Flojomojo Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 It's true there's not much comparison with GameBoy, I was just pointing out that $150 isn't all that much money nowadays. GameBoy was a mass market toy with lots of kid appeal and licensed names. This is more indie art scene, like a game at SXSW. EDGE magazine doesn't really do online, they're very oldschool that way. I read it in Apple News+ myself. I guess one could get a paper copy thru https://twitter.com/edgeonline/status/1131493752122630145 If you can look past the "Apple hipster" scene, this podcast is like the audio version of the EDGE article, featuring the delightful Cabel Sasser. As has been said, probably not for everyone but a good window into Panic's process. https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2019/05/30/ep-252 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwald Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I guess they're talking about the STM32F7 in the podcast, lol, the same SoC that 32Blit uses.I find all consoles and tech interesting.. especially their development! Thanks for the info. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 And then there's this... didn't take long. lol https://community.arduboy.com/t/arduboy-crank-mod/7785 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 In yellow, no less Yellow is Sunshine The mission to track down a yellow Arduboy was underway, I had not kept any of the original production batch so I had to find one online and buy it from someone who had still kept theirs! The color is really striking and makes it feel fun. At least they also posted a shoutout to their obvious inspiration. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 It's true there's not much comparison with GameBoy, I was just pointing out that $150 isn't all that much money nowadays. Indeed- if you started saving now, 10 bucks a week would have you with enough money to do the pre-order by October. It's not a stretch. And then there's this... didn't take long. lol https://community.arduboy.com/t/arduboy-crank-mod/7785 My main takeaway from this was 'someone's making a way for my Arduboy to have multiple games' and I'm super into that Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 The Arduboy crank reminds me of a barrel organ. Obligatory Mouth and MacNeal reference: Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwald Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) oh good.. a crank handheld system for hipsters and now one for the rest lol Edited June 9, 2019 by gwald Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 It's true there's not much comparison with GameBoy, I was just pointing out that $150 isn't all that much money nowadays well 150 bucks can get you a 1 trick toy, or a 3d printer, its still a chunk of money if you choose to piss it away Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4288871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelliMission Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) The Panic Playdate has appeared in the PAX West show and has shown gameplay footage and more details a couple of days ago: You can see it here, here and here. Edited September 2, 2019 by IntelliMission Typo 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4341425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I can’t wait for this to come out. It certainly is unique. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4402930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Nice update. https://play.date/update-dec/ 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4429691 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwald Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Thanks for the update link! it's a good post! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4750879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Here’s the latest update. They expect to open orders in early 2021. Early 2021 is almost over... https://play.date/update-oct/ I hope I can snag one when they’re available. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4751548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Too hip for me ? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4751579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 This is very lightly related, but my daughter has yet again been watching Pokemon based in the 3DS (Ultra Sun/Moon) Alola region anime again on Netflix and something caught my eye, had to bring it here when I saw this post wake up again. Someone on staff when that was being made seemingly had the same ideas as this guy years earlier, or perhaps they got the idea from there and ran with it (or a huge coincidence.) Sophocles from the cartoon looks like this. See something similar? Maybe I'm reading too much and it's a link cable, yet no 2nd 8bit gameboy? 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4752888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Well Nintendo owns gameboy, and mostly Pokemon, so no real surprise a Pokemon character might have a Nintendo console as a pattern. Most Pokemon games have a Nintendo console in your player home after all. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4753791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 21 minutes ago, Video said: Well Nintendo owns gameboy, and mostly Pokemon, so no real surprise a Pokemon character might have a Nintendo console as a pattern. Most Pokemon games have a Nintendo console in your player home after all. I know I was just pointing out how much it looked like the Playdate and the timing lines up pretty closely too. Two button system, d-pad, crank. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4753810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Definitely looking forward to learning more about this new little handheld. It is interesting for sure. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4754183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjabba Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Thanks to this topic I found out about Teenage Engineering and resulted in spending hundreds of euros on their synths, just what I needed 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4832378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 No new updates in a while. I hope it still comes out this year. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4832509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelliMission Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 I wonder how many single player only consoles with interchangeable cartridges have been released. The Playdate will not be the first one, as several terrible Game Boy competitors in the early 90s, such as the Gamate, didn't feature multiplayer, but it surely be the first single player console in more than 20 years... even the Gizmondo had multiplayer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4832985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 This doesn’t have cartridges. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4833051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, IntelliMission said: I wonder how many single player only consoles with interchangeable cartridges have been released. The Playdate will not be the first one, as several terrible Game Boy competitors in the early 90s, such as the Gamate, didn't feature multiplayer, but it surely be the first single player console in more than 20 years... even the Gizmondo had multiplayer. Until the Switch I never really thought much about multiplayer on handheld consoles. The occasional hook up and trade pokemon, or the occasional game on NDS. Emphasis on massive multiplayer for a handheld that is very niche/unique/weird would probably mean it would do even less than what it already will. If you want multiplayer on a handheld you need to buy a Switch. You can get a bunch of cheap multiplayer games that don't require more than one joycon. 3 minutes ago, jgkspsx said: This doesn’t have cartridges. And what this guy said. Playdate is digital. I think every console also being a dev kit is cool. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4833053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelliMission Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) I meant interchangeable games, of course. And no, I never said I wanted multiplayer for a handheld. I only said it was interesting that no game will have multiplayer, that's all. Maybe comparing the Playdate to the Gizmondo was not a good idea after all, but I was trying to highlight how original was to totally discard multiplayer. But maybe they add some multiplayer game later, who knows. Edited May 29, 2021 by IntelliMission 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4833079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/4/22466184/panic-playdate-handheld-price-double-season-one-games-update-preorder 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/291460-playdate-a-new-handheld-console-with-a-crank/page/3/#findComment-4837340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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