Playdate Review - Console and Games! 

Thing is tho: you can get a switch lite for that price. It's really a niche item.

0:37 That Animation is so cute I'll be passing on the Product as the price seems pretty steep for me

That surfing game looked cool. The board seemed to have a mode 7 effect going on there. Also that crank would be perfect for a fishing sim.

Always nice to see a new upload from Erin!

Best review I have seen. Made me understand and buy one. Went online and found that over 300 games made for it by a great community. Thank you!

Will it now just gather dust in a draw for many moons though, that's the real question!

Can't say I was looking forward to a tiny black and white handheld with no backlight for $180.

This is great review Erin, I've heard of this handheld and looks pretty cool.😉👍

They did a great job of coming up with something different and following through with it. However, I don't see myself getting one.

This imo seems like a tiger hand-held redesign for 2022. The games look pretty fun though, a pool, or fishing game would be perfect for the crank

This is the first time I can actually see the playdate in action, and I gotta say I really enjoy its aesthetics. It's like an early black and white macintosh combined with a fantasy console like the pico-8. I think if marketed correctly this could be popular among the retro-computing / indie game crowd.

Great review with a focus on a number of the games other reviewers haven’t talked about much.

Very cool Erin, thanks for showing us! 🙆‍♀️

I wonder if every game developer assumed every other game developer would be making a fishing game, so no one made a fishing game. It's a Game Boy with a FISHING REEL BUILT INTO IT. And there's NO FISHING GAMES? Imagine Legend Of The River King GB (incredible game btw) but with actual fishing reel controls. Different fish requiring different fishing reel strategies, etc. It would be amazing. NO FISHING GAMES AT ALL? Someone really dropped the ball.

The crank is a cool gimmick and looks really solid. This thing was made for a fishing game!

WHAT A GREAT REVIEW- and those new glasses are super awesome! Rock on Erin, nicely done as always

I like that the background music for this video is from Pilotwings 64

Thanks for all the great content!

Quite impressive machine, nice review.

Really dig the pixel quality there. Makes me want to try this out!

When you mentioned Gyrus, I fell in love with you! Such a cool game that I remember well and the music in it rocked! Thanks!

Yaaay! You're the perfect person to review this cool little gadget!

The lack of backlight doesn't bother me at all. The display is sharp and clear. What does bother me is the high price for what it is; and the lack of games you get immediately combined with the slow rate of new releases.

This was a fun one. Great review

Nice review I had the original old grey brick Gameboy with the light attachment so you could play in the dark so this hits right in the nostalgia

Another excellent video Erin!!

Not for me, but congrats to the developers for getting this to market. Hope it does well. And special praise for that Vectrex-looking game.

Great review :)

Awesome content u got yourself a new follower ♥️

look neat, I like the way you set up this video. Lots of honesty.

The Playdate is soooooooo adorable!! I definitely want one!!!

i has forgotten if i even preordered this, but i placed it last year. it feels like it's been two years since they announced it

Looks fun, I’d like to play. Thanks for the review!

I don't care how many crank sticks it has, 179 bucks is freaking ridiculous.

YEAH BOI Pilotwings64 is awesomely chill, and yo wtf the way the light hit your glasses is so trippy, also that crank tuck was legit im glad this handheld can do that.

Surf game looks fun, time travel adventures looks like the perfect match for this new crank control, like Omaze too

Nice review, even though I think the product is hot garbage. :P A ONE color screen, with no backlight for nearly $200, is kind of a joke (It's 2022, for anyone reading this many centuries from now). For comparison, I bought a $199.99 Analogue Pocket, a while back, and received it in 12/2021.. I'm extremely happy with it. It plays GB/GBC/GBA carts, and will play GG/TG16/PCE/NGPC/LYNX carts/cards, with adapters. The screen the the best part. 1600dpi, and it almost perfectly replicates the original systems (original Game Boy, GBP, Game Boy Light, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance). The screen pixel replication is incredible.

That looks really awesome

Great review!

You're truly missed gorgeous, hope we get some new videos soon, and I hope life's treating you well over there...💯😋🍺💯

The Playdate looks so freaking cool! Great review Erin!

Even getting kicked in the robot nards look painful. Nice review Erin 😊😊😊

Is the crank covered under warranty? I can imagine it would be the first moving part to stop working properly if you spent too much time on the games that use it heavily.

I adore this idea, and the games look fun. My hesitation is how it just seems that when using the crank there isn't a very ergonomic grip to get on the overall device. That first game looks fun as heck but I can already feel my hands stinging when watching you do it. Maybe a case that adds some better grip points would be a solution? 🤔 Thanks for the review! I'm still on thr fence on this one.

I absolutely love your videos. Thank you.

This looks super fun! Excellent review Erin 👍

The lack of a backlight is a dealbreaker for me, just like it was a dealbreaker for me with the original Game Boy 32 years ago. I have no regrets about never owning the original GB or GBA, if the screen isn’t backlit i can’t see it under most lighting conditions. I guess my vision isn’t great or something.

One of these games is just a black n white Cliker Hero without Microtransactions.

needs a back light. :/ looks like a quality build though

I thought the crank is supposed to power it like the crank flashlights. Thanks for the review.

Some of these games look pretty fun. I hope they have good support for it.

Starsled and b360 seems fun. I can see myself playing these.

you could add a roller as a controller

Very interesting little console. It's mostly made to be retro, but there are just enough modern features thrown in to make it feel like something new and interesting rather then simply a throwback to days of old. Hardware specs look quite good considering what they were going for. The screen is apparently made to be visible in any kind of lighting, so the fact that it has no backlight shouldn't be as big of an issue as it was with the Game Boy line. I'm not sure if going with a monochrome color scheme was a good idea. I understand why they did it (basically nostalgia, and perhaps to keep costs low), but it would probably sell better with color. Still, the games look pretty dang good. It may be a bit of a long shot, but I can see this possibly becoming a mild to moderate success. It would probably have a much better chance in the eastern part of the world though, and unfortunately it looks like they're not shipping in any of those countries as of yet (besides Japan, where I highly doubt it will sell.) I'd market the hell out of this thing in the east.

I can already see that thing go flying into the wall when going hard on the crank,should come with a wrist strap ala wii mote

I had seem pictures of this console and assumed it was like an outdoor survival handheld with a crank to charge it

For something that doesn't have a backlight, it really is reflective to the ambient light, much better than original GB consoles.

Omaze looks awesome. I like weird puzzle games.

Oof no back light for 170 ouch. Was the crank hard on your hands? Would it hurt after a while?

Such mesmerizing glasses OwO

Price is definitely a con - especially when we've seen such better graphics and such - even if it is coming with plenty of games. I'm just one consumer, and not a marketing genius, but I definitely fall in the "camp" of being more willing to pay more for a better quality item and games of my choosing, rather than a ton of games, many of which I won't want to play.

6:12 5:07 5:08 6:57 7:00 ( press time buttons in 1 sec intervals over and over again )

I just got Thorium Wars on the 3DS for 1.99. I'll stick with 3DS.

It's obvious to me I haven't been watching enough Erin Plays.

I REALLY appreciate the pilot wings 64 music 🤌🏼

I just had an idea for a crank operated gaming device. What do you play when you are waiting for rescue? that's right, the Emergency Crank Console! Give the device a few cranks and it will power a small screen that runs emulators!

That particular shade of yellow reminds me of the Pono Player. Anyone remember that?

Great review Erin, I def want to check this thing out

Looks like a fun little handheld. Thanks for throwing this my way.🕹️♥️

Came from Mike, love it =)

Hi Erin i wasn't too excited about this handheld but the way you review stuff makes anything always sound fun or interesting

Nah, screen isn't even polychromatic like a Gameboy screen. And the crank is essentially just a paddle controller. It's just a gimmick box. For the price I'd just buy a switch.

Some of the game graphics on this resemble the late 1980s to early 1990s Macintosh Plus / SE / SE-30 era halftone dither pattern type graphics. I am suprised they went with a non-backlit monochrome display in this era.

I'm surprised you haven't covered the Evercade and the DataEast Arcade Collection 1

Cool!! Yay! New Erin Plays! 🙌

Pilotwings 64 approves of this video.

When I first saw it I thought the crank was used for charging the battery 😄

This is interesting. Maybe I will get this game. Battleship Godios looks like a parody of Gradius. And why you didn't play Boogie Loops? Those characters were cute, maybe a little too cute

This looks pretty good 👍🏿 kinda reminds me of that game gear mini that came out a while ago only it’s much bigger and it looks like it’s more comfortable in your hands 🙌 . Great video 😎👍🏿

The idea of a small console with it's own new games sounds good, but the crank kills it for me. I think I'd get sick of using it within a week, it's not like a stylus and touch screen where there's infinite possibilities, the input seems limiting for games you can design for it, and I'd get annoyed switching from the d pad and buttons to it. Also, it seems all but impossible to use both at once, so I'd call that a major design flaw. The stylus can easily be used with the d pad and shoulder buttons at least, if not full face button control. It also bothers me how much the unit moves around when cranking, I don't know how you follow the screen with your eyes. A fun novelty for many, I'm sure, but it's not for me. But I know all that because of you, so thanks for reviewing it, and I wish nothing but joy to all who do want it.

4:42 - that's probably the first video game I've ever seen where your character gets kicked in the nuts

Game Boy and sega game gear still rocks 2022

“My hand is tired from cranking it all day” Seriously though, this was a very well done look at the variety of games.

What music track is playing in the background?!

It's odd to me how many people are on board with this digital only device yet the PSP Go was hated when it was released. I accept that it had some issues mainly caused by Sony and how few titles were actually made available for it but I still use mine to play PS1 games and the few great PSP titles that were playable on it.

Don't let Soulja Boy get ahold of the crank design console. x]

What would make me really happy, is them making the crank actually able to charge the console. That would be a long lost hidden feature.

I would definitely buy it if it had backlight

How much is it

For fans of the Gameboy this looks fantastic! If it sells well I imagine there will be accessories made for it like a light attachment and magnifying screen.

Great review cutie

You’re very cute 😳. Edit: also, you’re content was recommended to me on my FYP, congrats, keep going. Seems like the algorithm is working for you 🙌

Your room looks amazing ! 100th comment hell yeahhhhhh

So the playdate song was inspired by this device 🧐🤔

what a great night to have an evening... and a curse !

Aint no way im spending 200 bones to get a gameboy next year

For that amount of money it should have been backlit.

I wish Erin would be my playdate.

It's a good thing to know the crank works. All the games look like Tech demos. I can't help but think of the Virtual Boy. Like, really cool Hardware just really bad software.

How is the playdate?