Get Played
Get Played[1] (formerly How Did This Get Played?) is an audio podcast that follows Heather Anne Campbell, Nick Wiger and Matt Apodaca as they discuss and review video games, usually focusing on weird or bad games.
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Length | 60–120 minutes |
| Production | |
| Production | Matt Apodaca |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | June 24, 2019 – present |
| Provider | Earwolf |
| Website | www |
Each episode either focuses on a particular game or features general discussion about gaming. The former usually includes one or more guests, often people involved in comedy who also have an interest in video games. The hosts and guests play the game ahead of the episode, then talk about the experience, the community, and the context surrounding the game. The hosts and guests give their reviews of the game, and read contrary and often comedic reviews of the game found online. Each episode opens with a theme song by engineer Devon Torrey Bryant that remixes music of the game from that week's episode into the show's theme music.
The show takes the same tone of discussion as podcast network Earwolf's How Did This Get Made?, a podcast celebrating bad movies.[2] The show was originally conceived of as a Star Wars podcast, and a pilot episode on that theme was recorded, before it was decided to focus on video games instead.[3]
Segments
The show has several featured segments in each episode, including:
70 Seconds in Video Game Heaven
In "70 Seconds in Video Game Heaven", generally one of the three hosts establish what their week in video games has been that they were enjoying.
Review Crew
In "Review Crew", the hosts and guests each take turns sharing a positive comment about the game, as well as their own verbal review summary, and a numerical score on a scale from zero to 1 million.[4]
Maybe We Were Wrong
In the "Maybe We Were Wrong" segment, the hosts and producer take turns reading reviews opposite of their own opinions.
The Question Block
In "The Question Block", the hosts read questions submitted by listeners and give their answers, inviting the guest to answer as well.
Heather's Hole
In the "Heather's Hole" segment, Heather Anne Campbell reaches into the deep, gaping maw that is her video game collection, and retrieves a lesser known title to discuss. The sheer size and nature of Heather's Hole is staggering; it is unlike any segment in broadcast history.
Opening catchphrases
The show's opening begins with a string of catchphrases that developed from several video game encounters and humorous inside jokes that resulted in the show's canon.
Hello Everyone
Early in the show, Producer and now Host Matt Apodaca would start the show simply saying "Hello Everyone." For reasons unknown, the audience would become very upset if he did not say "Hello Everyone" precisely this way every time.
Hello Everyone and Welcome Back Bucket
After Matt Apodaca would say "Hello Everyone," Heather Anne Campbell would parrot Matt Apodaca because it's fun. After playing "Wattam" and being tickled by the phrase "Welcome Back Bucket," Campbell decided it was too wholesome not to repeat at the top of the show. As a result of the rebranding in 2022, Campbell has decided to save "Welcome Back Bucket" for special occasions and is currently trying to come up with a new catchphrase.
Edge
During the beginning phases of the show, Nick Wiger became jealous of Campbell and Apodaca with their rein over catchphrases at the top of the show and implored the audience to give him a good idea for a catchphrase. He used the example "Heather and Matt are Cool." The audience subsequently trolled Wiger by suggesting "Heather and Matt are cool" over and over again. Shaun Diston was on the TMNT episode with Scott Aukerman. At some point in the episode, Shaun brings up his previous appearance for the game "Catherine" and how the game will yell "Edge!" during the puzzle portions of the game, much to the gamer's annoyance. Shaun suggested this be Wiger's catchphrase and thus began the start of Wiger's catchphrase.
Episode list
2019
| No. | Episode title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sonic 06 with Jordan Morris" | June 24 |
| 2 | "Superman 64 with Adam Conover" | July 1 |
| 3 | "Hatoful Boyfriend with Mano Agapion and Betsy Sodaro" | July 8 |
| 4 | "Dragon's Lair (w/ Magic Tavern)" | July 15 |
| 5 | "Vroom in the Night Sky with Ify Nwadiwe" | July 22 |
| 6 | "Michael Jackson's Moonwalker with Zach Reino and Jessica McKenna" | July 29 |
| 7 | "Series: Your Story Universe: Vanderpump Rules with Sean Clements" | August 5 |
| 8 | "Night Trap with Christine Nangle" | August 12 |
| 9 | "Technocop with Arin Hanson" | August 19 |
| 10 | "Leisure Suit Larry with Eva Anderson" | August 26 |
| 11 | "Quest 64 with The Go Off Kings" | September 2 |
| 12 | "Seaman with Jon Gabrus" | September 9 |
| 13 | "Duke Nukem Forever with Colton Dunn" | September 16 |
| 14 | "Mass Effect: Andromeda (w/ Mark Rennie)" | September 23 |
| 15 | "Zork with Lindsay Katai and Kelly Nugent" | September 30 |
| 16 | "Friday the 13th (w/ Matt Gourley)" | October 7 |
| 17 | "Back in 1995 (w/ Oscar Montoya)" | October 14 |
| 18 | "The Typing of the Dead (w/ Haley Mancini)" | October 21 |
| 19 | "Eternal Champions: Developer's Commentary (w/ William Kier)" | October 28 |
| 20 | "Untitled Goose Game (w/ John Hodgman)" | November 4 |
| 21 | "Shaq Fu (w/ Jason Concepcion)" | November 11 |
| 22 | "My Horse Prince (w/ Erin Whitehead)" | November 18 |
| 23 | "Custer's Revenge (w/ Joey Clift)" | November 25 |
| 24 | "Blues Brothers 2000 (w/ Zac Oyama)" | December 2 |
| 25 | "Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast (w/ Cirocco Dunlap)" | December 9 |
| 26 | "Mutant League Football (w/ Carl Tart)" | December 16 |
| 27 | "Christmas Nights (w/ Ashley Esqueda)" | December 23 |
| 28 | "WarioWare Inc. (w/ Alex Berg)" | December 30 |
2020
| No. | Episode title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | "Minecraft: Story Mode (w/ Dan Harmon)" | January 6 |
| 30 | "Death Stranding" | January 13 |
| 31 | "Shadow the Hedgehog (w/ Jordan Morris)" | January 20 |
| 32 | "Katamari Damacy (w/ Shauna Baker)" | January 27 |
| 33 | "Catherine (w/ Shaun Diston)" | February 3 |
| 34 | "Postal (w/ Jacob Wysocki)" | February 10 |
| 35 | "Kitten Squad (w/ Siobhan Thompson)" | February 17 |
| 36 | "Surgeon Simulator (w/ Will Hines)" | February 24 |
| 37 | "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (w/ Paul Rust)" | March 2 |
| 38 | "Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (w/ Eva Anderson)" | March 9 |
| 39 | "Garfield Kart (w/ Joey Clift)" | March 16 |
| 40 | "Panty Party (w/ Ify Nwadiwe)" | March 23 |
| 41 | "The Stanley Parable" | March 30 |
| 42 | "Ace of Seafood (w/ Cirocco Dunlap)" | April 6 |
| 43 | "Waterworld" | April 13 |
| 44 | "Everything (w/ Jon Gabrus)" | April 20 |
| 45 | "Animal Crossing: New Horizons (w/ Zach Reino)" | April 27 |
| 46 | "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (w/ Sodapoppin)" | May 4 |
| 47 | "Doki Doki Literature Club (w/ Mary Laws)" | May 11 |
| 48 | "Bart vs the Space Mutants (w/ Bob Mackey & Henry Gilbert)" | May 18 |
| 49 | "Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City (w/ Dave Schilling)" | May 25 |
| 50 | "Street Fighter: The Movie (w/ Jason Mantzoukas & Paul Scheer)" | June 1 |
| 51 | "Inside" | June 8 |
| 52 | "Maneater" | June 15 |
| 53 | "Wattam (w/ Anne Lane)" | June 22 |
| 54 | "The Last of Us: Left Behind" | June 29 |
| 55 | "Hardcore Mecha (w/ Brodie Reed and Cody Ziglar)" | July 6 |
| 56 | "The Last of Us Part II" | July 13 |
| 57 | "Star Wars Episode I: Racer (w/ Lauren Lapkus)" | July 20 |
| 58 | "James Pond: Underwater Agent (w/ Matt Gourley)" | July 27 |
| 59 | "Return of the Obra Dinn (w/ Eva Anderson)" | August 3 |
| 60 | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (w/ Shaun Diston and Scott Aukerman)" | August 10 |
| 61 | "Undertale (w/ Zac Oyama)" | August 17 |
| 62 | "Deadly Premonition (w/ Oscar Montoya)" | August 24 |
| 63 | "Fall Guys (w/ Jon Mackey)" | August 31 |
| 64 | "Battletoads (w/ Jordan Morris)" | September 7 |
| 65 | "Zombies Ate My Neighbors (w/ Adam Stein)" | September 14 |
| 66 | "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2" | September 21 |
| 67 | "Ring Fit Adventure (w/ Mary Laws)" | September 28 |
| 68 | "The Twilight Zone (w/ Win Rosenfeld)" | October 5 |
| 69 | "Maniac Mansion (w/ Kelly Nugent)" | October 12 |
| 70 | "Carrion (w/ Arnie Niekamp)" | October 19 |
| 71 | "Among Us (w/ Nick Rutherford)" | October 26 |
| 72 | "Hideo Kojember - Metal Gear" | November 2 |
| 73 | "Hideo Kojember - Snatcher" | November 9 |
| 74 | "Hideo Kojember - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (w/ Jacquis Neal)" | November 16 |
| 75 | "Hideo Kojember - P.T." | November 23 |
| 76 | "Hideo Kojember - Death Stranding (Part 2) with Gene Park" | November 30 |
| 77 | "Frog Fractions with Mano Agapion & Betsy Sodaro" | December 7 |
| 78 | "Hypnospace Outlaw with Sonja Reid & Aaron Bleyaert" | December 14 |
| 79 | "Bible Adventures with Paul F. Tompkins" | December 21 |
| 80 | "The 2020 How Did This Get Played Game of the Year Awards" | December 28 |
2021
| No. | Episode title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | "Yo! Noid with Danielle Radford" | January 4 |
| 82 | "Super Meat Boy with Alex Berg" | January 11 |
| 83 | "What Remains of Edith Finch with Will Hines" | January 18 |
| 84 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven" | January 25 |
| 85 | "Who Framed Roger Rabbit with Joan Ford" | February 1 |
| 86 | "Cyberpunk 2077" | February 8 |
| 87 | "Day of the Tentacle with Hayes Davenport" | February 15 |
| 88 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven 2" | February 22 |
| 89 | "Psychonauts with Ashley Esqueda" | March 1 |
| 90 | "Coffee Talk with Siobhan Thompson" | March 8 |
| 91 | "Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball with Jason Concepcion" | March 15 |
| 92 | "Star Wars: Yoda Stories with Mark Rennie" | March 22 |
| 93 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven 3" | March 29 |
| 94 | "Goat Simulator with Raj Ramayya" | April 5 |
| 95 | "Kuukiyomi: Consider It with Mike Drucker" | April 12 |
| 96 | "Mortal Kombat with Nathan Barnatt" | April 19 |
| 97 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven 4" | April 26 |
| 98 | "Super Mayrio - Hotel Mario with Eva Anderson" | May 3 |
| 99 | "Super Mayrio - Mario is Missing with Jason Schreier" | May 10 |
| 100 | "Super Mayrio - Super Mario 64" | May 17 |
| 101 | "Super Mayrio - Super Mario Bros. 2" | May 24 |
| 102 | "Super Mayrio - 70 Minutes in Mario Heaven" | May 31 |
| 103 | "Revolution X with Zane Carney" | June 7 |
| 104 | "Crazy Taxi with Bridger Winegar" | June 14 |
| 105 | "Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion" | June 21 |
| 106 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven 6" | June 28 |
| 107 | "American Truck Simulator with Jack Allison" | July 5 |
| 108 | "Contra: Rogue Corps with Colton Dunn" | July 12 |
| 109 | "Cool Spot with Mike Mitchell" | July 19 |
| 110 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven 7" | July 26 |
| 111 | "Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist" | August 2 |
| 112 | "Yakuza 0" | August 9 |
| 113 | "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney with Lindsay Katai and Kelly Nugent" | August 16 |
| 114 | "Her Story" | August 23 |
| 115 | "70 Minutes in Gaming Heaven 8" | August 30 |
| 116 | "12 Minutes" | September 6 |
| 117 | "The Back Clog" | September 13 |
| 118 | "Portal" | September 20 |
| 119 | "Let's Get First Personal" | September 27 |
| 120 | "A Nightmare on Elm Street with David Sims" | October 4 |
| 121 | "The 7th Guest with Mary Laws" | October 11 |
| 122 | "Silent Hill 2 with Mike Drucker" | October 18 |
| 123 | "70 Minutes in Gaming HELL - Spooky Tunes" | October 25 |
| 124 | "Hideo Kojember - Policenauts" | November 1 |
| 125 | "Hideo Kojember - Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand" | November 8 |
| 126 | "Hideo Kojember - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater with Gene Park" | November 15 |
| 127 | "Hideo Kojember - Death Stranding Director's Cut with Kirk Hamilton" | November 22 |
| 128 | "Hideo Kojember - 70 Minutes in Outer Heaven" | November 29 |
| 129 | "How Did This Get VRayed?" | December 6 |
| 130 | "Gaming with Heather's Mom" | December 13 |
| 131 | "Balan Wonderworld with Jordan Morris" | December 20 |
| 132 | "The 2021 How Did This Get Played Game of the Year Awards" | December 27 |
2022
| No. | Episode title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 133 | "Welcome to Get Played: Gaming Resolutions" | January 3 |
| 134 | "The Matrix Awakens" | January 10 |
| 135 | "What We Played On Our Winter Vacation" | January 17 |
| 136 | "Game and Tell: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike" | January 24 |
| 137 | "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City with Oscar Montoya" | January 31 |
| 138 | "Game Slop: Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit!" | February 7 |
| 139 | "Game Pass or Fail?" | February 14 |
| 140 | "Now That's What I Call Video Game Music: Main Title Themes" | February 21 |
| 141 | "We Play, You Play: Disco Elysium" | February 28 |
| 142 | "Triforce of NPCs" | March 6 |
| 143 | "Grand Theft Pod-O" | March 13 |
| 144 | "The Game Was Better – Pixels with Mary Laws" | March 20 |
| 145 | "We Play, You Play: Elden Ring with Jordan Morris" | March 27 |
| 146 | "Now That’s What I Call Video Game Music: Boss Themes" | April 3 |
| 147 | "Heather’s Hole Presents: Virtual Boy!" | April 10 |
References
- "Welcome to Get Played: Gaming Resolutions, episode #133 of Get Played on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- "'How Did This Get Played' examines the world's most confusing video games". Midroll. May 2, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- Episode 92, Star Wars: Yoda Stories with Mark Rennie
- "How Did This Get Played Scores Chart". Retrieved October 16, 2019.