Pachinko Data Card is one of those weird little Game Boy titles that somehow makes dropping metal balls down a pin-filled cabinet way more satisfying than it should be. You’ve got this tiny screen, but the physics actually feel decent—watch as the balls bounce unpredictably, sometimes landing in the high-scoring pockets, other times just vanishing into the abyss.

At first, I thought it’d be pure luck, but there’s a weird rhythm to it. Tilt the machine just right (or wrong), and suddenly you’re cursing as your last ball misses the jackpot by a pixel. It’s got that classic Game Boy charm—simple, a little janky, but weirdly addictive once you get into it. Not gonna lie, I lost a bus ride or two to this thing back in the day.

If you’ve ever wondered what pachinko would feel like crammed into a handheld, this is it—no flashing real-world parlors, just you, some clunky sound effects, and the eternal hope that this ball will be the one.