Okay, so Z Kai: Eigo Kobun 285 is this weird little Game Boy gem that somehow makes grammar drills feel like an actual game. You’ve got these bite-sized English exercises—stuff like picking the right verb tense or filling in missing words—but wrapped in that classic chunky pixel aesthetic. It’s oddly satisfying when you nail a tough one, like beating a mini-boss but for sentence structure.

At first I thought it’d be dry, but the pacing’s actually decent—you’re not drowning in explanations, just jumping straight into quizzes with that satisfying Game Boy *blip* feedback. Some questions are sneaky, though. Miss one and you’ll catch yourself muttering “oh come ON” at the screen. Perfect for killing time on a commute if you want to feel slightly productive while still gaming.

Honestly, it’s niche, but if you’ve ever wanted to brush up on English while pretending you’re just playing an old handheld, this does the trick.