{"id":1801856,"date":"2023-02-02T18:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T23:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/the-last-of-us-star-nick-offerman-swore-off-videogames-forever-after-becoming-obsessed-with-this-nintendo-64-game\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T23:06:36","slug":"the-last-of-us-star-nick-offerman-swore-off-videogames-forever-after-becoming-obsessed-with-this-nintendo-64-game","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/the-last-of-us-star-nick-offerman-swore-off-videogames-forever-after-becoming-obsessed-with-this-nintendo-64-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us star Nick Offerman swore off videogames forever after becoming obsessed with this Nintendo 64 game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nick Offerman made a huge splash as Bill in the third episode of HBO’s The Last of Us<\/a> (opens in new tab)<\/span>, but it turns out that he doesn’t actually play videogames himself. In a recent appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, Offerman said he tried his hand at it once, long ago, but decided to give up after just a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

“About 25 years ago, I played my last videogame,” Offerman said. “And I’m very indulgent. I lost a couple weeks to a videogame called Banjo Kazooie. Two weeks went by, and I mean, I was like, oh my God, the slow dopamine is so delicious, then it’s over, and you’re like, yes, I won! And immediately I’m like, what have I done with my life?<\/p>\n