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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101

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He/him. HG101 Sega Console Classics Vol. 1 now available at Amazon: https://amzn.to/4eOEYOw. Icon by Rusty Shackles, header by Thor Thorvaldson. Patreon: http://patreon.com/hg101

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Vixen 357 Pre-orders are open until March 27th, 2026. Official Details If you're a fan of classic strategy games, you can't miss this hidden gem from the '90s!

I’d totally missed this until someone messaged me about it, but NCS Corp’s Mega Drive strategy game Vixen 357 is getting an English-language Western release!

A lot of the late localizations we’ve been getting recently have been shooters, so this is a nice surprise!

#SegaGenesis #MegaDrive

01.03.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
a character named the googler declares that it will googlerize him, some kind of jester guy

a character named the googler declares that it will googlerize him, some kind of jester guy

www.hardcoregaming101.net/podcasts/top... We covered two real classics on the hg101 podcast recently, a new classic and the game that features the googler for some reason, if you need something to listen to for a couple of hours you won't regret it!

01.03.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Local Barnes & Noble is stocking Game Informer. Nice to see it not only resurrected but also freed from the shackles of Gamestop

28.02.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I haven't done a Random Game Saturday in awhile, so here's Puppet Zoo Pilomy, a Japanese PS1 game where you create horrific abominations by assembling various animal parts

28.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Geez this sounds rough

28.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

No worries, I didn't either

28.02.2026 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Altered Beast: β€œRise from your grave.” This whole thread makes more sense if you’ve ever seen I Saw The TV Glow.

Altered Beast: β€œRise from your grave.” This whole thread makes more sense if you’ve ever seen I Saw The TV Glow.

If you’d like to chip in to help me recoup recovery costs like the one week hotel stay, it would mean a lot if you donated to my transition fund:

www.gofundme.com/f/help-kate-...

26.02.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Segagaga Fan Translation Is Available Now! Segagaga, one of the most intriguing of the Dreamcast’s Japanese exclusives, now has an English fan translation patch! Within the GitHub page for the project β€” link here β€” you can find, in ad…

After 25 years, the legendary Dreamcast game Segagaga finally is in English thanks to a team of fans led by Exxistance! We've got an exclusive interview and the link to the patch in our story:

www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/02/26/s...

#sega #dreamcast #segadreamcast #retrogaming #セガ #ドγƒͺγƒΌγƒ γ‚­γƒ£γ‚Ήγƒˆ

27.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 30
Kunio saying 'Trans Rights are Human Rights"

Kunio saying 'Trans Rights are Human Rights"

REMINDER

21.11.2024 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3668    πŸ” 1240    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 16
The Star Control II Music You've Never Heard
YouTube video by The Oldskool PC The Star Control II Music You've Never Heard

Found this video digging up an unused battle theme for Star Control 2. It makes sense why they didn't use it but it's a really rad tune: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD9-...

26.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X remaster announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, andΒ PC Publisher Bliss Brain and developer Implicit Conversions have announced 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X, a remastered version of the 1999-released, Japan-only PlayStation game 70's Robot Anime Geppy-X. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on July 16.

70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X remaster announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, andΒ PC

Publisher Bliss Brain and developer Implicit Conversions have announced 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X, a remastered version of the 1999-released, Japan-only PlayStation game 70's Robot Anime Geppy-X. It will…

26.02.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 337    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 85

For reference, I played one path on the PSP version and peaced out because I kept falling asleep, but played all the way through the remake, which I felt was a big improvement in that regards. Despite how much it drags, it does come together in a really good finale.

26.02.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It depends on your patience. The original version (which is the PSP one is based on) has absolutely dreadful pacing. The remake versions (the recently released one) tunes it up but it's still pretty tedious.

26.02.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Broadly I prefer the remake over the original but they took away some of the best backgrounds, including this extremely disinterested merdude

26.02.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Comparison pics of the Windows (original release), Xbox 360, and Switch versions of Ever17 (we have a podcast/article coming up!) The remade versions (360 and later) have a hugely rewritten script so it's hard to snap good 1:1 compares with the original

26.02.2026 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marble It Up!, the 3D marble roller and spiritual successor to the Marble Blast games from the early 2000s www.hardcoregaming101.net/marble-it-up/

25.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10 years ago says da web www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Gam...

25.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Past meets present: WiZman's World Re;Try The 2009 Japanese DS exclusive made its way in a rebuilt form to international audiences on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 5.

I reviewed the revamped RPG WizMan's World, known now as WizMan's World Re;Try. The monster fusions at the heart of the game's battle system and strategy are a good time, the revamped soundtrack is full of quality riffs, and it all works out to a perfectly cromulent RPG experience.

25.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Ace Lightning, a Game Boy Advance game based off a hybrid live-action/CGI kids television show. Then stick around for Arctic Eggs, a futuristic physics-based frying game! www.hardcoregaming101.net/podcasts/top...

24.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonus Get 392: The Adventures of Bayou Billy | Hardcore Gaming 101 Get more from Hardcore Gaming 101 on Patreon

Exclusively for Patrons! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank The Adventures of Bayou Billy, the Konami game whose biggest claim to fame is serving as the plot for episode 2 of Captain N: The Game Master! www.patreon.com/posts/151551...

24.02.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Live on android!

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

24.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
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WE'RE LIVE PAL (on ios)!!!!!

Eras of Wrestling, the wrestling management simulation game i drew EVERY SINGLE WRESTLER for is now available for download!

apps.apple.com/us/app/eras-...

23.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 12
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Shout out to whoever at Taito was a fan of Boris Vallejo I guess

21.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Strong Temu energy, not a joke

21.02.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Clearly a bootleg figure of Android #something from DBZ

Clearly a bootleg figure of Android #something from DBZ

I hope Krillin is happy with his Barbarian Wife

21.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
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also also, another @hg101.bsky.social article I did came up during the week, for Tequila & Boom Boom! It's an attractive-looking spaghetti western point-and-click adventure starring animal people, but it's sadly unfinished in a bunch of ways. One for the 90s furry adventure game fans, at least?

21.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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hey howdy everybody! I've got a new @hg101.bsky.social article up on the site today, looking at the spiritual successor to those cool Marble Blast games from the early 00s, Marble It Up! If you like momentum-based marble rolling with good tunes, here you go! www.hardcoregaming101.net/marble-it-up/

21.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe we can mail packages through the regular post again soon!

20.02.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0