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Playdate Podcast · Jun 7, 2025 · 28 min

Wheelsprung

You’ll flip for Wheelsprung, a platformer with nutty physics! Award-winning Playdate developers Nino van Hooff and Julie Bjørnskov have teamed up to create 34 levels of spring-loaded fun, where you play as a squirrel on a dirt bike. The duo discuss their collaboration on a game full of fun mechanics and detailed, hand-drawn art—and how they approached development challenges like difficulty balancing and sound design. Show Notes Wheelsprung Julie Bjørnskov Nino van Hooff on Itch Gravity Express Escape the Arcade Escape the Boardgame Dance Break Dance Elastomania Lunar Lander game genre Teenage Engineering Trackmania Panels by Cadin Batrack Wheelsprung Level Editor Playdate SDK Playdate Squad Discord Episode page Episode transcript

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You’ll flip for Wheelsprung, a platformer with nutty physics! Award-winning Playdate developers Nino van Hooff and Julie Bjørnskov have teamed up to create 34 levels of spring-loaded fun, where you play as a squirrel on a dirt bike. The duo discuss their collaboration on a game full of fun mechanics and detailed, hand-drawn art—and how they approached development challenges like difficulty balancing and sound design.

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