Hardcore Gaming 101

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-feared successor to Bubsy 3D. Then stick around for Inherit the Earth, an anthropomorphic animal adventure game from the devs who would later bring you I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream!
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE NEXT PENELOPE! — a futuristic genre-melding retelling of The Odyssey! 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 2026's front-walker for Game of the Year. Then stick around for Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? - a brutally difficult action-platformer spinoff of Disgaea!
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THEME PARK! — a dastardly attempt at tricking people into playing a business sim! 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 WayForward spinoff of a short-lived cartoon MMO. Then stick around for The Grinch (2000), a Konami platformer based on the live-action film!
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE LEGENDARY AXE! — a very accurately-named TurboGrafx-16 launch title! 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 Super Famicom sidescroller that lets you go demon mode. Then stick around for Zombieville, a Psygnosis game that would sooner shoot you than let you enjoy it!
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TINY TOON ADVENTURES: BUSTER BUSTS LOOSE! — a Super NES adaptation of the Looney Tunes spinoff that is faithful to a fault! 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 "realistic" open-world medieval RPG. Then stick around for Project Firestart, an innovative survival horror game for the Commodore 64!
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JEFF WAYNE'S THE WAR OF THE WORLDS — a Playstation tank shooter based on a musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science fiction novel! 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.