Reminder, you can get Crankboy for @play.date with some lovely homebrew games (Including Life's Too Short GB) on Catalog now: play.date/games/crankb... Life's Too Short GB (More info): pixel-ghost.itch.io/lifes-too-sh... #indiegamedeveloper #gamedev #gameboy

@mierau.me Hi Dustin, sorry to reach out to you after the fact. I used the Playdate artwork from your GameKid website for the CrankBoy website w/o asking for permission. I added you in a issue but that might not have found your way. Would you kindly DM me?

The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages in #CrankBoy (dev version) #playdate #gameboy #retrogaming #zelda

Game Boy Emulator 'CrankBoy' Is Now Available Via Playdate Catalog.

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World Heroes 2 Jet in #CrankBoy #playdate #gameboy #retrogaming #snk #takara

got to do another rad art piece for crank boy in the #playdate catalog! this was one of the concept arts from last time (based on the original box art for the game boy), and i thought it whipped ass so i'm happy i got the opportunity to act upon it 😇

Podcast Rewind: iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes, CrankBoy, a Comfort Zone Q&A, and WWDC Preparation https://www.macstories.net/news/podcast-rewind-ios-and-ipados-27-wishes-crankboy-a-comfort-zone-qa-and-wwdc-preparation/

Reminder @play.date folks that if you buy Crankboy on Catalog (the fantastic Gameboy emulator) it comes bundled with some fine GB homebrew games, including Life's Too Short GB! play.date/games/crankb... #indiegamedeveloper #gamedev

Pokémon Crystal in GBC mode - sans colors- obviously 😂 #CrankBoy #Playdate #gameboy #retrogaming

For anyone who’s buying Life’s Too Short GB on itch, if you have a @play.date please just buy Crankboy as it comes with it!

Fantastic and fantastic! I tried using B for a few cover pulls but it wasn't catching, so I'll try using the manager. Will keep an eye out for the new version too! Thanks so much!!

did you know @play.date recently got a full-speed Game Boy emulator on its store and the community is ROM hacking some games to add Playdate specific features and updates? 🤯 (video by @bb.wavelengths.online youtube.com/shorts/xAXg7...)

i exploded when i realized i could add this

#CrankBoy has a fancy new banner art for the #Playdate on-device Catalog. Shout out to @rae.wtf, you’re amazing, thank you 🙏

Apparently Thaw is trending on #GitHub 🤯 github.com/stonerl/Thaw #macos #menubar

New newsletter Sunday~ We’ve got Cemu, we’ve got CrankBoy, we’ve got Killer Instinct, and a surprising new UI for the MiSTer! Things, happening!

Exactly what we love to see CrankBoy used for. And if you want to ship your GB Studio as a Playdate standalone title, pack it with the bundle mode. @golosogames.bsky.social shipped Inspector Waffles on the Playdate this way.

You wanna make a #Playdate game? No need for #C/C++, #Lua, or even use limited #Pulp, you can now use #GBStudio to create a complete GameBoy game, and run it using #CrankBoy. All you need is a $10 investment. www.gbstudio.dev

CrankBoy is now available on the built-in Playdate Catalog! You can buy and install it directly on your device. #playdate #crankboy #retrogaming #gameboy

GbBBS95 Now Available on CrankBoy! - GbBBS95 beatscribe.itch.io/gbbbs95/devl...

this is huge!! crankboy lands in catalog!! it even comes with four great indie gameboy titles, in addition to any game roms you may own! play.date/games/crankb...

gameboy emulator? for the playdate? that takes roms? possibly even roms made in gameboy studio?? my goodness

nice easy way to monetarily support developers of an honestly herculean effort

Out now on Catalog..... Crankboy: a high performance Game Boy emulator for your Playdate! Plus! 4 specially included titles: 👻 Life's Too Short GB 🦖 Dashosaur DX 👾 GBBS95 🎶 Lo-Fi GB, a music album (but for your GB (but really for your Playdate)) ✨ play.date/games/crank...

The cat's out of the bag! This is such a labour of love by some incredible people and I'm pleased to say that Life's Too Short GB will ship with the Catalog version of CrankBoy on @play.date #indiegamedeveloper

Wishlist now! play.date/games/crankb... #playdate #CrankBoy #gameboy #retrogaming

Thaw also has a fancy new Raycast plugin. www.raycast.com/diazdesandi/... #macOS #menubar #raycast

Thaw 1.2.0 is out. Fixing more bugs 🐜, adding Multidisplay support and upping the translations to a total of 17 languages. github.com/stonerl/Thaw... #macOS #menubar #thaw

We finally have a website! crankboy.app #playdate #crankboy

Thank you it was an amazing show 🙏 We did not expect to win „Best App“ 🤯

2025 Playdate Community Awards are Tomorrow! Youtube is live! youtube.com/live/hTuOXD-... Download the Clap-along app to show support for nominees and winners! grackalope-games.itch.io/clap-along Wiki: playdate-wiki.com/wiki/The_202... Discord: discord.gg/zFKagQ2 Nominees: bsky.app/profile/dani...

I have just released version 1.1.0 of Thaw, a menu bar manager for macOS 26. Now translated into: - Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) - Dutch - French - German - Hungarian - Indonesian - Italian - Korean - Spanish - That #macos #apple #oss #menubar #tahoe github.com/stonerl/Thaw...

I juste released Thaw a fork of the Ice Menu Bar Manager for macOS 26. Check it out: github.com/stonerl/Thaw... #macos #menubar #oss

Street Fighter 2 on the Playdate. #CrankBoy #Playdate #retrogaming #emulation #GameBoy

The time has come to nominate your favorite games from the past year for the 2025 @play.date Community Awards! Nominations start now and close on the 22nd of December, so get to it! The form can be found here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Join our community Discord here: discord.gg/zFKagQ2

I forgot to share this video here but I'm so grateful to everyone who shared their lovely games with me!! I'll definitely be making more of these compilations in the future, so if you'd like to share or tell me about your #playdate game, please do!

@2thinkds.bsky.social Sorry for the unsolicited message Maybe you have seen that Inspector Waffles has been released on the playdate Catalog. bsky.app/profile/play... Would you be interested in bringing Glory Hunters to the Catalog?

Inspector Waffles Early Days was already available on PC, Switch, Xbox, PS5 and of course Game Boy Color. You can now add the Playdate to the list! 🤯 I'm so proud this port exists, on one of my favorite handheld consoles. Thanks a lot to @panic.com and the CrankBoy team to make it happen ☺️

Playdate game developer Keith Baker has created a super handy, unofficial Mac app for managing a Playdate device. Easy access to screenshots, achievements, logs, and lots more. Check out pdmanager! 🍎 apps.apple.com/us/app/pdman...

CrankBoy is not only a great Game Boy emulator for Playdate, but the fact that you can mod ROMs to use the crank makes it a must-play @stonerl.bsky.social #indiegaming #emulation #playdate guiltygamer.com/i-took-playd...

CrankBoy v1.1.0 for Playdate is out! Adds better game compatibility, stereo audio, & an in-app patch downloader. Use the crank to fish in Link's Awakening! retrohandhelds.gg/playdate-gb-...

We have just released #CrankBoy v1.1.0. Grab it here: get.crankboy.app #Playdate #emulation #GameBoy #retrogaming

💡🔬🎮 Playdate brings game design into education! The Playdate handheld console has made a big splash in indie gaming. It can do the same in your classroom! • Easy to create games for, whether students can program or not • Learning-by-doing at its very best • For elementary to grad school students

We are currently beta testing our upcoming #CrankBoy release. I you want to know more about what’s coming head over to our Patreon and have a read: www.patreon.com/posts/138414... #Playdate #gameboy #emulation #retrogaming

This is the #BlackTowerEnigma demo by @ogrepixel.bsky.social running on the #Playdate using #CrankBoy youtu.be/emm14qGXNZQ

I just tried out the CrankBoy, a Game Boy (Color) emulator for @play.date, and it's just amazing. If you own one of those yellow squares 🟨, be sure to give it a go. Here's an interview with the team behind it: magazine.fediverse.games/crankboy-an-...

The next CrankBoy release lets you choose the output mode for the headphone jack. #CrankBoy #Playdate #emulation #gameboy #retrogaming #lsdj

the truth is out: putting a game boy emulator on the playdate is exactly as rad as you think it is a little write up here: wavelengths.online/posts/the-pl... 😘

underrated thing about the playdate with that crankboy GB emulator, it has really *really* good sleep mode and battery life for its size obviously that's also from it not being backlit but getting like 2-3x more playtime than every other more micro handheld and hopping in and out quicker is neat