Monster Train (and Nightmare Ned!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a literally hellish train-themed roguelike deck-builder. Then stick around for Nightmare Ned, a twisted side-scroller that served as the basis for an ill-fated Disney cartoon series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE SIMPSONS: BART'S NIGHTMARE — a game about the nightmare of trying to get good grades! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via...
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Penny's Big Breakaway (and Where the Water Tastes Like Wine!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a riveting yo-yo-based 3D platformer. Then stick around for Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a skeletal adventure through a Depression-era United States! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE LAMPSHADE OF NO REAL SIGNIFICANCE — a Flash-based fan game that parodies the infamous concept of the Zelda trading sequence! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then...
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Excite Truck (and Scooter's Magic Castle!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an incredibly exciting Wii launch title. Then stick around for Scooter's Magic Castle, an edutainment game featuring several minigames strewn through a magic castle! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIR ADDALOT'S MATH ADVENTURE — a gallant knight's quest to chase off dragons using his arcane knowledge of mathematics! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game...
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LEGO Island (and Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS)!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that lets you literally possess Lego people so you can live out their lives. Then stick around for A Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS), a decidedly non-vulgar take on the classic horror franchise! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DESTRUCTION DERBY — an early car destruction game for the Playstation! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via...
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Mega Man (and Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that introduced the world to the Blue Bomber. Then stick around for Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?, a cookbook in DS software form! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACTRAISER 2 — the simulation-less follow-up to Quintet's simulation/action hybrid! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts!...
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Clock Tower (and Uru/Myst Online!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a formative 16-bit survival horror game. Then stick around as special guest Phil Salvador joins for Myst Online: Uru Live / Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, an ambitious experiment in a mysterious adventure series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE EXIT 8 & PLATFORM 8 — a duology of PT-inspired subway horror games! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game...
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1 Bit Survivor (and Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the survival roguelike for cat lovers everywhere. Then stick around for Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", an adventure game that really milks its premise dry! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARRANGER: A ROLE-PUZZLING ADVENTURE — an adventure where you don't move through the world - the world moves around you! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via...
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Syphon Filter (and Mat Mania!)
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eidetic's apology for Bubsy 3D. Then stick around for Mat Mania, a wrestling game by the devs that would go on to make Double Dragon! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CARMAGEDDON — the "racing" game that's really more of a "run over pedestrians and kill them" game! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already ranked on the , then nominate a game of your own via five-star review on Apple Podcasts!...
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Space Invaders (and Dog Patch!)
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LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONCLUDES WITH TWO 1970s GAMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the space alien shooter that kicked off an entire industry. Then stick around for Dog Patch, a competitive volleyball-esque game with shotguns! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be COOK, SERVE, DELICIOUS! 3?! — the third entry in the surprisingly lore-heavy post-apocalyptic cooking series! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check out what games we've already...
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Rolling Thunder (and Pokemon Puzzle League!)
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LATE SUMMER/EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that paved the way for Shinobi to exist. Then stick around for Pokémon Puzzle League, the puzzler that continued Tetris Attack's proud tradition of obscuring its roots as a Panel de Pon game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CYBER TROOPERS VIRTUAL-ON FORCE — the 1v1 mech fighter that experimented with being a 2v2 mech fighter! Donate at to get this bonus content and much, much more! Follow the show on to get the latest and straightest dope. Check...
info_outlineJUNE-JULY OF JRPG ENDURES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn's premiere mecha strategy/cute girl romancing experience. Then stick around for Melty Blood: Type Lumina - a fighting game based off the visual novel series that introduced Neco-Arc to the world!
This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be JACKAL (NES) — the definitive conversion of Konami's jeep-and-gun shooter! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!
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