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Blippo+
When the first batch of Playdates came online, something strange happened.
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When the first batch of Playdates came online, something strange happened. All at once, the screens pulsed with an unusual pattern of TV static. Was it a software glitch? Or interference from a transmission coming from somewhere beyond our world? Now, thanks to the crank team of engineers at Panic, this mysterious broadcast signal has been decoded, and all Playdate owners can tune into and enjoy the finest TV service in the known universe: Blippo+! Blippo+ is an 11-week, live-action, over-the-top television experience. New episodes, programs, and messages arrive every Thursday at 10am PT. Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows. But don’t touch that crank—because everything’s about to get bent!
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- Tilt: Used
- Microphone: Not used
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Programmed by Dustin Mierau Game & Creative Director Jona Bechtolt Video Directed by JJ Stratford Written by Claire L. Evans Cinematographer JJ Stratford Produced by Jona Bechtolt Claire L. Evans JJ Stratford Arisa Sudangnoi Executive Producer K. Mike Merrill Production Designer Roni Levi Edited by Jona Bechtolt Liza Cardinale Music by Rob Kieswetter Jona Bechtolt Costume Designer Kiki Stash Hair/Makeup Artist Joan Gray …and so many more !
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Blippo+ uses all the buttons, crank, and accelerometer, but requires no skill or precision to operate. Closed captioning is provided.
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Gameplay and impressions / Penishead
Blippo+ on Playdate: 1‑Bit TV Experience, Now in Color & Coming Soon to Switch/PC by Penishead
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Gameplay and impressions / RedToad64
Blippo+ (Week 5) - Let's Playdate
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Blippo+ (Week 7) - Let's Playdate
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Blippo+ (Week 8) - Let's Playdate
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Playdate Season 2 - what's going on on Blippo+
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Engadget
Playdate Season 2 review: Fulcrum Defender, Dig! Dig! Dino! and Blippo+
Cheyenne MacDonald
2025-05-31
What can one even say about Blippo+ ? This bizarre "1-bit television" experience came as a bonus with the first Season Two games, and it is something. Panic first teased it back in December 2024 as a Steam title, but here it is for the Playdate now, complete with a roster of channels playing halluci
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Playdate Season 2 full review – the best games on the weirdest console
Nick Gillett
2025-07-30
As openers go, they don’t get much braver than Blippo+, which isn’t a game at all. It’s a set of video streams supposedly from the planet Blipp, showcasing bizarre trashy cable TV type content of the sort that used to populate daytime telly in America in the 80s. It takes a while for streams to load
Age note: Blippo+ includes very brief depictions of smoking, some campy violence, philosophical discussions of death, the humorous depiction of disembodied brains, and a few macabre tales told (but not visually depicted). All in all, it's comparable to an old episode of The Twilight Zone, which, we think, is appropriate for most.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.