I used Mint years ago on a thinkpad I bought on a trip to Japan, and it was magical. I've been debating finally getting a new laptop and using Mint once again, and I think this might get me going on that.

I have not - thank you so much for the recommendation!

Biollante - such an incredible creature design, and on a scale you don't usually see Godzilla going up against. More plant based kaiju in these movies, please.

Got any tips on things you haven't seen but would like to?

Do you find pre-built modules to be helpful/useful, or do you prefer to always roll your own stories/campaigns?

I mean, gotta mention Ringworld. But I found the main location in John Varley's Titan/Wizard/Demon books fascinating.

And if you don't mind manga, my top recommendation by a mile is Blame! (The exclamation mark is part of the title)

What horrible sequence of events caused those rules to be established?
And how was anyone still having fun with those rules?

Easy/obvious answer is Traveller - it's a game unto itself.

But big points also go to all the OSR games that make it a quick and painless affair (with lots of interesting randomness).

Mage the Ascension, Vampire the Masquerade, any of the World of Darkness games, really.

Toss in TMNT and Traveller, and we've got all sorts of options for a great time...

Changeling the Lost is a ton of fun - the mechanics are fine (i like them, but I can't vouch for the balance), the setting is really interesting and might be a good option if you've been playing call of Cthulhu.

Mork Borg could be a fun (and simple) option to head to from the DnD angle.

I haven't looked much into 5th edition, but Revised was my first proper entry point to ttrpgs, and dang, the worldbuilding is completely off the charts. The mechanics may not have really worked, but the powers were thematic and cool as heck.

Gotta be tokusatsu. Something that really drills into the character arcs + wild overarching stories + some fun and fast combat.

I'd also love to do a kaiju game, but less giant monsters in a goofy fight and more struggling to survive on the ground while that happens.