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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank IGA's tribute to Castlevania III and "ClassicVanias" in general.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Fire Pro Wrestling S: Six Men Scramble! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Arc System Works's gorgeous Dragon Ball fighting game.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be KENDO RAGE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Micro Machines 2, the top-down, eight-player racer that is quite literally circling the bowl. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nioh. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this celebrity-endorsed first-person shooter about people getting high off of microchips.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Garage: Bad Dream Adventure. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAILS ADVENTURE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARMELLO! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game in our Late Summer & Early Autumn of Arcade series! We start with two Namco coin-op classics about environmental destruction and bicycle pump murders!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DANNY SULLIVAN'S INDY HEAT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that is literally impossible to describe without some iteration of the phrase "grabbing balls". This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wolfenstein. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOUBLE DRAGON II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the rhythm-based "rogue-lite" that more than lives up to its brilliant name.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be F.E.A.R. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the very first Zelda sequel, which attempted to translate the gameplay of the original into a side-scrolling action RPG.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Frog Fractions. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the darkest version of Home Alone you could imagine.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hyper Princess Pitch! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank BioWare's vampire-infested sequel to Baldur's Gate.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nintendogs. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PSYCHO PINBALL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the indie metroidvania hit where it really is a feature, not a bug. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mr. Driller. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

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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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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Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss the game where Rayman keeps it gangsta. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Prince of Persia. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yuji Naka's weirdly intricate score attack game inspired by the works of psychoanalyst Carl Jung for some reason.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Warlocked. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss an SNES game based on the short stories of an early 20th century Japanese short story author, with special guest Melos Han-Tani (Anodyne 2, All Our Asias)! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Pro Pinball: The Web. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Zeboyd Games's 2017 retro-styled indie RPG. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA's classic C64 monster-maker sim. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be 2064 Read Only Memories. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 © Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atlus's DS dungeon-crawler throwback for the cartophile crowd.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Eggerland. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game where steel does no good, and only a Kick-Wizard can deliver us from evil.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Mary-Kate & Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank two 90s puzzle classics from opposite sides of the platform tracks.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACONCAGUA! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

 This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MEGAPANEL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bullfrog's 3D wonderland where you fly around on a magic carpet and shoot magic balls with your magic blingwads. It was impressive in 1994.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Legend of Alfur. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's survival horror sequel that made its mark then aged really, really poorly. We're as surprised as you.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Chasing Static! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1988 early RTS-ish game about super-advanced robot aircraft carriers that must acquire real estate. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1999 gothic RPG that laid the groundwork for the Shadow Hearts series.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CURSOR*10! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Minecraft-inspired crafting adventure set in the aftermath of Dragon Quest II.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be UNMETAL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yoshi's most huggable, downy-soft adventure yet! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Derek Yu (Spelunky, Aquaria) as they discuss and rank Monolith Production's 1997 Lovecraft-inspired FPS. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Growl. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Zelda that made Zelda matter again. With a special guest Jeremy Harvey from Chat of the Wild!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Inferno Climber. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank EA Big's tricked-out snowboard racer. It's Tony Hawk meets F-Zero, with a little bit of Road Rash. But, y'know, to the XTREME.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic Chronicles. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Wonderswan action-RPG that really earns that period at the end of its name.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Undead Syndrome! (Featuring Maroony!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL REMAKE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HOME ALONE! (SMD!) Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank thing single best game ever made about running away.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be the Superman arcade game. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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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.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FREECELL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a Lovecraftian text adventure. As you may have guessed, it's about a guy in New England who is scared of fish people.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIMCITY 2000! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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Another little (big) bonus for you: the weird and wonderful PS2 survival stealth horror game, Siren, with special guest Chris Pruett, Oculus Director of AR/VR Content Ecosystem, in the fourth (and final?) episode of Lockdown Longplay! Donate at Patreon to get HG101 bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's classic, arcade-friendly racer.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHAOS LEGION! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MINDJACK! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FANTAVISION! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DAMDAM STOMPLAND! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Batman game where Batman moves and acts like Batman. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Final Lap Twin. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

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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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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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.

 This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MEGAPANEL! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an M-rated RTS games about life and death on Mars.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sega Master System Jurassic Park! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank NetherRealm's Justice League fighting game involving cross-dimensional travel and Superman pills.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Nintendogs. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE WHEELS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Toys for Bob's Asteroids-adjacent, open-galaxy space epic. 500 stars, 3,800 planets, and 100 percent fun!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RESIDENT EVIL GAIDEN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CROSSCODE Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BLACK! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sierra's city-management sim set in ancient Egypt.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be The Amazing Spider-Man! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BATTLE CIRCUIT! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of, like, nine official video game adaptations of the first Star Wars prequel. It does all the things that aren't done by the other eight.  

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CONTRA REBIRTH! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CASTLE OF ILLUSION STARRING MICKEY MOUSE! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang and special guest Hawes Burkhardt (Blue Harvest, High Potion) as they discuss and rank the Star Wars game that finally gave us the old bossy grandma Jedi the saga so desperately needed.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Wario Land (Virtual Boy). Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us how to bank nails off the wall.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Double Dragon. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope.

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that pits Cthulhu against Sherlock Holmes and his amazing teleporting hat. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Alpha Protocol. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 © Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a rather unique action/tactical RPG hybrid from Pokémon developer Game Freak.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GIRP! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HEAVY RAIN! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the TurboGrafx CD action RPG that showed us the lighter side of crucifixion. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Saint's Row the Third with special guest Matt McMuscles. Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show's host on Twitter to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher! Intro music by NORM. 2020 (c) Hardcore Gaming 101

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DOUBLE DRAGON II! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOL BOARDERS 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RICHARD SCARRY'S HUCKLE AND LOWLY'S BUSIEST DAY EVER! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CLONK ENDEAVOR! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a weird Psygnosis platformer about wizards, rabbits, and magic fruit smoothies.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Hyper Princess Pitch! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CHUCKIE EGG! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game starring Shiny Entertainment's worm with a gun.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Princess Maker 2! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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.

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MANHATTAN MISSIONS! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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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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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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