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How Long To Beat
by HowLongToBeat.com
A biweekly gaming podcast by and for members of the HowLongToBeat community. Currently hosted by Abby, Lia, Matt, and Roy to discuss various topics surrounding all genres and eras of video games, as well as current events in the HLTB community. Each episode they delve into their backlogs to explore games they've beaten or retired, discuss a range of gaming related topics, and test each other on their gaming knowledge using the tools of the HowLongToBeat website!
Episodes
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S4 E39 - Variety of Toilets
It's that time again! Time for a fresh heap of episodey goodness. This time the hosts are discussing that grey world of faux nostalgia and the times video games get it just close enough to make it, and the times it's just laughably off. Catch up with us as Abby puzzles around some sexy ladies…
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S4 E38 - Rocks Are Fun
Today the hosts will don their peg legs and eyepatches to discuss the morality of video game piracy as well as personal experiences with it. What are favorite games that we were introduced to through piracy and how did piracy change throughout the years? How much agency does a creator keep over...
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S4 E37 - I Did Retire Humanity
The Pod hosts are back at it again, this time sharing a collection of hidden game gems that we wanted to bring to a broader audience. Listen in as Abby gives up on leading humans to victory, Matt decides to take a walk, Lia gets frustrated by non-canceling animations, and Roy does a full day's...
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S4 E36 - How Long To Beat Capitalism
The hosts take up one of the hottest subjects of current times: The importance of and enthusiasm around physical video game releases. Do we need them? Why do we appreciate them? Are there any specific physical editions we love? In other news, expect an investigation on how to beat Tabletop...
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S4 E35 - Uninstalling Half My Computer
It's time for a fresh episode of the podcast, where this time the hosts collect to discuss the summer joy that is the HLTB Community Event Itchmas in July! Play along as Roy decides if he's actually retired anything, Abby uncovers a pile of leaves Matt won't leave alone, Matt gets deeper into...
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S4 E34 - Piss Metal
New season 4 DLC dropped: We present the return of seasoned podcast voice Abatage to join the host squad moving forward! With the recovered power of four yapping mouths, we discuss the magic of video game soundtracks as we present each other some handpicked favorites and more. And when we're not...
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S4 E33 - Moor than meets the Huhn
In this edition of the How Long To Beat podcast, the hosts reminisce about places they've been and wish to be that have also featured in video games. Listen along as we discuss bird-based games, Lia drags on about a ton of demos, Roy keeps it simple, and Matt ventures into the MCU, that is, the...
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S4 E32 - For The N-Gagers Out There (feat. R2D21999)
On this episode, the hosts welcome collector of handheld oddities and Nokia N-Gage enthusiast R2D21999 to have a chat about the iconic taco-shaped gaming phone. What are the hidden gems of this platform and what is the homebrew community cooking up? What would it take to revive the N-Gage and why...
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S4 E31 - Everyone Wants to Baba the Dook
Farewell, dear Diallo! In this bitter sweet episode of the How Long To Beat podcast, Diallo says goodbye for now as an active host as he is tangled up in too many real life side quests. To send Diallo off into the wild, the group discusses side quests in video games. Ruminating about the best and...
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S4 E30 - Reject Humanity, Return to Wii U
Another episode of the podcast is ready for your eardrums! In this episode Roy and Lia are left to their own devices to discuss disappointments in gaming. Which left the biggest holes in our hearts and which turned around? Listen along as we speed through our beaten, retired, and played games and...
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S4 E29 - Antigrav Racing Tampon
In this episode, the hosts discuss the wonderful world of advergames! Looking back at oddities of the past, hidden gems, and modern equivalents. But also brainstorming exciting new game concepts based on existing products! Additionally, expect discussions of political assassinations in…
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S4 E28 - Gaming Bucket List: K*ll H*tler
It's time for another episode of the How Long To Beat podcast. This time we linked back to the past of the forums and completed some backlogged questions. Follow along as we chat about logic puzzles, forest animal ideologies, and whether or not Kaepora Gaebora is more useful than Navi....
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S4 E27 - GamerAim Is Right About Everything (feat. GamerAim)
On this episode we discuss our enthusiasm for virtual reality gaming as we welcome one of the longest standing members of the HLTB community, the legendary GamerAim! After having a little chat with our guest and her recent gaming, we dive into the main subject of the episode where we discuss why…
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S4 S26 - A Different Kind of Oil Change
This week the podcast hosts race through the games they've been playing only to hit traffic while discussing every subgenre there is to be had in the grand world of racing games. Join us as we discuss Ridge Racer Type 4, hear about randomizer woes, and learn about building transit stations in the...
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S4 E25 - Bring Back the Collective Psychosis
📢 ATTENTION, PLEASE! 📢 This episode, your hosts are back to discuss some of the biggest announcements in video game history! Join us for an insightful discussion as we uncover Matt's past as a Nintendo fan, reminisce about giant enemy crabs, and debate the future of the F-Zero franchise!...
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S4 E24 - Where Are My Excel Sheet Games, Goddamnit?!
On this episode of the How Long To Beat podcast, the hosts discuss character creators in video games. Why are certain hairstyles always so wonky? When are we finally gonna get bladder size sliders? And how many possible combinations does the LEGO Racers figurine designer actually have? In…
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S4 E23 - Flash Is Dead, Long Live Flash
This week the podcast goes into the past with Flash, everyone's favorite old internet game platform. What were our favorite Flash games and the sites where we gathered to play them on? Were any of these actually Javascript or Macromedia? Did we actually go out to purchase any retail versions of...
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S4 E22 - My Funemployment Era (GOTY Edition)
It's that time again! The HLTB Podcast hosts are back to discuss our very favorite games that we played in 2025! Join us for a radical retrospective, in which we talk repeatedly about Pokémon, commiserate about the agony of filing taxes, and attempt to pronounce Nietzsche quotes. Which games will...
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S4 E21 - 2025 HLTB GotM Retrospective (feat. Knalb)
Another year passed and the hosts welcome back thread master Knalb to recount the "Game of the Month" winners of the community throughout 2025. Knalb also brings the stats and trivia to play a guessing game around the community's activity! Did the community choose better games than the year…
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S4 E20 - Existentialism & Kickflips
With another HLTB community event having wrapped up not too long ago, your trusty hosts Lia, Matt and Roy look back and discuss the games of Itchmas 2025, the annual indie game extravaganza! Additionally, Matt finally dusts off a game that’s been backlogged for over 10 years, Lia rectifies the...
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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…
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S4 E18 - Of the Birds That I’ve Met
As the year draws closer to STAGE COMPLETE, the HLTB Pod hosts gathered one last time in 2025 to discuss everything video and games, especially the elusive freebie known as gifted games. What holidays and event do get them for as well as memorable gift and moments. Who finished off their gifted...
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S4 E17 - Poo-yo Poo-yo Tetris
Some games, like the timeless masterpiece that is Tetris, are eternally replayable. So in this episode the hosts discuss if and when they replay games, remember moments when a return to a game changed their experience significantly, and chat about what games entice them to revisit in the future....
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S4 E16 - Tummy Tetris
As Americans prepare to stuff their faces this Thursday, your trusty hosts turn their attention to the world of cooking and crafting in video games! We hope you brought your appetite, because our Thanksgiving dinner features Sonic blue curry, haunted pickles, the world’s worst mac and cheese, and...
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S4 E15 - The DOOM of Germany
Get ready for another edition of everyone's favorite podcast! This time we're discussing ROM Hacks and Fan Games and finding out which freakish fan hacks have a special place in our hearts. Stream along as Lia becomes a billionaire, Matt chases Justin Bieber, Roy plays multiple Pokemon and...
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S4 E14 - As Usual, Matt Loves Piss
As it is Spooky Season™️, Lia, Matt and Roy follow their content creator obligation to talk about fitting things like games that actually managed to scare them and, of course, the best Halloween candy! Between the usual yapping about video games and another round of "Guess the Game", you will…
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S4 E13 - I’m Actually Having Social Interactions (Which Is Crazy!)
It's time for another descent into gaming madness, wherein we brave hosts discuss all things video games and what presence sports games have on our backlogs and completed. Who has the most sports games in their catalog? Join in as Roy gets destroyed by collegiate football simulations, Matt pulls...
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S4 E12 - What a Curse the Internet Is
Welcome, fellow web surfer, to another episode of the How Long To Beat podcast! Today Lia, Matt and Roy chat about how the proliferation of information through modern technology has impacted the gaming space, as well as the games that they’ve been spending time with recently and playing another...
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S4 E11 - The Ballad of Gay Citizen Kane
The whittled down hosting trio are back for another round of video game chat, this time with slightly more Lia than required! Listen in as they discuss which seasons go with which games and why, and who is the freak who decided this topic was a good one? Follow for discussions on great franchise...
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S4 E10 - The Ninja Gaiden Birds Have Been Nerfed
The birds are angry these days! But that doesn't stop us from blabbering on about videogames that we are playing. Or lack thereof, as we'll also be discussing gaming droughts, what might cause them, what might get us out of them, and what else we do when we're not spending our precious free-time...
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S4 E9 - The F*cking Rat Episode
It's time for another round of chatting about video games! This month we are without Diallo but the remaining hosts gather to discuss the community event Itchmas in July and other stuff that's holding their fancies this month. Including but not limited to: the pros and cons of gamepass and…
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NG+ - Showcase Showcase! (Summer Game Fest 2025 & More)
Join us on a sidequest through the recent videogame showcases, including the big Summer Game Fest schedule as well as a couple individual events outside of that. We talk about how we engage with showcases in general and reveal our most anticipated new games discoveries through these recent live...
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S4 E8 - So Cool! You're in the Hospital!
On this episode, the hosts take a trip down memory lane: They revisit the very first video games they ever played, and then they take a look at "gateway games" that exposed them to new genres or concepts. Tune in as they talk about shiny poop, recount their childhood medical history, and review…
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S4 E7 - 900 F*cking Nuts
With the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 on the horizon, the hosts take a look back at their experiences with the original Switch console. They go over how the platform affected their gaming and remember favorite titles, but also share criticisms and reasons why one might not have purchased a...
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S4 E6 - My Tip Is: Uninstall!
Your S4 hosts are back with another healthy dose of gamer chat! In this episode we share the games we chose for each other to play based on our backlogs, plus our memories of the best, worst, and the weird in licensed and media tie-in video games. Join us for bird games, soundtrack bangers, game...
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S4 E5 - Victim of the Clown Hype Cycle
Between geese, red pandas, killer clowns, and diapers… This month’s episode contains an especially eclectic collection of games as we talk about the exciting and the frustrating titles that we’ve been playing recently. We also share our experience with tackling the dustiest game on our respective...
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S4 E4 - Escape the Podcast Motel
Hosts Diallo, Lia, Matt, and Roy are back and ready to share the upcoming 2025 releases that have them excited, as well as discuss how they keep up with video game news! Tune in to hear their takes on disgusting garbage houses, video games about pop stars, and much, much more! HowLongToBeat…
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S4 E3 - 2024 HLTB GotM Retrospective
On this special episode, we welcome back previous guest and thread master Knalb to look back with us at the "Game of the Month" titles that were chosen by the community throughout 2024 as part of one of the oldest traditions on HowLongToBeat. To top it all off, Knalb brought a bunch of…
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S4 E2 - The Easy-Bake Oven for Dudes
Welcome the new year with a look back at the last games Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy were able to squeeze through under the 2024 deadline. In this episode, the shiny newly minted hosts of the podcast go over the last games they have beaten, retired, and played before debating the pros and cons of…
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S4 E1 - Ruining the Legacy
A new beginning is upon us as Josh and Paula are ambushed by a set of new voices who are eager to carry the torch into season 4 of the How Long To Beat Podcast! In this extra big episode, members of the community Diallo, Lia, Matt and Roy begin the new season with a discussion of some games that...
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S3 E52 - Hope
The end has come and the season finishes up with this final episode where Josh and Paula take a look to the future. What are they keen to finish? What’s been sitting on the backlog begging to be played? What new releases are they looking forward to in the future? Thanks to everyone who…
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S3 E51 - I Bought It All
In this penultimate episode of season 3: Josh has been battling insane robotics, meditating with pixel art, and tweaking hardware in search of stability, while Paula continues to catch them all, and till the land in pursuit of abundance and anime. Then they have a special showdown to decide who...
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S3 E50 - They Will Have Your Money
The time has come! Paula’s tenure as educational administrator is at an end, but at what cost?! Has she done enough to justify the hard decisions and moist frogs that frequented the journey? Are we finally witnessing the liberation of indentured students?! Meanwhile Josh has made it to the end of...
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S3 E49 - I Don’t Remember That
Is it a myth? Is it real? Can you actually do that amazing thing in that popular game? This week we’re talking about the rumours and myths that make up gaming folklore. Has the internet taken away the mystery? Or are there still exciting surprises to be had? We raise some questions, but do we...
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S3 E48 - The Bad Tide
Welcome to the shortest episode description ever, because Josh is tired and the words aren’t working. This week the talk is all about games, and videogame preservation. Enjoy! HowLongToBeat forums - https://howlongtobeat.com/forum Discord – https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk Email - [email protected]...
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S3 E47 - Back In My Day
Come sail the seven seas this week as gaming piracy is up for discussion, with all its swashbuckling and spicy takes. Is there a moral imperative to bend the rules from time to time? Or is it simply misguided righteousness in this topsy-turvy world of easily obtained loot and booty? Before that...
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S3 E46 - Kids Get Very Thirsty
Yes, the hot rumours are true and the end of Season 3 has now been set to sometime in the next couple of months. While there are still a good handful of episodes left, the hosts would love to hear from anyone who may be interested in hosting the podcast into Season 4. So get in touch at...
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S3 E45 - Child Labour
In this episode: Paula brings back an out-dated form of employment, while satiating her power-hungry need for order and conformity. Josh dies repeatedly on alien planets, and dives deep into the lore of weird cults and relics that leave bodies in their wake. Then the discussion turns to open…
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S3 E44 - Irrelevant Ducks
It’s all about games, games, and more games this episode as Paula and Josh have been playing, retiring, and completing a bunch of different titles. For some reason though, there seems to have been a lot of cats involved… which has to be a good thing, right? Plus, it’s Steam sale time, so they…
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S3 E43 - I Had Issues
This week Josh has been spending most of his time scavenging parts from derelict ships, laughing at renaissance absurdity, and sticking his nose into a new criminal case. While Paula returned to the conflict of world domination, continued to catch them all, solved puzzles with bricks, and went...
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A biweekly gaming podcast by and for members of the HowLongToBeat community. Currently hosted by Abby, Lia, Matt, and Roy to discuss various topics surrounding all genres and eras of video games, as well as current events in the HLTB community. Each episode they delve into their backlogs to explore games they've beaten or retired, discuss a range of gaming related topics, and test each other on their gaming knowledge using the tools of the HowLongToBeat website!
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A biweekly gaming podcast by and for members of the HowLongToBeat community. Currently hosted by Abby, Lia, Matt, and Roy to discuss various topics surrounding all genres and eras of video games, as well as current events in the HLTB community. Each episode they delve into their backlogs to explore...
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