Just jump in the deep end and install NixOS. 😉

I was seduced by the possibility of permanent “new computer smell” and it is 100% worth the fiddling: https://grahamc.com/blog/erase-your-darlings/

That’s fair. But since you do have a Switch, I’d still recommend finding a used copy of Yoshi’s Crafted World if you haven’t played it.

If you’re open to doing emulation, there’s a multitude of Nintendo games that are amazing couch co-op.

Last thing I remember was him dropping a hard R.