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Animal Mania: Dokidoki Aishou Check is one of those weird little GBA games that somehow ends up being way more fun than it has any right to be. You start off taking these silly personality quizzes—like "pick your favorite snack" or "what would you do on a rainy day?"—and the game pairs you with an animal based on your answers. Mine was a raccoon, which feels accurate.

From there, it's a mix of light puzzle-solving and mini-games where you match animals by their traits or help them with little tasks. The art’s super bright and chunky in that early 2000s handheld way, and the music’s got this cheerful, bouncy vibe that makes it hard not to smile. It’s the kind of game you play for 10 minutes and suddenly realize you’ve been at it for an hour.

If you miss the days when games could just be unabashedly cute without overcomplicating things, this one’s a great little time capsule. Also, I still think the raccoon was a misdiagnosis.