It's so clicky in every direction! It doesn't have any mush or sloppiness. It's similar to the original Nintendo Game Boy, with a slightly different layout. On the face are a familiar set of controls: a lovely D-pad and a modest pair of buttons. The screws themselves have a hole through the middle, so if you really wanted to you could attach your Playdate to a boondoggle keychain you made at Scout Camp. The corners are rounded and there are attractive brushed-metal screws holding it together. The yellow plastic case is almost a perfect square, measuring 76 x 74 x 9 mm. Outside of the crank, the Playdate itself is quite a minimalist gaming handheld. While it seems like a pretty obvious use of the crank, it's clever in how clearing a level requires quick thinking and adjustment to your rotations, both in speed and direction. You're a little robot dude who's been invited on a date, and you use the crank to control the flow of time. It feels so fun and is a great use of the crank as a controller in a way I wouldn't even have considered.Ĭrankin's Time Travel Adventure is a more straightforward use of the Playdate's novel control input.

It takes some getting used to, sure, but once I was able to get it down I was pulling off sick quadruple spins over massive, monochrome waves. You have three chances to show off your surfing skills by using the crank to control your spin, both in the wave and above it. Will you have a great time trying them? Absolutely.For instance, one of my favorites is Whitewater Wipeout, one of two included games when you first boot up your Playdate. Once you set up your Playdate, you'll start to receive two brand new games. Your browser doesn't seem to support video. Not every game uses it, but some really do, like Crankin's Time Travel Adventure, below.

It's an analog controller that flips out from the side, allowing you to precisely dial in the action. And we worked hard to make sure buttons feel perfectly clicky and that the crank action is silky smooth. Thanks to our friends at Teenage Engineering, Playdate looks incredible. And when you're not using it, the screen doesn't turn off – it becomes a very nice low-power clock! It also has a peppy little processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (coming soon), and a surprisingly loud loudspeaker. It has a very special black and white screen – not backlit, but super reflective – that looks way more amazing than you're probably imagining. Playdate is familiar, but unlike anything you've ever seen.

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