Jon Simantov
@jonsimantov.bsky.social
helloyellow: Voice chat for #Playdate • helloyellow.app Cranky Cove • crankycove.com Game designer of: Liberation, Vamp on the Batwalk, Draught Trick @videogameworkers.bsky.social member 🏢 Staff SWE @ PlayStation (SIE) he/him • 🖤🩶🤍💜❤️♾ • 🌎 NYer in CA
Way too late to the party… but Season 3 inspired me to look back at my #Playdate library and holy crap is Cranky Cove phenomenal Such a great core concept, executed perfectly and then thoroughly explored and rung out for every drop of fun. It’s a 10/10 Masterpiece
Flash sale! Cranky Cove is 50% off in #Playdate Catalog for the next 12 hours (or so)! play.date/games/cranky...
Cranky Cove for Playdate
Spin, craft, serve, and grow a thriving town!
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So, #Playdate devs that have ported games to PC/Steam, sound off! How was the experience? Are you happy you did it? I've been wanting to bring Cranky Cove to PC, but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort. I'm not expecting huge sales or anything, but it would be nice to have more people play it. 🤔
So, #Playdate devs that have ported games to PC/Steam, sound off! How was the experience? Are you happy you did it? I've been wanting to bring Cranky Cove to PC, but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort. I'm not expecting huge sales or anything, but it would be nice to have more people play it. 🤔
Hi #Playdate Community! Me and some other devs have put together a new unofficial server for people developing for the playdate device. No minimum skill level required. The server is dedicated to human creativity (no AI) so come by Playdate Café if that sounds like your vibe: discord.gg/ppqeURy9m
Join the Playdate Café Discord Server!
A place for humans to discuss, help each other, and share cool stuff around Playdate development. | 15 members
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Some fundy christian who believes exorcisms and possessions are real refused to let this game advertise on BGG. So here is a free ad for the game. Here's hoping it's the last BGG ad rejected by them and that their future endeavors are elsewhere. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Possess Me, Satan by Falling Whale Games - Gamefound
The chaotically fun social deduction game where even your host, Satan, has a role.
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Hard to read major publications when the only article genres are like: - "Is this criminal thing that harms the world bad? We asked the guy doing it" - "Bigotry is warranted if I'm upset about life" - "Stop being poor so loud" and - "What Does It Mean: Debating horrible thing he said very clearly"
New Cranky Cove update! I've added a feature to help you remember how to craft everything: an in-game recipe list! You can page through multiple screens with the d-pad, and highlight each customer to see how to craft the item they want. Only on #Playdate Catalog! play.date/g/cc
New Cranky Cove update! I've added a feature to help you remember how to craft everything: an in-game recipe list! You can page through multiple screens with the d-pad, and highlight each customer to see how to craft the item they want. Only on #Playdate Catalog! play.date/g/cc
Surprisingly emotional about the launch. It's been a time.
I'm sad I didn't win any awards, but still incredibly proud and happy to have been nominated. Congratulations to all the winners! I love the #Playdate development community and am excited to see (and be a part of) what comes next!
Playdate@play.date · 7mo ago🏆 Congratulations to all the winners of Playdate Community Awards for 2025! Your dedication and creativity blow our minds every time. ➡️ See the full awards show here: www.youtube.com/live/hTuOXD-...
Big #Playdate news: #helloyellow now lets you share your Playdate Achievements on the web! Check mine out at helloyellow.app/ach/hy486349. If you've got a @play.date, grab the free version (helloyellow.app/itch) and post your own! For more info about Playdate Achievements, visit bit.ly/pd-ach!
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View a helloyellow user's Playdate Achievements!
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I'm nominated for four awards! Three for Cranky Cove and one for helloyellow. I have no idea if I will actually win, but I will definitely be watching the awards on March 14th. And trying not to obsess about it between now and then. 🫠
Daniel W. Simon@danielwsimon.com · 7mo agoThe 2025 Playdate Community Awards will be on March 14th at 11AM Pacific Time/2PM Eastern Time Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/@PlaydateSquad Award nominees thread starts here: bsky.app/profile/dani... Discord: Discord: discord.gg/zFKagQ2 Wiki: playdate-wiki.com/wiki/The_202... #Playdate
I have no words. Cranky Cove was nominated for #Playdate Game of the Year. I... wow. I am incredibly honored. This is wild.
Daniel W. Simon@danielwsimon.com · 7mo agoDay 20: Nominees for 2025 Playdate Game of the Year! @lukesanderson.bsky.social @jonsimantov.bsky.social @stoff.bsky.social @com.y-a-c-h-t.com @telefantasytv.bsky.social @mierau.me @blippo.plus #Playdate
Play the first level in Agents of Groove and unlock new custom emojis for #playdate voice messaging app helloyellow! Get both on Catalog or itch 🪩 🕺 play.date/games/agents... play.date/games/helloy... synapticsugar.itch.io/agents-of-gr... jonsimantov.itch.io/helloyellow #gamedev #indiedev
My #Playdate game Cranky Cove has been nominated for Best Arcade Game in the 2025 Playdate Community Awards! Holy crank! 😁 I am incredibly honored. Cranky Cove was truly a labor of love, and I am so happy that people have been playing and enjoying it for almost a year now. 🥓
Daniel W. Simon@danielwsimon.com · 8mo agoDay 5: Nominees for Best Arcade Game @fletchmakesstuff.com @pawprints.games @rupertcole.bsky.social @jonsimantov.bsky.social #Playdate
Wow, my #Playdate voice chat app, #helloyellow, was nominated for Best App in the 2025 Playdate Community Awards! It's up against some really fantastic apps (including @blippo.plus!) so I will just say now that it's an honor to be nominated. 😁
Daniel W. Simon@danielwsimon.com · 8mo agoDay 4: Nominees for Best App @stonerl.bsky.social @telefantasytv.bsky.social @mierau.me @blippo.plus @jonsimantov.bsky.social #playdate
Oh, cool! @jonsimantov.bsky.social’s helloyellow voice chat app for the Playdate is now available on the Catalog; it has on-device voice note recording and asynchronous voice chatting between users and via group voice chats of up to 10 people. My user code is hy-512714. play.date/games/helloy...
helloyellow for Playdate
Voice chat for Playdate
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Guess what: helloyellow is now available on #Playdate Catalog! It's a voice chat app for @play.date that lets you send voice messages to friends, show off your 🏆 Playdate Achievements, and more. And now it's easier to install than ever! 💬 Visit play.date/games/helloy... to grab it!
Jon Simantov@jonsimantov.bsky.social · 11mo agoMy latest #Playdate project, helloyellow, is out now! It's a voice chat app using the Playdate's wi-fi networking capabilities. You can chat with your friends, share achievements, and more. 💬 Download it now at jonsimantov.itch.io/helloyellow!
Guess what: helloyellow is now available on #Playdate Catalog! It's a voice chat app for @play.date that lets you send voice messages to friends, show off your 🏆 Playdate Achievements, and more. And now it's easier to install than ever! 💬 Visit play.date/games/helloy... to grab it!
Jon Simantov@jonsimantov.bsky.social · 11mo agoMy latest #Playdate project, helloyellow, is out now! It's a voice chat app using the Playdate's wi-fi networking capabilities. You can chat with your friends, share achievements, and more. 💬 Download it now at jonsimantov.itch.io/helloyellow!
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.” www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
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Hmm, if there's anyone still looking for a holiday present to get me, I'm size L. 😁
Andrew@digitalcantina.com · 10mo agoGot my gorgeous @kim-hu.com @aftermath.site destroy AI hoodie and I love it.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
Retro Dodo@retrododo.bsky.social · 10mo agoThis is unlike anything we've seen before in all our years of handheld reviewing! #ModRetro #GameBoy
The time has come to nominate your favorite games from the past year for the 2025 @play.date Community Awards! Nominations start now and close on the 22nd of December, so get to it! The form can be found here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Join our community Discord here: discord.gg/zFKagQ2
The only menorah photo I've got is the one I took in Berlin last night as we gathered at the Brandenburg Gate for the lighting of the largest menorah in Europe. And then I ate a donut.
