Hardcore Gaming 101 – Page 185 – Promoting the culture of video games

February 6, 2018

Phalanx

Good old Phalanx, a very solid horizontal shooter that doesn’t do anything new, but also does everything well. It’s one …

February 4, 2018

It’s been in the works for four years, but the CRPG Book Project, helmed by Felipe Pepe, has finally been …

February 4, 2018

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Bombuzal

In between the time it took for Kemco to decide to release The Bombing Islands stateside, Realtime Associates would develop …

February 4, 2018

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Bombuzal

Originally conceived as a stand-in character for the US release of Mickey Mouse III: Dream Balloon, Kid Klown gained a …

February 4, 2018

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Bombuzal

While Image Works is remembered now for publishing action-oriented fare, like Xenon 2 or The First Samurai, the games-centric offshoot …

February 3, 2018

Keith Courage in Alpha Zones is primarily remembered as one of the first games released on the TurboGrafx-16 (it was even …

February 2, 2018

This entry was written for the Japanese Video Game Obscurities book, which is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. If you …

January 31, 2018

An “iconoclast” is someone who fights against strongly held believes institutions, and it’s a powerful title for a game where …

January 30, 2018

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang as they discuss fake giant robots and very real development nightmares. Patreon bonus for …

January 29, 2018

Blood City used to be such a nice place. However, the Crimson Gang has overrun the district with crime and …