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