Playmaker

A whimsical creative space for Playdate.

70 followers

A whimsical creative space for Playdate.

70 followers

Paint, compose, build, record, and dance your way across six playful creative spaces for your Playdate. A kind of homage to retro creative software like HyperCard, Kid Pix, and Mario Paint.

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Launch tags:Retro Games•Crafting Games•Games

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Playmaker

Maker

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I'm so excited to announce Playmaker for Playdate. It's kind of an homage to the creative software from my childhood, like Kid Pix, HyperCard, and Mario Paint. I hope you enjoy it!

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3yr ago

Jamm

@dmierau congrats - this is so cool!!

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@baddn Thank you! That means a lot. Cheers.

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3yr ago

The AI Creator Hub by Kajabi

Okay, this rules! As a huge Kid Pix nerd, I have been itching to get my hands on something like that again. Congrats on launching today!

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@emily_matick Thank you! I know it's for an unusual platform, but if you like Kid Pix I promise you'll enjoy the Playdate and Playmaker. Always open to feedback if you end up wishing Playmaker did more or worked differently. :)

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3yr ago

Product Hunt

I feel the Mario Paint vibes. Curious why you decided to build on Playdate, @dmierau. Honestly, I haven't followed it closely but remember it's Product Hunt launch well. Respect to the team for addin a crank (lol).

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@rrhoover Thanks for asking. Well, I just love building for new interesting platforms I guess. I had never built a game before, so wanted to take a shot. The Playdate is just such a charming device, it felt like a great system to build for. And it has honestly been incredibly good for the soul. As a platform, the Playdate reminds me of the good ol' days where you could write code that puts pixels on the screen exactly how you want, then zip it up and share it online. Far less complexity. Nearly 100% of my time was spent building Playmaker vs other platforms where I spend far more time wrestling with the environment. Also, um, I just couldn't help but wonder if you could use a crank for drawing—It works well! Never been easier to draw curvy shapes. :D Hope that answers your question!

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3yr ago

Good to see this here Dustin. I love the Playdate and I love PlayMaker. Reminds me so much of Hypercard!

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@lsherman That's very kind, thank you!

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3yr ago

Reflag

It has been amazing to watch the development journey of this game on the playdate forums. A real labor of love. Nailed all the details. So excited to see this out in the world.

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@_gw Thank you! 🙌

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3yr ago

Kong

Still waiting for my play.date to ship, can't wait to try this out. This looks so good, has been great to see the progression of this build. Nicely done!

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@jamesmudgett Hey James! 👋😄 Thanks! I hope you get a chance to use it. I know the folks at Panic are doing everything they can to get customers their Playdates.

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3yr ago

This brings back so many memories of my childhood! Can't wait to get my hands on a Playdate and explore these creative spaces.

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3yr ago

Playmaker

Maker

@parul_pandey2 I hope you enjoy it! It was certainly inspired by the software I used in my own childhood. Good times. :)

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3yr ago

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