I didn't need the exercise, it was just plain fun! I loved biking around the island the most; I'd register my cat on the board, so she can run around with me as I go explore wildly off course.

Fun selection of mini games, some are more "fit" for working out than others. I especially liked that stepping in time and parade game!~ ♡

my only source of exercise as a kid

I had a surprising amount of fun with this as a kid. Probably hard to really call a game, but I thought the biking was cool since you could explore the whole island. I also remember a meditation game that was neat, though I don't know how it worked. There's no reason to get this now that the Wii is old and Ring Fit Exists, but it's an interesting part of Wii history.

Trainer is hot

As someone who's only flirted with the occasional mobster flick, Mafia II really took me by surprise. Not only did I enjoy the story, enough to ignore the admittedly mediocre gameplay. But the thick, polluted atmosphere of its open world really drew me in. If anything I just wish the game gave you more to do in it.

What I really respect about this one is how much it doesn't care for the rules of open world game design. You want a big map with 500 side quests and customizable everything? Piss off, we have an important story to tell and you're following it, so drive this F****ng car right now.

This happened to my uncle when he lost his house due to betting on horse races

the godfather if the godfather didnt have a godfather in it and was just a mafia movie about two buds who love each other and kiss

This is still one of my favourite single player games with a great atmosphere that fit the time period really well.