My first Playdate game! Direct Drive felt like a wonderful first step into the library, encapsulating what the handheld's ethos appears to be from my limited time with it thus far. In its less than one-hour runtime, the game presents a simple and joyous idea that acknowledges its lack of depth and chooses to focus on elegantly presenting a core concept. While it still felt somewhat repetitive (and one particular minigame required me to skip it, I'm still not sure why I was unable to beat the "calibration" mini-game), I was taken by the whimsy, charming presentation, and tactile fun of Direct Drive.