Oh! A new Playdate Update video is here!
It recaps the great developer things we've released this year, like Pulp and the Playdate SDK. Please enjoy it. youtu.be/BmrtkBmFSn4
There's one extra important bit in the update. Playdates in Group One will begin shipping…
…today.
And not just in the unexpected, solving a puzzle within its unique constraints, kind of way (side-scrolling, arcade action? in a top-down narrative game engine? okay!?) but also in the more prototypical Pulp fashion, just a good story with cute graphics and chirpy tunes.
You can remove stolen images on OpenSea by reporting to Google (their image host).
I just did it for my Pixelween collage, see the (now empty) page on OpenSea:
opensea.io/assets/matic/0…
Google processed my report in only 5 hours. Instructions below.
RT to spread knowledge!
Hey! Did you know that IKENFELL has physical copies available for pre-order for the Switch and PS4!? It comes with this beautiful reversible box-art by @neptuneboneface and you can get it at limitedrungames.com
Omg. A holy-grail literal pile of Neo Geo Pocket Color PROTOTYPES. The seller had no idea — bidding started at ¥1 and they apologized that labels had been removed!!! ¥522,000 ($4,938.12) with 16 hrs left. Someone PLEASE preserve these — see Frank's tweet: twitter.com/frankcifaldi/s…
A system service that automatically fixes articles when you insert an adjective that starts with a consonant before your noun that starts with a vowel at the last minute.
I think these double-wide vertical strokes are an even better match for NES/SNES source material, especially given the remaster's widescreen treatment. twitter.com/rdbaaa/status/…
While you wait for @playdate preorders to start at 10am PT/1pm ET today, you can hear about the story of Playdate in the new episode of the always excellent Panic Podcast. podcast.panic.com/#episode006
In addition to the games I worked on I’m also looking forward to seeing what everyone creates with Pulp. Draw sprites, layout rooms, pixel fonts, chip tunes, and script...well, PulpScript. All in the browser. Then play on your @playdate. 🌟�NI
I'm super excited to finally be able to share Ratcheteer with everyone. Designed and developed by yours truly with music and sound effects by @8bitmatt and illustrations by @sproutsnout. It'll be part of @playdate Season One! 🔧j
Hi. Are you ready for a ✨#PlaydateUpdate✨?
We have a lot to catch up on. Our first-ever video update has details on Season One, future games, some surprises and info on future pre-orders. Please join us!
🗓 Premieres Tuesday, June 8th at 9:00 AM PDT
➡️youtu.be/DeWGukDrc1UQy
With the release of So Say We All, the new Battlestar Galactica live album, and @bearmccreary’s redesigned blog it might be time for a rewatch/reread of the series and his posts on the soundtrack bearmccreary.com/themes-of-batt…
TIL* the accordion was invented by a parent who was tired of having to jump up and chase after a toddler every time they sat down at the piano to play a 3 minute long pop song
* probably not true as I just made it up
Welp. Landed in the Crime Scene Twitter bucket. They’re drawing a chalk outline around the ad-riddled body of my timeline. Apparent cause of death is multiple self-inflicted ad shot wounds but their not ruling out foul play by brand poisoning. Rest in promoted tweets.
Apple gives us these cameras that take these absolutely gorgeous photos and we have to choose _one_ for our lock screens. Does no one at Apple have more than one kid? Why can’t we cycle from an album?