When it comes to multiplayer video games, you can have your Smash Bros. or Halo (two very excellent games); I'll take Yoshii's Cookie for the NES.

When it comes to sheer intensity, on-the-fly strategy, instant gratification, and awesome repetitive music, I'm hard pressed to find something that beats it. It's just that good.

I first played Yoshii's Cookie with Sheridan, since it was his game. I borrowed it for a fairly long time, and I got a lot better, to the point where the only person who could consistently make a game of it, let alone beat me, was Sheridan. But then he wanted it back, so I returned it and felt lost.

Not anymore. I purchased it online for about $5 the other day, and it came in the mail today. I was a little rusty to start off, since it had been a few years since I played, but it was a great experience again. Will came over to play against me, and considering he'd never played before he did ok. He didn't win without a handicap, but he was getting better as we played more.

I also purchased Mario Party 5 (which also came today) and Monopoly Party (not here yet) for my Gamecube, so I plan on spending my two days off this week just sitting around and playing video games. Kelse has to work both of those days, and I need some time to sit and do nothing after all the overtime and other such nonsense over the past few weeks.

Maybe I’ll dream about putting cookies into rows of five tonight. That would be funny.