Of buying what you don't need and impressing women

Today I had the chance to splash out with cash I don't have and buy something I didn't need... Densha de GO! for the PSP.

It's odd buying a game like that. The way the sales staff look you up and down, trying to determine if you're some sort of lunatic, train freak, or simply a dumb gaijin not sure of what he's buying. Sheepishly I handed over my cash to the cute Japanese woman who always seems to be looking my way, and secretly I prayed she wasn't mentally crossing me off her list of potential mates. If I had at least bought porn there could have been a chance, no matter how small, that she was interested in my taste.

Instead, I settled for a train simulater.

D'oh

At anyrate, having got home from work I had the chance to check out my purchase. None too surprisingly, Taito have moved away from the full motion video last featured in the PSP's other train sim, opting for a rendered Tokyo-scape, complete with insane pop up. Not that you'd notice of course, as you're too busy looking at the various dials, checking your speed as it relates to the section of track you're on, the distance to the next station, and the number of G's you're exposing your passengers to.

Honestly, and I know you probably don't believe me, Desnha de GO!'s pretty good fun, albeit in an anal, I like to watch numbers kind of way. I doubt it'll ever give me the rush of Burnout Legends, or the sweaty palms of Guilty Gear XX # Reload, but all things considered, I'm glad I bought it.

Or I will be once I know that she's still checking me out. I'd ask for her name one day, but knowing my luck, the Mrs will hear about it.

Fukuoka is too small for it's own damn good sometimes...