What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?
January 2026
January 21st, 2026
I'm kind of frustrated with myself for it, but I forgot to take a game screenshot last night! I turned on The Table Game on Switch, which is a Japanese board and card game collection, and decided to try playing hanafuda. It was a really nice time. The card matching guides were really helpful, and even though it used text walls within a menu for the "how to play" info, I felt like I was kind of getting the hang of what card combos I could win with. Even though I didn't play for very long last night, I enjoyed this and am looking forward to trying a little more hanafuda when I'm not half-asleep.
January 20th, 2026
I spent most of my free time yesterday doing crafts, so my game time was pretty limited. I played minigames in Mario Party for five or ten minutes before going to sleep, and that was about it.
January 19th, 2026
I'm really feeling fixated on video game versions of board games right now, but am not sure how to scratch this itch for myself. I have some ideas, so there might be some dumb posts ahead. Speaking of dumb, though, I only played games for 15 minutes yesterday, and chose to spend them on Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith for the DS. It actually wasn't bad, but I can't really articulate why I was playing a licensed beat-em-up, of all things, as I have better options for both Star Wars games and belt scrollers. I had fun, though, so it was fine.
January 18th, 2026
It was nice to be back home yesterday, but I was too sleepy to give my craft supplies and video games the respect they deserve. This was kind of nice in that it gave me a chance to catch up with some blog organization today, but last night, I only played a few really bad rounds of Luck Be A Landlord. I also slept a lot, which was fantastic.
January 17th, 2026
I'm home from vacation today! I spent a week at Disney World, and had a great time! It was my first time at a really big theme park, so I hadn't anticipated how tired I got. Pikmin Bloom aside, which I did play yesterday, too, I didn't do a lot of gaming, and that's fine! I was waking up at 5 or 6 am, which is weird for me, and really doing a lot every day, which was also weird. It was a fun experience, though, and I'll have a more normal post tomorrow. Thanks for tolerating these fairly crummy posts for the last week!
January 16th, 2026
I am still just playing Pikmin Bloom as of yesterday. My vacation is super close to over, though, so I'll be back to normal posting soon! It will be a small relief.
January 15th, 2026
Technically, I had time to play more than Pikmin Bloom yesterday, but instead, I had a lemoncello cocktail and went to sleep. It was excellent.
January 14th, 2026
Yesterday, I had a downtime-centric day, but went to a Gundam movie double feature instead of playing games. I did play Pikmin Bloom again, and some Pokemon Go, just to mix things up a bit. Mostly, though, I was trying to get myself to a theater and sitting around for three hours. It was good!
January 13th, 2026
I kept really playing a lot of Pikmin Bloom, as I was in a position to walk 30,000 steps and was finding missions like crazy. It wasn't deep or intense gaming, but I had a lot of fun! Today is quite a lot lighter, as I really destroyed my heels yesterday, but I'll probably still play some.
January 12th, 2026
Yesterday, while on my journeys, I played a lot of Pikmin Bloom, getting over double the 10,000 steps I needed for this month's community day badge! I was somewhat proud of this, but grateful to be walking even slightly less today.
Before bed, I started a very strange action RPG on my Evercade called Exile. I don't know what to make of it yet, but'll probably play a little more between or after activities today.
January 11th, 2026
I picked up Clover Pit, a slot machine roguelite with Satanic themes, on my tablet to play while traveling. It was a good choice to play it on a plane, and I made it past the first progression wall.
I played Valis a little, too, but didn't do so well thanks to being very tired.
January 10th, 2026
I am on the road, so it'll be about a week until I post with screenshots again. I don't have my proper setup right now! It's a little bit of a shame, because I was messing with Street Fighter x Tekken last night. So far, this game is kind of cool, but a bit weighed down by its own systems. I was just doing tutorial stuff, though, so I don't really know what's up yet.
I tried to go to bed early to get some sleep, but that failed. I then tried to play Picross S: SNK Classics and Neo Geo to relax, and that also failed. In the end, I only got an hour or two of sleep, but did clear quite a few Clip Picross pieces.
January 9th, 2026
It's super lame, but I was too sick for games last night. I stayed up to take my next dose of cough medicine after this post, then crashed. Usually I'd post a craft or something to compensate when this happens, but I didn't even have that from yesterday. I'm feeling way better today, though, so I feel like I made the right choices.
January 8th, 2026
I'm feeling super rough tonight, and running a small fever. It might be a rare no-games night for me, but it would be nice to play a little Picross before bed. Last night, I played a little bit of Sunseed Island, but I was too zoned out to say too much about it. That's how it goes sometimes!
January 7th, 2026
I slept really poorly last night, so I am glad that I only played a few puzzles in Picross S Genesis & Master System Collection yesterday. It's picross, so I don't have a ton to say, and that is fine.
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.
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