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Death Wing

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A Japan-only PS1 space flight sim with an absurdly difficult ...

Top 47k Ep 762: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge + Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a modern beat-em-up homage to the TMNT cartoon. Then stick around for NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS, a 3D platformer with Scooby Doo for the PS2!

Bonus Get 242: Die Hard Trilogy

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Probe Entertainment's ambitious three-in-one hit.

Sol Cresta

PlatinumGames brings back Nichibutsu's classic Cresta shooter series in an overly complicated but satisfying revival.

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March Patreon Poll

Vote for the topic of an upcoming episode! We're re-running some previously nominated games this month.

Top 47k Ep 761: Dredge + Take No Prisoners

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2023's best horror fishing game. Then stick around for TAKE NO PRISONERS, Raven Software's top-down run-and-gun that probably owes money to John Carpent...

Mawaza

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A Japan-only PlayStation 2 puzzle title from Media Vision, the folks ...

Puchi Carat

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Arkanoid meets Puzzle Bobble in this cutesy Taito arcade ga...

Great Swordsman

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Duel your way across three different time periods in ...

Bonus Get 341: Guilty Gear 2 Overture

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a fighting game sequel that finally gave players something new.

Top 47k Ep 760: Max Payne + Battle Construction Vehicles

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Remedy's pilled-to-the-gills Neo-noir 3PS. Then stick around for BCV: BATTLE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, Artdink's fighting game where instead of two people ...

Time Bokan Series: Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronbo

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Agent USA

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A mid-1980s computer title from Scholastic, combing multiple ge...

Bonus Get 340: Pengo

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega's block-pushin', Sno-Bee-squishin' arcade gem.

Saturn Bomberman Fight!!

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The lesser known Japan-only Saturn Bo...

Top 47k Ep 759: Catherine + Screamer

Join the HG101 gang and special guest Ghaleon Unlimited/Chris Hatala (https://bsky.app/profile/ghaleonunli...

Bonus Get 339: Defender 2000

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Llamasoft's loving update of the arcade classic.

Sunsoft is Back! Retro Collection

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A collection of t...

Top 47k Ep 758: Tomb Raider (2013) + The Terminator (Sega CD)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Lara Croft's triumphant return to ghoulish plunder! Then stick around for Terminator for Sega CD, a Terminator where you don't play as Terminator becaus...

Macross: Shooting Insight

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A Macross game finally makes ou...

Love² Torokko

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The PS1 mashup of mine cart levels and dating s...

Bomberman 64

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We're going to continue Bomberman posting over the next m...

Bonus Get 338: Food Fight

• Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the coin-op classic about a guy dying for ice cream.

February Podcast Poll

Cast your vote for an upcoming episode! The theme for this month is handheld games.

Squirrel with a Gun

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Exactly as it says.

Top 47k Ep 757: Castlevania Dracula X (SNES) + Fez

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Bizarro Rondo of Blood. Then stick around for FEZ! Does it hold up?

Bonus Get 337: Autobahn Tokio

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a 3DO arcade racer with some seriously confusing geographical implications.

Chase HQ

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Sprite-scaling racing action meets Hollywood action movie shoot-o...

Typhoon Gal

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A judo-based brawler from Taito, released during the craze ...

Top 47k Ep 756: Jak II + Doctor Hauzer

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Naughty Dog's slightly darker, slightly better (?) Jak and Daxter sequel. Then stick around for Doctor Hauzer, the Japan-only survival horror game for t...