Playdate
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| Developer | Panic Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Ninth generation |
| Release date | 2022 |
| Emulated | ✓ |
The Playdate is an handheld console developed by Panic Inc. It originally retailed for $179, before being bumped up to $199.
Emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | |||||||||
| Playdate Simulator |   
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1.13.7 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Cranked |
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[1] | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ||||
| pd-emu |
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[2] | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ||||
Comparisons
- Playdate Simulator
- The official Playdate emulator by Panic, bundled in the first-party Playdate SDK as a test platform for developers. Plays most Lua games perfectly and does not need firmware dumped from real hardware, but by design it does not play encrypted (DRM-laden) Catalog games or Playdate games coded in C.
- Cranked
- Early-stage open-source Playdate emulator. To-date much of the functionality is missing (sprites, audio, graphical effects), but the groundwork is laid for Lua and C games to boot down the line.
- pd-emu
- Another early-stage emulator that cannot be run yet since the author has yet to integrate the Playdate API.