Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don suffer at the hands of returning boops. We also try to figure out how trophies work! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week!

News/Links:

• New Playdate OS and SDK
• CloudBurst by Rae
• Three Reasons to Create a Vertical Slice - Video
• Pulp Tricks and Tips
• Taria & Como Trailer
• Comet: Hard Mode
• Playdate Achievement Framework
• Trophy Case
• Rae Jam
• Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam
• April 'Caption This!' Winners
• May 'Caption This' Contest
• Uncrank'd Narrative Nexus
• Uncrank'd Shopify
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Indie Inventory: ( 00:25:30 )

• Little House by GrayStarGames
• Overseer by Stoff
• Alex the Allegator 4 by AshlarCode
• Jump the Crank by Glevy
• Garten of Playdate by TEAM REALM
• Lunorbit Deluxe by Powerdive Games
• Egg Meister by Mr. Bot
• FBIC by Tim Preskenis
• Homerun Spin-Off Forever by Mubarak Alkhuzaee
• Castle Kellmore by Dale Thomas
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:45:20  )

• CODA by Simon Gander
  • Our Next Selection: Inventris by kryptoid98

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don come with a very special QUIET episode this week. 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:

• Thank You FevGames
• Playdate Season 2 Detailed on YouTube
• Season 2 Preorder Link
• Yellow Playdate Cover
• Catalog Turns 2 and Playdate turns 3!
• Taria and Como Soundtrack Puzzle
• Rae Jam
• Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam
• Uncrank'd April Caption This
• Uncrank'd Narrative Nexus
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Indie Inventory: ( 00:18:10 )

• Momento Mori by Divin Gavran
• Cranknight by Dinosire
• Murder on the Links by RetroGamma
• Crankin' Vegas by aicoding
• Hookshot Runner by RyanBateman
• Vexbox by Ocean and Vex
• Tali by Michael Vaughn
• Wegi by Keith Baker
• Ribbit Rogue by Justin Searcy
• Coda by Simon Gander
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:38:05  )

• Escape the Arcade by Julie Bjornskov
  • Our Next Selection: CODA by Simon Gander

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don have a HEATED discussion regarding past episodes, gamejam gems and amazing devlogs! 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:

• Rae Jam
• Cyber Run on Catalog
• Refurbished Playdates
• Crank Repair Kits
• Animated Lego Playdate
• Stephen Rewind Devlog on Atlantic '41
• Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam
• Uncrank'd April Caption This
• Uncrank'd Narrative Nexus
• Uncrank'd Shopify
• Buy Xania a Coffee
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Horrified Hector on Destination Playdate
• Teddison Inc
• Spaceshipment

Indie Inventory: ( 00:16:55 )

• Mermaid Stories by Soinksters
• Dropd by TheDevJOman
• Pine by Intellikat
• The Improbable Quiz by Powerdive Games
• Coda by Simon Gander
• SHPR by Zoinkerino
• Traffic Jam by rae
• Rocketpult Mini by Parsenoire
• pdTour by Rickard Tiden
• Teddison Inc by Mirror Door Interactive
• Qrabble by dDog Games
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:37:51  )

• Lunorbit by Powerdive Games
  • Our Next Selection: Escape the Arcade by Julie Bjornskov

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don go real deep on NANOGRAMS! 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:

• Portal Pinball from Multimorphic/Gammagoat
• PlayJam 7 Results
• Refurbished Playdates now available
• Interview with Julie Bjornskov
• Uncrank'd 'Caption This' Voting is Open
• Uncrank'd TV Episode 15 is Coming Soon
• Uncrank'd Shopify
  • Issue 5 Misprint
  • Issue 5 Damaged
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Escape the Boardgame on Destination Playdate

Indie Inventory: ( 00:17:15 )

• Oquonie by Rek & Devine
• BOID FEEDER 9 BILLION by Redular Tetragon
• Stickyban by Aardvark Soup
• Scoundrel by Spellthorn
• Rocketpult mini by Parsenoire
• Escape the Boardgame by Julie and Anders Bjornskov
• Match-o-3000 by Yang Mann and YMGS
• Spaceshipment by ren
• Strummer by Steven Namson
• Horrified Hector by Alex Syiek
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:41:30 )

• Sketch, Share, Solve by RDK
  • How to Share Puzzles
  • Grid Glyphs on Catalog
  • Our Next Selection: Lunorbit by Powerdive Games

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don cover so much news! Things to vote on and results of votes! Spiders and Ants! Merch! 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:

• Playdate Community Awards on YouTube
• Playdate Community Awards 2024 Wiki
• Catalog Sale
• PlayJam 7 Voting is NOW
• Panic Twitch Channel
• TOTL Games has Playdates in Stock!
• iam8bit will have Playdates at GDC Next Week
• Carte Blanche Merch
• XTRIS Review from Cheyenne Macdonald
• Uncrank'd Caption Contest
• Uncrank'd Shopify
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Cranky Cove on Destination Playdate

Indie Inventory: ( 00:19:00 )

• Tenebra 2 by haplo
• Cave of the Cosmos by JordanGutierrezDev
• Time Cranker by DerekDumas
• Beasts & Bogeys by spazzylemons
• Mad Math by zancocho
• Orchord by batme
• SHARK TURTLE by gingerbeardman
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:34:06 )

• Along Came a Spider: Valley of the Hollow by fatnose games
  • Our Next Selection: Sketch, Share, Solve by RDK
  • Part of the California Fire Relief Bundle until 3/13/2024

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don hope to garner interest for a potential Panic event this summer! 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:

• Official Playdate Podcast Episode 32
• OSMI After Dark: Game On!
• Potential Panic Event Interest Form
• PUP CUP on Engadget
• PUP CUP PUPPY BOWL
• James Channel Playdate Review
• Unfinished Dungeon Crawler Screenshot Jam
• Play Jam 7 is Upcoming
• Uncrank'd Shopify
• Uncrank'd Game Jam Winter Edition
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Suborbital Salvage on Destination Playdate
• Hope Lost
• Trackminia
• XTRIS

Indie Inventory: ( 00:21:50 )

• Crank Up by Elioth Games
• Volt Flop by JessicUgh
• DexSweeper by Fishagon LLC
• Cranky Cove by Jon Simantov
• Mignight Drift 86 by Henry Fehlner
• Eldritch Soul by Powerdive Games
• Carte Blanche by How Seven!
• XTRIS by Fletch Makes Stuff
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:34:20 )

• Negative Reinforcement by Digikerot
  • Our Next Selection: Along Came a Spider: Valley of the Hollow by fatnose games

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don list our individual Top 10 Games of 2024. 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:

• Play Jam 7 is Upcoming
• Playdate Added to GameUIDatabase
• The Hidden Secrets of the Playdate Video
• New Box Announcement
• Panic is Hiring!
• IrishJiminy Playdate Cage
• Uncrank'd Throwback
• Sale Coming to Uncrank'd - Feb 10-15
• Uncrank'd Game Jam Winter Edition
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Pup Cup on Destination Playdate

Indie Inventory: ( 00:14:54 )

• clap-along by grackalope
• Dual of Shadows by Dominik Haas
• FBIC by timpreskenis
• Pup Cup by Ledbetter
• Zzzzen Sleep by Crowfriend
• Date Night by Swansonge
• Hurry Gaery by theOHzonelayer
• Close Approach by Steven Namson
• Spooky Squad by International Synapse
• Suborbital Salvage by Games Right Meow
• Hope Lost by Dennis Van Zweiten
• Snow! by freds72
• Binary Dungeon by mc2games
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Top 10 of 2024 Discussion: ( 00:32:10 )

• Our Next Pick of the Week: Negative Reinforcement by Digikerot

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don chat about all of the goings on in the Uncrank'd universe as well as recent additions to the Playdate Catalog. Then we go deep into the woods to collect our thoughts on the excellend deck-builder Spilled Mushrooms. 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:

• Panic on Bluesky, Mastodon and email list
• Jump Rope Star on Engadget
• Uncrank'd Visual Arts & Music Showcase Nomination Form
• Uncrank'd #5
• Uncrank'd Subscriptions
• Uncrank'd Game Jam Winter Edition
• Catalog updates now include classic titles
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Jump Truck on Destination Playdate
• Tenebra
• Wire Walk

Indie Inventory: ( 00:20:55 )

• Productivity Rabbit
• Hablet
• Simple Pinball
• Busy Buddy
• Juxtagram
• Vollemental
• Cyber Run
• Trackminia
• Andy Presents: Cribbage
• 1more
• Skyward Battles
• Bona Fido
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:42:23 )

• Spilled Mushrooms by John Weachock
• Next episode will feature our Best of 2024

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don do a speed run on this release-lite week! We do find time to haggle with gamejam gem, The Boss's Son, however. 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:

• Panic will be at Fan Expo Portland Jan 24-26, 2024
• Mars After Midnight Best Handheld Runner-Up
• Mars After Midnight on the New York Game Awards
• Playdate Shirts Available
• Catalog Frequency in Overdrive
• Uncrank'd Playdate Atelier
• SquidGod Beginners Guide to Playdate Game Development
• Big Ben Uses a Playdate!
• New Playdate Packaging - Front and Back
• Drained Pinball Music Box
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Indie Inventory: ( 00:15:55 )

• Book Collector: Master Edition by Aliflala
• Arty Clocks by Anefiox
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:24:42 )

• The Boss's Son by MetaArcade
• Our Next Pick of the Week is: 
  • Spilled Mushrooms by John Weachock

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don meet early for a quiet episode. It's the week between Christmas and New Years Day, so there aren't a whole lot of news items or new releases to speak of. We do cover some helpful questions from our discord community members, however! 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:

• Uncrank'd Playdate Visual Artist Showcase Submission
• NNNN 100 Games to Play Without Knowing English
• Playdate Merch
• Drained Pinball Musicbox
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Indie Inventory: (00:25:50)

• The Seven Bridges of Koenigsberg by OrangeThief
• ROCKETPULT MINI by parsenoire
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale

Pick of the Week: (00:28:40)

• Unicycle Madness by joni24
• Our Next Pick of the Week is: 
  • The Boss's Son by MetaArcade

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Playdatepodcast.com
• 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

Tags: video games, gaming, handheld, handhelds, panic, playdate, play, date, yellow, crank, gameboy, ds, pocket, videogames, nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation, sony, vita, psp, ngage, itch.io, Keita Takahashi, katamari, gamegear