Hello Playdate Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan and Don revel in the latest incarnation of the make-out club! 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:

• Playdate Free Domestic Shipping
• Taria & Como Nominated at the Indie Game Awards
• Playdate Update
• Uncrank'd Coffee Table Books
• 2025 Solstice Showcase Questionnaire
• Uncrank'd Zine Substack
• PDGames Weekly Question Page
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Destination Playdate
• Polku!

Indie Inventory: ( 00:13:27 )

• Waxel by TwigUnderWeapingWillow
• UFO Mayhem by Mirror Door Interactive
• Mazethingie by joyrider3774
• Roller Blade by qwack!
• OUTSIDE PARTIES by Adams Immersive
• Ship Happens by Zokerinodev and GEM
• POLKU! by Matthew Jennings
• The Moon is Our Friend by Paige Ruten
• Picross Date by ithersta
• Smolitaire by Twenty Minute Mile
• Mash Gadget by Bipedal Dog
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale
• PDGames on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:30:00 )

• Next Episode: NICK - Totally Accurate Kissing Simulator by Crowfriend
  • Discord Thread

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• PDGames Pick of the Week Collection
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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 turn back the clocks to a nice tight sub-60-minute show! 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:

• Catalog Games Currently on Sale
• Panic LIVE
• crank doesn't charge - Decal
• Silly Bot Shirt
• Little Playdate Shirt
• Atlantic 41 Devlog
• The Verge Playdate Article
• Ware-wolf Campfire Stories Announcement
• Love and Hate
• The Yulelog Fireplace
  • Form Due Nov. 20
• 2025 Solstice Showcase Questionnaire
• Uncrank'd Live Form
• Uncrank'd Pumpkin Patch + Play Showcase
• Uncrank'd Zine Substack
• RUBDUBDUB
• PDGames Weekly Question Page
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update

• Destination Playdate
• The Long Arc
• Row-Bot Rally

Indie Inventory: ( 00:24:44 )

• Ware-wolf Campfire Stories by Ledbetter Games (and Friends)
• Crankshot by lucasjorg
• Xorbius Lite by cowtoolsbebop
• Go Holmes! by RetroGamma
• Catalog Games Currently on Sale
• PDGames on Sale

Pick of the Week: ( 00:32:22 )

• Ballistic Tilt by DerekDumas
  • Discord Thread
• Next Episode: NICK - Totally Accurate Kissing Simulator by Crowfriend
  • Discord Thread

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• PDGames Pick of the Week Collection
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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 5! One week left!

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!
• Blippo+
• Blippo+ Merch
• Official Playdate Podcast
  • Tiny Turnip
• Season 2 Merch
• Engadget Season 2 Week 5 Reviews
• Playdate Summer Bundle
• Uncrank'd July Caption Contest
• Uncrank'd Coffee Table Book Deadline Approaching: July 30
• Uncrank'd Voice Actors Wanted by July 11th
• Uncrank'd Substack
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update:

• Season 2 Games Reviewed

Indie Inventory: ( 00:18:55 )

• Owlet's Embrace (Demo) by Strupf
• Catalog Sale Games

Season 2 Reviews: ( 00:21:13 )

• Tiny Turnip by Luke Sanderson
  • Turnip Mountain on Steam
  • Paper Pilot on Catalog
• Chance's Lucky Escape by Goloso Games & Julia Minamata ( 00:45:48)

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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, season 2

Hello, Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Don and Ryan discuss episode titles, game sales data, two great Pulp games and some divisive Week 3 titles.

Join us here each week as we examine all of the Season Pass games, as well as discussing news and indie finds from the Playdate community.

Indie Games of the Week:

• Ribbit Rabbit by reverendmalerik (09:53)
• EYELAND by Ron Lent (17:50)

Featured Season One Games:

• Pick Pack Pup by Nic Magnier, Arthur Hamer, Music by Logan Gabriel (24:55)
• Lost Your Marbles by Sweet Baby Inc. (38:00)

News/Links:

• Ribbit Rabbit 30 Day Sales Data (05:30)
• tinyyellowmachine on Twitch
• Destination Playdate on YouTube
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Twitter

• Playdatepodcast.com

• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• Our Previous Podcast, Gaming On Ten
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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

Hello, Playdate Community!

This week, Nick and Don dive into week 2 of Season One with a music-maker, Boogie Loops, and a challenging pixel-perfect crank puzzler, Crankin's Time Travel Adventure.

Join us here each week as we examine all of the Season Pass games, as well as discussing news and indie finds from the Playdate community.

Featured Season One Games:

• Boogie Loops by May-Li Khoe and Andy Matuschak - (04:03)
• Crankin's Time Travel Adventure by uvula - (17:16)

Indie Games of the Week:

• Life's Too Short by Ollie Coe - (31:37)
• AiR BALL by professir - (33:56)

News/Links:

• tinyyellowmachine on Twitch
• Destination Playdate on YouTube
• Our Previous Podcast, Gaming On Ten
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Twitter

• Playdatepodcast.com

• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• For Amusement Only Podcast

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

Hello, Playdate Community!  Thank you for joining us on our first episode! 

This week, Nick and Don are joined by Top 40 Worldwide 'Whitewater Wipeout' Champion/handheld game podcaster Ryan Claytor to discuss the Season One Week 1 games for the Panic Playdate.  We also share two indie games that we have been glued to since launch, and discuss the process of sideloading from alternative app stores.

Join us here each week as we examine all of the Season Pass games, as well as discussing news and indie finds from the Playdate community.

Featured Season One Games:

• Whitewater Wipeout by Chuhai Labs - [03:05]
• Casual Birder by Diego Garcia - [28:19]
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Indie Games of the Week:

• Yoshimi Yahtzee - [48:13]
• Bloom - [51:24]

News/Links:

• The Official Playdate Podcast
• Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast, Game and Cast
• Our Previous Podcast, Gaming On Ten
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Hello Playdate on Twitter

• Playdatepodcast.com

• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• For Amusement Only Podcast

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

Hello Playdate Community!

This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are here to celebrate Season 2 Week 4!

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!
• Blippo+
• Official Playdate Podcast
  • CatchaDiablos
  • Shadowgate PD
• Season 2 Merch
• Engadget Season 2 Week 4 Reviews
• XKCD Reader
• O3C Podcast Season 1
  • O3C Podcast Some of Season 2!
• Cabel Sasser on My Perfect Console Podcast
• Uncrank'd Issue 8 Sneak Peek
• Uncrank'd Substack
• Steelbound Pinball
• Charles Wolf Steelbound Soundtrack
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update:

• Season 2 Games Reviewed

Indie Inventory: ( 00:12:28 )

• Accounts Retrievable by James Gameboy
• Black Hole Visitor Center by Giant Berto
• Catalog Sale Games

Season 2 Reviews: ( 00:18:15 )

• CatchaDiablos by Amano
• Shadowgate PD by Pixel Ghost ( 00:36:51)

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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, season 2

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!
• Blippo+
• Official Playdate Podcast
  • Otto's Galactic Groove
  • Long Puppy
• Season 2 Merch
• Engadget Season 2 Week 3 Reviews
• How to Geek Article
• The Gamer Playdate Article
• Uncrank'd Substack
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update:

• Season 2 Games Reviewed

Indie Inventory: ( 00:14:20 )

• Pocket Farmer by Roger Ramos
• Habitable Zone Calculator by Jacob Haqq Misra
• Panels of Freedom Comic by RetroGamma
• Resonance by Orllewin
• Top Binz! by damos games
• Mission LunaTrix by Rae
• Delved by SN-Studios
• PossiblyAxolotl's PlayPack by PossiblyAxolotl
• Lux Deluxe by Powerdive Games
• Catalog Sale Games

Season 2 Reviews: ( 00:30:00 )

• Otto's Galactic Groove by Team Otto
• Long Puppy by indiana-jonas ( 00:49:38 )

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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!
• Official Playdate Podcast
  • The Whiteout
  • Wheelsprung
• Season 2 Merch
• Engadget S2W2 Reviews
• Engadget Blippo+ Article
• Blippo+
• Uncrank'd Substack
• Ringo Awards to Nominate 'One Bite at a Time' by Ryan Claytor
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update:

• Season 2 Games Reviewed

Indie Inventory: 

• Rotata by Trigonated
• Instant Impact by Mamonaku
• Cascada by Tim Martin
• Xeno Escape by Daniel Astudillo
• Crank Up by Elioth Bernard
• Capy Spa by Seth Weedin and Shuyi Lin
• lolife by Orange Thief
• Catalog Sale Games

Season 2 Reviews: ( 00:27:09 )

• Wheelsprung by Nino van Hooff and Julie Bjornskov
• The Whiteout by Scenic Route Software ( 00:42:33 )

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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!
• Official Playdate Podcast
  • Dig! Dig! Dino
  • Fulcrum Defender
• Season 2 Merch
• Playdate Enamel Pin
• Latin American Games Showcase Sponsor Post
• Blippo+
• Portland Pickles Sponsor Post
• Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Jam Winners!
• Uncrank'd Victory Lap Video
• Uncrank'd Substack
• Ringo Awards to Nominate 'One Bite at a Time' by Ryan Claytor
• Intro/Outro Music - Made with Boogie Loops on Playdate

Destination Update:

• Season 2 Week 1 and 2 Games

Indie Inventory: 

• CRICKETS THIS WEEK

Season 2 Reviews: ( 00:17:56 )

• Dig! Dig! Dino! by Dom2D and Fayer
• Fulcrum Defender by Subset Games ( 00:37:42 )

Contact:

• Hello Playdate on Discord
• Hello Playdate on Bluesky
• Hello Playdate on YouTube
• Hello Playdate on Threads
• Hello Playdate on Instagram
• Playdatepodcast.com
• Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io
• Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com
• Voice Mail - 1-(724)-BINGOS-1  (1-724-246-4671)
• For Amusement Only Games Merch
• For Amusement Only Podcast, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast
• Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series

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