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Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds

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173 points textadventure | 3 comments | 22 Nov 24 06:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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supermatt ◴[22 Nov 24 09:51 UTC] No.42212488[source]▶
I wanted to buy a playdate when they first came out, but unfortunately they weren't shipping to my country.

Now they do, so I just placed an order 15 mins ago and my partner just received a call from the bank to verify that it wasn't a fraudulent transaction.

She just asked me - what is this "play date" you just sent $300 to? Oh dear. :D

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1. Toorkit ◴[22 Nov 24 11:02 UTC] No.42212811[source]▶
Then you say "it's a handheld gaming device" and the matter is settled.
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2. aa-jv ◴[22 Nov 24 11:19 UTC] No.42212893[source]▶
Then you spend days on end winding the crank, endlessly ..
3. johnnyanmac ◴[22 Nov 24 11:56 UTC] No.42213090[source]▶
Then she asks why you spend $300 for a Gameboy when you already have a PS5 and Switch, and at this point you just get the guest room ready for yourself tonight.