<p>How Dadako founder Hawken King fused his interests in role-playing games and chess into a minimalist, atmospheric puzzle game, with help from artist Dan Clarke and musician-turned-sound designer Justin DiCenzo. As the sole surviving pawn from an outmoded chess program, trapped in an ominous machine, can you use an old rule set in new ways to stave off the oblivion of being overwritten?</p>
<h2 id="show-notes" tabindex="-1">Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://dadako.com">Dadako’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/hawkun">Hawken King on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://arkotype.co">Dan Clarke’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://album.link/QuestyChess">Questy Chess soundtrack by Justin DiCenzo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/justin-dicenzo">Justin DiCenzo on Soundcloud</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nova.app">Nova</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument)">Koto</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamisen">Shamisen</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teenage.engineering/products/po">Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/edge/">Edge Magazine issue featuring Playdate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mapeditor.org">Tiled Software</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/what-is-bauhaus-art-movement/">Intro to Bauhaus by Kelly Richman-Abdou on My Modern Met</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/caps/">Caps Tool</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/pulp/">Playdate Pulp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/dev/">Playdate SDK</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/jrmZIgVoQw4">Train Chase Scene from “The Wrong Trousers”</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/games/questy-chess/">Questy Chess game page on Playdate’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e15/transcript/">Episode Transcript</a></li>
</ul>

Executive Golf DX

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!