What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Picross S: SNK Classics & NeoGeo Edition (Switch 2)

December 14th, 2025

I was really tired yesterday, so I mostly played clicker games. I want to finish off Baking Time, because it's cute, but a bit boring. I can't get very far at once here, though.

Clicker Heroes got more of my time and attention, and I finally scooted past the 100th level. I've got the ability to prestige now, so I'm trying to figure out when I should do that. It might just be best to wait until I hit a wall.

I did a few puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics and Neo Geo, too. It's still a great time!

December 11th, 2025

Yesterday wasn't a big day for video games, but I did have Clicker Heroes running for a while as I did some other stuff. This has a really nice sense of forward momentum for an idle game.

I did a few puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics and Neo Geo before bed, too, which helped me get to sleep a little faster. I'm still kind of tired today, but feeling much better overall.

December 8th, 2025

I wanted to do an image heavy post today, but I'm having massive problems getting images off of my phone. I'm just going to write it anyway and hope I can get myself the screenshots later. They're an important part of the whole thing! (Edit: I got it fixed!)

Anyway, yesterday, I had a nice time playing with one of my Game Boy shaped Famicom-on-a-chip systems. I got one off Amazon, with a 666-in-1 rom, and it actually has decent enough buttons to enjoy the games! Because of that, I am playing through some of the "original" games scrambled in with the bootlegs. I started with Mad XMas, which is about Santa chucking candy, presents, and deadly bombs at an elf. This is the same game as Angel, a game where an angel throws stuff at a mummy that I played a couple weeks ago, but it doesn't pause. It only took seven minutes to finish, though, and it was mindless and painless.

I played Small Dinosaur, too, which was also the same game as Mad XMas and Angel. This was not a coincidence- I learned this would be the case from the Bootleg Games Wiki. I really like the sprites in this one, though! It's bright and cheery, but since it's the exact same game as the others, it's another seven minute long bit of nonsense.

I tried one called Magic Egg, too, which seemed to be a little reaction test about smashing angry creatures and sending cheery ones up a mysterious tube. Both seemed like bad options from here, but I wanted to grind this out and see how long it was. Unfortunately, the more I played, the more often it crashed, so I had to set it aside for the day.

Finally, I tried one called Bug Catcher, which was easy to the point of tedium until it very suddenly became impossible in level 19. It was another "catch stuff" game where you have to make a weird little guy eat bugs that match his color. Despite my snark, I curled up in a ball and played this for an hour straight. It was an ok smooth brain experience for a Sunday afternoon.

Before bed, I played a few puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics & Neo Geo, too. Time Attack mode in this is like Mario Picross on a much stricter timeline, so it is the least relaxing Picross I have ever played. It's still pretty neat.

December 7th, 2025

Yesterday was somewhat busy, so I didn't work on any model kits. I didn't play games until it got late, either. Since I was excited to go see Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution tonight, I downloaded Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash onto my Switch 2 to see if it ran any better on the newer machine. It actually did, which was nice! It's still not an amazing game, but I had a nice time running one of the arcade ladders and might spend more time with this now.

I played a few puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics & Neo Geo, too.

December 2nd, 2025

Last night, I played a bunch of online matches in Pokemon Puzzle League and Panel de Pon, but since it was just 2-player matches and I'm also super sleepy, I don't have a ton to say about that. I forgot to take screenshots, too.

I played Picross S: SNK Classics & NeoGeo later, finding joy within the color puzzles. I love this game.

December 1st, 2025

I'm super sleepy, so this will be a bit of a short post. Yesterday, since I knew it would pop up for the first post of December, I tried XMas Shooting--Scramble!!, a Christmas themed bullet hell shooter. I didn't beat the first level yesterday, but I feel like I can. It's weird and festive, and the first level boss is an anime girl who came at my anime girl Santa with a cleaver. Video games are neat.

I also did a 30x30 puzzle in Picross S: SNK Classics & NeoGeo, and it was great. I wish more of my Picross games had really big puzzles in them.

November 30th, 2025

My focus was horrible yesterday, so today's post is skipping a lot of shmups that I waffled between for five minutes at a time. Some days are like that. I did, however, beat Silly Bandz, which I guess is technically an accomplishment. After clearing the final stage, I realized I had more little bracelets to unlock. I don't want to spend a lot more time playing Angry Birds without the good bits, though. It was enough to clear all the levels and roll the credits.

Past that, I actually did spend a decent amount of time on Final Fantasy VII. I got through Wall Market and got dropped through a floor into a dungeon zone, which was satisfying. It's cool to play things I've heard about for years and get better context for them.

After doing my aforementioned skipping from shooter to shooter, I settled on spending time on a Steam port of Deathsmiles. I didn't pull off any fantastic feats last night, but I wasn't having to continue until late in stage 5. It gave me unfounded confidence.

I did a stack of puzzles in Picross S: SNK Classics & NeoGeo, too, which was a pleasant way to get myself to sleep.

November 28th, 2025

I didn't really do a ton of gaming yesterday, but I was excited to start the just-released Picross S: SNK Classics & Neo Geo Editon. It's just a picross game with a lot more King of Fighters content than usual, and that's exactly what I wanted. I'm very happy with this so far.

I enjoyed some in-person multiplayer in Kirby Air Riders, too. City Trial makes me kind of motion sick, so I didn't play a ton, but it was still a nice time!