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Video series

Current

Series Year
Achievement Hunter Weekly Update 2010–present
Geoff Ramsey, Jack Pattillo, and other Achievement Hunters go over recent video game news and releases, as well as their achievement of the week. Achievement Hunter fans also submit episode-specific intros for the group to use.
Fails of the Weak 2010–present
Various Hunters (mainly Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo) go through fan-submitted "Game Fails" and give them commentary. Until July 2014, Fails of the Weak exclusively covered Halo failures. A "best of" compilation of Halo Fails of the Weak was released on DVD and Blu-ray in September 2013.
Rage Quit
Michael Jones plays annoying or difficult games, until he inevitably quits out of anger. This series initially began on Jones' personal YouTube channel, but was added to the Achievement Hunter lineup when he was hired in 2011.
This Is... 2011–present
This series goes through a recently released game, and explains the game's achievements. Pattillo has called this "the closest [they'll] ever get to reviewing games".
Things to Do in... 2011–present
Typically hosted by Geoff Ramsey and Gavin Free, this series showcases unusual or cool things the audience can do in a video game. [1] The length of the episodes vary, ranging from a few minutes minutes to thirty minutes, depending on the format.
Let's Play 2011–present
All (or a selection of) the main hosts play a video game, with their live commentary dubbed over the events. New videos are released on the YouTube channel called "Let's Play" throughout the week with their flagship series being their weekly Let's Play Minecraft series on Fridays and Let's Play Grand Theft Auto series on Mondays. There are also non-Achievement Hunter Let's Play videos which feature Rooster Teeth employees who do not work in the Achievement Hunter wing. The first ever Let's Play video was in fact not released under the Achievement Hunter brand and was released in 2009. In addition to the standard Let's Play, Achievement Hunter produces several other Let's Play series. These include:
Let's Play Minecraft

Their leading Let's Play series in which the main hosts usually play the Xbox 360 Edition in a world that Ramsey and Free created called Achievement City. They normally play in this world to compete for the "Tower of Pimps", a stack of four gold blocks on top of an obsidian base (replaced with either dirt or sponge for Narvaez) that was originally made by a drunken Free. Occasionally, the hosts may be joined by other Rooster Teeth employees or they may switch to the original PC version. The first episode was released on the Rooster Teeth YouTube channel on May 11, 2012 [2] and featured all the current main hosts (except for Haywood who was originally not part of the group), while the following two episodes had the respective debuts of the Tower of Pimps and the Achievement City world. From Episode 119.5 onwards, they began to incorporate Xbox One Edition into their videos.

Let's Play Grand Theft Auto

Their other major Let's Play series in which the group play a Grand Theft Auto game on Xbox 360. It originally started as a one-off Let's Play video called Let's Play Grand Theft Auto IV (now named Let's Play - GTA IV Part 1) on May 13, 2013, [3] which they originally played the game in anticipation for the release of Grand Theft Auto V. However, the group enjoyed playing GTA IV so much that they ended making more Let's Play videos featuring the game, turning Mondays into a day dedicated for the release of a new video featuring the game. They switched over to Grand Theft Auto V when its Online multiplayer component was activated in October 2013.

Let's Build

A version of Let's Play in which Ramsey and Free build courses and arenas for future Let's Play Minecraft episodes. The first episode of the series was in 2012 as a one-off video and became a regular series beginning in 2013. In 2014, it was taken over by the newly hired Jeremy Dooley and Matt Bragg, as they had more experience and knowledge in Minecraft, and are often joined by fellow employees Lindsay Jones and Kdin Jenzen.

Full Play

A version of Let's Play in which Michael Jones plays through an entire game's single-player campaign. While Jones and Ramsey did play through the full campaign of Saints Row: The Third in 2011, it was not released under the name Full Play. The first official episode of Full Play was Resident Evil: Revelations in 2013. This show does not have a fixed schedule, as most of their other shows do, and is recorded whenever Jones finds time.

VS

A weekly one-on-one competition where two of the Achievement Hunter hosts compete against each other in a video game of the challenger's choosing. The winner of the game is declared champion of the office for one week and gets ownership of a WWE Championship belt replica and a golden rooster trophy for that time. The winner is then challenged by another Achievement Hunter member the next week in the order of the office seatings. The order was changed in the 52nd episode, the 'Reset', and from then on was based on rankings in a go-kart race.

Let's Fail/Things to Don't

A sporadically released series in which the gang attempt to record an episode of Let's Play or Things To Do In but can not complete the video or objective due to an issue they are having. Whether it be technical difficulties, the game not working with them, or just lack of skill.

Game Time

A series in which Rooster Teeth's Burnie Burns sits down with a fellow Rooster Teeth employee as they play through a game (or part a game) together and discuss the guest's involvement in Rooster Teeth. There are rare episodes in which the guest does not discuss their involvement with Rooster Teeth or the guest is not a Rooster Teeth employee. The first episode of the series was in 2011 as a one-off video, and was a series in 2013. It has since been discontinued, though one of the Lazer Team stretch goals was to release more episodes.

GO!

A weekly competition where all of the Achievement Hunter hosts except Geoff Ramsey compete against each other to accomplish a goal that Ramsey gives, which can be accomplished in any video game the participant feels would fit the goal. When one of the hosts has won five cumulative weeks (results being marked on a paper on the wall), Ramsey will buy him a pizza. [4] The series began in 2013.

How To:

A LP series featuring Rooster Teeth's Joel Heyman and Adam Ellis where they sit down with a fellow Rooster Teeth employee as they play through a game (or part a game) together. The first episode of "How To" Then "Let's Play with Joel and Adam" premiered on October 31, 2013.

Game Kids 2014
A series in which Rooster Teeth's Burnie Burns plays a video game with his children. The first episode of the series was in 2014.
GameFails 2011–present
A channel that contains several videos a day of fan-submitted "fails" in a vast selection of games. It was initially a spin-off of Fails of the Weak until that series became merged with the channel in July 2014 by dropping its Halo-exclusive focus.
Game Night 2012–present
Caleb Denecour and Geoff Ramsey play a Halo custom game with the Achievement Hunter community, recording footage of gameplay and later posting a compilation of the best parts that typically averages about three minutes long. As of 2014, Game Night has been replaced by Game Night: Live, an hour long live stream featuring four of the Achievement Hunters as they play various games with the community. Game Night: Live is only available to sponsors of the Rooster Teeth website and occurs monthly.
Retro-Active 2012–present
Hosted and created by recurring host Brandon "Fragger" Light, this series features games from the past generations of consoles and how they can be implemented into the current generation.
Five Facts 2012–present
This series features five little known facts about a very well-known game or game series. The series was created by community member Franco for the Community Hunter channel and was recently added to the main channel lineup.
Coming Soon 2013–present
An in-depth look at what games are coming up in the following month, with gameplay footage, developer comments, and intensive details on what to expect from the game itself. Created and hosted by Kdin Jenzen.
Achievement Hunt 2013–present
Replacing Achievement Horse/Pig, two hosts go through fan submitted maps and challenges in any game of their choice, the two hosts compete in a " HORSE"-type race to spell HUNT.
Play Pals 2014–present
A series featuring two-player games played by Gavin Free and Michael Jones.
Countdown 2014–present
A series created by Kdin Jenzen, where the Hunters go over a ranked list of instances regarding a video game-related subject.
Imaginary Achievements 2014–present
A series created by Matt Bragg and Jeremy Dooley, where the Hunters make up their own achievements in video games. The series originally started on the AH Community channel in January 2013, and later moved to the Let's Play channel in August 2014.
MegaCraft 2014–present
A series originally created by Matt Bragg on the Community Hunter channel, where he and other Hunters showcase Achievement Hunter community members' Minecraft creations.

Pilots

Series Year
Let's Watch 2014
A series in which one of the Achievement Hunters play a game with the others watching them play the game and commentating in the background. The series premiered in September 2014.
Grab Bag 2014
A series of never-before-seen and behind the scenes footage that were cut from various Let's Play videos. The series premiered in September 2014. At the end of the first episode, they showed a teaser of the Magic: The Gathering video they never released.
Oh My Mod! 2014
A series in which the Achievement Hunter crew explore the world of user created content for PC games. The series premiered in October 2014.
AH VS The World 2014

Former

Series Year
Forced Enjoyment 2008
Jack Pattillo must play poorly received games. The series was filmed in a documentary format, with several segments per episode.
Pajamachievements 2008-09
Geoff Ramsey and Gavin Free play games with Ramsey's wife Griffon and a variety of her friends.
Achievement Horse/Pig 2010-13
Two hosts go through fan submitted " HORSE" maps in Halo. These maps include obstacle courses, shooting challenges, and other types of skill challenges. Due to the popularity of a handful of special edition Achievement Horse videos that took place in Trials Evolution, a separate series was created to satisfy fans that both wanted the return of the Halo videos and those that wanted more of the Trials Evolution videos. However, instead of a game of "HORSE" each week two hosts play a game of "PIG". In 2013, the series was replaced with Achievement Hunt.
AH Predicts 2010-12
Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo use simulation in sports video games to "predict" an upcoming real-life match.
A Look Back At... 2011-12
Similar to "This Is...", this series includes older games that may have been overlooked. The series was created by recurring cast member Brandon "Fragger" Light, with the hosts being Light and Ray Narvaez, Jr.
Trials Files 2012–2014
Jack Pattillo and Geoff Ramsey highlight and provide commentary on a variety of user-created maps in Trials Evolution and later Trials Fusion.
  1. ^ Lien, Tracey (December 28, 2012). "Achievement Hunter recreates Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 in Minecraft". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Let's Play Minecraft with Geoff, Jack, Michael, Gavin and Ray". Rooster Teeth. 11 May 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Let's Play - GTA IV Part 1". Rooster Teeth. 13 May 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Achievement Hunter Presents: GO! #1". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-12-09.