Playdate Podcast
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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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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!
Show Notes
- 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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A Love Letter to Video Games
Playdate Podcast
04/18/23 • 46 min
For this final episode of the first season of the Playdate Podcast, Christa wanted to do something a little different. So she asked the Playdate team and the Season One developers one question: “What do you love about video games?”
Show Notes
- Whitewater Wipeout
- Casual Birder
- Crannkin’s Time Travel Adventure
- Boogie Loops
- Lost Your Marbles
- Pick Pack Pup
- Flipper Lifter
- Echoic Memory
- Omaze
- Demon Quest '85
- Vertex Pop
- Zipper
- Questy Chess
- Executive Golf DX
- Saturday Edition
- Star Sled
- Spellcorked
- Inventory Hero
- Snak
- Sasquatchers
- Forrest Byrnes: Up in Smoke
- Battleship Godios
- b360
- Ratcheteer
- Reel Steal
- Recommendation Dog!!
- Arcane Kids Manifesto
- Metroidvania
- Picross S
- Tetris
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Spelunky
- The Legend of Zelda
- Super Mario Bros.
- Borderlands
- Myst
- The Last of Us
- Animal Crossing
- Dark Souls
- Earthbound/Mother
- Katamari Damacy
- Memento
- Valheim
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Untitled Goose Game
- Firewatch
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Oom and Pullfrog
Playdate Podcast
02/21/25 • 49 min
‘Oom’ and ‘Pullfrog’ launched simultaneously on Playdate’s Catalog last year,offering different—yet surprisingly complementary—gaming experiences. This special-format episode of the Playdate Podcast features a fun conversation between the creators of these two standout games, Gregory Kogos (creator of Oom), and JP Riebling and Mario Carballo (creators of Pullfrog), where they discuss their games’ journeys, and the development magic that happens once a game’s systems are in place.
Show Notes
- Oom
- Pullfrog
- Omaze
- Amano Games
- Gregory Kogos on Twitter
- Tetris
- Famicom/NES
- Super Nintendo
- Game Boy
- PICO-8
- Hyper Meteor
- Star Sled
- Celeste
- Score VG Podcast
- Skeeper Teaser Video
- Doom Eternal
- Playdate Squad Discord
- Amano Games Devlog
- SEQ Tool by Gregory Kogos
- Dirtywave M8
- Mars After Midnight Playdate Podcast Episode
- Demon Quest '85
- Episode page
- Episode transcript
Reel Steal and Recommendation Dog!!
Playdate Podcast
04/11/23 • 33 min
Panic wants everyone to make games for Playdate, and creating better, more empathic stories—while diversifying the games industry—is key to the mission of narrative development company Sweet Baby Inc. So Panic and Sweet Baby, along with Strange Scaffold, teamed up to pair industry veterans with first-time developers from diverse backgrounds to create and ship two Playdate games in just six months. Hear how the mentors and mentees approached these projects, and then download and play Reel Steal and Recommendation Dog!! for free, via Catalog for Playdate!
Show Notes
- Reel Steal’s game page
- Recommendation Dog!!'s game page
- Strange Scaffold
- Sweet Baby Inc.
- David Bedard on Twitter
- Strange Scaffold/Xalavier Nelson Jr. on Twitter
- Julia Minamata’s website
- Sherveen Uduwana on Twitter
- Will Herring’s website
- Adanna Nedd’s website
- Louisa Atto’s website
- Maxine Sophia Wolff’s website
- David Nguyen on Twitter
- Isaiah Henry on itch
- Raphael Batista de Lima on Behance
- Neha Patel’s website
- Eleanor Hébert’s website
- Ayla Myers’ website
- Jay Squared’s link tree
- Hassan DuRant’s website
- James Wright’s website
- Jenna Yow on itch
- Will Stacey on Twitter
- Jerry Belich’s website
- Nikki Liu on Behance
- Episode 7: Lost Your Marbles
- Lupin III
- Tiger Handheld Games
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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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Mars After Midnight
Playdate Podcast
03/14/24 • 29 min
Lucas Pope on how he builds games, what inspired him to create one for a younger audience, and what drew him to design that game especially for Playdate!
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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!
Show Notes
- 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
Playdate Mailbag #1
Playdate Podcast
10/11/22 • 14 min
Host Christa Mrgan answers listener questions from Twitter, Reddit, and the Playdate Squad Discord. Did Panic ever consider a left-handed model for Playdate? What games or apps surprised us by doing something we didn’t think was possible? And what’s up with Bluetooth? Listen now to find out!
Show Notes
- Steven Frank’s Playdate post (Gopher)
- Steven Frank’s Playdate post (read in browser via Floodgap)
- Playdate Podcast Episode 1: The Story of Playdate
- Link to Playdate Dimensions document via the developer forum
- Printables.com projects tagged “Playdate”
- Daily Driver devlog
- Daily Driver posts on Twitter
- Zachary Snyder’s 3D Engine for Playdate
- Zachary Synder’s on-device 3D level editor(!!)
- Thread of awesome third-party games for Playdate
- Fort Atlantic on Bandcamp
Spellcorked and Inventory Hero (Special Format!)
Playdate Podcast
01/03/23 • 63 min
In this week’s special format episode of the Playdate Podcast, Nick Suttner joins Christa Mrgan as host, while the two teams behind Season 1, Week 9 get together over zoom to ask each other about their games! Jada Gibbs, Nick Splendorr, and Ryan Splendorr weigh in on who they think the player in Inventory Hero really is, while Panic’s Steven Frank, Neven Mrgan, and James Moore ask about Spellcorked’s development, game design, and incredible animation.
Show Notes
- Jada Gibbs on Twitter
- Nick Splendorr on Twitter
- Ryan Splendorr on Twitter
- Tony Ghostbrite on Twitter
- Em Halberstadt on Twitter
- A Shell in the Pit
- Ryan Kingdom on Twitter
- Neven Mrgan’s website
- James Moore on Mastodon
- Steven Frank’s website
- Nick Suttner’s website
- Factory Default (Aaron Bell and Jesus Diaz) on Bandcamp
- WarioWare
- Bugspeed Collider
- Tunic
- Kigurumi
- Ninetendo Switch Joy-cons
- Transmit
- Untitled Goose Game
- Untitled Goose Game Episode of the Panic Podcast
- The Story of Playdate
- Felix Kramer on Twitter
- Progress Quest
- Diablo
- Borderlands
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead
- Marie Kondo
- Midnight Gospel
- J2ME
- Dustin Mierau on Twitter
- Ratcheteer
- Playdate SDK
- Firewatch
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Ultima Online Horse Pants Anecdote
- Spellcorked game page on Playdate’s website
- Inventory Hero game page on Playdate’s website
- Episode Transcript
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FAQ
How many episodes does Playdate Podcast have?
Playdate Podcast currently has 32 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 34 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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