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Pick Pack Pup
Playdate Podcast
06/21/22 • 23 min
Game-jamming friends Nic Magnier and Arthur Hamer were so captivated by the announcement of Playdate that Nic built his own device (using parts found online and an old NES controller) and Arthur scrapped his fish processing plant designs for an adorable dog and an e-commerce warehouse. Here’s how the duo created their narrative match three puzzle game, Pick Pack Pup, featuring music by Logan Gabriel!
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- Nic Magnier on Twitter
- Arthur Hamer on Twitter
- Nic Magnier on itch.io
- Arthur Hamer’s website
- Logan Gabriel on Twitter
- Logan Gabriel’s website
- Nic’s DIY Playdate 1
- Nic’s DIY Playdate 2
- Nic’s DIY Playdate 3
- Nic’s DIY Playdate 4
- Game Maker’s Toolkit on itch.io
- Can You Pet The Dog on Twitter
- Idle Thumbs
- Firewatch
- Olly Moss
- Pick Pack Pup game page on Playdate’s website
- Episode Transcript
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The Story of Playdate
Playdate Podcast
04/12/22 • 96 min
How an offhand idea to mark the 15th anniversary of a software company launched a decade-long saga of twists, turns, and mini-boss battles that led to a handheld gaming console as surprising and unique as its creators. It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this adorable yellow box, and let’s get crankin’... on the story of Playdate.
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Casual Birder
Playdate Podcast
05/10/22 • 28 min
When designer-turned-developer Diego Garcia first came up with the idea for Casual Birder, he never expected to fall in love with birdwatching himself. Here’s how he overcame some technical challenges (plus a bit of imposter syndrome!) and joined forces with composer and sound designer Max Coburn to create a Playdate game that’s funny, relaxing, and a good reminder that it’s ok to be into things without learning absolutely everything about them first.
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Boogie Loops
Playdate Podcast
06/07/22 • 22 min
Interdisciplinary artist, designer, technologist, and DJ May-Li Khoe teamed up with friend and independent researcher Andy Matuschak to make what they thought would be a fun project on a short timeline. While Playdate’s schedule extended a bit, and then a bit more, the pair had a great time creating a whimsical music and dance maker that is a joy to use. Lay down your drum and bass tracks, add a melody, and tell your pizza to twerk with this sparkly composer that’s full of fun details!
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- May-Li Khoe on Twitter
- May-Li Khoe’s website
- Andy Matuschak on Twitter
- Andy Matuschak’s website
- Andres Velasquez on Twitter
- One Thousand Birds, sound design studio where Andres Velasquez is a partner and music creative director
- Federico Ardila on Twitter
- La Pelanga DJ Coalition
- Scribble Together
- MakeSpace
- Mario Paint
- The Story of Playdate
- Playdate Mirror
- Playdate on Twitter
- Christa Mrgan on Twitter
- Boogie Loops game page on Playdate’s website
- Episode Transcript

Flipper Lifter
Playdate Podcast
07/19/22 • 16 min
A small team from game development and publishing company Serenity Forge started out with a great idea for a Playdate-specific game, but soon realized its characters were kind of... boring. One arctic facelift and a lot of QA and play-testing later, and Flipper Lifter was a fun and fast-paced penguin-moving game (with a few key voiceover cameos and a great soundtrack)!
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Lost Your Marbles
Playdate Podcast
07/05/22 • 34 min
How narrative development company Sweet Baby branched out from client work to create their first in-house game: the quirky marble labyrinth/narrative adventure, Lost Your Marbles! Kim Belair and David Bedard discuss Sweet Baby’s mission to help marginalized people bring their talents to the games industry, and the team’s next projects for Playdate! Plus: Will Herring’s approach to creating characters, one-bit art, and sprites, and Neha Patel talks sound design and composing a hum-able soundtrack.
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Crankin's Time Travel Adventure
Playdate Podcast
05/24/22 • 17 min
How Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi teamed up with animator Ryan Mohler, sound designer Matthew Grimm, and developer Shaun Inman to create “Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure,” the very first game ever developed for Playdate by someone outside of Panic, the company that makes the device. Keita’s seemingly simple idea led to deep gameplay, but was, at times, a challenge for the team to crank out!
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Echoic Memory
Playdate Podcast
08/02/22 • 30 min
What does it mean to remember? As Samantha Kalman, Carol Mertz, Rachelle Viola, and Everest Pipkin created their innovative Playdate game blending procedural narrative and a musical memory puzzle, their ideas of memories evolved, along with their understanding of how most people hear, recognize, and recall music. What memories might be restored to the ECM1010 smart speaker devices when you play as a technician tasked with repairing them? And how does Playdate remember where you left off when you leave a game?
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Omaze
Playdate Podcast
08/16/22 • 23 min
When custom-hardware game maker Gregory Kogos tried to copy his award-winning circular puzzle platformer RotoRing directly to the Playdate, it didn’t quite pan out. Find out how he persevered to turn the game’s core concepts into the delightfully addictive spin-off, Omaze!
Show Notes
- Gregory Kogos on Twitter
- Gregory’s Omaze write-up on gamedeveloper.com
- RotoRing on Facebook
- Gregory’s synth tool
- Playdate Software Development Kit
- Synth documentation in the Playdate SDK
- Katana Zero
- Playdate Pulp
- Arduino
- Arduboy
- alt.ctrl.gdc
- Game Developers Conference
- Busan Indie Connect
- Nick Suttner on Twitter
- Furniture and Mattress Games
- Eggplant: the Secret Life of Games
- Boogie Loops Playdate Podcast episode
- Casual Birder Playdate Podcast episode
- Whitewater Wipeout Playdate Podcast episode
- Untitled Goose Game Panic Podcast episode
- House House
- Omaze game page on the Playdate website
- Episode Transcript

Whitewater Wipeout
Playdate Podcast
04/26/22 • 23 min
How Chuhai Labs got their hands on a Playdate, their epic Pitch Jam, and how the team came together to create a zen-like homage to a classic. This episode contains spiders, and mild spoilers for Whitewater Wipeout.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Playdate Podcast have?
Playdate Podcast currently has 28 episodes available.
What topics does Playdate Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Mac, Tech, Apple, Software, Podcasts, Technology and Video Games.
What is the most popular episode on Playdate Podcast?
The episode title 'Pick Pack Pup' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Playdate Podcast?
The average episode length on Playdate Podcast is 33 minutes.
How often are episodes of Playdate Podcast released?
Episodes of Playdate Podcast are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Playdate Podcast?
The first episode of Playdate Podcast was released on Apr 12, 2022.
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