# Playdate - new handheld gaming system, with a crank **URL:** \ **Category:** Video Games\ **Created:** [May 22, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531 "2019-05-22T23:52:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/221 "2023-12-10T00:01:21Z")
Another new game! _Fore! Track_ is golf in a tank, and is a version of an X68000 indie game _Ball und Panzer Golf_ by a friend of mine. > **[Fore! Track for Playdate](https://play.date/games/fore-track/)** > > Golf in a tank! Get the ball in the hole. Do it well for a high score! ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/222 "2024-01-13T16:06:06Z")
Pilotwings rocketbelt prototype Free Download at [https://gingerbeardman.itch.io/prototypes-for-playdate](https://gingerbeardman.itch.io/prototypes-for-playdate) Runs at 50fps on device. Can also be played in the Playdate Simulator. ![thrusters](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/3X/8/7/87951f1c4e04a06af1ab397cf8b6e89dd42286b5.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/223 "2024-01-14T15:43:37Z")
Ooh, very cool. Liking the look of that. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/224 "2024-02-29T22:07:59Z")
UPDATE 1. A new game of mine is out now on Playdate Catalog: **_Super_ ICARUS** > Score points by flying close to the edge, but not too close! Colliding will drop mines & make things more difficult. Fly through the centre area to regain energy and generate power-ups. > **[Super ICARUS for Playdate](https://play.date/games/icarus/)** > > Fly close to the edge, but not too close! 1. there’s a week long Playdate Catalog sale on March 7th. Three of my games will be on sale. 2. Community Awards also in March. 3. Lukas Pope’s game Mars After Midnight is out on March 12th 4. If you don’t have a Playdate, they’ve caught up with pre-orders… which means you can order one today and it’ll ship with a day or two. Easily I’m time to catch the whole March Playdate Bonanza. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/225 "2024-03-09T00:42:50Z")
Playdate Community Awards for 2023 have just happened! I’m happy to receive two awards! - Best Arcade Game (YOYOZO) [https://play.date/games/yoyozo/](https://play.date/games/yoyozo/) - Best Puzzle Game (Sparrow Solitaire, made with Mac Volgelsang) [https://play.date/games/sparrow-solitaire](https://play.date/games/sparrow-solitaire) Both currently ON SALE! 💸 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kCj9KPpvEsk/hqdefault.jpg "The Playdate Community Awards 2023") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCj9KPpvEsk) ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/226 "2024-03-09T12:28:35Z")
Congratulations on your awards! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![DaveLong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/davelong/32/1419_2.png) [@DaveLong](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/DaveLong)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/227 "2024-03-11T00:25:02Z")
Congratulations!!🎉🎊 ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/228 "2024-03-13T20:53:20Z")
New Lucas Pope game released yesterday, it’s a typical high quality production! > **[Mars After Midnight for Playdate](https://play.date/games/mars-after-midnight/)** > > COMING SOON! On Mars, after midnight, at the off-colony community support center. Last day of sale tomorrow. What a week! 💹 ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/229 "2024-03-21T14:29:20Z")
Congrats Matt! Sorry I’m late to this. I moved (again) and need to find where I packed my Playdate. It’s somewhere in a pile of boxes. Looking forward to all the great software. Keep up the great work! ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/230 "2024-03-21T14:38:18Z")
Cheers! I’ve just started a Peggle type of game. More soon! ---
**Author:** ![Peltz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peltz/32/6142_2.png) [@Peltz](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peltz)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/231 "2024-03-22T00:02:23Z")
Yo, I LOVE Peggle. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/232 "2024-04-29T21:01:13Z")
WipEout on Playdate? Yes. [https://twitter.com/gingerbeardman/status/1784654873440473295](https://twitter.com/gingerbeardman/status/1784654873440473295) ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/233 "2024-04-29T23:17:41Z")
Very cool. Just how powerful is the Playdate? Is it as powerful as the PlayStation? ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/234 "2024-04-29T23:32:22Z")
Yes, and no. Playdate is - more powerful (CPU, RAM) - about the same (sound) - less powerful (no GPU, screen updates are a bottleneck) On average - I say it’s somewhere between SNES and PS1 Examples - it’s unlikely Playdate would be able to run Wipeout with textured polygons - but it could do filled polygons But it’s still very early days in terms of developers getting the most out of Playdate. I imagine if development studios were working on it the capabilities would be pushed much harder. Technically they could allow the use of an extra CPU on the WiFi board for use as a DSP or co-processor. Maybe they’ll open that up in future. Would be cool and then it would definitely be PS1 level or higher. ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/235 "2024-05-04T03:01:31Z")
A flatshaded polygon version of Wipe Out would look rather cool on the playmate! ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/236 "2024-05-04T09:05:47Z")
The problem is we only have black and white! So it would need to be filled with different patterns or random densities of dots ---
**Author:** ![Yakumo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/yakumo/32/1538_2.png) [@Yakumo](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Yakumo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/237 "2024-05-04T11:42:51Z")
I see. No shades of grey available? ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/238 "2024-05-04T11:45:08Z")
No. You have to fake them with patterns of dots (dithering). So it’s like Classic Macintosh rather than Game Boy, WonderSwan, Palm Pilot. > **[Concept of Dithering](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/dip/concept_of_dithering.htm)** > > Concept of Dithering - In the last two tutorials of Quantization and contouring, we have seen that reducing the gray level of an image reduces the number of colors required to denote an image. If the gray levels are reduced two 2, the image that... ---
**Author:** ![petpolitics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/petpolitics/32/7604_2.png) [@petpolitics](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/petpolitics)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/240 "2025-03-15T03:41:35Z")
I finally pulled the trigger and ordered one of these despite the hefty cost. I want to try my hand making some stuff for it after messing with pico-8 on and off for a while. Bit intimidated by the relatively high resolution (compared to pico-8) but will give it a go anyway. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/matt/32/13124_2.png) [@matt](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531/241 "2025-03-16T23:19:34Z")
I released a version of SameGame that’s a couple of years old the I planned to revisit and dress up but never did or will in future. > **[SHARK TURTLE by gingerbeardman](https://gingerbeardman.itch.io/shark-turtle)** > > Fully featured version of SameGame for Playdate [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PdXpd8AWIcs/maxresdefault.jpg "SHARK TURTLE for Playdate") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdXpd8AWIcs) [Previous page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531.md?page=11) [Next page](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/playdate-new-handheld-gaming-system-with-a-crank/1531.md?page=13)