Hardcore Gaming 101
770 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 351 ratingsJoin the HG101 gang as they rank the games YOU nominate in their ever growing list, the Top 47,858 Games of All Time. Brought to you by the one and only HardcoreGaming101.net.
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Yoshi's Wooly World
March 30, 2020 14:21 - 42 minutes - 31.8 MBJoin 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) Ha...
Carrier Command
March 25, 2020 04:57 - 49 minutes - 38.1 MBJoin 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 Appl...
Blood (feat. Derek Yu)
March 20, 2020 02:27 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBJoin 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...
Jet Set Radio Future
March 17, 2020 14:46 - 44 minutes - 33.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Jet Set Radio sequel that time forgot and Sega abandoned. 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 Ga...
Kirby: Canvas Curse
March 12, 2020 18:41 - 32 minutes - 27.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the early Nintendo DS game where Kirby loses his arms and legs -- but not his will to fight! 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...
Cosmic Star Heroine
March 11, 2020 17:31 - 32 minutes - 27 MBJoin 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) Hardc...
Saints Row: The Third (feat. Matt McMuscles) - PATREON SAMPLE
March 06, 2020 03:54 - 57 minutes - 49 MBTHIS IS A PATREON BONUS EP THAT WILL DISAPPEAR FROM THIS FEED SOMEDAY AND THERE ARE 84+ MORE JUST AS GREAT WHICH YOU CAN ONLY HEAR BY BECOMING A PATRON. 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
Might & Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
March 05, 2020 05:41 - 42 minutes - 32.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that brought Might & Magic into the Sony Mavica era. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Unlimited Saga. 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) Ha...
Lizard
March 04, 2020 05:10 - 22 minutes - 18.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best new NES game of 2018. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Unlimited Saga. 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
Beyond Oasis
February 29, 2020 03:20 - 47 minutes - 36.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the action RPG that sets the record straight about evil jewelry. What does it want!? 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...
Exile (feat. Brandon Sheffield)
February 27, 2020 04:42 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBJoin 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 Appl...
Exile
February 27, 2020 04:42 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBJoin 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 Appl...
Metal Slug 5
February 21, 2020 04:18 - 39 minutes - 29.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Metal Slug game that dares to do what all previous Metal Slug games had done before, but a little worse. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Star Wars: Dark Forces. 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...
Battle Garegga
February 19, 2020 06:18 - 39 minutes - 27.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the shoot-em-up classic with a soundtrack so nice they made it thrice. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Star Wars: Dark Forces. 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 ...
Lunar: Eternal Blue
February 13, 2020 04:33 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Sega CD JRPG with the dankest Bill Clinton memes. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Phantom 2040. 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 Gamin...
Mega Man 6
February 12, 2020 03:15 - 32 minutes - 32 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Man game that dared to ask "What if there was a sixth Mega Man game?" This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Phantom 2040. 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 NO...
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
February 06, 2020 04:49 - 40 minutes - 27.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about a raccoon who steals something other than rank garbage. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Fighters. 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. ...
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
February 04, 2020 05:31 - 45 minutes - 37.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RPG Maker version of 15th century Europe. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Sonic the Fighters. 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 ...
Skies of Arcadia
January 30, 2020 20:46 - 37 minutes - 28.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's sky piracy RPG. 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
Mail Order Monsters
January 29, 2020 03:54 - 45 minutes - 34.4 MBJoin 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
Yakuza 0
January 23, 2020 15:05 - 44 minutes - 33.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the finest entry in Sega's ongoing crime series about murder, betrayal, and slot-car racing. 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! I...
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
January 21, 2020 16:05 - 49 minutes - 37.4 MBJoin 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 musi...
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
January 16, 2020 06:15 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first Fire Emblem, AKA the game that launched a thousand Smash Bros. characters. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be Urban Yeti. Get READY to YETI! 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. Intro music by NORM. Check out what games we've already ranked on the The Big Damn List, then nominate a game of your own! 2020 © Hardcore Gaming 101
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
January 14, 2020 02:04 - 45 minutes - 35.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Vita beat-em-up that should have been called Teenage Buxom Ninja Schoolgirls. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Urban Yeti. Get READY to YETI! Intro music by NORM https://twitter.com/NORMALLYRETRO See the master list for yourself bit.ly/47kgames
262 - Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus
January 13, 2020 20:25 - 45 minutes - 35.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Vita beat-em-up that should have been called Teenage Buxom Ninja Schoolgirls. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Urban Yeti. Get READY to YETI! Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
261 - Final Fantasy XI
January 10, 2020 05:25 - 51 minutes - 33.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Final Fantasy that tested the limits of your 56k modem. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Disney Plug-N-Play TV Game. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
260 - Daikatana (GBC)
January 09, 2020 06:10 - 31 minutes - 24 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the version of Daikatana that doesn't suck it down. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Disney Plug-N-Play TV Game. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
259 - The Sims 4
January 03, 2020 03:00 - 50 minutes - 40 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the life simulation game that holds the current record for ruined human lives. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Cambria Sword: Life of Wonder. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
258 - Pandora's Tower
January 02, 2020 03:40 - 40 minutes - 30.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wii game where your waifu has you locked up in chains. And they're the kind that you can waggle. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Cambria Sword: Life of Wonder. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
257 - Resident Evil 6
December 28, 2019 02:30 - 44 minutes - 35.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's attempt to please everyone but Resident Evil fans. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Secret Quest. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
Your Reviews and Nominations
December 26, 2019 16:10 - 19 minutes - 14.3 MBShow host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
HG101 Mailbag, No. 4
December 26, 2019 16:10 - 19 minutes - 14.3 MBShow host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
256 - The Lurking Horror
December 26, 2019 00:55 - 42 minutes - 33.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this late Infocom classic about the lovecraftian nightmares that stalk the quads of MIT. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Secret Quest. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
255 - Second Life (feat. Alex of Retro Pals)
December 23, 2019 05:15 - 48 minutes - 35.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the finest and most influential 3D chatspace game ever to be created by a single lab. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super Mario Bros. 2. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
255 - Second Life
December 23, 2019 05:15 - 48 minutes - 35.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the finest and most influential 3D chatspace game ever to be created by a single lab. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super Mario Bros. 2. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
254 - Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
December 18, 2019 15:50 - 41 minutes - 32.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to Pac-Man, in which our hero refuses to help his neighbor move her couch. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super Mario Bros. 2. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
253 - Mega Man Battle Network
December 12, 2019 04:05 - 39 minutes - 32.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the GBA Mega Man spinoff that did everything it could to warn us about the internet and we just didn't listen. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Baldur's Gate. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
252 - Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
December 10, 2019 21:40 - 51 minutes - 39.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sir-Tech's landmark 1981 Apple II dungeon-crawler. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Baldur's Gate. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
251 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance
December 06, 2019 20:15 - 37 minutes - 28.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where Doctor Doom invades Niffleheim to absorb the power of Odin and the only way Deadpool and Silver Surfer can defeat him is to steal the Muonic Inducer from Galactus and fuse it with a piece of the M'Kraan Cryastal. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Somari. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
250 - Illusion of Gaia
December 04, 2019 04:00 - 49 minutes - 37.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an action RPG about helpful pigs and patiently waiting for things. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Somari. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
249 - Metroid Fusion
November 27, 2019 05:55 - 52 minutes - 41 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they spend nearly an hour discussing and ranking Metroid Fusion -- just in time for your Thanksgiving road trip! Or, for non-Americans, your November 27th road trip! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
248 - Dark Seal
November 26, 2019 05:45 - 33 minutes - 25.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank perhaps the most Data Easty of Data East beat-em-ups. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
247 - Samurai Shodown
November 22, 2019 04:40 - 35 minutes - 26.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best fighting game to take place in early spring 1788. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Quest Builders. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
246 - Breakdown
November 20, 2019 06:15 - 48 minutes - 36.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Namco's First Person Puncher for the original Xbox. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dragon Quest Builders. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
003 - HG101 Mailbag
November 18, 2019 03:55 - 9 minutes - 7.78 MBShow host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
HG101 Mailbag, No. 3
November 18, 2019 03:55 - 9 minutes - 7.78 MBShow host Xerxes reads your five-star review game nominations from Apple Podcasts and Stitcher. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
245 - Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
November 16, 2019 01:15 - 45 minutes - 34.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic adventure game that's like a Dan Brown novel but with more clowns. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be King of Fighters 98. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
244 - EVO: The Search for Eden
November 13, 2019 15:10 - 35 minutes - 30.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the SNES game about a mermaid who evolves into a goat-rhino who evolves into a man who kills a giant space amoeba and then gets lectured by the sun. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be King of Fighters 98. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
243 - Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
November 09, 2019 05:50 - 42 minutes - 32.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the PS1 platformer that introduced the world to Namco's favorite long-eared cat. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super Mario Odyssey. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.
242 - Dragonstomper
November 08, 2019 05:10 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this secret ancestor to the console RPG genre. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Super Mario Odyssey. Intro music by NORM. Follow xerxes and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what games we've already ranked on the Big Damn List, then vote for a game of your own.