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Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 125: Dragon Force

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss this Saturn “simulation” RPG. Donate at Patreon to get

Steamgear Mash

In mainstream video game discourse, the mid-90s are often seen as an awkward growing period for the medium. The introduction

Eggy (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)

This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a whole book about them, which is available

Upcoming Books Poll

Here at HG101, we currently have a few books already in the works: The Guide to Retro Horror (due in

Gwanggaeto Daewang

Dune II may not have been the first real-time strategy game ever made – a title often bestowed upon Herzog

Florence

Personal games – games whose narrative strictly focuses on the quotidian and whose mechanics bend to meet that narrative –

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 124: Despiria

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang as they rank and discuss this creepy Dreamcast RPG. This Friday’s Patreon bonus game

Danan: The Jungle Fighter

Though Sega’s Master System only seized a small fraction of the Japanese and North American markets, it did very well

Top 47,858 Games of All Time The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1 – Asteroids, Saturday Night Slam Masters, The Simpsons

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang – Kurt, Slowbeef, and Xerxes – at a special panel for A Video Game

Cruise Chaser Blassty (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)

This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a whole book about them, which is available

Silence

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Whispered World, The

Spoiler Warning: Silence will remain unspoiled, but in order to discuss it, The Whispered World’s big twist will have to

Whispered World, The

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Whispered World, The

The Whispered World originally started life not at Daedalic, but as a 2004 academy project by one Marco Hüllen that

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 123: Secret of Mana

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang as they add another game to their ever-growing list of Top Games. This Friday’s

Fantasian (Dark Age of JRPGs)

Among the early Japanese RPG scene, Xtalsoft’s Mugen no Shinzou series is well known for combining the exploration of Ultima

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