Get Played
with Heather Anne Campbell , Matt Apodaca & Nick Wiger
August 1, 2021
Nick, Heather and Matt dive in and explore Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist! They talk about the weather glitches, sound issues, laser puzzles, and more!
July 25, 2021
Nick, Heather and Matt spend another 70(+) Minutes in Gaming Heaven! They talk about the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster font choice, Hideo Kojima’s Twitter, Psychonauts 2’s invincibility mode, Citizen Kane and more!
July 18, 2021
Mike Mitchell (The Tomorrow War, Doughboys) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the 7-Up Mascot game Cool Spot! They talk about the “beef”, Mitch’s childhood video game cabinet, and more! Plus the return of VO Theater!
July 11, 2021
Colton Dunn returns to the show to discuss Contra Rogue Corps with Nick and Heather! They talk about gaming habits as a parent, how the game diverts from what makes Contra fun, and more!
July 4, 2021
Jack Allison (JackAM and Struggle Session) joins Nick and Heather to discuss American Truck Simulator. They talk about getting into the groove with streaming, the meditative quality of the game, the love put into it by the developers and more!
June 27, 2021
Nick, Heather and Matt spend another 70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven! They talk about E3, Final Fantasy spin-offs, what they’re playing right now and more!
June 20, 2021
Nick, Heather and Matt dig in on Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion! They talk about the game’s sense of humor, the fetch quests, and an old segment returns!
June 13, 2021
Bridger Winegar (I Said No Gifts!) joins Nick and Heather to discuss beloved arcade classic Crazy Taxi! They talk about Bridger’s take on modern games, how the game holds up, the surprisingly detailed backstories of the characters and more!
June 6, 2021
Musician Zane Carney (“Alter Ego” out now) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the Aerosmith arcade rail shooter game Revolution X! They talk about arcade cabinets vs home ports, joining Aerosmith in the New World Order, and more!
May 30, 2021
As Super Mayrio comes to a close, Nick, Heather and Matt spend 70 minutes in “Mario” Heaven! They talk about what they’re playing right now, playing games on a movie screen, play some of their favorite tunes from Mario games, and more!
May 23, 2021
Cody Ziglar (Rick & Morty, Marvel Comics) returns to the show to talk Super Mario Bros. 2 with Nick and Heather on the penultimate episode of Super Mayrio! They talk about how difficult it is, Luigi’s awful legs, defeating enemies with vegetables and more!
May 16, 2021
It’s the 100th episode of How Did This Get Played! Nick, Heather and Matt continue on with Mayrio and give themselves a break from their usual hell to discuss one of the greatest video games of all time.
May 9, 2021
Super Mayrio continues! Jason Schreier (Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry, Triple Click) joins Nick and Heather to discuss Mario is Missing! They talk about the failings of edutainment games in general, how inscrutable the game is, how the game presents “facts” and more!
May 2, 2021
How Did This Get Played? begins its month long exploration of the worst and weirdest Mario offerings by kicking off Super Mayrio with a discussion about Hotel Mario with Eva Anderson! They talk about the memes, the eccentric developers, the voice acting and more! Let’s a go!
April 25, 2021
Nick, Heather and Matt spend another 70 minutes (and then some) in Heaven! They talk about what they’re playing lately, pick games from each console generation to take on a desert island, and more!
