Achievement Hunting 101

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012, Vulgar Latin, ceiling fans It's the first week in February so that means it's time for our live Twitch show. Ell goes back to the Genesis of gaming and plays a classic game of Golf with jump shots. Nate calls his shot early for game of the year and doesn't see many Rising to beat it. Corey talks about a veiner who he isn't Fallen in love with but still thinks is a good time. Devin talks about a few games that are a little under-cooked and could have used a little more time in the oven.   Cold Silence Boss Room Update video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVaAiyhJVqE&feature=youtu.be   We’ve uncovered the lost journals of some of history’s most notorious Assassins and can exclusively bring you extracts from the secret diary of Altair.   Chewie sends his monthly update in for the CCC. Careful though, you might catch something if you get too close!   In the World of Wakavanias we learn about the little known game, G.R.E.E.N. THE LIFE ALG0R1T

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, Matrarch We welcome back Michelle to the panel! She tackled a pair of Game Pass puzzle games. She also wants to tackle Ell, who discussed a pair of co-op games M had to carry him in! Nate played a veiner that left him green. Corey, as usual, rode some coattails and played games that contained animals. Xbox announced an Xbox Live Gold price hike and then rescinded it! What did we think of this decision? Do we want Gears Pop to hand us achievements before the game is gone for good? We will tell you what's coming to Games with Gold and what other games are coming real soon! Contests, milestones, sales, and the kitchen sink! Enjoy the show! Fan favorite trio Exe, Elroy, and Chewie are here with a new segment called Abandonment Issues, in which they tell the stories behind why they've left certain games unfinished to forever drag down their completion percentages. The best part? Picks were selected in secret by cohosts, so responses are all off the cuff, resulti

This week's panel - Big Ell, ElroyOMJ, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012 Elroy answers the Call for guesting on this week's panel. Nate divides his attention and plays a game for relaxation. Ell Races to play a totally new game that we've never talked about several times and no one calls him on it. Corey plays a game about his best friend, Elliot. Devin and Michelle are completely totally on time delivering their final thoughts on the latest It Came From Game Pass entry, Carrion. (2:13:40) Waka talks Bloodstained Curse of the Moon to help get you some TAD in GTASC. (2:36:29)   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg Call of the SeaElliotIndivisibleMoving OutStar Wars Episode 1 RacerTekken 7Tools Up!

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof The 2020 TA Award winners are in! We name them, discuss them, and probably insult them. We discuss Xitilon's libary of games and the controversy surrounding their catalog. Games Done Quick happened! Were any Xbox games played? Ell completed and enjoyed an NES style throwback and enlisted some achievement assistance. Nate tackled a Nefarious scavenger hunt. Corey's mission involved an Impossible Lair. Kenny is excited for an upcoming Game Pass game and is preparing for fatherhood and a brief hiatus. We have lots of news, contests, and milestones as well!  Exe and Elroy reunite in honor of the Xbox Series X! Kind of. Or is it the 40th VSS special? Do these guys even know what they're doing with this segment anymore? Kind of. (2:03:57) Chewie and Elroy are back with some more tales in tale from the broderlands. (2:53:18) Waka does a special BCM dive on the game War Planet Online Global Conquest and he has help from one ElroyOMJ! (3:31:20) AH101

This week's panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012 It's 2021 and we're ready to start the new year off with some goals. Nate kicks it off with a movie/show tie-in and has a warning about a not-so completionist-friendly point and click. Kenny is amazed at the level of graphical fidelity in a game on the Xbox VCR. Ell has trouble being carried and talks about a NYE community game night. Corey talks about some AAA games and then has some doubts about a former recommendation or two. Elroy interviews Sangriaz in a special episode of Milestone Musings. Chewie shows up with a CCC wrap-up. Waka is back and he's brought some information on ScourgeBringer to help you stay afloat in the GTASCTT. AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg Games showcase:Ary and the Secret of Seasons

This week's panel - FufuCuddilyPoof, Big Ell, KooshMoose, Vulgar Latin, puns Vulgar Latin played some older games for the Backlog Blitz challenge, including some indie FPS nobody has ever heard of! Kooshmoose battled a Shadow of Mordor server closure and then did some swimming! FufuCuddilyPoof played some Gears of War, and then he played some more Gears of War! Big Ell put his foot in his mouth and may or may not have done some console command games?!?!? What possessed him to do such a thing? Find out in this action packed episode!  Enjoy the show and have an excellent 2021!   Waka gives a roundup of the 2020 battle royale scene! (1:41:55)   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg..   Games Mentioned:Animal Crossing (wait, what?)Control (STACK~~~!!!!)Gears of War 3Gears of War: JudgementHa

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012, FuFuCuddilyPoof It's the AH101 Game of the Year Showcase! Forget the exposition, we just jump right in and discuss our top picks in categories provided by our lovely Patrons and we also get to hear some answers from our community members as well. Our GOTY Categories are as follows:1. Which game most exceeded your expectations?2. Which game most failed your expectations?3. Worst Game4. Best Achievement Name5. Most Inventive Gameplay System6. Best Gaming Experience7. Dumbest Thing You've Encountered This Year8. Most Aggravating Achievement/Game9. Game of the Year Waka plays us out with a weird, wonderful take on Lonely Mountains: Downhill's Eldfjall Island DLC. Now that you've heard our picks of the year, tell us yours in the Discord!   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.you

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof We recap the Game Awards Show. Which trailers excited us? Spoiler. Check the name of the episode.  Koosh plays Bedlam. Bedlam ensued. Kenny and his Halo 3 gang go for the Annual achievement! How did they do? Rawker gives some great achievement tips for Hyperdot. Ell plays a classic RPG. Now with 100% more achievements! 12 Days of Christmas has us playing all kinds of cool stuff too! Check it out and discuss in the discord!   Chewie silts down and talks with Freamwhole about the 2021 Freamwhole's Completion Challenge! (2:07:04)   Waka breaks down the recently added game pass game Superhot Mind Control Delete to get you some extra TAD (2:48:02)   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg Games Showcase: BedlamFinal Fantasy VI

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012, FuFuCuddilyPoof The 12 days of Christmas on TA are nearing their end and the panel is happy to briefly talk about what they've been playing and share what games they've been using for each challenge. Ell adds the final Double Fine epic remaster to his to-do list while simultaneously partying up. Nate rounds up his completions with an old game, increments his games started count with a Game Pass stack, and suggests evaluating a new game demo. Corey breaks down a game into its composite segments and theorizes that he might be spending more time with a new veiner hybrid. Kenny's game time may have depreciated this week, but he's no square and made time to play some games in a few different series. Back to Back is back on track! Hear all about our faithful three and the journey to destroy their backlogs! (1:41:04) For this week's Waka's Weird Wonders, Waka discusses the hidden gem that is Nippon Marathon. (2:55:07)   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyu

Link to this podcast done live AND all the rest of the content from our live stream - https://youtu.be/sN6iyEI-2K4 Link to our first Cake Bash stream - https://youtu.be/eKGx5skVtY8   This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof It's December's big live show, where you had to be there with us in person to fully appreciate it! Rawker got his hands on PHOGS! early and he had a lot to say about it! He also told us a SECRET! What does the word "PHOG" mean? FuFu continued his Gears of War journey with Gears of War 2! Koosh played a StrollPG that many are calling...a game! Big Ell played the point and click classic Full Throttle Remastered! We preview the huge December Game Pass offering and discuss multiple contests including TrueAchievements' 12 Days of Christmas! This show is LOADED so dig in and enjoy! Chewie and Waka make appearances too talking about the November CCC Update and Adios Amigos respectively!   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012, FuFuCuddilyPoof Fresh off of a Cake Bash livestream, we've got another auditory feast for your ears in time for Turkey Day. Ell brings a point and clicker on this Day of the Turkey and gets a crew together for some Black Friday cheevo discounts at the local casino. Nate serves up a cautionary tale of glitched metroidvanias and keeps an eye on the clock. Corey's looking to get on the Road to beat the gamepass departure traffic by possibly picking up some DLC with his holiday money. Kenny gives up some of his valuable gaming time to help an AH101 family member progress closer to their game completion goals. Microsoft's Black Friday deals are live and running through November 30th and we have a few suggestions that might help you to make decisions on how to fill some gaps in your punchcard. Waka accepted the Hive Jump challenge and is back to tell you about this weird wonder.   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided

Nate played the Xbox Series X exclusive Bright Memory. Did he make Corey jealous? Ell got his Series X! What did he play first and what boneheaded move did he make? Corey played a niche game involving drones. Kenny played a classic game from....2006? Only took him 14 years. Ell played the super SCARY Goosebumps. What old school game did it remind him of? The community question asked us what we notice first when we make a new friend on TrueAchievements.  We announce the winners of the Streak King challenge, break down the GTASC losers, and read off the milestones of the community! There's something here for everyone, so check us out, we are on a casserole!   Your next favorite segment kicks off as bros Elroy and Chewie spit some fire of truth as they both have something to say and they are both right. Give these bros a listen as they address speed running lunacy and the best game ever created by the bros at Telltale in the most sizzling hot take and bro fusion segment ever aired on AH101's airwaves.  It is Hot

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof While the members of the community are busy enjoying their new shiny Xboxes, we talk about our new consoles and which games we plan on tackling first! rawker Bites the Bullet and plays a pretty fun game, but it has some nasty unobtainables! BOO! Koosh buys Evergate right out of the gate and compares it to another prominent Microsoft classic! Ell plays Decay, a solid point and click & puzzle horror adventure! Fufu...is the host! We answer an awesome community question featuring our favorite games with under 1,000 starters. Who made the illustrious Xbox Hall of Fame and won a free Xbox Series X? Plus as usual, contests galore and a ton of Game Pass news too! Inoffensive English from Vulgar Latin with regards to Extra Life 2020 (1:36:05) Waka serves up a cold dish in his latest Weird Wonder (1:37:52) Hold your hats, Cheev Whiz is back and it's TOTALLY not 100K Dollar Pyramid (1:40:22) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Link

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof Our main topic of conversation revolves around achievement lists being modified after release to become easier. Do we like this? Is this fair to the people who have completed the game already? Shouldn't the developer be entitled to some attention leading to fresh sales? Nate is beating yet another server closure! Ell is insane for playing the same game more than once in the pursuit of a completion. Kenny kicks some doors down! Corey tells us untold stories about Stories Untold. Mind. Blown. Gears Pop is going down. We discuss what went wrong. Will we miss it? We have giveaways! We have contests! Listen and enjoy! Michelle reviews the game Double Pug Switch (1:52:30) Chewie breaks down the CCC for the month of October (2:01:04) Waka talks about the first two entries in the Five Night's at Freddie's series (2:09:32) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Oppo

This week's panel: Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012 GTASC week 3 is done and our panel is wearing their shiny badges. The weather is cooling off so Ell stays Inside and plays some comfort games. Fufu's too busy to play games, but at least he's not dancing to GTASC's tune. Nate completes another game about to leave Game Pass in time to start another game about to leave Game Pass. Corey provides the intel on a new game and as we all know, that's half the battle. The panel discusses two quick news stories about xCloud and answers a community question. ElroyOMJ sits down to talk to Nebraska's #1 gamer in this weeks Milestone Musings. (1:48:28) Wakapeil reviews one of the latest games from Ratalaika, CrossKrush. (2:36:00) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg Games discuss

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof Corey plays Foregone but does he play it to its conclusion? Ell and Nate discuss Grizzland. Is this low budget game a veiner, and therefore, a must buy? Kenny only plays Among Us now because he is sus. Rocket League has a new Ghostbusters theme for Halloween! A community question has us reminiscing about memorable achievements! Which ones did we discuss? Even more hype for Xbox Series X! What games and features are we excited for? Wakapeil take some time off from GTACT to talk about the 2D platformer Shiny (1:35:15) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg Games Showcase: A Hero and a GardenForegoneGrizzlandRocket LeagueTwo Parsecs From Earth

This week's panel: Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude5012 GTASC crashes the Xbox Hall of Fame party and things get a little messy in week one. Ell talks for a Minit about some soccer that doesn't involve a car. Nate rushes through a short game that was on sale and recommended a few weeks ago. Corey plays a lot of quick and easy 1k's. Kenny played through a who's who of visual novels in search of a quick 10k. Waka takes a break from getting those gamerscore gains to dive into one of the newest battle royales Spellbreak. (1:31:23) A HERO AND A GARDENBirthday of MidnightBlind MenFeatherForegoneHardCubeJisei: The First Case HDKamikoSkatemasta TchecoStrawberry VinegarSwordbreaker The GameTask Force Kampas   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.com/WindowOfOpportunity/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwFljh9dSk6LfsgWilRlDg

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof The band is back together and we are LIVE on Twitch! Corey discusses the heavy hitter, Crash Bandicoot 4. Ell reminisces about the old days and raves about Adventures of Elena Temple. Nate joins the Illuminati and plays Lumini. Kenny plays Rocket League, Tony Hawk, and still has time for a gender reveal! We announce the Patreon winner and Gamertag of the Month challenge winners! More hype for Xbox Series X! The October CCC update is here! (1:51:16) Waka does a review for Jet Set Knights! (2:04:05) Games Showcase: Adventures of Elena TempleBartlow's Dread MachineCrash Bandicoot 4LuminiPaperbound Brawlers Rocket LeagueTony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

This week's panel: Big Ell, KooshMoose, & rawkerdude5012 The XBox Hall of Fame is apparently a thing. Think you have a shot at earning your way in? The gang may be a panelist down, but they're not phoning it in. Ell harvests some achievements from his garden of games just in time for some contests and he makes sure to not overwater. Corey spends some time with baby's second platformer based on a successful internet streaming franchise. Nate plays a good "Bad" game and tries to wash off the sewer stink of a bad copycat of a good game. Chewie & Vulgar embrace the spooky season with a chat about some of their favorite horror games that are playable on Xbox One, and a few horrifyingly bad ones too. (1:28:55) This week Waka talks about the game Bucket Knight to help keep those left in the leap frog contest alive. (2:08:15)   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube https://www.facebook.co

This week's panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, Vulgar Latin We are super excited to share our Xbox Series X (or S) preorder stories with you! Who got what, where did we get it, and how long did it take? Being no stranger to sweaty men in costumes, Vulgar Latin talks WWE 2K Battlegrounds. Koosh has Mad Max server FOMO and then puzzles us with his Word Sudoku talk! rawker wears his pretty pink suit and discusses a game at his leisure. Big Ell meets up with an old friend for some arcade racing and then does some balloon popping in his spare time.  We have some Leap Frog stories, some community questions, and oh yeah, Microsoft bought Bethesda!!!!!! Chewie was a little tease for his October CCC....(1:54:59) Exe and Elroy return to their roots to continue the longest running annual segment on AH101. That's right, the 3rd annual Childhood Obesity Month VSS special is here! What advice do these teachers have for the little pork chops this year? (1:59:47) For the hidden gem this week for Waka's Weird Wonders Wa