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[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ Hardcore Gaming 101] is a video game overview site run by Kurt Kalata that is dedicated to cult classics and the obscure. Founded in 2004, it looks at everything from the classics, to Japanese import games, to long-forgotten arcade quarter munchers, to homebrew, to [[So Bad |
[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ Hardcore Gaming 101] is a video game overview site run by Kurt Kalata that is dedicated to cult classics and the obscure. Founded in 2004, it looks at everything from the classics, to Japanese import games, to long-forgotten arcade quarter munchers, to homebrew, to [[So Bad It's Good|pure]] [[So Bad It's Horrible|garbage]] and the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|utterly insane]]. The site also takes a look at the output of various companies like [[Compile]], [[Toaplan]], [[Eighting Raizing]], [[Nippon Ichi]] and [[Irem]], and the various [[Licensed Game|Licensed Games]] of [[Capcom]] and [[Konami]]. The overviews are quite image intensive, and tend to run on to some [https://web.archive.org/web/20131125192440/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/killer7/killer72.htm strange] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100102060756/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/americandream/americandream.htm tangents]. It is also one of the few places you'll find someone defending the ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Zelda]]'' [[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|CD-i games]]. |
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The site updates roughly every week. [[Schedule Slip|For real this time. Honest.]] |
The site updates roughly every week. [[Schedule Slip|For real this time. Honest.]] |
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{{examples|Game series and individual games reviewed:}} |
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* ''[[Action 52]]'' |
* ''[[Action 52]]'' |
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* ''[[ActRaiser]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]'' |
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* ''[[After Burner]]'' |
* ''[[After Burner]]'' |
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* ''[[Alex Kidd]]'' |
* ''[[Alex Kidd]]'' |
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* ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' |
* ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' |
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* ''[[Altered Beast]]'' |
* ''[[Altered Beast]]'' |
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* ''[[Another |
* ''[[Another Century's Episode|Another Centurys Episode]]'' |
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* ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' |
* ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' |
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* ''[[Asura Series]]'' |
* ''[[Asura Series]]'' |
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* ''[[Athena ( |
* ''[[Athena (video game)|Athena]]'' / ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Azure Dreams]]'' |
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* ''[[Bangai-O]]'' |
* ''[[Bangai-O]]'' |
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* ''[[Battle Circuit]]'' |
* ''[[Battle Circuit]]'' |
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* ''[[Battle Tanx]]'' |
* ''[[Battle Tanx]]'' |
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* ''[[Ben There Dan That |
* ''[[Ben There, Dan That!|Ben There Dan That]]'' |
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* ''[[Berzerk]]'' |
* ''[[Berzerk]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Beyond Oasis]]'' |
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* ''[[Big Rigs Over the Road Racing]]'' |
* ''[[Big Rigs Over the Road Racing]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' |
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* ''[[Blake Stone]]'' |
* ''[[Blake Stone]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Blaster Master]]'' |
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* ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' |
* ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' |
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* ''[[Bubsy]]'' |
* ''[[Bubsy]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Captain Commando]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Captain Novolin]]'' |
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* ''[[Castle of Shikigami]]'' |
* ''[[Castle of Shikigami]]'' |
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* ''[[Cho Aniki]]'' |
* ''[[Cho Aniki]]'' |
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* ''[[Cocoron]]'' |
* ''[[Cocoron]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Commander Keen]]'' |
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* ''[[Conquests of Camelot]]'' / ''[[Conquests of the Longbow]]'' |
* ''[[Conquests of Camelot]]'' / ''[[Conquests of the Longbow]]'' |
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' |
* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' |
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* ''[[Crime Fighters]]'' and ''[[Violent Storm]]'' |
* ''[[Crime Fighters]]'' and ''[[Violent Storm]]'' |
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* ''[[Crusader |
* ''[[Crusader: No Remorse|Crusader]]'' |
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* ''[[Dangun Feveron]]'' |
* ''[[Dangun Feveron]]'' |
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* ''[[Darius]]'' |
* ''[[Darius]]'' |
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* ''[[Darkseed]]'' |
* ''[[Darkseed]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' |
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* ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' |
* ''[[Dead or Alive]]'' |
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* ''[[Death Smiles]]'' |
* ''[[Death Smiles]]'' |
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* ''[[Dig Dug]]'' |
* ''[[Dig Dug]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Dragon Slayer]]'' (including ''[[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]]'', ''Romancia'', ''[[Legacy of the Wizard]]'', ''Sorcerian'' and ''The Legend of Heroes'') |
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* ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' |
* ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' |
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* ''[[Drakengard]]'' |
* ''[[Drakengard]]'' |
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* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara]]'' |
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Earnest Evans]]'' (including ''[[El Viento]]'' and ''Annet Futatabi'') |
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* ''[[Earthworm Jim ( |
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ecstatica]]'' |
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* ''[[Einhander]]'' |
* ''[[Einhander]]'' |
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* ''[[Eliminate Down]]'' |
* ''[[Eliminate Down]]'' |
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* ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' |
* ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Espgaluda]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[ESP Ra.De]]'' |
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* ''[[Eternal Champions]]'' |
* ''[[Eternal Champions]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Eye of the Beholder]]'' |
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* ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' |
* ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' |
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* ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' |
* ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' |
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* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' <ref> Yes, this doesn't count as obscure. It's a reprint of a ''Final Fantasy'' recap done on another site by one of the forum mods. As of this writing, it only goes up to [[Final Fantasy V |
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' <ref> Yes, this doesn't count as obscure. It's a reprint of a ''Final Fantasy'' recap done on another site by one of the forum mods. As of this writing, it only goes up to [[Final Fantasy V|five]] (although it goes further on [http://socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=patff that other site]).</ref> |
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* ''[[Final Fight]]'' |
* ''[[Final Fight]]'' |
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* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' |
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' |
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* ''[[Flashback ( |
* ''[[Flashback (video game)|Flashback]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Front Mission]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Gabriel Knight]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Goemon (series)|Ganbare Goemon]]'' |
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* ''[[Gemini Rue]]'' |
* ''[[Gemini Rue]]'' |
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* ''[[Gex]]'' |
* ''[[Gex]]'' |
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* ''[[Ghosts |
* ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins|Ghosts N Goblins]]'' |
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* ''[[God Hand]]'' |
* ''[[God Hand]]'' |
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* ''[[Golden Axe]]'' |
* ''[[Golden Axe]]'' |
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* ''[[Gradius]]'' |
* ''[[Gradius]]'' |
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* ''[[Guardian Heroes]]'' |
* ''[[Guardian Heroes]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Gundam Wing Endless Duel]]'' |
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* ''[[Gunstar Heroes]]'' |
* ''[[Gunstar Heroes]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Gungrave]]'' |
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* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' |
* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' |
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* ''[[Guwange]]'' |
* ''[[Guwange]]'' |
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* ''[[Hagane |
* ''[[Hagane: The Final Conflict|Hagane]]'' |
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* ''[[Hammerin |
* ''[[Hammerin' Harry]]'' |
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* ''[[Harvester]]'' |
* ''[[Harvester]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Hatoful Boyfriend]]'' |
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* ''[[Hong Kong 97]]'' |
* ''[[Hong Kong 97]]'' |
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* ''[[Hoshi wo Miru Hito]]'' |
* ''[[Hoshi wo Miru Hito]]'' |
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* ''[[Ico]]''/''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' |
* ''[[Ico]]''/''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' |
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* ''[[I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream]]'' |
* ''[[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]]'' |
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* ''[[Ikari Warriors]]'' |
* ''[[Ikari Warriors]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Inca]]'' |
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* ''[[The Incredible Machine]]'' |
* ''[[The Incredible Machine]]'' |
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* ''[[Jazz Jackrabbit]]'' |
* ''[[Jazz Jackrabbit]]'' |
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* ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' |
* ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' |
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* ''[[Keio Flying Squadron]]'' |
* ''[[Keio Flying Squadron]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Kenseiden]]'' |
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* ''[[Ketsui]]'' |
* ''[[Ketsui]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[KiKi KaiKai]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Killer7]]'' |
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* ''[[Kings Field]]'' |
* ''[[Kings Field]]'' |
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* ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' |
* ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' |
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* ''[[King of the Monsters]]'' |
* ''[[King of the Monsters]]'' |
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* ''[[Klonoa]]'' |
* ''[[Klonoa]]'' |
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* ''[[Kunio |
* ''[[Kunio-Kun]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Langrisser]]'' |
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* ''[[Last Blade]]'' |
* ''[[Last Blade]]'' |
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* ''[[Laura Bow]]'' |
* ''[[Laura Bow]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' |
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* ''[[The Legend of Kage]]'' |
* ''[[The Legend of Kage]]'' |
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* ''[[The Legend of Kyrandia]]'' |
* ''[[The Legend of Kyrandia]]'' |
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* ''[[The Legend of Zelda |
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games]]'' |
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* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]]'' |
* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]]'' |
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* ''[[Little Samson]]'' |
* ''[[Little Samson]]'' |
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* ''[[Live a Live]]'' |
* ''[[Live a Live]]'' |
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* ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' |
* ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' |
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* ''[[Loom ( |
* ''[[Loom (video game)|Loom]]'' |
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* ''[[LSD Dream Emulator]]'' |
* ''[[LSD Dream Emulator]]'' |
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* ''[[The Magic of Scheherazade]]'' |
* ''[[The Magic of Scheherazade]]'' |
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* ''[[Mole Mania]]'' |
* ''[[Mole Mania]]'' |
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* ''[[Monkey Island]]'' |
* ''[[Monkey Island]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Monster Party]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Moon Crystal]]'' |
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* ''[[Muchi Muchi Pork]]'' |
* ''[[Muchi Muchi Pork]]'' |
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* ''[[Myst]]'' |
* ''[[Myst]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Namco X Capcom]]'' |
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* ''[[Nanashi no Game]]'' |
* ''[[Nanashi no Game]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Nazo no Murasamejo]]'' |
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* ''[[Nin 2 Jump]]'' |
* ''[[Nin 2 Jump]]'' |
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* ''[[Ninja Baseball Bat Man]]'' |
* ''[[Ninja Baseball Bat Man]]'' |
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* ''[[Out Run]]'' |
* ''[[Out Run]]'' |
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* ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' |
* ''[[Phantasmagoria]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Policenauts]]'' |
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* ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' |
* ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' |
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* ''[[Princess Tomato in |
* ''[[Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom]]'' |
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* ''[[Prinny]]'' |
* ''[[Prinny]]'' |
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* ''[[Progear]]'' |
* ''[[Progear]]'' |
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* ''[[Punch |
* ''[[Punch-Out!!]]'' |
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' |
* ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' |
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* ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' |
* ''[[Quest for Glory]]'' |
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* ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' |
* ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' |
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* ''[[Recca]]'' |
* ''[[Recca]]'' |
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* ''[[Recettear |
* ''[[Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Red Earth]]'' |
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* ''[[Revolution X]]'' |
* ''[[Revolution X]]'' |
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* ''[[Rez]]'' |
* ''[[Rez]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Rival Schools]]'' |
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* ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'' |
* ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'' |
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* ''[[R-Type]]'' |
* ''[[R-Type]]'' |
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* ''[[Shaq Fu]]'' |
* ''[[Shaq Fu]]'' |
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* ''[[Shenmue]]'' |
* ''[[Shenmue]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' |
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* ''[[Shinobi]]'' |
* ''[[Shinobi]]'' |
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* ''[[The Shivah]]'' |
* ''[[The Shivah]]'' |
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* ''[[Shock Troopers]]'' |
* ''[[Shock Troopers]]'' |
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* ''[[Simon the Sorcerer]]'' |
* ''[[Simon the Sorcerer]]'' |
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* ''[[Siren ( |
* ''[[Siren (video game)|Siren]]'' |
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* ''[[Sky Gunner]]'' |
* ''[[Sky Gunner]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Snatcher]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Space Harrier]]'' |
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* ''[[Space Quest]]'' |
* ''[[Space Quest]]'' |
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* ''[[Splatterhouse]]'' |
* ''[[Splatterhouse]]'' |
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* ''[[Starship Titanic]]'' |
* ''[[Starship Titanic]]'' |
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* ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' |
* ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' |
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* ''[[Strider |
* ''[[Strider Hiryu|Strider]]'' |
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* ''[[Strong |
* ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' |
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* ''[[Summon Night]]'' |
* ''[[Summon Night]]'' |
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* ''[[Superhero League of Hoboken]]'' |
* ''[[Superhero League of Hoboken]]'' |
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* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' (the Classic Timeline) |
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' (the Classic Timeline) |
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* ''[[Sweet Home ( |
* ''[[Sweet Home (video game)|Sweet Home]]'' |
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* ''[[Tin Star]]'' |
* ''[[Tin Star]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[ToeJam & Earl|Toejam and Earl]]'' |
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* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' |
* ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' |
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* ''[[Trio the Punch]]'' |
* ''[[Trio the Punch]]'' |
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* ''[[Urban Yeti]]'' |
* ''[[Urban Yeti]]'' |
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* ''[[Vagrant Story]]'' |
* ''[[Vagrant Story]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Valis]]'' |
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* ''[[Virtual On]]'' |
* ''[[Virtual On]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[VVVVVV]]'' |
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* ''[[Warlords]]'' |
* ''[[Warlords]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Wild Guns]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Wonder Boy]]'' |
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* ''[[Xevious]]'' |
* ''[[Xevious]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Ys]]'' |
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* ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' |
* ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[YU-NO|Yu No]]'' |
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{{examples|[[Licensed Game]] franchise overviews:}} |
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* ''[[Asterix]]'' |
* ''[[Asterix]]'' |
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* ''[[Discworld]]'' (the three adventure games) |
* ''[[Discworld]]'' (the three adventure games) |
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* ''[[The Goonies]]'' |
* ''[[The Goonies]]'' |
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* ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' (the adventure games) |
* ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' (the adventure games) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' (the fighting games from [[Capcom]]) |
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* ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' |
* ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' |
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* ''[[Michael Jacksons Moonwalker]]'' |
* ''[[Michael Jacksons Moonwalker]]'' |
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* ''[[Rambo]]'' |
* ''[[Rambo]]'' |
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* ''[[Ranma |
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'' (the fighting games for the Super Famicom/SNES) |
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* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' |
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' |
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* ''[[Zillion]]'' |
* ''[[Zillion]]'' |
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{{examples|Your Weekly Kusoge (brief reviews):}} |
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* ''[[Agarest Senki]]'' |
* ''[[Agarest Senki]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Awesome Possum]]'' |
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* ''[[Burn |
* ''[[Burn:Cycle]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Critical Path]]'' |
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* ''[[Limbo of the Lost]]'' |
* ''[[Limbo of the Lost]]'' |
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* ''[[Noby Noby Boy]]'' |
* ''[[Noby Noby Boy]]'' |
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* ''[[Operator's Side]]'' |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Orion Conspiracy]]'' |
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* ''[[Sprung]]'' |
* ''[[Sprung]]'' |
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* ''[[Voyeur ( |
* ''[[Voyeur (video game)|Voyeur]]'' |
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* ''[[Xenophage Alien Bloodsport]]'' |
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* [[Gushing About Shows You Like|Gushing About Games You Like]]: ''Ys'', especially. |
* [[Gushing About Shows You Like|Gushing About Games You Like]]: ''Ys'', especially. |
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* [[Fannage]]: Kept to a minimum, surprisingly enough. |
* [[Fannage]]: Kept to a minimum, surprisingly enough. |
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 11 January 2022
Hardcore Gaming 101 is a video game overview site run by Kurt Kalata that is dedicated to cult classics and the obscure. Founded in 2004, it looks at everything from the classics, to Japanese import games, to long-forgotten arcade quarter munchers, to homebrew, to pure garbage and the utterly insane. The site also takes a look at the output of various companies like Compile, Toaplan, Eighting Raizing, Nippon Ichi and Irem, and the various Licensed Games of Capcom and Konami. The overviews are quite image intensive, and tend to run on to some strange tangents. It is also one of the few places you'll find someone defending the Zelda CD-i games.
The site updates roughly every week. For real this time. Honest.
Game series and individual games reviewed:
- Action 52
- ActRaiser
- Adventures of Lolo
- After Burner
- Alex Kidd
- Alien Syndrome
- Alpha Protocol
- Altered Beast
- Another Centurys Episode
- Art of Fighting
- Asura Series
- Athena / Psycho Soldier
- Azure Dreams
- Bangai-O
- Battle Circuit
- Battle Tanx
- Ben There Dan That
- Berzerk
- Beyond Oasis
- Big Rigs Over the Road Racing
- Bionic Commando
- Blake Stone
- Blaster Master
- Breath of Fire
- Bubsy
- Captain Commando
- Captain Novolin
- Castle of Shikigami
- Cho Aniki
- Cocoron
- Commander Keen
- Conquests of Camelot / Conquests of the Longbow
- Crazy Taxi
- Crime Fighters and Violent Storm
- Crusader
- Dangun Feveron
- Darius
- Darkseed
- Darkstalkers
- Dead or Alive
- Death Smiles
- Dig Dug
- Dragon Slayer (including Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu, Romancia, Legacy of the Wizard, Sorcerian and The Legend of Heroes)
- Dragon Quest
- Drakengard
- Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara
- Earnest Evans (including El Viento and Annet Futatabi)
- Earthworm Jim
- Ecstatica
- Einhander
- Eliminate Down
- Escape Velocity
- Espgaluda
- ESP Ra.De
- Eternal Champions
- Eye of the Beholder
- Fantasy Zone
- Fatal Fury
- Final Fantasy [1]
- Final Fight
- Fire Emblem
- Flashback
- Front Mission
- Gabriel Knight
- Ganbare Goemon
- Gemini Rue
- Gex
- Ghosts N Goblins
- God Hand
- Golden Axe
- Gradius
- Guardian Heroes
- Gundam Wing Endless Duel
- Gunstar Heroes
- Gungrave
- Guilty Gear
- Guwange
- Hagane
- Hammerin' Harry
- Harvester
- Hatoful Boyfriend
- Hong Kong 97
- Hoshi wo Miru Hito
- Ico/Shadow of the Colossus
- I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
- Ikari Warriors
- Inca
- The Incredible Machine
- Jazz Jackrabbit
- Jet Set Radio
- Jets N Guns
- Joe and Mac Caveman Ninja
- Joy Mech Fight
- Jurassic Park: Trespasser
- Kabuki Quantum Fighter
- Katawa Shoujo
- Keio Flying Squadron
- Kenseiden
- Ketsui
- KiKi KaiKai
- Killer7
- Kings Field
- The King of Fighters
- King of the Monsters
- Klonoa
- Kunio-Kun
- Langrisser
- Last Blade
- Laura Bow
- Leather Goddesses of Phobos
- The Legend of Kage
- The Legend of Kyrandia
- The Legend of Zelda CDI Games
- Leisure Suit Larry
- Little Samson
- Live a Live
- The Longest Journey
- Loom
- LSD Dream Emulator
- The Magic of Scheherazade
- Maniac Mansion
- Metal Slug
- Metal Wolf Chaos
- Might and Magic
- Mole Mania
- Monkey Island
- Monster Party
- Moon Crystal
- Muchi Muchi Pork
- Myst
- Namco X Capcom
- Nanashi no Game
- Nazo no Murasamejo
- Nin 2 Jump
- Ninja Baseball Bat Man
- Ninja Gaiden
- The Ninja Warriors
- Noitu Love
- Odin Sphere (along with its spiritual predecessor Princess Crown)
- Oneechanbara
- Otomedius
- Out Run
- Phantasmagoria
- Policenauts
- Prince of Persia
- Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
- Prinny
- Progear
- Punch-Out!!
- Puyo Puyo
- Quest for Glory
- Radiant Silvergun
- Recca
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
- Red Earth
- Revolution X
- Rez
- Rival Schools
- Rosenkreuzstilette
- R-Type
- Rygar
- SaGa
- Samurai Shodown
- Samurai Zombie Nation
- Shaq Fu
- Shenmue
- Shin Megami Tensei
- Shinobi
- The Shivah
- Shock Troopers
- Simon the Sorcerer
- Siren
- Sky Gunner
- Snatcher
- Space Harrier
- Space Quest
- Splatterhouse
- Starship Titanic
- Streets of Rage
- Strider
- Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People
- Summon Night
- Superhero League of Hoboken
- Super Robot Wars (the Classic Timeline)
- Sweet Home
- Tin Star
- Toejam and Earl
- Tokimeki Memorial
- Trio the Punch
- Trouble Witches
- Turrican
- Ultima
- Umihara Kawase
- Urban Yeti
- Vagrant Story
- Valis
- Virtual On
- VVVVVV
- Warlords
- Wild Guns
- Wonder Boy
- Xevious
- Ys
- Yume Nikki
- Yu No
Licensed Game franchise overviews:
- Asterix
- Discworld (the three adventure games)
- Donald Duck
- The Goonies
- Indiana Jones (the adventure games)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (the fighting games from Capcom)
- Last Action Hero
- Michael Jacksons Moonwalker
- Rambo
- Ranma ½ (the fighting games for the Super Famicom/SNES)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Zillion
Your Weekly Kusoge (brief reviews):
- Agarest Senki
- Awesome Possum
- Burn:Cycle
- Critical Path
- Limbo of the Lost
- Noby Noby Boy
- Operator's Side
- The Orion Conspiracy
- Sprung
- Voyeur
- Xenophage Alien Bloodsport
Hardcore Gaming 101 provides examples of the following tropes:
- Gushing About Games You Like: Ys, especially.
- Fannage: Kept to a minimum, surprisingly enough.
- Schedule Slip: The frequency of updates can be erratic.
- ↑ Yes, this doesn't count as obscure. It's a reprint of a Final Fantasy recap done on another site by one of the forum mods. As of this writing, it only goes up to five (although it goes further on that other site).