What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition (Switch)

June 24th, 2025

I wanted to play less Picross yesterday, but still wanted to keep some forward momentum going with all my Picross games. Because of that, I sat down to do two puzzles in Picross S: Genesis and Master System Edition. 15 or so puzzles later, I felt satisfied with my pixel clicking and set it aside. It was all very moderate and sensible.

I did some achievement chasing in Vampire Survivors, too, which was fun! It was a nice way to spend some time on a laid back day off work.

June 23rd, 2025

Yesterday, I went Picross wild, which was very nice and relaxing. I started this with Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition, which is still very okay. It's not the best Picross I've ever played, but it's not bad, either.

I played a few puzzles in Kemono Friends Picross, too, just to mix things up. I think this has a bit better variety than the Sega version, but I might just be playing this over such a long period of time that I don't notice doubled up puzzles so quickly.

After that, I felt like I'd been playing a bit too much Picross, so I set my Switch aside to do something else. Within half an hour, I had my 3DS out to play My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess. It's a really solid Picross game, and I found myself fixated on it for hours yesterday. The giant Picross puzzle in this, where you fill in individual blocks on a bigger puzzle grid, is very satisfying!

Once I had the 3DS out, all bets were off, so I got my Japanese PS1 set up to play SuperLite 1500 Series: Oekaki Puzzle. It's much older than the other Picross games I was playing, and as such, is more bare bones, but it's still a decent time. It doesn't track mistakes, which adds a little extra challenge, but it's not bad! I'm interested in tackling all 500 puzzles here at some point.

Today has involved less Picross so far, but I'm still having a nice day off! I'll be back and posting again tomorrow.

June 22nd, 2025

Yesterday wasn't a big gaming day for me, but I did get started on Picross S: Genesis & Master System Edition. I'm not super impressed by it so far! There's puzzles doubled up between the Picross and Mega Picross modes, just with the hints written out a bit differently. This probably isn't a major problem for a lot of players, but I bounce between the different modes between puzzles playing these, making it very annoying. The color picross is really neat, though.

In my flurry of little activities, I also started a new Sega Genesis game cover puzzle. So far, I've gotten what matters most for every puzzle done- the ESRB rating and the Sega Seal of Quality. I hope this won't be *too* scary and violent for me. I've never done a T-rated jigsaw puzzle before.