Hello Playdate Podcast

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Ryan boops Don and Nick back into your ears, and your hearts as we discuss RollerBlade , our Pick of the Week. 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. News/Links: "Make Games for Playdate with Lua" Rele...

Hello Playdate Community! 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! News/Links: Cranko! Digital Copies Available CrankBoy Coming to Catalog May 7 Uncrank'd Issue 11 Sweepstakes Entry Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game Jam Uncrank'd Shopify Uncrank'd Zine Substac...

Hello Playdate Community! 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! News/Links: Wave Sounds Season 3 Announced! Duke Playdate for Education Panic Email List Panic Letter Writing Campaign Hackers Party Uncrank'd Pre-Summer Game J...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are reunited...again! 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: Deja Vu PD on the Playdate Community Awards The 2025 Playdate Community Awards on YouTube TPCA Wiki Page/Nominees/Winners Escape the Baby Alarm Demo on Steam Devils on the Moon Pinba...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Ryan and Don discuss Nick's Pick of the Week, Goblin Village , WITHOUT HIM! 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: The 2025 Playdate Community Awards on YouTube TPCA Wiki Page/Nominees/Winners Deja Vu PD by Pixel Ghost Let's Pulp and Chill Jam Uncrank'd Community...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don reunite! 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: How to Make Pong For the Playdate by Spellthorn PDGames App Catalog Report 2026 Pass-n-Play Collection JJ Stratford Interview on "flow state" Mike Suszek Pulp Font Tutorial Playdates Available at...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Ryan and Don make do without Nick. Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links:   XaniaLasagna Interview with Nick Playjam 9 Playjam 9 Results Giraffe Prototype by Potch Post Hero: Bedbeard's Revenge Teased Gilly and the Isle of Sorrow on itch Panic Donates Playdates to MinnMax ICE Out Stream Comet Devlog Signs of Life Let's Pulp and Chill...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Ryan and Don have the night off, while Nick interviews the Playdate community powerhouse, Xania Lasagna! If Xania's name isn't familiar, it should be!  Xania is the developer of many Playdate applications using Pulp and the SDK, and the editor of Uncrank'd Magazine.  We discuss each of her applications, her background, and her process for creation.   Xania's Ga...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don reunited at last. Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: Cultivator by Seth Weedin and Shuyi Lin Playjam 9 is coming Outside Parties on Engadget Diora on The Verge Donkey Kong Jr Panorama on itch Playdate on the Metro Uncrank'd Folio Form Uncrank'd Substack Destination Update: Destination Playdate Main Channel Mous...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick and Ryan talk some SHIP. Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: Stripe video about Panic/the Playdate Playjam 9 is coming The first episode of Damos Games News The 12 types of Playdate players Hello Playdate Pin Destination Update: Echo Drop Diora Indie Inventory: Qloister by etscrivner Constellations by soleilalpin Spelltooth by...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don take time to chat about our favorite Playdate games of 2025. Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: Hello Playdate Pin DRAINED on Vinyl Our Top 10 Lists for 2025: Nick's List: 10 Oquonie by Hundred Rabbits  9  Backbeat by Scenic Route Software 8 Chance's Lucky Escape by Goloso Games & Julia Minamata  7 Magic Castle...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don dish up some delightful holiday appetizers and jet through a STACK of Catalog and itch drops! 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 Paper Model Playdate Advent Calendar Blippo+ Boredome Merch Blippo+ Sourcebook Nominations for the 20...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don celebrate one hundred episodes of the Hello Playdate Podcast. We wouldn't be here without your support. Thank each of you for listening, chatting in the Discord, and being part of our Playdate crew. News/Links: Hello Playdate Centennial Celebration Collection on Catalog OUTSIDE PARTIES by Adams Immersive Gaming on Ten Podcast Hello Playdate...

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 Que...

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...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don somehow recorded the longest episode ever! Break it into two parts if you'd prefer. 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: The Long Arc by Elephant Star Balloon Julia's Mouse by Pfitschipfeil Rowbot Rally Update HEXA by rae PDManager for Mac by...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don sort our files, and talk longer about Magic Castle than it takes to play through it! 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: Blippo+ on Steam Blippo+ on Switch Blippo+ Soundtrack on Bandcamp Ryan's Next Book Kickstarter Robo-Frenzy for the Vic-2...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don talk Blippo+ world domination, Nick basically wrote the entire episode, and we get excited about our friend, the moon! 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: Blippo+ on Steam Blippo+ on Switch Blippo+ Twitch Stream Escape the Baby Alarm - Wishl...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don check out Playdate related gear Ryan discovered on Etsy! CORRECTION: Someone who is a host of this show put the name JOHN in the show notes, but the caller you are hearing on this episode is JOE! So sorry for the mix up! You'll also find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other we...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don come along with a lot of fresh newsbites and a quick discussion on the narrative adventure game Terratopia: March of the Demon King! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: PlayJam 8 Hall of the Dwarf King Update Four Corners on Catalog Playdate for...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan and Don are reunited...and very slap-happy! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us every other week! News/Links: Taria & Como Score Video LA Times Highlights Blippo+ Unfinished Dungeon Crawler Tote Bag New Playdate Merch Official Playdate Podcast Season 2 Hall of the Dwarf King SECRET R...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick and Don welcome a special guest as Ryan is out of town...Steve from Scenic Route Software ! You may recognize Steve from numerous mentions on the Hello Playdate Podcast and recently as the dev behind the Season 2 narrative adventure game, The Whiteout ! You'll find our regular round-up of news, new releases, and more... Thanks for listening and joining us...

Hello Playdate Community! This week, Nick, Ryan, and Don are here to celebrate Season 2 Week 6! This is it! The final week of Season 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: Tochi: Owlglass is Teased Playdate Season Two is Here! Blippo+ Blippo+ Merch Official Playdate Podcast Season 2 Merch The Verge: S...

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 Bu...

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...