{"id":"lets-play","name":"Let's Play","summary":"Let's Play, or LP, started as a screenshot thread about Oregon Trail on the Something Awful forums in 2006, then jumped to video in January 2007 when user slowbeef uploaded a commentated Super Metroid playthrough. That format spread from a niche subforum onto YouTube and Twitch, seeding an entire creator economy of gameplay-plus-commentary channels.","tags":["lets play","LP meme","slowbeef","super metroid LP","something awful lets play","LP archive","chuggaaconroy","retsupurae","youtube gaming"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":1,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/lets-play/lets-play-lets-play-neon-banner.webp","caption":"The 'Let's Play' banner, a stylized neon sign representing the popular gaming video format where players record themselves playing through video games.","width":1200,"height":675,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/lets-play/history.md","related":["jacksepticeye","game-grumps","achievement-hunting","minecraft-memes","boogie2988","dwarf-fortress","why-i-gave-the-pope-undertale","markiplier","nislt","retsupurae","the-angry-video-game-nerd","totalbiscuit"],"popularityRank":1862,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}