TechGamingThis unique handheld could be the Playdate of pinballThere has to be a twist…When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
Quick SummaryThis gaming handheld concept particularly stands out as it is dedicated to digital pinball. There’s even a small pinball plunger to replicate firing the balls into play.Hopefully a manufacturer will see the design and make the FlipOnGo reality, as it’s something we could see work after the success of the Playdate.
This gaming handheld concept particularly stands out as it is dedicated to digital pinball. There’s even a small pinball plunger to replicate firing the balls into play.Hopefully a manufacturer will see the design and make the FlipOnGo reality, as it’s something we could see work after the success of the Playdate.
This gaming handheld concept particularly stands out as it is dedicated to digital pinball. There’s even a small pinball plunger to replicate firing the balls into play.Hopefully a manufacturer will see the design and make the FlipOnGo reality, as it’s something we could see work after the success of the Playdate.
This gaming handheld concept particularly stands out as it is dedicated to digital pinball. There’s even a small pinball plunger to replicate firing the balls into play.
Hopefully a manufacturer will see the design and make the FlipOnGo reality, as it’s something we could see work after the success of the Playdate.
We’ve seen a fair few gaming handhelds launched in recent times, from cheap and cheerful retro devices designed to run classic games through emulation, up to the powerful PCs, like theSteam Deck.
Then. of course, there’s the all-conqueringSwitch, which is likely to lead to a follow-up – currently known as theNintendo Switch 2.
However, one of the most interesting handhelds on the market today is an independent device that bucks the trend. ThePlaydatefrom Panic has a mono display and a little crank handle that developers can use to provide unique experiences.
It’s small, fun and friendly, and we’d love to see more mini gaming devices come with the same level of intuitive innovation.
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(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
(Image credit: Giacomo Carlini / Yanko Design)
That’s because it has been imagined as a device dedicated to pinball. You get a full colour screen that (on this concept) shows the table, while side buttons left and right activate the flippers.
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There’s a volume dial and start button on the top, with speakers on the sides and a USB-C port for charging on the bottom. That’s it.
It’s the simplicity that attracts us most. Carlini suggests that the games could be simple and licensed, being made especially for the machine. However, we could definitely see it also being used to play some of the excellent pinball games out there, such as Pinball FX and Pinball Arcade.
We’d certainly love to play Pinball Dreams on it too – boy, did we love that on the Amiga back in the day.
Of course, as a mere concept design, there’s no company attached to the project at present, so this could all be just a pipe dream. But hopefully, considering the success of the Playdate, one manufacturer will see its potential and consider turning it into a real product.
We’ll certainly be first in queue if so.
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