A quarterly podcast featuring roundtable discussion about retro and classic video games from the 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32/64-bit eras. Each episode, our crew picks a theme and reviews a selection of games that fit within said theme. Join us as we strive to bring you a great show that's both informative and entertaining.
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Retro Game Squad Podcasts
Join 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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Join the RetroCollect Squad as they talk their way through the wonderful world of retro gaming. Talking points span the golden age of classic gaming to today's neo-retro modern releases - and whatever deviant paths our hosts travel down. One thing is clear in our discussions though and that is our passion for pixels from every era!.
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is the new hysterical podcast that delves into the world of all things geekdom; we have fun chatting, yammering, and griping about all movies, tv, video games and all things pop culture, old and new. Join us as we enter into another level of adventure every week!>
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Join Ben and Jono every week as they play the first 30 minutes of a game and then ask the question “Do you want to Keep Playing?”.
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eidetic's apology for Bubsy 3D. Then stick around for Mat Mania, a wrestling game by the devs that would go on to make Double Dragon! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CARMAGEDDON — the "racing" game that's really more of a "run over pedestrians and kill them" game! Donate at Patreon to ge…
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LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONCLUDES WITH TWO 1970s GAMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the space alien shooter that kicked off an entire industry. Then stick around for Dog Patch, a competitive volleyball-esque game with shotguns! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOK, SERVE, DELICIOUS! 3?! — the third entry…
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Rolling Thunder (and Pokemon Puzzle League!)
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2:05:18LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that paved the way for Shinobi to exist. Then stick around for Pokémon Puzzle League, the puzzler that continued Tetris Attack's proud tradition of obscuring its roots as a Panel de Pon game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CYBER TRO…
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Mace: The Dark Age (and Fashion Police Squad!)
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1:51:38LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's 3D fighter that strove to corner the competitive... N64 fighting game scene... of 1997. Then stick around for Fashion Police Squad, the most glamorous FPS you can imagine! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VENGEFUL GUARDIAN: MOONRIDER —…
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Elevator Action (and Bonanza Bros!)
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2:13:11LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Taito's spy action thriller that will literally crush you with excitement. Then stick around for Bonanza Bros., Sega's multiplayer co-op heist game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be BARADUKE — Namco's sci-fi action game, that introduced us all…
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Scramble & Super Cobra (and Anteater!)
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1:38:52LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Konami's first horizontal shooter, plus its more challenging follow-up. Then stick around for Anteater, a game about an anteater who is incredibly vulnerable for some reason to... ants?! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PU-LI-RU-LA — Taito's s…
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Major Havoc (and Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters!)
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1:15:55LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Atari's magnum opus of vector-based gaming. Then stick around for Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters, an isometric Gauntlet-like with a '50s sci-fi theme! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PRISMATIC SOLID — a geometry-destroying verti…
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The House of the Dead (and Britney's Dance Beat!)
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1:49:48LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS HERE ONCE AGAIN!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the first entry in Sega's beloved horror-themed light gun shooter series. Then stick around for Britney's Dance Beat, a Britney Spears rhythm game with a remarkably comprehensive tracklist! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be HYPNOSPACE…
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Marble It Up! Ultra (and You Have to Burn the Rope!)
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1:32:25Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a spiritual successor to the beloved Marble Blast series. Then stick around for You Have to Burn the Rope, an incredibly scathing critique of the video game medium! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUNPEY DS — the DS iteration of a cowboy-themed Wonderswan puzzle game! Donate at Patreon t…
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RoboCop: Rogue City (and Anthology of the Killer!)
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2:17:25Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the RoboCop game that is more than worth buying for a dollar. Then stick around for Anthology of the Killer, a comedy-horror with a genuine sense of heart! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SONIC & ALL-STARS RACING TRANSFORMED — a crossover kart racer that is also a crossover plane racer, …
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Contra: Shattered Soldier (and Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style!)
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2:13:03Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Contra that pulls off being (relatively) serious and gritty. Then stick around for Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style, a hip-hop fighting game made from the remnants of a cancelled ultraviolent title! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be STIMULATION CLICKER — a game that revels in overwhelming the pl…
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It's time to blow off some steam by blowing up stuff, Mad Max style! The squad engages in some vehicular combat by covering games such as Road Rash 3, Vigilante 8, and Critical Depth. We also share some news about the future of the show, and Jeff agonizes over how to style his chest hair as Alex desperately tries to change the subject.…
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Crisis Core: FFVII (and Stranglehold!)
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2:09:25JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-regarded Final Fantasy VII spinoff. Then stick around for Stranglehold, a video game that attempts to be a sequel to a popular John Woo film! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be QUESTER/METRO QUESTER — a post-apocalyptic dungeon-crawler set in a world cre…
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Sakura Wars (and Melty Blood: Type Lumina!)
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2:16:39JUNE-JULY OF JRPG ENDURES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn's premiere mecha strategy/cute girl romancing experience. Then stick around for Melty Blood: Type Lumina - a fighting game based off the visual novel series that introduced Neco-Arc to the world! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JACKAL (NES) — the de…
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JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CARRIES ON!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Level 5's early Playstation 2 hit. Then stick around for Bubsy 3D - it's not like you have any other choice, is it? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DO NOT FEED THE MONKEYS — a game that revolves all around the lurid pursuit of spying on people! Donate at Pa…
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JUNE-JULY OF JRPG PROCEEDS!! Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene as they discuss and rank Konami's RPG with more playable characters than a Fire Emblem game. Then stick around for 140 - a colorfully artistic, grooving platformer! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PLANET PUNCH — a flash game that dares t…
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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and maimai!)
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2:16:31JUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's RPG bursting with charming musical numbers. Then stick around for maimai, Sega's rhythm touch screen arcade hit that they swear is not a washing machine! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MOONRING — Fluttermind's neon-infused love letter to classic …
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a River City Ransom-inspired beat-em-up based on a popular Canadian comic series. Then stick around for The Darkness, a first-person shooter with more lightbulb shooting than Metal Gear Solid 2! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUOSO — a third-person shooter for the 3DO featuring a bod…
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MURDER DOG IV: TRIAL OF THE MURDER DOG — a game that is exactly as murder-filled as its title would suggest! Donate at P…
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C: The Contra Adventure (and Rollerdrome!)
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2:09:05Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RODEA THE SKY SOLDIER — the Yuji Naka-produced Wii game that was released just in time for the…
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Castlevania: The Adventure (and Dee Dee Planet!)
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1:51:10Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet - the eternally-delayed follow-up to ChuChu Rocket! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SABAN'S POWER RANGERS ZEO: FULL TILT BATTLE PINBALL — t…
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Command & Conquer: Generals (and MyHouse.wad!)
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2:03:09Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doom wad! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ENDURO RACER — the Master System/Mark III's port of Yu Suzuki's follow-up to …
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Earth Defense Force 6 (and Escape Velocity Nova!)
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2:04:52Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape Velocity Nova, the third and final entry of Ambrosia Software's celebrated Mac series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAZ-MANIA — a game about a cartoon character whose dad …
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (and Moorhuhn Hunter!)
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2:03:42Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a beloved sequel to a beloved adventure. Then stick around for Crazy Chicken, Germany's most popular PC game of the early 2000s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROCKET KNIGHT — the long awaited return of Konami's rocket powered possum knight Sparkster.! Donate at Patreon to get this bonu…
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wheelman's triumphant return to the Playstation. Then stick around for LEFT ALIVE, Ilinx's 2019 stealth action game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUA RACING: FLATOUT — the PS2 tribute to one of Sega's forgotten Virtuas! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much…
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of those games that's supposedly so bad it's good. But is it? Listen and find out! Then, remember PURSUIT FORCE? We do! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE THIRD WORLD WAR — the slowest military sim on the Sega CD! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Foll…
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