Hi! Maybe y’all can help me out.

I have a Miyoo mini plus and sometimes, I feel the itch to play something just to fiddle around a bit. I’m looking for something that’s easy to pick up and pla’ for a few minutes up to maybe half an hour.

Bonus points if I can play it without needing to use my speech recognizing brain functions. It would be ideal if I can just occupy my hands a pit while still listening to what my colleagues say in remote meetings (I used to use a rubik’s cube for that). ADD is a bitch.

I already got:

  • Apotris (really awesome, but a bit stressful after a while)
  • Wario Ware (can also get a bit stressful)
  • Pokemon Pinball Saphire and ruby (great, but has gotten a bit repetitive now)
  • … that’s it

It doesn’t have to be GB/GBA, but I recon that those systems have the biggest bounty of pick up and play games. The Miyoo Mini Plus can emulate everything up to PS1, so SNES and PS1 would be fine, too.

    • ouRKaoS@lemmy.todayEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      Seconding the Castlevania recommendations, and adding Chu Chu Rocket. Technically a Dreamcast game, but the GBA port added thousands of user created levels for an extensive amount of added gameplay.

  • Aviandelight @mander.xyzEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    If you are able to get it I highly recommend Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise. It’s very chill and easy to pick up and put down. I still play my copy from time to time.

  • drcouzelis@lemmy.zipEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Hi! I’m a Game Boy collector / enthusiast / reviewer. And this question has an easy answer in my opinion…

    Catrap

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfV4MnGfiA4&t=284

    • It’s relaxing. It’s a turn based, pure puzzle game. Like, there’s literally no action. The enemies don’t even move!
    • It’s big. 100 puzzles that slowly increase in difficulty. I was able to beat them all, over time.
    • It’s non-punishing. No time limits. No lives.
    • No stress. Catrap was the first(?) game to feature an undo button. Try something out. Didn’t work? Just hold B to undo. You can undo all the way back to the start of the stage, as many time as you want.
    • It’s simple. Up, down, left, and right to move. B to undo. I think A is introduced later to swap between characters?
    • IT’S FUN. It looks good, plays good, and just feels good to jump around the stage. And completing a stage is so satisfying.

    I hope you like it! 🙂

    • AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      Just wanted to say I saved this comment to come back to, and I’ve been playing catrap and I’ve been really enjoying it. I like the relaxed nature of it. It’s just a puzzle with no time limit and no penalty for fucking up

  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Pokémon Romhacks are the way to go. You can find so many with different gameplay hacks. I liked Unbound a lot personally

  • Katrisia@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    I love this question. Tetris has been my only choice for a while. I’ll try the Pokemon Pinball and other suggestions for sure.

  • the16bitgamer@programming.devEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Pokemon Sapphire/Emerald/Ruby/Leaf Green/Fire Red were my goto especially for grinding. From sound and memorization along you can play pokemon without looking… Or at least I could.

    Zelda Oracle of Ages is another game which I found calming. Its more puzzle than combat, but there is still combat. Not goof got meeting but good for afterwards.

    The GBC Harry Potter games or Prisoner of Azkaban are fun RPGs that I played before Pokemon. A fun time too, and can almost be played under a desk (don’t ask how I know)

    Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, rogue like endless(ish) dungeon crawler. Amazing story, but the post game is just a grind perfect for fiddling as you are just doing the same thing for 99 levels… Until you find the boss. Better on DS with Blue rescue team, but red on GBA is a good choice.

    Outside of mega man battle network, the rest of my games are platformers which don’t fit the bill

  • 01011@monero.townEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    My favorite games ever are Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2 for the GBA. They are turn based strategy games so you can easily pick, save and play as needed. The entire series is great in my experience, up to the DS iterations.

    • Luis Norambuena@programming.devEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      I have spent a lot of time playing GB/GBA games and Advance Wars is among my favorites. I love the “hot potato” mode for playing with a friend with just one device.

  • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Hmm, I think my pick would be Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure as my brain is so used to DB characters and I don’t find that game particularly hard, and I can play it in short burst yeah.

  • uzay@infosec.pubEnglish
    0·
    2 months ago

    Great question, I’ve been looking for the same. Some of my go-tos are:

    • Tetris (GB) (of course)
    • Pokemon Puzzle Challenge (GBC)
    • Balloon Kid (GB)
    • Castlevania II (GB)
    • DuckTales (GB)
    • DK - King of Swing (GBA)
    • Game & Watch Gallery (GB)