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.

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago
    • Super Monkey ball
    • Tekken 2
    • One of the street fighters
    • Chess
    • Crazy taxi
    • Any Megamen
    • Uniracers
    • Doom 2 or 64
    • Most sonics
    • EvilBit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Super Monkey Ball is a fun suggestion! Plus it’s got an interesting GBA version with an untextured 3D engine for rendering courses that I found pretty impressive.

    • ouRKaoS@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      11 days 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.

  • uzay@infosec.pubEnglish
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    11 days 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)
  • Auster@lemm.eeEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Maybe Celeste Classic? Apparently someone made a homebrew port of it to the GBA.

    There’s also Final Fantasy VI, which can be played kinda with the brain “on automatic” on quite a few sections as well as having overall plenty of places to save.

    And since you’ll be emulating them, if your device has save states features, Shantae for the GBC could be a good pick too. It is harder and less save-friendly than FFVI, but with save states, it should be better as a pick and play title.

    And although focused on speedrunning, the impression I got from the homebrew Augury Red Code is that it is also nice if playing without having to focus too much on it.

    Metal Slug 1 and X, and also Gunbird, all 3 released in the PS1, also benefit from save states to be more “pick and play”.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      13 days ago

      A Final Fantasy is not really what I consider to be “pick up and play” 😅 (I don’t find the gameplay that fun and would focus too much on the narrative… and I donwt need another narrative driven game)

      The Miyoo Mini actually has a pico-8 emulator, but I haven’t tried that one out yet.

      • Auster@lemm.eeEnglish
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        12 days ago

        Dunno what systems are made for the device, but checking a list of included emulators in a so called “Onion” operating system, I see a few other devices being listed, so if you don’t mind, here are some more:

        • For arcade: the other Metal Slug games up to 4 (have yet to play further), The King of Fighters 2002
        • For MS-DOS: MegaRace
        • For PC-98: コテ・DE・メクール
        • For NES: Böbl, Micro Mages, Nix: The Paradox Relic
        • For Genesis/Mega Drive: Wonder Boy in Monster World, Tanglewood
        • For NDS: Shantae: Risky’s Revenge

        Avoided all plot-heavy titles, even when they may have long sections low on plot.

        • Auster@lemm.eeEnglish
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          12 days ago

          Also a few more since the emulators list is split in a weird way and I missed them:

          • For MSX: 真・魔王ゴルベリアス　先取り横スクロール面
          • For PICO-8: #hasicontent, Celeste Classic 1 and 2, Slipways Classic, Dusk Child
  • macniel@feddit.orgEnglish
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    13 days ago

    So something that keeps you occupied but still keep you attentive to a remote meeting? Puzzles like Sokoban(-clones), Tetris, Snoopy’s Magic Show, Breakout/Arkanoid? Perhaps jump and runs like Super Mario Land?

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      13 days ago

      That’s the bonus assignment. The basic request is recommendations for chill pick up and play games.

      • sgh@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        12 days ago

        For GBA, give a look at:

        Super Monkey Ball Jr. (A classic)

        Chu Chu Rocket! (Chill puzzle)

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          12 days ago

          Damn you…you just HAD to remind me that chu chu rocket exists, and has puzzle stages…which are AMAZING.

          Welp. Gotta put that on my MMP now.

  • WatDabney@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    12 days ago

    The BitGenerations games on the GBA, and especially Orbital. They’re stylish but graphically simple arcade style games - generally some combination of puzzle-solving and action.

  • Qkall@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    12 days ago

    this might be cheating… but I’m really into the pokemon emerald rogue romhack… You can use your cart’s rom to build it or ya know just find it, but it’s a really fun and fresh new take on the pokemon world. all 9 generations makes it fun and hard ad i’m way behind on keeping up…

  • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    NES:

    • Kickle Cubicle. Absolutely fun stage based action puzzler. Try it, it’s totally pick up and play.
    • Robo Warrior. Stage based action top down shooter. Difficulty is up there and the soundtrack is kickin’.

    GB:

    • Hyper Lode Runner. Side scrolling single stage collect the items and get to the warp before the enemies kill you.