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CrankBoy: A high performance Game Boy emulator for the Playdate
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Playdate Mirror: Play your Playdate games on your computer
17 votes - 
        
Playdate Season Two games preorder now available for $40
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When Playdate stopped being fun
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Refurbished Playdate for $179, new price at $229 after March 25th
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RowBot Rally out today on Playdate
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Playdate Stereo Dock shelved
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Playdate pizza cover available for a limited time for $29
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"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game"
21 votes - 
        
$400,000 worth of Playdate game consoles disappear in Las Vegas, hardware maker says
21 votes - 
        
Mars After Midnight for Playdate
20 votes - 
        
The Playdate handheld console is now in stock and available in twenty-two additional countries
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See the sky: Thoru Yamamoto's Christmas story, for Playdate
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Easter egg emoji: converting pixels into particles
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YOYOZO (or, how I made a Playdate game in 39KB)
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The Diorama Engine (from Diora, a Playdate game)
9 votes - 
        
Sparrow Solitaire for Playdate
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Ball und Panzer Golf: Making a Playdate game in a week
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Playdate handheld console release thread
Playdate announced on Twitter that they are beginning shipping today: Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here! It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the...
Playdate announced on Twitter that they are beginning shipping today:
Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here!
It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the Playdate SDK. Please enjoy it. https://youtu.be/BmrtkBmFSn4
There's one extra important bit in the update. Playdates in Group One will begin shipping…
…today.
The embargo on reviews also lifted:
- The Verge: All it’s cranked up to be
 - Rock Paper Shotgun: A handheld indie curio that goes hand in hand with the spirit of PC
 - Eurogamer: A fascinating puzzle in itself
 - Video Games Chronicle: The Playdate is fun but its quirks may wind you up
 - ArsTechnica: Playdate earns its $179 price tag with cute design, memorable games
 - Engadget: Playdate is a magical indie game machine
 - IGN: It's Crankin' Time
 - Venture Beat: An alternate-history boutique handheld
 - GamesRadar: Tiny, mighty, unfussy fun
 - Destructoid: You’ve got a date
 - Gizmodo: The Playdate Is Oozing With Charm and Potential
 
Also, ArsTechnica released reviews of all of the Playdate games. SPOILERS ahead:
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The Playdate Pulp game-creation studio is now in public beta
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Playdate hardware teardown
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Playdate, the indie handheld gaming console with a crank, begins preorders on Thursday, July 29 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Playdate, the console with a crank, gets July preorder for $179, game details
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Playdate Update - 6/8/2021
@Playdate: Hi. Are you ready for a ✨#PlaydateUpdate✨?We have a lot to catch up on. Our first-ever video update has details on Season One, future games, some surprises and info on future pre-orders. Please join us!🗓 Premieres Tuesday, June 8th at 9:00 AM PDT➡️ https://t.co/cfSNsgTqeQ pic.twitter.com/dSClZQmkUy
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Playdate, the most exciting device in indie gaming, is also the most depressing: The recently announced system shows that indie games can be just as myopic and male-centered as the medium’s mainstream
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Playdate. A new handheld gaming system.
27 votes