Hi all! We're ending our 'life-update' series of podcasts with this episode, primarily for two reasons. The audio has been a nightmare to record with two kids being 67 miles away from a microphone and forgetting they have to actually speak into it. Being mentally challenged when it comes to actually commenting on a game and what's going on. That last one was a killer. RIght after we recorded this episode, we *attempted* to do a live stream of Doors 2, with Geek joining through Discord. And sayin...
Oct 19, 2024•11 min•Season 2Ep. 54
I know, I know... these aren't the 40-60 minute episodes you're used to, and the podcast isn't titled 'Alden's Amazing Life Review', so I can understand why you're confused. But, Alden is still playing Roblox, and has been playing a LOT of 'Fight for Survival', which we will probably do a review of pretty soon. But here's the deal... if you want something more than streaming games and actually an episode in the style of what they used to be, I'm going to have to open up a Patreon to justify it. ...
Aug 31, 2024•10 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Wow! An episode turnaround faster than 10 months! I would be proud of me since no one else will be. 🙂 We’re recording another episode either today or tomorrow, but this was last Saturday since Tyler and Alden tried out the mods. They *kind of* worked, and got me to leave putting mods on manually and just use Modman with all its crashing… but at least it has profiles. By the way, do you play Cookie Clicker? We’ve only ascended once and we’re up to nonillions of cookies. It’s insane. Oh, we’re al...
Aug 24, 2024•10 min•Season 3Ep. 52
*opens the door to the AARR podcast* Man, this place is super dusty. Where are the light switches? Yep, it’s been 10 long months since we put anything up on the podcast. I guess when it came to overproducing episodes and having 6-8 recordings in the hopper, all enthusiasm for getting it done went out the window… that and getting the house in order. This time around, we’re doing weekly recordings where we give updates on what’s going on with the both of us and doing our gaming recordings on YouTu...
Aug 22, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 51
At this point, I have to treat these podcast episodes like music album releases. They take a long time to produce for one person, and I just can't churn them out fast enough. So, consider them quarterly installments from this point forward until something changes in our collective schedules here. 😁 Anyhoo, we're back with our 50th episode! Alden and his best friend Wish join a couple of our cohorts on Discord (Jester and TiMO) to try and beat Doors for the first time. I join in as well, though ...
Nov 11, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Greetings from the hot state of Texas! This release will be a short, review only episode, with the bigger one coming later in August. This one didn’t require thirty thousand years of production, though my microphone cut out right when we started recording. As such, you’ll see me boosting the audio in post-production and hear me hitting our stupid Yamaha sound board with a pool noodle just to get it working properly. In the meantime, we go through reviews… kind of. At the time of the recording, i...
Jul 23, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Well hello there! We've successfully figured out a way to release an episode shorter than six months. In involves recording the entire thing and then doing 40-60 seconds to edit it every day. The end result is an episode so overproduced and filled with sound effects that I could probably post 20+ clips on social media. Hell, I don't even remember what the beginning of the episode even sounds like at this point. But rest assured, you're going to get plenty of Item Asylum play-by-play in this epis...
Jul 10, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Well, well well... it only took six months to get this episode done! At this rate, we should hit 100 episodes by the time Alden is 24 years old. That or I can make a million dollars and start doing this full time. Or get an entire production team to make it happen. Maybe both? Anyway... in this episode, we get into Silent Library, STARR tests that are currently happening for reading, math and science (which Alden is rather stressed about), essays about trampoline safety and substitute teachers, ...
Apr 26, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 47
I guess we're at a 'once a month' pace of sending these out, which is fine. With Alden's school in full-swing, there may be time to do additional episodes... but no promises. My terrible track record speaks for itself. 😁 In this episode, we talk about Alden's friend who seems to be going a bit nuts, Battle Cats seeding, our new dog and finally, a third venture into everyone's favorite game... Tower Defense Simulator with all the new updates, graphics and frustrating nerfing that the developers ...
Oct 03, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Well it's been a LONG time hasn't it? :D The explanation is simple. Alden was simply enjoying his summer break and I was busy making sure he was enjoying summer break. We did actually record two other episodes but I haven't had any time to produce them (see the above about being with Alden on summer break). So, there are more coming. But for now, know that we're back and we'll be releasing more episodes in the near future. And I know we haven't been hanging out in the Discord as much, but appare...
Sep 01, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Hi all! I was really thinking about publishing this episode a couple of years from now, given how long you've had to wait for this one. But good news! It's coming out today, and future episodes will be only featuring some aspect of what we do (reviews, daily updates, game reviews, etc.). I won't try to lump them into the same episode anymore, since this one took me NINE CUMULATIVE DAYS to edit and a whole month to find time to work on it. I think I'm done with mega-episodes like this. 😁 As this...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Hi everyone! 👋 Well, I tried. I know a lot of you are wanting episodes every week, but there's always something stopping that from happening. Whether it's Spring Break or yours truly going haywire with all the production sound effects and features in every episode, there's always a culprit. We'll get the hang of it sooner or later. 😁 For now, Alden and I try out the endless number generator known as 'Clicker Simulator' in this episode. We're joined by two of our friends on our Discord (Tyson a...
Mar 22, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Heya hiya hello-hah! This episode is really two podcasts in one. The first part talks about our recent trip to Universal Studios and what we thought of all the rides. The second part talks about our featured game, Roblox NPC's are becoming smart! (recommended by Tyson_Something (Thanks! 😁)) and how we were digging the interactions we had with Carl. The whole thing has more sound bites, music overlays, transitions and weird, off-the-wall inserts than any previous episode, clocking in at a whoppi...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Hey there! How are ya? 😁 We're getting ready for our family vacation in February and I REALLY needed to get this done and out the door before that happened. That's because I'm usually running around at the last minute getting things I forgot to pack (ponchos, extra masks, etc.) and producing a podcast would be at the very bottom of the 'to-do' list. Anyhoo, this episode gets into my 52nd birthday celebration a couple of weeks ago, which Super Uber Rare cats would make good names for kids, and A...
Feb 08, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Hi everyone! I've been really busy around the house and haven't had time to record with Alden. He's been exploring some new games (Tower Blitz being one of them) and waiting for me to wrap up my biz before starting another episode up. In the meantime, here's an episode from a few weeks ago when Alden's friend Srihan came over to spend the day at our house. We start off with a Q&A session where I asked both of them various questions about random stuff (ex: who would win between the Hindu Gods...
Jan 22, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Happy New Year! 🎉 We hope you've been enjoying the holidays like we have and spent a lot of time (virtual or in-person) with family and friends. We certainly did. In fact, I think we had more fun and ate more sweets than we did this past Halloween. 🎃 Anyways, time for another review... and we chose a game we've been playing for about a month. FLAG WARS! ⛳️ It's basically a 'Capture the Flag' type game that was a remake of StickMasterLuke's version (maker of 'Natural Disaster' btw) that's every...
Jan 02, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Hi there! Another two weeks and another episode is done. I might as well just make these holiday themed episodes since I seem to get one done every time one comes around. Next month (January 2022) will be my birthday! 🎉🎂 In this episode, we review Polyblast, aka Polybattle. Well, we said Polyblast so many times that the developers need to reconsider a few things. Maybe some guided missiles (which they just added), mortar weapons and oh, I don't know... SOME GUNS OR ROCKETS ON THEIR UNSTEERABLE...
Dec 17, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Helllooooo!!!! We had another one of those long delays from publishing an episode due to Thanksgiving break, things breaking in the house, giant serpents on the walking trails, cold weather, warm weather and other lame excuses. We recorded this episode about three weeks ago. So when we refer to Veterans Day, it's going to seem a bit like a time warp. We do have another episode coming up that's already recorded, but I have to sit down and post-produce it. I'm getting to it... promise. 😁 Anyway, ...
Dec 01, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Hi all! We're still surfing the 'golden oldies' section and revisiting Wizard Tycoon 2 from an earlier online broadcast on YouTube and Twitch. We both enjoy it for the team building, wands, brooms and potions you can get while you build up your castle. And now, a story of betrayal... 😔 So here I am, starting to build a castle in Wizard Tycoon 2 with my son Alden, having a good time... when all of a sudden, he leaves the server I'm on to go play with his online friends. It ended up being another...
Nov 15, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Helllllo everybody! We're a bit late with publishing our 'post-halloween' episode, as we just recorded another podcast this evening. Nevertheless, we get into our costumes, how we terrified small children everywhere in our neighborhood and get into the goings-on happening at school. Oh, and Henry Stickmin too. 😁 And for some weird reason, iTunes temporarily removed a bunch of our ratings and reviews over the past two years. At the time of this recording, we thought we had done something wrong.....
Nov 07, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Hi all! This week, we get into Piggy, Book 2... based on a suggestion from "lol" on our Anchor Q&A. We had some other games to check out, but this one was an impromptu choice to roll with. It's a game we've played before, but was fully updated with a new chapter and different game options last year. And while the title of this podcast suggests that I ruined the entire experience for my son, I encourage you to listen to our 'conversation' and come to your own conclusions. 😁 We also get into ...
Oct 27, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 34
By request, we dive into the world of Minecraft! ⛏ Alden and I have been playing on Minecraft for just under two years and have been gaming on it for a while. We've created roller coasters, mine cart tracks that extended for 6000+ blocks, etc. In this episode, we just open up a new world in Standard mode and narrate what we are doing at the time. So if that doesn't sound interesting, I'll cliff note the whole thing for you: Alden plays a solo game for 20 minutes, whispering into the microphone I...
Oct 13, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 33
You suggested, and we listened (and played). We took a review suggestion for the second time and had a bit of nostalgic fun with Weight Lifting Simulator (as we played it long ago). Lots of interesting stuff involving rebirths and new levels, along with Alden getting his 'Super Cyan' glow as he moved up the strength ranks. Overall, a decent game, but it's definitely a clickfest. We also talked about our COVID-19 scare, new nicknames for some of his friends and classmates, and read your reviews a...
Oct 05, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 32
All last week, Alden was browsing for a few new games to play after his Bloxburg experience from last week. He stumbled upon Doomspire Brickbattle and started playing it a LOT. I could hear him giggling and laughing from the upstairs media room when I was down in the kitchen taking care of after-dinner stuff. Needless to say, he likes it a lot. 😁 We cover the game, how many times I take a rocket to the face, read a couple of reviews and give some after-school updates about his new Art Ensemble ...
Sep 25, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Alden insisted I call this episode 'Bloxburg is Dumb', and I have to agree. It was one of the most underwhelming experiences we've ever had playing a Roblox game. No offense to the game developers or the fans of the game... but it sucked. It felt like someone's student project in Roblox Studio with pay gates applied to everything. It was trying to monetize us constantly. It also forces you to travel huge distances for literally nothing while asking you to pay money to improve your mood, your hea...
Sep 18, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 4
We're nearly a week away from getting back into things with Roblox (hopefully). Until then, it's one more episode focused on Alden's updates and his love of books. It's mostly me going into detail about everything he reads and how much he's read (which is a LOT). If you have book suggestions, do send them my way. Until then, I'll be raiding the local library for new adds. Be sure to send us some suggestions for games (Roblox or otherwise) as well as your favorite book reads to alden (at) aldenga...
Sep 07, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This week, Alden and I get into his experiences with going to in-person school in Texas during COVID-19 Death Season. He goes through a typical day, his 'nutty' best friend and farts occasionally. We read off a few reviews that have come in for the past week as well. We also have a new email address! You can send in your topic and game requests as well as any questions you have to [email protected]. This account is monitored by me (Alden's father), so keep it clean or your messages will be b...
Sep 02, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Yep, you heard right. I finally convinced my son to start recording again and talking about Roblox, Battle Cats, Minecraft and amazing review names like TacoPoopBlast. 🤪 Alden should be back and streaming on Roblox in a few weeks, but we'll have a few audio-only episodes coming up where we talk about gaming, school life, and random topics in a jar. If you want to add a topic or leave a review, please do so and we'll read them off. Hope you and yours are staying safe during the pandemic....
Aug 25, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1
I was trying to figure out some Roblox games that Alden's friend Srihan (who doesn't play video games... he's more into nature) could play with him. So, we fell back on some of the classics Alden used to play when he was much younger. So, we're featuring both Natural Disaster Survival and the newly redesigned Epic Mini Games. Btw, I neglected to turn on both microphones, so you'll hear me and Srihan talking in the background very softly. You'll also hear Alden's voice easily pierce your ears at ...
Feb 10, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 27
My son often looks at what his Roblox friends are playing to get started with new games. Blox Hunt was one of them. It's an interesting approach to a hide-and-seek game, where you can disguise yourself as an object (and run around when you get caught as one). Besides defining what a hider and a seeker was (over and over and over again), we did manage to both be seekers at the same time. Were we able to find all the hiders before time expired? You'll have to watch to find out. :) ----- For refere...
Aug 08, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 25
