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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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Every new day I am exclaiming "holy shit" at Clair Obscur's soundtrack

submitted 22 hours ago • 3 comments

Airgrave, a Japan-only shoot-em-up with a storyline and four playable characters www.hardcoregaming101.net/airgrave/

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

JUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Rhapsody, Nippon Ichi's RPG bursting with charming musical numbers. Then stick around for Maimai, Sega's rhythm touch screen arcade hit that they swear is not a washing machine! www.hardcoregaming101.net/podcasts/top...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

We're at the stage where ChatGPT is actively encouraging its users to take copyrighted (translated) work, add their name to it, and submit it to specific magazines. It truly is an automated theft machine. www.timeextension.com/features/cha... (via @timeextension.com)

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Old Skies, a time traveling point-and-click adventure from Wadjet Eye Games www.hardcoregaming101.net/old-skies/

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

The only thing I don't like about Clair Obscur is that it talks about its battle systems like a card game, which for some reason my dumb brain just can't process. This is almost all gibberish to me. I'm sure it'll make sense in practice...

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

Turns out this was ALL from Boris Vallejo, only pieced together from NINE(!) different paintings. (The hair and possibly the face from the woman in the center might have a different source.) #TracingTheInfluence samderboo.com/tracing.php?...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

4 years ago I debuted the cover to the @hg101.bsky.social Beat ‘Em Up book vol 1! Buy it now if you ain’t already a.co/d/7ROZciG

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

Help! Several months ago I ripped MP3s off some CD and I've completely forgotten where these came from! It's probably some 90s Windows PC game (or some kind of compilation), here's one of the tracks. Can anyone identify it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=15Sf...

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

once again thinking about how the single greatest work of sci-fi ever made is that one DoDonPachi DaiOuJou drawing

submitted 5 days ago • 9 comments

Accidentally shared an elevator with Derek Jeter when attending Otakon, didn't realize it was him until some friends told me

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Pitfall graduates to the 16-bit era with Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure www.hardcoregaming101.net/pitfall-the-...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Would also like to note that Bitmap Books is a solid, trustworthy publisher, they rule

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Really making me question if my royalty statements were ever accurate, they always seemed really sloppy

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Writers Of 'Did You Know Gaming' Book Published By Unbound "Received £79 Each For Over 7 Years Of Work". (Image: @didyouknowgamin)

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Hi bskers I've been working on an English translation hack for Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand for the PS2. You can find updates for it and all my other hacking/translation projects at my Discord: discord.gg/JnqvyDryen I'm always looking for more people to help so please let me know!

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Proud to announce that Yaku: Yūjō Dangi now has full English translation! I have been fortunate to work alongside the very talented whowasphone404 and Chapu to put together a patch for this classic kusoge game! youtu.be/Qm7e34FdXNE?... Download the patch here: romhackplaza.org/translations...

submitted 6 days ago • 12 comments

this is pretty wild, this game was a "phantom game" called "Navinosuke -The Yo-kai Buster-" that was in made 20 years ago but never officially released for GBA by SNK/Nazca former Metal Slug developer and it will be revived for nintendo switch in 2026 by KOHACHI STUDIO now! kohachistudio.com/yokai/

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

Clair Obscur has *66* battle themes, am I understanding this correctly

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Aside from the cover, I also did write ups for a decent number of games in this so if you were like gee why is Rusty complaining about Beetlejuice on the NES and Small Soldiers on the GameBoy, here's why

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

I don't know if it ever got reassessed but I will always stick up for the 2009 Bionic Commando as a game with some substantial issues but a lot of it was forgivable because the swinging mechanics felt really really good

submitted 7 days ago • 15 comments

Ordered this absolutely gorgeous book on Japanese RPG’s from @bitmapbooks.com! The quality on this is gorgeous and I cannot wait to dive in. @dialacina.com does not miss with the recommendations!

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Oh man, so excited for this as a lifelong #JRPG fan: “A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games” from @bitmapbooks.com. Look how beautiful it is! 😍

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 50 Indie Games that Changed the World Tells the stories of 50 of the most influential indie games ever made. Due August - Sign up for a stock alert: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #new #comingsoon #booksky @aaronpotter.bsky.social

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments