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Over 250 people around the world now have actual Playdates in-hand. They’re putting our tools and tech to the test, building the world’s first third-party Playdate games. Want a peek? Rebecca (@veubeke) is working on this gorgeous dungeon crawler.

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Oinariman (

) is crafting an incredible calligraphy tool that uses the crank to set the direction of your brush.

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Matt (

@gingerbeardman

) discovered something that a crank controller is REALLY good for… drifting!

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Toni (

) is dreaming up a crank-based twist on the falling block genre.

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Rob (

) is programming Klondike Solitaire… using the Rust language!? Unexpected. (It’s here: github.com/rtsuk/cranksta)

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RNG Party (

) is using Playdate’s accelerometer in a fun and inventive way! (Sometimes we forget it even has one.)

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Donald (

) is building a really fun-looking puzzler. As always, some games use the crank, others don’t.

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And finally, it didn’t take long for DOOM to show up, as per tradition! This amazing effort from Nic (

@NicMagnier

) delighted us all — and yes, it features Crank to Chaingun™

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It’s so early! There’s too much to tweet! And not all of these projects will ship! But it has been amazing to see these devs, experienced or otherwise, get up and running quickly. Remember: every Playdate is a dev kit. You can make your own games when you get yours. If you want.

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