Can the Playdate offer $180 Worth of Fun?

[@SuperNicktendo]

Thanks for watching! Do you plan on buying a PlayDate? Do you have one? What are your thoughts?!

[@PaulWerkema]

I'm in group 3. Looking forward to it and seeing what it has to offer.

[@BloodyDeadCat]

I get one if I get straight As this semester

[@joshmiller887]

I ordered one and I’m waiting for batch 2 to be shipped so I can dig in! Regardless if people found some faults while reviewing, I’m still really excited. I knew what I was going to get when I preordered, bumps and warts included.

[@Sneakers8b]

You’ve surely gotten it by now, so what’s your opinion? I’m in batch 5, and I can’t wait for it!

[@Maruchipawa]

In my opinion I DEFINITELY don't think it is worth 180$ I would rather buy a Nintendo Switch

[@PKInTheUniverse]

‪It’s definitely not for me , I’m not the audience. But I think it looks damn cool . I think it eventually will offer $180 worth of fun at some point . It’s so early in the systems life it’s hard to say . ‬I’d like to see a home console version of Playdate (Homedate?) that uses an rf switch and is designed to play on CRTs .

[@SuperNicktendo]

lol - I think it'll be a neat little handheld that will attract a small audience and create a neat little community. I got to make my way out there to show it to you.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@@SuperNicktendo sounds good man . I can’t wait to show you my Anbernic 351V

[@RemyS81]

Awesome and unique handheld. Was day one preorder and got it a few weeks back. I love it and go back to it often. Going to try the gameboy emulator and thanks for showing it in the vid.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Maruchipawa]

I think that for an emulator you should just use a raspberry pi

[@RemyS81]

@@Maruchipawa i have and have many other ways includingboriginalbequipment to play gameboy, but as unique as playdate is, I wanted to try it.

[@Maruchipawa]

@@RemyS81 what?

[@Maruchipawa]

@@RemyS81 I can't even tell what you are saying

[@seasonsalt3228]

I don't need a playdate on my nightstand to "crank one out" before bed. 😮

[@themadmoderator8465]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sneakers8b]

So I did already pre-order mine already, I am a very niche person and I loved the look and idea of this thing the minute I seen it. Someone probably already mentioned this, but just in case I’m gonna mention it. This device and pico-8 should be involved some how. They need to find each other and make sweet love.

[@KittyPittyMeowmeow]

Definitely a "hipster" device, not for me. A person buying this would be paying for some clever games but mostly mediocre ones in Season 1, and then it's up to the community to develop onwards. But if this doesn't take off, then in a year, I just don't see great game developers choosing to spend their time making a game on a platform that barely anyone uses.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Yeah very odd and targeted towards a specific group of people. We'll see how well it does in 12 weeks after the season completes

[@1anre]

Have you picked one up now?

[@1anre]

@@SuperNicktendo unfortunately you forgot to cover the aspect of it being a good STEM tool to teach yourself the Lua programming language while also trying your hand at gamedev without an expensive commitment up front. I think that’s the biggest catch the PlayDate offers me if I’m going to get it.

[@1anre]

In October 2022, what’s the pick between an analogue pocket, switchlite & this PlayDate? Which is making the most sense?

[@SuperNicktendo]

Right now I use my Pocket so much more especially since the openfpga cores are trickling out. I haven't used my Playdate in a bit.

[@1anre]

@@SuperNicktendo ah I see. You didn’t get all 24 of the season 1 games and the ones from the community too? Don’t have the flex of picking both the Analogue pocket & the PlayDate, so have to make a succinct choice for a tiny handheld I can flip at the back of my backpack and delve into once I have some breather away from my laptop.

[@SuperNicktendo]

@@1anre I got all the games. It's just I can't balance my attention between all my devices so I'll drop one to focus on the other. Like right now I'm playing my DS Lite because I got some new games for it. Doesn't mean the Playdate is bad or anything, it's just not a priority atm.

[@AlastairLow]

Cool review. have you tried our game tapeworm disco puzzle?

[@SuperNicktendo]

I haven't yet. But I am aware of it ;)

[@youngkingdom8131]

$180? You can play retro games like the Dragonquest series on your phone for $20. Hell, you can even buy MANY retro games and a retro handheld for $180.

[@marshamathers4th565]

But it uses a $20 crank, like 70's flaslights

[@ggary04]

Great video.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Evercade_Effect]

I will curious to see if a months from now if this was a fad or.if people are still into it. I would take a chance on it for a version with our the pass at a sub $100 price.

[@SuperNicktendo]

We'll know in a bout 3 months once the first season comes to a close. Right now it's a little quirky and exciting to see new games (I have 8 games right now). It'll be curious to see how many people hang on to their units or try to just cash out to impatient people.

[@kamiledi15]

This concept for console is great, but not for this price. I also checked "10 best games for Playdate" on KZbin... Tetris, port of first Mario (which was very buggy), some dice game - really? If these are the "best" games for this console, then sorry, but no. Of course, Mario and Tetris are good games, but I can play it anywhere. But even if it would have amazing games, this price is way too high. I can buy used PS4 in great condition in this price.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Yeah I might make a follow up. I haven't used mine in a while

[@mikhail4486]

@@SuperNicktendo I would love to see it

[@SuperNicktendo]

@@mikhail4486 I'll consider it.

[@DavideNastri]

The only thing it is really missing? Backlight. I will never understand this choice.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Yeah it's odd. Perhaps they couldn't get a solution that could exist where you could turn it off and still have the same sharpness. The screen is right behind the glass so any light source underneath might diminish the effect.

[@DavideNastri]

@@SuperNicktendo I am sorry but imho there is no justification for not being able to play in non-optimal lighting conditions in 2021. I know the old gameboy terror, I never want to go back there... Even dmg gameboy today can have magnificent ips displays!

[@SuperNicktendo]

@@DavideNastri yeah that's completely understandable. I've only had a couple of instances where I wish there was a backlight but the majority of my gameplay sessions are in areas where lighting is adequate. But I wouldn't mind a backlight if they offered.

[@1anre]

@@DavideNastri could be also a quality of life feature that reminds you that once it’s dark enough for you to need a backlight, the. It’s probably time to give your eyes some rest, but the quirky handheld down & enjoy some good some good sleep…. You know

[@1anre]

@@DavideNastri could also be a quality of life feature that reminds you that once it’s dark enough for you to need a backlight, then It’s probably time to give your eyes some rest, put the quirky handheld down & enjoy some good some good sleep…. You know.

[@JUSTaCringeChannel]

That’s like $232 Canadian + 13% HST = $262. Ffs that’s a hard NO for me!

[@SuperNicktendo]

yeah it's a tall ask.

[@marshamathers4th565]

Rip off novelty...doubt its around anymore

[@avi7278]

You def said you want to crank one out before bed and you don't want to disturb your partner...

[@SuperNicktendo]

You can never prove it 😏

[@Beastw1ck]

SEGA NOMAD!!!

[@DoYaThingTM]

maybe

[@jasonmuller1199]

It's about $175 overpriced

[@marshamathers4th565]

What a joke, $70 tops...garbage

[@themadmoderator8465]

no lol

[@alan2514]

The very blurry final toughts reeks of paid advertising or free product.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Made sure the focus was on. So not sure why it's blurry on your end

[@alan2514]

@@SuperNicktendo you need to give a straight answer to the question you made in the title pic, that's the reason I clicked, after watching the video i can say that PERHAPS what you trying to say is, Is it worth it? As of right now is not due to the very limited library AND uncertainty of the consoles future, BUT if the console gets a decent library both in number and quality it will be worth the price eventually, i could not get a straight answer from you unless my English is failing me. You have a much much better diction and quality than RGT85 who cannot have a higher level than subpart, and you actually give a lot of interesting info and the video is entertaining.

[@SuperNicktendo]

@@alan2514 I get what you're saying. My reviews for the most part attempt to lay everything out in an objective way and let the viewer decide if it's worth it for them. I bought this with my own money and right now I like it. But I get why people might think that it's too expensive for what it is. I don't feel comfortable at this point to definitively tell people, yes, go buy it or, no, don't. Especially when the entire season isn't out yet and developers are still getting their units shipped.