Don, Nick, and Ryan, three friends, share their love of the Panic Playdate game system on a weekly podcast.
News, reviews, developer interviews, and development chat - your one-stop source for all things involving your favorite handheld!

by Don, Nick, and Ryan

Don, Nick, and Ryan, three friends, share their love of the Panic Playdate game system on a weekly podcast. News, reviews, developer interviews, and development chat - your one-stop source for all things involving your favorite handheld!
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May 20, 2026
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hello Playdate Community!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This week, Ryan boops Don and Nick back into your ears, and your hearts as we discuss <a href= "https://play.date/games/rollerblade/">RollerBlade</a>, our Pick of the Week.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You'll also find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more - thanks for listening! Programming Note: we will not be releasing new episodes during the Summer of 2026, to resume in September.</span></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">News/Links:</span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;"><a href= "https://leanpub.com/playdatebook">"Make Games for Playdate with Lua"</a> Released</li> <li><a href= "https://saffroncr.itch.io/katavatis/devlog/1522298/hello-world">Making a Software Renderer in the Style of Obra Din on the Playdate?!</a> - devlog</li> <li><a href= "https://stephanrewind.itch.io/atlantic-41/devlog/1516937/the-enemy-part-4"> Atlantic 41 - The Enemy Part 4</a> - devlog</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/1MSUtOqBU1Y?si=zvVVGg_un2maNxui">13 Games to Check out from "Your Cool Uncle Marisa"</a> - video</li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/crankboy/">Crankboy Released</a></li> <li><a href="https://forms.gle/y9sMRj8xUEL8a2Sy6">Uncrank'd Issue 11 Sweepstakes</a></li> <li><a href="https://forms.gle/dRUqhvq5PC5Wsxwn6">Uncrank'd Reserve or Join Upcoming Projects</a></li> <li>Uncrank'd Summer Splashdown - <a href= "https://forms.gle/LGKiWN1Wy1XW5xwdA">join as a fan</a> - <a href= "https://forms.gle/66y8pcN8hxWSWSQQA">join as a dev</a></li> <li><a href="https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/">Uncrank'd Shopify</a></li> <li><a href="https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/">Uncrank'd Zine Substack</a></li> <li><a href="https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question">PDGames Weekly Question Page</a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Intro/Outro Music - Made with <a href="https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Boogie Loops</a> on Playdate</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">Destination Update</span></span></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgHPdiAcKU"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">Suddenly Bird</span></span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4B20p-ZYS0">Pongerground</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld5veoaE2WM">Cannonball Kid</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-BVGYeqGbU">RollerBlade</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Indie Inventory: ( 00:13:16 )</span></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://latterdaypop.itch.io/secret-works-of-darkness">Gadionton's Secret Works of Darkness by Latter-Day Pop</a></li> <li><a href="https://mintferret.itch.io/masterkeypd">Master Key Pocket by MintFerret</a></li> <li><a href="https://flowerworks.itch.io/cablecats">CableCats by flowerworks</a></li> <li><a href="https://bhagenbeek.itch.io/line-tactics">Line Tactics by bhagenbeek</a></li> <li><a href= "https://itch.io/jam/uncrankd-pre-summer-game-jam-26/entries">Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam Entries</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/cannonball-kid/">Cannonball Kid by Alan and Beth Cooke</a></li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://play.date/games/beampunk/">Beampunk by Jesse and David Rusak</a></li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><a href= "ttps://play.date/games/chaos-studies/">Chaos Studies by Field Bureau + westatt</a></li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://play.date/games/ladeira-abaixo/">Ladeira Abaixo by Mama & Fiaca</a></li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://play.date/games/crankwords/">Crankwords by Tom White</a></li> <li><a href="https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate">itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/">Catalog Games Currently on Sale</a></li> <li><a href="https://pdgamez.com/sales">PDGames on Sale</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Pick of the Week: ( 00:44:54 )</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/rollerblade/">Rollerblade by qwack!</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">Contact:</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hello Playdate on Discord</a></span></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hello Playdate on Bluesky</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast">Hello Playdate on YouTube</a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hello Playdate on Instagram</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "http://playdatepodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Playdatepodcast.com</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS">PDGames Pick of the Week Collection</a></span></li> <li><a href= "https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Voice Mail - <span style= "font-weight: 400;">1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671)</span></span></li> <li><a href="https://foramusementonlygames.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For Amusement Only Games Merch</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">For Amusement Only Podcast</a>, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast</span></li> <li><a href="https://anchor.fm/gameandcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series</span></a></li> </ul> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">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</span></p>

May 6, 2026
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hello Playdate Community!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This week, Nick and Don duet on our favorite topic...PINBALL! You'll also find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week!</span></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">News/Links:</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><a href= "https://cranknockout.com/?page_id=2518&v=0b3b97fa6688">Cranko! Digital Copies Available</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/crankboy/">CrankBoy Coming to Catalog May 7</a></li> <li><a href="https://forms.gle/y9sMRj8xUEL8a2Sy6">Uncrank'd Issue 11 Sweepstakes Entry</a></li> <li><a href= "https://itch.io/jam/uncrankd-pre-summer-game-jam-26">Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam</a></li> <li><a href="https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/">Uncrank'd Shopify</a></li> <li><a href="https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/">Uncrank'd Zine Substack</a></li> <li><a href="https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question">PDGames Weekly Question Page</a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Intro/Outro Music - Made with <a href="https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Boogie Loops</a> on Playdate</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">Destination Update</span></span></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/b_Q9_wtjl4Y?si=Iy9dfNIYVbSTunG8"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Last Ball</span></span></a></li> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/Zz91eD7iFlw?si=Txj6jhKdu3qnCZRh">Oblings</a></li> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/oqW6N6ly47k?si=aEt25a_qU7NNsYv_">Devils on the Moon Pinball</a></li> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/WhQFQJYmQt4?si=4HOYYejTlDdlhuiK">Unicycle Madness</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Indie Inventory: ( 00:09:42 )</span></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://leftovernick.itch.io/flarehorn-charge">Flarehorn Charge by Black Hole Collective</a></li> <li><a href="https://rezzabuh.itch.io/whirligig-warrior">Whirligig Warrior by Rezzabuh</a></li> <li><a href="https://jae10.itch.io/conway">Conway's Game of Life by jae10</a></li> <li><a href="https://ledbetter-games.itch.io/isolates">isolates by Ledbetter Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://robotube.itch.io/zyrx-for-pllaydate">Zyrx for Playdate by Robotube</a></li> <li><a href="https://willread.itch.io/pool-party">Pool Party by willread</a></li> <li><a href="https://team-realm.itch.io/death-forest-echoes">Death Forest ECHOES by Team Realm</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/rollerblade/">Rollerblade by quack!</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/pin-finger/">Pinfinger by Sean Caesar</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/bear-coin-blitz/">Bear Coin Blitz by Echoswarm</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/geodate/">Geodate by GrimPros Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/crankominoes/">Crankominoes by Anthony Beyer</a></li> <li><a href="https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate">itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/">Catalog Games Currently on Sale</a></li> <li><a href="https://pdgamez.com/sales">PDGames on Sale</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Pick of the Week: ( 00:34:20 )</span></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://play.date/games/devils-on-the-moon-pinball/">Devils on the Moon Pinball by Amano</a></li> <li>Next Episode: <a href= "https://play.date/games/rollerblade/">Rollerblade by quack!</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">Contact:</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hello Playdate on Discord</a></span></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hello Playdate on Bluesky</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast">Hello Playdate on YouTube</a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hello Playdate on Instagram</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "http://playdatepodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Playdatepodcast.com</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS">PDGames Pick of the Week Collection</a></span></li> <li><a href= "https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Voice Mail - <span style= "font-weight: 400;">1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671)</span></span></li> <li><a href="https://foramusementonlygames.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For Amusement Only Games Merch</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">For Amusement Only Podcast</a>, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast</span></li> <li><a href="https://anchor.fm/gameandcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series</span></a></li> </ul> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">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</span></p>

April 22, 2026
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hello Playdate Community!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don chat about Reader's Digest and forgotten Gameboy games! You'll also find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week!</span></p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">News/Links:</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TlzXxkftxvk">Wave Sounds</a></li> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/sCWD4OjWTBU?si=ez62_Tgv0_OGXPTd">Season 3 Announced!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://news.play.date/news/duke-playdate-education/">Duke Playdate for Education</a></li> <li><a href="https://elist.panic.com/">Panic Email List</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.gamefile.news/p/panic-mail-arco-despelote-time-flies-thank-goodness-teeth"> Panic Letter Writing Campaign</a></li> <li><a href= "https://withfriends.events/event/DOLYSH6u/hack-the-planet-live-from-cyberdelia/"> Hackers Party</a></li> <li><a href= "https://itch.io/jam/uncrankd-pre-summer-game-jam-26">Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam</a></li> <li><a href="https://forms.gle/y9sMRj8xUEL8a2Sy6">Uncrank'd Issue 11 Sweepstakes</a></li> <li><a href="https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/">Uncrank'd Shopify</a></li> <li><a href="https://uncrankdpdzine.substack.com/">Uncrank'd Zine Substack</a></li> <li><a href="https://pdgamez.com/weekly-question">PDGames Weekly Question Page</a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Intro/Outro Music - Made with <a href="https://play.date/games/boogie-loops/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Boogie Loops</a> on Playdate</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Indie Inventory: ( 00:15:25 )</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://zclipse.itch.io/steeplejack">Steeplejack by zclipse</a></li> <li><a href="https://antonino17718.itch.io/fatum">Fatum by Antonino17718</a></li> <li><a href="https://matthewcoburn.itch.io/pocket-hashi">Pocket Hashi by Matthew Coburn</a></li> <li><a href="https://thelastvogon.itch.io/crookback">Crookback by The Last Vogon</a></li> <li><a href="https://joestash.itch.io/minigolf">MiniGolf by Joe Stash</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/office-chair-curling/">Office Chair Curling by osuika</a></li> <li><a href= "https://play.date/games/switchboard-shuffle/">Switchboard Shuffle by Rapcal</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/dig-pit-runner/">Dig Pit Runner by Crankwork Games</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/catchapon/">Catchapon by RANDOM ENCOUNTER</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/hyper-vector/">Hyper Vector by Tom White</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/pongerground/">Pongerground by Mechar Software</a></li> <li><a href="https://itch.io/games/newest/tag-playdate">itch.io Most Recent Playdate Releases</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/tags/on-sale/">Catalog Games Currently on Sale</a></li> <li><a href="https://pdgamez.com/sales">PDGames on Sale</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Pick of the Week: ( 00:38:33 )</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://play.date/games/order-up/">Order Up! by Scott Vander Pryt</a></li> <li>Next Episode: <a href= "https://play.date/games/devils-on-the-moon-pinball/">Devils on the Moon Pinball by Amano</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;">Contact:</span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://discord.com/invite/4ZKUJux" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hello Playdate on Discord</a></span></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/helloplaydate.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hello Playdate on Bluesky</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HelloPlaydatePodcast">Hello Playdate on YouTube</a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/helloplaydate/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hello Playdate on Instagram</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "http://playdatepodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Playdatepodcast.com</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://pdgamez.com/shared/xzyEWqXTep5d3yjS">PDGames Pick of the Week Collection</a></span></li> <li><a href= "https://itch.io/c/2614371/hello-playdate-podcast-indie-game-of-the-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Indie Game of the Week Collection on itch.io</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Helloplaydatepodcast (at) gmail dot com</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Voice Mail - <span style= "font-weight: 400;">1-(724)-BINGOS-1 (1-724-246-4671)</span></span></li> <li><a href="https://foramusementonlygames.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For Amusement Only Games Merch</span></a></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "http://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">For Amusement Only Podcast</a>, Nick's EM Bingo and Pinball Podcast</span></li> <li><a href="https://anchor.fm/gameandcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Game and Cast, Ryan's Handheld Gaming Podcast Series</span></a></li> </ul> <hr /> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">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</span></p>
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