Super Star Wars (and Trampoline Terror!)

Super Star Wars (and Trampoline Terror!)

Author: HardcoreGaming101.net December 23, 2025 Duration: 1:50:39

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a notoriously difficult, notoriously super Star Wars action-platformer. Then stick around for Trampoline Terror! - a bouncing arcade-style game exclusively for the Sega Genesis!

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Podcast Episodes
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (and Stranglehold!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:09:25
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CONCLUDES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-regarded Final Fantasy VII spinoff. Then stick around for Stranglehold, a video game that attempts to be a sequel to a popular John Woo fi…
Sakura Wars (and Melty Blood: Type Lumina!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:16:39
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG ENDURES!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Saturn's premiere mecha strategy/cute girl romancing experience. Then stick around for Melty Blood: Type Lumina - a fighting game based off the…
Dark Cloud (and Bubsy 3D!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:39:44
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG CARRIES ON!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Level 5's early Playstation 2 hit. Then stick around for Bubsy 3D - it's not like you have any other choice, is it? This weekend's Patreon Bonus…
Suikoden (and 140!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:15:23
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG PROCEEDS!! Join the HG101 gang and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene as they discuss and rank Konami's RPG with more playable characters than a Fire Emblem game. Then stick around for 140 - a c…
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (and maimai!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:16:31
JUNE-JULY OF JRPG BEGINS!! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 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…
Scott Pilgrim (and The Darkness!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:02:33
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a River City Ransom-inspired beat-em-up based on a popular Canadian comic series. Then stick around for The Darkness, a first-person shooter with more lightbulb shooting than…
Caves of Qud (and BurgerTime!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:02:11
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episod…
C: The Contra Adventure (and Rollerdrome!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:09:05
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid! This weekend'…
Castlevania: The Adventure (and Dee Dee Planet!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:51:10
Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet - the eternally-delayed fo…
Command & Conquer: Generals (and MyHouse.wad!) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:03:09
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doom w…