What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Download (Miyoo Mini+)

March 5th, 2026

I caught something wild, I think, because I'm still feeling crummy today. I'm a little more functional today, though, so I can post.

The day before yesterday, I got my Miyoo Mini+ out to play Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire. I then played Download for the PC Engine. It is a horizontal shmup with cool cutscenes and swearing on the game over screen. It also has reasonable checkpoints and infinite continues, so it doesn't feel so daunting to tackle.

I then played an unlicensed version of Solitaire for the NES, which was a lot of fun as a game on an emulation machine! As a cartridge, maybe it would have been dicey, but I enjoyed it as a modern scofflaw. I cleared both the standard and three-draw variants and called it good, which was nice.

Last night, I was zoned out and played Barbie: Ocean Explorer for the Game Boy Color because I thought it might have sparkling dolphins in it. It had some lovely, colorful pixel art, but by trying to 100% the game as I went, I bugged it out, leaving me unable to move to the last area while the game gave me passwords that assumed I'd cleared everything. It was a prime example of high quality licensed mini-game collection business.