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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Episodes
198 - Radiata Stories
June 05, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 17.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most Tri-Ace of all Tri-Ace games. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Microsoft Entertainment Pack 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
197 - Jet Set Radio
May 30, 2019 05:01 - 41 minutes - 24.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they commit sick crimes and rock out to Y2K beats. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Zillion. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
196 - Conquest of Elysium 4
May 28, 2019 05:01 - 35 minutes - 21.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Nethack of Fantasy 4X games and cower in fear of giant stoneage elk. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Zillion. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
195 - Planescape: Torment
May 23, 2019 22:45 - 42 minutes - 27.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most cerebrial (and corspse-heavy) Infinity Engine D and D game. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Herzog. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
194 - Earthsiege
May 21, 2019 04:25 - 37 minutes - 20.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mechwarrior-esque robot-driving game that introduced us to Dumb Skynet. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Herzog. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
193 - Dear Esther
May 16, 2019 20:35 - 42 minutes - 26.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that's not afraid to be pointless. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Labyrinth. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
192 - Radical Dreamers
May 14, 2019 19:30 - 34 minutes - 20.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Chrono Trigger's satellite-powered visual novel sequel. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Labyrinth. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
191 - Kid Chameleon
May 09, 2019 15:55 - 38 minutes - 18.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Genesis platformer that is aimed directly at the hot-pink heart of 90s boyhood. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Viewtiful Joe. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
190 - Chulip
May 08, 2019 03:35 - 34 minutes - 17.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this eccentric PS2 smooch-em-up. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Viewtiful Joe. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
189 - Mega Man X
May 03, 2019 04:25 - 33 minutes - 17.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom's first attempt to reinvent Mega Man. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Rayman 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
188 - Keep Yourself Alive
May 01, 2019 04:30 - 30 minutes - 15.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this Combat-esque Amstrad CPC game. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Rayman 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
187 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
April 25, 2019 04:15 - 47 minutes - 22.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's not quite a Metroid, and it's not quite a Castlevania, but maaaaan... This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dr. Lunatic Supreme With Cheese. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
186 - BLAM! -Machinehead
April 23, 2019 19:10 - 37 minutes - 18.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a scientist in bondage gear uses a nuclear hover-bobsled to kill a hamburger virus. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dr. Lunatic Supreme With Cheese. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
185 - Yars' Revenge
April 18, 2019 03:30 - 33 minutes - 16.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the brightest jewels in the Atari 2600's faux-wood paneled crown. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be This Means War. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
184 - Myth: History in the Making
April 17, 2019 13:50 - 37 minutes - 19.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this Commodore 64 classic. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dr. Lunatic Supreme With Cheese. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
183 - Crazy Taxi
April 11, 2019 20:50 - 28 minutes - 14.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Sega arcade classic where you rack up crazy money one moving violation at a time. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Creatures. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
182 - The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang
April 10, 2019 03:40 - 34 minutes - 17.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that's just cat girls all the way down. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Creatures. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
181 - Phantasy Star
April 04, 2019 19:15 - 43 minutes - 21.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's classic space-opera RPG. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Battle. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
180 - Independence War Deluxe
April 03, 2019 20:45 - 46 minutes - 23.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where "i" stands for Independence! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sonic Battle. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
180 - Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
April 01, 2019 06:30 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank three more classic video game cartoons! This week's Patreon bonus cartoon will be Mega Man: Upon a Star. Follow Captain X the Cartoon Master and HG101 on Twitter. Check out what toons we've already ranked on the Big Damn List.
179 - Pokémon Snap
March 27, 2019 19:15 - 39 minutes - 19.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game about throwing "pester balls" at magic animals who are trapped inside a Disneyland-style dark ride. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be One Way Heroics. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
178 - Chex Quest
March 25, 2019 20:35 - 29 minutes - 14.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a labor of love and cereal. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be One Way Heroics. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
177 - Thief: The Dark Project
March 21, 2019 02:30 - 46 minutes - 23.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Looking Glass's 1998 "first-person sneaker". This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Civil War 2 - Generals. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
176 - Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
March 19, 2019 18:50 - 44 minutes - 23.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Capcom RPG with the highest "D Ratio". This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Civil War 2 - Generals. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
175 - Chip's Challenge
March 15, 2019 16:30 - 46 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best reason to buy a Lynx, now available on Windows 3.1! This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Warframe. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
174 - Super Turrican
March 14, 2019 04:10 - 46 minutes - 23.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a robot shoots lightning that somehow freezes other robots. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Warframe. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
173 - Wii Sports Resort
March 07, 2019 12:30 - 37 minutes - 18 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us new ways to waggle. (Please forgive the poor audio quality on this one!) This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Wild 9. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
172 - Takeshi's Challenge
March 06, 2019 01:35 - 42 minutes - 21.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that requires you to scream into a microphone until gangsters give you a medieval Japanese string instrument. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Wild 9. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
171 - Final Fantasy V
March 01, 2019 04:05 - 49 minutes - 25.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the OTHER best Final Fantasy. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alien Isolation. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
170 - Vagrant Story
February 27, 2019 04:10 - 44 minutes - 22.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the one Playstation action RPG that wasn't afraid to take risks. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Alien Isolation. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
169 - Undertale
February 21, 2019 03:10 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the world's best skeleton dating sim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sword of the Samurai. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
168 - Valkyrie Profile
February 19, 2019 05:05 - 33 minutes - 16.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that taught us the true meaning Eand pronunciation Eof "einherjar". This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Sword of the Samurai. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
167 - Umihara Kawase
February 14, 2019 16:50 - 35 minutes - 17.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the weirdest, cutest, and most brutally difficult games to hit the Super Famicom. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Battle of Wesnoth. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
166 - SaGa Frontier
February 13, 2019 05:40 - 41 minutes - 22.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that would have been much better with an eighth playable character. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Battle of Wesnoth. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
165 - Super Mario World
February 08, 2019 02:50 - 40 minutes - 20.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that should have been called Super Super Mario World. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dead To Rights. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
164 - Metal Saga
February 06, 2019 03:40 - 28 minutes - 15.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where you abandon your family to track down robo-bounties. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Dead To Rights. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
163 - Light Crusader
February 02, 2019 05:30 - 34 minutes - 17.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where David Lee Roth travels back in time to kill ninjas and steal their baguettes. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Neo Turf Masters. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
162 - Blaster Master 2
January 30, 2019 05:45 - 32 minutes - 15.9 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the best Blaster Master game for the Genesis. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Neo Turf Masters. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
161 - Shadow of the Colossus
January 25, 2019 04:40 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first game that proved Roger Ebert wrong, not counting the other first game. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Parameters. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
160 - Spellbound
January 23, 2019 00:50 - 34 minutes - 17.3 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this early C64 graphic adventure. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Parameters. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
159 - Akashicverse
January 17, 2019 01:45 - 45 minutes - 22.7 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a seizure-inducing 2013 doujin shooter. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Minesweeper. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
158 - Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages
January 16, 2019 01:55 - 39 minutes - 20.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that exposes the REAL truth behind literally everything. The truth is aliens. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Minesweeper. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
157 - Rocket League
January 11, 2019 19:00 - 21 minutes - 10.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that was almost called SocCar. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Soul Caliber 6. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
156 - Veigues Tactical Gladiator
January 08, 2019 05:10 - 25 minutes - 13.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a pearl of the You're Huge And You Have To Dodge Stuff genre. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Soul Caliber 6. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
155 - Resident Evil 4
January 03, 2019 22:35 - 1 hour - 35.5 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Resident Evil 4. The patients have been prepped for surgery, Dr. Salvador... This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Game Dev Story AND Game Dev Tycoon. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
154 - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
January 02, 2019 21:10 - 35 minutes - 20.6 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the most 1997 of all possible cinematic platformers. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Game Dev Story AND Game Dev Tycoon. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
153 - NieR
December 28, 2018 16:11 - 39 minutes - 19.8 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they DiscusS and RanK NieR. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Innsmouth no Yakata. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
152 - Lagrange Point
December 27, 2018 16:11 - 37 minutes - 19.2 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what may be the best-sounding NES game ever. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Innsmouth no Yakata. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
151 - Abzu
December 21, 2018 05:01 - 31 minutes - 15.4 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this wet and somewhat wild little swimming sim. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Fantasy General. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.
150 - Astal
December 18, 2018 16:05 - 25 minutes - 13.1 MBJoin the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the Saturn's hidden 2D gems. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Fantasy General. 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. If you really can't get enough HG101 podcast, listen to the classic Game Club 199X episodes.