I finally went and splurged and got a Playstation 2. I was eyeing an Atari 7800 on eBay which was in really nice condition, but when it went over $125, I just couldn't get myself to drop that much, so I went out and grabbed a PS2 instead.

I of course got R-Type Final with it, as well as the Grand Theft Auto double pack, which happened to be on sale. Played a bit of R-Type, and it's pretty good, though I'm reserving judgement until I get further in it. I got to the 3rd stage already, and that was before I read the manual and realized I could speed up my craft and had a special weapon. No wonder some of those spots were so hard. ;)

Now I have more games to play than I even know what to do with. I even have an unopened Final Fantasy IX that needs some attention, since I never got to play it on my PSX which I've since packed away. Enough writing, time to play!!