Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang plus returning special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala as they discuss and rank the second Metal Gear Solid game, which is also the fourth Metal Gear game... don't think about it. Then stick around for Ghost in the Shell (1997), a riveting Playstation shooter from the developers who brought you Jumping Flash!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DIRGE OF CERBERUS: FINAL FANTASY VII — the Final Fantasy VII third-person shooter for all you Vincent Valentine fans out there! 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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LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONCLUDES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a block puzzler in which you slide around the playfield, letting gravity takes its course. Then stick around for The Cave Cop, a prehistoric police platformer for DOS!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be A WHOLE WOLFRUSH — a whole roguelike space shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Capcom fighter that somehow managed to get a sequel. Then stick around as returning special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala joins for Terranigma, Quintet's action-RPG which skipped a North American release!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CONTRACT RUSH DX — a 2D action game inspired by classic flash animation! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a light-gun shooter in which you protect your fantasy adventuring buddies from an onslaught of ghoulish monstrosities. Then stick around for Quest for Camelot, a Warner Bros. movie tie-in published by... Nintendo?

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1992) — a whimsical CD-i remake of a Commodore 64 adventure game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Robotron-style twin-stick shooter with an espionage flair. Then stick around for The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici, the 1996 strategy classic from Blue Byte Software!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be EARTHION — a new Mega Drive shooter featuring music from the acclaimed Yuzo Koshiro! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang plus returning special guest Katherine, as they discuss and rank a particularly spicy mahjong game. Then stick around for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand - because what better way to follow up G-Taste than with the G-Unit?

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TINHEAD — a North American-exclusive Genesis platformer, from the studio that would later bring you X-COM! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Super Sentai-inspired boss-rush beat-em-up from Konami. Then stick around for Fighting Force, a beat-em-up that tried and failed to be Streets of Rage 4!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOWN LOAD — a surprisingly vulgar PC-Engine shooter from AlfaSystem! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Raw Thrills' Batmobile-based shooter. Then stick around for Starfighter 3000, a 3D aerial combat game for the Acorn Archimedes!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE — an Atari 2600 prototype based on a 1950s sci-fi film! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope.

Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Midway's lightgun shooter about a carnival... that is evil. Then stick around for Rolling Gunner, an accessible bullet-hell shooter with DLC-added twin-stick controls!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ELROY HITS THE PAVEMENT — Elroy's second edutainment adventure, about rescuing his pet dog from the mafia! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope.

Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.

LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS FOR 2026!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's post-Crazy Taxi take on ambulance driving. Then stick around for Zombie Dinos from Planet Zeltoid, an edutainment game where you use dinosaur facts to kick some zombie brains!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be WHO PRESSED MUTE ON UNCLE MARCUS? — an FMV family drama murder mystery! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope.

Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts! Take a screenshot and show it to us on our Discord server! Intro music by NORM.

2026 © Hardcore Gaming 101, all rights reserved. No portion of this or any other Hardcore Gaming 101 ("HG101") content/data shall be included, referenced, or otherwise used in any model, resource, or collection of data.