Episode 4: Crankin's Time Travel Adventure

• 18 minutes

How Katamari Damacy designer Keita Takahashi teamed up with animator Ryan Mohler, sound designer Matthew Grimm, and developer Shaun Inman to create “Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure,” the very first game ever developed for Playdate by someone outside of Panic, the company that makes the device. Keita’s seemingly simple idea led to deep gameplay, but was, at times, a challenge for the team to crank out!

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Crankin the robot runs past some trees, already late for his date
Crankin the robot runs past some trees, already late for his date
Crankin the robot hangs from a pull-up bar but is hit by some birds. An inset of his robot girlfriend shows she's not impressed.
Crankin the robot hangs from a pull-up bar but is hit by some birds. An inset of his robot girlfriend shows she's not impressed.
Crankette the robot kicks Crankin in the crotch. He probably had it coming.
Crankette the robot kicks Crankin in the crotch. He probably had it coming.
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