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Monster Bash

For those who grew up gaming with a DOS PC, a lot of people will hold the same reverence for

Gleylancer

It’s always rather nice when developers try to give shooters a storyline. Gleylancer, released only in Japan for the Mega

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 70: Final Fantasy Tactics, Gauntlet Legends

DIRECT DOWNLOAD Join the HG101 gang as they discuss Shakespearian stratagems and the fine art of food-sniping. Patreon bonus for

Happy Halloween 2017 from HG101

Every year we post a series of spooky articles around this time of year. We actually have a whole ton

Mystic Midway: Phantom Express

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Mystic Midway

This time around, the theme is a roller coaster, split into seven stages, each one representing one part of your

Mystic Midway: Rest In Pieces

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Mystic Midway

The CD-i, despite the best efforts of both its marketers and its developers, just wasn’t meant to be a games

Metroid Omoroid – Metroid II’s Commercial Catch Copy

In Japan, video games are often sold with “catch copy”, memorable phrases that are the equivalent to Hollywood movie taglines.

Metamoqester

The “boss-rush” fighting game never took off as a genre, but while Monster Maulers and Warzard garnered something of a

Dust: An Elysian Tail

One of the most beautiful elements of the indie scene is that you get games by people who normally wouldn’t

Mega Man (Series Introduction)

This entry is part 1 of 38 in the series Mega Man

Since the release of Vulgus in 1984, Capcom had steadily built its legacy as a major publisher and developer in the arcades.

Welcome to the new HG101!

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but HG101 has finally joined the 21st century with modern web design and

Tokyo Xanadu

The first thing to address about Tokyo Xanadu is the title. The game was published in Japan in 2015, thirty

Zwei: The Arges Adventure

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Zwei!!

The genre term “dungeon crawler” comes from a specific kind of RPGs which involves, suitably enough, crawling dungeons. They typically

Wachenröder

Wachenröder is a strategy RPG that was released in the late years of the Sega Saturn, and probably the last

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