Get Played
with Heather Anne Campbell , Matt Apodaca & Nick Wiger
June 14, 2020
Nick, Heather and Matt go back into the water with shark RPG Maneater! They talk about how satisfying being a shark should be, the murky environment and more!
June 8, 2020
Nick, Heather, and Matt deep dive on Inside! They talk about the creepy method of recording the game’s music, theories on the ending, and more!
May 31, 2020
EP. 50 — Street Fighter The Movie with Jason Mantzoukas & Paul Scheer
Guest Jason Mantzoukas & Paul Scheer
Jason Mantzoukas and Paul Scheer (How Did This Get Made?) join Nick and Heather to discuss the video game adaptation of Street Fighter: The Movie. They talk about the Jean Claude Van Damme of it all, what the game gets wrong about Street Fighter, and more.
May 24, 2020
Dave Schilling (Full Court Chat) joins Nick and Heather to discuss Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City. They talk about MJ’s legacy, the city of Chicago, Michael’s vocal performance, and more!
May 17, 2020
EP. 48 — Bart vs The Space Mutants (w/ Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert of Talking Simpsons)
Guest Bob Mackey & Henry Gilbert
Bob Mackey & Henry Gilbert (Talking Simpsons, Retronauts) join Nick and Heather to discuss The Simpsons: Bart vs The Space Mutants. They talk about the Simpsons’ storied history in bad video games, the confusing mechanics of the game, and more!
May 10, 2020
Mary Laws (Succession, Preacher) joins Nick and Heather to discuss genre-bending visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club. They talk about how the game operates on a meta level, the dark bait and switch of genres, and more!
May 3, 2020
Chance Morris AKA Sodapoppin (Twitch) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the extremely difficult platformer Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy. They talk about getting started with WoW, speedruns, how completing difficult tasks becomes satisfying, and more.
April 26, 2020
Zach Reino (Off Book, Brews Brothers) returns to the show to talk about Animal Crossing: New Horizons with Nick and Heather! They talk about what makes the game so playable, the benevolent landlord Tom Nook, and more!
April 19, 2020
Jon Gabrus (Action Boyz, High and Mighty) returns to the show for the 4/20 episode to talk about the procedurally generated simulation game, Everything. They talk about gaming while high, the narration by philosopher Alan Watts, the weird way the animals move, and more!
April 12, 2020
Nick, Heather and Matt go deep on the video game adaptation of Waterworld! They talk about how good the game’s music is compared to the movie, the too clear vocal samples, and more!
April 5, 2020
Cirocco Dunlap (Russian Doll, Miracle Workers) returns to the show to talk underwater action shooter Ace of Seafood! They talk about the implications of an ocean animal uprising, the imagination of the creator, the surprising gore, and more!
March 29, 2020
Nick, Heather, and Matt deep dive on The Stanley Parable. They discuss the game as an art piece, the branching narratives, breaking the rules, and more!
March 24, 2020
Nick, Heather and Matt get together online to recommend games to play while you’re staying indoors and staying safe!
March 22, 2020
Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent, Candy Dinner) returns to the show to join Nick and Heather via the internet to discuss the panty-based arena shooter game, Panty Party! They talk a bit about what anime to watch while quarantined, being horny online, and more!
March 15, 2020
Joey Clift (Camp Nick) returns to the show to discuss Garfield Kart with Nick and Heather! They talk about trolling Paws Inc. on Twitter, the lack of fan service in the game, and more!