What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Battle Arena Toshinden (Playstation Classic)

February 16th, 2025

I'm in fighting game mode, due to an "art project" I'm playing around with offline, so I will maybe be doing a lot of arcade mode playthroughs in fighters for a bit here.

Last night, I got in a rabbit hole and ended up getting out my Playstation Classic for some Battle Arena Toshinden. The PS Classic uses a PAL version of the game, which was weird, as far as slightly off muscle memory went. I got used to it pretty fast, though, and set the game to one battle matches to scum my way through the arcade mode. Sophia was last night's character, just because I'd used her a lot back in the day, and I got back on board with how screamingly cheap she can be quickly. I did have fun, but I'm not sure this would be playable for anyone without nostalgia for the game. It's a bit janky, and every character is infuriating to fight in their own special way. I still have my Playstation Classic out, though, so I'll probably come back to this before I switch out which mini console I've got plugged in.

I kept up with Monster Hunter Now, too, and do think I might stick with this for a bit. My rewards from a grocery trip were nice enough that I'm excited to see what I pick up on my office days at work.

Last for this post is an update on my silly little sticker scene! I got the store floor just about done, aside from some incredibly small details I realized I'd missed this morning, and hope to finish this today. It's so satisfying to bring the whole thing together!