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The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World
Dan Ackerman (inferred)
“You should read it”
“Have you read the book on Tetris? No. You should read it. Particularly someone who grew up in Russia.”— Todd Howard
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Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar Games (inferred)
“highly recommend finishing that game”
“I think Red Dead Redemption 1 could be my favorite story. Like, highly recommend finishing that game.”— Todd Howard
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Marvel Snap
Second Dinner (inferred)
“my favorite game this year ... You should really play it”
“my favorite game this year is Marvel Snap, this card game from the folks who did Hearthstone. You should really play it”— Todd Howard
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Diablo Immortal
Blizzard Entertainment (inferred)
“I was very, very impressed with that. Had a lot of fun”
“Diablo Immortal is, I was very, very impressed with that. Had a lot of fun.”— Todd Howard
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Steven Spielberg (inferred)
“still my favorite movie of all time ... It's the best movie ever”
“And "Raiders," still my favorite movie of all time. No debate. It's the best movie ever.”— Todd Howard
MediaRecommended
Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Origin Systems (inferred)
“Ultima VII is probably [the best game]”
“Ultima VII is probably ... that was a virtual fantasy world, where I had, you could break bread, you could pick all this stuff up”— Todd Howard
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Tetris
Alexey Pajitnov (inferred)
“What's the best game of all time? ... Tetris”
“What's the best game of all time? ... Tetris ... it's just so elegant ... this very pure game that only works 'cause it's a video game.”— Todd Howard
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo (inferred)
“It's my favorite Zelda ... It's a magical game”
“It's my favorite Zelda ... they just did a phenomenal job. It's a magical game.”— Todd Howard
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Rockstar Games (inferred)
“could be my favorite one ... I loved all the Grand Theft Autos”
“Then Vice City's kind of a fast follow, which could be my favorite one ... I loved all the Grand Theft Autos.”— Todd Howard
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Hearthstone
Blizzard Entertainment (inferred)
“Hearthstone's a game I love”
“Hearthstone's a game I love. I love all time”— Todd Howard
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Forza
Turn 10 Studios (inferred)
“I love Forza”
“or racing games, Forza, put up there, I love Forza. Played them all.”— Todd Howard
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Madden NFL
EA Sports (inferred)
“I still play Madden to this day. I love it”
“I buy Madden every year ... I still play Madden to this day. I love it.”— Todd Howard
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Diablo III
Blizzard Entertainment (inferred)
“Diablo, a series I love ... which I think is great”
“Diablo, a series I love ... Diablo III, which I think is great.”— Todd Howard
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Minority Report
Steven Spielberg (inferred)
“that movie I love, "Minority Report"”
“that movie I love, "Minority Report" ... If you look at a lot of the things in that movie ... those are coming true.”— Todd Howard
MediaRecommended
Prince of Persia
Jordan Mechner (inferred)
“Prince of Persia's one of my favorite games”
“Prince of Persia's one of my favorite games ... It's a love letter to Prince of Persia.”— Todd Howard
The guest's own work
MediaBy the guest
Fallout Shelter
Bethesda Game Studios (inferred)
“Fallout, I definitely recommend that one. Fallout Shelter. Completely different game.”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bethesda Game Studios
“Skyrim's 11 years old, still probably our most played game. And so we don't see it slowing down.”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios
“We had always wanted to do something where you explore space, the explore space role playing game.”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
Fallout 3
Bethesda Game Studios
“is one of my favorite projects that I've ever, ever worked on ... that game found the audience and success that it did”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
Fallout 4
Bethesda Game Studios
“I think you should play Fallout 4. Love to hear your thoughts.”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Bethesda Game Studios
“the credit goes to Morrowind maybe over Skyrim ... we're gonna make Morrowind and make the biggest, best RPG we can make”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Bethesda Game Studios
“Daggerfall digs deep into who's your character, how you gonna develop it, what are your skills?”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
Bethesda Game Studios
“It's actually, it's a game I love, and it's very, very elegant, if you look at the first one”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Bethesda Game Studios
“Oblivion has some more guardrails on it. Morrowind's where you can really go.”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
Bethesda Softworks
“Redguard was my game, and I wanted to do something a little more Ultima feeling, handcrafted world ... I love Redguard”— Todd Howard
MediaBy the guest
Fallout 76
Bethesda Game Studios
“Fallout 76, like really bad launch, and okay, what did we do wrong? ... Now it's a success.”— Todd Howard
Also referenced (named, not recommended)
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Grand Theft Auto III
Rockstar Games (inferred)
“I would put GTA III, Grand Theft Auto III up there with the landmark kind of usher in the open world”— Todd Howard
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Portal
Valve (inferred)
“Is there any others that pop to mind? Portal.”— Todd Howard
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Civilization
Sid Meier (inferred)
“But for me, the Ultima, Civilization. As far as a grand strategy game.”— Todd Howard
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Pac-Man
Namco (inferred)
“Pac-Man I mentioned in terms of bringing games into the mainstream in a way that captured people that nothing before it had.”— Todd Howard
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Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo (inferred)
“Super Mario, Donkey Kong, everything Nintendo, are probably the best game makers in the world still.”— Todd Howard
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Dark Souls
FromSoftware (inferred)
“But I've sometimes put down games from frustration only to return again, stronger. Dark Souls. Yeah.”— Todd Howard
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Westworld
Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy (inferred)
“Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy who do Westworld”— Todd Howard
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Chernobyl
HBO (inferred)
“What they did, HBO did with Chernobyl, like the attention to detail. It's just incredible.”— Lex Fridman
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