Achievement Hunting 101

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - Speaking of exclusives that we won't comment on until after Microsoft's announcement next week, what long dormant exclusives (on any system) do you think are ready for a revival? What needs to be done to modernize them? Show Discussion - This was the LIVE SHOW! Check it out on Twitch to see video footage of the games we discussed. More Leap(year)frog talk as many chose to go out with the community badge. But many still remain! Who will win and in how many days? Koosh went rogue and bought a new game nobody heard of or bought except for him. It was Nunu to all of us. Biggest of Ells played a newish EAS game worth 3K Gamerscore and another 3K on Windows as if you buy one, you buy both! WHAT A DEAL! Wildwest finished up MLB The Show 23 before it leaves Game Pass. Bring on The Show 24! Games Mentioned: Koosh - Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story Big Ell - Lily in Puzzle World wildwest - MLB The Show 23 xNeo21x drops in to give the F

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - What features should never be part of a paid DLC because you consider them to be core features? What are good achievements for title updates? Give us some specific examples to discuss! Show Discussion - There are new contests afoot. Leap(year)frog makes its illustrious return to TA and the new February targets are revealed! Koosh played not one, but TWO brand new Game Pass titles, The Vampire Survivorsesque Brotato and the one with the ball that goes. Ell played an oldie but goodie XBLA title to earn his Backwards Compatible Trophy for January. wildwest also played an oldie but goodie called RAGE but did not RAGE about it, as he actually liked it! Games Mentioned: Koosh - Brotato Koosh - Go Mecha Ball Big Ell - Comic Jumper wildwest - RAGE Muffed Completions - Join pTartTX and ElroyOMJ who sound like they just got back from an all night bender as they discuss some muffed completions – games they have gotten so close to finished but

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - MachineGames is going to release a first person Indiana Jones game after inspiring third person action games like Tomb Raider and Uncharted. Name a series that changed up their formula drastically that either worked really well or failed fabulously. As always, there's no need to mention Nuts and Bolts or The Crystal Skull... ever. Show Discussion - We talk a bit about the Xbox Developer Direct featuring Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Avowed, Visions of Mana, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, and Ara: History Untold. Koosh played the new Turnip Boy game, but it's not quite the same as the original one from a couple of years ago! Ell finally completed his year long group project, and revealed some GTA 5 achievements that will be affected in the near future! wildwest finished off the last game in the Mass Effect franchise! Games Mentioned: Koosh - Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Ell - TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan wildwest - Mass Effect: Andromeda

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - In honor of the snowstorms around the US, we ask the following two part question! A) Do you have any memories of snow/sick days playing any specific games as a kid? B) If you had the opportunity today, what games would you play and which achievements would you target? Show Discussion - Snow. It sucks to have to shovel, but when it's cold outside, it's a great time to crank up the heat and play some video games! Koosh may or may not have bought a month of Ubisoft+ just for one game. Was it worth it? wildwest tricked us with yet more management game talk, but the game(s) he discussed look easy and delightful.  Ell played a very crazy platformer but did he enjoy it? Did he actually complete a game longer than 1 hour? The world may never know. Unless they listen to the show.  Games Mentioned: Koosh - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Big Ell -  Wife Quest wildwest - Lost Artifacts 5: Frozen Queen Achievements NeverEnding Stories - Chewie

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - What game or two are you most looking forward to playing in 2024? Show Discussion - 2024 is off to a great start! We talk about what will make it even better! MOAR GAMES! Koosh is in his happy place as we finally have some Game Pass news to share with all of you! He played a game nobody has ever heard of or played before to celebrate. To the confusion of everybody, Ell got switched with Koosh this week. He played a Game Pass game and a AAA game this week! wildwest played a AAA game in a very popular Sci Fi RPG series! Koosh and Ell didn't understand it. NeverEnding Stories - Hurricane Dale attempts to prove his honor with another NeverEnding Stories completion. Sadly, he's just too chaotic. (1:36:20) Games Mentioned: Koosh - Fossil Hunters Ell - Goat Simulator 3 Ell - Hogwarts Legacy wildwest - Mass Effect: Andromeda AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/sp

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08, rawkerdude This Week's Question - What are your top 3 favorite games played in 2023? Can be from any year, we want to hear what you enjoyed playing last year. Show Discussion: If you don't get the episode title, you MUST watch the clip from the live stream! https://clips.twitch.tv/CharmingBlueTrayPrimeMe-Snea16htU6yNBSL7 It's the LIVE show! rawkerdude is back to help us discuss our favorite games that we played in 2023. We have had NO new Game Pass news in a long time. We certainly won't get any the day after recording. Not at all. Nate played a random Nate game. (I can leave this here every week.) Ell started up Goat Sim 3! With 4 players, it can't possibly be baaaad. wildwest made a choice, and during his choice, Koosh made the choice to keep ads going on the Youtube. Rawker laughed. A lot. Find the live stream people! Games Mentioned: Kooshmoose - Solar Ash, Wall World Big Ell - Goat Simulator 3, Rifftrax wildwest - Midway Arcade Origins, Choice of Life:

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! Hope you had a great weekend and a good day on Monday. Time for the question of the week by Matrarch With 2024 around the corner what goals/achievements do you hope to accomplish next year on Xbox? If you'd like to shout out any 2023 goals you accomplished, feel free to tell us those as well! Show Discussion: We have even MORE 12 Days of Xmas in store for you, in which Ell took Koosh to task about a certain game! Koosh played a unique new pixely adventure game. wildwest played a FPS Game Pass game. Ell played with balls. Games Discussed: Kooshmoose - Wall World Big Ell - Super Dodgeball wildwest08 - Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition OLTL 22 Inigo and Elroy discuss young people trends after a trip to the mall and then fully show their old age by discussing a game full of dad jokes and another game they might have already critiqued the achievement list of.  We ain't afraid of no repeats. AH10

This Week's Panel - KooshMoose, Matrarch, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - If you could add a Holiday theme to any game which would it be? What specific Holiday achievement would you add? Show Discussion: It's the final week before Christmas and we've wrapped up another episode of achievement talk to help you pass the time. Wildwest starts the holiday potluck with a tasty confection. Matrarch talks about a game that's better than the book. KooshMoose talks about a brand new Game Pass game before it has a chance to cool. Games Discussed: wildwest08 - Inspector Waffles Matrarch - The Walking Dead: The Final Season KooshMoose - While the Iron's Hot Neverending Stories Wakapeil has to deal with some bad Juju in the latest NeverEnding Stories   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08, rawkerdude This Week's Discussion - What was your favorite trailer(s) from the Game Awards and why? If nothing struck your fancy, what would you have liked to see make an appearance? A list of games announced can be found here! https://www.trueachievements.com/news/everything-announced-at-the-game-awards-2023 And an optional question for anyone who didn't see the Game Awards trailers / doesn't care.... name your favorite category that would never be included in an award show and your winner. Show Discussion: We have more 12 Days of Xmas in store for you. This is the favorite community event of many in the community, and at least 1 panelist! Nate plays a new indie veiner for the second consecutive week in a row. Ell played an easy gamerscore game that is quick and easy without cheats, but even quicker and easier with them! wildwest found an old Games With Gold game to play. rawker played an RPG full of carbs! Games Discussed: Kooshmoose - Laika: Aged Throug

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, wildwest08   This Week's Question - What is your favorite video game genre and what would be a good gateway game for someone wanting to try it out? Show Discussion: It's our final live show for 2023 and FuFu's last show as a regular panelist/host. Koosh played a Christmas-themed metroidvania. Big Ell played a new game that is basically an old game. FuFu played a new game pass rollerblading shooter. Wildwest played some LEGO. Games Mentioned: Koosh - Ebenezer and the Invisible World Big Ell - Radon Blast Fufu - Rollerdrome wildwest - LEGO The Incredibles, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Game Passible Fream and Koosh return with your February Game Pass leavings predictions. Check out Game Passible to get the most gamerscore from your Game Pass subscription. xNeo21x drops in to give the November Metroidvania update. AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week!  Question of the Week!  We want to know what are your core gaming memories. What memories do you have that are super important to you and your history of video games? - Matrarch Show Discussion: We have a LOT of news to cover this week! That's right, news! Also, new TA contest! 12 Days of Xmas! Yay! Hooray! Yippie! Nate played a random Nate game. Ell played ...a Nate game too! But it was free so that makes it more of an Ell game. Fufu played an old game with Ell but it was also free but also it was a pain in the butt because it's insanely hard on insane difficulty but we persevered! Games Mentioned: Kooshmoose - Stray Blade Big Ell - Iris Fall FuFu - Gears of War 3 (That final boss fight suckssss) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing I

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question(s) of the week!  QuestionS of the Week! - Black Friday Deal! Two questions for the price of one!  Vulgar Lego — What are you thankful for? Northern Lass — What is the best Xbox game played with family or friends during the holidays and why? (If picking Jackbox, please provide games within Jackbox that the family seems to enjoy!) Also, if your family plays board games, maybe throw out some ideas there too! Show Discussion: Happy Thanksgiving season to everybody! We totally don't start the show talking about Thanksgiving food. Not. At. All. Koosh dived into the new Game Pass title, the climbing adventure game, Jusant! We welcome back Matrarch to the panel! She has been playing a long RPG! Has this been a nice change of pace? Find out on Achievement Hunting 101! Games Mentioned: Kooshmoose - Jusant Matrarch - World of Final Fantasy Maxima [2:12 AM] happy Thanksgiving Kenny   The Master Raters re

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Julie Newmar This Week's Discussion - Question of the Week!  If your job was a video game what would it be? How would it play? What achievements would you add? - Fufu Show Discussion:  Ell played an EastAsiaSoft game modeled after Zelda. He must have loved it, right? Right? :(.  Exe the Hero delved into Life is Strange: True Colors. See, this is how you spell color, Chewie! This series keeps on going. Is this full priced entry any good? Games Mentioned: Big Ell - Book Quest Exe - Life is Strange: True Colors Don’t forget to visit #collectibles in the Discord to support Exe in his time of need. Game Passible Fream and Kooshmoose return with your November mid-month Game Pass update. Check out Game Passible to get the most gamerscore from your Game Pass subscription. Games discussed: * Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator Never Ending Stories Get Over Here and listen to Hurricane Dale perform a Campaignality on Mortal Kombat X in NeverEnding Stories AH101 Podcast S

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Exe the Hero This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week!  Question of the Week! - What is the most difficult boss or comparable obstacle, challenge, etc. you've faced lately? Tell us what it involved and if the achievement was worth it!  Before the show, we played the new Game Pass title Headbangers: Rhythm Royale. It was a lot of fun! We gonna boost this sucka with 30 people? We totally should! Show Discussion: It's our LIVE show! We had some great conversation about our question of the week! Thanks to the patrons for their answers! Exe played a game that was very nice and very evil. Koosh played a Game Pass game that it was on its way out. Was it worth it? Ell played a baby game with cheat codes. He wanted to finish his game quickly so he could eat sandwich even sooner! Games Mentioned: Preshow Game - Headbangers: Rhythm Royale Exe - Evil West Kooshmoose - Lapin Big Ell - Lord of the Click Koosh - Lord of the Sales Exe - Lord of

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week!  It's Halloween season and all the kiddos (and biggos) will be out and about. Before you go though, treat us with your favorite dev/studio of late and 2-3 of their best games. wildwest played the brand new Remedy title, Alan Wake II! How far did he get into it and what did he think of it? Koosh played a game in his favorite genre, a licensed movie tie-in! It's totally not an Open World beat em up, because those don't exist. Right? Ell whooped some Old Man Fugg buttocks in Better Completions Matter Head to Head! He then took Koosh to task for a particular indie Limbo-like that he got suckered into playing. Happy listening! Games Mentioned: Big Ell - Anodyne Big Ell - Beyond Good & Evil Koosh - Spiderwick Chronicles wildwest08 - Alan Wake II Game Passible Fream and Kooshmoose return with your January Game Pass leavings predictions. Check out Game Passible and let us know how we can make it b

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, wildwest08 This Week's Discussion - Have you been playing anything Halloween-themed this month? Are there any other months/holidays that gets you to play to a theme and if so, what games? KooshMoose plays the new 4 player online co-op shooter taking Game Pass by storm! wildwest08 talks about the Batman game so disappointing that even Batman decided not to be playable in it. FuFuCuddilyPoof creates a diversion. Games Mentioned: Koosh - From Space wildwest08 - Gotham Knights NeverEnding Stories Chewie is joined once again by GT3OptionFan who completed the campaigns for two new old XBLA games AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Exe the Hero This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week!  In the spirit of Halloween, what game would be made much better or much worse if they added zombies? Exe played a couple of AAA whoppers, Halo Infinite and Assassin’s Creed Mirage! Fufu talked about a new AAA racing game on Game Pass that many are playing!  Ell played a AAA game too. One that came out in 2006, but still! All Ell will ever be is a faded memory of a bully.  Games Mentioned: Exe - Halo Infinite Exe - Assassin’s Creed Mirage Exe - Nice Show Title Fufu - Forza Motorsport Big Ell - Bully: Scholarship Edition Game Passible Fream and Kooshmoose return with your October mid-month Game Pass update. Check out Game Passible and let us know how we can make it better. Games discussed: Eastward   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=shar

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week!  What game(s) would you otherwise play but are avoiding because you are too scared of the achievements being too difficult, buggy, or broken? Fufu talked about Pokemon and the Mandela Effect!  Koosh played a beautiful black and white Game Pass game set in feudal Japan. Ell played a game from 1983 and a game from 2023. Guess which one played better! Games Mentioned: Koosh - Trek to Yomi Big Ell - Panda's Village (Windows) Big Ell - Dragon’s Lair Nerdy Neo returns (with a new intro!) to give the September Year of the Veiner roundup. One List Two List 21 Inigo and Elroy return to discuss some good and bad achievement lists.   Inigo chooses one that is bound to get a reaction from the whole family while Elroy loses his mind and actually plays one of those danged 70 dollar games. AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/s

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose This Week's Discussion - In the spirit of the current TA contest, give us a gaming trick or treat - a game you wish you never started and why, or a great game you've played recently that you want to shout out. It's our monthly live show!  Koosh for the first time ever reviews a colorful independent Game Pass game! FuFu shares some more thoughts on the new Game Pass MP game, Party Animals! Ell is upset about a server showdown.  Ell is planning his future gaming! Ell wants a sandwich. We also discussed the current TA contest, Trick or Treat! Enjoy the show!  Games Mentioned: Koosh - Cocoon  FuFu - Party Animals Ell - Shalt Be Walloping Fugg in BCM H2H   Game Passible Fream and Kooshmoose return with the segment focused on predicting the games that could leave Game Pass in the next few months. Check out Game Passible and let us know how we can make it better. Games Mentioned: Fream - NORCO   Dragon's Lair Trilogy live stream - https://youtu.be/StDPbZkpzxM?

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, WSTLNDRJoe This Week's Discussion - What games have you played just for an easy achievement for the daily Game Pass Quest, a competition, or some other reason and discovered that you actually kind of enjoy the game? - CarpeAdam Koosh played a LimboLike on Game Pass! In other news, water is wet. Ell played a baby game with his wife. In other news, the sky is blue. Fufu played and streamed a new party game. In other news, the earth is flat. We welcome WSTLNDRJoe to the show. He reached his first milestone! In other news…we had a great show! Check it out! Games Mentioned: Koosh - Bramble: The Mountain King Fufu - Party Animals Ell - My Hidden Things Joe - Firewatch AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTu