<p>A small team from game development and publishing company Serenity Forge started out with a great idea for a Playdate-specific game, but soon realized its characters were kind of… boring. One arctic facelift and a lot of QA and play-testing later, and Flipper Lifter was a fun and fast-paced penguin-moving game (with a few key voiceover cameos and a great soundtrack)!</p>
<h2 id="show-notes" tabindex="-1">Show Notes</h2>
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<li><a href="https://serenityforge.com/about">Serenity Forge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/yaaarkz">Kevin Zhang on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/SamuelHerb">Samuel Herb on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/theDavidForman">David Forman on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/sf_pirateferret">Kersti Kodas on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plasticfernstudios.com">Plastic Fern</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/games/flipper-lifter/">Flipper Lifter game page on Playdate’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e08/transcript/">Episode Transcript</a></li>
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Echoic Memory

Playdate is the new handheld that comes with a unique 1-bit screen and 24 free games! The Playdate Podcast takes you behind the scenes for stories from game designers and developers, and the people who made the little yellow game console with a crank. Hear about the ups and downs of development, and get inspired to make your own Playdate games, using the free software development kit or Playdate’s no-code, browser-based game maker, Pulp!