Achievement Hunting 101

Level 268 - Kiss My Northern Gris

This Week's Panel - ChewieOnIce, FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose

This Week's Discussion - What non-baby game would you ACTUALLY want a TU for? What achievements would it have and how much GS? (Within reason)

There's an unusual amount of U's in the show doc this week as we are joined by our favorite ice skating Wookiee. Chewie plays a pretty game and guilts Koosh into promising to play it. Koosh plays an indie game and accidentily sells Chewie on it. FuFuCuddilyPoof can't control what the media says about him.

Games Mentioned:
Chewie - Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition
Koosh - GRIS

NeverEnding Stories

Marvel at the ultimate alliance of Chewie & erutaerc discussing a new NeverEnding Story completion

 

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 267 - A Heaping Plate of Starfield With a Side of Space Taters

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

This Week's Discussion - Discuss why we didn't have a question of the week this week.

Koosh "George Orwell" Moose played a game from 1984, documentary style! FuFu "played" an idle game. He is so good at games! Ell played a "good" puzzle game about folding paper! It's better than it sounds! Rawker played a Bethesda game "without bugs" and it's the huge breakout hit, Starfield!

Games Mentioned:

Koosh - The Making of Karateka
Fufu - DPS Idle
Ell - A Fold Apart
Rawker - Starfield

 

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 266 - Non-BC Boys Cold Kickin’ It Live

This Week's Panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, KooshMoose, rawkerdude

This Week's Discussion - We recently got the news that the 360 marketplace is shutting down. We want to know what non BC games and/or DLC are you looking to buy before the shutdown and is there anything non BC that you would recommend someone else to pick up.

Ell and Michelle are away but rawkerdude saves the day. FuFu is just happy to be alive and over the FuFu flu-flu. Koosh plays a non-BC classic that is an OG achievement hunters pink badge of honor. rawker tags in and talks about a new wrestling-themed RPG.

Games Mentioned:
Koosh - Barbie & Her Sisters: Puppy Rescue
rawker - WrestleQuest 

 

GT3OptionFan is back to transport Chewie through a portal with another tale of long unfinished stories finally completed.  Oh look, the other portal is right above a bunch of turrets. The scallawag.

 

AH101 Podcast Show Links - https://tinyurl.com/AH101Links

Non BC games list - https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ah_Y7CqVH4YGhPVu6DjV2mv7SCzEfw?e=wa9VXb

Non BC DLC list - https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ah_Y7CqVH4YGhPYDaLAykPEA6a8j3Q?e=UYjhPG

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 265 - Overload on this Episode with Beast Mode!

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, ElroyOMJ, TripleTriad777

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! Is there a question of the week this week?
- Everyone

We are pleased to be joined with two fourths of the 2023 GTASC Champions, Elroy and Triple Triad of Beast Mode!

Games Mentioned:

• Elroy - A ton of bad games
• Triple - Even more bad games and also Sea of Thieves so just a bunch of bad 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

Level 264 - Earning Gamerscore Hand Over F.I.S.T.!

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

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! 
What video game world would you LEAST like to live in and why? (Preferably Xbox related)

FuFu tried a Borderlands clone available on Game Pass! wildwest played a huge Open World game. Was he hit with any of the game's known bugs? Ell played with Master Cheeks with Halo's first Xbox One foray. Koosh played the Veiner of the Month! How did he like it?

Games Mentioned:

FuFu - Gunfire Reborn
Koosh - F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
wildwest08 - Cyberpunk 2077
Ell - Halo 5: Guardians

NeverEnding Stories 
Hurricane Dale is back with another NeverEnding Story to talk to Chewie about, but which, er, game did he pick?

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 263 - The MEGASTAR Returns!

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

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! 

Vulgar Latin asks - What's your biggest video game pet peeve? Something that a game does (mechanic, plot device, whatever) that ticks you off. 

It's our live episode! rawkerdude is back! YEAH! He played a big sequel weeks before release! KooshMoose played 2 somewhat short Game Pass games. Ell totally gave his daughter the controller for a child's game! Totally! FuFu played a Burger King game. A BURGER KING GAME! 

Fun links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/comments/r4ezu2/i_have_2706_copies_of_the_burger_king_xbox_360/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5DuXclJWAp1-o7n3fwQaEQ

Enjoy the show. 

Games Mentioned:

FuFu - Sneak King
Koosh - TOEM
Koosh - Venba
rawker - Moving Out 2
Ell - My Friend Peppa Pig

 

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 262 - Achievement Fest Part 2 - Flat Tires and Ceiling Tiles

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch, VulgarLatin

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! 

We will be talking more Achievement Fest this week. If you attended we would love to hear some stories! Let us know what games you completed or what achievements you earned that you otherwise wouldn't have, or anything fun!

VulgarLatin joins us and was CHOCK full of Achievement Fest stories! Michelle and Ell played some Eastasiasoft games, and then Ell played some Ratalaika games too, just for fun! Ok fine, easy gamerscore. Join us for this jam packed episode. We had lots of laughter and lots of fun, and we hope you do too!

Games Mentioned:

Vulgar - Sega Mega Drive
Matrarch - Tricky Thief
Ell - Gynoug
Ell - Prehistoric Dude
Ell - Deja Vu
Ell - Drizzlepath: Deja Vu

 

erutaerc and Chewie perform an act of sacrilege against fans of speedy blue hedgehogs in a new 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 on Facebook and YouTube

Level 261 - Achievement Fest Part 1 - A Pretty Good Night for Car Races at the Hotel

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Matrarch, pTartTX

 

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! 

 

In the spirit of Achievement Fest, what delisted game or region locked game that you don't have access to would you love to play? 

 

To honor the dinosaur who is absent this week, Fufu played a Game Pass game with dinosaurs in it! Matrarch played a Windows game with some touchscreen action!

Ell played a brand new 18 year old game and had quite the condemning time. Special guest pTart is live from Achievement Fest and she brought some stories with her!

 

Games Mentioned:

 

FuFu - Exoprimal

pTartTX - Grim Fandango Remastered

Matrarch - Heart Box (Windows)

Ell - Condemned: Criminal Origins

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 260 - The Games with Gold Standard

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! 

With Games with Gold dying, what are some of your favorite games that you received from the program? 

While Ell is off visiting the Willy Wonka we have at home, the rest of the panel discuss Games with Gold, the games we've been playing, and the lack of sales this week. FuFuCuddilyPoof talks about his love of cleaning up after digital animals. Matrarch spins a Creepy Tale and Koosh isn't so silent about the Children.

Games Mentioned:
FuFuCuddilyPoof - Zoo Tycoon 360
Koosh - Children of Silentown
Matrarch - Creepy Tale

 

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 259 - AH101 Fifth Anniversary/ABK Acquisition

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, FuFuCuddilyPoof, Kooshmoose, Matrarch

This Week's Discussion - It's time for the question of the week! 

What are your thoughts on the recent news of the ABK acquisition?

FuFu is back! He is excited to talk all things ABK! He also played a game very similar to Vampire Survivors!  How did they differ and how are they the same? Ell played some "easy" Eastasiasoft titles that were updated to 3K Gamerscore! On the flipside, Michelle went back in time and polished off an old Xbox Live Arcade game worth a measly 200 Gamerscore! Koosh played a game new to Game Pass! We are as shocked as you are. Enjoy the show, everybody!

Games Mentioned:

FuFu - Army of Ruin
Koosh - McPixel 3
Matrarch - Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
Ell - Cake Invaders & Castle Pals Title Updates (Fun and tasty!)

 

GT3OptionFan makes his third NeverEnding Stories appearance with a game that doesn't set the world on fire, despite the title

 

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