What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Wario's Woods (Nintendo Switch Online)

August 6th, 2023

This is a pretty big post today, but I don't know that anything in it is super interesting. Somewhat counterintuitively, though, I want to start today's post by showing off a really neat Pokemon model kit I built last night! The instructions were kind of strange, saving the stickers for the end. Since I'd been forewarned about that in an Amazon review, though, it ended up not being so much of a hassle for me. I really like how this Ho-Oh came out, though, and it was a nice, quick build! It won't be the last Pokemon model to show up here by a longshot.

I'm not sure where to start with the games I played yesterday, so I guess I'll take the easy route and go in chronological order. I picked up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 on PS4 yesterday, because screw my game clearing goals, it was inexpensive and I'd wanted it for quite a while. (Those are still in play for full priced games, for now.) I only intended to play for a few minutes, but I did end up sitting on the floor with it for a decent amount of time. It was super easy to get back into, even if this wasn't ever a series I was very good at, and I felt fancy using a revert in Pro Skater 1 levels. The manual didn't feel as out of place, even though I know that was introduced in 2. Maybe it was folded in for the XBox version of 2 with a bunch of the first game's levels thrown in? I'm not sure, but it doesn't matter much. This got off to a fun start.

After that, I played Disney Tsum Tsum for a while, since my game co-conspirator messaged me about a way she was getting wild amounts of coins per round. I gave it a shot, and couldn't hit the same heights she sent screenshots of, but am also flat out not as good at the game. For me, though, I was still racking up some pretty wild payouts, so it was satisfying. She also let me know that this month's event is short and low effort, so I think I'll see if I can clear it, dull theming or not. I cleared the easy stage last night.

Finally, for my "long lost game" of the night, I played a bit of Wario's Woods at 2:00 AM. I can't instantly jump in and out of Wario's Woods like I can a lot of other puzzle games. The mechanics are fun once I get going, but they're not very intuitive, and are maybe a little complicated, too. That late at night, I wasn't putting a ton of effort into it, but I might pick it back up when I'm more awake soon.

June 3rd, 2022

I was extremely tired last night, so I ended up playing Wario's Woods on Nintendo Switch Online to enjoy both playing a video game and being half asleep at the same time. Considering how sleepy I was, I did pretty well. I hadn't played this for years, so I didn't get a good grasp on all the ways you can move the pieces for about 20 levels. Still, I got to round 26 before I got Toad crushed to death in a tree, which felt decent. Puzzle games are nice.