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