What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

January 6th, 2026

I got back to normal work yesterday, which limited my game time. I'll be on vacation next week, so my focus is not its best, but that's ok! I tried Zero Gunner 2- last night, and am very taken with it. It's an enjoyable shmup, and looks so shiny and Dreamcast-y! This will almost definitely show up here again.

I also played a few racers in Kirby Air Riders before bed. This game is so bright and pretty. I like when games are this cheerful.

January 5th, 2026

Today was much busier than I expected, but my apartment has a new thermostat and I was able to collect my prescriptions, so it at least ended well.

Yesterday, having finished Unfair Flips, I wanted to pick up Q-Up, another coin flipping game. However, to try to cut back on game spending, I've set up a needlessly complicated credit system for myself. This meant that I needed to clear a couple other games first.

I decided the Christmas themed hidden cat games were the desktop icons I most wanted gone, so I sat down to finish off Find All- Christmas. I actually really liked this. It had plenty of gameplay and offered some real, but not at all unfair hidden object challenges. It makes me want to tackle one of the less seasonal Find All games soon.

I also cleared Cats Hidden in Jingle Jam, which was a very typical hidden cats game. The first screen was pretty okay, and while it's nice that there was a second screen of 100 cats, it was riddled with difficult to parse blob cats. Still, this was fine for a freebie.

From there, I bought and tried Q-Up, which is quite different from Unfair Flips. This game seems like it's going to play out as a giant skill-modification based math puzzle from what I did last night, and I am very okay with that. Soon, I shall be the coin flip champion.

January 4th, 2026

Last night, I finally got the last ending in Unfair Flips! I'd needed something low intensity to play while voice chatting with one of my friends, so I didn't expect to win. Getting 10 heads in a row is perhaps the greatest dopamine hit with which gaming has ever graced me. I was delighted and will perhaps never play this again.

I did a playthrough of Yoshi's Story, too. I don't know that I'm going to go back and play all the levels after this, but it was a cute and lovely way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon. The craft supply backgrounds looked way better than I would have thought the N64 was capable of!

January 3rd, 2026

Yesterday, I was dozing off a lot, so I didn't play many games. I gave Tekken 8 a very brief try and did have fun! I just didn't have the energy for a lot of head kickin' yesterday.

I also did some doodling on Mario Paint, which I'd been fascinated by as a grade schooler! My family didn't have a computer at that point, so Mario Paint was my first experience with a mouse or digital art. It was a really effective tech literacy tool. My memories weren't spoiled at all by going back to it. The colors are a little limited, but it's a nice, simple, effective paint program. Plus, it has really nice music! It was fun to play with the sprite editor again, and the Switch 2 mouse worked well.

January 2nd, 2026

I'm so sleepy I can't think today, but I slept well last night. It's very confusing. Lately I'm having so many strange dreams that I think it's making me tired, even if I do sleep a good amount. Hopefully I can rest well tonight!

Yesterday, I was just messing around with games rather than being very focused. I played a few minutes of Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi: Deathtiny, doing some of the spot drills meant to train you for a one credit clear. I forgot how much I love this game, but had to do some chores and shut it off.

I played through Legends of Talia: Arcadia, a kinetic novel I had stashed on my PS4 hard drive after a deep discount. It was okay, just like reading a one volume manga on my TV, but the outfits were so ridiculous that they kind of undercut the story for me. It was a silly way to present such a serious story.

I also tried Virtua Fighter Kids, getting through Akira and Lion's arcade modes. It took a little getting used to, but it was fun.

January 1st, 2026

I made my most common error today and, despite my cat allergy, spent at least two hours with a cat on my lap. Who was I to deny such a fine creature the pleasure of putting her little paws on my crochet book? It was great, but my eyes are puffy now. I'll do a better job on set-up for 2026 here later this weekend!

Yesterday, I wanted to get Battle Puzzle 2048: Wicked Witches done and over with, since it's the very rare game I'm not sure has any redeeming value. An XBox Series S should be powerful enough to run any form of 2048, so I am baffled by how buggy this is! I got all the achievements just to pretend I got my money's worth and am never playing it again.

My last clear of the year, though, was 100 Robo Cats, a Steam hidden cats game that I didn't get a screenshot of because it was only 4 minutes long. The cats were not actually hidden, but at least they were cats.

I played a little of Smurf Kart before bed, getting some of the Smurf carnage related achievements. I certainly don't dislike the Smurfs, but it was impressive to make one drive directly to the watery grave 40 times in a row. I was really gaming.

As far as pachinko goes, I also tried Simple Series 1500: Vol 15- The Pachinko. I actually had quite a nice time with this! I was getting jackpots like crazy on the machine I tried, which might be because this isn't trying to emulate the odds on a real machine. I'm not actually sure, but that seemed as reasonable as anything. I'm not sure what I'll set as my goal to call this done, but I'm looking forward to zoning out with this again.

December 31st, 2025

Limiting my exposure to Luck Be A Landlord last night did not help my sleep situation at all. I did play two rounds, but that didn't make me more productive or relaxed.

During the day, I ran Hissatsu Pachinko Station Now 9: Dirty Pair for a while, getting quite a few jackpots yesterday! It was sparkly.

This is my last post of the year, so happy new year, everyone!