Achievement Hunting 101

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Question - Today we want to know about your goals. Do you have an end goal you're shooting for? Something that you'd hit and make you hang up the controller? If not, what long term achievement goals do you have?  Ell has now resorted to begging people to read the shownotes. Or...is there an ulterior motive?  Dead Giveaway. Michelle has been playing a classic Xbox 360 title. Does it hold up, orrr does it randomly change settings on her and have a clunky camera? Nah, couldn't be! Nate, after being ditched by three "friends", played a game meant for three players by himself. How did he enjoy it? Ell decided to go back in time two years and partake in some skiing, and had a decent time! Some TMNT mutant mayhem then ensued, with Ell consuming pizza as often as he consumes sandwiches! Make sure to discuss the episode in discord in #podcast-discussion. You might be glad you did! Games Showcase: Outriders Secret Phrase: Hidden TMNT Mut

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch This Week's Question - What is your favorite video game weapon and why? We welcome fan favorite Matrarch back to the show!  She played a 3D Metroidvania! What did she think of it? Kenny searched NieR to play a game leaving Game Pass! Nate searched FAR to play a game new to Game Pass! Ell sunk 100 hours into a brand new AAA game. Who are we kidding...he played more baby games. Don't Forget - There are Layers to Lancering. In this episode of OLTL, ElroyOMJ and Inigo come to special realization about who is more ‘hip’ in discussing a crap chievo list and bond in such a way so special that they climb into a spaceship in dangerous times to work together in discussing a much better chievo list. (1:28:57) Wakapeil talks about the wild and wacky game Rock of Ages. (1:58:29) AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Games Showcase: Duck Life: Battle Far: Changing Tides NieR: Automata Recompile Whiskey Mafia: Frank's Story

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, FuFuCuddilyPoof, rawkerdude  This Week's Question - Elden Ring has been getting a LOT of 10/10 scores from everybody. With that said, how do you define a 10/10, 5/5 or what have you game? What are some examples of your favorites? Our monthly live episode was not without some surprises. Nate surprisingly didn't discuss a Limbo like, colorful, shadowy indie game. Kenny surprisingly played a game! Corey discussed what lies in the multiverse, then surprisingly told us what lies in his future. Ell "surpisingly" played some easy family friendly Game Pass games. We drew our monthly Patreon and Amazon Prime sub winners! We did NOT talk about games coming....real soon, didn't get podcasted with Games with Gold or Game Pass news, and we didn't play Elden Ring either! Games Showcase: Generation Zero Rubber Bandits Slay the Spire Townscaper What lies in the Multiverse Olden Ring...is a game! You don't have to go home...but you can't stay here. Neo21x gives the Febru

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude   This Week's Question - Do you have a guilty pleasure game? A game that you really like but everyone else doesn't. What's that game and why?   Ell probably had too big of a sandwich and took the week off. Rawker made his own fun in a new Game Pass game, twice. Koosh played a game where it was almost certain that you could pet the dog. FuFu drank a spicy drink and didn't like it very much.   We talked about games coming...real soon, guilty pleasures, internet memes from the 90's, and probably some achievements too.   This episode of GenXbox tackles the hard hitting issues such as child fame exploitation and annoying narwhal & monkey partnerships as FreakyRO and ElroyOMJ discuss a couple of games riding the coattails of a certain Italian plumber. (56:00)   In this week's Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil covers the pixelated platformer, Olija. (2:09:12)   Games Showcase: Besiege Pupperazzi AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08  This Week's Question -  What dormant license would you like to see more games in? What kind of games would you like to see? We welcome special guest wildwest08! He just hit a special milestone with a big time AAA game! Nate played a hard as nails Game Pass games that could have easily been made 30 years ago. Ell walked the plank and hung out with some pirates in a fun Metroidvania game! We did NOT talk about games coming....real soon, bid adieu to Windows Phone, and crowned a new gamerscore king! Games Showcase: Infernax Nier Automata Red Dead Redemption 2 Shantae and the Pirates Curse “What hidden things can one find on the latest OLTL?  Perhaps one kind find the actual good achievements on an overrated western game?  Perhaps one can find a way to always look on the bright side of chievos.  Find out and proceed to chievo’ry with Inigo and Elroy in the latest edition! (1:28:00) This week Wakapeil talks about possibly the worst game of 2022, Crossfire

This Week's Panel - Big Ell69, KooshReindeer, hatrap  This Week's Question - Where did you come up with your gamertag? Any funny stories there? Would you ever change it? The artist formerly known as rawkerdude5012 made fun of Ell for playing old games and then discussed a game from 2005. Don't be a hypocrite, DJ Krispy Kreme! KooshReindeerMooseNotSquirrel played a Hades clone on Game Pass. Big Ell from Queens rushed to clumsily play with his snake and his nuts. We talked about games coming....real soon, talked about relics of the past such as AOL Instant Messenger, and got kicked off of Spotify. Thanks Ell! Games Showcase: Clumsy Rush Dreamscaper  Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath HD Save Yore Nuts Snakeybus xNeo21x is back to give the January Year of the Veiner update. (1:12:57) Join Ahayzo and Vulgar on Episode 1 of Co-operation Nation. This time they talk about the journey of completing a little known indy game, Halo. (1:20:01) This week Wakapeil talks about Flynn Son of Crimson (1:49:48) Year of the Vein

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof  This Week's Question - What long running franchises would you love to see collected on Xbox? What have some of your favorite collections been so far? It was our LIVE SHOW! Ell offered his take on an underlooked gem. Kenny rolled the dice on a Game Pass game.  Nate played a new hit Game Pass game and showed some rhythm! Or was that his nephew? Corey foraged. We talked about games coming....real soon, gave away some awesome prizes to our community, and ...drank some Worcestershire sauce? Well, find our live stream on Youtube to see that! Games Showcase: Alluris Dicey Dungeons Forager Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Question - What do you think about the new Ubisoft subscription service? Are there any games that you want to try on it? If you could choose one developer to have their own subscription service who would you pick and why? Kenny remembered his childhood with a Square Enix classic. Ell played a not so great puzzle game. Koosh saved the world. Or did he? Corey had fun storming the castle...on the coast. We talked about games coming....real soon, remembered the wonder of triangle boobs, and talked about Harry Potter for way too long. Games Showcase: Castle on the Coast Mahjong Adventure DX Nobody Saves the World Tomb Raider Anniversary   Do you want to have fun storming the castle in a game that is the sequel to a beloved couch coop classic? To you spend every Wake-ing moment hating terrible chievo lists? Join Inigo and Elroy as they dissect some lists in Ep 12 of One List Two List, Bad List Good List. (1:40:36) This week

Special thanks to Saurvivalist for this episode's title! This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof  This Week's Question - How do you find Will Smith in a blizzard?  This Week's Answer - You just track the fresh prints. We just got the big news that Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard! What does this mean for Xbox? What does this mean to the future of Game Pass and beyond! Join a very excited panel and find out! Corey and Ell discussed games with some synergy! Kenny played a Game Pass game, and Ell played a colorful puzzle platformer and not a baby game! Nate played a game called Stealthy Mouse. We talked about games coming....real soon, got the brand new Game Pass news, wondered if Call of Duty will be Xbox exclusive, and somehow didn't talk about food!  This week in Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil dives into the game Who's Your Daddy. (1:59:27) Games Showcase: Farm Together Ghost of a Tale Pedestrian Seasons After Fall Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://d

This Week's Presenters: Master of Ceremonies - rawkerdude aka Corey Master of Sales - Kooshmoose aka Nate Master of Sandwiches - Big Ell aka Ell Master of Baiting - FuFuCuddilyPoof aka Kenny This week's show is dedicated to our very own award show, the 2021 Chievies!  Our lovely patrons supplied the nominations and the entire community voted for the winners! Nominees Included: Forza Horizon 5 The Gunk Hades Halo Infinite Moving Out Project Winter??? Psychonauts 2 We talked about games coming....real soon, read many milestones about your 2021, and shockingly started a new veiner contest!   No really. Project Winter was nominated for several things. I am not making this up. NEW CONTEST ALERT! xNeo21x is joining in on the contest creation and would like to introduce the 2022 Year of the Veiner. (1:53:27) Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing The latest Genre’lly Speaking with Elroy and Matrarch goes off the r

***BE SURE TO VOTE FOR THE 2021 AH101 CHIEVIE AWARDS*** https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsnwGD1pT9kDRmRYj4GoDqWTA110pookDLqAdjmXyGlqTxVw/viewform?usp=sf_link This week's panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, rawkerdude, Kooshmoose, and Big Ell This week's topic is about looking back at 2021. Did you hit your goals for the year? Did you achieve something cool? Tell us about your achievement hunting career in 2021.On the flip side, for the 2022 what are your goals or what are you looking to do in the new year? Chewie & Vulgar send 2021 and the VCCCW off into the night with Backlog Burner and year long challenge results before introducing 2022’s hot new thing, the Achievement Hunting League. (1:40:08) This week Wakapeil drops into the Lonely Mountains Downhill DLC "Riley's Return". (2:14:16) 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, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Discussion Topic - What's on our True Achievement #Xbox20 Milestones This week the gang muses over their own True Achievements #Xbox20 Milestones and reads a few reactions from patrons before going about business as usual. Games Showcase: Castlevania Anniversary Collection Halo Infinite Out of Line Serious Sam 4 Did Elroy find the perfect game that has the perfect list or does it get zero points?  Meanwhile whose list is Inigo gonna call?  Find out in One List Two List Bad List Good List, just don’t cross the streams. (1:28:02) This week in Waka's Weird Wonder's, Wakapeil sings a Lovesong about the Plague Inc: Evolved DLC, The Cure. (2:02:07) ----- 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, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Question - What is on your Xbox Christmas Wishlist in 2022? Corey debunked the theory that all Metroidvanias are amazing when they might actually be junk. Ell may have been drunk during most of December, and rarely showered so he smelled like a skunk. Kenny channeled the UFC career of CM Punk and failed to do well in any games. Nate the hunk played the real slam dunk, The Gunk. We talked about games coming....real soon, talked about licensed movies/games, and probably talked about food. As usual. Games Showcase: Aeterna Noctis The Gunk This week in Waka's Weird Wonder's, Wakapeil talks about the game Descender's title update (1:34:29) ...These shownotes stunk.

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof  This Week's Question - This week's discussion is around the Game Awards. Whether that is about the awards themselves, the announcements, or everything else we want to hear your take on any part of it. Do you disagree with anything, what announcement is most exciting, whatever it is, let us know. Corey started the Halo Infinite campaign, while Kenny is still plowing away at the MP. Nate played White Shadows and proposed a new genre on TA for it! Ell forgot to talk about games until the end and then rambled to ensure the show wouldn't end. Good times were had by all. We talked about games coming....real soon, Ell talked about 60 games in the TA contest, 12 Days of Christmas, and we made fun of Corey for not having seen yet another classic movie. Chewie sits down with Freamwhole to talk about his epic Completion Challenge, seeing how 2021’s categories went and what 2022 has in store.  With four epic challenges available, how much will you

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof  It was our live show! Kenny and his Thursday group got some Halo Infinite multiplayer on! Nate just got back from Bermuda and had a good trip. Corey played a game about a burger and Ell dreamt of sandwiches the whole time. Ell played both Halo and Gears. What year is this anyway? We talked about games coming....real soon, drew our Patron and Prime sub winners, and Ell shared a sad story. We also shared our 12 Days of Christmas contest stories. Chewie & Vulgar return with the results of the King of the Red Ring and the details for more BackLog Burning in December. (2:01:51) This week in Waka's Weird Wonder's, Wakapeil talks about the game Journey of the Broken Circle. (2:22:54) 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 Games Showcase: Down in Bermuda Gears 5 Halo Infinite (MP) Happy’s Humble Burger Farm

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof  This Week's Question - "What are your thoughts on VR?" - ragnarok0272 Nate smurfed a smurf. Corey played two smurfing games but only really smurfed one of them. Ell played a mobile port that he both loved and smurfed. We talked about games coming....real soon, smurfing smurfed the new TA contest entitled 12 Days of Smurfing, and ...does anyone read these? Let Ell know, he is very fragile. Wakapeil warns you about eSoccer.....errrrr eFootball 2022 (1:45:44) 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 Games Showcase: The Forgotten City Forza Horizon 4 Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition Ravensword: Shadowlands The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf

This Week's Panel - KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week's Topic - When do you decide you're ready to quit a game? - rawkerdude Kenny returns to Jurassic Park to simulate having a good time in a management game. Nate tried to play a seasonal game but was less than thankful for the experience. Corey tried to get into a suggested game but quickly bounced to go play with his rockets. Ell... was out getting a sandwich (probably). We talked about games coming....real soon, tried real hard to get a Wawa's sponsorship deal, and probably talked about food too much. Elroy talks to Wakapeil about a big milestone in the latest episode of Milestone Musings. (1:28:00) Games Showcase: Jurassic World Evolution 2 Next Space Rebels Pumpkin Jack Undungeon 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, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof  This Week's Question - With Xbox turning 20 this year we want to reflect back on the console that has kept us going for so long. How has the Xbox impacted you or your gaming or what is a memorable story from the past two decades with the console? - Matrarch Kenny hosted a discussion about our Xbox humble beginnings and early memories. Nate played and loved a game he couldn't pronounce. Corey played a remaster that isn't doing very well in the reviews. Ell played a bunch of games on his Random To Do List whilst eating a sandwich! What else is new? We talked about games coming....real soon, argued about the pronunciation of a certain candy (only Ell was correct), and discussed why the Duke was terrible. (Ell was correct again.) Elroy is joined by Ingio for this month's edition of Back to Back (1:44:54) Wakapeil talks about the game Bloodstone and the Complex. (2:33:34) Games Showcase: 50 Cent: Blood on the MFing Sand  A Short Hike Gran

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof This Week’s Topic - If something like, I dunno, packing a home, selling it, moving your family across the country and setting up a new place kept you from gaming for a few months, What would you do to break the time away? Finish off old stuff, start something new, focus on ratio?! - doughboyee We welcome back special guest Michelle! She discussed an older Xbox One Indie game that was recently mired in controversy. Ell once again sang the praises of his favorite Eastasiasoft game(s). Nate had a lot to unpack but ultimately chose a brand new Game Pass game! Kenny played Forza Horizon 5 in a unique manner! Tune in (pun intended) and find out how! We talked about games coming....real soon, were excited over car horns, and got ready for GTASC 2021! 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 Games Showcase:   Beyond Eyes Forza H

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Wakapeil Wakapeil made a surprise appearance on the live show! He played some River City Girls before it leaves Game Pass and offered many tips. Kenny played another PC Game Pass game with some Age of Empires 4. Enjoy the next 200 hours, Kenny! Ell played yet another Rat but had some questions about it! Nate took his role of playing the colorful game back from Corey this week, while Corey did the unthinkable and bought a game at full price! We talked about games coming....real soon, were puzzled by the puzzle genre, and talked for two hours with an angel.Waka Support Vulgar Latin (Devin Specht) here and help him reach his $1000 goal! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=450084    Games Showcase:   Age of Empires 4 More Dark Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan Rider’s Republic River City Girls AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links Intro music provided by Ex