How Long To Beat

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 their art once its public and how much can the masses transform media before crossing an ethical line? And why the heck is piracy so popular in the first place?

Additionally, expect news about the state of fruit fly brain simulation, a tale of Abby’s Peggle deficiencies, an update on Matt’s biggest stack of weed, Lia’s rock collection, a new gaming setup for Roy, and a complete disaster with a Russian games collection.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:48 - Beaten

00:26:08 - Retired

00:33:07 - Playing

00:54:33 - News

01:17:07 - Discussion: Piracy

02:14:28 - Untitled Collections Game

02:27:16 - Goodbye!

Games Mentioned:

Abby: InKonbini (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), Rock Simulator (PC), IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (PC), 30 Birds (PC), Godmode Epochs (PC), Peggle Deluxe (PC), Pinball FX (PC), Pinball FX Midnight (PC),

Lia: Sunburn (Gamenora, Browser), Sunburn (by Aaron on itch, Browser), Rock Simulator (PC)

Matt: Big Walk (PC), A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad (PC), Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC)

Roy: Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile/PC), Madden NFL 07 (Gamecube), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Pikmin 2 (Gamecube)

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 worth of Peggleling.

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Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠
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Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)
Graphic design – M4thew and Matt

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:29 - Beaten

00:46:15 - Retired

00:55:25 - Playing

01:44:57 - News

02:07:17 - Discussion

03:02:34 - Guess the Game

03:19:20 - Goodbye!

Games Mentioned:

Abby: Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist (PC), Mosaic of the Strange (PC), UMAMI (PC), Senran Kagura Bon Appetit (Vita), Humanity (PS5), PGA Tour 2K21(PS5), Go! Sudoku (Vita), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), InKONBINI (PC)

Lia: A Game About Digging a Hole (PC), Whose Lawn Is It Anyway (PC), InKonbini (PC), Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest (PC), Cyberpunk 2077 (PC), Tetris Forever (PC), sobosuba (PC), Game is Hard (Mobile), EnigmBox (Mobile), Gun Lander (PC)

Matt: Skatesterre (PC), Ridge Racer: Unbounded (PC), Rock Simulator 2 (PC), LEGO 2K Drive (PC), F<3ck Capitalism (PC), Big Walk (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Gigabash (PC), Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Bad Magpie, DeadRoot, Trans Theft Horso, Sanierungsgebiet Bülowstraße, Godmode Epochs, F-Zero (SNES), Tetris (GB)

Roy: Peggle Deluxe (PC), Peggle Nights (PC), Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

Hidden Gems:

Abby: Observation, Blade Runner (1997), Pineapple Smash Crew

Lia: Nuts (PC), The List (PC), That Dragon, Cancer (PC)

Matt: Bloxorz by Damien Clarke aka Roboman; CLASSIC GAME by iamqqqqqqq; Card City Nights 1 & 2 by Ludosity

Roy: Star Trek: Armada (PC), Monopoly Tycoon (PC), Bulk Slash (Saturn)

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 Simulator, the nightmare of waking up to a Ubisoft newsletter, the madness of GTA on GBA, and an anti-capitalist indie game jam!

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:08 - Beaten

00:41:36 - Retired

01:01:05 - Playing

01:32:26 - News

01:54:13 - Discussion: Physical Game Releases

02:45:53 - Untitled Collections Game

03:02:07 - Goodbye!

Games Mentioned:

Abby: A Game About Chopping Trees (PC), Stellar Blade (PC), Borderlands 2 (PC), Ridge Racer Unbounded (PC), Mosaic of the Strange (PC)

Lia: Indika (PS5), Still Wakes The Deep (PS5), Two Point Museum (PS5), Rise of the Ronin (PS5), Star Wars Outlaws (PS5), CADDE (PC), Enigmatic (Mobile)

Matt: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile via Phantasy Reverie collection (PC), Fowl Legacy (PC), In Sink (PC), The Advent of Content (PC), The Pestine Files (PC), I feel the walls closing in (and I don't know what to do) (PC), Big city life in Berlin and your landlord is an asshole. (PC), Die Original Moorhuhn Jagd (GBC), Moorhuhn Star Karts (NDS), Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015 (PC), Card Hog (PC), 3D Tetris (VB), RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike (PC), Wanderstop (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), Ridge Racer Unbounded (PC), Carcassonne (PC)

Roy: Wordle (PC), New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch), Civilization IV (PC), League of Legends (PC), Pokemon Emerald (GBA), Pokemon Fire Red Randomizer (GBA), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

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 addiction simulation, and Lia blasts through a bunch more demos and subscription games.

HowLongToBeat forums - ⁠https://howlongtobeat.com/forum⁠Discord – ⁠https://discord.gg/v5F26Dk⁠Email - ⁠[email protected]⁠Music – Ian Edward (intro/outro), Abatage (incidental), call me lethargy. (incidental)Graphic design – M4thew and Matt

00:12:11 - Intro

01:03:15 - Beaten

00:43:06 - Retired

01:12:04 - Playing

01:51:32 - News

02:11:03 - Discussion

02:47:01 - Guess the Game

03:02:57 - Goodbye!

Games Mentioned:

Abby: Turmoil (PC), Leaf It Alone (PC), Middle Earth: Shadow Of War (PC), Stellar Blade (PC), Wreckfest 2 (PC), Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist (PC), InKONBINI (PC), 30 Birds (PC)

Lia: Thank Goodness You’re Here (PS5), Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (Genesis), Organized Inside (PC), Softly Placed (Switch), Please Leave Me Alone (PC), Texting the Awkward Ace Guy You've Had a Crush on Since High School (PC), UNDER A STAR CALLED SUN (PC), The Corridor (PC), Filthbreed (PC), Pigeon West: Johnny the Pigeon (PC), Pigeon West: Call Of Gun - ISEKAI (PC), Pigeon West: El Diablo (PC), MindsEye (PC), Bomb Chicken (PC), NHL 22 (PS4), Going Under (Switch), Baby Steps (PS5), InKONBINI (PS5), Stellar Blade (PS5), A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (PS5), Lidar.Exe (PC), The Bench (PC), Mini Murder Mysteries (PC), Moonsigil Atlas (PC), Indika (PS5), Two Point Museum (PS5), Rise of the Ronin (PS5)

Matt: 4 In A Row (PC), beat refle (PC), Data Center by KMLO (PC), AI Datacenter Tycoon by Snugglebus (PC), Machine Party (PC), Fernbus Simulator (PC), Roxy Raccoon’s Pinball Panic (PC), Riding Seas (PC), Piss Off! (PC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC), RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike (PC), Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015 (PC)

Roy: Eragon (GBA), Wordle (PC), League of Legends (PC), Pokemon Emerald (GBA), Civilization IV (PC), Arknights (Mobile), Cockatrice (PC)

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 jamming to some tunes, expect puzzly tales of giving birth, the enjoyment of watching kids getting upset, appreciating fecal themed game DLC, and also... there is Ballz 3D.

Extended Collections of Favorite Soundtracks:

Abby: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/abatage/lists/109795/Favourite-Soundtracks

Lia: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/bohemu/lists/109893/Favorite-Soundtracks

Matt: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/Cockroach/lists/16817/Favorite-Soundtracks

Roy: https://howlongtobeat.com/user/FrozenRoy/lists/109902/Favorite-Soundtracks-(2026)

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:22 - Beaten

00:29:27 - Retired

00:44:24 - Playing

01:46:28 - Video Game Music Show & Tell!

02:33:00 - Discussion: Game Soundtracks

03:06:28 - Untitled Collections Game

03:19:25 - Outro

Games Mentioned:

Abby: Death of the Reprobate (PC), Surge 2 (PC), Mini Murder Mysteries (PC), Supermarket Chaos (PC), Cat Mail Co. (PC), The Greenening (PC), Garlic Builder (PC), Outhold (PC), NY Times Games (Mobile), Middle Earth: Shadow of War (PC), Wreckfest 2 (PC), 30 Birds (PC), Super Mario Odyssey (Switch 2), Mario Kart World (Switch 2), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2)

Lia: Birth (Switch), Hairdresser Simulator (PC), Wreckfest (PC), Neon Abyss (PC), Wordle, Murdle, Letterinth, Disney Dreamlight Valley (Switch), Radiator Forever (PC), Organized Inside (PC), A Game About Digging A Hole (PC), GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (PC), GTA Online (PC), MindsEye (PC), capyhoky (PC), Superhot: Mind Control Delete (PC), Dope Wars (Mobile), Harvest King (Mobile), Neon Fill (Mobile), PC Demos (Light Up The Town, Sparrow Warfare, Caravan Sandwitch, Herdling)

Matt: Wreckfest (PC), Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Sega Saturn), In Sink (PC)

Roy: Wordle (PC), League of Legends (PC), Pokemon Emerald (GBA), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Civilization IV (PC)

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 Moorhuhn Cinematic Universe.

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

00:02:41 - Beaten

00:28:42 - Retired

00:33:41 - Played

00:42:23 - Demos

01:30:31 - Discussion: Video Game Locations IRL

02:13:20 - Untitled Collection Game

02:24:22 - GoodbyeGames Mentioned:

Lia: Lost But Found (PC), Miniatures (PC), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (PC), Nier Automata (PS4), Switch Demos (Tomodachi Life, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Big Brain Academy Brain Vs Brain, ARMS, Dragon Quest Builders, Pardon My French Toast, Mahjong Puzzle 8, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, Esophaguys, and Roger, Bubble Ghost Remake), PC Demos (Unlucky Chicken, Pico Park Classic Edition, Mr. Toilet, Pigeon: A Love Story, Winter Burrow, Car Wash Simulator, Featherland, Trees Hate You, Gigabash, SONGBOY, Clean Up Earth, Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengeance of the Slayer, Birdwatching Notebook), A Game About Digging A Hole (PC), Chicken Fren (PC), Homeless Pigeon (PC), Desktop Bird (PC), Bomb Chicken (PC), Wordle, Murdle, Letterinth

Matt: Moorhuhn 2 (PC), Moorhuhn 3 (PC), Moorhuhn: Winter Edition (PC), Moorhuhn: Das verbotene Schloss aka Crazy Chicken Tales (PC), Moorfrosch (PC), FRIEDRICH MERZ LECKT EIER (PC), FlatOut 2 (PC), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD (PC), Ace of Seafood (PC), Horizon Chase Turbo (PC), NeoSprint (PC), Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (PC), Wreckfest (PC), Wanderstop (PC), beat refle (PC), In Sink (PC), Fernbus Simulator aka Coach Simulator (PC)

Roy: Blazblue: Centralfiction (PC), Wordle (PC), Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC), Tabletop Simulator (PC)

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 do we care in the first place?

Expect all that as well as sauceless chicken nugget gaming, outrageous tales of ancient Pokémon storage systems, and wiggly tapeworm adventures!

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:17 - Who is R2D21999?

00:15:17 - What has R2D21999 beaten, retired & played lately?

01:39:46 - Discussion: The Nokia N-Gage

02:35:07 - Guess the Game: Guest Edition!

02:38:41 Goodbye!

Games Mentioned by R2D21999:

Tomb Raider (N-Gage) (May 9th), Parasite Pack (N-Gage), NineHells (PC), Puyo Pop (N-Gage), Walking Survival (PC), Paradox Soul (PC), Requiem of Hell (N-Gage), Operation Shadow (N-Gage), Colin McRae Rally 2005 (N-Gage), Tetris (Chicken McNugget), Tetris (7/11 Slurpee), Samurai Shodown V (Switch)

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 worst quest types, imagining ideal quest-giving NPCs, and shouting out specific memoriesIn addition, expect a scandalous confession about failing a tutorial, wacky relationship shenanigans in Diallo’s Tomodachi Life game, tales of on-the-clock in-office gaming, and an especially exciting round of the Untitled Collection Game!

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

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:46 - Beaten

00:42:34 - Retired

00:55:46 - Playing

01:37:27 - Discussion: Side Quests

02:30:09 - Untitled Collections Game

02:47:18 - Farewell, Diallo!

Games Mentioned:

Diallo:  The Last Meadow (Discord), Blue Prince (PC), Bongo Cat (PC), Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2), Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Switch 2)

Lia:  Hypnospace Outlaw (PC), Pictonico (Mobile), Universal Paperclips (Browser), Wordle, Murdle, Letterinth (Browser),

Matt: Ballpoint Universe: Infinite (PC), Sven: Completely Screwed (PC), Moorhuhn 2 & 3 (PC), Moorhuhn: Jump 'n' Run - Schatzjäger aka Traps and Treasures (PC), Moorhuhn Kart 2 & 4 (PC), Straftat (PC), Bubsy 4D (PC), Universal Paperclips (Browser), FlyKnight (PC), Gravity Blocks (PC), Carcassonne (PC), Gran Turismo 4: Spec II (PC),Train Sim World 5 (PC), Pinball FX Midnight (PC), Wanderstop (PC), Tetris Effect (PC), Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (PC), beat refle (PC), FlatOut 2 (PC)Roy: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1), Wordle (PC), Gravity Blocks (PC)

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 defend consoles and subscription services against the PC majority.

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
00:00:53 - Beaten
00:01:02 - Retired
00:01:18 - Playing
00:18:10 - Discussion
01:20:33 - Guess the Game
01:34:07 - Goodbye!

Games Mentioned:

Lia: Wordle (Browser), Murdle (Browser), Letterinth (Browser), NHL 22 (PS4), Virtual Boy NSO: (3D Tetris, Space Invaders, Vertical Force, Jack Bros, V-Tetris, Mario Clash, Mario’s Tennis)

Roy: Wordle (PC), Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Hearthstone (PC), Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC)

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 videogames, struggling to handle one's balls, the thrill of birdwatching, and a nudge to the International Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28th!

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

00:00:00 Intro00:01:08 Beaten00:51:35 Retired/Paused01:09:36 Playing01:45:09 Discussion: Advergames02:19:28 Collection Game02:26:12 Goodbye!

Games Mentioned:

Lia:   Logic Puzzles (Mobile), While Waiting (PC), Lady at the Costco Gave Me Her Extra Hot Dog Soda Combo (Browser), Astronomical Club For Queers (PC), Canary Caged (Browser), Posey Picks Bus Stop (Browser), Superstar Hockey (Mobile), Hockey All-Stars 24 (Mobile), RV There Yet? (PC), HuniePop (PC), Draftula (Browser), RTFM (PC), Marble Sort (Mobile), Wordle, Murdle, Letterinth (Browser), NHL 22 (PS4), Toripon (PC), Tomb Raider (PC)

Matt: Small Saga (PC), Mare (Meta Quest), Don't Crash - The Political Game (PC), GigaBash (PC), Squirreled Away (PC), We Gotta Go (PC), Flock Around (PC), Moorhuhn X (PC), Disney's Fillmore! Mystery Game (Browser), Jungle 2 Jungle: Feed Myteka! (Browser), Jetixtreme 3D Racing (Browser), Frucht-Tiger: Leitung los! (Browser), Hot Wheels: Full-Power Pinball (Browser), Disney's Treasure Planet: Solar Surfer (Browser), Sugar Rush Speedway (Browser), 1. Deutsche Moorhuhn Meisterschaft (Browser), Super Indie Karts (PC), Unstung (Meta Quest), G-Force: Team Tactics (Browser), Pinball FX (PC), Pinball FX Midnight (PC), Gran Turismo 4: Spec II (PS2), Train Sim World 5 (PC), Ballpoint Universe: Infinite (PC), beat refle (PC)

Roy: NBA 2K1 (Dreamcast), Wordle (PC), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword (PC), Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1), Madden 12 NEXT (PC)