S4 E19 - That Goddamn Holiday Feeling

New year, new me, new ...games? The HLTB podcast hosts ring in the new year with everything we've left in 2025 and what we're bringing into 2026. In addition, we recount all the old childhood games we've tested out as adults and debut a whole new Guess the Game: The Collection Game. Listen in as we discuss those games that are just not easy no matter how old you are, learn how our childhood imaginations created games that don't actually exist, franchises that took us on a ride, and technical issues that left old games never to be replayed again. HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠ Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠ Email - ⁠[email protected]⁠ Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental) Graphic design – M4thew and Matt 00:00:11 - Intro 00:01:28 - Beaten 00:39:24 - Retired 00:53:56 - Playing 01:46:29 - Discussion 02:29:40 - Guess the Game 02:42:03 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Diallo: Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2), Tokimeki Memorial (Switch), Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Mega Dimension (Switch 2), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC) Lia: Rainbows Are Carnivores, Apollo 2, Shapeshit, Stickshift, Hurt Me Plenty, Succulent, Rinse & Repeat, Where’s the Beef, Logjam, Hard Lads, Cobra Club, That Lonesome Valley, Wordle, Murdle, Demos (The Art of Reflection, B.I.R.D., ServiceIT: You Can Do IT, Aviarium, Gecko Gods, Backpack Battles, Tiny House Simulator), Red Dead Online, Elder Scrolls Online, Funko Fusion, God of War (2018), Good Authority Matt: Puyo Puyo Tetris (PC), Sonic Racing CrossWorlds (PC), Christmas Celebration Escape (PC), Christmas Massacre (PC), Magic The Gathering Arena (PC), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (PC), SleepTown (Mobile), Crypt of the Necrodancer: Amplified (PC), Wordle (PC), Parallel Experiment (PC), Tokimeki Memorial: Taisen Puzzle-Dama (PC) Roy: Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch), Wordle (PC), Madden NEXT 12 (PS2), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch), Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch), Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch), Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC)