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ious animated cutscenes listen now episode 14 chance s lucky escape thursday july 17 2025 30 minutes has luck finally run out for the world s luckiest dog chance s lucky escape creators yann margan and julia minamata talk about the game s origins using all of playdate s controls inspirations from retro cartoons and films and the fun of subverting expectations listen now episode 13 this week on blippo week 06 monday july 7 2025 0 minutes paging patient zero your audio electronic program guide summary of what s on this week only on blippo listen now episode 12 tiny turnip wednesday july 2 2025 20 minutes luke sanderson on how his game tiny turnip a crank centric climbing metroidvania grew from its sibling game turnip mountain how d he land on the game s unique mechanics and why a turnip plus level design difficulty balancing and collaborating with composer isabelle chiming listen now episode 11 this week on blippo week 05 thursday june 19 2025 0 minutes power to the pumpulator your audio electronic program guide summary of what s on this week only on blippo listen now episode 10 shadowgate pd thursday june 26 2025 21 minutes playdate is a console that feels both nostalgic and brand new and pixel ghost s ollie coe has achieved that same blend of past influences and fresh adventure with shadowgate pd hear what it took to bring this official remake to playdate listen now episode 9 catchadiablos monday june 23 2025 40 minutes why hunt one demon when you can catch em all mario and jp of amano games talk about forming a game studio the challenge of developing two games at once and how they re always on a quest to learn new things listen now episode 8 this week on blippo week 04 thursday june 19 2025 1 minute a leap of faith your audio electronic program guide summary of what s on this week only on blippo listen now episode 7 long puppy sunday june 15 2025 23 minutes eat stretch and fetch with long puppy designer and developer indiana jonas who walks us through the inspiration for his game the challenges of translating his comic art style to 1 bit and play testing and iterating a lot in order to figure out the gameplay loop listen now episode 6 this week on blippo week 03 friday june 13 2025 0 minutes you can count on me your audio electronic program guide summary of what s on this week only on blippo listen now episode 5 otto s galactic groove thursday june 12 2025 29 minutes what makes a great rhythm game the creators of otto s galactic groove join us to talk about combining classic rhythm elements a fun narrative and great art plus getting the feel and timing just right on playdate get ready to crank your way through the cosmos meeting funky characters and playing even funkier tunes listen now episode 4 wheelsprung saturday june 7 2025 28 minutes you ll flip for wheelsprung a platformer with nutty physics award winning playdate developers nino van hooff and julie bjørnskov have teamed up to create 34 levels of spring loaded fun where you play as a squirrel on a dirt bike the duo discuss their collaboration on a game full of fun mechanics and detailed hand drawn art and how they approached development challenges like difficulty balancing and sound design listen now episode 3 the whiteout thursday june 5 2025 25 minutes steve chipman whose playdate games have been featured on engadget s best of lists and nominated for playdate community awards talks about his love of adventure games their unique design challenges and how he wanted to create something unlike anything he d done before with his dark and brooding narrative adventure the whiteout listen now episode 2 fulcrum defender thursday may 29 2025 27 minutes how long will you last in fulcrum defender find your optimal build and perfect your aiming skills to survive in this crank powered arcade action game jay ma of subset games talks about what makes a great action game getting back into game development after years of struggling with long covid and how her game became part of playdate season two listen now episode 1 dig dig dino thursday may 29 2025 43 minutes join a crew of paleontologists and dig up some mysteries in action puzzle game dig dig dino part of playdate season two creators antonio uribe aka fáyer and dominique ferland aka dom2d talk about creating a gameplay loop that feels good weighting and balancing to make sessions feel light and finish able and adding poop to the game listen now episode 32 oom and pullfrog friday february 21 2025 50 minutes 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 listen now episode 31 true crime edition tuesday november 19 2024 54 minutes earlier this year our financial controller jen realized our playdate inventory was 2 000 units short how did that eventually lead us to a circle k in north las vegas and just how much should you tip for a roofing consultation anyway buckle up because we are going for a ride in magnum p i s cool car listen now episode 30 faraway fairway wednesday may 29 2024 22 minutes faraway fairway is a procedurally generated mental health golf game but what does that mean hedgehog dreams studio head rokashi talks about their journey to create a relaxing golf adventure that s all about persistence and taking care of yourself listen now episode 29 mars after midnight thursday march 14 2024 30 minutes 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 listen now episode 28 a love letter to video games tuesday april 18 2023 46 minutes 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 listen now episode 27 reel steal and recommendation dog tuesday april 11 2023 34 minutes 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 listen now episode 26 ratcheteer tuesday march 28 2023 28 minutes everything is a remix but how do you ensure you re paying homage to the things you love rather than just rehashing them designer developer shaun inman and composer sound designer matthew grimm talk about drawing inspiration while creating something new and original with their link s awakening inspired game ratcheteer which won game of the year in the 2022 playdate community awards listen now episode 25 catalog tuesday march 14 2023 37 minutes how would panic approach making a game store designer neven mrgan playdate developer relations head arisa sudangnoi and panic co founder steven frank talk about creating a curated selection of games where it s fun to browse and to buy plus hear from some of the developers whose games are part of catalog s debut listen now episode 24 b360 wednesday march 1 2023 34 minutes not a lot of people know that panic made video games in the late 70s cabel sasser fills us in on b360 s decades long history designer neven mrgan remains committed to the bit as he talks about his contributions to the playdate version of the game and dan messing reveals what he learned from developing b360 simultaneously with the playdate sdk plus panic s own jesus diaz and aaron bell talk about their musical and sound design collaboration listen now episode 23 battleship godios tuesday february 14 2023 31 minutes creator tpmco shares his game development philosophy and insights gleaned over decades of working on msx systems inspired by side and vertical scrolling shooters plus the rebounding block destruction of breakout battleship godios is an action game requiring skill and precision with all new twists on some arcade classics listen now episode 22 forrest byrnes up in smoke tuesday january 31 2023 32 minutes what if the in world fire prevention mascot from firewatch had his own licensed platformer back in the late 80s or early 90s and what if in making that concept game developer nels anderson and artist christina antoinette neofotistou actually re skinned an older japanese game that had already been half re skinned as a game about fire prevention that nels had found on some random internet rom forum it s the story of forrest byrnes up in smoke listen now episode 21 playdate x panic podcast untitled goose game tuesday january 17 2023 45 minutes since there s no new episode of the playdate podcast this week we thought you d enjoy this episode of the panic podcast which is all about australian indie game developers house house untitled goose game and what any of this had to do with a little company known for making mac and ios software in portland or listen now episode 20 spellcorked and inventory hero special format tuesday january 3 2023 63 minutes 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 listen now episode 19 sasquatchers tuesday december 20 2022 24 minutes chuck jordan felt his advance wars inspired tactics game was missing something then he remembered the joy of pokémon snap find out how the adventure game veteran ended up mixing turn based tactics with cryptid group photography in sasquatchers for playdate listen now episode 18 snak tuesday december 6 2022 36 minutes game designer zach gage on his love of editing existing games where he plays with expectations within a well established rule set and how making a few small tweaks to the cellphone classic snake led to surprising gameplay in his game snak for playdate plus panic designer neven mrgan talks about the inspirations behind the art he created for both the in game graphics and the launcher card an homage to over the top game box art of the 80s and 90s listen now episode 17 saturday edition and star sled tuesday november 22 2022 55 minutes whether it s composing music for your game or designing your own sound effects challenging yourself to expand your game dev toolset can lead to unexpectedly satisfying results this week chris makris creator of saturday edition and greg maletic playdate project manager and developer of star sled interview each other about their season 1 week 8 games in this special format episode of the playdate podcast listen now episode 16 executive golf dx tuesday november 8 2022 26 minutes designer developer composer and newly minted foley expert dave hoffman on how they made a tongue in cheek game about golfing and corporate culture two topics they confess to know nothing about putt your way to the top of the tower and become chief executive golfer in executive golf dx listen now episode 15 questy chess tuesday october 25 2022 23 minutes how dadako founder hawken king fused his interests in role playing games and chess into a minimalist atmospheric puzzle game with help from artist dan clarke and musician turned sound designer justin dicenzo as the sole surviving pawn from an outmoded chess program trapped in an ominous machine can you use an old rule set in new ways to stave off the oblivion of being overwritten listen now episode 14 playdate mailbag 1 tuesday october 11 2022 14 minutes 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 listen now episode 13 hyper meteor tuesday september 27 2022 28 minutes mo fikree designer developer and ceo of vertex pop talks about why he loves arcade style games and the ups and downs of creating the asteroids homage hyper meteor including one of the hardest parts of programming naming things listen now episode 12 zipper tuesday september 13 2022 22 minutes with zipper for playdate game designer developer and philosopher bennett foddy wanted to share his love of the particular style of isometric tactics games he grew up playing on the zx spectrum games that may be unfamiliar to people from the united states drawing on the influences of akira kurosawa the anime and manga series bleach and the british game last ninja 2 zipper is a beautifully crafted homage to classic samurai films and 8 bit black and white games listen now episode 11 demon quest 85 tuesday august 30 2022 28 minutes writer and game designer duncan fyfe tells the story of demon quest 85 from the small but mighty team to an ill advised management system for branching narrative paths and how they ended up eschewing playdate s crank in favor of a visual novel that pits the likes of the marquis shax of hell against beth from your high school physics class listen now episode 10 omaze tuesday august 16 2022 23 minutes 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 listen now episode 9 echoic memory tuesday august 2 2022 31 minutes 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 listen now episode 8 flipper lifter tuesday july 19 2022 17 minutes 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 test...