I got my FM transmitter for my PSP. It's pretty cool! Very useful in my car. I'm way to cheap to upgrade my state of the art tape deck. I need new speakers too, ones blown out but I'm too cheap to fix that too. Maybe I will now that I've actually got a cheap source of jams. I'm about to order an 8gb memory stick. They're only $40 over on www.newegg.com which is a pretty amazing price if you ask me. I guess I could wait a year and get 16gb for around the same price.

I also registered a Japanese PSN account. For some reason the Yakuza 3 demo wouldn't work. It would play a cutscene then go to a loading screen then freeze there forever. Pain in the ass. So I just deleted it. I played the Japanese demo for MGS4, the voices are cool. I've ordered a PSN card from www.play-asia.com when I get that in the mail I'm going to download MGS. Which is another reason I want the 8gb memory stick. As things are I don't have enough memory for my rockin tunes and games. So I can't wait to play MGS on my PSP and in a different language. Also being able to play MGS without using discs will be nice, I play through that game all the damn time so it'll save me SEVERAL seconds.

Then in a few more paychecks I'm going to get a ps2 flip top and a copy of swap magic from this Canadian website. That's another $40. The plan there is I'm going to order MGS2 and MGS3 from Japan. Then I'll work on collecting all the Japanese MGS games. Since I don't want to mod a ps1 to play imports I'll settle for the PSN version. Then I'll get all the PS2 MGS games. I'm not sure about MGS2. I don't know if I want to get both MGS2SOL and MGS2:S. MGS2:S has the English dub then your choice of English or Japanese subtitles. I should just get both to try and have the most complete collection possible hahaha. Then the PSP and PS3 MGS games have no region coding so no need to mod anything there.

I just registered a Japanese PSN account to download some demos, as well as Ad Hoc party. My main reason for creating the account though is to download Metal Gear Solid. I was thinking my MGS collection is pretty decent. Having all the American release Metal Gear games, but what could make it better? I know having all the Japanese MGS games! So instead of modding a ps1 and buying the discs for MGS I decided I'd cop out and just get the PSN version, with the benefit of being able to play it on my PSP. Which is totally bad ass! Then I will however mod my Slim PS2 to play Japanese games and buy MGS2 Sons of Liberty or Substance (Substance has the English dub so that's conveniant, but if I'm going for the Japanese-ness of it I just might get Sons of Liberty) and MGS3. Then importing MGS4 is easy because there's no region code on the PS3. About damn time game companies wisened up.

I stopped by the used game store and picked up a Sega CD game I'd been eying. I couldn't obtain it in a more dubious fashion so I bought it for $5 bucks. Not so bad. I really liked Wing Commander III on PS1. I was so hooked I actually overheated my playstation. It was the only time it ever happened. Plus I remember playing the SNES version years ago, which I also saw there for $2 more. Weird. So now I actually have a real Sega CD game. Complete with case and well worn manual. Whoever owned it originally must have loved this game. The register man commented "Wing Commander! Good game!" All good signs.

I just ordered an FM transmitter for my PSP. I do use my PSP in my car to listen to MP3's quite a bit. Even with headphones it's hard to hear it while drivng highway speeds. There's some mixed views about this product but overall it seems like most people are pretty happy with it so I figure I'll buy one and give it a shot. After shipping and everything it was $9, not to bad. I'm really getting into my PSP again. I still need to get that God of War game, I can't believe I still don't have it.

PSP is one of those systems that I love it for all its features but I'm just not to happy with the games. I'd be crazy about it if the Metal Gear Solid games were handled better. The controlls are ass. When Snake Eater came out people bitched about the lack of camera control, I dealt with it but agreed that a camera control would help. Now with two analog sticks that makes a ton of sense. They went and used the same engine on the PSP which has one analog nub which sucks, real hard. They should have used the original Snake Eater engine and planned the game to use that accordingly for the PSP game as you have no analog sticks let alone two. Using the D pad to move your guy then a nub on the same side to control the camera at the same time is impossible. If there were two nubs or the nub was on the right side it might have worked slightly better but meh. It would have been better to develop the game using the older static overhead camera and planning the level design around that concept.

Anyway I've been dicking around with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ again. I never unlocked Raiden, something I really want to do. I just want to run around as Raiden with the sword and sword things up. Actually I wish the PS3 had an option UMD drive. So you could play PSP games with a dual shock controller. Think along the lines of a Gameboy Player or Super Gameboy. You could just plug in a UMD drive into one of the USB ports. Or they could make the next PSP output to a TV and make it compatable with the Dual Shock 3. That should be entirely possible. I play my handhelds at home the most anyway. The only time I play them away from my bed room is when I'm taking a shit, and I'm sure that's true for most people.

Over the weekend I picked up Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. Pretty nice collection if you don't have a Sega Genesis hooked up to your tv. I bought it mostly for the first four Phantasy Star games. I figure since Phantasy Star 1 for Master system is $25 bucks on amazon and this game is $30 brand new and has a total of 48 Genesis games I figured it would be worth it. And it is, but that's just because I had a great time playing Streets of Rage 2 with my hot babe girlfriend. Wooo!

Also I just bought a new face place for my PSP, it's got a giant crack down the left side of the screen and it's almost all the way from top to bottom now so it needs to be replaced. After Fixing my Sega CD I've got a new attitude towards reapairing junk hahahaha. I feel slightly useful and capable.

I just beat Sonic CD and man was it great. I've never actually beaten a Sonic game before so this is pretty cool. And it's got a sweet closing credits video and junk. I'm way more interested in playing the other Sonic games I have. So naturally I want to buy more junk. I've always wanted to play Sonic Advenutre on Dreamcast and I don't have Sonic 3 even though I've got 1,2 and Knuckles. Actually I don't have one I've got it on the 6 in 1 cart so I guess it counts but I'd actually rather have the stand alone Sonic cart.

So naturally I'm taking a few days off work and in that spare time I will play many video games. I've been playing Yakuza, great game. I'm a little bummed that Yakuza 3 hasn't been announced for America yet. At least there's no region lock on PS3 games so I could always import it. I don't speak any Japanese though so that sucks. Hopfully it'll have full English subtitles then I wouldn't mind importing it at all. Shit I haven't even played part two yet why am I getting worried about part three? because part one's a great fucking game that's why!

I've been enjoying Yakuza. So much so that I lost a shit load of sleep yesterday from playing this amazing game. I was wow'd when I had to make a choice between paying someone that was attempting to black mail me or saying "fuck you!" I think it's great that fuck you is a selectable option, I think all games should have a fuck you option every time you have a choice to make.

I also got my Virtual Boy in the mail. The picture on that thing is pretty damn crisp. Too bad it failed, I really think the 3D effect is cool. It came with lame old Mario Tennis. Barf, I don't want to swat balls at Yoshi. Ever. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on the Teleroboxer game, I think that's how it's spelled and I'm too lazy to check, and Wario Land. I really liked the first Wario game on Gameboy and actually remember sitting in my Principle's office in like 3rd or 4th grade with my Mom playing Wario Land. I always wanted to play Wario Land 2 and the subsequent Wario Titles. Hell not to long ago I learned there was a Wario platformer on Gamecube, I'd love to check that out. Too bad Wario's got those Wario Ware games. They look like butt.

I just finished Shenmue II. Man I'm pissed. This is chapters 2,3,4 of a 16 part story. Both the games end in huge cliffhangers. The end of Shenmue II introduces magic, not as much as I thought there would be based on crap I've seen on some message boards. The story is just getting started though so I wonder where it was supposed to go from here? I really liked Ren, one of few characters with a decent voice over, and would like to see more of him in some future Shenmue games. They need to remake parts one and two and get on with the series.

I mean I'm glad I've had the chance to experience a great game series, but now I'm one of the angry fans that needs closure! Damn it!

I think I'm going to finish up Metroid Prime next. I know, I keep saying it and keep not doing it hahaha but this time I'm serious.

Damn, Snatcher is one hell of a game. I've fallen in love with this great masterpiece. I've never enjoyed a game of this genere before so I'm really surprised how quickly I've come to love this classic. The story, characters, settings all of it is amazing. Can't get enough. I might play through it twice in a row, at least. Shit I might buy the Konami Justifier and play this on an old TV just to get the full experience. The games that great.