Alden's Amazing Roblox Review

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 episode. Whether it's Jester rambling about everything and anything to Romo speaking thirty feet away from the microphone, we have you covered. Oh, and YouSawNothing and Tyson join with two dollar microphones crammed into their armpits as they shout over everyone during some pretty active game play.

One last thing... the sound effects you're going to hear in this episode are taken from a wide variety of games. The audio clips are also from a wide variety of movies and TV shows. As a result, I've probably put this podcast in jeopardy with the sheer amount of copyright violations I may have committed (I really don't know). But I'm sure Jester yelling 'COPYRIGHT' over and over again has cleared me of any wrong doing.

By the way, if you've been listening to this podcast for the 3+ years we've been publishing our stuff and you still haven't joined our Discord, you're doing yourself a disservice. Click on the link below for some endless (but temporary) happiness and joy:

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on an upcoming podcast.

>> Leave us a review on iTunes!:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aldens-amazing-roblox-review/id1436553910

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And this episode, we're featuring Jester's artwork for our podcast! Thank you very much for creating it for us. You really do have a talent for art. Keep at it please. 😁👍

Oh, and if you're interested in submitting your own avatar/logo for the show, stop by the Discord and bedazzle us with your amazing applications of art.

Thanks for listening! See you next time.

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PS - Our apologies to Tyson for not allowing him to sign off. I didn't realize we had forgotten him in our haste to wrap up the show. We'll give him a proper signoff the next time he joins us.

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, teaching Alden to pursue his interests and the end of Battle Cats (yep, Alden's done with it). Then, we meet up with Romo and play a few rounds of Flee the Facility! Apparently, I can't find a computer to hack to save my life (literally).

We're still active on Discord whenever Alden isn't completely immersed on his Switch with the newest Mario Rabbids. If you  If you want to take a peek, you know what to do:

>> Join the AARR Discord and get a lucky day for FREE!:  https://discord.gg/fTHrhg758W

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on our podcast.

>> Leave us a review on iTunes!:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aldens-amazing-roblox-review/id1436553910

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Also, thanks to Oli Down Under for the new logo! We'll be rotating these out as fans of the show produce their own artwork for it. If you're interested in putting in your latest Midjourney creation or hand drawn masterpiece, stop by the Discord and share with us.

As always, thanks for listening to the show and we hope you are doing well. 👍

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 seem to be doing with every tower unit they scrutinize.  Special thanks to Tyson for joining and playing with us for another episode!

Finally, we've been popping into the Discord every so often.  Yes, there are the usual postings of 'dead chat' and non-activity, but dems da breaks.  It usually consists of Alden asking if anyone is on voice chat to get a game going, and that's it.  I started a Battle Cats channel and have been posting some custom game videos there.  If you want to take a peek, you know what to do:

>> Join the AARR Discord and get a lucky day for FREE!:  https://discord.gg/fTHrhg758W

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on our podcast.

>> Leave us a review on iTunes!:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aldens-amazing-roblox-review/id1436553910

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We'll see you in a month or so.  Hopefully sooner than 30 days.  Post interesting (but child friendly) memes in the Discord to remind me to publish.  It helps. 😁

Oh, and by the way... a nice little 'Heya Hiya!' to Oli Down Under.  Thanks for listening to our show every so often.  Hope you are doing well. :)

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 apparently the time zones for Australia and Dallas are not compatible with one another.  That and we only seem to be able to come on at 8:00 pm at night to game for 30 minutes.  But hey, at least we message back.

Speaking of which, why not pop by our Discord for five minutes and never come back to it again?  It's fun! 😁👍

>> Join the AARR Discord and get a lucky day for FREE!:  https://discord.gg/fTHrhg758W

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on our podcast.

>> Leave us a review on iTunes!:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aldens-amazing-roblox-review/id1436553910

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Thanks for being patient with us during our 16 billion year hiatus.  Hope you enjoy the episode, and we'll see you in the next millennia!

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 was recorded in February when Alden was sick with a cold (not COVID-19, thank goodness), we talked about all the birthday parties he had been going to, top 10 facts about Victoria, Australia, his new found powers of being a Discord admin and a bit of Battle Cats updates here and there (since Alden wanted to keep it short... 😅)

We also went through Pet Simulator X, a game that Alden and I played quite a bit of a couple of years ago.  A lot has been updated in the game (for better and for worse) and we explore it all.  Well, I talk a lot about it and Alden does all the playing.  You know... the usual way we do things.

You can play Pet Simulator X right here:  https://web.roblox.com/games/6284583030/EVENT-Pet-Simulator-X

Special thanks to LuvsMinecraft for joining us on this episode and giving his perspective.  I also have a special easter egg for him at the end of the show that I'm not sure he'll like or not like... but we're going to find out! 😎

Finally, be sure to come find us on our Discord channel.  One of us is always hanging out, and who knows... you might just game with us on our next podcast! 👾.

>> Join the AARR Discord and get a lucky day for FREE!:  https://discord.gg/fTHrhg758W

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on our podcast  You can also check out Spotify for a weekly survey, or leave a voice mail here on Anchor.  We can't respond to them directly, but we will include them in future podcasts.

>> Leave us a review on iTunes!:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aldens-amazing-roblox-review/id1436553910

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We hope this episode finds you stellar and magnificent.  Know that there are people who care about you and appreciate what you do.
Please take care of yourself, and we'll see you next time.  Adios! 👋

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 and Sunstripe) as we continually hatch eggs and generate 1.45e16 clicks per second with our atomic event pets that resemble microwaves and portable furnaces.  If you're completely confused, you'll have to either play the game or listen to the episode for it to make sense. 🤪

You can play Clicker Simulator right here:  https://web.roblox.com/games/7560156054/Clicker-Simulator

We also revisit our Battle Cats lineup, since we go three weeks per update.  It seems we completely forget all the progress we make and have to look at the game to figure it out.  In fact, we're waaaaay beyond what this episode details and will probably spend a good portion of Episode 44 going over things like Heavenly Tower, the old Merc Storia collab and the 100+ leadership flags we now have.  All the same, we'll get you up to speed on things.

Finally, we cover things like Tongue in Cheek ice cream flavors, what it would be like if Alden took over a Target Store, and all of your lovely, lovely reviews... even if we can't read them properly.

Be sure to come find us on our Discord channel.  One of us is always hanging out, and who knows... you might just game with us on our next podcast! 👾

>> Join the AARR Discord and get a lucky day for FREE!:  https://discord.gg/fTHrhg758W

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on our podcast  You can also check out Spotify for a weekly survey, or leave a voice mail here on Anchor.  We can't respond to them directly, but we will include them in future podcasts.

>> Leave us a review on iTunes!:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aldens-amazing-roblox-review/id1436553910

We hope this episode finds you happy and healthy.  Know that you are loved and appreciated, and please take care of yourself.  Bye! 👋

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 vs Greek Gods, top 5 toys you could get for free, who would you like to punch in the face without repercussions, etc.).  It was a lot of fun to listen to. 😁

We later found out that Srihan couldn't play any video games while he was visiting (which both Alden and I thought was horrendously stupid).  So, he agreed to do a play by play while Alden and I tried to get caught up with our stamp collection and golden flag conquest in Super Mario 3D World.  Srihan made the most of it, we were partially successful and enjoyed the whole session.

So apologies for the delay... it's my fault again.  Unless I start up something like Patreon and quit my job and do these full time, I'll just continue to release them when time allows (and Alden keeps pestering me about getting one together).

Hope this episode finds you happy, healthy and staying clear of COVID-19 (though it's damn hard with Omicron... our next door neighbors' entire family was exposed to it during the holidays).

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If you're interested in Super Mario 3D World, you can go here:
https://supermario3dworld.nintendo.com/

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Feel free to give us a review on iTunes or email us your game suggestions and/or Roblox stories at alden (at) aldengaming.com.  We'll take time to read them on the air.  You can also check out Spotify for a weekly survey, or leave a voice mail here on Anchor.  We can't respond to them directly, but we will include them in future podcasts.

And if you're interested in picking up a good book, here's what Alden's been reading these days:

• Daughter of the Deep - By Rick O'Riordan
• Amari and the Night Brothers - By B. B. Alston
• Middle School:  My Brother is a Big Fat Liar - By James Patterson

See you next time, and thanks for listening!

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 as we flirt with the idea of doing a Minecraft episode.  And oh yeah... stacking furniture in Hello Neighbor too. :D

Hope you enjoy the show!

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Be sure to leave us a review on iTunes, or email us at alden (at) aldengaming.com to make a game suggestion for us to try out.
Hope this finds you well, and please stay safe out there.

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 he's getting involved with.

Also, here are some books Alden recommends.  He's read all of these in the past week and really enjoys them:

1. Where are you Leopold? Book 1, The invisibility game
2. Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel
3. Minecraft : the mountain
4. Dog Diaries : Curse of the mystery mutt
5. The anti-book by Raphael Simon

And remember, please review the podcast on iTunes if you have some time.  We do read them off every episode.  I'm wondering who's going to be the #200 review.  🤔

You can also email us at alden (at) aldengaming.com if you have any game suggestions or ramblings to share.

Hope you and yours have a safe and relaxing weekend! 

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 health, etc.  Neither of us thought we were playing the *actual* game.  It sucked that bad.

So yeah, don't bother with this one.  We have no idea why it's on top 10 lists everywhere.  It blows.
We'll have something better next time around.

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Email us your game suggestions (NOT BLOXBURG) at alden (at) aldengaming.com
You can also leave a review on iTunes.  We like reading them on the podcast if they are kid appropriate.

Bye!

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) aldengaming.com.  If you're feeling up to it, feel free to give us a review on iTunes and we'll read them on the podcast.  

Btw, is there any other podcasting site that does reviews?  I didn't see them on Spotify or other 3rd party sites. 🤔

Until next time, I hope you and yours are staying safe and happy during the pandemic we're going through.  See you later!

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 alden@aldengaming.com.  This account is monitored by me (Alden's father), so keep it clean or your messages will be banned to a silent life in the Spam folder.

Hope this finds you well, and thanks as always for listening!

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.  

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 different intervals, but that's a kid for you. :)

Hope you enjoy it!

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. :)

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For reference, here's everything we know about the game:
Video Promo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9bZmgPJ258
Roblox Game Website - https://web.roblox.com/games/70005410/Blox-Hunt-v2-7-3

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https://youtu.be/Zj7v8vtrAzM

Feel free to leave your thoughts and game suggestions for us in the comments.  (We do read them, and might feature them on a future recording.)

From last week's nightmarish experience with the Zomboss slide, we totally lose it and keep playing the highly addictive Broken Bones IV.  Some of it is explaining the game, while the rest of it is marveling how our Roblox characters crush and break nearly every ligament and bone in their bodies.  Hope you enjoy it. :)

This is easily the longest podcast we've every recorded, all for a single game.  Balloon Simulator was a Roblox game we explored at length, with color commentary from Alden all the way through.   It's worth noting that Alden eventually became a godzillionaire after just playing the game for two days.

Hope you enjoy the podcast!

We're back for a series of brand new episodes of Alden's Amazing Roblox Review!  But, before we get into the games, Alden had his good friend Srihan K. over who was visiting from Richardson, Texas.

Alden and Srihan talk about Srihan's favorite activities, his love for karate, the kind of food and drinks he likes, and other topics.  We also get into Alden's recent eye injury and talking about garden plants.    It's a variety of topics for our first time back.  Hope you enjoy it.

We were off for a week (it was Daddy's fault), and we're back with Speed Race.  It's a bit of a deceptive game, where it rewards you with speed but you'll likely finish if you take your time.  It's breakneck pace was pretty fun to play, and it was monetized to the max.  It was kind of sad.

Bonus is that you hear Alden meowing like a cat for no particular reason, and a new ranking for games in the form of grunts.  

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If you have feedback on the show or would like to suggest a game, leave a comment or write to spiderbird@yahoo.com.  Thanks for listening!

We're taking a break from reviewing Roblox games to find out what y'all have been writing about us on iTunes.  Most of you have been very kind, but the majority of the reviews left us wondering.  We do appreciate the honesty though!

Feel free to leave reviews in the future, and we'll be more than happy to include them in a future podcast, be they bad or good.  It's just fun to hear what others have to say.

Have a good week!

WHAT??!?  Not a Roblox game??? Yep, we're going off the reservation and showcasing a simple online game that we've gotten quite good at.  It's Hole-IO, where you basically have everything fall into you for points.  As mentioned on the podcast, find the parks, swallow the smaller buildings within the first minute, and you're set to dominate.

If you have future game recommendations for us to review, you can send your suggestions to robert@dallasdesignsprints.com.

Thanks for listening!

Have you ever played a Roblox game that blatantly defies the laws of physics?  Well, probably all of them.  But THIS one allows you to control a cubical boulder that grabs skyscrapers, moon landers, bridges and smash other boulders.  That's right, it's Boulder Simulator.

Alden and I have been playing this game for a few months.  Pro Tip:  Once you can get to the Moon to get your "m's", do it.  You level up much faster and there's less competition.

Hope you enjoy the show!

Alden and I give Car Crushers 2 a go, and mostly end up trying to crash into one another by the time all was said and done.  There was a lot to explore, and I think we may have gotten to a small percentage of what the game had in it.

Overall, this was a very well done game... but hardly anyone to play with anywhere.  Need to make those billion dollar vehicles more accessible than they are today me thinks.

While uploading this episode to start the new year, I just discovered that Roblox took this particular game offline for review.  So you can't play it, and you'll have to suffer my person explaining the details of the game.  The only redeeming part of this podcast is when my son somehow jettisons me off the world a couple of times.

All the same, welcome back... and enjoy the show. :)