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#843
Tuesday · 1 hr 52 min
Monster Slider (and The Cave Cop!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONCLUDES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a block puzzler in which you slide around the playfield, letting gravity takes its course. Then stick around for The Cave Cop, a prehistoric police platformer for DOS! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be A WHOLE WOLFRUSH — a whole roguelike space 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. 2026 © 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.
#842
September 22 · 2 hr 17 min
Street Fighter (and Terranigma!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Capcom fighter that somehow managed to get a sequel. Then stick around as returning special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala joins for Terranigma, Quintet's action-RPG which skipped a North American release! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CONTRACT RUSH DX — a 2D action game inspired by classic flash animation! 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. 2026 © 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.
#841
September 15 · 1 hr 37 min
Crossbow (and Quest for Camelot!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a light-gun shooter in which you protect your fantasy adventuring buddies from an onslaught of ghoulish monstrosities. Then stick around for Quest for Camelot, a Warner Bros. movie tie-in published by... Nintendo? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1992) — a whimsical CD-i remake of a Commodore 64 adventure 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. 2026 © 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.
#840
September 8 · 1 hr 59 min
Cloak & Dagger (and The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Robotron-style twin-stick shooter with an espionage flair. Then stick around for The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici, the 1996 strategy classic from Blue Byte Software! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be EARTHION — a new Mega Drive shooter featuring music from the acclaimed Yuzo Koshiro! 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. 2026 © 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.
#839
September 1 · 2 hr 6 min
G-Taste Mahjong (and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang plus returning special guest Katherine, as they discuss and rank a particularly spicy mahjong game. Then stick around for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand - because what better way to follow up G-Taste than with the G-Unit? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TINHEAD — a North American-exclusive Genesis platformer, from the studio that would later bring you X-COM! 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. 2026 © 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.
#838
August 25 · 1 hr 47 min
Monster Maulers (and Fighting Force!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Super Sentai-inspired boss-rush beat-em-up from Konami. Then stick around for Fighting Force, a beat-em-up that tried and failed to be Streets of Rage 4! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOWN LOAD — a surprisingly vulgar PC-Engine shooter from AlfaSystem! 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. 2026 © 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.
#837
August 18 · 1 hr 56 min
Batman (2013) (and Starfighter 3000!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Raw Thrills' Batmobile-based shooter. Then stick around for Starfighter 3000, a 3D aerial combat game for the Acorn Archimedes! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE — an Atari 2600 prototype based on a 1950s sci-fi film! 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. 2026 © 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.
#836
August 11 · 2 hr 5 min
CarnEvil (and Rolling Gunner!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Midway's lightgun shooter about a carnival... that is evil. Then stick around for Rolling Gunner, an accessible bullet-hell shooter with DLC-added twin-stick controls! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ELROY HITS THE PAVEMENT — Elroy's second edutainment adventure, about rescuing his pet dog from the mafia! 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. 2026 © 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.
#835
August 4 · 1 hr 51 min
Emergency Call Ambulance (and Zombie Dinos from Planet Zeltoid!)
LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS FOR 2026!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's post-Crazy Taxi take on ambulance driving. Then stick around for Zombie Dinos from Planet Zeltoid, an edutainment game where you use dinosaur facts to kick some zombie brains! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WHO PRESSED MUTE ON UNCLE MARCUS? — an FMV family drama murder mystery! 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. 2026 © 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.
#834
July 28 · 1 hr 58 min
Super Dodge Ball (NES) (and The Longest Journey!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Kunio-kun game that introduced many gamers to the excitement and/or terror of dodgeball. Then stick around for The Longest Journey, a world-hopping adventure that lives up to its name! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PO'ED — the most butt-kicking-est 3DO FPS ever! 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. 2026 © 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.
#833
July 21 · 2 hr 5 min
ToeJam & Earl (and ChainStaff!)
Join the HG101 gang plus special guest Robbo, as they discuss and rank-err, revisit, the groovy duo's funky roguelike for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Then stick around for ChainStaff, a violently quirky action-platformer about having an alien parasite attach itself to your head! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ZACK & WIKI: QUEST FOR BARBAROS' TREASURE — Capcom's point-and-click pirate puzzler for the Wii! 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! Classic intro music by muteKi. 2026 © 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.
#832
July 14 · 2 hr 15 min
Quest 64 (and Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the N64's infamous three-dimensional RPG. Then stick around for Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos, an SRPG that features very distinctive, bouncy visuals! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WACKY RACES (MAC) — an FMV betting game, based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon 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. 2026 © 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.
#831
July 7 · 2 hr 20 min
The Final Fantasy Legend (SaGa) (and Half-Life 2: Episode One & Two!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG REVS UP SOME CHAINSAWS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Square's first handheld RPG. Then stick around for Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two, enduring proof that Valve can't count to three! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE BOUNCER — Square's early PS2 beat-em-up! 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. 2026 © 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.
#830
June 30 · 1 hr 39 min
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (and Top Banana!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG SOARS TO THE SKIES! Join the HG101 gang, plus returning special guest Saralene, as they discuss and rank the second entry in Nihon Falcom's Trails series. Then stick around for Top Banana, an unrelenting onslaught of audiovisual cacophony! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOUBLE SWITCH — the twisting, mechanically-complex spiritual successor to Night Trap! 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. 2026 © 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.
#829
June 23 · 2 hr 8 min
Virtual Hydlide (and Marble Drop!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG FRAMEDROPS ONWARD! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an open-world RPG with an arcade-style sensibility. Then stick around as returning special guest Phil Salvador joins for Marble Drop, a puzzle game about dropping all the correct marbles into all of the correct holes! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PSEUDOREGALIA — a dreamlike 3D platformer that won first place in the Metroidvania Month 19 game jam! 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. 2026 © 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.
#828
June 16 · 2 hr 27 min
Lost Dimension (and Diablo!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a tactical RPG about saving the world with psychic powers. Then stick around for Diablo, a game that redefined the action-RPG! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KAISOKU TENSHI: THE RAPID ANGEL — a comedic beat-em-up that can doom you to a bad ending within the first 30 seconds! 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. 2026 © 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.
#827
June 9 · 2 hr 46 min
Phantasy Star IV (and Fallout: New Vegas!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG ZOOMS ON! Join the HG101 gang, plus returning special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala, as they discuss and rank the last trace of Phantasy Star's existence as an offline RPG. Then stick around for Fallout: New Vegas, a game about how terrible it would be to deliver mail in a nuclear apocalypse! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MOON CHILD — a true story about how you have the power to be his friend! 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. 2026 © 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.
#826
June 2 · 2 hr 45 min
Popful Mail (Sega CD) (and Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel!)
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG HAS RETURNED! Join the HG101 gang, plus returning special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala, as they discuss and rank Falcom's action-RPG that introduced the world to a new adjective. Then stick around for Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel, a visual novel that brings fans exactly what any traumatized mech pilot would want - dating! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOBU TOBU GIRL DELUXE — a homebrew Game Boy Color platformer, that teaches us an important lesson about pets and gravity! 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. 2026 © 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.
#825
May 26 · 2 hr 29 min
The Citadel (and Magical Date: Doki Doki Kokuhaku Daisakusen!)
FPS Through the Ages draws to an explosive close! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 2020s first-person shooter that blends classic and modern FPS elements into a gory cybernetic thrill ride. Then stick around as returning special guest Sean Seanson joins for Magical Date: Doki Doki Kokuhaku Daisakusen, an arcade game about wooing girls based on your ability to do basic math! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RIPPLE DOT ZERO — a Flash-based penguin platformer, inspired by the 16-bit era! 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. 2026 © 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.
#824
May 19 · 2 hr 1 min
SUPERHOT (and Muppet RaceMania!)
FPS Through the Ages moves when you move! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 2010s viral hit that attempts to redefine the first-person shooter genre. Then stick around for Muppet RaceMania, a kart racer with a surprising amount of platforming mixed in! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRICKY QUIKY GAMES: DIE SUCHE NACH DEN VERSCHOLLENEN SEITEN — an advergame platformer featuring the most famous chocolate milk-promoting rabbit in existence! 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. 2026 © 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.

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