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:

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It’s a cheese-shaped 1-bit gameboy with a crank on the side:

    • Gamma@beehaw.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      The sprites are all dithered, yes! Through ffmpeg. And the spotlight is done with a library called GFXP

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    1 year ago

    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?

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      1 year ago

      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!

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          1 year ago

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

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            1 year ago

            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.

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              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 🥲