Hello Playdate Podcast

Letters to Panic - Order Up!

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don chat about Reader's Digest and forgotten Gameboy games! 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: * Wave Sounds [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TlzXxkftxvk] * Season 3 Announced! [https://youtu.be/sCWD4OjWTBU?si=ez62_Tgv0_OGXPTd] * Duke Playdate for Education [https://news.play.date/news/duke-playdate-education/] * Panic Email List [https://elist.panic.com/] * Panic Letter Writing Campaign [https://www.gamefile.news/p/panic-mail-arco-despelote-time-flies-thank-goodness-teeth] * Hackers Party [https://withfriends.events/event/DOLYSH6u/hack-the-planet-live-from-cyberdelia/] * Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam [https://itch.io/jam/uncrankd-pre-summer-game-jam-26] * Uncrank'd Issue 11 Sweepstakes [https://forms.gle/y9sMRj8xUEL8a2Sy6] * Uncrank'd Shopify [https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/] * Uncrank'd Zine Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * PDGames Weekly Question Page [https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Indie Inventory: ( 00:15:25 ) * Steeplejack by zclipse [https://zclipse.itch.io/steeplejack] * Fatum by Antonino17718 [https://antonino17718.itch.io/fatum] * Pocket Hashi by Matthew Coburn [https://matthewcoburn.itch.io/pocket-hashi] * Crookback by The Last Vogon [https://thelastvogon.itch.io/crookback] * MiniGolf by Joe Stash [https://joestash.itch.io/minigolf] * Office Chair Curling by osuika [https://play.date/games/office-chair-curling/] * Switchboard Shuffle by Rapcal [https://play.date/games/switchboard-shuffle/] * Dig Pit Runner by Crankwork Games [https://play.date/games/dig-pit-runner/] * Catchapon by RANDOM ENCOUNTER [https://play.date/games/catchapon/] * Hyper Vector by Tom White [https://play.date/games/hyper-vector/] * Pongerground by Mechar Software [https://play.date/games/pongerground/] * itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases [https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate] * Catalog Games Currently on Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] * PDGames on Sale [https://pdgamez.com/sales] Pick of the Week: ( 00:38:33 ) * Order Up! by Scott Vander Pryt [https://play.date/games/order-up/] * Next Episode: Devils on the Moon Pinball by Amano [https://play.date/games/devils-on-the-moon-pinball/] Contact: * Hello Playdate on Discord [https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux] * Hello Playdate on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social] * Hello Playdate on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast] * Hello Playdate on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/] * Playdatepodcast.com [http://playdatepodcast.com/] * PDGames Pick of the Week Collection [https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS] * Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io [https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week] * Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com * Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671) * For Amusement Only Games Merch [https://foramusementonlygames.com/] * For Amusement Only Podcast [http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/], Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast * Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series [https://anchor.fm/gameandcast] 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

Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are reunited...again! 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: * Deja Vu PD on the Playdate Community Awards [https://www.youtube.com/live/hTuOXD-fq5E?si=Aa4LbfVWXt2dymHk&t=1513] * The 2025 Playdate Community Awards on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/live/hTuOXD-fq5E] * TPCA Wiki Page/Nominees/Winners [https://playdate-wiki.com/wiki/The_2025_Playdate_Community_Awards] * Escape the Baby Alarm Demo on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3723710/Escape_the_Baby_Alarm/] * Devils on the Moon Pinball Article on Engadget [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/devils-on-the-moon-brings-the-score-chasing-of-pinball-to-the-playdate-130000414.html] * Devils on the Moon Pinball Skills by Gammagoat [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KgMBDHFCnJc] * Let's Pulp and Chill Game Jam Submissions [https://itch.io/jam/lets-pulp-and-chill-jam/entries] * Uncrank'd Zine Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * PDGames Weekly Question Page [https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update * Destination Playdate [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] Indie Inventory: ( 00:15:01 ) * Crank the Dead! by Koro Pixel Studio [https://koro-pixel-studio.itch.io/crank-the-dead] * RAINDROP RALLY '26 by Robert Steeber [https://robertsteeber.itch.io/raindrop-rally-26] * Devils on the Moon Pinball by Amano [https://play.date/games/devils-on-the-moon-pinball/] * Crank Defense Force by Straw Dynamics [https://play.date/games/crank-defense-force/] * Dockermaster by Oxey405 [https://play.date/games/dockermaster/] * PicoTimer by Picoluma [https://play.date/games/picotimer/] * Gyrochord by Isaac Northington [https://play.date/games/gyrochord/] * Paco & Lily by Tijn Kersjes [https://play.date/games/paco-lily/] * Order Up! by Scott Vander Pryt [https://play.date/games/order-up/] * Astrophidia by Aiyra & Little Giants [https://play.date/games/astrophidia/] * The Last Ball by Igor Stepanov [https://play.date/games/the-last-ball/] * Blop, Your Virtual Buddy by TenTibor [https://play.date/games/blop-your-virtual-buddy/] * Unicycle Madness by Johnathan Hoschkara [https://play.date/games/unicycle-madness/] * itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases [https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate] * Catalog Games Currently on Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] * PDGames on Sale [https://pdgamez.com/sales] Pick of the Week: ( 00:34:12 ) * Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow by Dark n' Stormy Games [https://play.date/games/gilly-and-the-isle-of-sorrow/] * All is Whale [https://darknstormygames.itch.io/all-is-whale] * Next Episode: Order Up! by Scott Vander Pryt [https://play.date/games/order-up/] Contact: * Hello Playdate on Discord [https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux] * Hello Playdate on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social] * Hello Playdate on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast] * Hello Playdate on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/] * Playdatepodcast.com [http://playdatepodcast.com/] * PDGames Pick of the Week Collection [https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS] * Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io [https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week] * Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com * Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671) * For Amusement Only Games Merch [https://foramusementonlygames.com/] * For Amusement Only Podcast [http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/], Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast * Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series [https://anchor.fm/gameandcast] 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

The 2025 Playdate Community Awards Recap - Goblin Village

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Ryan and Don discuss Nick's Pick of the Week, Goblin Village [https://play.date/games/goblin-village/], WITHOUT HIM! 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: * The 2025 Playdate Community Awards on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/live/hTuOXD-fq5E] * TPCA Wiki Page/Nominees/Winners [https://playdate-wiki.com/wiki/The_2025_Playdate_Community_Awards] * Deja Vu PD by Pixel Ghost [https://pixel-ghost.itch.io/deja-vu-pd] * Let's Pulp and Chill Jam [https://itch.io/jam/lets-pulp-and-chill-jam] * Uncrank'd Community Shoutouts Form [https://forms.gle/ZaiaFdeNDHj1ASK56] * Uncrank'd Folio Q2 Form [https://forms.gle/7yXs6d4iXie7h9uB6] * Catalog Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/?page=7&sort=newest] * Uncrank'd Zine Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * PDGames Weekly Question Page [https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update * Destination Playdate [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] Indie Inventory: ( 00:27:58 ) * Two Minutes Left by izzard [https://izzard-uk.itch.io/two-minutes-left] * Gravi-Maze by webdemon [https://webdemon.itch.io/playdate-gravi-maze] * someday by Rumblestrut [https://rumblestrut.itch.io/someday] * Wee Tarot by mama [https://mama666.itch.io/wee-tarot] * Paco & Lily by Tkers [https://tkers.itch.io/paco-and-lily] * itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases [https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate] * Catalog Games Currently on Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] * PDGames on Sale [https://pdgamez.com/sales] Pick of the Week: ( 00:34:29 ) * Goblin Village by IrishJiminy [https://play.date/games/goblin-village/] * Next Episode: Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow by Dark N Stormy Games [https://play.date/games/gilly-and-the-isle-of-sorrow/] Contact: * Hello Playdate on Discord [https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux] * Hello Playdate on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social] * Hello Playdate on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast] * Hello Playdate on Threads [https://www.threads.net/@helloplaydate] * Hello Playdate on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/] * Playdatepodcast.com [http://playdatepodcast.com/] * PDGames Pick of the Week Collection [https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS] * Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io [https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week] * Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com * Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671) * For Amusement Only Games Merch [https://foramusementonlygames.com/] * For Amusement Only Podcast [http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/], Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast * Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series [https://anchor.fm/gameandcast] 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

Catalog Spring Sale - Twyk Shot

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don reunite! 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: * How to Make Pong For the Playdate by Spellthorn [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YdPKgqyYuM] * PDGames App [https://pdgamez.com/app] * Catalog Report 2026 [https://bsky.app/profile/play.date/post/3mfubqhknss2g] * Pass-n-Play Collection [https://play.date/games/pass-n-play/] * JJ Stratford Interview on "flow state" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmvlXIzO9K8] * Mike Suszek Pulp Font Tutorial [https://bsky.app/profile/mikesuszek.bsky.social/post/3mfiyto7uak23] * Playdates Available at GDC [https://bsky.app/profile/play.date/post/3mgo3u6upw22b] * Ratcheteer DX is Out Now! [https://ratcheteer.game/#color] * 2025 Playdate Community Awards This Weekend - Saturday March 14 [https://bsky.app/profile/danielwsimon.com/post/3mg3k4nesis2g] * Uncrank'd Shopify [https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/] * The Spriters Resource [https://www.spriters-resource.com/] * Fantastic Night Dreams Cotton [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5gd0MOIAG8] * XORBUIS by Zach Palumbo [https://play.date/games/xorbius/] * Catalog Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/?page=7&sort=newest] * Uncrank'd Zine Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * PDGames Weekly Question Page [https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update * Destination Playdate [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] * XORBIUS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aygHXAPsATs] * Pina Rollada [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqMIPf1yxIw] Indie Inventory: ( 00:23:23 ) * QUEST. by art1st1x [https://art1st1x.itch.io/quest] * COA by M8NCODES [https://m8n-matandessaur.itch.io/coa] * Cranken by kai [https://geistpro.itch.io/cranken] * Serpent Says by izzard [https://izzard-uk.itch.io/serpent-says] * Crank Rush by Adam [https://adam3i.itch.io/crank-rush] * itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases [https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate] * Catalog Games Currently on Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] * PDGames on Sale [https://pdgamez.com/sales] Pick of the Week: ( 00:32:11 ) * Twyk Shot by digikerot [https://digikerot.itch.io/twyk-shot] * Next Episode: Goblin Village by IrishJiminy [https://play.date/games/goblin-village/] Contact: * Hello Playdate on Discord [https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux] * Hello Playdate on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social] * Hello Playdate on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast] * Hello Playdate on Threads [https://www.threads.net/@helloplaydate] * Hello Playdate on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/] * Playdatepodcast.com [http://playdatepodcast.com/] * PDGames Pick of the Week Collection [https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS] * Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io [https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week] * Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com * Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671) * For Amusement Only Games Merch [https://foramusementonlygames.com/] * For Amusement Only Podcast [http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/], Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast * Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series [https://anchor.fm/gameandcast] 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

Catalog Flood - helloyellow

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Ryan and Don make do without Nick. Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: * XaniaLasagna Interview with Nick [https://sites.libsyn.com/412607/interview-xania-lasagna] * Playjam 9 [https://itch.io/jam/playjam-9] * Playjam 9 Results [https://itch.io/jam/playjam-9/results] * Giraffe Prototype by Potch [https://bsky.app/profile/potch.me/post/3memlsqqax22r] * Post Hero: Bedbeard's Revenge Teased [https://bsky.app/profile/scenicroutesoftware.com/post/3mff2ovm6q22u] * Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow on itch [https://darknstormygames.itch.io/gilly-and-the-isle-of-sorrow] * Panic Donates Playdates to MinnMax ICE Out Stream [https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com/post/3mdwbenttcs2r] * Comet Devlog Signs of Life [https://guv-bubbs.itch.io/comet/devlog/1337606/signs-of-life] * Let's Pulp and Chill Jam [https://itch.io/jam/lets-pulp-and-chill-jam] * Playdate Cupid Woodburned Hearts [https://bsky.app/profile/xanialasagna.bsky.social/post/3me7htcc3k22x] * UNCrank'd Shopify [https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/] * UNcrank'd Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] Destination Update: * Destination Playdate Main Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] * Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxvvN6gY18] * Shattered Wilds [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSJ_pE3UQs] * UFO Mayhem [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdlULvOt2ic] * Labsylle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7aTZJLOeG4] Indie Inventory: ( 00:21:18 ) * Blorb Blends In [https://maryb197.itch.io/blorb-blends-in] * Schrodinger's Dungeon [https://aburgueno.itch.io/schrodingers-dungeon] * Bear Coin Blitz [https://echoswarm.itch.io/bear-coin-blitz-playdate] * GridLock [https://aicoding.itch.io/gridlock] * Alfred Hitchcock's Peek-a-Boo [https://alexsussy.itch.io/peek-a-boo] * Ladeira Abaixo [https://vfiaca.itch.io/ladeira-abaixo] * Twyk Shot [https://digikerot.itch.io/twyk-shot] * Power Off [https://freds72.itch.io/power-off] Catalog: * Spookyban [https://play.date/games/spookyban/] * helloyellow [https://play.date/games/helloyellow/] * Pizza Cat Crank Gig [https://play.date/games/pizza-cat-crank-gig/] * BLOXZY [https://play.date/games/bloxzy/] * M3-Crank Dice War [https://play.date/games/m3-crank-dice-war/] * Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow [https://play.date/games/gilly-and-the-isle-of-sorrow/] * EHS [https://play.date/games/ehs/] * Further and Rarer [https://play.date/games/further-and-rarer/] * Pocket;City [https://play.date/games/pocketcity/] * XORBIUS [https://play.date/games/xorbius/] * Labsylle [https://play.date/games/labsylle/] * UFO Mayhem [https://play.date/games/ufo-mayhem/] * Spline Rider [https://play.date/games/spline-rider/] * Bad Bytes [https://play.date/games/bad-bytes/] * Kreatur Bout [https://play.date/games/kreatur-bout/] * The Fall of Magic Castle [https://play.date/games/the-fall-of-magic-castle/] * LOVE and HATE [https://play.date/games/love-and-hate/] * Pitch Cranker [https://play.date/games/pitch-cranker/] * Extract [https://play.date/games/extract/] * Pina Rollada [https://play.date/games/pina-rollada/] * Catalog Sale Games [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] Pick of the Week: ( 00:35:40 ) * helloyellow [https://jonsimantov.itch.io/helloyellow] by jon simantov * hellocodes community list [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14zqU9YZZAFD6U7uEXA1CUG7vYd4BvXVbCx15keMJFak/edit?gid=0#gid=0] Contact: * Hello Playdate on Discord [https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux] * Hello Playdate on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social] * Hello Playdate on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast] * Hello Playdate on Threads [https://www.threads.net/@helloplaydate] * Hello Playdate on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/] * Playdatepodcast.com [http://playdatepodcast.com/] * PDGames Pick of the Week Collection [https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS] * Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io [https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week] * Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com * Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671) * For Amusement Only Games Merch [https://foramusementonlygames.com/] * DRAINED on Vinyl! [https://for-amusement-only-games-llc.square.site/product/drained-vinyl-soundtrack/QBUCUYCKFIKAR4TSO4WYSM2V?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false] * For Amusement Only Podcast [http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/], Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast * Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series [https://anchor.fm/gameandcast] 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