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Rockin' Kats

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rockinkats/rockinkats.htm

Take Willy the Cat across the mean streets of New York City, as he attempts to save his d...

Text ePUB and MOBI versions of HG101 books now available!

Since someone requested it, I've made text Kindle and ePUB versions of most of our books available for download. It's a good alternative in case you want to carry around smaller size files instead of the 200 MB+ monstrosities that Kindle Comic Creato...

Bloodnet

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bloodnet/bloodnet.htm

It's vampires in cyberspace in this RPG/adventure hybrid from Microprose.

Midwinter

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/midwinter/midwinter.htm

An ambitious late 80s first person RPG by Mike Singleton, of the Lords of Midnight games.

Hyper Iria

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A Super Famicom tie-in with the anime OVA, made famous by its showings on the Sci-Fi channel....

Your Weekly Kusoge: Space Ace (SNES)

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-spaceacesnes.htm

This wretched SNES platformer, based on the laserdisc arcade game, is almost as...

The Charnel House Trilogy

A short, three-act point-and-click adventure game, in the style of Wadjet Eye's titles, and featuring the voice work of famed pundit Jim Sterling. 

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500 Word Indies: Armello

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-armello.htm

A grim fairy tale board game set in a fantasy kingdom of anth...

Bleed

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An indie side-scrolling shooter focused on killing all sorts of classic video game baddies in the flashiest w...

Image Fight

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This vertical shooter series from Irem is cited as an inspiration for Radiant Silvergun, o...

500 Word Indies: Cinderella Escape! R12

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-cinderellaescape.htm

A bizarro Japanese indie block-pushing feti...

Virocop

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Graftgold's 1995 Amiga shooter lets you play as a virtual character entering a whole slew of fictional...

Thomas was Alone

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/thomaswasalone/thomaswasalone.htm

One of the indie darlings from a few years back, Thomas was Alone is ...

Punky Skunk

A relic from the 16-bit mascot platformer days somehow ended up on the PS1, and despite the grownworthy title and character, it's actually not too bad.

2016-08-23 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Mega Man Legends (Part 3 of 3)

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The final part of our Mega Man Legends feature details the tragical...

Go! Go! Mile Smile

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Go! Go! Mile Smile puts you in control of a group of freshly-hatched chickens,...

Time Twist

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One of the last games for the Famicom Disk System, this absolutely crazy adventure game h...

Infinite Space

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Infinite Space is a title from the Nintendo DS' days of experimentation, ...

Mega Man Legends (Part 2 of 3)

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The second (of three) parts in our Mega Man Legends feature examines th...

Twin Caliber

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This EU-exclusive PS2 rail shooter uses the two analog sticks of the Dual Shock contr...

Lost Kingdoms

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A duo of Gamecube RPGs from FromSoftware, both utilizing a unique card-based syste...

Mega Man Legends (Pt. 1 of 3)

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Mega Man's first foray into 3D isn't entirely accurate to its earlier...

Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen

http://hg101.proboards.com/thread/13297/motoko-chan-wonder-kitchen

An SFC title designed to sell mayonnaise, this silly cutesy game is only ...

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vallhalla/vallhalla.htm

A modern visual novel that weaves a science fiction story through the stories of bar patrons, ...

The Way

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An indie tribute to cinematic platformers like Another World and Flashback, with some truly fantastic pix...

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One Finger Death Punch

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One of the most clever twists on the beat-em-up fo...

HG101 Presents: Data East Arcade Classics PDF now available!

The final version of our latest book is now available!:

PDF:
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Dark Seal

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To go alongside the upcoming release of the Data East Arcade Classics book, here's a pair of ...

Divekick

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/divekick/divekick.htm

What started as a bunch of in-jokes for the fighting game community eventually blossomed into...