Achievement Hunting 101

Level 303 - Hundred Heroes and Nine Lives: Eiyuden Chronicle & Little Kitty in the Big City!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch

Show Discussion - Koosh played the 2024 Game of the Year(?), Little Kitty, Big City! wildwest was on assignment and didn't get to hear Ell talk about Farm Together and MLB: The Show, 2024! Matrarch got to put some time into a big Game Pass RPG that she Kickstarted! We have news about Xbox 360 games going on a deep discount before the store closes in July! Enjoy Achievement Hunting 101!

Games Mentioned:

• KooshMoose - Little Kitty, Big City
• Matrarch - Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
• Ell - Farm Together
• Ell - MLB The Show 2K24

NeverEnding Stories - Hurricane Dale is back with a NeverEnding Story to tell Chewie from deep within Middle-Earth as he builds armies, takes back Mordor and wages war on his nemesises. Nemesi? Nemeses? (1:37:07)

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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

Level 302 - Admirably Adopting Adorable Aabs Animals From Fallout Shelter

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, wildwest08, KooshMoose, Proulx

 

Show Discussion: Koosh played a Demolition Derby style Game Pass arcade racing vehicular combat automobile game. Is it worth your time or will you get REKT like Koosh? Ell looked at a cat for many seconds and got 1,000 Gamerscore. The other panelists were proud. Special guest Proulx played an impressive amount of GTA V. Proulx proceeded to do something so amazing, even Ell was surprised at the magnitude of his accomplishment. Despite seeing several acts of actual grand theft auto in New York City on a daily basis, Ell still gave Proulx his props. wildwest deemed GTA too violent so he played an indie game designed to tug at the heartstrings.

 

Games Mentioned:

• KooshMoose - Wreckfest
• wildwest08 - A Fold Apart
• Proulx - Grand Theft Auto V
• Ell - Aabs Animals? Really, Ell?

Game Passible - Fream and Koosh return with your July Game Pass leavings predictions. Check out Game Passible to get the most gamerscore from your Game Pass subscription. (1:26:23)

Year(s) of the Veiner Update - xNeo21x drops in to give another Metroidvania update. (1:55:53)

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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

Level 301 - Jump Scares, Joker's Lair, Magic Spells, & Big Ell

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, eildwest08, Exe the Hero, ElroyOMJ

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! But wait. We don't need one because we have some awesome talkative fellows on tap!

Show Discussion - Koosh has been an editing machine and deserved a night off. So...we channeled our inner Koosh! Ell channeled his inner Koosh and got his 2 games leaving Game Pass done! eildwest channeled his inner Koosh by gushing over Hogwarts Legacy. Exe channeled his inner Koosh by being afraid of scary games and getting his co-op partner to do all the work for him. Elroy channeled his inner Koosh by...playing loads of baby games, going far in Leap Frog, and winning GTASC. Koosh totally did that too.

Games Mentioned:

• Exe the Hero - Dead Island 2
• Eildwest08 - Hogwarts Legacy
• Ell - Pikuniku (Definitely not a Showcase)
• Elroy - Xbox Batman Arkham Return to Arkham Xbox X Series Arkham City Return to Xbox Series X Batman

NeverEnding Stories - Mario emerges from the shadows to bring Chewie a new(ish) NeverEnding Stories completion. (2:13:12)

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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

Level 300 - This Is Achievement Hunting 101!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, wildwest08, KooshMoose

This Week's Discussion - Our Question Guru wildwest asked - As we reminisce about Level 300 and the history of Achievement Hunting 101, let’s think about the history of Xbox as well. What is the most important feature that Microsoft has revealed for the Xbox brand? It could be achievements, Game Pass, Elite Controllers, or something else.

Show Discussion - Welcome to milestone Level 300! We thank you SO much for continuing to listen to our show! Koosh talked about a lil Game Pass game. It may or may not be inspired by Zelda. It's up for you to decide. wildwest played a surprise game! He shared his opinions on a game you may or may not have heard about in the past. Ell finished up the May 2024 TA challenge centered around Golf, The TA Open. He played a myriad of games to finish up, and this is the most athletic thing he will likely do all year.

Games Mentioned:

• Koosh - Little Lil Gator Game
• wildwest08 - Hogwarts Legacy
• Ell - Quote the Ravenlok, nevermore. Hmm. That would have been a decent title.

AH101 300s - Some of the voices you've heard over the past 300 episodes return to talk about a gaming 300-related topic or just to weigh in on the past 300 episodes. (2:11:42)

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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

Level 299 - Open Roads? Where We're Going, We Don't Need Open Roads!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, wildwest08, KooshMoose

 

This Week's Discussion - A. Nonymous asks - Are there games you want to love but just can't for some reason? What are the games, why can't you get into them, and do achievements play a part?

 

Show Discussion - A fun question starts the show off! Koosh played a Game Pass game with some totally impressive voice acting by some amazing celebrities! Just don't ask who they are. We forgot. wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! wildwest played DEATHLOOP! Ell hit his head writing these show notes.

 

Games Mentioned:

• Koosh - KooshMoose Plays Open Roads, The Only Ones That I Have Ever Known
• wildwest08 - Don't Know Where DEATHL00P Goes, But Montana Is Home To wildwest And I Eat Alone
• Ell - I Walk This Empty Street, Just To Find Subway Where I Can Eat, Give Me Cookies Please , With My Veggie Delite, I Eat Alone

Return of the VSS - After … how long has it been? … TOO DAMN LONG, Exe & Elroy have reunited, and it feels so good! For their return segment, they discuss the top 5 achievements that sound like something David Caruso would say after putting his sunglasses on in the beginning of an episode of CSI Miami. And if you think that title is a mouthful, you’ve forgotten just how much tangential conversation occurs when Exe & Elroy work together. We hope you enjoy listening to our reunion as much as we enjoyed making it! (1:33:42)

Ell Eats Alone - I have no words. (2:43:30)

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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

Level 298 - Achefment Hunting 101 Presents: Mind Your Botany Manors

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, wildwest08, KooshMoose, rawkerdude

This Week's Discussion - You can only preserve one game from each system to represent/define the entire console generation: OG Xbox, 360, and Xbox One. Which games do you preserve and briefly, why?

Show Discussion - Our MASSIVE LIVE show! We have a great discussion about the best games of each Xbox generation! Koosh plays a Game Pass game that is somehow both colorful AND black and white! wildwest played a Game Pass game that teaches you old English AND cursive! Ell played a game that is both Role Playing AND turn based! rawker played and completed a game on both Xbox AND Windows! Enjoy the show everybody, it's a doozy!

Games Mentioned:

• Koosh - Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• wildwest08 - Pentiment
• Ell - Reverse Crawl
• rawker - Botany Manor

Game Passible - 
Fream and Koosh return with your June Game Pass leavings predictions. Check out Game Passible to get the most gamerscore from your Game Pass subscription. (2:14:15)

Skeptical Mario's "Big Ell Wants A Sandwich" Video Submission - https://youtu.be/lreKfyGAzKE

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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

Level 297 - Enter the Nerdy Neo: He Knows Kung Fu

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, wildwest08, xNeo21x Nerdy Neo

This Week's Discussion - Who/what is your favorite video game antagonist? - Nerdy Neo

Show Discussion - We welcome special guest Nerdy Neo! He loves Metroidvanias but dislikes sports games, so Ell only half liked him. Did Ell FINALLY complete MLB The Show 23? What baby game will he discuss next week? Only time will tell. wildwest channeled his inner Koosh and checked out a brand new Game Pass game! Neo talked about a popular podcast favorite game and then picked a second game to boot! Matrix, Veiners, and Achievements galore! Enjoy.

Check out Nerdy Neo's Youtube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@nerdyneo21

Games Mentioned:

• wildwest08 - Lightyear Frontier (Cozy Management Game ™️)
• Ell - MLB The Show 23
• Nerdy Neo - Immortals Fenyx Rising
• Nerdy Neo - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
• Koosh - Beach Buggy Racing

Year(s) of the Veiner Update - xNeo21x drops in to give another Metroidvania update. (2:00:12)

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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

Level 296 - Immortal Combat: AnnEllilation

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08

This Week's Discussion - What do you consider 2 or 3 hidden gems of the Xbox 360 generation?

Show Discussion - wildwest is already waxing nostalgia about the Xbox 360. We discussed many hidden gems in the Xbox 360 library. Koosh waxed nostalgia about playing with Hot Wheels as a youth 55 years ago. He played a game leaving Game Pass to commemorate this monumental event in his life. A sequel may or may not be on the way! wildwest played Koosh's favorite Ubi game!

Games Mentioned:

• Kooshmoose - Hot Wheels Unleashed
• wildwest08 - Immortals Fenyx Rising

Master Raters - The Master Raters are back with their penultimate segment, looking at some 4.5 rated gems which may get a Ryse out of you, or make you Rage, and will definitely make you question whether or not they're In Sound Mind. (1:25:53)

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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

Level 295 - ELSock - He's Into Games!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08, ELSock

This Week's Discussion - In honor of our surprise guest on the podcast tonight, who is your favorite video game streamer/ content creator? What games do you like to watch online? Please explain why you would recommend them.

Show Discussion: We welcome special guest ELSock! A LEGENDARY streamer and an even more legendary man. He played the roguelite co-op game Ship of Fools! wildwest seemingly plays the same sports game every week! Ell...also seemingly plays the same sports game every week, but that's because he is bad at it. Koosh played a platformery veinery double jumpy game according to him and not TA.

Games Mentioned:

• Kooshmoose - Astronite
• wildwest08 - MLB The Show 24
• ELSock - Ship of Fools
• Big Ell - A Very Sad Person
• Banana Cream Pie > Pecan Pie - Because pudding

NeverEnding Stories - Hurricane Dale is back with Chewie to discuss two games he's finally finished the campaign modes for - a classic XBLA title and a big old collectathon. (2:02:59)

Waka's Weird Wonders - Wakavania returns with tales of Fearmonium. (2:26:03)

Alton Brown's Baked Banana Pudding - https://altonbrown.com/recipes/baked-banana-pudding/ 

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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

Level 294 - Character Creator? I Just Met Her!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, wildwest08, Exe the Hero

This Week's Discussion - Since the Dragon's Dogma 2 Standalone character creator is getting so much positive press and feedback, how much effort do you like to put into character creators? Do you spend hours fine tuning your character down to the minutest detail, do you just get a look that you like and not worry about specifics, do you just hit randomize and go from there, or somewhere in between? - Exe the Hero

Stay tuned for details on a related contest. Hint - download the Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator for FREE right now and get to work!

Show Discussion: We had a special Hero on the show this week! He missed us terribly and we missed him too. wildwest talked about the Nintendo Switch, I guess. Oh, not that kind of coaster? OHHHHHH. Koosh played the bestest Game Pass game in all the land, while Ell is trying to finish MLB before it leaves Game Pass! My, how the tables have turned. A table...with a sandwich on it..with lettuce. Tomato. Onion. Mayo. Uh...Listen to the show for information on the Gamertag challenge! And blame Exe for the title of the episode.

Games Mentioned:

• Koosh - Paw Patrol World
• wildwest08 - Planet Coaster
• Ell - MLB The Show 23
• Exe - Powerwash Simulator - Warhammer 40K DLC
• Exe - Hidden Through Time 2
• Exe - Final Fantasy X HD Super Turbo Championship Remaster Edition

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