JUNE-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 definitive conversion of Konami's jeep-and-gun shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to g...
Jul 08, 2025•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 779
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 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 alr...
Jul 01, 2025•4 hr 40 min•Ep. 778
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 to ask "You know how annoying the sun is in Mario 3? Well what if you could beat it up?" Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much mor...
Jun 24, 2025•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 777
JUNE-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 roguelikes! 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 ...
Jun 17, 2025•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 776
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 bodaciously rocking interpretation of virtual reality! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get...
Jun 10, 2025•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 775
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 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 al...
Jun 03, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 774
Join 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 Wii U's demise! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. C...
May 27, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 773
Join 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 — the game that allegedly puts the battle in battle pinball! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 772
Join 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 Hang-On! 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...
May 13, 2025•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 771
Join 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 is a Tasmanian devil version of Bing Crosby who loves orange juice! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show o...
May 06, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 770
Join 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 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...
Apr 29, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 769
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 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 nomina...
Apr 22, 2025•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 768
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! 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 o...
Apr 15, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 767
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the forgotten PS1 FPS by Insomniac Games. Then stick around for 5D CHESS WITH MULTIVERSE TIME TRAVEL, which is somehow exactly what it claims to be! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUTS 'N' GARTERS IN DNA DANGER — this Cabal-clone for MS-DOS! 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 ...
Apr 08, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 766
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nippon Ichi's cult classic strategy RPG. Then stick around for MR. DO, the arcade classic about a clown who came to throw down! And imitate Dig-Dug! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be REVENGE OF THE GATOR — the GameBoy game that could have been called UNCLE AL'S PINBALL GATOR-GRUDGE, but wasn't! 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 wh...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 765
MARCHROIDVANIA HAS BEEN HERE THIS WHOLE MONTH! We just forgot to write it in the show notes. Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Metroid's triumphant 2D return to new ideas! Then stick around for ZERO WING, a game the internet noticed. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE ADVENTURES OF COOKIE & CREAM — FromSoft's brutally difficult take on ultra-cute 3D platformers! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the...
Mar 25, 2025•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 764
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Atari ST's answer to Ghosts 'n Goblins. Then stick around for MILON'S SECRET CASTLE, one of those Hudson Soft things where you shoot everywhere hoping something will disappear! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FIST — one of those Japan-only Saturn 3D fighting games we know you love! 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 game...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 763
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a modern beat-em-up homage to the TMNT cartoon. Then stick around for NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS, a 3D platformer with Scooby Doo for the PS2! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be D LIFE — a microbiotic life sim styled after classic Namco arcades and controlled with an audio mixing console! 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'v...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 762
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2023's best horror fishing game. Then stick around for TAKE NO PRISONERS, Raven Software's top-down run-and-gun that probably owes money to John Carpenter! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DIE HARD TRILOGY — Probe Entertainment's ambitious three-in-one hit! 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 ...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 761
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy's pilled-to-the-gills Neo-noir 3PS. Then stick around for BCV: BATTLE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, Artdink's fighting game where instead of two people facing off it's two people driving bulldozers. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GUILTY GEAR 2: OVERTURE — a fighting game sequel that finally gave players something new! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and str...
Feb 25, 2025•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 760
Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala as they discuss and rank Atlus's naughty puzzle game about sheep and monogamy. Then stick around for Screamer, DOS's favorite arcade racer that's scheduled for a modern comeback! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be PENGO — Sega's block-pushin', Sno-Bee-squishin' arcade gem! 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 w...
Feb 18, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 759
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lara Croft's triumphant return to ghoulish plunder! Then stick around for Terminator for Sega CD, a Terminator where you don't play as Terminator because it's based on the movie Terminator. And we're joined by special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala ! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DEFENDER 2000 — Llamasoft's loving update of the arcade classic! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on ...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 758
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bizarro Rondo of Blood. Then stick around for FEZ! Does it hold up? This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be FOOD FIGHT — the coin-op classic about a guy dying for ice cream! 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! Ta...
Feb 04, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 757
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Naughty Dog's slightly darker, slightly better (?) Jak and Daxter sequel. Then stick around for Doctor Hauzer, the Japan-only survival horror game for the 3DO! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be AUTOBAHN TOKIO — a 3DO arcade racer with some seriously confusing geographical implications! 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 ...
Jan 28, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 756
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the 2012 military shooter that won plaudits for its gripping campaign. Does it hold up today? Find out! Then stick around! Because the HG101 crew is joined by special guest Rusty Shackles , and they're hitting the beach together for some DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 2. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CINERIS SOMNIA — a 2018 horror adventure game about a beautiful young man wandering through derelict buildings! Donate at Patreon to get this bo...
Jan 21, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 755
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the long-awaited sequel to a Dreamcast cult classic. Then stick around for The Operation Death Wing, a weirdly stylish PS1 arcade space combat game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SHAPE SHIFTER — a game where you’re a barbarian who can turn into different animals. It’s a winning premise at least! 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 o...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 754
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy Entertainment's 2010 action thriller about a guy who loses his wife on vacation. Then stick around for Otomedius Gorgeous, Konami's parody shoot-em-up starring girls who wear/ride fighter jet skirts! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TOP GEAR 2 — Gremlin Interactive's multi-platform arcade racer! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and straightest dope. Che...
Jan 07, 2025•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 753
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a classic-style Sonic with some light adventure elements. Then stick around for Ridge Racer 4! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be I.Q.: INTELLIGENT QUBE — G-Artists' PS1 puzzler with an eerie vibe! 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...
Dec 31, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 752
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a sports game designed by some sort of sports game trickster god. Then stick around for HOME ALONE, for the SNES! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be GROOVE COASTER — Taito's modern rhythm classic! 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 ...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 751
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss a game that gets it all backwards. Then stick around as guest Rusty Shackles joins for THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN, a visually impressive platformer that really does look and sound like the celebrated cartoon series. This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TRAP GUNNER — an arcade-y arena action game that delivers on its title! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on Bluesky to get the latest and str...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 750
