Everything is a remix, but how do you ensure you’re paying homage to the things you love, rather than just rehashing them? Designer/Developer Shaun Inman and Composer/Sound Designer Matthew Grimm talk about drawing inspiration while creating something new and original, with their Link’s Awakening-inspired game, Ratcheteer——which won “Game of the Year” in the 2022 Playdate Community Awards!

Show Notes

Shaun Inmans’s website
Matthew Grimm’s website
Charlie Davis’ website
Ratcheteer: Deluxe Sound Version on Bandcamp
The 2022 Playdate Community Awards by Tiny Yellow Machine and Donald Fraser
Donald Fraser on Mastodon
Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Pulp
CAPS
Game Boy
Retro Game Crunch
Episode 4: Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure
Tiled Level Editor
Photoshop
Cubase
Chipsounds by Plogue
Kazumi Totaka
Wave Race 64
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Hirokazu (Hip/Chip) Tanaka
Metroid
Kid Icarus
Dr. Mario
Mother
Balloon Fight
Super Mario Land
Jake Kaufman
Shovel Knight
Masashi Kageyama
Gimmick!
Pokémon Videogame Series
The Blue Marlin
HAL Laboratory
Fontstruct
Plastic Fern
Spoiler-free Ratcheteer hints
Ratcheteer game page on Playdate’s website
Episode Transcript

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