Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan and Don reunite! You'll also find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week!

News/Links:

• How to Make Pong For the Playdate by Spellthorn
• PDGames App
• Catalog Report 2026
• Pass-n-Play Collection
• JJ Stratford Interview on "flow state"
• Mike Suszek Pulp Font Tutorial
• Playdates Available at GDC
• Ratcheteer DX is Out Now!
• 2025 Playdate Community Awards This Weekend - Saturday March 14
• Uncrank'd Shopify
• The Spriters Resource
• Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton
• XORBUIS by Zach Palumbo
• Catalog Sale
• Uncrank'd Zine Substack
• PDGames Weekly Question Page
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Destination Playdate
• XORBIUS
• Pina Rollada

Indie Inventory: ( 00:23:23 )

• QUEST. by art1st1x
• COA by M8NCODES
• Cranken by kai
• Serpent Says by izzard
• Crank Rush by Adam
• itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale
• PDGames on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:32:11 )

• Twyk Shot by digikerot
• Next Episode: Goblin Village by IrishJiminy

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• PDGames Pick of the Week Collection
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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