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HG_101

  1. Ga ha ha! Uploaded track from Eschatos for video game music poll, got a takedown notice and now I have to watch a "Copyright School" vid
  2. Ys Origin available on Steam in English on 5/31/12: worldofys.com/yso/
  3. Adventure Bundle is out now, deserves your money for stuff like Gemini Rue, Metal Dead and Time Gentlemen, Please: blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2012/05/bundle…
  4. @Chacranajxy I want to a video review of Akai Katana which is just cuts of me cursing over and over
  5. Magazine Reviews: Nintendo Fun Club #3, featuring The Legend of Zelda: blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2012/05/magazi…
  6. @Dasfoldingfive They will be smaller in size and more focused, but also look much nicer. Color versions are planned too.
  7. @Dasfoldingfive Yes, we will be announcing plans for new books shortly once the designs come together
  8. @jackal27 Definitely, Mr Gonzalez is such a fantastic composer who needs more recognition. So many of his games were Euro-only
  9. Random awesome music: Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion for the GBC by Alberto Gonzalez, youtube.com/watch?v=Lh2p6p…
  10. Your Weekly Kusoge: Driller Tanks, an early effort from Hudson for the MSX and ZX Spectrum
  11. To celebrate the @GOGcom release, updated the Quest for Glory article, with interview with co-designer Corey Cole: hardcoregaming101.net/questforglory/…
  12. The latest iOS Shooter entry takes a look at Shmup, ISUD: Bullet Hell Action!, Techno Trancer & Mortal Skies: hardcoregaming101.net/iosshooters/io…
  13. Nightshade, the comic-noir adventure game for the NES from Beam Software: hardcoregaming101.net/nightshade/nig…
  14. An interview with Ryan Payton about the early games of the MGS series: hardcoregaming101.net/metalgear/ryan…
  15. Magician Lord, one of the showcases for the Neo Geo in its early days: hardcoregaming101.net/magicianlord/m…
  16. Konami's Cave Noire, an excellent early rogue-like (predating Chunsoft's Mystery Dungeon) for the Gameboy: hardcoregaming101.net/cavenoire/cave…
  17. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, the most prolific of the series' black sheep spin-offs: hardcoregaming101.net/crystalchronic…
  18. A review of the new book Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood: hardcoregaming101.net/vgbooks/vgbook…
  19. Front page has been updated this morning, will tweet individual updates later! hardcoregaming101.net