<p>When custom-hardware game maker Gregory Kogos tried to copy his award-winning circular puzzle platformer RotoRing directly to the Playdate, it didn’t quite pan out. Find out how he persevered to turn the game’s core concepts into the delightfully addictive spin-off, Omaze!</p>
<h2 id="show-notes" tabindex="-1">Show Notes</h2>
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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/aronegal">Gregory Kogos on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-playdates-circular-puzzle-platformer-omaze">Gregory’s Omaze write-up on gamedeveloper.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RotoRing">RotoRing on Facebook</a></li>
<li><a href="https://devforum.play.date/t/simple-tool-for-checking-synth-sounds-on-device/3221">Gregory’s synth tool</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/dev/">Playdate Software Development Kit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sdk.play.date/1.12.2/Inside%20Playdate.html#C-sound.synth">Synth documentation in the Playdate SDK</a></li>
<li><a href="https://katanazero.com/">Katana Zero</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/pulp/">Playdate Pulp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.arduino.cc">Arduino</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.arduboy.com">Arduboy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gdconf.com/alt-ctrl-gdc">alt.ctrl.gdc</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gdconf.com">Game Developers Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bicfest.org">Busan Indie Connect</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/nsuttner">Nick Suttner on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://furnimat.games">Furniture and Mattress Games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://eggplant.show">Eggplant: the Secret Life of Games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e05/">Boogie Loops Playdate Podcast episode</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e03/">Casual Birder Playdate Podcast episode</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e03/">Whitewater Wipeout Playdate Podcast episode</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.panic.com/episodes/s01e01/">Untitled Goose Game Panic Podcast episode</a></li>
<li><a href="http://househou.se">House House</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/games/omaze/">Omaze game page on the Playdate website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e10/transcript/">Episode Transcript</a></li>
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Demon Quest ’85

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!