Hardcore Gaming 101

FPS Through the Ages moves when you move! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 2010s viral hit that attempts to redefine the first-person shooter genre. Then stick around for Muppet RaceMania, a kart racer with a surprising amount of platforming mixed in!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRICKY QUIKY GAMES: DIE SUCHE NACH DEN VERSCHOLLENEN SEITEN — an advergame platformer featuring the most famous chocolate milk-promoting rabbit in existence! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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FPS Through the Ages brings out the big (gravity) guns! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 2000s first-person shooter that brings forth the stunning innovation of chucking objects at an NPC's head. Then stick around for 3D Dot Game Heroes, a 2D-turned-3D Zelda clone that lets you create your own player character!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BULLETSTORM — a foul-mouthed first-person shooter that has Duke Nukem DLC for some reason! 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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FPS Through the Ages patrols forth! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 1990s first-person shooter that pushes the Wolfenstein 3D engine to absurd heights... literally. Then stick around for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the movie tie-in that completes the prequel trilogy!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PARAPPA THE RAPPER — an incredibly cool, incredibly confounding rhythm 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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FPS Through the Ages soars on! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 1980s intergalactic first-person shooter/RPG for the X68000. Then stick around for BROK the InvestiGator, a beat-em-up adventure that lets you punch your way past difficult puzzles!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be LORETTA NO SHOUZOU: SHERLOCK HOLMES — the only adventure game for Sega's SG-1000! 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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A new HG101 event begins - FPS Through the Ages! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 1970s first-person space combat game for the Odyssey². Then stick around for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, an over-the-top lawyering adventure that no one should have an objection to!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MEGA MAN SOCCER — the secret reason why Mega Man kicks around a ball in Mega Man 8! 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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a newer, co-op multiplayer take on the idea of a robot quest. Then stick around for Steve Meretzky's Planetfall, an interactive fiction game filled with very logical puzzles, designed to trip up anyone who is not paying attention!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROBOQUEST (1996) — an older, more confounding take on the idea of a robot quest! 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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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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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!

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.

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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!

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.

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!

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.