<p>Everything is a remix, but how do you ensure you’re paying homage to the things you love, rather than just rehashing them? Designer/Developer Shaun Inman and Composer/Sound Designer Matthew Grimm talk about drawing inspiration while creating something new and original, with their Link’s Awakening-inspired game, Ratcheteer——which won “Game of the Year” in the 2022 Playdate Community Awards!</p>
<h2 id="show-notes" tabindex="-1">Show Notes</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://shauninman.com/pendium/">Shaun Inmans’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://8bitmatt.com">Matthew Grimm’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sproutsnout.com">Charlie Davis’ website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://8bitmatt.bandcamp.com/album/ratcheteer-deluxe-sound-version">Ratcheteer: Deluxe Sound Version on Bandcamp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/TW2SHhYw0Vo">The 2022 Playdate Community Awards by Tiny Yellow Machine and Donald Fraser</a></li>
<li><a href="@Guv_Bubbs@gamedev.place">Donald Fraser on Mastodon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening">Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/pulp/15837/edit/">Pulp</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/caps/">CAPS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy">Game Boy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://retrogamecrunch.com">Retro Game Crunch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e04/">Episode 4: Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mapeditor.org">Tiled Level Editor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop">Photoshop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.steinberg.net/cubase/">Cubase </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plogue.com/products/chipsounds.html">Chipsounds by Plogue</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazumi_Totaka">Kazumi Totaka</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Race_64">Wave Race 64</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Land_2:_6_Golden_Coins">Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirokazu_Tanaka">Hirokazu (Hip/Chip) Tanaka</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid">Metroid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Icarus">Kid Icarus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Mario">Dr. Mario</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_(video_game)">Mother</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_Fight">Balloon Fight</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Land">Super Mario Land</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Kaufman">Jake Kaufman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/250760/Shovel_Knight_Treasure_Trove/">Shovel Knight</a></li>
<li><a href="http://vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Masashi_Kageyama">Masashi Kageyama</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimmick!">Gimmick!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_(video_game_series)">Pokémon Videogame Series</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marlin">The Blue Marlin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Laboratory">HAL Laboratory</a></li>
<li><a href="https://fontstruct.com">Fontstruct</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.plasticfernstudios.com">Plastic Fern</a></li>
<li><a href="http://shauninman.com/playdate/ratcheteer/">Spoiler-free Ratcheteer hints</a></li>
<li><a href="https://play.date/games/ratcheteer/">Ratcheteer game page on Playdate’s website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcast.play.date/episodes/s01e26/transcript/">Episode Transcript</a></li>
</ul>

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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!