Valhalla
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/valhalla/valhalla.htm
Another British adventure game obscurity from the early years of the ZX Spectrum, Valhalla is mor...
2016-07-22 18:15:12 +0000 UTC View Post
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Nazo Puyo
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/puyopuyo/puyopuyo6.htm
Our renewed Puyo Puyo article finally continues, with a prolific set of spin-off title...
Preview: HG101 Presents Data East Arcade Classics
HG101 Presents: Data East Arcade Classics is almost complete! I'm awaiting approval from the printer then ordering a physical proof, just to do final checks and make one last editing run to make sure everything is up to snuff. In the meantime, I've p...
2016-07-17 20:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post500-Word Indies: Spirits of Xanadu
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-spiritsofxanadu.htm
A sci-fi horror exploration game, for thos...
2016-07-17 02:36:23 +0000 UTC View PostROM Hack Interview: FuSoYa
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fusoya/fusoya-interview.htm
An interview with the ROM hacker behind Lunar Magic, the level design program for...
2016-07-17 02:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostSynnergist
A cyberpunk FMV/point-and-click adventure that is technically a fascinating mess, but more often than not its shortcomings work accidentally in its favor.
Vectorman
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/vectorman/vectorman.htm
An action-platformer that is not only a worthy competitor to Nintendo's
Warlocked
A real time strategy game developed for the Game Boy Color, that's not only surprisingly good, but one of the best exclusive games on the platform.
Fallout
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/fallout/fallout.htm
An exhaustive look at the legendary post-apocalyptic RPG series, begun by Black Isle Studios and ...
2016-07-07 02:54:20 +0000 UTC View PostPepper's Adventures in Time
A cute and clever educational point-and-click game from Sierra, where you play a young girl and her dog, traveling back in time and fixing things that have gone astray in colonial America.
Broforce
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/broforce/broforce.htm
Do you love America? Do you love movies where muscular, poorly acting men shoot evil in the fa...
2016-07-04 14:47:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Banner Saga 2
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bannersaga/bannersaga2.htm
The follow-up to the tactical indie hit is technically more of the same, but that's ...
2016-07-03 20:12:32 +0000 UTC View PostPharaoh Rebirth
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/pharaohrebirth/pharaohrebirth.htm
An excellent Metroidvania from long-standing doujin studio Krobon, fea...
2016-07-03 20:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostJune 2016 patron supported
Thank you so much for the support this month!
2016-06-30 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostPaladin's Quest / Lennus
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lennus/lennus.htm
A duo of grindy SNES JRPGs by Copya System, with some bizarre art design that's unlike anything the g...
2016-06-30 01:12:33 +0000 UTC View PostKaze no NOTAM
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kazenonotam/kazenonotam.htm
A hot-air balloon simulator from Artdink, a minor developer perhaps best known fo...
2016-06-28 04:08:31 +0000 UTC View PostSamurai Shodown Slash
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/samuraishodown/samuraishodown8.htm
An infinite runner for mobile platforms starring some of the charac...
2016-06-23 03:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostDark Earth
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/darkearth/darkearth.htm
A post-apocalyptic steampunk RPG that had the misfortune of launching against larger titl...
2016-06-20 04:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostYour Weekly Kusoge: Quiver
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-quiver.htm
In the running of the sad title of "most mediocre Doom clone", Quiver was developed for...
2016-06-20 03:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostHG101 at Too Many Games in Oaks, PA, from June 24-26th
http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2016/06/hg101-at-too-many-games-in-oaks-pa-from.html
I'll be at Too Many Games in O...
2016-06-20 03:27:03 +0000 UTC View PostCosmic Cavern 3671 on Steam Greenlight
http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2016/06/the-realm-of-early-japanese-computer.html
The realm of early Japanese computer...
2016-06-20 02:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostRacing Lagoon
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/racinglagoon/racinglagoon.htm
Developed during Square's daring PS1 days, Racing Lagoon is a combination of ...
2016-06-16 00:48:03 +0000 UTC View Postbit Generations Pt. 2
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bitgenerations/bitgenerations2.htm
The second (and final, for now) part of this article covering the o...
2016-06-13 03:52:42 +0000 UTC View PostHardcore Gaming 101 - Life is Strange
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lifeisstrange/lifeistrange.htm
Starring a young woman with the power to rewind time, Life is Strange's poi...
2016-06-10 00:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostA Look at the Japanese Game Preservation Society
A look at the Japanese Game Preservation Society's laboratory in Tokyo, as guided by Joseph Redon. This organization works to preserve Japan's software, which, like software from all over the globe, was initially distributed on rather fragile medium....
2016-06-08 03:39:40 +0000 UTC View PostA chat with Hifumi Kono, Masaki Higuchi, and Masatoshi Mitori of Human Entertainment
From the Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD. A chat with Hifumi Kono, Masaki Higuchi, and Masatoshi Mitori. Higuchi and Kono worked on Clock Tower.
2016-06-08 02:37:38 +0000 UTC View PostTumblepop
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tumblepop/tumblepop.htm
A goofy, rainbow-colored single screen platformer from Data East, Tumblepop combines two ...
2016-06-07 01:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostGone Home
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gonehome/gonehome.htm
Causing a flurry of controversy when it was released in 2013, Gone Home is an emotionally imp...
2016-06-06 04:24:12 +0000 UTC View PostDemon Front
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/demonfront/demonfront.htm
Taiwan-based developer IGS is primarily known for their PolyGame Master arcade hardwa...
2016-06-04 02:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostGangsters: Organized Crime
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gangsters/gangsters.htm
This overlooked strategy game is essentially "SimCapone", a gangland simulator as deep an...
2016-06-02 02:04:24 +0000 UTC View Post