What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

King of Fighters '99 (NeoGeo Mini)

March 13th, 2023

I'm posting today from a pre-planned day off work, which is always nice. I'm going to the post office and the dollar store after this, so things are gonna get crazy.

Last night, I wanted to play a video game for a few minutes before bed, and thought maybe I'd play Mort the Chicken. Since I had the machine set up for it already, though, I ended up going with King of Fighters '99 instead. This was not my greatest idea. Playing an action game that I am not terrible at is not a quick and easy way to get to bed and well rested. However, it ruled, and I'm definitely going to make this choice again soon. I was playing Single All mode, where you try to beat every character in order, and would like to clear this mode someday. The NeoGeo Mini's 4 credit limit adds an interesting layer of challenge to it.

I also played Disney Tsum Tsum a little while I was at my mom's to watch the Oscars. I did pretty badly, but I got another cat. I think I'm up to four of them that could potentially pop up on screen at once.

March 8th, 2023

While I was doing crafts last night, I got really set on playing Art of Fighting 3, which is normal for most people. I used to have a copy of Art of Fighting Anthology on PS2 that has become lost to the winds, but I got out my NeoGeo Mini, a very cute mini console with a great selection of games and plugged it in, ready to make Sinclair, Karman, and all those other famous Art of Fighting 3 favorites fight. Alas! Art of Fighting 3 was not actually on the model of NeoGeo Mini I have, which led to a good few minutes of scrolling through the games that are on it and sulking.

I ended up playing King of Fighters '99 for a few minutes with a very, "oh, poor me, can't believe I have to sit here and play one of my favorite games of all time" attitude before I went to bed, and actually did have fun once I got going. I was pretty tired, though, as this whole story might convey, and didn't really get anywhere. I'll hopefully play something with less of a misguided and stubborn attitude tonight.