Achievement Hunting 101

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week!  What's the best video game quote? Obviously tell us what game it is from, and if you can tie it back to achievements somehow, even better! - Vulgar Latin Ell played a game that was colorful...except the parts that were in black and white. Michelle drove on the wrong side of the road in Forza Horizon 4 and finally played the Lego DLC! Koosh sunk a LOT of time into the new Star Wars game. What did he think of it?  Listen and find out! Games Mentioned: Koosh - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Koosh - Ravenlok Matrarch - Forza Horizon 4: Lego Speed Champions DLC Ell - Discolored Ell - Her Story Fufu - Miserable Pile of Secrets NeverEnding Stories Creature spelled backwards goes backwards through his backlog to tell Chewie about an old not-LEGO LEGO game whilst also calling out Big Ell.  It's another classic NeverEnding Stories. Chievoside Chats Fufu and Elroy debut in cheivoside chats where

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Vulgar Latin This Week's Discussion - Are there any games that you wish you could have earned achievements in but are no longer able to? This can be because of delistings, server shutdown, support ending, etc. Ell played an OG Xbox game remastered for a new generation! Devin played a game leaving Game Pass soon. Get on it! Koosh played a game where you play as American Gladiator Blaze as a Fireperson. Games Mentioned: Koosh - Nuclear Blaze Vulgar Latin - Umarangi Generation Ell - Bards Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled xNeo21x drops in to give the April Metroidvania update 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 PS - Thanks for reading, GT3OptionFan.

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose This Week's Discussion - Vulgar Latin asks - Have you ever had tryers remorse where you tried a game on Game Pass or wherever and regretted having it on your tag? If so, what game and why?  New Releases Ahoy! Ell drank lots of coffee whilst serving coffee in Coffee Talk 2. Fufu played a shiny game that is not the genre that you might expect. It wasn't Teslabad. Koosh did a thing and was the first to complete not one, but two new releases in short order! That was Teslarad, dude! Games Mentioned: FuFu - Homestead Arcana Koosh - Teslagrad Remastered & Teslagrad 2 Ell - Coffee Talk 2 PS - Ell is Teslasad and Teslamad that nobody read the shownotes last week.   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, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - It's time for the ques...er task of the week!  Everyone! We'd like for you to recommend to all of us one of the hidden gems in your personal Xbox game collection! Pick a game (or two) on your tag with less than 1000 gamers tracked on TA and tell us why it's awesome and why we should bump up those numbers! If you don't have games with sub 1000 tracked gamers, pick one of your least tracked games to recommend. As a bonus, let us know how the achievements are and if they added to your enjoyment of the game(s). Ell enjoyed driving on the wrong side of the road and going through the different seasons in Forza Horizon 4.  M played some more STAY and knows a lot more about the achievement list now! Fufu bought the very expensive Vampire Survivors DLC and reported on his findings! It didn't make a gar-lick of sense! Koosh pretended that he enjoyed playing Minecraft Dungeons.  "It's Not BAD", he exclaimed, as he turned off the

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Proulx, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - If you had a month of free time, no job/family/other commitments, what game(s) would you like to play that you currently don't feel you have time for?  Guest Proulx joins us again to talk about Star Trek! Or games! Or Star Trek games! Michelle found a unique puzzle adventure game. Ell is months behind the curve and is still slaying Vampires. Fufu played a game! He made several left turns! Stay awhile and listen! Games Mentioned: Fufu - Hot Wheels Unleashed Matrarch - STAY Proulx - Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Ell - Vampire Survivors, Forza Horizon 4 It's a he, Mario, and he's joining Chewie on another NeverEnding Stories to talk about bringing down Borderlands 2 for a second time.  Borderlands Squared?    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

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Exe the Hero, rawkerdude This Week's Discussion - Will you be participating in GTASC this year? What is your team name and who is on your team? How far do you plan on making it? Games Mentioned Exe - Tales of Symphonia and Guilty Gear Strive rawker - The Forest Cathedral  Ell - My Little Pony 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, wildwest08, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - Do you pay attention to Time Estimates on TA? Is there a certain Time Estimate that would make it so you start/don't start a particular game? Finally, what's the longest game you would start once you find out a game you may want to play is leaving Game Pass? Special guest wildwest08 is here again and he was on a huge Game Pass Campus!  Koosh was screaming at us this week about LUNARK, a modern game that looks not so modern. Ell randomly compared a game and its remake, also on Game Pass! Michelle put Undertale to bed as it left Game Pass, but did she play past the achievements? Games Mentioned: M - Undertale wildwest - Two Point Campus Koosh - LUNARK Ell - Super Lucky’s Tale/New Super Lucky’s Tale, MLB The Show 22 01010100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101101 01100001 01111001 00100000 01101111 01110010 00100000 01101101 01100001 01111001 00100000 01101110 01101111 01110100 00100000 01100010 01100101 0010000

This Week's Panel - ChewieOnIce, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, Vulgar Latin This Week's Discussion - If Microsoft were to make a smash clone game who would you want on the roster and what would their move set be? - FuFuCuddilyPoof While Big Ell and Matrarch are off, Vulgar Latin steps in and Chewie On Ice takes advantage of a time zone shift to make a rare panel appearance. Time zones. Amiright? Chewie talks about his gaming adventures. Koosh talks about a souls-like. Vulgar talks about the Skyward Sword of open world games... of years past. FuFu can't control what the media says about him. Games Mentioned: * Chewie On Ice - The Last Door - Complete Edition * Chewie On Ice - Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders * KooshMoose - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty * Vulgar Latin - Far Cry 2 Cooperation Nation goes to school with Escape Academy  And because I know you have no idea what the title is about.... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114682/ AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner sprea

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - What is a game you have been wanting to play but the multiplayer achievements have put you off, and if there was a possibility of boosting them would that change your mind? - Chezno Great question this week that lead perfectly into the Games Showcase! Michelle mech her match in Titanfall 2 on the highest difficulty, so she told us a solution to make it easier. Nate was trying to complete a game with much agency before it leaves Game Pass. Ell played a quirky Australian stoner game??? And he liked it!? Munchies = Sandwich Time! NeverEnding Stories Chewie is joined by another new voice to the podcast, GT3OptionFan, to talk about finally completing the campaigns of two classic XBLA titles Games Mentioned: Fufu - Hostest With the Mostest Matrarch - Titanfall 2 Koosh - Chinatown Detective Agency Ell - Stone 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, rawkerdude, Vulgar Latin This Week's Discussion - Vulgar Latin asks - What is the best Xbox 360 game? We are live! What can go wrong? Oh. We aren't live! But we still are putting out a podcast for our loyal listeners! Rawker joined the party and professed his love for all things Harry Potter! Vulgar played some Civ 6 and we pretended to know what he was talking about! Koosh changed gears and talked about boosting some Bleeding Edge! Ell played a myriad of baby games but enjoyed them more than he should have. Shocking! NeverEnding Stories - DinoMan87 regales Chewie with a story of murder, arson, vice and...traffic, from deep in the heart of Los Angeles. A story 12 years in the making. (1:35:10) One For Me One For You - Vulgar and Fream recommend games for each other, then play those games, then talk about how much they (hopefully) enjoyed them. (1:45:09) xNeo21x gives the February Year of the Veiner V2 update. (2:27:48) Games Mentioned: Rawker - Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - What is your favorite intro and/or first level of a game? Did the rest of the game live up to it? It's backwards day, as Fufu talked about a Game Pass game, but Kooshmoose didn't! Fufu talked about Merge and Blade, and the rest of the panel was pretty intrigued by it! Nate played an old school point and click! Michelle played a puzzle game that is fun for the whole family! Ell had a painful experience going for a longwinded achievement! Games Mentioned: Fufu - Merge and Blade Matrarch - Wordbreaker by POWGI Koosh - Nine Witches: Family Disruption Ell - Conan Exiles   The Master Raters are back to discuss the games they rate with 3 stars, taking a look at the could be betters and the could be worses and the just okayishes.   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing Intro

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, Vulgar Latin, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - What you think is the best Free to Play or Gamepass game that isn't Rocket League on the Xbox ecosystem? - Vulgar Latin This week, Ell tags out to let Vulgar Latin join a 4-chair match with the rest of the regular crew. Vulgar Latin flashes a blue steel badge. Matrarch cleans up a Game Pass GOAT. KooshMoose takes a break from magic-ing classes to play yet another game before a server shuts down. Fufu is an enigma wrapped in a delicious candy shell. One List Two List In this edition of one list two list, Elroy’s disdain for a game that missed the opportunity to have some epic cheevos about crabs and old person shenanigans is countered by Neo21’s first appearance on the segment in which he shares the joys of polite killer turrets and cheevos that open a portal to an enjoyable list. NeverEnding Stories Chewie sets out on a new journey listening to tales from patrons and staff members who left their stories long unfi

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - Happy Valentine's Day! This question is from awesome community member Big Ell! In the spirit of Valentine's Day, we want to know your favorite Xbox co-op games! Tell us some stories! Were achievements involved? We'd love to know if you've gotten your spouse/SO to play any games with you in any capacity. If not, any stories about getting a friend or relative (maybe someone who doesn't normally play games with you) would be great! Any local/online co-op stories will do. If all else fails, tell us a game you can carry Big Ell in at your earliest convenience. The time has come! Nate gives a lengthy review of Hogwarts Legacy. What did he think of it? Michelle and Ell played both Infernax and Rumbleverse before they went bye bye! xNeo21x gives the January Year of the Veiner V2 update.  Games Mentioned: Ell - Rumbleverse Matrarch - Infernax Kooshmoose - Hogwarts Legacy AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, wildwest08, a picture of a sandwich This Week's Discussion - Now that the Lara Croft mansion power washing DLC is out, what would you want the next DLC to be? - SkepticalMario It's our live show for February so check out the video on YouTube if you want to put voices/names to faces. Of course, two of our live show regulars are out but you can still get a load of patron pinch-hitter and game-saver, wildwest08! Fufu talks about his first few hours with our AH101 Community Game of the Month. Wildwest08 then takes control of the mic to talk about his early contender for game (played) of the year. Koosh brings the "it's not horrible" recommendations this week starting with a free-to-play multiplayer game that's shutting down in May. Games Mentioned: Fufu - Bioshock wildwest08 - Control Kooshmoose - CrossfireX AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovU

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - With Hi-Fi Rush being announced and released on the same day, do you think the reception it has received is the same it would have gotten had it been revealed 6 months ago? Secondly, what are your opinions on releases in this format? Do you like stealth releases or would you prefer games to have a longer build up? We have a rare news heavy week this week! A bunch of Xbox 360 games are being delisted on the Xbox 360 marketplace. Should we be this upset about this after well over 15 years? #darntootin  We delve into Cruz Brothers (Tom and Ted?) going past the 5K barrier! Our hopes of getting Star Wars: Jedi Survivor on time were destroyed worse than Fufu’s Iron Man 2 cup! Finally, Rumbleverse is closing faster than the doors at all you can eat buffet when the staff sees Ell approaching. Xbox 360 delisted list - US removal list x360 marketplace - Google Sheets Games Mentioned: Only one good one. Thanks, Nate! Koosh - Hi-F

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, Matrarch, Kooshmoose, rawkerdude This Week's Question - RetroChief asked - "Dead Space is getting a remake that changes the original achievement list - which games would you like to see remade with a revised list? Or which should they absolutely not touch?" Our special guest rawkerdude is playing a pretty™ 3D platformer! Matrarch played a card and boardy role playing gamey Game Pass game and enjoyed herself! Koosh played an 8-bit Metroidvania chock full of easter eggs and it might be leaving Game Pass very soon! Ell played an 8-bit Metroidvania with zero easter eggs, and it's not in Game Pass at all, but it should be! This episode is very fun, so give it a listen and please comment about it in #podcast-discussion! xNeo21x introduces Year of the Veiner 2023 edition. Games Mentioned: Corey - Wavetale Matrarch - Citizen Sleeper Koosh - Infernax Ell - Mummy Demastered Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Vulgar Latin This Week's Discussion - If a movie or show was being made of one of your favorite games, what’s the game, and who would be your dream casting choices for the main character(s) and why? Much like behind the scenes, Kenny was confused about famous actors. Much like behind the scenes, Devin got annoyed at Ell. Much like behind the scenes, Nate went on a Power Trip! Much like behind the scenes, Ell ate a ton of food and then played a game related to eating a ton of food. Games Mentioned: Vulgar Latin - Marvel's Midnight Suns Koosh - Ben 10: Power Trip Ell - Garfield Lasagna Party Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing 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

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch This Week's Discussion - Where are the Game Pass games? Well, we ponder this question, but never FEAR, we have contests aplenty in store for 2023! We talk extensively about the Patron exclusive contest entitled NeverEnding Stories, in which we try to complete the oldest unfinished campaigns on our gamertags! Fufu talked about an old horror game with a very weird achievement list! Michelle talked about the wacky adventures of the Oregon Trail Panel. Koosh and Ell both happened to play "Visual Novels" but they are decidedly different, and probably decidedly not visual novels at all. Should FMV games be classified as visual novels on TA? Tell us what you think in #podcast discussion! Waka dives into the game Aerial Knights Never Yield. (1:41:49) Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing   AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro musi

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, Big Ell, KooshMoose, Proulx This Week's Topic - Our gaming goals of 2022 and goals we set for ourselves this year. Join the gang for the first show of the new year and to make it better it was a live show! This week we discuss the TA and gaming goals we set last year and the things we hope to accomplish this year.  Watch the panel here - https://youtu.be/rLgifJdgMyU xNeo21x rings in the new year by talking about the Year of the Veiner. (1:13:51) Please help Vulgar Latin (Devin Specht) and donate to Extra Life!   https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=61280 Games Mentioned: Doom Nobody Saves the World Unreal Tournament III X-men The Official Game Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing   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

This Week's Panel - Exe the Hero, Kooshmoose, Vulgar Latin This Week's Question - Which game or two scheduled to release next year are you most excited for? We're once again playing mix and match with the panel hosts this week. You win big money if you bet on the combination of Exe, Vulgar and Koosh. Exe called an audible a few hours before the show in order to talk about a new coop game. Vulgar went back and played a classic - classic. Koosh played a game pass game that's so hot, Microsoft decided to remove it from game pass later this week. A new segment, One For You, One For Me, starts with WildWest08. Vulgar and WildWest pick games for each other and talk about it. Featuring a Tunic and some Doom. Was it just like Doom? (1:19:13) Games Mentioned: Embr Shemue Spacelines From the Far Out Please help Vulgar Latin (Devin Specht) and donate to Extra Life! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=61280 AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music pro