Achievement Hunting 101

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Question - If the panelists went to Achievement Fest, which games would they want to play there? It’s our August live show!  Game Pass new release As Dusk Falls is the primary target here! Three of our panelists played it and up to eight people at once can enjoy it! Nate told about Driver: San Francisco, as the servers are going down soon!  Also, we discussed Achievement Fest, as many of our community members went there!   Games Mentioned:  As Dusk Falls Driver: San Francisco 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, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Question - Those who interact with kids, do you feel like because you play lots of video games, you are still "cool"? Or has the streaming, F2P/P2W, disposable mobile gaming of today make those kids view you as some relic of the past? Unlikely Game Pass hit Power Wash Simulator gets most of the love (or hate?) this week.  Nate played a fantastic children's game and M went for a swim with a puzzle game. Most importantly, we discussed kitchen cleaning equipment in great detail.   Games Mentioned:  Power Wash Simulator My Friend Peppa Pig Swim Out The Master Raters are back, bringing you the games they and the community have rated as 1.5s, featuring broken dreams and artful escapes. (1:25:51) 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

It's the 4th anniversary of AH101 and to celebrate we have a MASSIVE show for you all. Everyone on staff is on this week as we look back on our favorite moments and reminisce on all the good times we have had with the community over the years.  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, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Question - Assuming there was no lag or other issues to make games less than completely playable, how would you feel about an all streaming future? Would you embrace it or would you prefer consoles stick around? Really, we hate lag but would otherwise embrace the cloud. Ell had some bad luck with an achievement popping. Stayaway from Slayaway. To be honest, I still can't believe Nate played a sports game. I know Kenny was excited to learn about an accessibility option in a game he had played. Race with Ryan is Nate's favorite game. He made M play it too. Enjoy the show! Games Mentioned:  Down in Bermuda Fall Guys Fight Night Round 3 Race With Ryan Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator The contest that shall not be named goes nameless... until now.  Two battle worn contestants explain what it is for those who have never made the poor decision to compete in it, then briefly give it praise, only to close o

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude This Week's Question -  What's your game of the year so far? First Tuesday of the month means Live Show. Today we've secretly switched things up on the panel - let's see if anyone notices. FuFu plays a game that is out of this world. rawkerdude continues simulating real life chores. Kooshmoose talks about a movie tie-in game that is up, up, and away from being current... or what most people would agree is good. xNeo21x gives the round up for June's Year of the Veiner. (1:22:19) Games Mentioned: Chorvs / Chorus House Flipper Superman Returns 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, KooshMoose, Matrarch, Exe The Hero This Week's Question - As your gaming time declines from getting older and/or life getting busier, have your gaming goals or priorities changed in any way? If yes, how so? And if not, how have you managed to keep focus with the reduced gaming time? - Exe The Hero Exe the Hero joined the panel this week. What has he been up to? He LOVES party chat and  multiplayer games now! (doubt). Two Halo games were discussed! Does anyone like Halo? Nate loves it! (doubt). Nate played a game where you play as a young girl, and he did it all by himself! (doubt). Ell also played a game all by himself and didn't get carried! (doubt.) Michelle played Fall Guys and liked it a lot! (this one's true). Games Mentioned:  Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Fall Guys Goroons Halo 2 Halo Infinite 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, KooshMoose, Matrarch, ElroyOMJ This Week's Question - What is your favorite genre and what is the best & worst game you've played from that genre? - Freamwhole Cowabunga! Ell and Elroy are excited about TMNT! We discuss the new 6 player Game Pass TMNT game! Is it as good as we hoped? Elroy also gets a kick out of one of the Dead Island games. They aren't all the same. He promises. Michelle, on her Xbox Series X, played a backwards compatible Xbox 360 game, which was in turn a port of an original Xbox, Gamecube, and PS2 game. Confused yet? Nate played a fun game leaving Game Pass at the end of June! Hurry! You still have some time! Games Mentioned: Beyond Good and Evil HD Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition Last Stop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Vulgar and Ahayzo learn about CO-LAB-ER-ATION in the latest Cooperation Nation. AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opport

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof On this special episode, we ditched the usual format and gushed over the 2022 Xbox/Bethesda Showcase. We named well over 20 games that we are excited for! Enjoy listening to us be happy about video games!!!! Games Mentioned: (and many more!) A Plague Tale: Requiem Ark II As Dusk Falls Cocoon Diablo IV Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn Forza Horizon 5 (New DLC) Forza Motorsport Grounded High On Life Lightyear Frontier Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition Minecraft Legends Naraka: Bladepoint Overwatch 2 Persona 5 Ravenlok Redfall Sea of Thieves Starfield The Last Case of Benedict Fox In Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil takes a peek at the Lonely Mountains: Downhill free DLC, Misty Peak. (1:42:37) 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, KooshMoose, Vulgar Latin This Week's Question - What announcement are you most excited for from the upcoming Xbox Showcase? On this special LIVE episode, we Stealthed and Battle Royaled! Devin stealthily stealthed playing a Tom Clancy game! Who was your favorite Tom Clancy in the movies? Harrison Ford is correct. Nate stealthily stealthed whilst shooting Hitler in the crotch in elite fashion! Ell played a Battle Royale game with easy achievements. Thank goodness for cheat codes! If you didn't watch the live stream on Twitch, you missed live game footage and you also missed ducky races for prizes!!!! Our awesome patrons helped answer our question that leads this week's episode! Games Showcase: AXES Sniper Elite 5 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist 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

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, Umplebeast This Week's Question - What's the best 200 point game on Xbox? Straight from Florida, we have patron Umplebeast on the show! When did he start gaming and what type of achievement hunter is he? Nate played an Xbox 360 game with an impressive pedigree.  Michelle played a UDraw game and had the time of her life. Or...she was bored to tears. One of those. Umplebeast talked about a Game Pass game. Was it worth the hype? Ell was the bestest host. Plenty of news and notes, and a very nostalgic question to start the show! Enjoy! Games Showcase: Fuse Mirror’s Edge Catalyst  Pictionary Ultimate Edition Fugg's as old as time Ell's a master of rhyme Snooty Umplebeast 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, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Question - What are suggestions for a great game where you can play and get all achievements without missables or having to follow a walkthrough? Ell and Michelle played an excellent point and click Game Pass game. Kenny played a hilarious Game Pass game. Nate...did NOT play a Game Pass game, but he played some straight fire! Ell played the best Rockstar game and tailed Candy Edwards! Could be this be the start of the Achievement Showcase? Are there any hidden codes in these shownotes?  Several retro games are discussed, as we are very old people. Time for some Mega Man X, on sale now! PS - There will be a fair amount of reminsicing about the first 199 episodes, and kT Echo provided us with some great stats! Thank you, Echo! Games Showcase: Blue Fire Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos - Chicken Edition Twelve Minutes Nope. You can stop looking. Elroy has a good ideeeer about what makes a good list and shares such with downt

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Question - What is your favorite game in a genre that you otherwise don't enjoy? Ell played two games in which accessibility modes can make the achievements easier. Did Ell succumb to these temptations, or did fun outweigh achievements? Michelle finally got her hands on Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising! What did she think? Ell played some Japanese games with some easy Gamerscore! Nate compared and contrasted two different Picross games! Which one was better? Fufu grew some flowers and watered some crops with Farm Together! 16 person plowing? Sounds kinky... Ahem. Enjoy the show! Games Showcase: Dodgeball Academia Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Farm Together Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S PictoQuest Unpacking The Master Raters are back, this time talking about their 1 star games and calling out more ratings from the community AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Question - What is the worst obtainable Xbox achievement and why?  In the wake of The Stanley Parable, Ell showed us that waiting 10 years to unlock achievements isn’t so bad! Nate had a little misfortune paying money for a subpar game. M went all in with Iin!  Bee Simulator is on sale. Buy it for Corey. Games Showcase: Iin Little Misfortune  Torchlight 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, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Vulgar Latin This Week's Question - What’s the longest you’ve actively worked going for a skill based achievement? Not talking about grindy achievements where it’ll unlock eventually, but skill based ones where you can unlock it immediately if you’re good enough, or lucky enough. - FreakyRO It's our LIVE show! 4 Game Pass games this week, and 4 bangers! Ell destroyed some spiders and he liked it! Kenny destroyed some spines and he liked it! Devin evaded some taxes and he liked it! Nate ate some snax and he liked it! Kenny butchered Elrueisnyden Chronicles again and Michelle didn't like it!  We have our Patron giveaway, contest roundup, and so much more! Games Showcase: Bugsnax Kill it With Fire Mortal Kombat 11 Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion The April update for the Year of the Veiner is here with xNeo21x. (1:28:39) Wakapeil gives an update on life and the podcast. Send hugs. We love you buddy.  (1:32:39) Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.g

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Question - What do you feel is a good warning time for a server closure? What causes you to drop everything to complete a multiplayer game? Kenny showed his tactical side and played a game that Koosh recommended to him! KooshMoose had the time of his life playing a brand new Metroidvania game! M played a black and white game for some collectibles. Ell played a Stroll playing game and got mad at it. GTASC is heading into its final week. Nice job, Scroll Lock! Games Showcase: Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread Gears Tactics In rays of the Light Ovivo What’s in the box?  What’s in the box?  Fufu finds out it could be the massive magical gold reserve of Elroy’s in the latest edition of One List Two List, Bad List Good List! (1:47:09) This week Wakapeil checks out the game pass game Mighty Goose. (2:15:25) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Windo

After surprising the panel with the news that he forgot he was on vacation, KooshMoose takes a rare week off, leaving Ell to be the official Old for the week. Vulgar Latin and Matrarch join FufuCuddilyPoof and Big Ell in a spirited discussion about DLC. Games are highlighted, Sales are recommended, and M steals Ell’s brag camp thunder. xNeo21x gives the March Year of the Veiner update. (1:39:37) ElroyOMJ sits down with Xpovos to talk about one of Xpovos' latest milestones in this weeks Milestone Musings. (1:44:15) Wakapeil talks about the game Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. (2:59:26) Games Showcase MLB The Show 22 Inbento Castles 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, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, rawkerdude This Week's Question - What game do you think an AH101 staff member should play that's not on their tags and why? It's our LIVE show! rawkerdude makes his illustrious return...for one night only! What weird game has he been playing? Ell plays some Japanese games with some easy Gamerscore! Koosh unleashes his inner monster. Fufu breaks some rifts...and the dictionary. Ell is not happy. We have our Patron giveaway, contest roundup, and so much more! Games Showcase: Dawn of the Monsters Nekketsu Fighting Legend Rain on Yore Parade The Riftbreaker Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal Weird West   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, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Vulgar Latin This Week's Question - Hey Patrons its me, Big Ell!!!! This week I want YOU, our faithful patrons, to detail the best times you have had boosting or playing co-op with me, Big Ell! The best answers will be read by me with perfect accent/impression.  We were (definitely not) live this week! King Vulgar Latin joined us to join the crusade against the machine. Will he convince Kenny to try this management game?  Ell is on the Road to finish MLB the Show 21 and hopes to start MLB The Show 22 soon! Nate played Time Loader! Is it a Time Waster?  New Game Pass games are revealed as well as some MLB and Journey Down achievement tips! See you next week for the live show...we hope! Wakapeil dives into the Hotline Miami Collection this week.  (1:09:39) Games Showcase: Crusader Kings 3 MLB The Show 21 Time Loader AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Question - What was the funniest game/gaming experience you've ever had? Michelle and Ell beat up the bad guys in an old game made new. Kenny is out 4 blood. Is it because he has to play co-op games with Ell? Koosh turned several shades of blue this week. First he tackled a weird Game Pass game. Then he saw what Games with Gold games were announced. A Hue smile came over his face. Michelle is on the verge of completing an old Tomb Raider game! Let's Go! Games Showcase: A Memoir Blue Back 4 Blood Battletoads Destroy All Humans Tomb Raider: Underworld haha...bone Cooperation Nation chainsaws back into action with a couple of Xbox classics. (1:46:01) This week Waka talks about the game Quest for Infamy.  (2:11:41)

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch This Week's Question - "What is holding you back from playing/completing your 360 games?"......Love Jblacq IT CAME!!! IT FIANLLY CAME!!! The fox one! Aside from the question of the week, Nate, Ell, and Michelle talked all about the long.......LONG anticipated game Tunic. If you are a fan of Zelda-likes, Indie games, or games involving foxes beating up monsters with his stick then this is the show for you! .......or am I lying and Tunic hasn't actually arrived yet and Nate spends a hour mourning over what could have been? You will just have to listen to find out! Chewie, Vulgar & Matrarch are the Master Raters. This week, games in their collections that make the lowly 0.5 rating are discussed and dissected. (1:24:52) This week Wakapeil ventures out to solve his single status and talks about the game Wife Quest. (2:23:51) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity o