertainment's ambitious three-in-one hit! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Max Payne (and Battle Construction Vehicles!) Feb 25, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy's pilled-to-the-gills Neo-noir 3PS. Then stick around for BCV: BATTLE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, Artdink's fighting game where instead of two people facing off it's two people driving bulldozers.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUILTY GEAR 2: OVERTURE — a fighting game sequel that finally gave players something new! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Catherine (and Screamer!) Feb 18, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala as they discuss and rank Atlus's naughty puzzle game about sheep and monogamy. Then stick around for Screamer, DOS's favorite arcade racer that's scheduled for a modern comeback!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PENGO — Sega's block-pushin', Sno-Bee-squishin' arcade gem! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Tomb Raider 2013 (and Terminator Sega CD!) Feb 11, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lara Croft's triumphant return to ghoulish plunder! Then stick around for Terminator for Sega CD, a Terminator where you don't play as Terminator because it's based on the movie Terminator. And we're joined by special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEFENDER 2000 — Llamasoft's loving update of the arcade classic! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Castlevania: Dracula X (and FEZ!) Feb 04, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bizarro Rondo of Blood. Then stick around for FEZ! Does it hold up?

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FOOD FIGHT — the coin-op classic about a guy dying for ice cream! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Jak II (and Doctor Hauzer!) Jan 28, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Naughty Dog's slightly darker, slightly better (?) Jak and Daxter sequel. Then stick around for Doctor Hauzer, the Japan-only survival horror game for the 3DO!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AUTOBAHN TOKIO — a 3DO arcade racer with some seriously confusing geographical implications! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Spec Ops: The Line (and DOA Xtreme 2!) Jan 21, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2012 military shooter that won plaudits for its gripping campaign. Does it hold up today? Find out! Then stick around! Because the HG101 crew is joined by special guest Rusty Shackles, and they're hitting the beach together for some DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 2.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CINERIS SOMNIA — a 2018 horror adventure game about a beautiful young man wandering through derelict buildings! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Typing of the Dead: Overkill (and Death Wing!) Jan 14, 2025

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to a Dreamcast cult classic. Then stick around for The Operation Death Wing, a weirdly stylish PS1 arcade space combat game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHAPE SHIFTER — a game where you're a barbarian who can turn into different animals. It's a winning premise at least! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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