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Very long-time lurker here; I made an account specifically to say what I am about to say: I am so sick of gameboy-style devices only ever having two buttons wi
by lardosaurusrex 3mo ago
Very long-time lurker here; I made an account specifically to say what I am about to say:
I am so sick of gameboy-style devices only ever having two buttons without a start, select or literally anything else.
Playdate did the same thing and it makes games really super infuriating because nobody wants to perform a hadouken just to open a gosh-darn pause menu.
I'm exaggerating of course but good lord please just give me a dedicated pause button.
- stackghost 3mo agoI don't think this is for gaming. It has arrows plus two buttons, probably for conceptual equivalents to "tap/click/enter" and "back/escape". If you want a DIYish handheld for gaming there are much better options on the market.
- lardosaurusrex 3mo agoNot to be rude but the page literally says "Browse what the community ships: games, tools and toys. Run them on your Kode Dot."
- PurpleRamen 3mo agoThe focus being here: community. Gaming is an option, not the sole purpose, and community is always adding games to everything, but that's not the designers fault.
- stackghost 3mo agoPerhaps I should have written "I don't think this is well suited for gaming, despite the marketing copy"
- moron4hire 3mo agoWhat? Playdate absolutely has a menu button.
- lardosaurusrex 3mo agoThat is not a "pause" button that is an abomination. Knock it off; you know what I mean. A start button.