@hg101.bsky.social
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
Just a reminder that earlier this year I played through and reviewed 45(?) games all starring boys with swords.
If you haven't gotten irrecoverably sick of reading about Zelda or Ys or anything similar, then consider giving this a sift.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
#retrogaming
Is this on the site? It was so long ago I have no idea...
10.10.2025 20:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I mean, I know but π€£
10.10.2025 18:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks, I'll have to give this a shot. I don't think I have an Ecco CD lying around but I definitely have a Sonic 3D Blast somewhere
10.10.2025 18:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
"Doom" may be a long established Final Fantasy term and mechanic but I also like that this is basically a Fist of the North Star reference
10.10.2025 18:23 β π 25 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0those levels with the crushing ice blocks is what really threw me
10.10.2025 16:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Comments note it was scanned and safe but Chrome won't even let me download it archive.org/details/ecco...
10.10.2025 16:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0I had honestly never played much of Tides of Time before I sat down to write about it a few months ago. I had the first one as a kid and only saw it to the end thanks to the debug mode. I'm not sure if I ever beat it...
10.10.2025 16:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Speaking of Ecco, did anyone ever try that Fixed and Enhanced patch for the PC version? The website that made it is down, and the archived version is flagged as having a virus. I was only able to try out the PC version through a Win 98 VM which was functional but had some display problems
10.10.2025 16:10 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0
Follow the exploits of an alien-killing, time-traveling dolphin in Ecco the Dolphin, an absolutely wild and terrifying Genesis game. www.hardcoregaming101.net/ecco-the-dol...
10.10.2025 15:59 β π 47 π 10 π¬ 2 π 1
Was going through some old CD-R backups, found this old Castlevania Dungeon wallpaper someone made. For your 1024x768 enjoyment!
10.10.2025 15:57 β π 48 π 8 π¬ 4 π 0Never would have guessed that the murderous driver on the Carmageddon cover comes from this old Clive Barker comic. I think it's also my first comic book reference that isn't a Marvel one. @hg101.bsky.social told me about this one. samderboo.com/tracing.php?... #TracingTheInfluence
10.10.2025 01:06 β π 99 π 43 π¬ 3 π 0
Remember how I kept talking about the Metroidvania book I had in the works, and then it kinda dropped off the radar? I didn't lose interest. I was just working with a Legit Major Publisher (Dark Horse!) on turning it into the pilot release for a Press Run team-up: www.gamespot.com/articles/exp...
09.10.2025 17:24 β π 280 π 54 π¬ 14 π 7
This is the story of Sega's R360: The legendary arcade cabinet that spun players around and left arcade floors far too early. Exclusive interviews, developer quotes, and more!
I'd appreciate not only everyone watching, but also sharing this post and the video!
youtu.be/I-LnKFILB5I
7 years ago the @hg101.bsky.social guide to retro horror dropped (get yours now if you don't have it - IF YOU DARE MWAHAHAHAHA) www.amazon.com/dp/172627554X/
09.10.2025 14:08 β π 22 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Ahaha I still use one of their ancient programs (PagePlus)
09.10.2025 13:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0it was an $18 charge in addition to the actual the tariff fees. It's not officially specified but based on Reddit murmurings, this is around $18 or a small percentage of the charged tariffs, whichever is higher
09.10.2025 02:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It does seem like some places are taking advantage of the uncertainty and doing things like that
09.10.2025 00:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0eBay seems inconsistent and depends on the seller. Small packets seem to make it through the USPS if it's low value or declared as a gift
09.10.2025 00:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At least we'll always have Klan Cookout www.mobygames.com/game/138166/...
08.10.2025 21:44 β π 17 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0I think books (or printed material in general?) is exempt. Stuff like CDs too. Who knows about games.
08.10.2025 21:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*customs paperwork, cursed autocorrect
08.10.2025 21:40 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This came in earlier this week, zero tariffs! Not even a customs surcharge like DHL did when I ordered some figures from Suruga-ya. Probably since it was all books. There was no customers paperwork though so I don't know how it was classified.
08.10.2025 21:38 β π 17 π 4 π¬ 7 π 0
θ±εΊ (Escape) temp name is the title of the game shown here
Die Hard PC Engine was originally going to be released by Nichibutsu as "Dasshutsu" θ±εΊ which at a glance looks very similar to θ±η aka P.O.W. but ended up getting renamed to Die Hard and released from Pack in Video, can't find information about why but interesting nonetheless. #pcengine
05.10.2025 00:57 β π 24 π 9 π¬ 2 π 0
It is apparently one of my most popular articles (*sigh*) so, in case you were ever curious about the PC-98 horror series Dead of the Brain, I did a little write-up a couple of years ago on these two cult classic VN titles.
genesistemple.com/dead-of-the-...
It looks like it's out of print. :( I have a different MSX book about Konami that I think I ordered from Spain several years ago
08.10.2025 14:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
News Added: Tales of Rebirth - English Translation - Release
08.10.2025 04:06 β π 116 π 67 π¬ 2 π 1you can definitely make that happen!
08.10.2025 00:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I can't say for sure but I'm assuming that's how it'll go down
08.10.2025 00:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Alright, letβs recommend some books about games. This will be a thread I add stuff to as I think of it.
Kurt Kalata writes about all kinds of games but if youβve known his work as long as I have, heβs Mr. Castlevania. I really liked this one.
www.amazon.com/Hardcore-Gam...
