EPISODE · May 24, 2022 · 17 MIN
Crankin's Time Travel Adventure
from Playdate Podcast · host Panic
How Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi teamed up with animator Ryan Mohler, sound designer Matthew Grimm, and developer Shaun Inman to create "Crankin's Time Travel Adventure," the very first game ever developed for Playdate by someone outside of Panic, the company that makes the device. Keita's seemingly simple idea led to deep gameplay, but was, at times, a challenge for the team to crank out!
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How Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi teamed up with animator Ryan Mohler, sound designer Matthew Grimm, and developer Shaun Inman to create "Crankin's Time Travel Adventure," the very first game ever developed for Playdate by someone outside of Panic, the company that makes the device. Keita's seemingly simple idea led to deep gameplay, but was, at times, a challenge for the team to crank out!
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