Hardcore Gaming 101

April 7, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a glimpse from the deeper depths of Sonic fandom. Then stick around for 20 Minutes Till Dawn, a Lovecraftian Vampire Survivors-esque survival game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROW HOME — a massively large-scale 3D platformer where the plant you grow serves as the path upward! 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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April 1, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first poorly-rated Mario film. Then stick around for D.O.A.: Dead or Alive (2006), Ryu Hayabusa's most noteworthy film appearance!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION — that one fighting game based on the live-action Dragonball movie...! 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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March 31, 2026

Join the HG101 gang, plus special guest Darren Hupke of Pixels and Polygons, and returning special guest Katherine, as they discuss and rank the Uncharted sequel that would define a generation. Then stick around for Gearheads, a truly competitive "overwhelm your foe with a whole bunch of toys on a chessboard" experience!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION — that one fighting game based on the live-action Dragonball movie...! 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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March 24, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a too-ambitious-for-its-own-good Lost World: Jurassic Park FPS. Then stick around for Golden Light, a Baroque-like roguelike that offers quite the meaty experience!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CRASH BANDICOOT 2: N-TRANCED — Vicarious Visions' second effort at a handheld Crash platformer! 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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March 17, 2026

Join the HG101 gang, plus special guest Katherine, as they discuss and rank an aquatic spiritual predecessor to the Zero Escape series. Then stick around for Your Only Move Is HUSTLE, a turn-based stick-figure combat game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WWF BETRAYAL — a non-wrestling beat-em-up for the Game Boy Color! 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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March 10, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a landmark for '90s PC gaming. Then stick around for Darkwing Duck (NES), a Capcom platformer based on the popular Saturday morning cartoon!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEVIL DICE — an unconventional dice-rolling action-puzzler for the Playstation! 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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March 3, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an Australian mascot platformer about being a tiger with two mouths. Then stick around for Crimsonland, a bloody 2003 game that paved the way for Vampire Survivors!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MILANO'S ODD JOB COLLECTION — a 2D life-sim/minigame collection from the makers of Wonder Boy! 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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February 24, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Game Boy Advance game based off a hybrid live-action/CGI kids television show. Then stick around for Arctic Eggs, a futuristic physics-based frying game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STARSEED PILGRIM — a mysteriously minimalistic puzzle-platforming garden experience! 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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February 17, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a low-poly PS1-inspired horror game. Then stick around for Rusty, a PC-98/DOS game that Castlevania fans will love!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ADVENTURES OF BAYOU BILLY — the Konami game whose biggest claim to fame is serving as the plot for episode 2 of Captain N: The Game Master! 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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February 10, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an off-rails light-gun shooter/survival-horror hybrid. Then stick around for Starstruck: Hands of Time, a mixed-media rhythm RPG!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RASCAL — a bubble-blowing 3D platformer! 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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February 3, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an interactive experience starring a literal cyborg pig cop. Then stick around for Ape Out, a dynamically percussive action game about an ape who... escapes!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TEQUILA & BOOM-BOOM — a cartoon animal western adventure game! 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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January 27, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a morbid take on a morbid game concept. Then stick around for Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia, a game that can drive the most good-natured person into a passionate rage!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be NINJA GOLF — a cool Atari mashup between ninja action and the sport of golf! 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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January 20, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Quantic Dream-published sci-fi road trip game. Then stick around for Midi-Maze/Faceball 2000, a first-person shooter that will bring a smile to your face!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MAMONO HUNTER YOHKO: DAI 7 NO KEISHOU — the action-packed Mega Drive tie-in to the provocative Devil Hunter Yohko magical girl anime! 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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January 13, 2026

Join the HG101 gang, plus special guests FlannelKat and Katherine, as they discuss and rank an HD-ified remake of the first major dating sim. Then stick around as Tempest joins for Impossible Mission, a puzzle platformer that wants you to stay forever... or at least until six hours have run out!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KING'S BOUNTY — the spiritual predecessor to the Heroes of Might and Magic strategy games! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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January 6, 2026

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a very Dragon Quest-y take on Clamp's magical girl fantasy series. Then stick around as Robbo joins for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, a Genesis game focused on the New York misadventures of Kevin McCallister!

Check out Robbo's new podcast, This Podcast Will Never Die!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SAMURAI WARRIOR: THE BATTLES OF... USAGI YOJIMBO — a Commodore 64 side-scroller starring the Ninja Turtles' longtime friend, rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo! 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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December 30, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Resident Evil series' second return to form. Then stick around for The Cabin Factory, a game about redeeming the public image of scary cabins everywhere!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SEXY HIKING — a no-budget game that is also the single biggest reason why Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy exists! 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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December 23, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a notoriously difficult, notoriously super Star Wars action-platformer. Then stick around for Trampoline Terror! - a bouncing arcade-style game exclusively for the Sega Genesis!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DUCK DETECTIVE — a detective game that does not give a duck! 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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December 16, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the BioShock sequel that BioShocks harder. Then stick around for Fights in Tight Spaces, an action-packed spy-themed deckbuilder!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PERIMETER — a 2004 sci-fi RTS all about setting up... you guessed it - perimeters! 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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December 9, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an impressive, yet confusing demake of Mega Man X and Mega Man X2. Then stick around for VIP: Starring Pamela Anderson as Vallery Irons, a Playstation game based off of the comedic bodyguarding TV series!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JAZZ JACKRABBIT 2 — a cult classic sequel to Epic's 2D platformer series! 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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December 2, 2025

November 25, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a revival of a previously-revived ghoulish Capcom series. Then stick around for Porsche Challenge, an advertisement in the form of a Playstation racing game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOP TOP — a modern spiritual successor to classic arcade games like Galaga and Donkey Kong 3! 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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November 18, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a literally hellish train-themed roguelike deck-builder. Then stick around for Nightmare Ned, a twisted side-scroller that served as the basis for an ill-fated Disney cartoon series!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE SIMPSONS: BART'S NIGHTMARE — a game about the nightmare of trying to get good grades! 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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November 11, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a riveting yo-yo-based 3D platformer. Then stick around for Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a skeletal adventure through a Depression-era United States!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE LAMPSHADE OF NO REAL SIGNIFICANCE — a Flash-based fan game that parodies the infamous concept of the Zelda trading sequence! 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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November 4, 2025

October 28, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that lets you literally possess Lego people so you can live out their lives. Then stick around for A Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS), a decidedly non-vulgar take on the classic horror franchise!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DESTRUCTION DERBY — an early car destruction game for the Playstation! 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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October 21, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that introduced the world to the Blue Bomber. Then stick around for Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?, a cookbook in DS software form!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACTRAISER 2 — the simulation-less follow-up to Quintet's simulation/action hybrid! 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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October 14, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a formative 16-bit survival horror game. Then stick around as special guest Phil Salvador joins for Myst Online: Uru Live /  Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, an ambitious experiment in a mysterious adventure series!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE EXIT 8 & PLATFORM 8 — a duology of PT-inspired subway horror games! 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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October 7, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the survival roguelike for cat lovers everywhere. Then stick around for Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", an adventure game that really milks its premise dry!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARRANGER: A ROLE-PUZZLING ADVENTURE — an adventure where you don't move through the world - the world moves around you! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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September 30, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eidetic's apology for Bubsy 3D. Then stick around for Mat Mania, a wrestling game by the devs that would go on to make Double Dragon!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CARMAGEDDON — the "racing" game that's really more of a "run over pedestrians and kill them" game! 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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September 23, 2025

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONCLUDES WITH TWO 1970s GAMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the space alien shooter that kicked off an entire industry. Then stick around for Dog Patch, a competitive volleyball-esque game with shotguns!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOK, SERVE, DELICIOUS! 3?! — the third entry in the surprisingly lore-heavy post-apocalyptic cooking series! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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September 16, 2025

September 9, 2025

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's 3D fighter that strove to corner the competitive... N64 fighting game scene... of 1997. Then stick around for Fashion Police Squad, the most glamorous FPS you can imagine!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VENGEFUL GUARDIAN: MOONRIDER — a loving spiritual successor to Shinobi III and Mega Man X! 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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September 2, 2025

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's spy action thriller that will literally crush you with excitement. Then stick around for Bonanza Bros., Sega's multiplayer co-op heist game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BARADUKE — Namco's sci-fi action game, that introduced us all to the most terrifying version of Pac-Man imaginable! 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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August 26, 2025

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's first horizontal shooter, plus its more challenging follow-up. Then stick around for Anteater, a game about an anteater who is incredibly vulnerable for some reason to... ants?!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PU-LI-RU-LA — Taito's surreal arcade beat-em-up... yes, it's the game with the legs! 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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August 19, 2025

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's magnum opus of vector-based gaming. Then stick around for Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters, an isometric Gauntlet-like with a '50s sci-fi theme!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PRISMATIC SOLID — a geometry-destroying vertical shooter! 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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August 12, 2025

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS HERE ONCE AGAIN!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first entry in Sega's beloved horror-themed light gun shooter series. Then stick around for Britney's Dance Beat, a Britney Spears rhythm game with a remarkably comprehensive tracklist!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HYPNOSPACE OUTLAW — an alternate history late '90s internet adventure! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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August 5, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spiritual successor to the beloved Marble Blast series. Then stick around for You Have to Burn the Rope, an incredibly scathing critique of the video game medium!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUNPEY DS — the DS iteration of a cowboy-themed Wonderswan puzzle game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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July 29, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RoboCop game that is more than worth buying for a dollar. Then stick around for Anthology of the Killer, a comedy-horror with a genuine sense of heart!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SONIC & ALL-STARS RACING TRANSFORMED — a crossover kart racer that is also a crossover plane racer, and a crossover boat racer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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July 22, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Contra that pulls off being (relatively) serious and gritty. Then stick around for Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, a hip-hop fighting game made from the remnants of a cancelled ultraviolent title!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STIMULATION CLICKER — a game that revels in overwhelming the player! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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July 15, 2025

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-regarded Final Fantasy VII spinoff. Then stick around for Stranglehold, a video game that attempts to be a sequel to a popular John Woo film!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be QUESTER/METRO QUESTER — a post-apocalyptic dungeon-crawler set in a world created by Kazushi Hagiwara! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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July 8, 2025

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG ENDURES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn's premiere mecha strategy/cute girl romancing experience. Then stick around for Melty Blood: Type Lumina - a fighting game based off the visual novel series that introduced Neco-Arc to the world!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JACKAL (NES) — the definitive conversion of Konami's jeep-and-gun shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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July 1, 2025

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CARRIES ON!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Level 5's early Playstation 2 hit. Then stick around for Bubsy 3D - it's not like you have any other choice, is it?

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DO NOT FEED THE MONKEYS — a game that revolves all around the lurid pursuit of spying on people! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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June 24, 2025

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG PROCEEDS!! Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene as they discuss and rank Konami's RPG with more playable characters than a Fire Emblem game. Then stick around for 140 - a colorfully artistic, grooving platformer!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PLANET PUNCH — a flash game that dares to ask "You know how annoying the sun is in Mario 3? Well what if you could beat it up?" Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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June 17, 2025

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's RPG bursting with charming musical numbers. Then stick around for maimai, Sega's rhythm touch screen arcade hit that they swear is not a washing machine!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MOONRING — Fluttermind's neon-infused love letter to classic roguelikes! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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June 10, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a River City Ransom-inspired beat-em-up based on a popular Canadian comic series. Then stick around for The Darkness, a first-person shooter with more lightbulb shooting than Metal Gear Solid 2!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUOSO — a third-person shooter for the 3DO featuring a bodaciously rocking interpretation of virtual reality! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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June 3, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MURDER DOG IV: TRIAL OF THE MURDER DOG — a game that is exactly as murder-filled as its title would suggest! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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May 27, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RODEA THE SKY SOLDIER — the Yuji Naka-produced Wii game that was released just in time for the Wii U's demise! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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May 20, 2025

Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet - the eternally-delayed follow-up to ChuChu Rocket!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SABAN'S POWER RANGERS ZEO: FULL TILT BATTLE PINBALL — the game that allegedly puts the battle in battle pinball! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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May 13, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doom wad!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ENDURO RACER — the Master System/Mark III's port of Yu Suzuki's follow-up to Hang-On! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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May 6, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape Velocity Nova, the third and final entry of Ambrosia Software's celebrated Mac series!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAZ-MANIA — a game about a cartoon character whose dad is a Tasmanian devil version of Bing Crosby who loves orange juice! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 29, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a beloved sequel to a beloved adventure. Then stick around for Crazy Chicken, Germany's most popular PC game of the early 2000s!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROCKET KNIGHT — the long awaited return of Konami's rocket powered possum knight Sparkster.! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 22, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wheelman's triumphant return to the Playstation. Then stick around for LEFT ALIVE, Ilinx's 2019 stealth action game!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUA RACING: FLATOUT — the PS2 tribute to one of Sega's forgotten Virtuas! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 15, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those games that's supposedly so bad it's good. But is it? Listen and find out! Then, remember PURSUIT FORCE? We do!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE THIRD WORLD WAR — the slowest military sim on the Sega CD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 8, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten PS1 FPS by Insomniac Games. Then stick around for 5D CHESS WITH MULTIVERSE TIME TRAVEL, which is somehow exactly what it claims to be!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUTS 'N' GARTERS IN DNA DANGER — this Cabal-clone for MS-DOS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 1, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's cult classic strategy RPG. Then stick around for MR. DO, the arcade classic about a clown who came to throw down! And imitate Dig-Dug!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be REVENGE OF THE GATOR — the GameBoy game that could have been called UNCLE AL'S PINBALL GATOR-GRUDGE, but wasn't! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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March 25, 2025

MARCHROIDVANIA HAS BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE MONTH! We just forgot to write it in the show notes. Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Metroid's triumphant 2D return to new ideas! Then stick around for ZERO WING, a game the internet noticed.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ADVENTURES OF COOKIE & CREAM — FromSoft's brutally difficult take on ultra-cute 3D platformers! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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March 18, 2025

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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March 11, 2025

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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March 4, 2025

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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February 25, 2025

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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February 18, 2025

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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February 11, 2025

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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February 4, 2025

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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January 28, 2025

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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January 21, 2025

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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January 14, 2025

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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January 7, 2025

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy Entertainment's 2010 action thriller about a guy who loses his wife on vacation. Then stick around for Otomedius Gorgeous, Konami's parody shoot-em-up starring girls who wear/ride fighter jet skirts!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP GEAR 2 — Gremlin Interactive's multi-platform arcade racer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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December 31, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic-style Sonic with some light adventure elements. Then stick around for Ridge Racer 4!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be I.Q.: INTELLIGENT QUBE — G-Artists' PS1 puzzler with an eerie vibe! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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December 24, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sports game designed by some sort of sports game trickster god. Then stick around for HOME ALONE, for the SNES!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROOVE COASTER — Taito's modern rhythm classic! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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December 17, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a game that gets it all backwards. Then stick around as guest Rusty Shackles joins for THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN, a visually impressive platformer that really does look and sound like the celebrated cartoon series.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRAP GUNNER — an arcade-y arena action game that delivers on its title! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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December 10, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Doom sequel that surprised pretty much everyone. Then stick around for AZURIK, an ambitious adventure game for the original Xbox!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be XARI ARENA — an unreleased original game from 1983 for the Atari 5200 that looks and plays like a mashup of every game Atari had made up to that point! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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December 3, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the ultra lo-fi indie tribute to Spartan X/Kung Fu. Then stick around for BRANDISH: THE DARK REVENANT, the PSP remake of an SNES cult classic!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CUPHEAD — a high-concept run-and-gun for TWO kinds of nerd! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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November 26, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Super Mario game inspired by Mobile Phone Mutations of Super Mario. Then stick around for TRACE MEMORY, a P&C adventure on Blood Edward Island which is totally a real island look it up!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COBRA TRIANGLE — Rare's 1989 powerboat racing RC Pro-Am Clone -- or pwn! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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November 19, 2024

Join the HG101 gang and Official First Fan  ChibiUFO as they discuss and rank Konami's delightful N64 game about the ninja who invented Japanese bathtubs by dying in one. Then stick around for DOSHIN THE GIANT, an even deeper N64 cut for the ill-fated 64 Disk Drive!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be G-DARIUS — one of those Dariuses that doesn't have the really long screens! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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November 12, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a McDonalds game with no fast food in it whatsoever. Then stick around for TRILBY'S NOTES, an indie adventure game by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AFTER BURNER: CLIMAX — Sega's flashy update to the coin-op classic! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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November 5, 2024

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Sid Menon as they discuss and rank FromSoft's grimmest, darkest, goodest(?) soulsborne to date. Then stick around for THE SPECTRE FILES: DEATHSTALKER, the unreleased interactive FMV game that was too hot for 1980s!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION — the original version of the game that revitalized Pac-Man! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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October 29, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game so nice, Konami published it twice! Then stick around, because the gang covers Little Goody Two Shoes, a beautiful RPG/adventure game with nods to SaGa Frontier and Legend of Mana.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STREETSTEP: 21st CENTURY BASKETBALL — an NBA Jam-inspired basketball game that would have looked perfectly at home on the Nintendo DS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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October 22, 2024

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!

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October 15, 2024

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!

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October 8, 2024

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Mallick 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!

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October 1, 2024

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!

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September 24, 2024

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!

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September 17, 2024

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!

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September 10, 2024

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!

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September 3, 2024

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!

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August 29, 2024

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!

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August 20, 2024

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!

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August 13, 2024

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!

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August 6, 2024

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!

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July 30, 2024

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!

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July 23, 2024

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!

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July 16, 2024

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!

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July 12, 2024

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!

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July 9, 2024

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!

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July 5, 2024

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!

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July 3, 2024

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!

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June 28, 2024

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!

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June 25, 2024

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!

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June 21, 2024

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!

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June 18, 2024

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 NEO•GEO CD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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June 14, 2024

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!

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June 12, 2024

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!

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June 7, 2024

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!

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June 5, 2024

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!

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May 31, 2024

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!

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May 28, 2024

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!

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May 24, 2024

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!

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May 21, 2024

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!

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May 17, 2024

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 ASSAULT ANDROID CACTUS — a 2013 indie twin-stick shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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May 14, 2024

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 ASSAULT ANDROID CACTUS — a 2013 indie twin-stick shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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May 10, 2024

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!

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May 7, 2024

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!

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May 3, 2024

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 Gaiden that only cool people know about! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 30, 2024

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 Gaiden that only cool people know about! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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April 26, 2024

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!

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April 23, 2024

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!

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April 19, 2024

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!

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April 16, 2024

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!

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April 12, 2024

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!

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April 9, 2024

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!

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April 5, 2024

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!

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April 2, 2024

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!

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March 29, 2024

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!

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March 26, 2024

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!

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March 22, 2024

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!

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March 19, 2024

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!

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March 15, 2024

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!

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March 12, 2024

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!

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March 8, 2024

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!

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March 7, 2024

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!

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March 1, 2024

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!

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February 27, 2024

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!

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February 23, 2024

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!

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February 20, 2024

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!

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February 16, 2024

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!

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February 14, 2024

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!

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February 9, 2024

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!

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February 6, 2024

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!

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February 2, 2024

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!

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January 31, 2024

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!

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January 26, 2024

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!

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January 23, 2024

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!

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January 19, 2024

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!

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January 16, 2024

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!

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January 12, 2024

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!

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January 9, 2024

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!

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January 6, 2024

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!

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January 3, 2024

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an indie metroidvania from 2006 that makes the most of its cubes.

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December 30, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Arkane Lyon's 2021 FPS sci-fi time loop mystery thing.

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December 27, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank SNK's 1987 arcade game about magical kids who shoot through rubble.

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December 22, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Toaplan's deeply disturbing take on Bubble Bobble.

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December 19, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Platinum's high-contrast, ultraviolent gameshow game.

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December 15, 2023

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.

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December 12, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank that game where you punch trees.

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December 9, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Metroid spinoff that managed to successfully crossbreed Super Metroid with Quake.

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December 6, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank "2009's most popular Xbox Live Indie Game based on connectivity".

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December 1, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a graphic adventure version of Bram Stoker's novel, narrated by Bram Stoker.

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November 29, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent kung fu infused take on the beat-em-up genre.

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November 24, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lucasarts's surprisingly solid rocket-chariot racer.

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November 21, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sim game beloved by truck enthusiasts everywhere.

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November 17, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a very Suda51 3DS free range shoot-em-up.

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November 14, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fighting game with three moves, two buttons, and one idea.

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November 10, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second entry in a bizarrely ambitious kids baseball series.

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November 7, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the inspiration for a recent hit movie, we're told.

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November 3, 2023

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.

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October 31, 2023

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.

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October 27, 2023

Today's HG101 podcast covers one of the vanishingly small number of arcade foot-racing games.

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October 24, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that is edgy and funny and worth your time, we promise.

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October 20, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a PS2 survival horror game that definitely is another one of those.

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October 17, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Kitty Lambada Games's weird action-RPG about a weird Texas.

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October 13, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the reason people stopped pretending to miss movie tie-in games.

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October 11, 2023

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.

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October 6, 2023

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.

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October 3, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the slow, evil Sonic who has a gun.

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September 29, 2023

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.

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September 26, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what Google claims is the "underrated NeoPets RPG." Impressive if true!

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September 22, 2023

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.

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September 19, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Housemarque's 2021 shooter-roguelike hybrid.

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September 15, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first entry in Sega's long-running mecha action series.

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September 12, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the wildly popular sequel to a 90s Quake mod.

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September 8, 2023

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.

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September 5, 2023

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.

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September 1, 2023

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.

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August 29, 2023

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.

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August 25, 2023

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.

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August 23, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss one of those "Only on HG101" games you love.

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August 18, 2023

Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade returns! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most extreme Mortal Kombat since Mortal Kombat.

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August 15, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Artdink flight sim where you can just barely kind of fly.

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August 11, 2023

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.

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August 8, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Hudson-published PS1 adventure about a scuba-diver and her dolphin.

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August 4, 2023

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.

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August 2, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a recent FPS/puzzle-platformer hybrid.

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July 28, 2023

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".

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July 25, 2023

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.

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July 21, 2023

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.

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July 19, 2023

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!

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July 14, 2023

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.

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July 12, 2023

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.

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July 7, 2023

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.

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July 5, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Dynamix's 1993 RPG starring the entire Ren Faire. 

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June 30, 2023

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the version of Snatcher where it's a cutesy RPG.

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June 27, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Massive Entertainment's long forgotten real-time tactics game.

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June 23, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the infamously long, but perhaps unfairly maligned PS1 Dragon Quest.

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June 20, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Parodius game with the most big giant ladies.

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June 16, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the sixth game in the fantasy Harvest Moon spinoff series.

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June 13, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a surprisingly stylist PS1 twin stick shooter.

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June 9, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Mario's RPG adventure in the Beanbean Kingdom.

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June 6, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank sort-of-classic first game in a sort-of-classic series.

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June 2, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's 2002 sports game that introduced the world to Team The Fire.

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May 31, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Sting strategy RPG for the Nintendo DS.

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May 26, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Midway's final attempt to create the NBA Jam of hockey.

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May 23, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Ratchet game to have a slightly naughty title.

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May 19, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Simpsons GTA-clone that delivers on its promise.

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May 16, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the dramatically successful revival of the classic cinematic platformer.

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May 12, 2023

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.

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May 9, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fascinating top-down survival horror game.

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May 5, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the last Nintendo game published under the leadership  of Hiroshi Yamauchi.

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May 2, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fondly remembered spin-off for the Nintendo DS.

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April 28, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this really unsettling video card game about woodland creatures and blood rituals

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April 25, 2023

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.

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April 20, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the very first game in Sierra's beloved graphic adventure series.

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April 18, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Id's still-quite-playable early FPS.

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April 14, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank BioWare's celebrated sci-fi action RPG. 

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April 12, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's first Playstation entry its the (Something) Strike series of helicopter games.

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April 7, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nintendo's first sci-fi grand prix.

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April 4, 2023

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Rob Strangman as they discuss and rank the David Crane masterpiece that put Activision on the map.

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April 1, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a perhaps unfairly forgotten gem of an action game.

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March 30, 2023

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.

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March 28, 2023

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that finally gave the brutalist school of architecture its due.

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March 24, 2023

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a stylish luchadore-themed indie metroidvania.

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March 21, 2023

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank weird console version of Lobotomy Software's 1996 FPS.  

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March 17, 2023

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the third entry in WayForward's beloved series. 

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March 14, 2023

MARCHROIDVANIA RESUMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this PS1 love letter to Metroid.

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March 10, 2023

Marchroidvania Takes a Short Break! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the craziest, most visually confusing Batman game ever made.

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March 7, 2023

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.

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March 2, 2023

Marchoidvania Begins! Join the HG101 gang and special guest Slowbeef as they discuss and rank a brutally violent, beautifully drawn medieval metroidvania.

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February 28, 2023

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Rusty Shackles as they discuss and rank Taito's excellent update to an arcade classic.

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February 23, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten, third-person shooter spin-off of Dark Void Zero.

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February 21, 2023

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.

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February 16, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a satirical ASCII-and-text adventure from the creators of Dwarf Fortress.

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February 14, 2023

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.

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February 10, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fine Konami NES platformer about a commercially doomed green space rabbit.

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February 8, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the second Duke Nukem game where he had those little tiny legs.

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February 3, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the fourth Scooby Doo game to use a laugh track.

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February 1, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 2021 stylus-forward indie wunderkind.

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January 28, 2023

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.

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January 25, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Game Machine's twelfth most successful table arcade of December 1986.

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January 21, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank LookingGlass's 1996 tactical FPS.

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January 19, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the original over-promising, under-delivering space combat sim.

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January 13, 2023

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.

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January 11, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the claymation adventure game that came with your mom's Gateway 2000.

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January 6, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a bizarre, World War I themed DOS game.

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January 4, 2023

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Amiga's war-liking top-down arcade shooter.

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December 30, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that shouldn't exist, couldn't exist, yet does exist.

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December 28, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Game Boy puzzle classic that beat both Blinx and Braid to the punch.

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December 23, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bethesda's ugly sweater of an NES game.

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December 21, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bungie's Mac-exclusive shooter that almost made up for all those Mac-elusive shooters.

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December 15, 2022

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.

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December 13, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Japan-only Garfield game that Garfield truly deserves.

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December 8, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten forgotten Virtua series game.

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December 6, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that dared remake Live-A-Live Original Recipe.

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December 1, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the best kart racers on a platform chock-a-block with kart racers.

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November 29, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rare's celebrated platform-saving platformer.

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November 25, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a retelling of the original Metroid that is slightly more than it seems.

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November 23, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a "20th Century Cyberpunk" puzzle adventure.

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November 18, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Doom sequel that's barely a sequel, but still rules actually.

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November 16, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's late-90s Might & Magic spinoff-ish strategy RPG.

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November 11, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an interesting 00's adventure game by Argentine dev Nucleosys.

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November 9, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fondly remembered Sony-published PS1 JRPG.

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November 3, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a cheery, cute robot Famicom platformer that is just kind of okay.

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November 1, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a "beginner friendly" Cave shooter starring adorable pumpkin-knight girls.

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October 27, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the secret inspiration for the Game.Com's Resident Evil 2.

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October 25, 2022

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.

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October 20, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's half baseball, half war, all robot.

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October 18, 2022

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.

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October 13, 2022

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a tricky procedurally generated platformer.

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