20 episodes and however many months later, we've hit the midway point in our journey around the world. We're in Ukraine, baby!

Representing Ukraine are The Sinking City, and Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter. Two unlikely bedfellows for sure, but you don't listen to this show to hear us talk about the hits do you?

Oh, you do? Well we also cover Silksong, Clair Obscur, and a bunch of retro nonsense too, so everyone should feel equally happy and placated.

TOODLES

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Right.

The dust has settled. We’ve spent a good chunk of time with Nintendo’s new hybrid console and we have thoughts. Lots of thoughts.

How many games has Jonathan already managed to power through? How many games is Chris already hoarding on his shelves?

Expect tired voices offering opinions, reviews, and feelings on everything hardware, software, past, present and future in this EXTRA SPECIAL rubber baby buggy bumper of an episode.

The Switch 2, everyone! The future is NOW!

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With Playdate’s second season in the rear view mirror, the airship takes off once more as Chris and Jonathan zip to Switzerland for a little bit of The Bug Butcher, and a wee nibble of Isle of Arrows.

But, with several months having now passed since our last Around the World episode, surely we’ve played some other games too?

Doom: The Dark Ages, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, Limbo, Reed Remastered, Dragon Quest Heroes, Rally Arcade Classics, AND Elden Ring Nightreign are all videogames that we have played. And enjoyed. And now we’re going to talk about.

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Already missing the sweet weekly Playdate drops from Panic?

NEVER FEAR, O3C IS HERE

It’s the finale of our Season 2 coverage, and blimmin’ eck have we stuffed this one full!

What a season. It's been emotional, gang!

Joining us this week to talk Playdate is handheld aficionado and host of Podcast Advance, Jeremy Harvey. Here to round off Season 2 of the Playdate are the divisive-but-still-excellent-narrative-led-grapple-hook-platformer Taria & Como, as well as the Newgrounds-inspired-single-screen-arcade-nonsense of Black Hole Havoc. AND THEN Our personal rankings for the 12 games of Season 2. As well as some musings on Blippo+.

The Playdate, everyone. Quite literally nothing else like it.

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Already missing the sweet weekly Playdate drops from Panic?

NEVER FEAR, O3C IS HERE

It’s the finale of our Season 2 coverage, and blimmin’ eck have we stuffed this one full!

What a season. It's been emotional, gang!

Joining us this week to talk Playdate is handheld aficionado and host of Podcast Advance, Jeremy Harvey. Here to round off Season 2 of the Playdate are the divisive-but-still-excellent-narrative-led-grapple-hook-platformer Taria & Como, as well as the Newgrounds-inspired-single-screen-arcade-nonsense of Black Hole Havoc. AND THEN Our personal rankings for the 12 games of Season 2. As well as some musings on Blippo+.

The Playdate, everyone. Quite literally nothing else like it.

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Can you believe it? We’re back again! Two more Playdate Season 2 games = another episode!

(You lucky sods.)

This week: a lovely interview with Panic’s head of video and media, Christa Mrgan; a bonus review of Catalog title TOP BINZ!; and of course, as is now standard, some lavish praise for this week’s seasonal offerings, Tiny Turnip and Chance’s Lucky Escape.

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The boys chat with Jan Martinek, AKA Mouflon Cloud, AKA the developer behind podcast favourites Stars of the Screen and Be Kind To Yourself.

Windows 3.1 screensavers! Feature creep! Playdate hidden gems! Oh, and this week’s divisive Season 2 entries, Shadowgate PD and CatchaDiablos.

IT’S A YELLOW CRANKY HANDHELD AND WE LOVE TO PLAY IT

If you want to play any of the cool games Jan mentions in the episode, check out the following links:

-Games by others for Playdate-
Microwave Story https://samfeng.itch.io/microwave-story
Playing With Our Lives https://florianliesenfeld.itch.io/pwol
Eyeland https://play.date/games/eyeland/
Off-Planet Dreams https://play.date/games/off-planet-dreams/
Hana: Spacetime Fantasy https://play.date/games/hana/
Resonant Tale https://play.date/games/resonant-tale/
Angel Pop https://play.date/games/angel-pop/

-Games by Mouflon Cloud for Playdate-
Stars of the Screen https://play.date/games/stars-of-the-screen/
KYE for Playdate https://mouflon-cloud.itch.io/kye
Be Kind To Yourself https://play.date/games/be-kind-to-yourself/
Comet https://play.date/games/comet/
Gotta Bounce https://www.mouflon.cloud/gotta-bounce/

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This week, Jonathan and Chris chat with Arisa Sudangnoi, Panic’s lead for developer relations to talk Playdate’s Season One, Season Two and beyond.

The boys get DOWN AND DANCE with Otto’s Galactic Groove, and deposit their dog’s defecations for MAD SCORE in Long Puppy.

What’s that? The Playdate Season 2 serving up another two absolute rippers?

YOU BET YER BOTTOM

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The boys chat with Gregory Kogos, creator of Playdate games OMAZE and OOM, covering Playdate development, the importance of playtesting, and brand spanking new Season 2 games Wheelsprung and The Whiteout.

Physics engines! Dithering! Walk cycles! It’s all here!

If you want to play any of the cool games Gregory mentions in the episode, check out the following links:
Leap Year - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2951770/Leap_Year/
UFO 50 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/UFO_50
Utopia Must Fall https://store.steampowered.com/app/2849680/Utopia_Must_Fall/
Moon Is Our Friend - https://paigeruten.itch.io/moon-is-friend

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OH DAY OF DAYS! Playdate Season 2 is HERE.

And what a barnstorming first week, with Fulcrum Defender, Dig Dig Dino and Blippo+ gracing our little yellow squares.

Crank to survive in rogue-like score chaser Fulcrum Defender, get excavating with Dig Dig Dino, and have your brain frazzled by the interdimensional cable of Blippo+.

Panic! We love you!

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