Okay, so Rekishi Nendai Anki Point 240 is this weird little Game Boy gem that somehow makes memorizing historical dates feel like an actual adventure. You start off picking an era—I went with Edo Japan first because samurai, obviously—and suddenly you're answering quick-fire trivia while this chiptune soundtrack hypes you up.

It's not just dry multiple-choice either. One minute you're matching famous battles to their timelines, the next you're rearranging scrambled event names before the clock runs out. Mess up and you get these short, surprisingly snappy history lessons—like, "Oh, so that's why the Meiji Restoration happened in 1868."

240 events sounds brutal, but the bite-sized format keeps it from feeling like homework. I lost an hour just bouncing between Shogunate politics and European revolutions without realizing it. Perfect for waiting rooms or when you want to feel smart between rounds of Tetris.