December 14, 2023

Mostly Bits Newsletter - Issue #87

Tony's Pick

Who knows how real this is, or whether Big Tooth will let this stand, but apparently there's a cure for cavities?

Kyle's Pick

This is basically a Tony pick in disguise, but this week I learned about PainStation. PainStation is an art installation / arcade game from 2001 where you have to keep your hand on a metal plate while playing a version of Pong. The twist — if you miss the ball, you could end up being shocked, burned, or whipped, and if you take your hand off of the plate, you lose.

This gives me lots of great ideas for Doink! 2, assuming we can convince Panic to add a Pain Execution Unit to the next Playdate model.