After some serious consideration, I went out and got myself a Nintendo DS as a belated Christmas gift. It was not a rushed decision. I have been reading a lot of DS vs. PSP debates online. It is without doubt that the PSP outshines the DS in every aspect, but that does not mean that the DS is absolutely lousy. The DS is more affordable for me at the moment. Even if the price of the PSP were to drop to its original suggested retail value of S$500+, it would probably take around 6-12 months for that to happen. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy my DS which incidentally doubles up as a new GBA with backlight for me.
I bought Ridge Racer DS, which is a remake of the N64 version which I also owned but did not complete. I quite suck at racing games though I like to play them for fun. If I cannot beat a track after a few tries, I'll turn it off and go back to play fighting games. But this time, I told myself that I would dedicate myself to learning the game more. As a matter of fact, I actually got further in Ridge Racer DS than before. The game is frustratingly difficult for me; I can spend up to 2 hours re-trying a single track. I sometimes found myself memorizing the track layout unknowingly, and seeing my lap times improve bit by bit every time makes it all the more satisfying.
Aside from that, I got the surprise of my life when I put in some of my GBA games to play. I had absolutely no idea that GBA games could look so good! I've only had a regular GBA for many years now and all of a sudden, the backlight made all my old games look so 'alive'. Gundam SEED Destiny looked so drop-dead gorgeous with all the vibrant colors on the characters and background. I almost thought I was playing the game with a new 'graphics card' installed. It makes me just want to put in some of my old games to see how they look like.
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