Colm Ahern

I schedule tweets for work. I talk on @StealthBoomBoom for fun. Ex-VideoGamer & Rock Paper Shotgun. He/Him.

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You Blues ky, you?

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It's over 20 years since Metal Gear Acid first came out, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2025.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Moving tiles! Talking dolls! Deck management! 🎴

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Konami's 2004 turn-based strategy CCG, Metal Gear Acid🎙️

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It's almost 25 years since Thief 2 came out, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2025.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Robot rising! Sound vibes! Stealth Strepsil! 🏹

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Looking Glass Studios' 2000 stealth game, Thief II: The Metal Age🎙️

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It's almost 20 years since Destroy All Humans came out, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2025.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Holobobbing! Demolishing the '50s! Speaking human! 👽

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Pandemic Studios' 2005 action-adventure game, Destroy All Humans!🎙️

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It's 25 years since Tenchu 2 came out, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2025.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Grapple hook tweaks! Movement disagreements! Ninja soap opera! 🥷

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Acquire's 2000 stealth game, Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins🎙️

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It's 20 years since Shadow of Rome came out, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2025.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Disguised infiltration! A Roman whodunnit! Gladiatorial combat! ⚔️

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Capcom's 2005 third-person stealth/action game, Shadow of Rome🎙️

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We're coming up on 10 years since the first Dying Light came out, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2025.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Parkour! Superficial sound! Zombie chases! 🧟

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Techland's 2015 first-person survival horror game, Dying Light🎙️

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Here are the 20 games we played in alphabetical order

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We went and played 20 old stealth/stealthy video games this year and recorded podcasts on each of them.

Now we're putting all 20 of them into an ordered list.

This is a game of the year podcast like the other ones, but not.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

No Astro Bot, no Balatro, no Metaphor: ReFantazio or anything else that came out this year.

It's time for Stealth Boom Boom's Game of the Year 2024: The Boomies! 🎧

We're talking the 20 games we've discussed throughout our podcast's second year. 🎙️

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The world celebrated the 15th anniversary of Rogue Warrior recently, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2024.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

A ludicrous takedown! Okay action! Sweary Mickey Rourke! 🤬

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Rebellion's 2009 FPS, Rogue Warrior 🎙️

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@pan_accindex I guarantee you we will 100% be talking about that song, maybe more in-depth than anyone should.

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Mini Ninjas (from the people what do Hitman) is now 15 years old, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2024.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Empty areas! Windy Pants! Conspicuous shinobi! 🥷

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking IO Interactive's action-adventure game, Mini Ninjas. 🎙️

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Might actually try and use the other app this time?

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Alien: Isolation is now 10 years old, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage, and whether the game's any good in 2024.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Constant fear! The Sevastopol sound! A chaotic xenomorph! 👽

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking Creative Assembly's first-person stealth game, Alien: Isolation. 🎙️

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Who knew the healing would begin with the discovery that the Take That man has a large child

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Elon Musk, Dana White, Joe Rogan all mentioned during this victory speech.

The actual fuck is going on

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Not knowing the duration, my brain factory reseted with those first couple of restarts. Jesus, it's still so magnificent.

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Friend: Did you ever see Too Many Cooks when it was on TV?

Me: Too Many-- no, what's that?

Friend: Oh, it was an old sitcom. It had a great intro.

*presses play and watches my mind melt in real time*

[✨it takes a lot to make a stew✨ @heartscale_txt]

Today is the 10 Year Anniversary of Too Many Cooks airing at like 3am scaring the crap out of people who were up late and stoned watching Adult Swim

It’s the weirdest project I’ve ever done and I’m proud I got be part of such an insane and iconic video🔪

https://t.co/RhXT2lRe2s

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Untitled Goose Game is now 5 years old, so we went & played it.

And then we recorded a podcast chatting about the marketing, the pre-launch press coverage (and a bit post-), and whether the game's any good in 2024.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen.

Thanks x o x o

[Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast @StealthBoomBoom]

Annoying villagers! To-do list ambiguity! HONKING! 🪿

It's time for another episode of the Stealth Boom Boom video games podcast! 🎧

We're talking House House's 2019 stealth-puzzle game, Untitled Goose Game. 🎙️

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Who knew she would be the best thing on weekly television a mere 13 years later

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Might actually try and use the other app this time?