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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6832048

Been working on this little game for a few months, wanted to share! I don't have my preorder yet so I've been having friends test it on device. The crank is neat!

In case you don't know what a playdate is:

spoilerIt's a cheese-shaped 1-bit gameboy with a crank on the side:

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[–] fourohfour@lemmy.fmhy.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's awesome! Really dig the artwork. I love my Playdate.

What's the overall objective? Trying to help ships navigate the rocks and obstacles by spinning your light around?

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, kinda a diner dash from the panopticon type deal. I have some ideas for expansion but for now the scope will be relatively small.

What group were you in!

[–] fourohfour@lemmy.fmhy.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Group 4! So only got it relatively recently, but it was well worth it.

What group are you in?

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

5, but 56k. The group is supposed to start shipping soon, so by this fall I’m hoping 🤞

[–] fourohfour@lemmy.fmhy.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Stay strong! Really hoping the hardware change they made for Group 4 lets the shipments start flying. It's such a cool device and well worth the praise, but boy has the wait been painful.

[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

They said they were sometimes shipping 400 units a day during group 4, I think it’s helped a lot! Hopefully my wait will only be 7-8 months 🥲