August 25, 2019

Eva Anderson (Briarpatch, You’re The Worst) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the horny point and click adventure game, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded. They talk about the series’ history, Al Lowe’s Humor Site, and more!

This episode is brought to you by BlueChew (www.bluechew.com code: PLAYED) and World of Warcraft Classic (www.wowclassic.com/howdidthisgetplayed).

August 18, 2019

Arin Hanson aka Egoraptor (Game Grumps) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the run and gun/racing game Techno Cop. They talk about best songs of the 16 bit era, exploding bad guys, and more!

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August 11, 2019

Christine Nangle (The Break with Michelle Wolf) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the controversial 90s FMV game, Night Trap. They talk about sleepovers, how the game’s controversial nature lead to a US Senate hearing, real ghosts and more!

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August 4, 2019

Sean Clements (Hollywood Handbook, The Flagrant Ones) joins Nick and Heather to discuss mobile game Series: Your Story Universe: Vanderpump Rules. They talk about reality TV, Lisa Vanderpump and her horny restaurants, and more!

This episode is brought to you by Indeed Prime (www.indeedprime.com/PLAYED).

July 28, 2019

Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna (Off Book) join Nick and Heather to discuss the arcade and Sega Genesis title Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker. They discuss the controversial nature of the game, who is famous enough to have their own video game today, and Heather has a new quiz!

This episode is brought to you by BlueChew (www.bluechew.com code: PLAYED).

July 21, 2019

Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent, Candy Dinner) joins Nick and Heather to discuss one of the worst games to be released on the Nintendo Switch so far, Vroom in the Night Sky. They talk bad driving games, the insane unlockables in the game, and the debut of a new segment: VO Theater.

This episode is brought to you by Indeed Prime (www.indeedprime.com/PLAYED) and UpStart (www.upstart.com/PLAYED).

July 14, 2019

Adal Rifai, Arnie Niekamp and Matt Young (Hello From the Magic Tavern) join Nick and Heather to discuss Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair trilogy (Dragon’s Lair, Dragon’s Lair 2 and Space Ace). They talk about the genesis of quick time events, horny animators, and more!

This episode is brought to you by BlueChew (www.bluechew.com code: PLAYED).

July 7, 2019

Mano Agapion and Betsy Sodaro (We Love Trash) join Nick and Heather to discuss the strange bird dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend. They break down the different paths they went down to try to romance the birds, whether or not visual novels are games, and Heather has a quiz!

This episode is brought to you by Indeed Prime (www.indeedprime.com/PLAYED).

June 30, 2019

Adam Conover (Factually) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the terrible Superman 64, the insane in-game logic, Superman’s intelligence and more!

June 23, 2019

Jordan Morris (“Jordan, Jesse, Go!”, “Bubble”) joins Nick and Heather on the very first How Did This Get Played to discuss the 2006 reboot of Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic 06. They talk about it’s many departures from a mainline Sonic game, the creepy romance between Sonic and a human woman, strange voice acting, the sexiness of Rouge the Bat and more!

This episode is brought to you by Upstart (www.upstart.com/PLAYED), Away (www.awaytravel.com/played code: PLAYED), and Indeed Prime (www.indeedprime.com/PLAYED).

May 31, 2019

Heather Anne Campbell (The Twilight Zone, Whose Line is it Anyway?) and Nick Wiger (Doughboys, I Love You America) love video games. Together, they are playing the very worst and weirdest games ever made with their funniest friends to get down to this fundamental question: How Did This Get Played? Coming to Earwolf June 24th.

January 1, 2015

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