Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a literally hellish train-themed roguelike deck-builder. Then stick around for Nightmare Ned, a twisted side-scroller that served as the basis for an ill-fated Disney cartoon series!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE SIMPSONS: BART'S NIGHTMARE — a game about the nightmare of trying to get good grades! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a riveting yo-yo-based 3D platformer. Then stick around for Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a skeletal adventure through a Depression-era United States!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE LAMPSHADE OF NO REAL SIGNIFICANCE — a Flash-based fan game that parodies the infamous concept of the Zelda trading sequence! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an incredibly exciting Wii launch title. Then stick around for Scooter's Magic Castle, an edutainment game featuring several minigames strewn through a magic castle!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SIR ADDALOT'S MATH ADVENTURE — a gallant knight's quest to chase off dragons using his arcane knowledge of mathematics! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that lets you literally possess Lego people so you can live out their lives. Then stick around for A Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS), a decidedly non-vulgar take on the classic horror franchise!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be DESTRUCTION DERBY — an early car destruction game for the Playstation! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that introduced the world to the Blue Bomber. Then stick around for Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?, a cookbook in DS software form!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ACTRAISER 2 — the simulation-less follow-up to Quintet's simulation/action hybrid! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a formative 16-bit survival horror game. Then stick around as special guest Phil Salvador joins for Myst Online: Uru Live / Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, an ambitious experiment in a mysterious adventure series!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be THE EXIT 8 & PLATFORM 8 — a duology of PT-inspired subway horror games! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the survival roguelike for cat lovers everywhere. Then stick around for Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", an adventure game that really milks its premise dry!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ARRANGER: A ROLE-PUZZLING ADVENTURE — an adventure where you don't move through the world - the world moves around you! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Eidetic's apology for Bubsy 3D. Then stick around for Mat Mania, a wrestling game by the devs that would go on to make Double Dragon!

This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be CARMAGEDDON — the "racing" game that's really more of a "run over pedestrians and kill them" game! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much more!

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