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rae goes to magfest 2026
01.13.2026
a non-encompassing video log
A very small snippet of my very sweet time at MAGFest 2026, up the National Harbor in Maryland. The journey had me span the entire country — twice! — and I got to meet a lot of good friends, play a lot of good games, and eat a lot of good food. See you next year!
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Cloudburst
08.19.2025
Weather you like it or not
Curious what the forecast looks like? Easy! But...your laptop's out of reach, your phone's battery is dead, your smart assistant's brain is busted, and your curtains are shut. It's just you, and your Playdate. Well, now you're in luck!
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GBGen
09.20.2022
The one good thinking machine
Wanna make a game for Game Builder Garage, but not sure where to start? This tool will help you out! Find some inspiration, enjoy the confetti, and see if you can't spot some silly little secrets along the way.
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Rev Checker
09.24.2023
This one-time tool lets you see your Playdate's hardware revision. What's that supposed to mean? Hopefully nothing — it's just a CPU swap that happened during the console's life. But the info is handy for the odd debug! The website has more info about the chip swap, as well as the app download for your Playdate.
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Crankyboard
04.15.2023
In its prime, Crankyboard was the premier way to view Playdate game scoreboards — backed by a retrospectively-hilarious, entirely-manual API scraping process. Today, it's a fun time capsule of lessons learned, and very old high scores.
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Moth Rotatotron 3D
01.24.2023
A super-quick test of 3D pre-rendering on Playdate, featuring a moth in 360 degrees of pure glory. I even made the model myself!
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Mobile Game Name Generator
12.11.2020
Ever needed a killer name for that medieval civilization-building mobile game idea burning a hole in your pocket? Well, now you're in luck!
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