The Video Game Critic

I wanted to say thanks for recommending Gradius Collection for the PSP--this is one series I missed out on "back in the day."  I, for one, am relishing the extreme difficulty--on the default "easy" mode, that is!

Just curious, Dave, but could you actually beat these games back in the day (or now, in fact?)?  And why do you suggest cranking up the difficulty to "at least" normal mode?  (Isn't this coming from the guy who said the Xbox Ninja Gaiden is "too hard"?)