"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game"
"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game"
It's now been two years since the hotly anticipated launch of Panic's handheld, the Playdate.70,000 units had been sold…
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The lack of a backlit screen completely kills my desire to get one of these- no matter how cool it is. Any time I pull out my old Gameboy Advance I’m instantly appalled by how difficult the screen is to view in less-than-ideal lighting conditions.
The play date display is much more visible than a gba. I think it was designed to reflect (or maybe absorb?) light in a way that makes it more visible than older handhelds. You still need some light but not as much as you’d think compared to the gba.
Yeah, even the Game Boy Pocket was much more readable than the GBA. A non-backlit reflective screen with many colors really don't mix well.
Fully correct. The GBA was the most difficult handheld to see… so much so that people were voiding their warranty to turn a screw behind a sticker in back that could break your screen (or make things more visible)
I could never bring myself to do it, but got dang if I wouldn’t have loved being able to SEE ANYTHING IN CASTLEVANIA
It not having a backlight is much more interesting to me. It would be perfect during my migraine episodes.
The option of a light would be good though. But not as a backlight cause that will kill visibility when the light is off. A subtle frontlight would suffice. Or at least however kindles deal with it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gameboylight_accessory-addon.jpg
This is how they solved it for the OG Gameboy
Those were never great though, i was thinking more like the GBA SP. But either way I don't mind the no light personally
It's like a step back in time no one wants to make. It needs that improvement.
Yeah I play my gba games on the DS.
I have a gba micro which, IIRC, has a good screen, but really smaaaaal.
I looooove my GB Micro. It’s SOOOO SMAL
