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Herzog (series)

http://104.236.151.57/series/herzog/

The hugely innovative action-RTS series which began on Japanese home computers, befo...

The Adventures of Darwin

The Adventures of Darwin is usually classified as a RTS. Looking at screenshots or videos of its tiny monkeys and cavemen following their leader around and carrying objects, you might think you're loo...

Kathy Rain

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kathyrain/kathyrain.htm

An indie point-and-click adventure, grounded...

Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/barkley/barkley.htm

Quite possibly one of the most brilliant parodies of...

Now available! HG101 Presents: The Complete Guide to the Famicom Disk System

The Complete Guide to the Famicom Disk System is finally complete! 

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New Book: Verb/ose - A Personal Analysis of the Graphic Adventure Game Genre

Here's a new book for Patreon donors, which I didn't write but I did help edit and publish: Verb/ose - A Personal Analysis of the Graphic Adventure Game Genre, by Duncan Piasecki. It analyzes the vari...

Tobal

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tobal/tobal.htm

Dream Factory's duo of PS1 3D fighting games, known for thei...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 066: Yakuza, River City Ransom, Gunpoint (Patreon bonus)

Join the HG101 Generic Dudes as they talk crooks, crime, and sauna time. Patreon bonus for this episode is minor indie masterpiece Gunpoint.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 065: WarioWare Inc., Papo + Yo, Strider (Patreon bonus)

Join the HG101 Layabouts and special guest Carolyn Petit (FemFreq) as they talk micro games and macro metaphors. Patreon bonus for this episode is the 1989 coin-op classic Strider. Because we are out ...

A House of Many Doors

Released two years after Sunless Sea, A House of Many Doors might at first glance look like an unimaginative clone, but ultimately it might be an example of a student becoming better...

Supercharged Robot VULKAISER

 This doujin shoot-em-up from Astro Port is a love letter to 70s mecha anime. 

http://www.hardc...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 064 - Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, Capcom Vs. SNK 2, Spider-Man (Patreon bonus)

Join the HG101 N-Gage N-thusiasts as they take you for a ride. Patreon bonus for this episode is Activision's Spider-Man. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 063 - Morrowind, Bassin's Black Bass, Oregon Trail Deluxe (Patreon bonus)

Join the HG101 New Jack Swing Groupies as they talk prisoner's dilemmas and fishdar. Patreon bonus for this episode is Oregon Trail Deluxe.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 062 - Far Cry, Super R.C. Pro-Am, Duke Nukem 3D (Patreon bonus)

Join the HG101 Semi-Pro Toy Car Drivers as they talk oil-slicks and Jeep theft. Patreon bonus for this episode is Duke Nukem 3D.

Populous

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/populous/populous.htm

Bullfrog's legendary sim that effectively coined...

Bushido Blade

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bushidoblade/bushidoblade.htm

Squaresoft's innovative swordfig...

Kaikan

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kaikan/kaikan.htm

 A simple yet incredibly fun freeware doujin shoot-...

Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dbadvanced/dbadvanced.htm

This fairly decent (for a licensed game)...

Japanese Video Game Obscurities Preview: Last Armageddon and Digan no Maseki

The crowdfunding campaign on Unbound for our Japanese Video Game Obscurities book has hit the 20% mark, so I've put up a couple write-ups for the games featured in the book: Digan no Maseki (the one t...

Your Weekly Kusoge: Nerves of Steel

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-nervesofsteel.htm

There are oh so many poor fi...

Lord Monarch (Patreon exclusive)

http://104.236.151.57/lord-monarch/

An interesting real-time strategy/puzzle hybrid from Falcom, technically seventh in th...

Snakebird

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/snakebird/snakebird.htm

A fun puzzle game from Noumenon Games, based...

Puyo Puyo BOX, 7, and Anniversary

Our extensive coverage of the Puyo Puyo series is finally nearing its end with the coverage of the unique PS1 puzzle/RPG hybrid Puyo Puyo BOX, as well as the traditional titles, Puyo Puyo 7 and Puyo P...

Beast Busters

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/beastbusters/beastbusters.htm

SNK's zombie-killing light gun s...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 061: King's Field II, Bloodborne, Super Meat Boy [Patreon Only]

Join the HG101 Underground Mutant Bomb-Worshipers as they pretend to care about things that are stupidly hard and frustrating. Patreon bonus for this episode is the stupidly hard and frustrating Super...

Tokyo Xanadu (Patreon exclusive preview)

Falcom's latest RPG picks up elements from other popular games, including others by the company, but never quite manages to solidify its own identity.

The Summer Smash Game Bundle (plus PDF links for HG101 books)

The latest Storybundle is out, and it includes a bunch of cool stuff, including Fallen Down - Heartache & Compassion in Undertale, the entire Offworld Collection, Once Upon a Point and Click (focu...

Crowdfunding Campaign For New Hardback Book: Japanese Video Game Obscurities

So I receive a lot of requests to publish hardcover versions of HG101 books, which unfortunately the current print-on-demand publisher does not allow. The only way they would be financially feasible i...

Catherine

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/catherine/catherine.htm

Atlus' hybrid of an action-puzzler and a vis...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 060: Deadly Premonition, Forbidden Forest, Hotline Miami (Patreon bonus)

Join the HG101 Elder Statesmen of ROCK as they talk about hunting skeletons to their imaginary friend in a car. Patreon bonus for this episode is drug-fueled murder-fest Hotline Miami.