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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101

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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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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · Dec 3

Now available on Amazon: Sega Console Classics Vol. 1! Covering classic Sonic the Hedgehog, Shining Force, Phantasy Star, and Master System games! amzn.to/3Zk4qFD

The cover of HG101 Presents Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 1 featuring characters from Sonic the Hedgehog, Shining Force, and Phantasy Star.

The bacl cover of HG101 Presents Sega Arcade Classics Vol. 1 featuring characters from various Sega Master System games like Kenshiro (Black Belt), JJ (Zillion), Niño (Aztec Adventure), Papri (Girl's Garden), Kelesis (Golvellius), Mick (Ghost House), the Orguss mecha (Orguss) and the penguins from Penguin Land.

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks! Nothing much for weapons thiugh. Maybe in the physical Genesis release.

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 1d

oh? I preordered the PS5 version and the ship date was changed to something like January 2026. I was playing on Steam.

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St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 1d

I am covering EVERY First Person Shooter EVER made in Japan.

From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.

Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...

This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn't find the weapon names referenced anywhere in game or on the internet! This really needs a proper manual. I couldn't remember the name of the weapon that uses the reticle and drops a bomb when you let go. Is that the "CYLN"?

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ParanoiaDragon @paranoiadragon.bsky.social · 2d

Casting call for dubbing the PC Engine version of Popful Mail

#PCEngine #TurboGrafx #TurboDuo #Falcom #HudsonSoft #NEC #gamedev #RETROGAMING

www.castingcall.club/projects/pop...

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Popful Mail PC Engine English Dub. <p><em>Magical Fantasy Adventure Popful Mail</em> is a 1991 computer game for the PC88 developed by ...

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Teens Flee Slashman @frankiesamba.bsky.social · 1d

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The ONLY two genres! HORROR AND MYST! On this week's @hg101.bsky.social s TOP 47858 Games podcast!

CLOCKTOWER
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Frankie Barrows!

URU/MYST ONLINE
Kal!
Tax Owlbear!
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Frankie Strangerman!

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 793: Clock Tower (and Uru/Myst Online!) – Hardcore Gaming 101

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 1d

Earthion, a real banger of a Genesis/Mega Drive shoot-em-up from Yuzo Koshiro's Ancient www.hardcoregaming101.net/earthion/

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Pixels and Polygons 🔜 PRGE @pixelsandpolygons.net · 3d

New book alert! 32 Bit Library Greatest Hits!

Featuring contributions from @hg101.bsky.social, @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me, @elmore.zone, @drubie.bsky.social, @buttlordprimus.bsky.social, @tftblpod.bsky.social. Plus essays from @glitch.mov, @aguaspoints.bsky.social, @marcnormandin.bsky.social & more!

32 BIt Library Greatest Hits Volume 1

Chronologically rediscover 50 of the best-selling titles released on the original PlayStation. A 6" x 9" release.

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 3d

Long running techical issue in that I don't know how. I've got one set up with my host but every bit of documentation to implement it is a foreign language

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Romhack.ing @romhack.ing · 3d

Screaming Mad George's Paranoiascape - English Translation (PSX) Added

Screaming Mad George's Paranoiascape - English Translation - Content

This patch translates a screen that appears before each level offering some tips for the stage. There are also some voice clips in 3-2 where Screaming Mad George himself gives you feedback -- it turns...

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Retro Game Books 🔜 PRGE @retrogamebooks.com · 7d

🚨 Free book giveaway contest 📙

Win a free copy of Video Game Maps: SNES - Vol 2. To enter, tell us which of Link's items you'd like to have in real life.

Contest ends Sunday October 12th.

Reskeets appreciated.

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#retrogaming 💌

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 5d

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-...

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The 2025 Special list of games

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

Is this on the site? It was so long ago I have no idea...

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

I mean, I know but 🤣

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, 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

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

"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

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

those levels with the crushing ice blocks is what really threw me

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

Comments note it was scanned and safe but Chrome won't even let me download it archive.org/details/ecco...

Ecco PC: Fixed and Enhanced Edition : Caverns of Hope : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

SEGA ported Ecco the Dolphin for Windows PCs back in 1995. With increased hardware capacity and a lot more storage on the CD-ROM format, the original console...

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

I 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...

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

Speaking 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

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

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...

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 5d

Was going through some old CD-R backups, found this old Castlevania Dungeon wallpaper someone made. For your 1024x768 enjoyment!

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Sam Derboo @samderboo.com · 5d

Never 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

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Jeremy Parish, imperial aerosol kid @jparish.bsky.social · 6d

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...

Explore The Origins Of Metroidvania In This New Retro Gaming Book

This new book will explore the history of the enduring metroidvania genre in video games.

www.gamespot.com

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Brian Clark (bclarkomp) @onemillionpower.com · 6d

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!
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Sega R360: Spinning Dreams in the Arcade

YouTube video by One Million Power

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