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Yeah, this is one of my ealier reviews from the 1Up days. But I did some heavy editing to make it flow better this time though.

Glad you enjoyed the review.

Yeah, times have definitely changed now.  Back in the mid and later '90s, if Namco, Midway, or Sega were behind and arcade game, there was a good that it was awesome and would get a home console release.

Me too.  I totally don't mind playing these PSOne games on my HDTV.  Just makes me remember the good 'ol days.

Yes dude...I agree 100%.  I made sure to get every game in teh PSOne Ridge Racer series because each of them are fun to play and few racing game could compare in pure fun factor.  And yes...beating that Devil car was a major accomplishment for me back in the day.  Ironically, I can't seem to beat him now that I'm trying again years later.  Hey, did you ever beat the Angle car in Ridge Racer Revolution?

I didn't know there was homage to Ridge racer in the Forza 6 commercial.  I'll have to check that out.

Hey Cary, much like you, I didn't get my own PlayStation until about two years or so after it was released.  I remember getting the console at around the same time that the DualShock analog controller came bundled with the system and price dropped to around $130.  And I didn't actually own Ridge racer until another year or so after then.  But man I had so much fun playing over my friend's house back it first came out.

Also, Ridge Racer Type 4 is my favorite game in the RR series. I don't think Namco ever quite reached the same level of cool and suave since that game. I remember when my brother brought home R4 and and we saw the opening intro, I thought they gave him the wrong game for a second or two because looked so awesome and I didn't think it was a Ridge racer game at first.

Thanks for reading the review!  I'll be aure to check out your Pax articles too man.

Well, at least this way your family can now be called "The Bionic Six".  LOL!

Congrats man.

You took the words right out of me, Rangergirl. LOL!

Funny you should that Retronauts episode-- I just downloaded it this morning so I can listen at work.  I usually don't keep up the podcast anymore, but the PlayStation was a very important part in my life.  I figure it should be a good trip down memory lane.

Really enjoyed reading your recountings of your beginnings with the NES.  Really reminds me of how I felt when I played the PlayStation demos at Sears for the first time back in 1995 and I played Jumping Flash.  Had nearly the same reaction as you to the NES.  Good stuff man.  You just gained another follower.

What gets me is that Iwata was fairly young.  I mean 55 isn't that old, really.