Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101
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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
Is it just me or are the vibes on Bluesky incredibly off today?
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Is it just me or are the vibes on Bluesky incredibly off today?
Dang, both of the local Gamestops by me are closing. This one has been around for at least 35 years, back when it was an Electronics Boutique. Even bought my PlayStation and FF7 there.
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Dang, both of the local Gamestops by me are closing. This one has been around for at least 35 years, back when it was an Electronics Boutique. Even bought my PlayStation and FF7 there.
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Cool, this has finally been publicly announced... so I can now reveal that I was invited to be a part of this 80s anime guide being produced by Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101!
Throughout all of last year (& the end of 2024) I wrote pieces for 15 different anime that will be covered in this book
Throughout all of last year (& the end of 2024) I wrote pieces for 15 different anime that will be covered in this book
Bonus for all Patrons - The Guide to Retro Anime, a 90 page preview of a book we've been working on for quite some time www.patreon.com/posts/147339...
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Cool, this has finally been publicly announced... so I can now reveal that I was invited to be a part of this 80s anime guide being produced by Kurt Kalata of Hardcore Gaming 101!
Throughout all of last year (& the end of 2024) I wrote pieces for 15 different anime that will be covered in this book
Throughout all of last year (& the end of 2024) I wrote pieces for 15 different anime that will be covered in this book
Bonus for all Patrons - The Guide to Retro Anime, a 90 page preview of a book we've been working on for quite some time www.patreon.com/posts/147339...
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Bonus for all Patrons - The Guide to Retro Anime, a 90 page preview of a book we've been working on for quite some time www.patreon.com/posts/147339...
That Clair Obscur Act 2 end boss battle music, good gravy. Absolute all timer.
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
That Clair Obscur Act 2 end boss battle music, good gravy. Absolute all timer.
Clair Obscur still has this weird glitch where the camera on the attributes screen can't quite focus on Sciel, leaving her cut off on the side until she slowly drifts into center
January 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Clair Obscur still has this weird glitch where the camera on the attributes screen can't quite focus on Sciel, leaving her cut off on the side until she slowly drifts into center
I was going through some old pics and found one of Chinatown Fair circa 2007. I haven't been there in forever but last time I went, it was completely different
January 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I was going through some old pics and found one of Chinatown Fair circa 2007. I haven't been there in forever but last time I went, it was completely different
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All Retro Game Zine issues are 20% off over on my webstore. Check them out and treat yourself to something new for 2026!
(You’ll see the discount at checkout)
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(You’ll see the discount at checkout)
pixelsandpolygons.net/collections/...
Retro Game Zine
Retro Game Zine is a specialty micro-magazine that takes a look at a single game in each issue. Whether you know the game in the issue or not, the goal is that you’ll learn about the games history, re...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
All Retro Game Zine issues are 20% off over on my webstore. Check them out and treat yourself to something new for 2026!
(You’ll see the discount at checkout)
pixelsandpolygons.net/collections/...
(You’ll see the discount at checkout)
pixelsandpolygons.net/collections/...
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ALL NEW ART! PSWAP #84 - FATAL FURY 2 (1992, various) art and concept by your pal Rusty
December 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ALL NEW ART! PSWAP #84 - FATAL FURY 2 (1992, various) art and concept by your pal Rusty
Beyond the fan translations, we recently got ALL of the Cosmic Fantasy games and now the two Tenshi no Uta titles. There's going to be a re-release of the Ys PCE CD games so maybe we'll finally get Dawn of Ys officially in English too
Seeing all these PC-Engine CD games get fan translated recently is really cool to see. It's kind of crazy to think that a large majority of all the English patches available for the system have only been released in the past few years.
December 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Beyond the fan translations, we recently got ALL of the Cosmic Fantasy games and now the two Tenshi no Uta titles. There's going to be a re-release of the Ys PCE CD games so maybe we'll finally get Dawn of Ys officially in English too
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All right, a translation for my favorite version of one of my favorite RPGs that never got an official English release! Time to update my recent post about it.
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
An English fan translation of "Emerald Dragon" for PC Engine CD has been released by "Stargood Translations": stargood.org/trans/emdr.php
December 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
All right, a translation for my favorite version of one of my favorite RPGs that never got an official English release! Time to update my recent post about it.
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
www.kidfenris.com/2025/11/emer...
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Emerald Dragon (PC-Engine CD) – English Translation (TGCD) Added
Emerald Dragon (PC-Engine CD) – English Translation - Content
In Ishbern, the Holy Land, the sacred grounds where dragons once roamed have lain defiled by demonkind for two decades. As the foul armies of Garsia the Infernal prepare to strike the finishing blow a...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Emerald Dragon (PC-Engine CD) – English Translation (TGCD) Added
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I’m making a master list of skateboarding games from 85-05, but what I’d like a little help with and some crowd sourcing are games that feature skateboarding, but it’s not the primary gameplay.
Games like The Simpsons arcade, Back to the Future NES by LJN, etc.
Any suggestions?
Games like The Simpsons arcade, Back to the Future NES by LJN, etc.
Any suggestions?
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m making a master list of skateboarding games from 85-05, but what I’d like a little help with and some crowd sourcing are games that feature skateboarding, but it’s not the primary gameplay.
Games like The Simpsons arcade, Back to the Future NES by LJN, etc.
Any suggestions?
Games like The Simpsons arcade, Back to the Future NES by LJN, etc.
Any suggestions?
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Calling all JRPG fans!
Tenshi no Uta: The Angel Verse Collection is officially coming to Nintendo Switch users outside of Japan for the very first time!
Includes both Tenshi no Uta, and Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku, all on one cartridge!
Pre-orders begin Jan 2! https://bit.ly/4jeQBlm
Tenshi no Uta: The Angel Verse Collection is officially coming to Nintendo Switch users outside of Japan for the very first time!
Includes both Tenshi no Uta, and Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku, all on one cartridge!
Pre-orders begin Jan 2! https://bit.ly/4jeQBlm
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Calling all JRPG fans!
Tenshi no Uta: The Angel Verse Collection is officially coming to Nintendo Switch users outside of Japan for the very first time!
Includes both Tenshi no Uta, and Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku, all on one cartridge!
Pre-orders begin Jan 2! https://bit.ly/4jeQBlm
Tenshi no Uta: The Angel Verse Collection is officially coming to Nintendo Switch users outside of Japan for the very first time!
Includes both Tenshi no Uta, and Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku, all on one cartridge!
Pre-orders begin Jan 2! https://bit.ly/4jeQBlm
Also for $5+ Patrons - the HG101 2025 Holiday Special, a 90 page preview of the other assorted books I've been working on assembling this year, including Taito, Metal Gear/Silent Hill/Konami, mascot platformers, more beat-em-ups, and others! www.patreon.com/posts/147009...
December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Also for $5+ Patrons - the HG101 2025 Holiday Special, a 90 page preview of the other assorted books I've been working on assembling this year, including Taito, Metal Gear/Silent Hill/Konami, mascot platformers, more beat-em-ups, and others! www.patreon.com/posts/147009...
Exclusively for $5+ Patrons - a 50 page preview of the Guide to 90s PC Games (tentative title), a project we've been working on for nearly three years and is roughly 40% done www.patreon.com/posts/146926...
December 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Exclusively for $5+ Patrons - a 50 page preview of the Guide to 90s PC Games (tentative title), a project we've been working on for nearly three years and is roughly 40% done www.patreon.com/posts/146926...
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Resident Evil series' second return to form. Then stick around for The Cabin Factory, a game about redeeming the public image of scary cabins everywhere! www.hardcoregaming101.net/podcasts/top...
December 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Resident Evil series' second return to form. Then stick around for The Cabin Factory, a game about redeeming the public image of scary cabins everywhere! www.hardcoregaming101.net/podcasts/top...
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River City Ransom: Underground $2.99 on Steam (being delisted soon) buff.ly/G9J0mkz
Could be delisted by end of tomorrow since screenshots/media are already deleted
Could be delisted by end of tomorrow since screenshots/media are already deleted
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
River City Ransom: Underground $2.99 on Steam (being delisted soon) buff.ly/G9J0mkz
Could be delisted by end of tomorrow since screenshots/media are already deleted
Could be delisted by end of tomorrow since screenshots/media are already deleted
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All New GameChanger! SIMPSONS: BART VS THE SPACE MUTANTS
December 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
All New GameChanger! SIMPSONS: BART VS THE SPACE MUTANTS
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Nik’s funeral is taking place on 30th December at 1pm GMT. For those that can’t attend, the funeral will be live-streamed. We have tried to contact as many of Nik’s friends as we could, but we may have missed some. The link is watch.obitus.com username: cuma6886 pin:962499
watch.obitus
December 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Nik’s funeral is taking place on 30th December at 1pm GMT. For those that can’t attend, the funeral will be live-streamed. We have tried to contact as many of Nik’s friends as we could, but we may have missed some. The link is watch.obitus.com username: cuma6886 pin:962499
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Thunder Boy takes from a lot of different Frazetta paintings (and probably other sources) as well, but luckily for me a lot of them are repetitions of things I already cut out. #TracingTheInfluence
samderboo.com/tracing.php?...
samderboo.com/tracing.php?...
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Thunder Boy takes from a lot of different Frazetta paintings (and probably other sources) as well, but luckily for me a lot of them are repetitions of things I already cut out. #TracingTheInfluence
samderboo.com/tracing.php?...
samderboo.com/tracing.php?...
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According to that thread there is a ROM available in this Neo Kobe collection on Archive Dot Org (It's under "Circle Mitei (Advanced Dogiemon) [FD].zip").
ia600401.us.archive.org/view_archive...
ia600401.us.archive.org/view_archive...
Internet Archive: View Archive
ia600401.us.archive.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
According to that thread there is a ROM available in this Neo Kobe collection on Archive Dot Org (It's under "Circle Mitei (Advanced Dogiemon) [FD].zip").
ia600401.us.archive.org/view_archive...
ia600401.us.archive.org/view_archive...
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man this screenshot gave me the "only available as a download from our webpage that disappeared in 1998" vibe, but it turns out it's included on disk 1 of shuwa system trading's doujin shuusaku collection 1, rofl 😹 instructions to run it in the comments:
I must find this game. It's called Advanced Dogiemon and it seems to be a PC98 game. I found another picture on the old Twitter
December 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
man this screenshot gave me the "only available as a download from our webpage that disappeared in 1998" vibe, but it turns out it's included on disk 1 of shuwa system trading's doujin shuusaku collection 1, rofl 😹 instructions to run it in the comments:
As far as I can tell, this is featured on the Doujin Soft Shuusaku Game Collection Vol. 1 collection. However the disk images here are not bootable and I'm running out the door ATM. Someone can figure it out! archive.org/details/douj...
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
As far as I can tell, this is featured on the Doujin Soft Shuusaku Game Collection Vol. 1 collection. However the disk images here are not bootable and I'm running out the door ATM. Someone can figure it out! archive.org/details/douj...
I must find this game. It's called Advanced Dogiemon and it seems to be a PC98 game. I found another picture on the old Twitter
December 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I must find this game. It's called Advanced Dogiemon and it seems to be a PC98 game. I found another picture on the old Twitter