Get Played
with Heather Anne Campbell , Matt Apodaca & Nick Wiger
January 3, 2021
Danielle Radford (Honest Trailers, Tights and Fights) joins Nick and Heather to talk about Yo! Noid! They talk about wrestling, who the Noid is, how the game is reskinned from a better game, and more!
December 27, 2020
It’s the 2020 How Did This Get Played Game of the Year Awards! Nick, Heather and Matt look back on the games we played in 2020 and give out some awards!
December 20, 2020
Paul F. Tompkins joins Nick and Heather to discuss Bible Adventures! They talk about how playing it is actually a sin, how the game was a blatant cash grab, gaming on the Mr. Show set, and more!
December 13, 2020
Sonja Reid aka OMGitsfirefoxx & Aaron Bleyaert (Good Game, Nice Try) join Nick and Heather to talk about Hypnospace Outlaw! They talk about early internet gaming, the game’s overall aesthetic, Chowder Man, and more!
December 6, 2020
Mano Agapion and Betsy Sodaro (We Love Trash, Horny for the Holidays) join Nick and Heather to talk about Frog Fractions! They talk about how it subverts the edutainment genre, how it feels like a prank, the history of boxing and more!
November 29, 2020
Gene Park (The Washington Post) joins Nick and Heather to conclude Hideo Kojember and revisit Death Stranding! They talk about balancing playing games for work and playing games for fun, how Death Stranding has become more relevant since they first reviewed it, and spoilers for everything (specifically Death Stranding and The Last of Us Part II)!
November 22, 2020
Nick, Heather and Matt get stuck in a never ending hallway that is PT for the fourth week of Hideo Kojember! They talk about how Konami has made it impossible to play, fan theories behind the meaning of PT, being too scared and more!
November 17, 2020
Free from behind the paywall, it’s an episode of How Did This Get Played? PREMIUM DLC! Nick, Heather, and Matt go through every single console startup sound and rank them!
November 15, 2020
Jacquis Neal (Culture Kings) joins Nick and Heather to talk about Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty for the third week of Hideo Kojember! They talk about how the game has maintained cultural relevance for 20 years, the bait and switch of Raiden over Snake and more!
November 8, 2020
Nick, Heather and Matt dive deep on Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher for week two of Kojember! They talk about how well the game holds up, the insane lore, it’s connection to Metal Gear and more!
November 1, 2020
Hideo Kojember begins! Nick, Heather and Matt begin their month long deep dive on Hideo Kojima games with the original Metal Gear! They talk about what is in store for the month, how Hideo reuses his own ideas, how the NES version differs from MSX and more!
October 25, 2020
Nick Rutherford (Dream Corp LLC) joins Nick and Heather to talk about social deduction game Among Us! They talk about being afraid to interact online, the game becoming a surprise hit, who is sus and more!
October 18, 2020
Arnie Niekamp (Jackbox Games, Hello From The Magic Tavern) joins Nick and Heather to discuss reverse horror game, Carrion. They talk about how satisfying it is to be a monster, getting lost, the bleak fates of the scientists and more!
October 11, 2020
Kelly Nugent (Exile, Teen Creeps) returns to the show to talk about point and click adventure Maniac Mansion with Nick and Heather! They talk about how well the game has aged, the surprisingly creative puzzles and more!
October 4, 2020
Win Rosenfeld (The Twilight Zone, Lovecraft Country) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the Twilight Zone Text Adventure! They talk about how unresponsive the parser is, how the game rips off non Twilight Zone stories and more!
