Hello Playdate Podcast

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are here to celebrate Season 2 Week 3! Halfway through already! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: * Playdate Season Two is Here! [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] * Blippo+ [https://blippo.plus/] * Official Playdate Podcast [https://podcast.play.date/] * Otto's Galactic Groove [https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s02e05/] * Long Puppy [https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s02e07/] * Season 2 Merch [https://cottonbureau.com/people/playdate] * Engadget Season 2 Week 3 Reviews [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playdate-season-2-review-long-puppy-and-ottos-galactic-groove-130025012.html] * How to Geek Article [https://www.howtogeek.com/the-playdate-is-not-a-kids-toy/] * The Gamer Playdate Article [https://www.thegamer.com/playdate-season-2/] * Uncrank'd Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update: * Season 2 Games Reviewed [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] Indie Inventory: ( 00:14:20 ) * Pocket Farmer by Roger Ramos [https://ramsog.itch.io/pocket-farmer] * Habitable Zone Calculator by Jacob Haqq Misra [https://haqqmisra.itch.io/habzone] * Panels of Freedom Comic by RetroGamma [https://zartan917.itch.io/panels-of-freedom-comic] * Resonance by Orllewin [https://orllewin.itch.io/resonance] * Top Binz! [https://play.date/games/top-binz/] by damos games * Mission LunaTrix [https://play.date/games/mission-lunatrix/] by Rae * Delved [https://play.date/games/delved/] by SN-Studios * PossiblyAxolotl's PlayPack [https://play.date/games/possiblyaxolotls-playpack/] by PossiblyAxolotl * Lux Deluxe [https://play.date/games/lux/] by Powerdive Games * Catalog Sale Games [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] Season 2 [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] Reviews: ( 00:30:00 ) * Otto's Galactic Groove [https://play.date/games/ottos-galactic-groove/] by Team Otto * Long Puppy [https://play.date/games/long-puppy/] by indiana-jonas ( 00:49:38 ) 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/] * 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

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are here to celebrate Season 2 Week 2! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: * Playdate Season Two is Here! [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] * Official Playdate Podcast [https://podcast.play.date/] * The Whiteout [https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s02e03/] * Wheelsprung [https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s02e04/] * Season 2 Merch [https://cottonbureau.com/people/playdate] * Engadget S2W2 Reviews [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playdate-season-2-review-the-whiteout-and-wheelsprung-130014285.html] * Engadget Blippo+ Article [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playdate-season-2s-blippo-tv-simulator-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch-and-pc-in-color-this-fall-230149046.html] * Blippo+ [https://blippo.plus/] * Uncrank'd Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * Ringo Awards to Nominate 'One Bite at a Time' by Ryan Claytor [https://ringoawards.com/] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update: * Season 2 Games Reviewed [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] Indie Inventory:  * Rotata [https://trigonated.itch.io/rotata] by Trigonated * Instant Impact [https://mamonaku.itch.io/instant-impact] by Mamonaku * Cascada by Tim Martin [https://play.date/games/cascada/] * Xeno Escape by Daniel Astudillo [https://play.date/games/xeno-escape/] * Crank Up by Elioth Bernard [https://play.date/games/crank-up/] * Capy Spa by Seth Weedin and Shuyi Lin [https://play.date/games/capy-spa/] * lolife by Orange Thief [https://play.date/games/lolife/] * Catalog Sale Games [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] Season 2 [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] Reviews: ( 00:27:09 ) * Wheelsprung by Nino van Hooff and Julie Bjornskov [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] * The Whiteout by Scenic Route Software [https://play.date/games/the-whiteout/] ( 00:42:33 ) 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/] * 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

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are here to celebrate Season 2 Week 1! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: * Playdate Season Two is Here! [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] * Official Playdate Podcast [https://podcast.play.date/] * Dig! Dig! Dino [https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s02e01/] * Fulcrum Defender [https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s02e02/] * Season 2 Merch [https://cottonbureau.com/people/playdate] * Playdate Enamel Pin [https://play.date/shop/pin/] * Latin American Games Showcase Sponsor Post [https://bsky.app/profile/lagshowcase.bsky.social/post/3lpukdjln6k23] * Blippo+ [https://blippo.plus/] * Portland Pickles Sponsor Post [https://bsky.app/profile/play.date/post/3lpuib2ekrc2i] * Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Jam Winners! [https://itch.io/jam/uncrankd-pre-summer-game-jam/results] * Uncrank'd Victory Lap Video [https://youtu.be/kZVm1SLtK7w] * Uncrank'd Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * Ringo Awards to Nominate 'One Bite at a Time' by Ryan Claytor [https://ringoawards.com/] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update: * Season 2 Week 1 and 2 Games [https://www.youtube.com/@DestinationPlaydate/featured] Indie Inventory:  * CRICKETS THIS WEEK Season 2 [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] Reviews: ( 00:17:56 ) * Dig! Dig! Dino! [https://play.date/games/dig-dig-dino/] by Dom2D and Fayer * Fulcrum Defender [https://play.date/games/fulcrum-defender/] by Subset Games ( 00:37:42 ) 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/] * 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

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don have an exciting announcement about our show this summer. Seven straight weeks of episodes in celebration of Season 2! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: * Playdate Season Two Started May 29 [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] * Official Playdate Podcast [https://podcast.play.date/] * Season 2 Merch [https://cottonbureau.com/people/playdate] * Engadget Season 2 Reviews [https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playdate-season-2-review-fulcrum-defender-dig-dig-dino-and-blippo-140036697.html] * Latin American Games Showcase Sponsor Post [https://bsky.app/profile/lagshowcase.bsky.social/post/3lpukdjln6k23] * Portland Pickles Sponsor Post [https://bsky.app/profile/play.date/post/3lpuib2ekrc2i] * Uncrank'd AMA Form [https://forms.gle/zFJN73va4xFT92dBA] * Uncrank'd June Caption This Contest [https://bsky.app/profile/uncrankdpd.bsky.social/post/3lqkjp2uajx22] * Custom Hello Playdate Nightlight Made by Xania [https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social/post/3lqi3dl2o2s2r] * Uncrank'd Substack [https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/] * Ryan Nominated for an Eisner Award! [https://aiptcomics.com/2025/05/15/2025-eisner-award-nominees-announced/#:~:text=One%20Bite%20at%20a%20Time%2C%20designed%20by%20Ryan%20Claytor%20(Elephant%20Eater%20Comics)] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Destination Update: * Oquonie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lXBYB0hKnQ] on Destination Playdate YouTube * Rabbit Jumping DX [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzkh4v95qp0] * Spirit Trail [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsi4wSsWeGo&t=29s] * Armada [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFuriM8A0k] Indie Inventory: ( 00:19:58 ) * Solar Descent by qhoang [https://qhoang.itch.io/solar-descent] * Fineliner by jonah-srg [https://jonah-srg.itch.io/fineliner] * Say When! by SmashToad Studios [https://smashtoadstudios.itch.io/say-when] * Backbeat Demo by Scenic Route Software [https://scenicroutesoftware.itch.io/backbeat-demo] * XOR Constellation by omoikane [https://uguu-org.itch.io/xor-constellation] * Crank Snake Saga by AI Coding [https://uguu-org.itch.io/xor-constellation] * Catalog Games Currently on Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] Pick of the Week: ( 00:35:19 ) * Oquonie [https://play.date/games/oquonie/] by Hundred Rabbits * Character Guide [https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/camilare.html] * Our Next Selection: Season 2 Boss Rush! 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/] * 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

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don go long on INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: * Playdate Season Two Starts May 29 [https://play.date/games/seasons/two/] * Direct Drive on Vinyl [https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/284956/dacvector-direct-drive-songs-and-instrumentals] * Castle Kellmore 3D Rendering Blog [https://www.ligeiagames.com/ligeia-blog/castle-kellmore-rendering] * Playdate Mirror [https://play.date/mirror] Update: Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/play.date/post/3lomhjyxxoc2i] * Playdate Community Jam is on Now - August 17 [https://itch.io/jam/playdate-community-jam] * Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops [https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/] on Playdate Indie Inventory: ( 00:14:35 ) * Armada by Random Encounter Games [https://random-encounter-games.itch.io/armada] * Bleepfrog by Fatal Exit [https://fatalexit.itch.io/bleepfrog] * The Moon is Our Friend by Paige Ruten [https://paigeruten.itch.io/moon-is-friend] * Rabbit Jumping DX by Steven Perry [https://play.date/games/rabbit-jumping-dx/] * Spacestation Pheta by Enrico Kravina [https://play.date/games/spacestation-pheta/] * Spirit Trail by Dardoyle [https://play.date/games/spirit-trail/] * Hablet by piouspigeon [https://play.date/games/hablet/] * Oquonie by Hundred Rabbits [https://play.date/games/oquonie/] * Catalog Games Currently on Sale [https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/] Pick of the Week: ( 00:39:49  ) * Inventris [https://kryptoid98.itch.io/inventris-prototype] by kryptoid98 * Our Next Selection: Oquonie [https://play.date/games/oquonie/] by Hundred Rabbits 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/] * 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