Tamagotchi 2 on Game Boy is basically the same little digital pet you remember—just with slightly better pixels and a couple of extra tricks. You still feed it, clean up after it, and play those weird mini-games to keep it from dying (which, let’s be honest, still happens way too fast if you forget about it for a day).

The sprites are a little sharper than the original, and there are a few new evolutions, but the real charm is how it nails that same mix of stress and weird attachment. One minute you’re annoyed it won’t stop beeping, the next you’re weirdly proud your blob grew into a slightly different blob. It’s dumb and nostalgic in the best way.

If you’ve still got a Game Boy kicking around, this is the kind of game you pick up for five minutes and suddenly realize an hour’s gone by. Just don’t blame me when your pet turns into a ghost again.