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Playdate - A new handheld console

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    #92
    CiDeRmAn
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    Sideloading stuff to beat the band here.

    Some impressive stuff there, more to come.

    I'm hoping Super Hexagon and Love make the jump to the format



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    #93
    CiDeRmAn
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    Week 2s games just dropped, Cranklins Time Travel Adventure is fantastic, not too sure about Boogie Loops though...



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    #94
    johnny_ultimate
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    Takahashi’s game is one of the trolliest, meanest, most infuriating games ever made. Every level has some cruel prank to play on you - like a walking turd (literally) who strolls up to completely **** up your day at the worst possible moment.

    It’s bloody fantastic 😂



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    #95
    SuperBowserWorld
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    WTF

    Is this like some avant-garde Gameboy ?



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    #96
    CiDeRmAn
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    Cup of tea?

    Feck off wasp!



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    #97
    johnny_ultimate
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119446555#Comment_119446555

    ‘Hipster Gameboy’ is more accurate.

    Alas, I am its exact demographic.



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    #98
    SuperBowserWorld
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119447010#Comment_119447010

    Maybe it'll light some fires at Nintendo and they'll come out with a Gameboy with suction cups of something. 🤣



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    #99
    Retr0gamer
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    It's the only console more hipster than whipping out a Wonderswan or Neo Geo pocket (black and white, no colour) at the Bernard Shaw while sipping a pint of craft Ale.

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    #100
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119446555#Comment_119446555

    I've kept my mouth shut but have been following this thread. We'll just say I'm sceptical!



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    #101
    SuperBowserWorld
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119447341#Comment_119447341

    Actually, haven't we moved beyond hipster at this stage. Maybe this device is a post hipster phenomenon.



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    #102
    CiDeRmAn
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    Most hipster is a Sega Nomad over a pint of craft cider, playing something by Treasure



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    #103
    Retr0gamer
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119450916#Comment_119450916

    We already had four player micro machines 2 with a nomad in the pub.

    Guess I'm a hipster...

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    #104
    CiDeRmAn
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    New game day today!

    The pup puzzler is okay, the marble one... not so sure



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    #105
    Retr0gamer
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    Finally got shipping confirmation. Due 12-14 September

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    #106
    CiDeRmAn
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    Not too long now!

    Will it be worth the wait though?



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    #107
    Retr0gamer
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    Got the playdate last night. Just back from holidays so didn't get to play much of it but I'm impressed by the feel of it and the screen is lovely despite the lack of back light.

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    #108
    Grumpypants
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    Got my confirm your delivery address email. Cut off date is Oct 3rd so hopefully they start rolling out group 3 early October.



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    #109
    Grumpypants
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    Finally got my shipped email. So it is in the way, ETA 27-30th of Jan.



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    #110
    megaten
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    Keep thinking about buying one of these event though its a dumb idea.



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    #111
    Grumpypants
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    Mine is on the way from the US via Amsterdam. Should be here next week.



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    #112
    Retr0gamer
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    Playdate announcement coming. Hoping it's more games but they are also teasing an on device store:

    https://www.eurogamer.net/playdate-has-an-announcement-show-next-week


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    #113
    johnny_ultimate
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    Hope the Lucas Pope project makes a long overdue appearance :)



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    #114
    Grumpypants
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    They sent around an email with some more info.



    Catalog

    If you haven't heard, we're hard at work on a major new addition to the Playdate system — Catalog, an on-device store of curated Playdate games you can buy easily and instantly. It's coming soon!


    Catalog will also launch with some never-before-seen games for your Playdate. And of course, you'll still be able to sideload games you buy from any other store, like Itch.


    We may have a lot more to say about Catalog on March 7th, during the next Playdate Update Video! Tune in!



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    #115
    Mr Crispy
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijnp3zB7LPU

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    #116
    Retr0gamer
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    Tried Catalog last night. Works really well although loading the game previews is a little slow. You'll need to set up payment details off the system though. The UI is fine for the hand full of games there at the moment but I can see it getting a bit cluttered unless they update it.

    There's some real time 3D games up on the store which shows the playdate has a decent bit of power.

    Edit: Just to add, this has the best online store music since the Wii shop. Take that boring Sony and Microsoft!

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    #117
    Retr0gamer
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    So tried some of the catalog games.

    Direct Drive is the most expensive one there. Presentation is great. Gameplay is very simple but honestly quite fun but the music so far has been exceptional. There's the promise of more content to come. The price might put people off but a lot of effort went into this, making those music tracks probably wasn't cheap.

    Carve Jr I need to try more of. I only gave it a quick, apparently there's tricks you can do but I was just spinning with the crank. Not ready to make a judgement.

    A joke that's worth 0.99 cent. This one just annoys me. Maybe that's the joke. I think I get about 4 or 5 lines into the joke before it starts again.

    I also got Bloom as I heard it's the real standout of all the games but I want to really get into that one so didn't try it.

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    #118
    Grumpypants
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    Was watching this last night, a nice little recap of this guy's little Vampire survivors clone Core Fault.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIUOk2YIoWk




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    #119
    johnny_ultimate
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    I did play Bloom when I first got the Playdate. I really like the 'check in once or twice a day' structure, although it can be a bit strange when you don't check in for a day or two and then suddenly in-game hours or days pass by immediately. It has some charming moments but its biggest problem is that the writing's just too simplistic and amateurish. The delivery is smart but the writing can't keep up with it. That and you quickly realise there's not really any strategy to the flower planting mini-game, and you just need to plant the most lucrative flower you can afford over and over again. It's strange as well that you can be raking in money that way and the story doesn't reflect it at all. It's a cool use of the hardware overall, just is too limited to rise above that.



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    #120
    johnny_ultimate
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    It's happening! The big one drops in two weeks:

    https://twitter.com/playdate/status/1762891219825475815?s=20




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    #121
    Retr0gamer
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    Time to turn my playdate on. There's actually some great stuff on the device and I've bought a few games online it's just I have my 3DS, Vita, analogue pocket and soon my DS out and in circulation again so hard to find time for all my handheld gaming. Also not helping is I'm playing Valkyria chronicles 3 which feels like it will be an 80 hour game.

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