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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

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

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

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

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

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