Play Tamagotchi 2 Online

Oh man, Tamagotchi 2 on the Game Boy—it’s like the original, but someone cranked the chaos dial up a notch. You still get that frantic "oh no why is it beeping at 3 AM" energy, except now there are more weird little creatures to raise, and somehow they’ve added dating. Yep, your pixel blob can now meet up with a friend’s Tamagotchi and make even weirder pixel blobs together.

The mini-games are simple but weirdly satisfying—like that one where you have to catch falling food, which shouldn’t be as tense as it is. And the breeding thing? Honestly, half the fun is seeing what unholy combination of eyes and antennae pops out of the egg. The chunky Game Boy sprites give it that perfect nostalgic feel, though good luck explaining to anyone why you’re emotionally invested in a two-inch-tall screaming eggplant.

Fair warning: You will forget to feed it. It will get sick. You will panic. It’s basically a parenting simulator with way more beeping.