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Playdate
@playdate
A brand new handheld video game system from @panic. Now on sale. 💬 Need help? Go to https://t.co/eZJQXofEqw
Apr 20, 2022 • 23 tweets • 13 min read
⭐️ Hey, how about a thread of third-party games being made for Playdate? Side-loading a third-party game onto your Playdate is very simple. ① Login to your Playdate account at play.date, ② Go to the "Sideload" tab, ③ Drag and drop a .pdx or .zip.

It should download within an hour, or you can go to Settings > Games to download now. Image
Feb 28, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Hi! As you know, last month we released Pulp, our easy-to-use Playdate game making tool.

And today, as promised… it's time for even more developer news.

🌟 The full Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for free to all at play.date/dev/ !! 🌟

A thread! The full Playdate SDK is for folks already comfortable with coding — but we've worked hard to make it as easy and approachable as we can. It gives you two choices of languages: Lua, for a higher-level scripting language experience, or C, for improved performance. A screenshot of the Playdat...
Dec 2, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Our internal Pulp Game Jam has ended, giving us six great games that push the limits of what we thought Pulp was capable of. Let's take a look.

Remember, Pulp is our browser-based game making tool, coming in January, an easy, approachable, fun way for anyone make Playdate games. A screenshot of the Pulp web interface. The main window is s "Your Turn, Little Bot" is a map-explorer with a story, a crank-to-recharge mechanic, cutscenes, and lots of surprises along the way. It implements a “fog of war” where you uncover areas as you move — something we wouldn’t have even thought possible in PulpScript.
Aug 12, 2020 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Hello.

We’ve been working non-stop to finish up Playdate, but in the meantime, we wanted to give you a small update on our Playdate Developer Preview.

It’s lots of fun news. A #playdatedev thread: Over 250 people around the world now have actual Playdates in-hand. They’re putting our tools and tech to the test, building the world’s first third-party Playdate games.

Want a peek?

Rebecca (@veubeke) is working on this gorgeous dungeon crawler.
May 22, 2019 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
Introducing Playdate, a new handheld gaming system from Panic.

It fits in your pocket. It's got a black and white screen. It includes a season of brand-new games from amazing creators. Oh and… there's a crank???? play.date

Yes. A thread… A photo of the Playdate system. Our company @panic has been around for a long-ass time, and we've made lots of great software. But one day we realized: we're self-funded, and there's nobody to tell us what to do. Why aren't we trying more new things? A photo of the Panic office at dusk.