#oneaday Day 549: A Good Day of Gaming

I decided to give myself a bit of a day "off" today, so I've had a nice day of just kicking back, relaxing and playing some stuff I felt like playing. As it happens, it's all stuff I'll end up writing about at some point anyway, but I mean I put aside immediate commitments today to enjoy it!

Specifically I've been enjoying two recent arrivals: 51 Worldwide Games for Nintendo Switch, which is exactly what I hoped it would be — with rather more sassiness from the plastic minifig "hosts" than I expected! — and the PC Engine Coregrafx Mini.

The latter is something I've been looking forward to for a while, because the PC Engine/Turbografx 16 is a big black spot in my gaming knowledge. The system wasn't especially well-known over here in the UK thanks to the fact it only got an extremely limited release after the platform's relative failure in North America, so it's always something I've sort of admired from afar; I remember reading about this mystical "PC Engine" and its CD-ROM add-on when I used to read the magazine Advanced Computer Entertainment (or ACE), and always wanted a go on one. But I've never really had the chance — outside of emulation — up until this adorable little gizmo.

As a result, I don't know a lot of PC Engine/Turbografx games at all. While once this would have been reason for me to go "well, why on Earth would I want one then?", these days that fills me with a great deal of excitement. What possibilities lie ahead of me? What can I look forward to? What have I been missing out on all these years?

Naturally, I spent a significant portion of time playing Ys Book I & II, which I'm already familiar with. Although in my defence, I haven't played the PC Engine version before, which means I haven't bathed in the majesty of the CD soundtrack, which sounds remarkably like a late '80s mixtape in the best possible way. Love it.

Anyway, there will be PC Engine coverage on MoeGamer in the very near future. Please look forward to it!