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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 · 1h

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

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

I mean, I know but 🤣

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 4h

"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 · 5h

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

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

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 · 6h

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 · 6h

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 · 6h

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 · 6h

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 @handle.invalid · 21h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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!
youtu.be/I-LnKFILB5I

Sega R360: Spinning Dreams in the Arcade

YouTube video by One Million Power

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Hot Blooded Tough Guy Rusty Shackles @rustyshackles.bsky.social · 1d

7 years ago the @hg101.bsky.social guide to retro horror dropped (get yours now if you don't have it - IF YOU DARE MWAHAHAHAHA) www.amazon.com/dp/172627554X/

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

Ahaha I still use one of their ancient programs (PagePlus)

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

it was an $18 charge in addition to the actual the tariff fees. It's not officially specified but based on Reddit murmurings, this is around $18 or a small percentage of the charged tariffs, whichever is higher

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

It does seem like some places are taking advantage of the uncertainty and doing things like that

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

eBay seems inconsistent and depends on the seller. Small packets seem to make it through the USPS if it's low value or declared as a gift

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 2d

At least we'll always have Klan Cookout www.mobygames.com/game/138166/...

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 2d

I think books (or printed material in general?) is exempt. Stuff like CDs too. Who knows about games.

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 2d

*customs paperwork, cursed autocorrect

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 2d

This came in earlier this week, zero tariffs! Not even a customs surcharge like DHL did when I ordered some figures from Suruga-ya. Probably since it was all books. There was no customers paperwork though so I don't know how it was classified.

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 8d

Recently ordered a few books from Mandarake which in theory should be exempt from tariffs, let's see what DHL does

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Boost Mix Music - game music remastering @boostmixmusic.bsky.social · 5d

Die Hard PC Engine was originally going to be released by Nichibutsu as "Dasshutsu" 脱出 which at a glance looks very similar to 脱獄 aka P.O.W. but ended up getting renamed to Die Hard and released from Pack in Video, can't find information about why but interesting nonetheless. #pcengine

脱出 (Escape) temp name is the title of the game shown here

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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 2d

It is apparently one of my most popular articles (*sigh*) so, in case you were ever curious about the PC-98 horror series Dead of the Brain, I did a little write-up a couple of years ago on these two cult classic VN titles.
genesistemple.com/dead-of-the-...

Dead of the Brain 1 & 2 - The Nightmare Never Ends

Horror PC-98 adventures Dead of the Brain 1 and 2 were developed by a company specialised in erotic games. But are they a decent proposition?

genesistemple.com

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 2d

It looks like it's out of print. :( I have a different MSX book about Konami that I think I ordered from Spain several years ago