Thanks! Yeah, I'm totally lost on how the upgrade system works and all that stuff. The game just doesn't bother to tell you lol. But Nick is talking about getting a community playthrough organized this summer, so I might put it off till then, though you'll definitely be my go-to guy for help when I do keep playing.
Yeah, I'm suspicious of Xbox emulation on the 360 but if they put it on sale, well, that's another matter lol
If you see my little conversation with Nick above, it looks like we're going to try and organize some sort of community playthrough of the game in the next month or two. I'd say wait for that if you can. Should be easier when your friends are suffering too lol
After talking with Nick (above) I think I'm gonna wait to continue till we can get some kind of group playthrough organized. A little moral support and motivation, you know. And it gives me a reason to take a break from it right now 
I have plenty of other games to keep me busy in the mean time...
That's kind of scary, Cary, but you must also be a very happy person lol
Oh, the rapid-fire pause trick for slo-mo? Yeah, doubt that will work on the PSP lol
Melee is my favorite in the series, though my wife and I have a used copy of Brawl we picked up a while ago that has hardly been played 
Yeah, there were a lot of rhythm games for the PS2 but I didn't have my own till a couple years, so I missed out on those. Now I just keep an eye out for games like that when I go to used game stores.
HarmoKnight just came out on the 3DS eShop. It sounds really good, so you should try it if you have a 3DS.
That'd be cool. I don't have a shortage of games to keep me busy till then 
