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Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 411: Skool Daze (feat. Kim Justice)

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Kim Justice as they discuss and rank the ZX Spectrum classic that inspired Rockstar’s Bully.

A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games

Welcome to the world of Japanese Role-Playing Games! Video role-playing games, adapted for computers from their pen-and-paper forebears, have been

A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games Now Available!

It’s been in the works for over two years, but A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games, published by Bitmap Books,

Hakaiou: King of Crusher

(WARNING: This review spoils the ending of Hakaiou: King of Crusher, as part of the overall thematic analysis. If you’d

Dark Crystal, The

1981 was quite the year for Jim Henson. Fresh off directing The Great Muppet Caper, Henson decided to push the

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 410: NiGHTS Into Dreams

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yuji Naka’s weirdly intricate score attack game inspired by the works of psychoanalyst Carl Jung for some reason.

Cyber Crush 2069

So you’ve been meaning to try HuniePop or Cyberpunk 2077, but you don’t want to deal with 4chan lingo or

Cyber Core

The TurboGrafx-16 is known for its vast library of shoot-em-ups, so it can be difficult for the more obscure ones

13th Doll, The

After 90s FMV drove head-long into the wall of reality, Trilobyte Games had a lot of trouble making a sequel

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 409: Shinobi (2002)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega’s triumphant return to the long-neglected Shinobi franchise. And get this. In this one, the ninja can run!

Retro Game Super Translation Selection II is now available!

The Retro Game Super Translation Selection series is written by Hanenashi Error, who runs a website comparing differences in translations

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 408: Left 4 Dead 2

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Valve’s co-op zombie horde game and discuss the pros and cons of setting yourself on fire.

Disruptor

During the mid-90s, fledgling developer Insomniac Games was looking for a debut project to give them the game design experience

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 407: Pirate Ship Higemaru

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Capcom’s third ever arcade title, a barrel-pushing, pirate-flattening maze game. Ever play Pengo? It’s kinda the Galaga to Pengo’s Space Invaders.

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