Astro's Playroom

Astro's Playroom
Astro's Playroom
Series	Astro Bot
Developed by	Team Asobi
Published by	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation 5
Release date	November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)
Genre	Platform
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Franchise	Assassin's Creed
Developed by	Ubisoft Montreal
Published by	Ubisoft
Platform(s)	PlayStation 5
Release date	November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)
Genre	Action role-playing
First LP
Played by	Rick Desilets John Selig
Featuring	Ben Mooney Geoff Hook
Original run	November 16, 2020
No. of episodes	1
Episode length	1:33:12
Video	link
Second LP
Played by	Rick Desilets
Featuring	John Selig
Original run	September 9 – September 22, 2024
No. of episodes	8
Episode length	16–87 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	4:29:10

Astro's Playroom is a 2020 platform game developed by Team Asobi and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5. A free tech demo that comes pre-installed with the console, it is a sequel to Astro Bot Rescue Mission. The player controls the titular robot in a series of 3D platforming-based levels inspired by various aspects of the PlayStation series, with many hidden collectibles referencing the history of the various consoles. The game was played on The D-Pad in a one-off episode 2020, as part of the channel's unboxing of the then-new PlayStation 5, along with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The episode was released on November 16, 2020.

The game was revisited on The D-Pad in 2024, as a full LP picking up where the unboxing video left off. The Astro's Playroom segment of the unboxing video was excerpted and re-uploaded as the first episode of the new LP. The LP consisted of 8 episodes, released on weekdays from September 9 to September 22, 2024.

Episodes

2020 LP

Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
*	"The D-Pad Unboxes the Sony PlayStation 5"	1:33:12	Rick, John	Ben, Geoff	November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)
00:00: Unboxing the PlayStation 5 20:03: Activating the PlayStation 5 30:31: Astro's Playroom 55:12: Assassin's Creed Valhalla

2024 LP

Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
1	"Thanks for Buying Our Expensive Console"	24:59	Rick	John	September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10)
00:00: Title Screen 00:33: DualSense Demo 02:22: CPU Plaza: Offline 03:24: CPU Plaza 04:31: Memory Meadow: Entrance (Gusty Gateway) 17:41: Memory Meadow: Entrance (Fastlane Fields) 24:10: Memory Meadow: Digital Storm (Electrocloud)
2	"It's All Adorable"	33:53	Rick		September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09)
00:00: Memory Meadow: Electrocloud 10:05: Memory Meadow: Bumper Broadway 17:57: PlayStation Labo 19:26: Memory Meadow: Gusty Gateway 23:11: PlayStation Labo 27:36: CPU Plaza
3	"No Disc-Launching Jokes"	29:01	Rick		September 11, 2024 (2024-09-11)
00:00: Cooling Springs: Bot Beach 08:02: Cooling Springs: Springy Spa 11:41: Cooling Springs: Frigid Floes 17:30: Cooling Springs: Hotel Hopalot 22:50: PlayStation Labo 23:28: Cooling Springs: Hotel Hopalot 25:42: PlayStation Labo 27:51: CPU Plaza
4	"This Man's a Gamer"	33:11	Rick		September 12, 2024 (2024-09-12)
00:00: SSD Speedway: Turbo Trail 08:02: SSD Speedway: Caching Caves 13:12: SSD Speedway: Deep Dataspace 21:19: SSD Speedway: Orbital Obstacles 27:21: PlayStation Labo 27:49: SSD Speedway: Turbo Trail 32:12: PlayStation Labo 32:35: CPU Plaza
5	"I Do It All for You"	25:18	Rick		September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
00:00: GPU Jungle: Renderforest 09:14: GPU Jungle: Teraflop Treetops 12:07: GPU Jungle: Raytrace Ruins 19:07: GPU Jungle: Mt. Motherboard 23:51: PlayStation Labo 24:32: CPU Plaza
6	"Hi There, Dinosaur"	16:10	Rick		September 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)
00:00: 1994 Throwback 01:45: 1994 Throwback: T-Rex (Tech Demo) 05:15: 1994 Throwback: Credits 07:43: Special Thanks & Credits
7	"How Fine of a Tooth Does Our Comb Need Be?"	1:27:03	Rick		September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21)
0:00:00: Memory Meadow 0:07:42: SSD Speedway 0:42:01: Cooling Springs 1:07:20: GPU Jungle 1:26:16: CPU Plaza
8	"Top Million"	19:35	Rick		September 22, 2024 (2024-09-22)