Welcome to Have You Played, a podcast that dives into the games we all love or, at times, love to hate. One game at a time, we discuss what it is about these games that stays with us. The parts of play that move us, compel us to pick up the next game, and the things that made us fall in love with games in the first place.
Latest episodes
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1 h 13
World of Warcraft Era 1
This week, Marc and Andrei talk about how to even talk about World of Warcraft (0:00) and when they came to the franchise (5:05). Stick around if you want to hear about raiding (25…
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1 h 20
Elden Ring
Today it’s time to join the serpent king as family as Marc and Andrei reminisce about that time 10 months ago when they played Elden Ring.They talk about the game more broadly (0:0…
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52 min
The Memory Box Tournament of Champions 1
Marc and Andrei rank the first 8 games of the Have You Played? Podcast for an impending tournament of our most memorable and cherished games.
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1 h 08
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Our Hylian chickens have come home to roost! Michael Iantorno joins us to talk about a beloved SNES classic!As usual, we go over how we got into the series (0:00), emulators and ra…
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53 min
Tomb Raider
It’s time to talk Tomb Raider! Courtney Blamey joins Marc and Andrei to talk all things Lara Croft this week. As always, we talk about our first contact with the games (0:00), the…
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1 h 09
Super Smash Bros.
Marc, Andrei, and our super special guest Scott talk about the highs and lows of our time playing the various Smash games. From our origins stories (3:55), we talk through the inst…
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1 h 00
Ogre Battle
This week, Andrei delves into the deep lore of the Ogre Battle franchise as Marc listens patiently and respectfully.From a series overview (0:00), to a point form discussion that r…
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1 h 16
Final Fantasy VIII
This week, we tackle Final Fantasy VIII, as Marc totally convinces Andrei that it’s the best in the franchise.As usual, we start off with where we were at when the game released, a…
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1 h 12
Diablo III
We look back at how we came to the Diablo franchise (1:31), how Diablo III looked when first announced (11:29), and it’s troubled launch (21:30) and how we felt about the game at t…
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1 h 03
Your First Pokémon
This week, we’re talking about Pokémon! We talk about how diverse folks’ first contact with the franchise has been, from the anime, to the card game and the games themselves (2:38)…
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1 h 01
Destiny
This week, we’re coming to you from the Moon! It’s Destiny. Marc and Andrei discuss their first contact with the franchise. From the game’s run up to launch (1:50), its hyped yet r…