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Cascada
Cascade marbles and watch them plink and plonk down serene waterfall scenes in this relaxing Pachinko game for Playdate.
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Staff note: Marble hell. 10/10 Cascade marbles and watch them plink and plonk down serene waterfall scenes in this relaxing Pachinko game for Playdate. 54 levels across six themed rounds Par-based scoring (like golf) with unlimited marbles Six animated waterfall backgrounds plus 13 holes set against famous scenes from art, science and nature Crank-controlled gameplay Create your own levels with the web-based level editor (link below) Minimal text Smooth 50 FPS performance
- Crank: Optional
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Soundtrack: Nox Sounds: Iceland Flows Pack [CC-0], Doctor Dreamchip: Lofi Keyboard Pack [CC-BY-4] Fonts & Graphics: [Public Domain] unless otherwise noted. Robert Leuschke: Great Vibes [OFL-1.1] | Martin Vacha: Roobert [CC-BY-4] | Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night | NASA: Venus Globe | NASA and ESA: Eagle Nebula Pillars | Edvard Munch: The Scream of Nature | Grant Wood: American Gothic | Katsushika Hokusai: The Great Wave off Kanagawa | Gustave Courbet: Le Désespéré | M. C. Escher: Tower of Babel | Claude Monet: San Giorgio Maggiore At Dusk | Darryl Brooks: Leaning Tower of Pisa [Usplash] | Vincent van Gogh: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers | Arches National Park: Delicate Arch | Matze Weiss: Skógafoss [Usplash] | Blake Verdoorn: Bridge and waterfalls [Usplash] | Anders Ipsen: Waterfalls with trees [Usplash] | Jay Joshi: Yosemite Valley [Usplash] | Alexander Milo: Glymur Falls [Usplash] | Anna Saveleva: Glencoe valley [Usplash] | Christian: Cascades [Usplash] | Jordan Whitt: Badlands National Park [Usplash] | Johannes S: Crank [CC-BY-3] | Mark Claus: Button [CC-BY-3] | Aurélien Dotpro: D Pad [CC-BY-3] | SAM Designs: Army Chevron [CC-BY-3] | Alzam: Tutorial [CC-BY-3] | Kenny: Smoke Particles [CC-0] Audio Effects: Chaosportal: Cigarette Sizzle 01 [CC-0] | ztrees1: Whoosh [CC-BY-3] | empraetorius: Water Bottle Boing [CC-BY-4] | Pellepyb: Pop sound [CC-0] | MATRIXXX_: Heavy Artillery Shot [CC-0] | TheRandomSoundByte2637: Snare Drum Buzz and Cymbal [CC-BY-4] | chungus43A: 8-bit laser charging [CC-0] | Kraftaggregat: Rocks Thrown in Water [CC-0] | guterton.wav: Cup Ding and Bowl Ding [CC-BY-4] | keweldog: Bird Chrips [CC-0] | Fauxtogramme: Water Fountain [CC-0] | djfroyd: Fail [CC-BY-3] | Kagateni: Success [CC0] | ADPCM-XQ [MIT] | sfxr.me Chipmunk2D Physics : Howling Moon Software [MIT]. Thanks also to maximile for the initial Playdate integration. Particle Sizzler : Tomás Franco.
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This game is designed to be controlled primarily using the crank with the A and B buttons. It requires a fair amount of precision with the crank. The D-pad can also be used instead of the crank.
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Cascada
Nick Simberg
2026-04-21
Peggle and chill
Age note: If you have epilepsy or have had seizures or other unusual reactions to flashing lights or patterns, please consult your physician prior to playing this game.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.