Pachinko Time is one of those weird little Game Boy oddities that feels like it got lost in translation. It's basically a digital version of those noisy Japanese pachinko machines—you know, the vertical pinball hybrids that spit out metal balls. The controls are dead simple: launch a ball, watch it bounce around the pegs, and hope it lands in a scoring slot. Not gonna lie, the physics feel a bit janky by modern standards, but there's something oddly satisfying about the clatter of those tiny pixel balls.

First time I played, I kept overshooting the plunger power, sending balls flying straight into the dead zone. Took a few tries to get the timing right. The music’s this repetitive chiptune loop that either becomes hypnotic or drives you nuts—no in-between. If you're into retro curiosities or just want to kill 10 minutes with something mindless, it’s got that arcade-y "one more try" pull. Just don’t expect deep strategy beyond "aim vaguely up and to the left."