(Yay, a new blog from me!)

As you can imagine, I too was keeping busy with Metal Gear Solid 4. Great game, by the way. Played it start to finish 4 times now. The 4th run was for the Big Boss emblem you get for completing the game within 5 hours with 0 alerts/kills/continues. I gotta say, this was one of the hardest, most frustrating experiences in a long time. At the final boss fight, I was close to tears of frustration and my controller barely survived the ordeal thanks to me coming to my senses just before throwing it at the tv.

Once done though, it feels great. Sure, it's just a game and I could've done something more meaningful in that time like finding a cure for cancer or something, but nonetheless, I feel like I've accomplished something. Thanks go to Gamefaqs user Hellcar (who should have posted his guide earlier so I would have gotten the solar gun before torturing myself during the chase sequence in act 3) as well as Youtube user Tyndis, especially for the smoke grenade tactics during said chase. Now, Sony, I think I've earned me my platinum trophy, so gimme!

(Sorry about the quality)

Update:

Now I got all 40 emblems. All that's left are the 30 ghosts I need to get on camera. I found a couple, but I'll wait until someone posts a complete list.

On any Gamespot page, when you enter the Contra code (aka Konami code), replacing "Start" with the "Enter" key, you're redirected to the Contra cheat section.

Integration of pop culture at its finest.