Category: Books
HG101 Presents: Wrestling with Pixels
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Authored by Audun Sorlie Over 300 games across two dozen machines, pachinko machines in the smokiest …
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Blu-Ray
Now available on Amazon for $23.99 Author and journalist John Szczepaniak spent three months travelling around Japan, interviewing over 80 …
HG101 Digest Vol. 6: Namco Arcade Classics
Cover artwork by Thor Thorvaldson Now available! To Purchase: Paperbacks US Amazon – $17.99 US Amazon: Kindle – $5.99 UK Amazon – £17.00 UK …
HG101 Digest Vol. 5: Treasure
Now available! This book covers the work of cult classic developer Treasure, plus several other related titles!
HG101 Presents: Japanese Video Game Obscurities
101 rare, weird and important Japanese video games!
HG101 Presents: Épopée – Tales from French Game Developers
By Thomas Ribault Now available! Amazon US Paperback – $20 Amazon US Kindle – $9.99 Amazon UK Paperback – £16 Amazon UK …
HG101 Digest Vol. 4: Star Fox and F-Zero
Our latest book, covering Star Fox, F-Zero, and several other topics, is now available for purchase!
HG101 Digest Vol. 3: The Guide to Retro Horror
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Now available! Hardcore Gaming 101 is proud to present The Guide to Retro Horror! Within these …
HG101 Presents: NES Cult Classics
Now available! Cover artwork by Thor Thorvaldson Whenever anyone thinks of the best developers on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the most …
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3
The third and final volume of The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers is complete! It’s 423 pages and features …
HG101 Presents: Retro Indie Games Vol. 1
Cover artwork by Kaibuzetta With the introduction of Steam and other digital download services, the indie game development scene has greatly …
HG101 Presents: The Complete Guide to the Famicom Disk System
By Kurt Kalata and Dustin Hubbard Released in 1986, the Famicom Disk System was an attachment for Nintendo’s 8-bit console …
Verb/ose: A Personal Analysis of the Graphic Adventure Game Genre, By Duncan R. Piasecki
By Duncan R. Piasecki The adventure game genre goes back to the late 1970s, but what makes a good one? This …
HG101 Presents: Contra and Other Konami Classics
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORIZED. Let’s attrack aggressively! Contra and Other Konami Classics, brought you to by long-standing …
Retro Game Super Translation Selection
By Hanenashi Error Localization is a tricky business, especially due to the myriad of differences between both the English and Japanese …
HG101 Presents: The Guide to Shoot-em-Ups: Vol. 1
Blast off and check out the first in HG101’s line of books on shoot-em-ups! Volume 1 covers over fifty titles from the glory days of the 80s and 90s, by such legendary developers as Compile (Zanac, Aleste / Power Strike, MUSHA, Space Megaforce, The Guardian Legend), Hudson (Star Soldier, Gate of Thunder, Sapphire), Technosoft (Thunder Force, Hyper Duel), Irem (R-Type, X-Multiply, Dragon Breed), Cotton, Rayxanber, and several other individual titles like Recca, Magical Chase, Coryoon, and Gleylancer. Featuring a cover inspired by the works of Naoyuki Kato, who illustrated the Japanese artwork for The Guardian Legend.
HG101 Presents: Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 2
Cover artwork by Thor Thorvaldson Get ready to re-enter the world of Sega! The long-awaited Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 2 delves …
The HG101 and Sonic & Sega Fan Jam 2016 Fanbook
Master System Cover Sonic Variant Cover Cover artwork by Doryan Nelson Produced in conjunction with SegaBITS, and this fanbook was created to …
HG101 Presents: Data East Arcade Classics
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Are you a bad enough dude to buy this book? Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Data East …
HG101 Digest Vol. 2: Taito Arcade Classics
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Warning! A new HG101 book is approaching fast! The second HG101 digest comes in at 98 …