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  • Gamma@beehaw.orgtoGaming@beehaw.orglet's discuss: non major systems
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    24 hours ago

    I immediately wanted a Playdate when I saw it. It’s a little yellow handheld with a crank designed by Teenage Engineering and made by Panic, who’s also published Firewatch, Untitled Goose Game, and a bunch more games recently.

    I’ve had it for a year and still use it daily, the screen works great most places I’m waiting in line and I have a book light for the evenings.

    One thing I really like about it is that it’s not an emulation device. It comes with 24 games +2 free on the Catalog and the community has made a ton (over 1000 on itch!). They’re mostly bespoke little titles that aren’t available anywhere else. The Lua and C SDKs are easy to use and encourage homebrew, I’ve got a pomodoro timer launching in the on-device storefront next week and am currently working on a little suika-like. Definitely recommend if you’ve got the spare cash!

    Plus it’s got a pizza case! I love it so