Quest's adorable TG16 cute-em-up doesn't quite live up to the expectations of its high price tag, but it's a fun game with a great soundtrack and plenty of distinctive details.
Text review here: 2016-02-17 05:08:19 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shogunwarriors/shogunwarriors.htm
A duology of fighting games from Kaneko, which manage to rip off both...
2016-02-14 20:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD. A brief chat with developers at 8ing (AKA Eighting), including Yuichi Toyama, Mitsuakira Tatsuta, Kenichi Yokoo, Satoshi Fujishima (creator of Golvellius) and Takayuki Hirono. Here they discuss...
2016-02-14 19:47:37 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/timequest/timequest.htm
A time traveling adventure from Legend, the spiritual successor to Infocom's legacy.
2016-02-13 05:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/mystikbelle/mystikbelle.htm
A cutesy platformer/adventure game hybrid with gorgeous pixel artwork, recalling ...
2016-02-11 03:22:03 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dragondance/dragondance.htm
San nin fai lok! Celebrate the Chinese New Year with this interesting take on the...
2016-02-09 03:06:41 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/sinistron/sinistron.htm
A TurboGrafx-16 HuCard shooter influenced by R-Type, with a giant beak on the front of yo...
2016-02-07 19:14:50 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-streetsoffuryex.htm
Originating as an XBLIG game, this beat-e...
2016-02-07 05:23:35 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/romhacks/nightcrawler-interview.htm
Nightcrawler is one of the most prolific members of the ROM hacki...
2016-02-07 05:22:02 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/albion/albion.htm
A sci-fi fantasy RPG made by demoscene veterans that combines elements of both Western and Ja...
2016-02-04 18:21:05 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/slyspy/slyspy.htm
Data East's spy-themed side-scroller owes a very (very, very) huge debt to James Bond.
2016-02-03 02:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tasstimes/tasstimes.htm
This proto point-and-click adventure designed by Infocom alumnus Michael Berlyn takes you...
2016-02-02 01:47:24 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/riseofnations/riseofnations.htm
Brian Reynolds, lead designer for strategy classics Ci...
2016-01-31 03:43:58 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2016-01-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ultionus/ultionus.htm
A pseudo-remake of the European side-scroller Phantis, this indie title features some absolut...
2016-01-29 04:20:50 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/inventories/hottest.htm
Characters with an extreme affinity for fire are common in video games, but there's been ...
2016-01-26 02:52:42 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/tempo/tempo.htm
A forgotten attempt at a mascot platformer by Sega, which was off to an unfortunate start on the 32X and ...
2016-01-24 16:25:55 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-penarium.htm
Avoid nefarious traps in morbid circus to beat tough pl...
2016-01-22 01:21:39 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/labbayedesmorts/labbaye.htm
An excellent homage to ZX Spectrum titles courtesy of indie freeware developer Lo...
2016-01-21 01:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/digest2/digest2.htm
Warning! A new HG101 book is approaching fast! The second HG101 digest comes in at 98 pages and c...
2016-01-19 22:16:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Enix's EVO: The Search for Eden, a platformer focused around evolution, is a cult classic amongst SNES fans, but it's actually a sequel to an older, Japan-only RPG, 46 Okunen Monogatari ("4.6 Billion Year Story").
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/deusex/deusex.htm
Ion Storm's legendary FPS-RPG hybrid is well regarded as one of the best games of all times.
2016-01-14 02:45:52 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bardbarian/bardbarian.htm
An unusual RTS / tower defense / action hybrid, starring a savage musician who comman...
2016-01-13 04:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD. An interview with two developers, currently at Success, who worked at NCS/Masata on titles like Langrisser, Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator, and Shubibinman. Includes look at artwork from the A...
2016-01-10 20:51:08 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bluesjourney/bluesjourney.htm
One of the early Neo Geo titles, ADK's environmentally themed 2D platformer s...
2016-01-09 21:34:08 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/kusoge/kusoge-rockon.htm
The joke about this PCE shooter is that it does most certainly not "rock on".
2016-01-07 04:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/chaindive/chaindive.htm
A Japan-only Playstation 2 cult classic, featuring high-flying, wire-slinging action, fro...
2016-01-06 05:28:46 +0000 UTC View Post
From the Untold History of Japanese Game Developers DVD. An interview with Yutaka Isokawa, the creator of Pitman/Catman, and one of the members on the Namco team that created the neGcon controller, which was used for R4: Ridge Racer.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/madmotor/madmotor.htm
A (most likely) unreleased arcade game by Mitchell and Data East, featuring a motorcycle ridi...
2016-01-03 05:57:48 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/werewolf/werewolf.htm
Data East's NES side-scroller featuring a werewolf with blades for arms, mostly famous for in...
2016-01-03 05:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post